dailydatewithgod

One of the magnificent things to observe is how nature ebbs and flows.  It seems to happen without struggle or pain.  I say seems because I don’t know if there is struggle involved in a bud developing into a rose.  Each year the trees grow leaves and then they darken and fall off and the tree is bare and then they grow new ones.  The cycle is never-ending.  I compare that to when something I am experiencing dies and I start freaking out.  When it comes to letting go, I want to hold on and for it not to change.  I do not have the same trust that the tree does that its leaves will return anew when the time comes.  I have definitely experienced my struggles and every time I not only make it through but because I do my best to stay connected to my Creator, I come out the other side stronger and closer to who I truly am.  These experiences that I resist are the ones that fashion me into a more loving and generous human being.  But the fact that I fear going through them, that I forget that I will persevere makes me laugh.  I once had a spiritual mentor who said to me that God did not bring me this far to drop me  off a cliff!  In order to be resilient I need to be reminded that there is nothing that can separate me from God.  One thing I do know in my heart of hearts is that as long as I remember God is with me, that I am not alone, then I can face whatever it is.  I no longer expect God to rescue me from it (which doesn’t mean that I don’t ask, because I do) but to be there to remind me that I am not alone.  This is what gives me the courage to keep going when it seems like all hope is lost, like I am simply repeating a pattern.  If I am like nature, what seems like a repetition may just be an opportunity to grow through another cycle.  I am humbled each time a situation or thinking brings me to a place of doubt in myself and in God.  Perhaps those times are necessary to show me that I am stronger and more resilient than I think I am.  And if I am, then you are too.  My prayer for you today is in moments of doubt, you be reminded that you have already come through something that you didn’t think you could make it through and there is no reason to think it won’t happen again.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen