dailydatewithgod

The love of God reaches places within us that we are not even aware of.  The depth of love that is in us calls to us quietly.  To hear the call we must gently step back from all the clamoring of the world and of our minds. I love to understand things.  It makes my brain happy to know something.  There is a sense of security that comes from knowing or is there?  One of the quintessential elements of God is mystery.  It is what keeps us engaged.  It is what engenders awe.  Mystery creates space for humility.  The mystery is not the existence of God, the mystery is how God will be revealed in the present moment.  Just because I show up in the same space and time every morning for our date, does not mean there is no mystery.  Quite the opposite.  I never know what God will press upon my heart, whisper in my ear, or what idea might be come out of my head.  I don’t know what will catch my breath, touch my heart, or cause me to not want to get up and get on with the rest of my day.  It is not a mystery that God will show up.  If I am breathing, I know God will be there.  For me, there is no where I have not found God, only places I might hope God will not be present because I am hiding.  Each date, however, God encourages me to reveal myself and extends a love that makes no sense to me.

My prayer for us is a willingness to embrace the mystery of how God will show up and remind us of the love that is within us.

If you knew you could rely on God being present wherever you are, what kind of mystery would you want to solve to unwrap the love in your heart today?  Share in the comments.