dailydatewithgod

When we hold on to something with a tight grip we are not often aware that it has as much of a hold on us as we do on it.  Whether it is a physical object, idea, person, or expectation the things we are bound to are binding us.  Sometimes an opportunity to slacken is presented but we do not how to loosen our grip.  We cannot imagine seeing things differently.  We are sure the other person is wrong and we are right.  We are afraid if we let go we will lose control.  We forget to breathe when we are bound. Slackening begins with the breath. When I find myself in this situation I can sense God encouraging me to slacken.  It sounds counter intuitive from the perspective of the world that uses the term slacker as a crude way of labeling someone who does not accomplish anything.  Yet if we are not allowing God to move through us and in us because we have such a tight hold on something, what exactly are we doing. God invites us to take a breath, slacken our hold, and connect with our hearts.  Love does not bind.  Love makes room for slackening so mystery and the moment can be present.  God desires for us to know the mystery of love which lives in our hearts.  It provides the breath and life from which the truth of who we are draws our energy.  When we are slackening our hold on how things are supposed to be we can be present for the truth of life.  It can be scary and unsure which is why placing our trust in God as One who sees us in the beauty of life’s presence is essential.  I can easily correlate the areas of my life where slackening is not present as the areas in which I am bound by a previous or fixed idea of something. Those same areas if I pay close attention are also areas I am not breathing through.  Love has the power to change life.  If I trust the creator of life to be with me in the present moment I can begin slackening and trust whatever happens will not undo me as perhaps it once seemed to before.