Literally, talking to God

This year, I have made a commitment to read through the bible, I hope to do it in a year.  Hope being the operative word, since I am not really following any type of plan, just kind of winging it.


So having prefaced the story, I was reading in Genesis and it seemed amazing to me the way that God spoke to Abraham.  He came down to him and had real conversations with him.


Amazing, right?


In Genesis 17:1, it says when Abraham was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him.  It does not say in a vision or a dream, but he actually appeared to him.


In Genesis 18:2, Abraham saw three men standing near him.  Two of those men were angels, but one was the Lord.  Can you imagine having a conversation, face-to-face with the Lord?


I'm not sure I can really fathom the idea of being able to talk to God like that?  But I imagine that it was an amazing experience.  Actually having God answer you when you are talking to him.  I wonder why he doesn't come down to talk to us?  And how would we react if he did, I'm not sure we  would like everything he had to say to us.  


I don't see God as someone who would sugarcoat what we are doing wrong in our lives do you? I know he is a loving, caring God, but he is also a jealous God.  Sometimes, I'm not sure we really get that, or me at least.


I have so much I would like to ask God, if I could sit down with him and talk to him.  First off, I really don't get how the ocean just stops at a certain place.  Why do some people get sick, while others don't?  Why do some people die young?  Why, Why, Why?  Then I think I'd want to know a little more about what he expects of me.  I know, I know, I have the book that tells me all of that, but sometimes hearing is better than reading it.


What would you ask?