dailydatewithgod

Our heads are full of all this stuff that we know.  Or at least we think we know. We cling to facts and figures, historical accounts, and our eyewitness account of what is happening.  But do we really know?  The reality is that most of what goes on we don’t actually know about.  We cannot.  Within every interaction and experience there are things happening on multiple levels that to simply state it from one perspective does not do it justice.  Mystery is a built-in part of life.  If we were to know everything and understand everything we would not need to be present to the experience of our lives in this moment.  The unknown often also comes with fear.  This is what drives us to cling to a sense of security.  But if our security, our true sense of self, is connected to the Ultimate Knowing deep within us, then dancing in the mystery can be fun.  When our security is not dependent upon the outside looking a certain way or having a certain outcome then we can take each step as it comes and not worry about the staircase or the long and winding path we are on.  We can even dance down the yellow-brick road.  I am walking through this now as I look at my work life and even just taking a closer look at it can bring about anxiety and uncertainty.  Many industries that have been rock solid over the last century or so are shifting in ways people had never imagined but instead of embracing the mystery we are mostly wading in the fear of the unknown.  I heard somewhere that excitement and fear generate the same physiological experience in our bodies.  So when we are feeling fearful maybe we are actually excited but just put the wrong word on it. God invites us to choose each day which way we want to take it on. We can either join him in the mystery that is part of our human and spiritual experience or we can sit in the fear that our human brain knows well.  My prayer for us today is that we allow God to show us how to tap into that childhood wonder and excitement of mystery that may be lying dormant deep within us so that we can notice the fear of the unknown but choose not to go down that familiar path.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen