dailydatewithgod

As we look at how we approach life we recognize the methods through which we are willing to risk.  As children we approach with much less fear than we do as adults.  This is because we have not yet built up stories or compiled evidence from which to base any fear.  As children we have a blank slate and so the possibilities for goodness abound.  Quickly though life will hand us experience us that can damper our approach.  From then we may find ourselves hesitant, cautious, leery, etc.  Usually if we stop to ask ourselves why we approach with caution we come to face two fears. Either that we will lose something that we have or we will not get something that we want–i.e. we will fail.  Rarely in this equation is the notion that reaching for the opportunity, engaging in the possibility is worth the risk because of the experience we will gain in working towards the goal.  We find ourselves living in the end result because we believe that it guarantees our safety.  I know I spent a large part of my life living this way. (I will always remember the spiritual experience I had one night on the beach when I felt God reaching into my heart to open me up and the tears of letting go that streamed down my face.)  I see now, that I robbed myself of much learning and life experience.  But as God is all about what I am going to do now, I am willing to take the risk and approach life opening my heart to possibility today.  This is not easy, but I have a relationship with God that shows me time and time again that the journey is why I am here.  In the end, if I trust in God to be God, then I know that whatever happens my connection to the Great I AM can never be broken.  In other words, I have nothing to lose.  In growing closer and closer to God, I have come to know in my heart that my greatest fear is that I will be cut off from God.  It sounds all spiritual and grandiose but it’s actually quite simple.  The pain in my life is directly proportional to my level of thinking that I have to control things that I cannot control.  Why do I feel I have to control them or it?  Because I think that if they go the way I want them to or it turns out the way I want it to, I will be okay.  If I relax and step into the knowledge of my heart, that God, the Creator of all creation, has got this creation under control, then I can rest and play my part.  Suddenly, I approach life with possibility.  Do you have the courage to let go of one thing that you are trying to control whether it be a person or a feeling you are having?  Are you willing to breathe and step into an adventurous approach of learning from the journey?  My prayer for you today is the courage to try it out in one area of your life.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen