I learned a long time ago that in order to feel closer to God I had to invite God closer. It started out as a simple conversation where I questioned whether God even cared what I was doing or going through. I almost stated it as a challenge that if God really cared he would come in closer. I am not shy about letting God know that I need him to be bigger and more obvious in my life. The feeling of being alone in my soul is wretched. It is in those moments of distance that I find myself willing to see the nearness of God as present in a way I had not considered. The courage to open my mouth and ask for what I need sparks the process of opening my eyes to another facet of God’s presence in my life. I could not or would not see it unless all my usual ways were not working. I try to focus on the desire to be near my Creator instead of the aching sense of separation. Time and time again I am shown that the separation I feel is not real. I am only imagining it. But instead of making myself wrong, when I remember to extend self-compassion, I see that I need only let my heart move through my eyes. Then the nearness reappears and a whole new part of my spirit is given breath. In our daily dates I show my commitment to our time together and have learned to be there even when it seems as though God is far away. My sense of God’s nearness is still my sense of it and when pushed to max, I am opened to let go of my sense and take in some God sense.
Be From Nearness!
on January 25, 2017My prayer for us is the willingness to focus on our desire to have love near and walk in the strength and power of the heart’s knowing of God’s nearness today.
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