Posted: 12/10/2011 6:43:05 PM EDT
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When I think of God and Jesus, I get a chill down my spine, like ice running down my back. This is personal stuff, and kind of embarassing, but I wanted to know if anyone else ever feels this.  |
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No, not at all.
I'll admit sometimes I feel guilt, simply because I am a sinner and can't seem to change that. Mostly I feel comfort when I think of God. God is my ever forgiving father, that leads me and guides me in all that I do. I think of God and I cast my worries upon him and I feel a sense of relief. God is great, brother. He's worth fearing, but more so respecting. |
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I have felt something similar in two different respects. Are you a believer in Jesus the Messiah?
ETA: I agree with the above. The cross of Christ is the direction the Spirit of God will lead you. One way I have felt it is when pondering deep things - star gazing, looking out over the ocean, looking at my kids, etc. - I have gotten a shiver down my spine when I realized just how deep, wide, high and how long God really is. He is beyond anyting my imagination can conceive, so far away yet so close. He holds everything together. Another way is when the Holy Spirit convicts me and I need to repent for the sin in my life. My human frailty leads me to the point where I have wandered so far from Him that I cannot fathom being able to return to fellowship with the Lord. Its almost the same sensation of hanging off a ledge by your hands and feeling them slip. Your emotions and reactions can be indicators of His presence and touch or they could be random things so I wouldn't rely on feelings or impulses to guide you into a relationship - with anyone. But if you feel a draw or hear in your heart of hearts His call, you should seek Him and you will find Him. My advice is to pray for God to guide you and to let the Holy Spirit lead you. Then read the Bible. You can start some in Genesis and then read some in the Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I like to read some Genesis chapters and then some in the Gospels each day or so to help frame it all. And don't forget to ask those questions - there are no wrong questions. His Holy Spirit will help you discern the truth. |
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When I think of God and Jesus, I get a chill down my spine, like ice running down my back. This is personal stuff, and kind of embarassing, but I wanted to know if anyone else ever feels this.
That's great, great, great! That's POWER and mystery you feel, like a caveman touching the side of an aircraft carrier. Dive right on into that feeling, embrace it, look for where it comes from. Search! And I really can't agree more with READ THE BIBLE. That's when it really started to happen for me. My Dad, rest his soul, tore into me once - absolutely ripped me a new one. Told me I was going straight to Hell, said some things that really angered and hurt me. So I pretty much started reading the Bible just to prove him wrong. Turns out he wasn't. 
Incidentally, I disagree with skipping around in reading the Book. (Little that I know.) But it's my advice to start at the beginning and read that bad boy all the way through. Just a little at a time is fine. There are some parts of the Old Testament that are pretty "dull" but still very much worth it IMHO. There is something to be learned even in the "dull" parts that's hard to define. I cheated, and bought an audio version and listened to it all in my truck. A little piece here, little there. If I was at all distracted or my mind started to wander at all, I'd turn it off - I wanted to really absorb it. I still have the audio and play it often, although now I do skip around to parts I like, or want to understand better. Sorry. Rambling. 
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