dailydatewithgod

It seems as though sometimes I am comfortable being in pain.  It is like the saying, “The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.”    Somehow the madness of fighting reality which keeps me in discord is more comforting (for a shorter time now than it used to be, thank God) than accepting it.  I become like a three-year old stomping her feet, “But I don’t like it or it’s not the way I want it or I refuse to accept it.”  This attitude served me at one point to protect me and I am grateful that it did. But as my relationship with God grows and expands, I find that I have less and less need for protection.  When I accept reality as it is-accept who I am being and acting in a particular experience or the situation as it is occurring I can then step into the next stage.  But as long as I am not accepting what is I am fighting reality.  As much as my mind might try to convince me that I can do it, I am tired of the losing battle.  It is simply not worth my time to keep fighting.  I can see in my walk with God that I am continually being called to be in the moment, to be present, and to let go of the meaning I create around things.  It is the meaning that brings pain.  So I can be willing to let go of my meaning and take on God’s meaning and maybe, just maybe what I am accepting is not what it seems in my mind.  Maybe the devil I don’t know is an angel in disguise. 🙂 My prayer for us today is that we be open to the idea that God’s gift of acceptance will bring a little bit more peace than we can even imagine.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen