Knowing God

PurpleTeddyBear writes:What is a relationship with Jesus like?
How does one know this relationship is real?Is knowing Jesus anything more than a feeling - how so?I've never known Jesus. I'd like to know how to recognize the feelings that clearly demonstrate to you Jesus is real.Is it the opinion of the faithful I block out these feelings, fail to acknowledge them or am unable to possess them?Why can you know Jesus and not me?Why has Jesus allowed you to have a relationship with him and not me? If Jesus has accepted me and entered into a relationship with me I have not seen it. I have not felt it. I have not heard it. I have no evidence it exists. Am I doing something wrong? I do not think I am bad.My daughter is 8 - she does not know Jesus. Jesus has never reached out to her - why not? My son is 12; he does not live with me. His mother took him 1,500 miles away from me. She is religious. My son he knows Jesus. Why does Jesus talk to my son not my daughter?In order to know Jesus I must know what to look for. I must know where to look and how to find him. The only time I had a friend I could not see was when I was 6. I feel kind of foolish entering into another relationship like this - is this feeling justified?How do you know you know Jesus? How do you know your children know they know Jesus? Can you help me know Jesus knows me? Is it ok to know something I can not heae, see, smell, touch or taste? Is it ok to say I know I know something even if I know in this lifetime I will never have evidence to demonstrate the claims I claim to know are true - other than me stating I know it is true.What I really want to know is how do you know you know Jesus? How do you form a relationship for something that is 'not there'(I use that loosely). How do you know Jesus loves you - what does this feel like?This is a serious question. Possibly one of the most important questions on the forum - has it been asked. I apologize if it has. If I am asked to clarify simply put:*How do you know Jesus loves you? When compared to love we know what does the love of Jesus feel like. I am missing it and want to recognize it.*How do we know this is real - this feeling, emotion; this “THING” that makes us (you) know you know Jesus.PTD