dailydatewithgod

We each have our unique styles.  The ways we choose to approach life and all its circumstances provides is influenced by our perspective.  Our mode of handling interpersonal relationships is impacted by how we see ourselves in those relationships and what value we give them.  Our mode of working depends upon how we define ourselves as a worker.  We have various experiences adding up over time which impact our modes.  The question is, are we defaulting to using the same mode for every area of our lives?  Are the same modes we adopted as children the ones we are trying to make work as adults?  Usually we keep going until something breaks down.  Often we hold on to our modus operandi like a recipe for our favorite food.  We do not notice the impact of our mode until we taste the finish product and realize the ingredients have been tainted.  As humans our adaptations for survival are typically by the easiest means necessary so our brain does not need to use as much fuel.  It is a vital quality to insure we will remain alive. I am grateful for this and do not think it should change as I do not want to throw out the desire to live in the process of thriving.  However, stopping to look at what it is we are trying to survive in the present moment may call for different modes.  The ones we took on or developed as children may have worked well for situations in which we were dependent upon others for our basic needs.  If as adults that is no longer the case, perhaps it is time to adopt a different mode of interaction with ourselves and others.  We resist change because it is unfamiliar and lack of familiarity can breed fear. If we start by looking at our lives through the lens of our hearts we open up the opportunity for our heart to speak to us about its modes.  Growing and learning in leave require different modes of operation than simply making it through the day.  Maybe there is room for a combining of both kinds of modes.  Until we stop to engage our hearts by inquiring within we will simply operate in fear of potential unfamiliarity.  God has designed us to grow and thrive in the love of which we were created.  Seated at the core of ourselves are the modes through which we can operate to fulfill our design and it comes handily equipped with the level of courage needed to face our fears.