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here -- as close as you want Him to be.  But we live in a world that is intent on pushing Him further and further away.  That will only happen for so long and then He'll call a halt to the nonsense.

God is everywhere. He is spirit. If you are a believer, then you have the Holy Spirit inside you.

God is a Spirit, that inhabits eternity, with no beginning and shall have no end.  He fills heaven and earth, and this earth is his footstool.   His power, wisdom, understanding, holiness acts/ways are infinite.  To get one started I would say this: Read Psalm 139; Daniel 4:34,35

"Wither shall I go from thy Spirit? or wither shall I flee form thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou ART THERE: if I make my bed in hell, behold thou ART THERE.  If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.  If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be LIGHT about me.  Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.  "  From the Psalms of David

David's Psalm are full of God's attributes, of which they cannot be searched out by mortal man. 

Books have been written that cannot even touch the hem of God's holy garment, concerning his greatness.  If I were man, I would fall down upon my knees and ask this great God to reveal himself to me~and all who seek him in truth and sincerity will never be disappointed, NEVER!  But those who are only asking questions just to mock and see if they can prove that this great God does not dwell and fill heaven and earth, then he will surely one day curse that they was born and will weep and mourn, as he cast them away from his holy presence in that day into outer darkness.

RB

2Chron 2:6  But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?


Job 12:23 - He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
Psalm 104:14 - You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
Ephesians 1:11 - In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
Matthew 6:8 - Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Acts 17:25 - nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
Acts 17:26 - And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
Jeremiah 18:7 - If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,
Jeremiah 18:8 - and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.
Jeremiah 18:9 - And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it,
Jeremiah 18:10 - and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.

Psalm 34:15 - The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
Psalm 34:7 - The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
1Co 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Matthew 7:11 - If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 5:11 - "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Matthew 5:12 - Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you
John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Philippians 2:13 - for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Matthew 6:9 - "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Genesis 2:7 - Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Acts 17:25 - nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;
Hebrews 12:9 - Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?

Romans 8:16 - The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
2Corinthians 6:17 - Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
2Corinthians 6:18 - and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.

John 3:3 - Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
John 3:4 - Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:6 - "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:7 - "Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

John 3:16  - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Matthew 10:32  So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,
Romans 10:10 - For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 6:4 - We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Galations 3:27 - For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
2Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Eph 1:22  And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
Col 1:18  He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Col 1:22  yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--
Col 1:23  if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
Col 1:24  Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.

Romans 1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 1:19 - because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
Romans 1:20 - For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

I want to know where God is?

God is in heaven.

Very perceptive Helen, I like it

And where is Heaven? Do I need to go to Heaven to find God?

I believe Heaven is above our space time continuum. Superior to ours. You don't need to go to heaven to find God.
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God makes His prescence known in the lower earthly regions.

And if I don't believe than I do not have the Holy Spirit? If I don't have the Holy Spirit what do I have? And why is God a he, what purpose does God have with being any specific Sex?

Thank you again for your answers and honesty

  No the Holy spirit isn't in you if you don't believe. God is our Father the Bible says, and Jesus is male as well.

Jesus said, if you have seen me you have seen the Father, so read about Jesus in the gospels and there is God.

So to believe is to embrace the holy spirit. That makes sense, but if I don't believe then I am without the holy spirit. What would be in it's place if I did not have the Holy Spirit?

Emptiness. Of course people fill that emptiness with many things such as money, addictions, power, fame, alchohol, drugs, possessions, sex or whatever you can think of. 

I want to know where God is?

Travis, "where God is" is entirely up to you. Same as "who" God is or "what" God is. In asking others you will only get their personal opinion based upon their personal experience and relationship. As already seen, many will quote Scripture in an attempt to show you, but God exists without the quoting of Scripture. He even exists without referring to Him as "He". We only do so trying to provide the limits of our human minds with some rationalization that can be accepted within those limitations. If what you are looking for is some form of proof, then that must be found within you, not in the words or thoughts of others. God is everywhere and everything, but nowhere and nothing if you personally think otherwise. He is without your believing or with your believing, so for you, only you can make that determination.

 God says, "I am". And He is.  If you want proof you must find it within yourself.

So to believe is to embrace the holy spirit. That makes sense, but if I don't believe then I am without the holy spirit. What would be in it's place if I did not have the Holy Spirit?

It seems to me you are are looking for a physical God. A God you can see with the eyes, you can touch with the hands. Let me show you why no one will physically see God this side of heaven.

I'm not sure you believe in creation, but bear with me.

When God created man and woman in the Garden of Eden, it was a perfect environment. There was no good or evil, it was perfection. Perfection on a level that we find difficult to understand. They were created to live forever, without end, in their physical bodies. They were naked and felt no shame, they didn't need clothing. They were deceived by Satan and did that which God said not to do, they sinned. This is when the world as we know it was changed forever. This is when sin entered the world.

The Bible tells us many times and in various places that sin has separated us from God. This is a physical separation, not spiritual. If it were spiritual, there would be no religion on earth, no Bible to communicate with God, no indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

So you say where is God? God is omnipresent, he is everywhere at the same time. But to the believer he dwells in our hearts through faith. Faith is the substance of all things. Because sin has entered into the world, God has called us to believe in faith.   

I rather think you would do best to begin with Who or What is God?  If you can understand and trust in the first four words in the bible "in the beginning God"...  you can go a long way.  If you can not accept that statement you will have trouble all over it.  Knowing who He is and what He is capable of is where the rubber meets the road.  Knowing this allows you to trust Him in circumstances in your life. 

The Psalms do a great job of praising Him for His mighty acts.  If he can make an iron axe head swim, a bush to burn and not be consumed my little things are no sweat for this Great God that got a heathen king to give an awesome testimony when He delivered three Hebrews from a blast furnace without even the smell of fire on their clothing. 

And don't forget the witness that came from Naaman after the young maiden talked him into going to see the prophet and he submitted to washing in the 'dutty' jordan. 

My God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above...

And if I don't believe than I do not have the Holy Spirit? If I don't have the Holy Spirit what do I have? And why is God a he, what purpose does God have with being any specific Sex?

Thank you again for your answers and honesty

The Holy Spirit works with people through grace to help them believe.  So that is another mode of God's presence.  Once the person is baptized then they have a more intimate connection with God, an indwelling presence in their soul.  If you don't have the Holy Spirit residing in your soul, you still have a soul which is your life, which is sustained by God.

God has revealed himself as "male" to us to help us to understand Him, specifically to understand Him as Father.  In our interpersonal relationships, when we look at a good, healthy relationship between a father and his child we can understand how God looks at us and how we are to understand God.  God looks at us with great love as a good father would, a love which cannot end, a love which cares for us and at the same time is an active love, inspiring us to go out and be active in the world.  A good father encourages his child and provides for his child and stoops down to pick up his child.  A good father disciplines his child when it is called for and teaches his child about the world, and about it's dangers, while still encouraging that child not to hide away but to face dangers that come their way, helping them grow in maturity.

So in this way, God is "Father" though the construct is not perfect as He is over and above the simple human father.  And so the Father and the Son are shown to us using "maleness" as something to help our finite minds comprehend an aspect of God in a way that makes sense to our humanness.

If your "What He is" is in line with the Truth then knowing where He is is a breeze...

"He is 99 trillion trillion miles away and further, yet He is closer than your expelled breath, then the marrow in your bones.."

All such wonderful explainations. Thank you for speaking from the heart.

I did make a post about What is God? But it doesn't seem to exist, as it appears that the thread was deleted. Probably because I opened up and divulged a little bit about the way I see things. No matter though, I got what I needed thank you.

So, the truth is, you really do not care about what the scriptures said or what believer say?  Correct?  Who cares about the "way man see it"? Not me.  Man, at his very best, is lighter than vanity, and dumber than dirt, whose glory is like  the flower, that quickly passeth away.  From whence cometh man?  He comes into this world messing all over himself and leaves the same way! 

RB

Mr. Baker,

If I didn't care what you folks had to say I wouldn't waste my time posting these topics and speaking with you now would I? That's silly of course I care. It's shame that you see yourself so lowly, you are perfect friend. Speak and give yourself praise and you will reap the benefits, or stay in your despair. It's your choice, but my best advice for you is to love thy self..

Travis,

By nature, I have no trouble thinking too highly of myself.  That's why God in so many places exhort and commands us not to do this!

Romans 12:3

"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think;  but to think soberly, according as God as dealt to every man the measure of faith."

Travis, every day, I must rule my spirit to humble my proud heart to think soberly, and not to be drunk on my own self worth, which is no more than the the lowest of God's children.  We all are very quick to look own our own things and not on the things of others.  We get hurt when others are lifted above us, because we all have too of a high opinion of ourselves.  It is indeed sad, but true.  I see this in my little grandchildren all of the time!  They got it very honestly from their papa, and I from Adam.  So, I do not need anyone to tell me to love myself, it come very naturally, without any encouragement from anyone~it is in my flesh~God calls all of us to follow Christ, who, even though he was perfect, yet was meek and lowly in spirit, which a perfect man will be!

RB