dailydatewithgod

God is whole.  In my daily dates with God I see the elements of my thinking that create a barrier between me and God.  I am not always willing to withdraw them because they still work for me.  It usually takes the breakdown of a way of being or an idea that has run its course that causes me to let go and surrender.  I take God’s hand and ask to see it the way God sees it.  I am willing to withdraw my way of being and thinking when it is clear it is coming between me and God.  I cannot get to the point of withdrawal until I do and I find that fighting myself or shaming myself to get there before I am ready is futile and creates more havoc. God never forces withdrawal.  God just stands ready with open arm to embrace me and walk me to a sense of peace when I am ready to withdraw.

My prayer for us is the courage to be true enough to ourselves and acknowledge when it is time to withdraw into the arms of the peace of God.

If God will not force withdrawal of our painful thinking and being, how can you be more accepting of your resistance to withdrawing today?  Share in the comments.