Fear?

Last night, around 3am, I slipped out of my warm bed and into the chill night air to take care of business and to get a drink. The house seemed just a bit too quiet and the air had a slightly eerie flavor. I half expected some mysterious dark character to address me, an evil spirit perhaps; the thought of which sent chills up my spine. "Of course", I told myself, "that's not too likely." And then I considered...what if God Himself "showed up" in visible form in my living room in the middle of the night and spoke to me audibly. Well, that thought made me shudder even more. I gulped my water and dashed back to bed (as though it were some sort of "safe" zone).

Anyhow, that got me to thinking. We are supposed to fear God, but I don't think we are supposed to be afraid of him. I know He loves me, but God Himself right in front of me in person would just bowl me over. I mean, He's GOD! But, how does that work with the way it is. God IS here, though not visible. Should I always be bowled over? Hmmm...