dailydatewithgod

“Man plans and God laughs.”  a Yiddish proverb.  I have always taken it as a reminder to not take myself so seriously and to be open to things that I could not possibly plan for.  Some people might take this to extreme and say that it means we should not plan anything, but I figure the more God keeps laughing the more joy envelopes the universe. 😉  And in case I am fearful of what God’s plans might be, Jeremiah 29:11 says “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm  you, plans to give you hope and a future.” My vision of the future is often tainted by the past.  My mind is relying on what it already knows and has experienced.  It cannot pull information from something it has not experienced.  This is useful when it comes to dangerous situations and doing my daily functions, but when it comes to possibilities for the future–not so much.  That is why God did not just give me a brain, but a heart and a spirit as well.  He gifted me with feelings so that I can have indicators to guide me along the way.  Ultimately, I need God to open my heart and my mind to what is possible.  I come from the experience of some trepidation over things unknown.  I learned early on  not to trust my instincts and to create a story around what was unexplainable.  These are great survival skills, but I am not living to survive.  I am living to live, to give, to hope and to become the best version of myself. That requires me to stretch beyond what my mind thinks is capable.  This requires a trust in the care of God.  If I see life as a series of events happening to me, then I am a victim of circumstance.  If I see life as a series of experiences happening for me to shape my spirit, deepened my heart, and expand my capacity for love–a love that connects me everyone and everything, then I can step into experiencing life.  It all starts with a willingness to be surprised by God.  To be open to God showing up in a way that my mind, my plans, say are not possible.  However, as I experience those surprising things, I build a muscle of trust with God.  I had to start small, to be open to planting a seed of possibility. I look to nature a lot for indicators of how God can be trusted. Each day that I wake up there is an opportunity to nurture that growth or let it die out.  My prayer for you today is that you find some small surprise that God has planned just for you.  May your eyes be opened to the evidence of love in your life.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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