dailydatewithgod

As we wake up to the reality of who we really are in God’s eyes our perspective on ourselves and the world around us begins to change.  Prior to consistently dating God, my perspective was that of a victim.  I didn’t recognize it as such only because I was so invested in it being my reality.  I was not able to open up to a different perspective because I did not think it was possible.  At 20 years old I decided that maybe life just didn’t get any better. I was physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally run down.  I was attending college and had moments of being okay and genuinely connecting with others but deep down my sense of self was rooted in the idea that there was something wrong with me.  The unconscious tapes that were running through my head were painful.  I had some spiritual experiences that allowed me to see that there was more than meets the eye, but nothing that stuck.  It went on like that for about another 8 years before I found truly willing to go down another path.  It had to get worse before it got better.  I do know that deep down below what I thought was my reality there was a light that would not go out.  That spark of God’s light would not go out. No matter how much I was abandoning me, God would not abandon me even when I perceived that God had.  I am grateful today for getting to the place of desperation only because it allows me to stay open to changing my perspective on a continual basis.  I know when I am facing something that I cannot understand or causes me pain, there is always another God-given perspective if I am open to allowing God to show it to me.

My prayer for us is the courage to ask God for God’s perspective on the situation that is causing us pain and suffering today.

 If you were open to the idea that God’s perspective is different from yours, how might it change what you experience as being painful in your life today?  Share in the comments.