dailydatewithgod

In the second of the 12 steps where one comes to an understanding of a belief in a power greater than oneself the literature states that “belief meant reliance, not defiance.”  The point is for a belief to work it has to be something we can rely on. What is the point if we do not use the belief we have?  Similarly one of my favorite quotes of C.S. Lewis is: “Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.” One thing I realized early on was that if I was going to show up each day for my daily date with God it would not mean much if I did not rely on God to be there.  My understanding of God and what I am relying on has changed over time.  The idea of God’s presence in whatever way I need God to be that day is a reliance I have.  I may not feel God each day.  I may not sense a connection each day.  I may not find it useful or want to rely on God on a particular day. I show up as a demonstration of my belief in myself and in the process.  Over time the reliance on God while never a prescriptive thing has been one way to show my commitment to live from the heart of belief in the life-giving light that lives within me.  I enter each day not knowing what it means to be a believer but one thing I do know is a reliance on a power greater than myself is part of the deal.