dailydatewithgod

Life continually invites us to look within.  When we pause to look within we not only find our greatest connection with God but with ourselves.  Our world is constantly requesting access to us through things we need to take care of, people who literally ask things of us, obligations that we have to the roles that we play.  How often do you request access to you?  How often do  you hear God asking for access to you?  God will not go where there is no invitation.  Having a willingness to slow down long enough and grant ourselves access to the quiet places of our deepest selves is a gift that we can give ourselves and others.  It requires us to sit still long enough to ride out past the immediate noise that pops up and trust that there is a quiet that we long for on the other side of that.  We are so used to the immediate response of the world that often when we slow down and begin to take a look we take off the moment the peace and connection we seek doesn’t happen immediately.  Sitting and meditation when I first started was hard–my mind was really loud and it didn’t meet my expectations.  It was only after I was willing to accept it as is and be encouraged by the idea that God was inviting me to spend time with me and with Him that I stuck with it.  Now that time is more precious to me than anything even when my mind spends the whole time spinning about something.  I know that the commitment to accessing myself and God is there every day.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to explore what access to ourselves might mean in this day.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen