dailydatewithgod

When determining our stance on a particular issue it is important to consider all the factors involved. We have this unique capacity as human beings to explain our behavior post-action by some reasoning which may or may not explain our behavior. It is humbling to admit we do not know why we actually do something. The reality is so much of our behavior is automatic and programmed based on very well-practiced habits. Those habits are shaped by observing those around us at a young age and adapting our behavior to match theirs. It is how cultural constructs and accepted norms are formed. With the practice of awareness and mindful practice, we can alter our stance to mirror that which is aligned with the truth of who we uniquely are. Not all of our automatic stances need to be realigned. We can pick and choose as some of them may serve us well. Another difficult concept to grasp is that we do not do anything that does not serve us. It sounds preposterous especially when we find ourselves behaving in patterns that clearly are hurting us. This is where the recognition of our stance becomes useful. In our minds, formed before we were aware of it, there are fixed ideas and notions serving a survival purpose. Determining if it is actual survival or survival of who we think we are or are supposed to be, is the nitty-gritty of defacing the stance we are holding. God encourages us to investigate the mental and emotional stances underpinning our perspectives that create behaviors we sense we are no longer truly connected to so we can return to a place of choice in our lives.