What if we did not have to work for God’s favor? What if we conceded that by the mere fact of our breath, means we already have the benevolence of God in our lives? What if God wanted us to remain aware of our already present infinite love and so she placed within us the ability to reconnect to it any time we got off track? What if God does not make hard the terms by which to find him? If we already have the ability to connect to God within us, what else do we need? If God gave us life then I presume God might have some answers for our questions, our longings, our sufferings, and our desires. In my life, my greatest suffering comes when I am left thinking I must figure it out on my own. When I decide God would not want nothing to do with a particular element of my thinking or behavior, usually shameful in my eyes, I experience pain. Who am I to decide what God can and cannot stomach? What makes me think God is not already aware of what I am dealing with? So I humbly bring it with me on our date and open my hands to reveal what I am afraid to reveal. God reminds me on our date that he designed every itty bitty part of me and she sees me as whole and at peace. God wants to remain in the wholeness of our relationship. A relationship where the conflicts of our hearts and minds can find peace. Just because we have not experienced anything like this in the world, does not mean it does not exist. We can invite God to take our hand and lead it to our heart as we take a deep breath and connect within. There we will find the peace and wholeness which is already ours.
My prayer for us is the humility to let go of the idea that God thinks only as we do and invite God to show us what is already present in our own hearts today.
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