dailydatewithgod

I have heard the expression the universe abhors a vacuum.  While it seems somewhat contradictory given that the universe seems to be full of open space, it is the perception based on the human eye.  Perhaps it is less about what it looks like and more about what is actually existing.  One thing seems to be clear,  God’s intentional nature.   God does not create things randomly although life sometimes seems to be random.  We are called to have the same level of intention in our own lives.  We too are creators of our experience.  We may not be the origin of the experience but it is always up to us how we want to handle an experience.  In the grand design there is room for everything.  We tend to think that if something goes away it must be replaced by something else.  Perhaps God who makes room for all experiences is calling us to replace something with nothing. Maybe what our hearts desire more than anything is a time and space of nothingness.  It is the breathing room needed to make sense of the constant onslaught of information and experiences.  It is about having a way of allowing ourselves to ingest and grow.  It is like the naps children take frequently throughout the day while they are learning from everything.  We may outgrow the need for the frequency but anyone who has had a good cat nap could tell you the refreshing nature of a break and a new start can be invigorating. Don’t get me wrong, I am not one to jump on in between time or rest, but my heart has shown me the benefits of allowing room for the breath to awaken me to the beauty of life.  It is almost as though our hearts know deep down the value of integration.  We so often rush to replace one idea with another and not take the moment in between to determine if it is the most fitting for where we are going next.  Replacing something with nothing before another something is what God is calling us to in order to bring our hearts in alignment with how we can grow in love from what we are experiencing from day-to-day.