Are You a Spiritual Person?

Recently someone said to me, "I want God in my life, I need God but I'm not a spiritual person, what do I do?"

Hmmm... 

I have taken some time to ponder the question that was presented to me.  It is funny because I have always said that my relationship with God has come easy because "I am a spiritual person."  I have longed to connect with God as far back as I can remember.  But what makes me spiritual and someone not spiritual?

Now that I am really thinking about it, I truly think we are all spiritual people.  I think anyone can love God as much as I do, and that the love for Him can come as easy as it does for me.  I think it is a DESIRE. 

I think I desire to connect with God above anything else in the world.  I seek ways to connect with God, I think of Him all the time.  I sing to Him, I think Him, I praise Him, I talk to Him, I ponder Him, I read about Him, my life is consumed my Him.  And I love it.  I choose to do these things above other things.

There was a time in my life that lasted for more than three years when I didn't feel God's presence.  I still talked to God, I still read my Bible, I still sang praise songs.  Eventually I decided it was time to feel His presence again.  I was determined to feel His presence again.  I told God that I was going to praise Him for Who He is until I felt His presence again.  I was not going to pray for anything or anyone else.  Just praise.  And that is what I did.  I stood at my window and praised God for being Creator and Healer and guess what...I began to feel His presence!!  That time actually was the most precious time for me.  It began my journey of fiding my authentic relationship with God.  For the first time in my life I felt completely content.  I felt deep down joy.  

I think if you want to be a spiritual person, work on being a spiritual person.  God is not like a genie in a bottle.  He desires for us to love Him and to mean it.  Scripture says to love God with our whole heart over and over again.  Seek God, don't just expect Him to show up.  Love God as much as you love art or fishing or whatever your favorite thing to do is.  Put time into getting to know God (not "knowedge of God"), instead of some other things that you love to do.  I believe that, eventually, after putting the time into God, that you will find a perfect balance for God and the other things that you love to do.

What do you think?  Are you a spiritual person?

Much Love,

Cherie