How do we receive things from God?

All things come to you by a slow awakening, by a transcending of yourself, an unfolding, a coming out of yourself into a knowledge of yourself and life. 

And if you suddenly become conscious of some truth, it is not that the truth has come to you suddenly, but that you have suddenly become aware of its presence. Many truths that are plainly visible within the horizon of your present spiritual development are still unobserved by you, and any of these truths may suddenly be discovered by you or revealed to you by the invisible and spiritual life with which you are surrounded. 

Fragments of Spiritual Knowledge Pertaining to the Spiritual World