Bible Question: What is the inward voice and how do you reconize [ know] the inward voice is the holy spirit? |
Bible Answer: I'd like to share my own experience with this. Throughout my life (I'm 37) I have had moments that I felt God asking me to be baptized. This feeling would come out of the blue, no rhyme or reason to it. I remember this in my highschool days, college days, after I was married, etc. I would wonder over it for a while and push it away. I didn't go to church and had too many issues with God, although ironically enough, I can honestly say we had a relationship. I often talked to Him about life. Things I liked, things that upset me, etc. But I told Him outright I was not going to be baptized. I see no need to explain my reasoning here. About a year ago, I lost a family member who I really loved. I've lost people before in my life, family members included, but none of these losses touched my soul the way this did. My sorrow was intense. There wasn't a day I didn't cry. Honestly, I cried every day for a year. No one in my life today knows this. Then one day that feeling hit me again. The feeling I needed to be baptized. I hadn't been to church in over 20 years at this point, but I would say I felt close to God. I'm not going to go into detail, but I never doubted that God was always with me. But this time, the thought of being baptized was overwhelming. It consumed much of my thoughts. Everywhere I went it seemed like I saw or read something about being baptized. I even went to church a couple times. Then one day I was sitting in traffic. Traffic was backed up for miles and I was brooding and my mind was starting to drift and sadness was once again setting in. A car pulled in front of me that had a bumper sticker that simply stated a Chapter number and verse from the Bible. I sat there staring at it until curiosity got the better of me. At this point I was carrying my bible with me. I opened it to where the bumper sticker on the car in front of me said. It said to be baptized. I just sat there staring at it and out of the blue I asked out loud, "Why? Why do you want me to be baptized? I just don't understand." And I heard the most clear answer although the words were not spoken out loud. God answered and He said, "You understand the sorrow and pain that comes from losing someone you love with all your heart and soul. I feel this sorrow many times over with each soul I lose...and I am losing you." Wow. I couldn't get baptized fast enough. Now I do have a thirst to understand and know God. I doubt I'll ever be a person, like many on this board, who can memorize and spout chapter and verse in answer to questions. But I'm doing the best I can to learn as much about the Bible as I can. I hope this helps you somehow. It felt good to write it down. God bless. |
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