dailydatewithgod

We live in such a beautiful world and such an exciting change.  New things are happening all around us.  Ideas are free-flowing across world lines of communication.  People have more avenues of self-expression, and the speed at which we are called to adapt to the next thing seems to be increasing.  It can be hard in the midst of all this to maintain our focus.  It has made me grateful that I have established some quiet time for me and God each day.  It matters little if it is a time of great insight or profound connection.  To me the consistency of stillness is what keeps me grounded.  It allows me to create focus for my day.  I don’t get up and float across my apartment when I am done, but I start off my day connecting with what really matters.  It is funny that what started out as a simple act to save my life has become a daily practice that cannot imagine living without.  Yet, even with all of that, I can be thrown about during the course of my day.  There is much to get done and many things that demand my attention.  I cannot count on time that I spent at the beginning of my day to always carry me through.  With each choice and crossroads I find it helpful to pause and connect with myself and with God and ask which direction to go in.  I have found by committing to that time of stillness in the morning it is much easier to pause when needed.  It is easy to be overly influenced by all the things demanding out attention.  They all seem so enticing and urgent.  For me they must pass a litmus test.  Will engaging in this bring me closer to God and to who I really am or further away?  Then at the end of the day when I stop and reflect, I can ask myself, did I stick close to Him?  Did I do his work well?  Did I focus on how God wanted me to be of service today?  It is not a real day unless I acknowledge both the ways I stayed focused and did not.  It is not meant to condemn myself but a gratitude for a loving God that no matter how I did that day.  I believe in a God that approves a million false starts.  My prayer for you today is that you have the courage to pause when you are feeling tossed about by life.  In that pause then ask God, is this where you want my focus to be today?  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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