dailydatewithgod

I remember the game Operation we played as kids. I particularly hated that awful buzzing noise when you got too close and touched something you were not supposed to.  I am actually not sure what the point of that game was other than to determine how steady one’s hands are under pressure.  Needless to say, it did not inspire me to become a surgeon, probably for the best. Knowing the workings of our own system is a vital role for all of us.  Doctors and specialists know our makeup and how to operate it because we are humans and there are lots of similarities.  Only we know the intricate operation of the system called us.  It is remarkable when I think back to how much power I handed off to someone who knows a lot about me, in general, to determine what is happening with me specifically. I am not advocating for becoming our own doctor let alone surgeon, at least not in the traditional sense.  I am the only person who has been with me through all the phases of development of the system called me.  Taking the time to understand how it operates on all levels is one of my primary responsibilities.  If I am going to have any sense of how to operate my own system, I will need to know what it is made of, what has shaped it, what affects it, and how it operates when high or low functioning.  God encourages us to get to know ourselves not because it will cause us to become navel-gazers. God encourages us to develop intricate knowledge of the whole of who we are so we can operate in the flow of the universe.  We are going to experience breakdowns and wrong turns.  Being able to distinguish between an indication of amputation versus mutation is valuable. It is a different level of operation if we are going to completely remove a part of ourselves versus modify it.  I am not speaking physically, I would leave that up to the physical surgeons.  We are more than physical and the operation of life as a whole invites us to participate and play.  Knowing what we bring to the table so we can add to the grand operation begins by being curious about the whole of who we are.