dailydatewithgod

As children of God we posses the heritage of love and creation.  It is written on our DNA.  Our design facilitates the opportunity to be the presence love without effort.  Staying connected to our heritage means making room for acknowledgment of our origins.  How many of us have ever really looked at the line of people and circumstances that came before us? We are influenced by it in subtle ways beyond our imagination. Depending on our perspective this can be a good or bad thing.  God invites us to come to a place of peace in our hearts with whatever heritage we are a part of in the physical world.  She also reminds us that we have a spiritual heritage.  Recognition of all of our heritages enables us to move forward with strength as the people God has called us to be.  We cannot change our heritage but we can choose to take what works and leave the rest. If laying claim to our spiritual heritage stronger than our human heritage enables us to live the life we are called by our spirits to live who is to stop us?

With each breath we are given the opportunity to be an example of our core design.  God graces us with the chance to live and be fruitful but it is up to us how we want to express that life and fruitfulness.  We can be the epitome of light and love or we can be the embodiment of darkness and fear.  A lifetime full of breaths means we will get the chance to do it all.  Living in a dual dimension we cannot have one without the other.  Over time if we are paying attention we can notice which epitome serves our greatest good and those of others.  It is not black and white and perfection is something to work towards but while we are present in a human body with a human ego, it will evade us. Instead we get to engage the dance and make room for all facets of ourselves.  The acceptance that one does not erase the other or overcome it.  No matter how dark or fearful things become, God’s design of light and love in us will never fade completely.  We will always be capable of choosing to be the epitome of God’s great design.  Sometimes it may feel like we do not have a choice or we are too tired to choose.  Other times it may seem as though there are multiple forces fighting against us.  Each of those times with that same breath we can reconnect to our hearts and feel the strength of God deep within us.  God please help me remember I am not alone in this.  God, let me not lose sight of your design in me and those around me.  God, I can’t see the light anymore, open the eyes of my heart. Those are my simple prayers when I cannot muster up the energy to epitomize the light of love I know is still alive in me.

When we choose a spiritual path to reunite us with our hearts we notice a lot of fits and starts.  It is not a straight course of travel.  There are many setbacks, winding roads, or unseen obstacles.  All are as designed to train us from the thinking of the world to the thinking of Spirit.  We simply do not see things as God sees things.  Life’s path becomes a training in course correction.  We are given the opportunity with each bump and twist to choose the path of Spirit yet again.  God does not judge us for the times we slow down or quit altogether because she knows deep within us there is movement even when we cannot see it. Spirit gives us the new breath so many times each day to propel us forward.  Even when it seems like we are not making progress the training is happening.  The moment we get back on the horse by taking that deep breath and asking, “Please!  Help me see this differently,” we proceed with the training to the awareness of our hearts. We can try to measure our progress or determine if the training is sufficient by the world’s standards but it won’t work.  It is like comparing apples to tires.  One fuels us from within and the other helps the wheels move.  If we do not consume the apple for fuel, the tires will not move because there is nothing to move.  Training our thinking to be in alignment with our hearts can only be seen as God sees it.