dailydatewithgod

Persistence is a personal quality that I developed a long time ago that has served me very well.  When I intend to do something and I make up my mind, I get it done.  I am not easily swayed by distractions or seeming failures, instead I keep my mind on the prize.  The flip side of that characteristic is stubbornness.  That has not served me as well.  It shows up often as me thinking I know exactly what is going to happen (like I am psychic or something–ha!  Not so much).  This will often bar me from being open to taking a risk.  It is an ego driven notion that tells me it is not worth putting myself out there unless I know how it will turn out and is therefore worth it.  Thankfully, I am able to recognize this for what it is.  A notion that somehow I will be safe and okay if I go with what I know.  The difficulty in this is of course that there is so much that I do not know.  In fact, there is so much out there that I don’t know what I don’t know.  With some humility I become willing to be shown.  To be open to trusting that God has my best interest at heart and I just need to follow where I feel He is leading me.  In the early years of my relationship with God, that meant thinking that God would want good things to happen to me.  I am not saying that I don’t still believe that, I most certainly do.  However, I have come to understand that being on a spiritual path means that “good things happening to me” are often disguised as challenges.  Challenges to my thinking, to my previous experiences that cause me to grow, to stretch open my heart and to live more fully.  Sometimes these are painful and things that at first look I am not the least interested in embarking on.  That is where the trust comes in.  The belief in my core, that no matter what happens I will not be alone.  That God is by my side and that he wants to show me the way of freedom, love, beauty, courage, and pure joy!  My prayer for you today is that you be open to being shown that where you are in this moment is exactly where you need to be to see a greater part of you.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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