Who Me? Hear the Holy Spirit?

Even though I can remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a child, when I became older and thought about talking to God, what came to mind was: "Who am I to think that I can talk to God?" But the truth is, who was I not to? Who are YOU not to?

When we think, "Who am I to talk to God?" we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. Even though the thought may cross our minds, "who am I to think that I can talk to the Holy Spirit?" it is important to remember that it is just a thought. It's just something that arises within your mind when you entertain the thought of connecting with God or the Holy Spirit.

There are lots of thoughts that arise just like that: "Talking to the Holy Spirit is impossible. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that only special or very pious people can do. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that takes years and years of hard work and devotion to accomplish." All of these thoughts are untrue and keep you from connecting with the Holy Spirit in your life.

When you begin to think about talking to God and hearing His Voice, become aware of what thoughts come to mind. If you become afraid at the thought of talking to God, that just means that a thought has arisen within your mind that caused you to become fearful. A fear thought could be as simple as, "I'll never be able to hear the Holy Spirit." It could be a thought that says, "I'm not worthy of talking to God. God would never talk to me." It could be, "Look at all the things that I have said and done. Why would God bother with me?"

Allow yourself to become aware of the thoughts that arise within you when you contemplate joining with God in dialogue. Do your best to notice those thoughts, emotions, or beliefs as lovingly and kindly as you can. They are just thoughts that arise. They are not the truth. They are not a reflection of you. They're just thoughts that arise, these little flea bites that distract you for a moment. When you notice them for what they really are and respond to them with truth, love, and kindness, you are free to continue to focus on your connection with God instead.

Let's say you have the thought: "Who am I to think that I can talk to God?" You can then remember: "Oh yeah, who am I NOT to? It's my job to be connected with God and the Holy Spirit. That is my job. That is all God and the Holy Spirit would ask of me. Who am I not to?"
Or you have the thought: "Why would God want to talk to me?" You can respond, "Because God created me and God only sees my perfection. God wants nothing more than to talk with me through the Holy Spirit."

"I'm not worthy. I've done these things, said these things, or thought these things. I'm not worthy to talk to God," and you remind yourself, "God just loves. God wants to be in communication with me."

Whatever thoughts arise, allow yourself to respond to them with Love and Truth. You know the truth in your heart. You know that God only loves you and wants to be in communication with you. So when you have the thought: "Oh, I've done these things or said these things. God does not want to communicate with me" you can remember, "Actually, God only loves me," and continue to move past that thought or move on from that bug bite. Allow yourself to continue to move in the direction of connecting with God in the Holy Spirit. It's as if you are maneuvering your way around these little distractions or obstacles, the little thoughts that arise, but you respond lovingly to them and remain on the pathway to God.

There is nothing that can stop you from connecting with God. There is nothing that can keep you from your Creator. Even if you're not sure how to respond with the truth to a thought that arises, just remind yourself, "Nothing can keep me from God," and continue to move along on that path.

Since it is only a thought that can keep you from hearing God's Voice, let yourself notice what thoughts have arisen in the past few minutes. Make note of the thoughts that sound familiar or the thoughts that have come to your mind and allow yourself in the next few days to continue to become more and more aware of what thoughts come up when you think about talking with God and the Holy Spirit. Really look at each thought and allow a truthful response to each one to come to you so that you know no matter what thought arises, there is nothing that can keep you from having a relationship with God and God's Voice in your life. Focus on this in the next few days and find out how much more connected you feel to God and the Holy Spirit in doing so.