Have you ever had that gut feeling about something.. you swear it's true.. and then in fact it turns out to be true? Or maybe you generalize things and people.. and it just seems to always come to pass. "I knew that would happen!", you say in your head?
For some reason, I think we have sensory systems that are so powerful that our body picks up but that we don't have the knowledge to prove is true.
For example, the shady guy at the gas station.. you just have a feeling that he's shady, not because of what he is wearing or what he looks like (he might even be dressed in a nice suit), but the vibe he gives off just is pulling at you to "beware"?
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
But not just that..
I'm talking about the reason why I talked to my current boyfriend was because he was sitting in the same posture that I was- and I thought to myself I am sure that I will like that person because he is sitting like me. Well, I sure turned out to like him fine.
Do the foods we consume, the way we sit and stand, the way we are quiet or loud resonate something interesting about us as a person- maybe deeper than words can express? I would like to say they do.
For example, the waiter at a local restaurant said they just had a feeling I would come in yesterday to their restaurant, and I so happened to come in- and please note that was my second time coming in my life.
One time, I had a dream that someone really liked me though they never told me, a couple days later, I received a text message from them telling me their thoughts about me. *Weird*
So what is it then that causes us to pick up these signals? Is it God? Is it subconscious sensory? Is it a sense of already knowing the unknown? Is it anticipation of what you want to happen (I don't think so)? But we can reason that way for the point of reasoning.
I know all things are orchestrated by God, but what about the unbelievers feelings coming true? Well, I would tend to think God must have created us with some bodily sensors and functions that we just can't understand... or knowledge He provides with us... just like the beating of our hearts... :)
I'd be interested in anyone's comments or experiences with this theory.
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Courtney
Very interesting topic! I read a book by Malcolm Gladwell called, "Blink" that talked about this exact thing. You might check it out sometime.
ReplyDeleteBUT... here is my personal opinion for observing and trying to understand the matter (because I too have been thinking about it for a long time):
I think God created us/our bodies to have all of the necessary sensors, receptors and instincts to survive and relate in this world. I don't think the things that seem to be coincidence are from God exactly because He speaks to us through His Word. That being said I think the Holy Spirit can speak to us through our conscience. Like when we do something bad and we have that prodding feeling that we shouldn't do something...
In that book, "Blink" the author wrote that often times people will have a gut feeling or a 'first thought' about something/someone and then they ignore that feeling because we are taught to go home and "sleep on it". So since I read that I sometimes try to remember what my first impression of someone was... etc. and I've found my gut instinct to be accurate. I think God designed signals of body language for our use of communication because body language doesn't lie.
As far as dreams go..... I couldn't say. LOL I've had stuff like that happen to me too, like you are thinking about someone and then they call you a few minutes later. ...but don't know how that works.
Anyhooooo, such an interesting thing to think about!!!!! =D