dailydatewithgod

We’ve all had those experiences when we realize that if we had taken a minute before we made a decision to consider something else or check with someone, we would have made a different decision. A life lived moving forward is about growing and changing.  Checking in to see where we are starting from is essential in setting up the guidance on what next step to take.  Often it is not what is happening at the moment that is the cause of what we are experiencing good or bad but all the steps that happened before that led up to it.  I see now that in our daily prayer and meditation dates God has called me to engage with All That Is, before I start spinning on the ideas in my own head or take a look at the world around me.  It is a time to connect with my heart, my breath, and the presence of love before I set out on my day.  Many spiritual traditions share the importance of a daily, often morning time, practice such as our dates.  I am consistently reminded of the insight of C.S. Lewis who said,”Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.”  God is ready to greet us with love and tenderness each day just as we are that day the moment we say yes by taking in our first breath.  God wants to show us the beauty of our own hearts so we can be grounded in the truth of who we are before anything else occurs.