I’m Already Here

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Reflections

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Posted On March 10, 2022

“Daddy, when are you coming home?” the little girl asked her father through the telephone line.

The man sat in his motel room a thousand miles away. As he wiped a tear from his eye, he responded, “I’m already there. Take a look around. I’m the beating in your heart. I’m the moon shining down. I’m the whisper in the wind, and I’ll be there until the end.”

Those words from the country western song, I’m Already There, by Lonestar sang in my heart one morning during Quiet Time. I was missing God. Looking for him somewhere. Somehow. Searching for him in another book, another class, another podcast. Out there.

As I sat in meditation, I placed my hands on my heart. Tears filled my eyes as the words became a love song from God.

There was a twist to them. I heard God whisper, “I’m already here. Here within your heart.”

I wept, not out of sadness, but rather out of joy. God is not only with me, God is in me.

He’s the beating in my soul. The breath within my lungs. He’s the warm embrace I feel. He’s the song that sings within. The whisper that guides me.

“Don’t look for me out there, Brian,” I heard the Creator remind me. “I’m in here. Closer than you can imagine.”

In those few moments, I came face-to-face with my Authentic Self—that part of me that’s already One with the Divine.

The Creator is in me. Always. And all I need do is draw my awareness back to that Inner Presence.

Come back to your heart.

Feel God within.

Hear his love song sing to you.

He’s already here.

—brian j plachta
brianplachta.com

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Written by Brian J. Plachta

Following the Breadcrumbs God Leaves Along Our Path

What if God is speaking through ordinary moments more often than we realize?

A conversation that stays with us. A door that closes. A quiet nudge we can’t quite explain. An unexpected invitation that seems to come at just the right time.

The challenge is learning to notice these moments before we have any idea where they’re leading, and trusting the next step.

Over time, we may begin to see that God’s guidance doesn’t always come as an answer. Sometimes, it comes as a trail.

What to Do When God Seems Silent

Has silence ever made you feel like God is far away? When we feel this way, it’s easy to start looking for answers or waiting for a clear sign. But prayer can also be as simple as slowing down and noticing what’s already here. The breeze. The waves. Your breath. The quiet. God’s presence doesn’t always come through words. Sometimes we just need to be still enough to notice.

Let God Alone Define You

Ever have someone’s words get stuck in your head?
Maybe they criticized you, misunderstood you, or told a story about you that doesn’t feel true. And before long, you’re holding a courtroom in your mind—defending yourself, replaying the conversation, wondering if maybe they’re right.

There’s another way.

Bring it into the quiet with God.

Ask: Is there something here I need to learn? Is there something I need to own? And what was never mine to carry in the first place?

We can stay humble enough to receive the truth without letting someone else’s opinion become our identity.

Because in the end, God alone defines you.

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