dailydatewithgod

One of the simplest prayers that I find myself saying more and more is “God, help me to see _____ (this person, situation, idea, experience) differently.”  I am aware of how easily I go into thinking I know how it is.  I forget to be a learner in my own life.  I get it when it comes to reading a new book or listening to a speaker or taking a class.  But when I have conversations with friends or listen to public figures I have heard before or I find myself encountering a similar experience at work, I find myself operating from an “I have done this before” attitude.  It is a natural inclination of our brains to do this.  It simply takes less brain power to go from what has already been done.  I use less energy when I do and my brain knows that.  It makes sense for survival purposes.  However, the emotional energy can be greater when I have to back out of an assumption or a mis-perception   The love God calls us to live in is more than just survival.  If I am intending to live in the Creator’s universe which is based on the principles of learning and growing in love, I can request help.  In some small way I believe what I am asking for when I pray to see things differently is “help me to see the love in this person, situation, idea, or experience”.