We live in a world full of information and ideas. Sometimes it seems as though their speed of expression is driven by a fear of running out of style. In such an environment it becomes imperative for us to harness the power of the pause. Not only for whether or not the ideas in our heads truly need to be voiced in the moment but also to determine which to take in. God invites us to take the time to determine the validity of what is coming across our path before we simply adopt it. Just because it is popular right now or what everyone else seems to be doing does not mean it is in resonance with the truth of who we are. This applies to ideas that have been readily ingrained in our sense of ourselves as well as things newly presented to us. On my daily dates with God over the years as I sit in a quiet and gentle space of love and acceptance held by God in my heart, I am given the grace of being in the moment. I come to it full of ideas and questions. God welcomes all that I am in that moment with open arms. Validity of anything for God is about what she sees as resonant with how I am designed. Each of us has a role to play in our own lives and in the lives of those with whom we interact. Interaction can be the simplicity of walking past someone on the street, standing in line behind them in the grocery store, or being stuck in traffic with them. And yes, even the one who isn’t using their blinker. What is valid in those moments is God’s presence in all of it. Even if the ideas and information they are presenting irritate us. In the space of quiet with our Creator, God invites us to find the peace of acceptance in all that we are and are not at any given moment. When we incorporate the knowing of such acceptance we find ourselves capable to hold the validity of the being of another being at any time because it is their God presence that resonates with us despite what is emanating from them.
Are we willing to take God up on the invitation of acceptance of us and make room for the validity of the being of others today?
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