The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one.
Although I was raised in a profoundly secular home, I had a belief, an awareness of God, from as far back as I can remember.
I can remember years ago sitting on my bed and suddenly thinking, "I am God."
God wants us to become himself or herself or itself. We are growing toward Godhood. God is the goal of evolution.
I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences.