If you are a person of faith, which I hope you are, how do you communicate with God? People of faith describe various ways they attempt to communicate with God. The most common approach is through prayer and meditation, others through traditional and non-traditional religious practices, e.g., reading scripture, singing, dancing, art, writing, poetry, listening to music, and engaging in certain rituals. Many testify that God speaks to them through certain people. Does God talk to you through people? If yes, how do you know that it’s God speaking?
Humans are created with free will; you can refer to it as the greatest curse or the greatest gift. There is no arguing that human beings have the freedom to choose how they will exert their will. Because of this free will and the desire to have things their way, the idea of a Higher Power or spiritual authority directing one’s life is not too closely followed, even by those who claim to believe in a power greater than themselves.
If you claim that God speaks to you through specific individuals, does this mean that when you keep those particular people at a distance, you are ultimately keeping God at a distance too? Why would you want to keep God or certain people at a distance in your life unless you have something to hide or wish to be in control of your own life. Who are you keeping at a distance in your life right now? Why? What is it you are unwilling to bring out of the dark and into the light? By hanging on to this secret(s) and keeping specific individuals at arm’s length, how would your measure your relationship with God?
God created us for a relationship. God created us to enjoy our relationship with God’s self and with each other. Humans are made in the image of God, and so I think it’s easy to argue that when we engage each other, we are engaging our Creator. In theological circles, they would call this image dei (image of God). Some may refer to their experience with certain individuals as experiencing God with skin or God in the flesh.
When you find yourself isolated from others and keeping certain people at bay in your life, it should be all the evidence that you need to realize you are also keeping the One who has all the power to influence your life in the best way possible at a distance too. Let me encourage you to own it, expose it, and close the gap between your people and with God. Start your day today with spiritual cleansing and getting back on the spiritual beam. Pick up the phone and call your people, or if you wish, give God a call. The best news ever is that God is always home and always answers the phone. There is never a busy signal unless you are an atheist.
My Creator, thank You for creating me. Thank You for making humanity and giving me a choice for how I will use my free will. You communicate with me in various ways, one of them being through others in my life. Please remove this desire to go it alone and keeping You and others at a distance. Will You please relinquish this extreme self-centeredness that causes my rouge behavior. I know You love me; please let me experience Your love today, and then share that love with others. In Your Spirit and Name, I pray these things. May Your will and not mine be done always. Amen.
Lou Sutton says
Thank you Harold! I know that God speaks through my Sponsor and your words. Look forward in seeing you tomorrow! GOD BLESS!
Harold Long says
Thank you, Lou, I am glad we are living in the kingdom together..