dailydatewithgod

Have you ever had something unexpectedly good happen to you?  A surprise phone call from a loved one?  Finding money in a winter or summer coat pocket?  Finding a parking space at Trader Joe’s? Most people would look upon that as a coincidence, but I don’t believe in coincidences.  I believe those are moments when God shows up anonymously.  I refer to them as God-incidences.  Those are the times that we get to see in little ways that we are being looked out for, that life is on our side, and that we are being thought of with love.  Does that mean when the opposite happens that God is upset with us?  I suppose in some black and white, tit for tat world that might be one way to look at it, but I don’t believe in a punishing God.  I believe that we experience challenging moments that call us to realign with who we truly are.  I believe that we have experiences which point out to us when we are out of alignment with who we are called to be.  I believe that life is full of experiences from which to grow stronger in love and courage.  Adversity is a gift if we allow it to be. Without challenges and strife we would never see what we are made of.  If we are always in perfect alignment with who we are then the rest of the world cannot relate to us.  Spirituality is not about being perfect and spotless, it is about recognizing our messiness as simply mud that needs to be washed off.  Underneath all of our stories and experiences is a heart full of love.  I had to go through many experiences to defrost and melt the iron gates of protection around my heart.  It was painful and my ego was not the least bit interested.  But in the end, God showed me what I was capable of and who I really am.  I got to see and continue to see that the stories are not me, they were just thoughts that I repeated, which became beliefs based on a particular experience.  Who I am is loving and kind,loveable and courageous.  We truly are made in the image and likeness of God.  Our lives here on earth are the chance to let go of anything that stands in the way of experiencing that image of ourselves.  That means it is all a blessing.  Which means, whatever it is I am experiencing, I can say “Thank You.”  My prayer for us today is that we ask God for the courage to see our challenges as blessings in disguise and as we walk through them let God know that we would also appreciate some cool God-incidences to help keep up our spirits.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen