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Originally Posted by InChristAlone

I think I understand what you mean. I used to experience the same sensations. Were they illusive or not, I can't say for sure. But once you experienced this feeling, you can't confuse it with something else. At the same time, you feel peace, love, joy, and contentment that come from an awareness of God's presence. If you felt that sensation, you want to get it back and live with it all the time. Maybe a prayer of repentance is a key.

On the other hand, I admire my mother-in-law, an avid church-goer and long time member of the LRC, who says that she has never felt God's presence. Nevertheless, she is still faithful and, probably, loves God even more than I do.

She was in the LRC for years without sensing [or thinking she sensed as the case may be] God's presence? That's amazing! Why would she stay? Of course, if she made the right noises she would have no problem being accepted.