dailydatewithgod

Sometimes we are not even aware of the ability of our minds to survive particular circumstances until we are faced with them.  There are many automatic functions that our minds that create our agility.  We make assessments and decisions about people and experiences even before we are consciously aware of them.  This is essential to our survival. Some things simply cannot wait for us to have time to think them through and analyze in-depth.  The down side of our agility is our reliance on it for everything.  When we learn to pause and take a look at where we might be drawing conclusions too quickly we bring ourselves back to the present moment.  Our automatic quick decisions are based on the past.  On my daily dates with God where I am invited over and over again to pause, breathe, connect to my heart, and be in the moment, I am given the tools needed to live from the present.  We need our automatic programming to work with agility when the situation calls for it.  Because of our intelligent God-given design we can trust it will. Being able to discern the relevance of agility in any given situation is a learned skill.  When we recognize we are not in a life threatening situation, we can step back from our agility and make room for our hearts.  It becomes an invitation to see things with new eyes.