dailydatewithgod

It is so easy to react to what is happening in our lives.  It is like we are on automatic pilot.  Something happens and we have a reaction.  Or so it seems.  What actually is going on is that something happens, we have a thought about what is happening which creates a feeling which then becomes acted upon.  What we often don’t recognize is that there are spaces in between each of those happenings where we can pause and become conscious.  This takes practice but it can be learned.  It is also  a much more powerful place in which to engage life.  It keeps us from being thrown about by life’s circumstances and from being victims of our circumstances.  When we reach for that pause (reach for God) we can choose to then act and respond to life versus react to what is happening.  There is nothing wrong with either way of doing it, it is simply a choice as to what kind of life we want to live. My prayer for you today is that you ask God for the courage to reach for the pauses, take a breath, and go from there.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen