Through my poetic nature, I appreciate many spiritual texts. The bible has some great lines. And I hold an affinity for the Bhagavad Gita, which has helped me through a rough patch or two. But, as I’ve ventured deeper into my own awareness, I’ve come to know God more.

To “have the mind of Christ” is to commune with God directly. In this way, God is as real as the Grand Canyon or the ground beneath our feet and is available to us all.

Yet, from what I can tell, many people have largely confused their beliefs–which are ever-changing cheap substitutes–for actual communion with God.

Direct communion happens effortlessly when I sit in silence. This effortlessness occurs only because I’ve expended great energy to (re-)form this relationship.

When it comes to my beliefs, God often destroys them and replaces them with more practical and simplified perspectives.

This is sometimes a difficult process as I watch long-held beliefs of mine become negated so absolutely.

What is given in return is a more rarified form of spiritual energy and a deeper insight into reality.

These gifts are of practical and immediate use in my life.

God Is Simple, but We Have a Hard Time Accepting That

This brings me to another point.

It also seems that many believe God to be incredibly complex. God is nothing of the sort. God is pure light and love… the antithesis of the complexity, competitiveness, and suffering we see so readily in the world. In our own confusion, we make life complex, and then project that complexity onto everything, including God.

These misunderstandings cause us to feel far away from God when in reality God is never far. There are methods to remove the barriers that keep us away. The basic formula to reach god is to know when to be willful and when to be willing.

To Know God We Sometimes Have to Walk a Tight Rope

Re-forming a relationship with God is an intuitive process that becomes clearer over time.

I sometimes find it difficult to be willing.

From an early age, I trained my mind and body to be willful and hard-working most of the time. My inability to surrender has caused me great strife in the form of psychological scarring and escapist behavior. I didn’t know how to let God in and I still sometimes deal with the ramifications of that.

On the flip side of willingness, we also need to be willful.

We need to maintain our bodies and tune them to be able to receive God’s guidance and we need to take care of our responsibilities to grow and maintain a peaceful life situation conducive to regular communion.

Start Small and Have Patience

If this all seems like a stretch, start small by finding a few minutes each day to sit in silence. This is the equivalent of saying “God, I need guidance and support, please come into my life”. It may be slow at first, but God will begin to show you paths you can take and guide you toward a more harmonious existence.

~ Best Wishes