dailydatewithgod

Life is here to be lived and to be enjoyed!  There is excitement in taking a chance on living it.  There is fear and anxiety in taking a chance in living it.  The funny thing is that both excitement and fear can manifest the same kind of physical experiences in our bodies. If fear and anxiety is more familiar to us then we will most likely interpret the feelings as being fear and anxiety.  But what if we are actually generating excitement? What if we are standing at the gate of an awakening not knowing what is on the other side and imagine that it could be good?  I know that I was more familiar with fear and lack of safety that I just assumed that even if I was feeling excited it wasn’t going to last.  Sooner or later the reality would show up as something to be feared.  In other words, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.  That was because somewhere along the way it did, perhaps more than once.  It was simply programming that was causing me to expect it.  The best thing someone ever told me was that God doesn’t wear shoes.  😉  Therefore if I stick with the One without shoes I need not fear the dropping of the other shoe.  (Or maybe start first with expecting a flip-flop instead of a construction boot.)  Sure nothing stays forever, but why rob myself of the experience of excitement and aliveness of life in that moment instead of waiting for it to end?  If I believe that God is with me no matter what, then I can be in the momentous experience of excitement for as long as it will last and maybe even enjoy it.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to take a chance and walk with the barefooted One and be in excitement of one thing in our day.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen