dailydatewithgod

Do you remember when you first got out on your own?  You were out in public and you didn’t have to hold Mom or Dad’s hand anymore?  There was a sense of independence of being grown up because you could do something on your own.  Yet there were times when they would tell you again to hold their hand. Maybe because you were in a large crowd of people or crossing a major street.  We may have resisted especially if we thought for sure that we could handle that on our own as well.  Maybe you threw a fit, who knows, but we have all had those experiences of being on our own and then seemingly having to revert back to needing help in some way.  It is all however, in our perspective.  Needing others, needing to not do it on our own, is not a sign of our failure.  It is a sign of our participation in relationship. We don’t resist when our date reaches for our hand to hold, We usually welcome it.  In our hearts we like the feeling of being connected and knowing we have someone by our side.  God reaches out for our hands all the time.  The funny thing is it isn’t even so much that we can’t handle it on our own, but rather that he wants to share it with us.  Something about the holding of hands makes us more present. In fact, any time we connect with our body brings us to the present.  This is why taking a breath is so powerful.  We cannot be anywhere else when we are focusing on our breathing.  Amazing that God built within us such a simple tool to bring us to the present where he is ready and waiting to hold our hand.  My prayer for you today is that you recognize when God is reaching out to hold your hand and be willing to take a chance at being present in that moment and take in the love.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen