dailydatewithgod

So often we jump to conclusions before we have the full picture. The reality is we can never fully have the full picture. There will always be something outside our vision or perspective which will prevent all the angles and background from making it into our view.  The best we can do is surmise based on the info we have at the time.  Our ego likes to tell us we have the full story and it is humbling to admit otherwise but it can also be engaging.  We are on this planet and in relationships with so many people.  Why do we think we were created to have the full view just with ourselves?  It does not make any sense.  When surmising a situation about our lives it is helpful to converse with others to get a sense of how they see things, especially if it is a decision that involves them.  In the same we are not on this planet alone, nothing we do just affects us.  To make for better surmising requires an attempt to connect to others and to God.  It does not mean we are required to do anything with their input, the conclusions are still ours.  The longer I engage in this daily relationship with God the more thankful I am to not have to know everything.  As a child, I thought I was supposed to know how to do and be in ways I had no clue about.  We think it is humiliating to admit we don’t know before surmising, but what if it is intelligent and courageous?  I appreciate being in relationship with others at work or even in the everyday world who can acknowledge their surmising was based on what they knew at the time but are aware that there may have been some angles missed.  God placed the desire to grow and love within our hearts.  This prompts us from our core to engage with others and learn from each other.  Surmising does not mean I have the right answer or all the perspectives, it means I came to the conclusion for the moment with what I had within and around me.