dailydatewithgod

Its seems like such a simple idea, doesn’t it?  Be in reality.  Okay God, I can do that. Then as I walk through my day I come across the first thing that I don’t like or don’t want to be doing–the person who is on the elliptical machine that I like to use, the email at work that I didn’t want to deal with today, the bill that is due, the parking space I can’t find, etc.  I am not so gung-ho about being in that reality.  At this point, I am sure that God chuckles at me–“Sweetheart, which reality were you thinking of?  The one in your head?”  And I think, “uh, yah, is there another one?”  and at this point I have to laugh.  My head is not reality, it is fantasy.  The one where things go exactly as I planned, I get what I want and need and I am pretty sure there is a movie theme song playing in the background.  Sometimes in reality the only theme song I hear in the background are cars, other people’s voices, emergency vehicle sirens (I work at a hospital), and cell phone ring tones–not exactly a James Horner score.  But is it?  This is where God gently nudges me from the side.  He lifts my eyes up to the light of the sun, asks me to take a breath and says, “Let me show you the full reality you are in.”  Then when I look around me, I notice how the light hits the side of the fitness building and makes the freeway sparkle. I feel the energy flow through my body from working out on the elliptical machine (one of the many) and the jolt from noticing the cute guy who started using the machine next to me. I hear the music of the birds chirping and notice how the whizzing of cars on the freeway can sound like ocean waves.  I sense the integrity of responding to that email that was dogging me and am grateful that this job provides money so I can pay the bill.  And when I look outside of me, I notice the warm hug of the nurse to the patient who is leaving the hospital with her husband who found a nearby parking spot so she didn’t have to walk too far.  Then I turn to God and say, “Oh, this reality> Okay, I can do that.”  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to pause, connect with God, and ask to be shown the full realm of reality that is present to us today.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen