dailydatewithgod

We all have inclinations to certain things.  Some of are drawn to a particular profession, a preferred living area, or certain types of people.  The elements which appeal to us, draw us in, attract us, and tell us something about how we are designed.  Yet there is a competing notion telling us we need to fit in. It gets confusing when we try to compare what is appealing to us versus someone else.  Then you add social media in the mix and the comparison train is going faster than a speeding bullet.  We get lost in trying to justify our attractions or make them like others. To discern what is truly appealing to us requires us to pause and check in with our hearts.  We get to ask questions, explore, and find out what might be behind what we are attracted to.  Our hearts are in touch with our desires but we tend to quickly jump into judgment in our minds so we can explain to those outside of us why we find certain things appealing.  Maybe there is no reason other than we are designed to find them appealing.  Who’s to say that what you or I find appealing is better or worse than what others find appealing? What we are attracted to will draw us out to be the expression of love we are meant to be.  If we were all supposed to line up like ducks wearing the same outfits we would have been part of the von Trapp family singers.  The greatest gift we can give to each other and to the world is to follow what is appealing to us and use it to create the expression of light and life we are designed to be.