dailydatewithgod

God emerges. Within the vital nature of our hearts we find a continual renewal of energy that comes from the flow of love.  Yes, our physical heart pumps blood but the energetic properties of our heart have also been scientifically shown to expand outside of our physical body.  There is an energetic flow that meets the environment and people around us before we physically get close to them.  Whatever we are carrying in our heart essentially walks in the room before us.  God invites me constantly on our prayer and meditation dates to expand my heart.  It was so shut down for such a long time it is any wonder that it didn’t stop functioning.  This is the proof to me that no matter what I do or do not do, I cannot undo the nature of God. God has always readied the formation for growth of our hearts through the experience of love.  It is ready for the expansion every time we take a breath.  It is formed every time we open our eyes to see with love.  It is formed every time we move away from festering anger and frustration.  God will never stop forming our hearts for greater love until we ask God not to.  It is the nature of God to create and form more love and God wants us to be as much a part of that as we are willing to surrender to.

God is enlivened.  The most dazzling element of living in relationship with God is the surprises.  The gentle nudges of circumstance that remind me I am not alone.  Especially when I have had a crappy day and things seem to be unwinding before my very eyes.  These sparkling moments of surprise are like a warm hug to my heart.  The other day something innocuous happened and I lost it.  I had this extreme reaction that came out of nowhere so much so that it surprised me.  As the day progressed I managed to focus and take care of what was in front of me but I was somewhat shaken.  Then I opened up a jar that I unknowingly managed to break earlier in the day when I threw down my bag in frustration.  The contents of the jar went everywhere at which point I could have easily broken down into tears over one more mess up that day.  Instead exactly at that moment in the room was a member of the environmental staff who had exactly what was needed to clean it up.  And with a simple request he took care of it and wouldn’t even let me help.  It was like God was saying yet again, “Yep, got you on that one too Colleen . . . surprise!”  It was if God had shown up in this man and rubbed my shoulder and said, “no worries, I am still here.” God is always ready to show up in unexpected ways if I am open to continuing to see God even when my vision is clouded.

My prayer for us is the willingness to let go of our expectations of God and allow ourselves to be surprised today.

If God can show up in unexpected ways, how can you be willing to be surprised by love today?  Share in the comments.

God secures.  To be drawn to God is the fulfillment of our truest nature.  We were designed to be connected to our Creator.  There is so much that God finds fascinating in us, why wouldn’t we find ourselves equally attracted to God?  It is about recognizing the face of God in all things.  It is about coming home to the heart of understanding our oneness.  Cultivating this awareness is what God shows me on our dates. When I am in alignment with my true self I see and hear the presence of God as the things to which I am attracted.  Our desire and our attraction when driven by love is unity.  We live in a world that tells us what is most important is to stand out and be unique.  We do stand out and are unique as none of God’s creations are exactly the same.  But the purpose of our uniqueness to open our eyes to the multiple possibilities of the presence of God.  I can start by paying attention to what I am attracted to and what I like.  This is never separate from God because the true nature of my attraction stems from my heart.

God bestows.  The grace of love is within each one of us fully and completely at all times.  We just think it is not there because we have stopped connecting to our hearts for the answers.  We look to outside sources for our answers and our definitions.  Showing up for my daily meditation date with God has shown me that it is when I take the time to cultivate the knowing of my heart, I begin to experience true peace of mind.  If I waited until my mind was cleared to be willing to take on the task of showing up for our date each morning, I would still be waiting.  Only by showing up, just as God does for me, and being present to whatever is present in mind and body and allowing God to take my hand to my heart, did the peace of mind emerge.  It is not always easy.  My mind is full of reasons and resistance to being with the entirety of who I am.  My body may be uncomfortable and my mind may be running a bunch of stories that will not quiet down.  It is then that I take God’s hand to my heart and ask to be shown what is hiding underneath all the commotion.  I allow God to confer upon me the gift of the presence of eternal love and acceptance exactly as I am in this moment.