dailydatewithgod

It’s no surprise that as I go through my day people and situations sometimes do not happen the way I would like them to or think they “should.”  Other people don’t obey commonly acceptable rules, I didn’t get the reaction I had hoped for from a colleague or friend, etc.  Most of the time these days I am able to recognize that I have placed expectations on people and situations and can let them go, but sometimes not.  Those are the times that capture my attention.  When I am not able to let go of an expectation, I know that I am invested in the outcome and I am not leaving much room for God’s will, not mine, to be done.  It is in those moments that hopefully, after not too much time, I can stop and recognize the futility of my thinking. At the very least I can ask myself if holding on to my ideas I am being and behaving the way that is in alignment with what is, the universe, or the greater good?  In other words, if I cannot accept the situation as it is, am I either willing to do something to change it, or ask God to help change my thinking?  If not, I am contributing to the situation by complaining about it (whether I am doing so out loud or in my head matters little).  When I am contributing to the situation by not being in acceptance or change, then I am also behaving in concert with that situation.  My prayer for you and I today is that we be willing to not just notice a situation that is unacceptable to us, but take contrary action in thought or deed so that we are not simply playing along.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen