dailydatewithgod

When things do not meet my expectations I can often think that all is lost.  I forget that the way that God is not limited by my mind’s possibilities and can present things in much more dynamic way.  Recently I have begun to think that when things don’t work out or go the way I planned it is actually a good thing because it means that God has something even greater in store than I could have imagined.  I can make it mean anything I want right?  Why not something positive.  I look at the little as well as the big things.  If I am stuck in traffic and it is taking longer to get somewhere than I planned, I am trusting that I will show up at exactly the right time and perhaps cross someone’s path that I would not have crossed otherwise.  This means I need to be paying attention.  Don’t get me wrong, this does not mean that I get to escape my part of doing what I need to do to arrive to my destination on time, but I don’t have to stress when it is not going the way that I had hoped.  Recently I have been dealing with an ongoing health issue and it is not enfolding the way I would like (i.e.–I have these symptoms which means I have this condition and here is the treatment.)  I have seen more doctors scratch their head in the last month or so than in my whole life. So I just keep showing up, taking care of myself the best that I can, listen and observe my body, get plenty of rest, ride the waves of up and down, seek both traditional and non-traditional remedies, and most importantly keep turning to God to see what I can learn from this on all levels–physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.  I am grateful that my symptoms are not grave and I can still show up for my life.  I am also grateful that all my tests keep coming up normal.  All of this has required me to slow down and pay close attention to the instrument that God has given me to inhabit.  As someone who spent most of her life carrying and pushing her body around like a spare tire, I have awakened to an entirely new respect for the temple that I inhabit.  I am grateful for the ways that I shifted how I treat myself over 10 years ago–(how I eat and exercise, what thoughts I let roam free in my head, etc.)  I think I am being beckoned to another level of connection with my own body, with God. More than anything I am aware that I am stronger and healthier than I realize–such a gift given how I treated my body for so many years.  My mind might take a while to catch up, but observing is the first step.  My prayer for you today is in whatever you are facing and things are not working out the way you planned–have the courage to stop and observe and just wonder what God might have in store for you at that moment.  What gift could he want to be giving you?  I like getting gifts, don’t you?  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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