* When I use the word GOD in the writing below I am using
it as a general term to represent whatever it is that YOU identify as the Greater
Power, Universal Consciousness, or Supreme Being; the Creator of Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, and Spirit.
Let me start off by telling you something very important.
YOU MATTER. Yes, YOU, the person
reading this. You matter!
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine yourself doing what
you absolutely love. What you’ve
always secretly dreamed of doing. Go on…. I’ll wait….
THAT is what you should be doing with your life. Are you
doing that? Yes? No? Either way I am 100% confident that you are going to do
something great with your life. You are… I KNOW you are. If you doubt yourself,
you can always think back to me, the author of this blog, and you can say to
yourself “Sarah knows I am going
to do something great with my life, so I better get to it!”
Who am I to tell YOU what you are capable of? Well, it’s
true, that I am no different than you. I am a human being trying to live
through this crazy experience called life the best I can. I am pretty ordinary. I‘ve earned no
Grammy despite my fabulous vocal performances in my shower. I have not been
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize despite my ability to transform three
arguing 5 year olds into “BFF’s” within 3 minutes and Sports Illustrated must
have overlooked my swimsuit photo.
Muffin-top stomachs are all the rage at the PTO meetings!
I am ordinary. Well, I guess there is this one thing.
Did I mention that God is within me? She is, so I guess THAT
makes me pretty special. She resides in the seat of my soul…or maybe I should
call it the Laz-E-boy of my soul since she is pretty comfortable there. She sometimes visits by head and
has me questioning all sorts of things. Why are we here? Why is there so much
pain in the world? What is my purpose?
She spends loads of time in my heart. I notice her there
when I watch my daughter do something phenomenal like take her first step,
learn to read, or open presents on Christmas morning.
Sometimes, when things get really tough I think she has gone
away because my heart and head feel so cold but that is when I have to remember
she is back in the Laz-E-Boy of my soul and she isn’t going ANYWHERE. At least
not until my soul has grown, my heart has expanded, or my head has learned a
life lesson… and sometimes that can take awhile.
The good news is you have God within you too. Did you know
that? I couldn’t read the expression on your face just then… it was either ‘I
so get that’ or ‘what is she talking about?’
Personally, it took me a long time to realize that part of
her was here all along. For a long
time I thought I alone had ALL the answers and then for a long time I thought I
had NO answers and I was just angry most of the time. Now I know together God
and I will figure life out. Even when I can’t fully understand why something is
the way it is I find solace in our being together. After all, she is GOD, and I
am only human.
Seriously, who am I to think I am going to comprehend the
meaning to everything? It’s like the grain of sand understanding a universe of
beaches or like my breasts understanding how to reverse gravity. I don’t even
attempt to try. It’s impossible. I am just thankful for the push up bra. Oops! Did I just compare God to a push
up bra? Thank goodness she has a
sense of humor. After all she IS
supportive, she pulls me together, lifts me up, and most of the time I don’t
even notice her there BUT without her I fall to my knees. Wow, the Miracle bra
just took on a whole new meaning!!
Its amazing to think that when I was younger I couldn’t even
comprehend such a relationship as the one I am developing with God right now. Back
then, God was up at the Altar, and I was in the pew. But I have learned that
there is a time and place for everything and the universe presents you with
what you need to help you grow at just the right time. She totally knows what
she’s doing.
Looking back, I DID always feel an instinctual connection to
the universe. To the environment
and the people surrounding me, I just never associated that with God. Sure, God created it all but because
she was up there… I just never realized she could also be down here, over
there, in me and in you. But now I think how could she not be in everything and
everyone? I gave birth to my
daughter and although she is her own self I see reflections of me in her all
the time.
It seems only natural to have a relationship with the source
from which you came! So why are there so many spiritual solos (or soul-low as I
like to call it)? Why are there so
many people who have turned away from a relationship with their personal God?
What is your relationship with your personal God? What have
you done to exercise that relationship to make it stronger and more powerful?
Like I said earlier, YOU MATTER, and I KNOW you are going to
do something great with your life. I KNOW this because you have God in you and
when you tap into that relationship anything is possible!
