One of God’s greatest gifts to us is her ability to see that we are more capable than we realize. He looks at our hearts and knows the scope of the power of love to move in and through us. I am continually humbled by God’s willingness to expand the scope of my heart past what I think in my mind can occur. Just when I think nothing is changing and I am stuck in the same place whether it is a circumstance or a relationship, there is a subtle shift powered by grace that shows up. I share with God my willingness to see the situation or the person differently. God shares with me the opportunity to pray for and thus spend time in my heart reflecting on this person or situation. Then I find myself in it and it is the same. I turn to God and question the value of continuing to pray. God reminds me that if nothing else I am spending time in my own heart. So I take a deep breath and keep going. I am reminded of something C.S. Lewis said about how we pray not to change or make God hear us, but to be changed by God through the experience of prayer. That is the heart’s goal and some days my body is worn and not interested in the expansive scope of my heart. Yet when I show up on my daily dates with God I cannot ignore the quiet nudging to keep moving forward and persevering. God reminds me that she is mysterious and gracious and will not abandon me as I move through the chambers of guards around my heart to reach its core. Then without any indication, I find myself walking into the situation or relationship and things go differently. My heart feels lighter, there is less worry, and I can see more clearly the innocence of those around me and myself. Over time I notice this in every situation and relationship. I get it, as though hit between the eyes. God is showing me the expansive scope of my heart.
Be From Scope!
on July 30, 2017My prayer for us is the courage to trust God’s timing and our willingness to experiencing the expansive scope of love in our heart today.
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