The topic of God often makes people uncomfortable. That’s not my intention. I honor whoever or whatever you believe in (or don’t believe in). My reference here to God, is not from a religious standpoint, but rather, a spiritual one.
My understanding of God/Infinite Source/Universal Mind has been a work-in-progress for my entire life – 55 years, so far. Coincidentally, or not, my understanding of God has changed as my understanding of myself has changed. My current understanding of God is this: I am of God – an extension of God. You are of God, too.
My God is NEVER condescending. My God doesn’t even have to forgive, because my God never judges me – or YOU. I never fear the God of my understanding. My God has a boundless sense of humor. I don’t attach a gender to my God because then you might feel excluded. My God wants me to have every good thing I can imagine. And being all-seeing, all-knowing, and infinite-source, God can make my dreams and desires manifest. As soon as I stop doubting. If you aren’t satisfied with your God for any reason, feel free to use mine.
I am always connected to God, but sometimes I forget on a conscious level. Since I’m always connected, and you’re always connected, and everyone is always connected, we have access to all information, all resources (manifest and unmanifest), all answers to all questions.
I believe God talks to us. To each and every one of us. In a multitude of ways. And I believe God wants us to listen. God is infinitely patient and kind, so is willing to say the same things over and over, in a variety of ways (more on this in a future post). God lets us learn all the things we came here to learn, in our own good time. Ultimately, God wants us to learn love. Love. LOVE.
The God of my understanding is the most incredibly loving being. More loving than I can imagine. Infinite love. God is so loving that it almost hurts to contemplate, because I am so far from embodying that depth of love. And yet, every once in awhile I get an inkling of it – I am so filled with love for everyone and everything, that I walk on air – my heart filled with, well, LOVE! In those moments, I see only love in everyone and everything I encounter. THAT is a God experience, a spiritual experience, a oneness-with-all-creation experience. And then the moment passes, and I’m back to being just plain old human again.
