For many people, the relationship they have with the Divine is unconscious,
and this arrangement works well in their lives. The Divine honors their
free will and will not force a conscious relationship upon them. Fortunately,
one does not have to have a conscious relationship with the Divine in
order to receive Divine Grace. You don’t even have to believe in the
Divine to receive Divine Grace!
On the other hand, I am one of many people who makes the choice to
have a conscious relationship with the Divine, and through this monthly
column I invite you to do the same. I feel having a relationship with
the Divine can be very beneficial--whether you are thrilled with your
life or feeling dissatisfied with it.
This month, I would like to review some of the benefits of having a
conscious, personal relationship with the Divine. Here is my list of
16 benefits that are available to you long before you reach an “enlightened”
or “awakened” state.
Sixteen Benefits of Having a Personal Relationship with the
Divine
1. Fun. It’s fun to see how God works in your life. It’s
fun to see how powerful a co-creator you can be. It's fun to receive
instantaneous feedback from God. It's fun to see how connected you
are with the rest of the world. It’s fun and amazing, and that amazement
expands your horizons of what is possible.
2. Help that you can actually receive. When the
Divine is a friend in your life, it becomes second nature for you
to go to the Divine, especially when you need assistance. And because
the Divine knows you so well, the Divine knows exactly how to assist
you.
3. Intentional living. The Divine knows things you
do not know, so the Divine can guide you in achieving and accomplishing
your goals. You tell the Divine what you want and where you’d like
assistance through your intentions and your intentional efforts.
4. Increased faith. You are able to begin sensing
that your requests for help are really answered, and you learn to
better recognize the help as it comes to you in varied and unexpected
ways. This recognition increases your faith and gives you greater
peace in those times when Divine help is not visible to you.
5. Accepting more opportunities. When you have a
one-on-one relationship with God, and you know God is supporting you,
you are more apt to keep your eyes open and be willing to receive
and act upon the opportunities you are given.
6. Healing. You become able to access feelings and
emotions that you haven't been able to reach before, allowing healing
and clearing to take place. You may also be guided through clearings
that allow you to access and accept gifts and abilities that you were
not previously aware of.
7. The perfect confidant. You have somebody you
can confide in at all times. Someone who will never laugh at you or
shame or humiliate you. You have a listener that will support you
at all times and never question why you are feeling, thinking, or
saying something the way you are. The unconditional nature of this
relationship allows you to express yourself FULLY--something you may
have never been able to do before.
8. Co-creating miracles. Open to the Grace that
is flowing in your life, you can begin to have an active role in when
and how the Grace flows. You can invite it to be an active participant
in your life. Through your focused attention and your requests, you
can consciously co-create things with God.
9. A bigger playing field. Your view-point tends
to become broader. More things are included in your realm of possibility.
You are open to new options and new answers, which allows them to
enter into your field and into your physical reality more easily.
10. Comfort and hope. When you begin seeing regular
evidence that God hears you and that you have a two-way relationship,
it provides you comfort and hope. It helps you know that you are heard,
and that there is help and assistance being given to you at all times.
11. Seeing you are precious in the eyes of God.
When you experience Divine intervention in your life, it is very fulfilling
and rewarding. It helps you understand that you are a special and
precious being. Even though you are one with all, YOU are still precious
as well. This knowing grows when you see how the Divine is willing
to help you in ways that are so personal and so important to you.
12. Filling the void. Even if you are satisfied
with your life, you may still be seeking “something else.” You may
be seeking meaning, purpose, or to fill a yearning you cannot quite
explain. Knowing God personally helps you fill this void.
13. Your own Divinity. The better friends you are
with the Divine, the more you see the commonalities that you have.
For example, the more you understand the power of the Divine, the
more you begin to understand your own power. The more you receive
the compassion of the Divine, the more you are able to give yourself
and others compassion.
14. Hearing the Divine. As your relationship with
the Divine deepens, you will be able to “hear” the Divine. You will
notice you ask a question, and the answer just “magically” appears.
How this happens will vary for each person and may change over time.
You may “hear” the Divine through images, words, or a pure knowing.
In some cases, you may converse with the Divine as easily as you converse
with your best human friend.
15. Bliss or ecstasy with the Divine. This Bliss
is a relationship that is beyond description. You become inseparable
from the Divine in the deepest and most wondrous way imaginable. There
is a joy in it that is truly “heavenly.”
16. Oneness. Your personal relationship with God
opens you to glimpses of your Oneness with all that is. These are
glimpses which eventually grow into a true Knowing of Oneness.
I hope you are already experiencing many of these benefits in your
relationship with the Divine. Do you have additional benefits you’ve
discovered? If so, I hope you’ll share them with me! Just email me
at AHannich@Bellsouth.net, or click on the “Email” link below.