An Expression Of God

Each one of us is an image of God.

 

Each one of us is a unique expression of God's life, beauty, and intelligence, His creativity and tenderness, His energy and imagination.

 

God's creation would be a less rich expression of Himself were one person missing—were one of us missing.

 

God's love and life are expressed by each of us in a way that has never been expressed before.

 

We affect the quality of our expression of God by how we live our lives.

 

If we ignore God, there will always be a tension inside of us because we were made to have a living relationship with God. Something in us suspects this, even if we don't want to believe it.

 

Without God, we don't live up to our potential. Despite all of our efforts, we somehow never quite live up to being the people that we sense we could be for God's glory.

 

When we recognize God's presence in the very core of who we are, however, our uniqueness of who God made us to be blossoms. We don't waste our lives fighting with ourselves and we are then freer to be a true expression of God.

 

Only in God's presence can we find the freedom to be ourselves as we were intended to be, as He has created each one of us to be a unique expression of Himself.

 

God has no interest in diminishing our individuality, because He created us each as unique individuals. But when we separate ourselves from God, from the source of our uniqueness, we separate ourselves from that which is deepest in us. We know that our innermost self is made in the image of God and thrives in His presence.

 

We can only know ourselves to the extent that we are willing to be in relationship with God. Otherwise, we continue to remain somewhat of a mystery, even to ourselves.

 

As we spend time in God's presence, we cannot help but be changed inside and out. While we spend time with God we will continue to be molded, shaped, and stretched into His likeness. The important thing is that we learn to rest in His presence, to slow down and turn off the noise inside, and to set aside our busyness and our own agendas. Spending time with God is not about us doing or achieving anything (even when praying) but about a relationship.

 

So we need not strive but only relax and be silent, becoming aware of God's loving presence, as He reveals Himself to us. The more time we spend with God, the more we will become like Him in every area of our lives—an expression of God.