dailydatewithgod

In balancing our understanding of the world we must bring into consideration not only what is happening in the world but what is happening inside of us. It is the interaction of those two forces that form our perceptions and knowledge of ourselves and the world.  To think we can take in what is going on outside of us without bringing into account what is happening inside of us is not real.  We talk about unbiased opinions but there are none.  We talk about unfiltered truth, but there is none.  The moment we take something outside of ourselves, digest it, and then send it out again it has changed.  Ultimately what this calls us to do is proceed with some humility.  The certainty we know of in our minds is not what is conveyed by our hearts.  The carriage of our hearts moves at a slightly slower pace than our minds. It knows we need to digest and filter information to determine how it resonates with the truth of who we are.  We all know this to be true if we are honest with ourselves.  We have been present in the same situation and then give completely different accounts of what happened.  We have listened to someone share an idea and created a completely different perspective from the others who heard the same idea.  The transportation of things through our minds is usually interested in speed.  The transportation of our heart works a bit more like a horse and carriage in a world of planes. God invites us to make room for both options.  We do not have to make the speed wrong to breathe in and out long enough for the carriage to show up. We can simply ask the riders of the plane to go get their baggage while we wait for the carriages to arrive.  We can choose which ideas we want to share from the truth of who we are or the first thing that occurs to us. The choice is ours to make.