dailydatewithgod

The simplicity of putting one foot in front of the other is astounding. I used to think that if I was going to take any action on something, I would have to know what each step would be.  I was supposed to figure it all out.  I guess it is a form of perfectionism. I have slowly learned that if I am willing to take the first step, to get into action, I will learn how to proceed as I go .  In my experience the proceeding also is provided one step at a time.  It is the gift of learning to be in the present moment. What is revealed there is what indicates the next step in the process.  If I think I already know what to do to proceed, then I am often thinking about it while still doing the thing before it. I see that as being proficient and on it and in most cases we are rewarded for thinking ahead.  I do not know the last time I heard someone say they were acknowledged for being here now.  Yet we do recognize it in others when it is happening.  The performer and the athlete when in the zone are nowhere near the proceeding steps.  They are in it in this moment.  We all can recall a time when we were talking with someone who was really listening.  The kind of listening where they were not thinking of a response as they were listening.  What would it take to trust that the information on how to proceed will come to us when we need it most?  It is simple, but not easy.  God encourages me to be in the moment without focusing on what is needed to proceed on our daily dates.  We have the time to just be and breathe.  What proceeds from the next breath is simply going to show itself once the current breath is finished. If I can learn to trust that one breath will come after the current one, then maybe I can trust the proceeding instructions will be provided when needed too.