dailydatewithgod

We get to choose the people and ideas that we keep close to our hearts. As adults we have a say that I we did not have as children.  We have voices to express opinions and share ideas.  As children we often do not have a say in who or what we allow close to ourselves.  There are expectations, even as adults, which cause us to be at war with what resonates with us. God does not desire our hearts to be a stomping ground for everything.  What we allow near to our hearts, if it is to live within us, must move with the same rhythm.  In my past when I have allowed things and people near to my heart that did not resonate with me, I chose to shut down my heart in order to make it happen.  There are a million reasons why and they are not important.  The important thing is seeing I was the one to suffer by allowing the nearness to my heart.  Shutting down was effective to numb me out but it cut off the access I had to my own heart.  It caused me to put casings and guards around my heart.  On the outside it looked loving and wonderful.  Inside my heart longed to be free.  After a time, it all broke down and while that was painful, it was the best thing for me.  It caused me to reevaluate what I allow near to my heart.  The actions, ideas, experiences, and people I bring near to my heart now go through me and God.  Each time I ask God, Is this person, idea, or experience something that resonates with my heart? Will cause me to grow in love and give love more fully to the world?  There is no formula, there is no system.   It is a day-to-day walk in the moments of the breath.

My prayer for us is the courage to pause in the moments of our breath and check in with our own hearts and God and ask if what is nearest to our hearts is resonating on the frequency of love today.