Is It Easy?

How easy it seems to be, God, for us people to lose our focus on you, to lose our focus on our spirituality and on our unity with all other beings and you.  We get caught up in the terrible news of the day, in the wars and the economy and the murders and other violence, in the recession and the unemployment.  It's so very difficult to keep a grasp on the concept of eternity, on the promises of eternal life, on the fleeting nature of our existence here on this planet.

I'd kind of like to ask you, though, just how we're to make the transition from getting caught up in the world to being caught up in you, without ignoring this amazing world that we're in.  Can I be God-centered and still do lots of good for people while I'm still here?  Can I keep in mind the promise of eternity without losing sight of the here and now, the only part of our lives that truly matters?  And as each now arrives in my life, what can I do to make it truly matter, not only to me, but also to the people in my life upon whom I have an effect?

I suppose it could come down to these two questions:  What do you want from me, God?  And how are you going to help me to reach what you want me to reach?  I'm trying to live my life in the best way possible, but am I really doing so?  Do I talk to you enough, or am I neglecting you too much and therefore not receiving the guidance that would help me to live my life better?  Do I tap into your love, and into the gifts and the abundance that you seem to want for me, or do I keep myself out of the necessary loop for those things?

Am I asking too many questions?  And how can I hear and recognize your responses to these questions?  Or do the answers come from inside of me, inspired by you?  How can I listen properly?  How can I hear what I need to hear to grow and learn?

I guess that's enough for now.  Now I'll stop writing and start to try to listen for answers. . . .