dailydatewithgod

Each experience we have is a gift.  It is a gift because we are given the opportunity to act, not react.  The programming in our mind will react automatically–this is why we find ourselves feeling like we are in a deja vu loop.  But if we pause, then we have a chance to perceive the situation differently and make a decision to act upon it instead of reacting to it. There is much more power in acting versus reacting.  Even the word “react” means to “act again”.  Why not create a new experience?  Good question.  Usually the reason I do not want to create a new experience is I fear what might happen as a result of that new experience.  Even though I may not like the deja vu loop, it is familiar and I do not need to be awake and alert to what is happening.  The down side is that I am not fully present and depending on your experience of being fully present that may not be a down side.  God is RIGHT NOW. God is PRESENT. If I want to be where God is and I want to be with GOD, then I want to PERCEIVE NOW, not perceive my programming.  I am wiling to take the risk of being present and face a situation anew with new thinking because I know that GOD IS THE PRESENT.  It is the only assurance I have.  For me, that means catching myself.  If I find myself saying, “why does this always happen like this?” or “how come every time I deal with him, I feel like (fill-in-the-blank)?”, then I know I am in an old or programmed reaction and perception.  It is in that moment that I can stop and say, “God, help me to see this as you see this.  What is there in this present moment that you want me to learn or grow or perceive differently?” Sometimes, it may not be a new perception needed but an opportunity for compassion for you and or the other person involved.  My prayer for you today is that in a moment of deja vu loop, you have the courage to stop and ask God for a new perception so that you can be fully present to the lesson in that moment.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen