I don't think anyone ever intentionally separates themselves from God but rather they let environmental and life circumstances take precedence. They believe and become influenced by outside sources and as a result their connection to Source or God becomes hidden but it can never be completely severed or separated. We often let our egoic mind get in the way and material things or status symbols such as power or money often cloud our perceptions and become more important than our relationship with the Divine.

All one has to do is go within and spend some time in quiet meditation or prayer to begin realizing that connection once again. We then begin looking at the world with a new set of eyes. Although the physical appearance of people and things may not have changed, when we are connected to Source, our perceptions have changed and we begin to see the beauty and aliveness that before we were unable to see.

Obstacles are no longer problems but become challenges that always have a lesson for us to learn from and grow on our journey. I just read a quote yesteday that seems appropriate - "Don't go through life, grow through life."

Instead of living a life controlled by fear, we begin to live a life nurtured by Love.

hibris, as nurished by our thoughts of separateness and specialty, ignorance by selection of what the mind is allowed to think, or fear of letting yourself grow

the source a big light!(god) in a sea of small light!(us the child god) in a golden light the grace of god!as for why people separate them self from god is because they don't see it and religion is not helping to achive that!