dailydatewithgod

Sharing my experiences and understandings of the Great I AM.

Mar 16

Be Of Preparation!

by Colleen
In the realm of the Spirit there is nothing we cannot handle. The idea of not being ready for something does not exist.  The fear of lack of preparation is a human mind construct.  Everything that is happening in our lives is in essence a preparation for the next step.  We think things don’t count because they aren’t what we expected.  We imagine that there are specific interactions or experiences that must happen before we can be ready to deal with certain things.  This comes from the idea of needing to know something before we experience it.  It can be helpful to have working knowledge of something before we experience it, but it can also stand in our way. God is about the present moment.  When we are right here, right now, in alignment with God and our highest self we have everything we need to face what is in our face.  The only preparation we need is the courage to stay in the moment we are in.
My prayer for us today is the courage to let go of worry about what might be and preparing for love by being where we are today.
If there is no preparation needed to handle the situation or person right in front of you today, who might you be able to be in this moment?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 15

Be Of Perseverance!

by Colleen
God’s consistency of love defies reason.  As someone who likes to understand things I find myself often confounded.  Reason and understanding are not always available.  People act in ways that I cannot comprehend.  Situations occur that have no rational basis.  If I only look at life through the perspective of my reasoning brain, I come up short.  Here is where the heart comes into play.  The energy of my heart where love echoes provides the sustenance to keep persevering at life.  It is not reasonable to find a way to love someone who irritates me, but love has shown me freedom when I am willing to do it anyway.  It makes no sense that bad things happen to good people, but my heart’s energy extends a cloak of trust in the fullness of the universal experience that sees beyond just right and wrong. On any given day there are a million reasons to give up and throw in the towel.  Yet the gentle nudging of God’s voice in the chambers of our hearts gives us the energy to persevere in hope, faith and love.
My prayer for us is the courage to incorporate a more heart-centered perspective on life providing us with a God-given perseverance to do today to the fullest.
If God can imagine a reason to persevere in love despite all that has come of God’s creation, how could God assist you in creating the same in your life today with what you are facing?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 14

Be Of Radiance!

by Colleen
The glow of light that is forever burning in your heart can never be distinguished.  It can appear to have dimmed but it never goes away.  The light within you came pre-installed.  God placed this radiating energy in our hearts and it is what keeps us connected to God. When we tune into an awareness of this light it begins to radiate through us. When we notice the radiation within other people it awakens our own.  We can be present to our light and the light of others.  This presence allows the light to grow stronger and spread through our entire being.  It radiates the message of love in its energetic waves in us and those around us.  One of the greatest gifts we can give to each other is the recognition of each other’s light. I remember the people in my life who saw the light radiating within me when  I had forgotten how to access it.  Their recognition allowed it to begin to radiate with me again.  I hope I have managed to do the same for others.
My prayer for us is the willingness to witness the radiant light that exists within ourselves and others.
If God can radiate waves of light in our hearts, what other radiant experiences might you be open to having of God today? Share in the comments.

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Mar 13

Be Of Traveling!

by Colleen
God embraces all of us.  God created all of us.  When we find ourselves in a place that we did not intend to be.  We experience strife and grief or sadness and pain the tendency is to think we have done something wrong. We tend to have an either/or perspective on life.  We think that if we are in one of those undesired states we have traveled down a path that we cannot back from. Yes, they are powerful emotional experiences but the travel path does not define us.  Who we are at our core is never changed by outside circumstances.  Sometimes it is necessary to go down a darker travel path so that we can rely upon the light that is inside of us to see.  If we travel this path then we can help guide others back to the light of who they are.  Helping others reminds us of our light and together we shine even brighter.
My prayer for us is the recognition that the travel path we are on is always about reuniting us with the light within us no matter how dark it looks.
How could God assist you today in remembering and witness on whatever path you are traveling that your light of truth is in you? Share in the comments.

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Mar 12

Be Of Inquiry!

by Colleen
God is about exploring and experiencing.  All of life provides us with an opportunity to discover what it has to offer.  There is an expression in recovery that I heard early on and stuck with me: “More will be revealed.” Behind the saying is the idea of being in today.  I can only go by what I know today and make the best decision and course of action based on what I know today.  It keeps me from future tripping and playing out worse case scenarios.  It leaves open the possibility of change and a trust of timing of things is in God’s hands.  When I am open, I am willing to inquire more and not feel threatened by what I do not know.  When I am willing to explore a possibility, there is less fear because I am in acceptance of what is present.  It is not a search to fix or change but to enhance my experience or be opened to a fuller perspective.
My prayer for us is the courage to embrace a level of inquiry about our lives this day.
If you could inquire into an area fo your just for fun, which one would you pick today?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 11

Be Of Embracing!

by Colleen

God is the Ultimate.  To experience the wholeness and fullness of life we are called to embrace the wholeness of the experience we are living. I can think of a bunch of things I would like to experience one day.  And then there are those experiences that seem to happen out of nowhere.  Nothing you do can fully prepare you for them.  No amount of wishful thinking can make them not happen.  Life happens.  The degree to which I am able to be in acceptance of the totality of life is directly linked to my judgment of the goodness or worthiness of an experience.  This is where I continually bring my thoughts to God and say, “okay, here is what is happening, I don’t like it because as far as I can tell. . . but I am willing to see it differently.  Show me how this is an experience that will help me to grow in love.  Open my heart and my eyes to embrace the opportunity for growth.”  There is sometimes a long pause before the willingness of the second part of the prayer shows up.  It depends on how much I am enjoying fighting reality under the guise of “this shouldn’t be happening!”  I have been experiencing this a lot in my work place recently and so I have concluded that at the very least, there are multiple openings for God to show me the breadth and depth of love growth that can occur in the everyday experience.  For today, I am willing to learn.  We will see what tomorrow brings.

My prayer for us is the courage to let go of our agenda and embrace the surprises of growth in love through the ordinary today.
God is willing to guide us through anything and everything that we invite God to. What area of your life might be experienced differently if you embraced God’s offer of guidance today?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 10

Be Of Wonder!

by Colleen
God has designed a world of beauty for us to enjoy.  Even more magical is the extent to which God has made present the beauty of love in so many ways.  It is a wonder we don’t fall over in the sheer joy of how much we are loved when we look at all that is around us and within us.  Children do it all the time because they exist in a state of wonder.  The world and its surroundings hold such fascination because they are interested in discovering it.  The quality of wonder is still within us as adults we just become numb to it.  We put a higher importance on knowing the answer, having it all figured out, and being an authority.  We intelligently recognize patterns and then to save brain power memorize them so we don’t have to do things from scratch all the time.  These are wonderful tools of our mind for living, but they can numb us to the wonder and beauty of life that is present with us at all times.
My prayer for us is the curiosity to find wonder in the beauty and love within and outside ourselves today.
If God created all things with love and beauty, what wonderful elements of life are you interested in exploring today?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 9

Be Of Starting!

by Colleen
God stands with us and within us as the greatest measure of loving presences in existence.  God does not stand separate from creation.  How could God separate from that which is an extension of God? We are not separate from God but believe that we are.  This belief is what drives us to take on the need to control our lives, think we are responsible for more than we are, and rebel against authority because in our eyes we have been abandoned.  It is an illusion of our ego that we are separate from God or could ever be. EGO=Edging God Out.  So how do we go about keeping this illusion from running our lives?  We start by recognizing it.  We start by acknowledging it as something we adopted to help us get through something at some point in our lives.  We start by admitting that it no longer creates the sense of peace and safety that it may once has. When we grow up, we grow out of ways of thinking and being that no longer serve us if we have the courage to embrace change.  It is simple but not easy.  I find the willingness to let go of one old idea of how I am separate from God is enough to get me started today.
My prayer for us today is the courage and willingness to notice where we think we are separate from God in our lives and how that area of our life is working today.
If we are not separate from God, what could God do that would help us to start remember our connection today?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 8

Be Of Beingness!

by Colleen

God is beingness of love.  When we find ourselves living and being the demonstration of love it is God working through us.  It isn’t about a feeling that we have it is about who we are being.  You could also look at it as who we are not being.  Being Love is who we are at our core.  The times we find ourselves acting in opposition to love or apathetic about love, we are showing that we are disconnected from our true self.  At the time of our creation and even before God fashioned a beingness of love in us.  We cannot run or hide from it.  We can pile lots of stuff on top of it.  We can deny that it is true for us.  We can masquerade around as though we are not effected by our being anything less than love.  In the end, however we only hurt ourselves.  The illusion that we buy into is thinking that the reason we are not able to be the love we are is because of other people or situations we have experienced.  But no person or situation is greater than God.  It is about us claiming our connection to God which never goes away no matter how distant we feel from it.  Sometimes I find myself saying is God,” I know you are here with me in the dark even when I don’t want to be here with me.  I wish I could feel you but it’s just not happening right now.  Help me to carry on being in love through my actions while my thoughts and feelings catch up.”

My prayer for us is the courage to hold on to the knowledge of our hearts which tell us who we really are even when we don’t feel like being love today.
If God is greater than any person or circumstance who acts out of a lack of love, what would your prayer to God be to encourage you to continue to be love in the face of lack today?  Share in the comments.

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Mar 7

Be Of Purpose!

by Colleen
God guides us through an internal knowing.  From this knowing extends our sense of purpose.  We can sense that knowing if we slow down and take a moment to connect.  This is where my date time with God, otherwise known as daily prayer and meditation, comes into play.  We all know when we are choosing from our hearts.  We sense a peace in knowing we are making the right decision for that moment. Our purpose comes in living from our hearts.  Our purpose is to be happy.  God wants us to be happy.  Living from our hearts enables that happiness to guide our purpose.  We tend to think of happiness as something we gain from outside of ourselves.  We think that when we reach a certain stature, own a certain item, or have a net worth of a certain amount we will be happy.  We can certainly enjoy these things but because they do not come from our hearts, they are fleeting.  God invites us quietly and from within ourselves to explore our true happiness and fulfill our purpose of living from our hearts.
My prayer for us is the willingness to spend some time in meditation today getting to know our hearts and thus our purpose.
If all you needed to do to connect with your purpose is spend a few minutes meditating on your heart each day, how could God assist you in making it happen?  Share in the comments.

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