dailydatewithgod

It feels safe to operate within boundaries.  We like lines on the road, signs which tell us which direction to go, and consequences for not following or understanding them.  The difficulty these days is there are so many guides we are given in so many areas of life, it is hard to know which, if any, to follow.  How do I know which guidance will get me where I am supposed to or want to go?  How will I know as I follow a particular guide that it is moving me forward instead of backwards?  We look to people, ideas, institutions, and beliefs to be the guides in our lives.  Surely, one of those must have the answer for us.  If not, maybe the stars can be our guides.  Why do things seem to work for others when they follow a particular guide and not for me?  We search so much outside of ourselves to find the answers we are seeking.  It seems only rational on some level, that someone or something else knows how to guide us.  God is calling on us to pause for a minute.  Stop once in a while and check in with ourselves.  Is the guidance we are receiving for us or the people who are giving it?  What is the purpose of the guidance?  Does it correlate with the guide we have within ourselves?  Being in recovery and spiritual circles one often hears the question, how do I know I am doing God’s will?  I have found I can’t completely say for certain.  I am not sure I am supposed to be able to know exactly how God is guiding me from moment to moment.  What I can do is show up. What I can do is move in the direction that most seems to resonate with the power within my heart.  We are all gifted with the connection to all of creation and life itself within us.  Our first task is to get to know it.  To get to know the truth of the guide within us.  Many of us spent a lot of time pilling ideas, people, wounds, and unloving experiences on top of the truth of our hearts.  We need to show up, look at the build-up and trust that beneath it is the guide we want and need to connect with.