dailydatewithgod

We spend a large portion of our lives chasing after our goals.  We look for the thing or person or idea to obtain and when we have it we think we will be done.  The reality is we are so used to the chase that not long after getting what we want we are fixated on what we can chase after next.  What if we approached our spiritual life this way?  What doors might open up if we decided to chase our hearts?  What would our world view look like if we were chasing the presence of love in the moment?  It too would never be complete.  Maybe if we transposed our drive to chase after worldly ends to chasing after spiritual ends we would find beauty in the process.  Okay, messiness and anguish sometimes, but always as we make our way through, beauty.  It is our heart which speaks to us of the importance of the chasing being the process not the end goal.  It is the lessons we learn along the way, the acceptance we begin to practice, and the humility that arises from realizing we cannot control the outcome.  Some spiritual teachings would say not to work towards worldly goals or possessions as they ultimately will not provide what it is we are looking for.  I don’t think it means letting go of the chasing.  I think it is a call to re-frame it.  What if we utilized the chasing as a way to expand our hearts and minds in greater love?  What if the chasing brings us to a place of greater acceptance of others and ourselves?  In my experience, God uses everything for the good.  The good is about spiritual growth, about becoming more of our true selves as is already present in our hearts.  If we allow ourselves the chance to embrace the lessons of spirit in our chasing then we may receive fully all the gift of the process of a spiritual path.