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As a child, I felt connected to God through my stuffed animals. They embodied Spirit, and in my relationship with them, I knew my soul. Blue dog. Foxy. Brandy, the basset hound. I spoke to them and loved them, and they loved me back.
But as a teen, I lost that conscious contact with Spirit and stopped believing in it. I lost faith.
As a miserable twenty-something, I longed to believe I was good but felt worthless. I was still reeling from my reckless behavior as a teen and was under the influence of an influential cult leader in the guise of a psychologist who told me I was nasty, among other things.
Fortunately, I had begun making conscious contact with God again. My consciousness was in the process of waking up. By listening to God’s voice within my heart, I shook off the yoke of this man’s vile darkness.
Our consciousness needs awakening. Various scriptures say that you will find the jewel of God’s love waiting within your heart by listening carefully. I discovered several spirit guides within my heart, each offering gifts: loyalty, perseverance, dependability, wisdom, devotion, sacrifice, pleasure, balance, stillness, love, passion, protection, patience, courage, tolerance.
I consciously connect with my guides as I go through my day. Whenever I become anxious or confused, I call on them. They never let me down. It’s as if my stuffed animals had been totems for these spirit guides all along.
Your spirit guides are waiting to be discovered if you haven’t done so already. All you must do is sit in silence and humbly ask them to appear. Respectfully request their names. Have patience. They will reveal themselves to you. They love you big time. Mine do. Mine were pacing eagerly, just waiting for me to wake up and say hello.
I never take my Guides for granted. I cultivate our relationship with attention, devotion, and time. Time to sit and be together in silence. Time to feel each other’s presence and to be One in that Spirit.