I remember my mother telling me while growing up that I needed a direct relationship with God. She gave me this teaching even before I was old enough to understand it. Now I do. It’s one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. And now this relationship is the heart of my life, being intimate with God.
I’ve found that the biggest part of being intimate with God is my practice of being actively open to All That is Divine. Just be open. Sitting in my imagination while being open allows me to experience what is deepest within me. It allows a divine connection. And it takes me far beyond what I could ask for. It often surprises me that this process knows how to deliver exactly what I most need.
Being open to God brings a feeling of being companioned by the divine Presence which I long for. It fills me. I’m not alone.
I practice being open when I feel a need for God. Just be open.
I once read that nature hates a void and will fill it every time. In other words, when there’s a pause in nature, there’s usually a timing of void just as it’s about to be filled with its process of renewal. First dormancy.
Sometimes as I am open to God, I sit there. It may feel like a void, even dormant. But allowing a little time along with my intention to be intimate brings big rewards.
I’m open to divine possibilities and to answers of questions I didn’t know to ask. I’m open to guidance, stillness, comfort, healing, love, inspiration, beauty, and peace. Ready for anything.
When I practice openness to God, giving myself a few moments to awaken to the Presence already there, brings a feeling of intimacy. This is the biggest gain.
I may have a need when I come to this divine place but I’m aware that there is no need to inform the Infinite of my problem. It already knows and it’s already providing the answer, even before I ask.
The One Who Knows is the benevolent universal Presence of Love beyond my imagination of possibilities or descriptions. I love to consider how divine Love is the true reality for us all. This loving Presence takes care of all our needs.
I believe we all long for this Presence and intimacy.
Sometimes when I sit in the Presence, I may inquire such as: Is there something I need to know right now? Then I wait. Remaining open. Allowing it to fill my void.
Other times I may ask for help with something going on or that I don’t understand.
There’s a divine language that occurs without speech or sound. It comes through a quiet unfoldment when I receive a message that may settle me or cause me to feel a sense of wellness beyond this world. This occurs when I’m quiet and open with the intention of intimacy with God. Just be open.
Recently I couldn’t sleep because I was upset about something. I’d been praying, studying, and open to God for hours. Finally, I turned on the light and roused my husband telling him, as gently as possible, that I was in crises. I rarely do this. It was the middle of the night. I was beside myself.
It turned out that the hours spent in prayer prior to this were answered by awakening him. As we talked, and he listened, I felt his deep heart of caring for me. It calmed me. All was well. He was tapped by the divine to give me help. He couldn’t have been more loving about being awakened from his deep sleep. As he spoke to me, it was like the same energy I felt when I was being open to God. How grateful I was!
From the moment we began to talk, I felt answered prayers. It was like a new experience being introduced to my earlier anguish, which left.
Sometimes I contemplate infinity and how far it goes and how it’s all filled with divine Love. I allow that to carry me as I expand with it. I think of how Infinite Love includes me and us all. It causes me to feel spiritually aware. There are big outcomes to contemplate the unlimited nature of All That Is.
The time I spend in intimacy with God – whether for brief or longer periods – create within me a sense of well-being, strength, power, and love. Then, when I go out into the world, I still feel it with me and even with others.
Sharing moments with God is what leads my entire life. I’d be lost without it.
I’m like a 2-year-old who clings to its mother’s legs while she’s trying to prepare a meal in the kitchen and dragging the child from the sink to the refrigerator! I can’t let go of God.
I was fortunate to have a very wise elderly spiritual teacher in my life for a couple years when I was early in my spiritual studies. Her advice was always, “Get to God. And stay there.” That’s what I do with my ongoing practice of intimacy with God.
I’ve been writing blogs for many years, often hearing back lovely comments from many who read them. Often, as I practice intimacy with God, I think of you, my reader, and bring you with me. I hope you’re feeling it now!
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