When have you felt the Lord outside of church

I have felt the presence of the Lord many times that are outside of the church. I have felt Him as I walk along a trail near a lake. I have felt Him as I look up at the stars in the sky on a clear night. I have felt Him as I talk and pray with friends. The list could go on and on...

The Lord and His presence are not bound to the church in any way.

 

Scarlett,
I won't laugh at all - I had a very similar experience. I have always loved "birds" (meaning bobwhite quail in these parts); in the past 15 years the quail population in rural eastern NC has all but disappeared. I was riding home from work in a distant town a few years ago and was also going through a particulary bad time in my life - I was praying and listening for God, soul searching, and wondering if things would ever get okay again. I had chosen a back road so if I was somewhat distracted I could think and pray while I rode. I rounded a curve in the highway and a small covey of quail flew right across the road and landed on one side and stood there. I marveled at seeing wild quail - I had not seen any in several years - and then realized that God was letting me know that their was peace, contentment, and beauty in Him - the Creator of me and those birds. I slowly got through my trials, but still think of those quail as a special sign that came to me and told me to "hold on". Bruce

 

I was walking out of a canyon in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming with a pack full of elk meat one evening.

I paused to rest and turned to look back down the canyon.

The full September moon was rising over the Little
Big Horn and the Milky Way was bright in the clear mountain air.

I was in awe of it and fully aware that only He could have done this.

I felt His presence powerfully.

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Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
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MR

 

"When have you felt the Lord outside of church?"

All the time and in many different ways.

 

Anyone who doesn't feel the Lord outside of the four walls of a church building needs to do some serious soul searching!!

As PastorSBC1303 already stated, the Lord is not bound to any man made church. As Christians we are to live in the Lords presence and worship him daily.

 

Every time I go outside and I see God's country, I can't help but think about the people shaking their fists at him, in spite of everything he has made. But, he's there, I can feel it, and I think they can feel it too, and that's why they're shaking their fists.

 

I was once very backslidden and had begun to doubt that there was a God. Then one night I realized that my life was a mess because of my sin, but I didn't know what to do. I prayed a short prayer, asking God why He didn't give signs anymore, then I decided to stop doing some of the things I had been doing and try to repair some of the things that I had broken down. A short while later, God gave me a sign, and I realized how awful my sin was and how wretched I was compared to a Holy God. God woke me up and I decided that night to repent of all my sins, no matter how small and try to live my life the way He wanted me to. God has blessed me greatly since then, and I am ashamed to say that I have lost some of the zeal I had after that night. I don't need anymore signs though.