dailydatewithgod

So what does it mean to have all our ducks in a row other than that we have a row of ducks?  I was always puzzled by that phrase as it did not make any sense.  Maybe that is why they call them idioms given that they sound idiotic when taken out of the cultural context in which they are accepted as turns of phrase.  When we look at how we prepare and arrange our lives sometimes we come to the realization that we are doing nothing more than organizing a group of ducks.  Sounds silly, doesn’t it?  Perhaps because when we start thinking that life will go as we planned because of our arrangements it is silly as well.  I am all for being organized and a good planner as they are two of my best qualities but even I recognize the limitations of arranging things.  It is good to have preferences and know how we like things but when it comes to arranging a whole life, that is more like a God job.  The best focus of my arranging comes in how I deal with what is right in front of me.  Not what is in front of you or God.  When I stay within my scope of arranging I can explore, be creative, push myself to stretch, and most importantly let go of thinking of arranging another or life as a whole.  We have all thought at one time or another, “everything would be fine if they or it went the way I suggested.”  Even when we have the outside all arranged and all can tell our ducks are in a nice row, it does not signify that we have done any arranging of our internal world.  When we find ourselves occupied by what is happening outside of us where we cannot arrange things or people the way we want, it is a sign we need to focus on arranging our insides.  There are no ducks in our hearts, and it will not necessarily go in a row, but the opportunity for exploration, creativity, and the courage to open ourselves more to the light of love which longs to shine through us.  Each day on my daily date with God I present what I am arranging in my life and God points me back to my heart.  God reminds me to get reacquainted with the arrangement of love placed in my heart upon which my spirit arranges itself with each breath.