dailydatewithgod

We can spend our whole lives running from God or what we perceive as God.  We can push the notion or idea of something greater than ourselves as foolishness and dependence.  We can blame institutions of faith or religious people as being the cause of more destruction and separation than love and therefore conclude that there is no point to them.  We have that choice and there is nothing right or wrong with any of those choices.  It is simply a question of whether or not it works for us.  If carrying an idea of contempt and dissatisfaction with the way anyone else lives their lives brings me peace, then I will most likely keep doing it.  If believing that I am it and there is nothing greater than my mind and my thinking allows me to live fully in the true essence of who I am then I will most likely keep doing it.  The reality is that we as human being simply do not do things that don’t work for us.  We may be motivated by outside influences but if it is not something that resonates on some level inside of us then it will not stick.  If we are not getting something out of it, even some twisting of whatever it is, we will not continue to do it.  The other reality that I have experienced is that there comes a day when every idea has its due.  Meaning, at some point in my life if I am to continue growing and changing (which is happening regardless of whether I want it to or not), I will need to re-evaluate the thoughts (which repeated, become beliefs) that I have taken in during the course of my life.  Most of them will outlive their usefulness and I will need to check in and see if it really is still working for me.  The difficulty lies in our resistance to the questioning. We fear letting go (no matter how painful holding on to an old ideas has become).  We may end up realizing that the belief still works for us, but it is the willingness to look at it as it applies today.  Does carrying the belief that there is nothing greater than me still allowing me to live freely and usefully in this world?  Does blaming or judging others instead of looking at my own life create more love in my heart?  In my relationship with God, I have found that when I fear looking at an old idea (especially when I am willing to look before it gets too painful), God is my constancy.  I can know in my heart of hearts that whatever conclusion I come to will not change that I am love because I was created for love.  My ego which is attached to the idea cannot wrap its head around this concept so if I am willing to let go for a moment and see my life from the perspective of love then I can let go, regrasp or move on from any idea or belief.  My prayer for us today is that we be open to believing that Creator who created us from scratch is much more than any idea or belief that we may hold about anyone or anything including ourselves.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen