Kay
Here goes. To start with let me assure you that God did write the Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God…Your example of passing a message around is perfect. It is totally amazing the even though God used some 40 different writers over a period of approximately 1500 years, the main theme of the Bible flows perfectly from Genesis to Revelation: God’s loving redemption of man. So too, is the main character of the Bible seen throughout: Jesus Christ. Everything in the O.T. pointed to the coming of Christ. The N.T. reveals His finished work. The Bible is accurate as a history book, science book, and as a book of 100% accurate prophecy. Visit this website to look at the phenomenal success rate of Biblical prophecy:
http://www.reasons.org/resources/apo...prophecy.shtml.
Now as far as meeting God, I’ll use the example of Elijah: 1 Kings 19:11-12 “And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.”
God is not always in the loud and powerful, but He is that still small voice that gently speaks directly to us. Jesus says it is He that stands at the door of our hearts: Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Kay, I believe every one of us have felt that soft tug on our hearts, that unexplained squeeze on our hearts. That is God. All we have to do is open up to Him
Jesus gives us the reason so many miss meeting Him. When the two blind men came to Jesus for healing (Matt.9:28-29), He plainly asked them “Believe ye that I am able to do this?” He then made this statement “According to your faith, be it unto you.”
If we do not believe, then we will not open the door. However, once we open that door, and receive Jesus completely on His word, then we experience His sweet, loving presence. It is only after we accept Jesus, that He gives us the assurance that we are looking for.
This is the reason I tell people that I cannot convince them that the Gospel is true. It’s God role to convince you. I apologize for being so long winded. Hope this helps.
remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll 
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