dailydatewithgod

If we believe that everything happens for a reason then we can believe that we are exactly where we are supposed to be at this very moment in our lives, at this very moment in time.  I believe in a God and a universe the conspires for the good of all, including me.  By that I mean that whatever happens to me, happens for me.  Each situation and experience is an opportunity to grow more fully into my true self, who I am in God.  Each challenge or problem is merely a gift in disguise.  It sounds like I float on water with an attitude like this–but my head is above water only because I jumped into the pond and sunk to the bottom and was smart enough to reach up for God who could pull me up.  To approach life this way requires me to give up being a victim. That is a cloak I wore for a long time.  It worked for me, or so I thought.  I had all kinds of stories that proved to you that I was powerless over my life and that so many things had happened to me, etc.  The reality of it is when I woke up, I realized that we all have things that happen to us.  It is what we do with them that makes the difference.  Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% what we do with what happens (or what we make it mean which directs our actions).  If I make everything mean that life is out to get me and I just can’t get mine, then that is exactly the reality I live into.  If I make it mean that whatever is happening is an opportunity to grow and to learn (whether I like it or not) then that is the reality I live into.  When I look around the world and all the challenges and tragedies, it is hard to imagine that there is any good in the world.  But if I stop and take a deep breath, ask God to help me see things through His eyes–then and only then do I begin to see the beauty of triumph that comes out of tragedy, people who stop and help each other out, successes that come after multiple failures.  Life is full of contradictions but thankfully I don’t have to understand it all.  I just have to show up, connect with God and do what is in front of me to do.  My prayer for you today is that you bring an area of your life where you feel a victim and trust it to God–ask Him how to see this situation.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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