God is identifiable. God is available. Making the time each day to connect with the one who created me started as a necessity and has grown into a necessity. At the entrance into recovery from my disease of food and sugar addiction I had to make some drastic changes to my behavior not only physically but mentally. I could no longer continue on the path of my thinking and expect that I would somehow stop trying to kill myself with food. The mind-set change would mean that whatever actions I took around food and exercise would be sustained because they had a basis of understanding in my head. I had thrown any kind of self-care except for the bare essentials out the door long before that and with it a nurturing of my body. I needed the help of others who lived this way of recovery but most importantly I needed to create relationship with a God that saw this form of self-care and self-esteem as the truth of who I am. With concerted effort and a willingness to be uncomfortable, day by day, I began to create new course for my life. I concentrated on what I thought my newfound sense of God would think of my actions and not listen to my own head which had the same story about not being good enough or what was the point or the built up anger at my body and the world around me. The women who mentored me through the process required that daily prayer and meditation be a part of that formula. So it was a necessity if I wanted what they had and over time it has become a necessity for my very livelihood. I had no clue how to meditate and knew enough about prayer to get started, but all I had to do was take the action and be willing to do it badly. To my amazement I found that God does not care in the least about how I attempt to connect with Him, just that I show up. These daily dates are much more than some obligatory and good girl action, they are the signs of a woman who desires to remember who she truly is and who all of us are in God’s eyes. My prayer for us is a willingness to concentrate our efforts for five minutes today in connecting with God as we understand God in whatever way, shape or form it takes. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Be With Concentration!
on November 28, 2015Are you open to trying out what concentrated effort of prayer and meditation looks like in your life today? Share in the comments.
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