God wants a personal relationship with each one of us. Private and personal because we each have a unique mind and spirit.
God is infinitely more than we will ever know on this side of life.
Whatever feeling we get when we contemplate God stems from our own personal collection of experiences. No one else but us knows exactly what that is. When we share our beliefs, we’re broadcasting our thoughts but not listening to others.
God “speaks” to us through Creation, which includes everyone and everything. It’s up to us to know from who, what, and when to listen. It’s that “free will” thing we all have as one of our many gifts.
God created each one of us with a purpose. We learn what that purpose is, usually over some time period. And that purpose, is never designed to be more than we can handle.
If we don’t relate to God or only relate to God while with others and not also in private, we miss out on intimacy with our creator, and we can miss our calling.
Sharing with a group is where ‘iron sharpens iron’. But private spiritual meetings is where our relationship with God gets polished. We are polished through praying, the Natural World and God’s written Words penned by his children. His children that listen. There’s a lot more of those earful children than what’s featured by the Bible.
Sharing with a group can strengthen our faith. Christ’s words in Scripture can help us know what to expect from God and what He expects from us. Loving our neighbor is how we witness God in each other. Nature helps us to see and feel God’s presence. Listening through our heart (emotion/spirit and self/soul) is how we make contact.
God has a way of fixing things at just the right time. Then He’s apparent and lovingly anchored in a life.
We tend to pull up anchor and row our boat, but our spirit and self are always linked with our creator.
God plants a seed AND waters it.
We all have potential to be of the same heart in Heaven. ❤️
