The spiritual life is a practice in being. But when we are restless, we are tempted to flee from our being into only doing and consuming. But such a response is only to throw more logs on the fire of this existential restlessness.
So how do we stay grounded, centered, and at peace? How do we stay connected to God’s presence within us?
It seems to me that we have to embrace the “little deaths” that come to us and not avoid them or narcotize ourselves from them. We need to drink the cup of our real life. To be present to ourself and not escape the scene.
Three beautiful pathways into our own presence and Gods presence are silence, solitude, and stillness. These are gifts that can “wake us up” to the realization that the infinite, burning consumer within us is actually a longing for God in us. The longing is for presence, for a sense of being.
Be careful what you consume, what you use to try and fill your emptiness. begin to see your unrest as a sign or invitation from God to return to silence, stillness, and solitude. And then start to intentionally build these practices into your day.