dailydatewithgod

I used to think that if my outside world fit some kind of prescribed picture of what is expected (marriage, family, job, car, house, etc.) then I would be okay.  Somehow as a woman in my now 40s there is this notion that because I am not married with kids there is something wrong.  This is the message I get from society and from deeply held beliefs about what is considered “right” in the world.  If I continue to measure my sense of well-being or “alrightness” according to this I might as well give up now.  It is not that I do not desire to share my life with someone, it simply has not happened in the expected fashion.  I have to step out of the world’s ideas of what is okay and step into God’s ideas of what is okay.  If God wanted me to match some sort of societal, religious, or family expectation then I would.  But according to God, all is well in this moment and I just need to focus on being as close to him today as I can.  I am not lacking anything.  If I think I am lacking in anything then I am under a non-God illusion that something outside of me will bring about the peace and serenity and a sense of being loved for which my heart longs.  In my quietest moments with God over the years I have experienced a fullness of heart, mind, and soul that has brought me a greater sense of well-being than any job title, car, or relationship.  My prayer for us today is that we have the courage to ask God to show us just how well of a life we are living in this day.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen