Intention: The Quiet Architect of Our Lives
Intention is one of the most subtle forces shaping our lives. It moves beneath our thoughts, beneath our words, beneath the actions we put into the world. As we grow in soul consciousness—when the deeper layers of our being begin to awaken—our intuition becomes clearer, more refined. We start to feel the energetic threads behind our choices: the unspoken motivations, the places where we spend our soul’s energy without even realizing it.
There comes a moment on this path where we begin to “see without seeing.” The physical eyes no longer dictate our understanding. Instead, the essence of the soul—quiet, wise, luminous—starts guiding our perception. What was once hidden becomes gently illuminated. Behaviours we used to overlook reveal their roots. Patterns we thought were harmless show the intention underneath them, and we start to realize that intention is everything.
When we pause long enough to listen to the intention behind our movements, our words, our thoughts, a new awareness opens. We begin to sense what is authentic and what is not. We feel when the heart is speaking and when an agenda is pushing. And this is a profound gift—because once we see the truth behind our own energy, we can align it with Love, humility, sincerity, and the deeper desires of the soul.
This inner seeing doesn’t judge; it simply reveals. And in the revealing, we are given the opportunity to choose differently—to choose in harmony with the soul’s longing for God, for truth, for simplicity, for genuine connection.
Divine Love and the Clarifying of Intention
As Divine Love enters the soul, something remarkable happens: intention becomes clearer. Not because we try harder to understand ourselves, but because Love itself illuminates what is true and what is not. Divine Love has a way of exposing the subtle currents within us—gently, compassionately—so we can see where we act from fear, where we act from old conditioning, and where we act from the awakening desire of the soul.
When the soul is touched by God’s Substance, it begins to long for authenticity. It becomes less willing to expend energy in ways that scatter or confuse its true purpose. Divine Love refines intention. It softens the impulses that once pushed us into reaction, obligation, or self-protection, and it amplifies the impulses that are aligned with truth, humility, and genuine connection.
This is where unconscious intention comes into view. Much of our energy is used in ways we don’t recognize—trying to be approved of, trying to manage outcomes, trying to hold ourselves together. These unconscious drivers quietly drain the soul, because they arise from fear rather than from truth. Yet when we awaken to them, not with judgment, but with compassion, we begin reclaiming the energy that was once lost to old patterns.
Intention and Prayer
Prayer is where intention becomes most transparent. When we pray for Divine Love, we are not simply asking; we are opening. And in that opening, the deeper intention of the soul surfaces. Sometimes the prayer reveals longing. Sometimes it reveals resistance. Sometimes it reveals mixed motives—the desire to control paired with the desire to surrender. All of this is welcomed by God, because prayer exposes where healing and Love are needed.
Over time, as the soul receives more of God’s Love, our prayer becomes simpler.
The intention shifts from “help me fix this” to “transform me through Your Love.”
From “give me clarity” to “guide my soul into harmony with You.”
Intention becomes the vessel through which communion is felt.
Attuning to True Intention: Soul Practices
Here are a few gentle practices that support the emergence of authentic intention:
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- Pause before you move.
Place awareness in the centre of your soul—often felt in the chest or solar plexus—and ask: What is driving this? The soul will answer quietly.
- Pause before you move.
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- Feel the energy behind your words.
Before speaking, notice whether the impulse feels open or tight, peaceful or pressured. Truth is always spacious.
- Feel the energy behind your words.
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- Listen for resonance, not logic.
Intention that arises from the soul carries harmony.
Intention that arises from fear carries contraction.
- Listen for resonance, not logic.
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- Invite Divine Love into the moment.
A simple inward prayer—Beloved God, show me the truth of this intention—creates a noticeable shift.
- Invite Divine Love into the moment.
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- Notice where you feel drained.
Fatigue often points to a hidden intention that is out of alignment with the soul.
- Notice where you feel drained.
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- Ask the soul to reveal the agenda.
When sincerity is present, agenda cannot hide. It becomes clear without force.
- Ask the soul to reveal the agenda.
These practices are not meant to correct us, but to bring light to the places within us still seeking acknowledgment, still yearning to be seen and held by Love.
As the Soul Transforms, Intention Transforms
As Divine Love continues to infuse the soul, the entire landscape of intention shifts. Choices that once felt urgent lose their importance. Motivations tied to identity or approval dissolve. The soul begins to move from a place of simple truth. It acts from sincerity, humility, and love—not as ideals, but as natural expressions of its growing essence.
Intention becomes less of a mental effort and more of a soul-movement.
A quiet alignment.
A resonance with God’s Presence within.
Intention becomes a living compass.
It reveals where we are out of harmony and where we are opening to greater Love.
It shows the difference between the mind’s agenda and the soul’s longing.
It guides us into a deeper authenticity that cannot be manufactured, only realized.
Thoughts of Love for Send-Off
Intention is not just the origin of our actions—it is the quiet language of the soul. When we begin to live with awareness of this inner current, life opens in ways we could never access through the mind alone. We become more honest with ourselves. We soften toward what we find. We listen to the spaces between our thoughts, where the soul is gently speaking.
The awakening of intention is truly the awakening of truth.
And truth is the doorway through which Divine Love enters more fully.
As we grow in this Love, our intentions naturally purify. Not through effort, but through the transforming Presence of God within the soul. What once drove us from fear begins to dissolve. What once felt necessary falls away. And what remains is the simple, sincere movement of the soul longing for harmony, longing for freedom, longing for deeper union with its Creator.
In this way, intention becomes a companion to our spiritual growth—a reflective surface that shows us where we are aligned and where we are still learning to surrender. When we learn to listen to it, intention becomes a guiding light, pointing us toward authenticity, toward integrity, and ultimately toward the expanding Love that is reshaping us from within.
As you continue on your path, may you discover the beautiful clarity that emerges from recognizing the intention beneath your steps—and may each intention, as it awakens, draw you ever closer to the truth of who you are and the Love that is transforming your soul.
Always in love, Maureen
