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09.19.03 - 10:51 pm There's a question that's been on my mind for quite a while: Why don't people ever talk about what God sounds like to them? All the time I hear things like, "God told me..." or, "I could tell that God wanted me to...," but no one ever stops and asks, "Well, what does He sound like?" I've been in a church my entire life and I've never heard a single person ask that question, so I've obviously never heard anyone's answer. Honestly, I think people don't talk about stuff like that because of the potential of pain that comes from making yourself vulnerable-- especially when you're sharing the thing you've made the foundation of your existance. There seems to be that ever-wary voice lingering in the backs of people's minds that says Oh, I could never talk about *that* with anyone. What if they tell me I'm wrong? What if they tell me that my own mind is creating answers, and this isn't really God? That's a real possibility that no one wants to face, and it causes us to remain silent about the one thing that non-Christians probably want to know the most... Just how do you have a conversation with God? And how do you know when you're being answered? I thankfully *do* have answers... but unfortunately, like the rest, I hesitate to share them in such a public forum. Some things are just too personal and too real to be strewn out for all eyes to see.
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