dailydatewithgod

In order to function well in life we need to be able to filter through all the information coming at us all the time.  Our brains do the majority of the bulk work with such ease we do not even realize how much has already been put aside. It is only when we stop to notice trends and commonalities about what is in our attention do we think to ask about what we have automatically placed on the side.  It takes a good amount of self-reflection to be willing to see what we are not seeing.  Being able to consciously put aside our inclinations based on the filters which have been grooved into our brains takes conscious persistent effort.  We are asking our minds to wake up and take a look at something it is used to looking past.  It feels unfamiliar and our minds interpret unfamiliar as uncomfortable.  As human beings whose goal is survival, a lack of comfort would be tantamount to possible death.  In other words, we will want to avoid it.  So we come up with excuses and make up stories to justify sticking to what we know and unconsciously keeping the filters in place.  On my daily date with God through the discipline of showing up for prayer and meditation no matter what, I have learned to be in discomfort.  It may sound counter-intuitive but our inner knowing calls us to stretch our minds and be at peace with discomfort so our hearts can grow.  The more willing we are to open our eyes and put aside our filters, the more visible love becomes.