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To: tired&retired

Fear of the Lord is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It has been described:

Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe): With the gift of fear of the Lord we are aware of the glory and majesty of God. A person with wonder and awe knows that God is the perfection of all we desire: perfect knowledge, perfect goodness, perfect power, and perfect love. This gift is described by Aquinas as a fear of separating oneself from God. He describes the gift as a “filial fear,” like a child’s fear of offending his father, rather than a “servile fear,” that is, a fear of punishment. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Prov 1:7) because it puts our mindset in correct location with respect to God: we are the finite, dependent creatures, and He is the infinite, all-powerful Creator.


53 posted on 11/30/2012 12:24:08 PM PST by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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To: Crolis

Experiencing the Divine Treasure on almost daily basis, I can say that it is total bliss. It is Love beyond words. It brings tears to my eyes, every time I experience it. It feels like a starburst of light from my inner being that just radiates out in all directions. The liquid light feels as though it will lift me through the ceiling. If someone offered me a million dollars to give up the experience one time, I would just laugh at them.

It is absolutely unfathomable to have one iota of fear while experiencing His Love. It is just not possible. It’s the reason that the fruits of His Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness. Even death is a mere bump on the path when filled with the Holy Spirit. While I slip and fall often, He keeps picking me up again and again, in spite of me.

I first experienced this in 1988 when I died from meningitis, crossed over and came back here to earth again. I didn’t want to return, but had no choice. It’s been with me much of the time ever since. I’m a Christian, and often find that Bible scriptures I have never read, are learned by listening to the words coming out of my mouth. It’s not me. It is done through me.

Ever since my NDE, I feel people’s prayers, often even when I have never met the person or am not even near them. Quite a few years ago I was guided to go to a Carmelite monastery for a few days by myself for silent meditation, prayer and inner guidance. I’m not Catholic, and never have been, but I do have a lot of respect for the writings of St, Theresa of Avila, the founder of the Carmelite Order. At 7:15 a.m. the morning I was to show up at the monastery, I felt a strong prayer being said for me but didn’t recognize the source. I drove the twenty miles to the monastery later that morning and was greeted by an old nun whom I had never met prior. As soon as I walked up to her, I felt her energy and recognized the source of the early morning prayer.

I said to her, “Thank you for the prayer you said for me this morning at 7:15.” She looked at me surprised and responded, “That’s exactly when I said my prayers.” To which I replied, “I know, I felt them and know that they were heard above.”

This type of situation happens to me all the time, all over the world, even with total strangers. It’s not me. Thus my comments on this thread are much more based upon actual experiences than they are supporting scripture.

Blessings


56 posted on 11/30/2012 2:04:12 PM PST by tired&retired
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