dailydatewithgod

God is boundless.  The far reaches of the universe cannot begin to encompass all that God is.  When we remember that from which we were created we recognize that the love that resides within us is also boundless.  We need not concern ourselves with boundaries because love is the boundary.  It has us from all sides.  There is no where we can go real or imagined that love is not already present. Our mind wants us to think that we need to protect ourselves from the unknown because we do not know what dangers are lurking there.  Our heart knows that the only thing lurking is the possibility of love’s expression.  When we are willing to stretch our thinking past its own understanding, we can embrace the love that we are.  When we remember to turn to God and ask to see our lives and the lives of others through the lens of love that is the truth of who we all are, our hearts stretch to their capacity and love comes alive.  I know that when I am focused in my head on what is wrong in any situation or what someone else is doing that is wrong or bad, I close off my heart.  When I am in fear that I will not be okay or I must protect myself, my heart grows small, my breathing becomes tight, and I am restricted in mind and body.  The stretching comes when I humbly reach for God’s hand and open my mind to ask God to help me to see the situation or person as God sees them.

My prayer for us is the trust to know that God can help us to stretch our hearts and experience the love that is present in this moment despite all evidence to contrary.

If you knew in your heart that whatever was in front of you would allow you to grow more in love, how would you ask God to stretch your mind and heart today?  Share in the comments.