dailydatewithgod

In one of my favorite movies there is this scene where the main character steps out of the subway in NY and as he is walking this preacher in a collar says  “There are signs everywhere.” This makes him stop and he turns around and asks the guy, what he says and the preacher repeats it and explains that he looked lost so he thought he needed to be reminded that there are signs everywhere.  The next couple of scenes you see him comes across signs, some literal, some “coincidental” to help him decide what he is to do in his dilemma.  It reminds me that God is everywhere and we are constantly being guided, but if we aren’t looking for guidance then we don’t see anything and we feel lost and alone.  But guidance doesn’t just come from signs and experiences outside of ourselves.  Guidance comes from within.  Guidance comes when we get quiet and listen in to our hearts. There are many signs all around us all the time, but it is in connecting within that we determine what those signs might mean.  The guidance from God comes in whispers and notions, being present in the moment and experiencing all the nuances of life.  Guidance rarely comes to me in the way that I would like.  I often expect neon signs and loud voices of direction but then again, I can be rather dramatic. 🙂  I usually want guidance in that way because I want more than guidance. I want reassurance that I am making the “right” decision. That it won’t be a waste of my time to go down this or that path.  Then I am reminded that God once informed me that he did not know the word “waste”, only “learning.”  In the past few years, as I have grown in my relationship with God, I have come to see that decisions come in two realities, does choosing this bring me closer to God or further from God?  Does choosing this bring me peace or disease?  I choose not to be paralyzed by some perfect notion of right or wrong, instead, if I am willing to know that I will learn from whatever happens as a result of the decision, then I will be safe and okay.  If I truly believe that God, the All Powerful Creator Spirit of the Universe, can be with me no matter what I choose or what happens, then I am safe and okay even if I make a “mistake” or a “wrong” choice.  My prayer for us today is that we have the courage to take our faith as our guidance and be willing to make mistakes if only to recognize that we are not mistakes.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen