God guides. Deep within each one of us is a knowing of a path of love. It is so closely embedded in our being that it cannot help but come through our being. It is the flicker of hope that resides within us keeping us from giving up. It is the slight notion of possibility giving us permission to imagine just a little longer. It is the presence of a power that we cannot quite put our finger on but somehow when we need it most, we can feel it. There was a time in my life when I would have argued that the idea of such a presence in me was ridiculous. Many a time I have felt nothing and certainly could not see any wonder in something inside of me. If I didn’t already feel like something was wrong with me then I only need pay attention to a culture that is saturated in fixing, changing, and molding individuals to acceptability and a specific standard. Religious, political, and educational institutions seem to thrive on being able to produce a product of a human being who measures up to some agreed upon level of acceptable being. Then there are the counter cultural institutions which rebuke this notion all together and subscribe to an overly individualistic way of being. How does one possibly decide which direction to go in? God always calls us back to the direction of our hearts. Therein lie the templates for full living guiding us in the direction of moment to moment experiences which measure us as our best selves. This may or may not meet other’s standards. This may or may not allow us to participate in the approval process of the world at large or small. I would rather have a sense of direction in my life where I can be just as I am, good or bad, right or wrong, messy or clean. A space where fluctuations from one state of being to another are understood. An experience of being led always to the reminder of love that we all are even if it doesn’t look like our conception of love. It took the breakdown of my world and everything I thought I understood about love and life to seek out a new direction. But day by day this is the direction that leads me to the peace of my soul and I never regret my seeking of the hand of God to direct my world. Even when all I can see are God’s fingertips.
Be Of Direction!
My prayer for us is the willingness to notice which directions bring us closer to the truth of who we are inside versus approval from the outside.
If God is guiding us in the direction of our hearts, how can God invite you to sit for a few minutes to discover the loving space of your heart that you may have not known is there? Share in the comments.
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Be Of Coursing!
God is oozing! As creations of God we are designed as the flowing nature of love. If we never do anything we are elements in the stream of love. We course through every heart, flow in every river, and connect all major entities with our being. This all occurs without any effort or thought on our part. God designed us to be the coursing love that extends and connects all elements of life. When we take the reins and try to orchestrate things we can mess up the flow. When the course stops flowing we are not getting the messages of love that we are tasked with carrying. It is all well intended of us but the choice to meddle comes from the fear based idea that we are separate from God and one another. It says in A Course In Miracles that our only problem is thinking we are separate from God. We think we have to chart our own course. We want to flow in a different direction because it could not really be as easy as letting go into the flow of love. When I find myself at war with my life by not accepting what is, I realize that I have gone off course. Nothing in my life has ever been something where love could not find a way to course through and heal. I may not see it in the moment and get impatient. Next thing I know I have built a dam and there is no coursing of love headed my way. God will not break down our barricades for us certainly not without our consent. When I am willing to reach yet again for God’s hand and break apart the dam piece by piece, the love begins to flow effortlessly and I find myself back on course. Sometimes on our daily meditation dates I show up with a piece of the dam ready to be relinquished that very moment.
My prayer for us is the courage to recognize the dams or the damns we have set up around our hearts that block the course of love meant to flow effortlessly in and out of our being.
If God has created us to flow in the course of love at all times, what barriers might you be putting up to obstruct the flow today? Share in the comments.
Be of Encompassing!
God is good. One of the best things about being in relationship with God is knowing that all God is resides within me. I am part of my Creator. Despite what happens in my life I can always know this to be true. Am I always a shining example of my creative essence? No. Am I always willing to rest in my heart that knows the truth of who I am? No. Am I always able to remember that what is happening outside of me does not change who I am at my core? No. Thankfully God doesn’t see things as always or never. God sees life as a series of lessons and opportunities for growth. God does not doubt God’s creation but knows that sometimes I do. God knows I get distracted by the physical universe that surrounds me which seems to drown out God’s still small voice reminding me who I am. This is why God is excited about our daily date time that I dedicate specifically for God and me. During this time, mostly unhindered by the world around me, God greets me with the all-encompassing love and reminder of who I truly am.
My prayer for us is the courage to be consistent with our daily meeting of ourselves and God encompassing love whether formal or informal.
If God encompasses us in a love beyond our understanding, how might God reach you today to envelope you in the truth of who you are? Share in the comments.
Be Of Ratification!
God affirms. There is no question or even doubt in God’s mind that we are the manifestation of love. God does not deny what God creates. God doesnt’ explain why or what God creates. God’s creation simply is. This is how we know that we are the truth of love at our core. It is not as though we need to believe it in order for it to be true. The ratification that we require is for the acceptance in our minds. Our hearts know who we are. Our hearts live in the expression of God at all times. It is the breakdown in the communication between our hearts and our minds that is calling for restoration. God is willing to help us with the ratification of our minds to the reality of our hearts. It is up to us to admit the need for ratification. We are invited with each breath to begin this process multiple times per day. We think it is complicated because our minds tell us it must be. When I rest in the quiet of my heart as I do in my daily meditation date with God, I am shown how simple and seamless the process of ratification of the mind to the way of the heart can be.
My prayer for us is the courage to admit the need of the mind to be ratified to the truth of our hearts today.
If God knows the path of connection between our mind and our hearts, how might God assist you in the ratification of the mind to the reality of your heart today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Activation!
God moves. In our connection to Our Creator we experience an activation in our hearts that moves us. It moves us in a way we are sometimes unaware. We often notice this when we recognize our behavior as loving beyond what we thought we could do. We find our very hearts activated and expanded, allowing for more forgiveness and understanding than we can comprehend. I experienced this grace in my relationship with my father. This power showed up in a space in my heart and profoundly activated an experience of love and grace that I had never known was possible. After years of praying for him out of a desire to be free of the anger and fear inside of my own heart, I was released. This forgiveness experience not only activated an expanded capacity for love in my heart but it opened my mind to the possibility and power of love beyond which I thought was possible. It ignited a hope in me that if it could happen in this difficult situation, it could happen with anything. My reliance upon God was activated to a new level and our daily meditation dates reached a deeper connection within my heart.
My prayer for us is the courage to be open to an activation in our hearts that surpasses our mind’s idea of possibility.
If God is interested in the activation our hearts past their capacity of love as we see it, where would you like God to help you experience this today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Probability!
God is a sure thing. Embracing our relationship with God is admitting that we are a part of something bigger than ourselves. We are fueled by our connection to the Divine. This line of thinking allows us the courage to experience life with a sense of playfulness. If there is nothing that we can do to undo the Ultimate Divine Presence because we are completely connected to it, then we are free to believe in the probability of life being okay after all. I am someone who lived a large part of her life so afraid to make a mistake because I thought it meant I was a mistake.. It is like God tells me in our daily meditation date, it is probable that you will shine today because you are remembering right now that we are connected. Then as I go through my day when the thoughts of not being enough or of messing up pop into my brain, I remember it is not probable that any mistake could undo my core nature.
My prayer for us is the willingness to embrace the idea of the probability of us shining because of our connection to All That Is than the opposite today.
If God has created at our core a design for love and wholeness, what is the probability that something you do could cause that to shine through your being today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Development!
God arises. In my daily meditation date with God I am invited to look at what in my life is causing me to grow in love or where I am able to be love. God invites me to notice the people and experiences that allow me to experience love, generate love, or long for love. There is no judgment or sense of lack around love. It is about paying attention to where love can be developed. God knows my heart is much bigger than I can imagine it to be. God wants me to see how the love in my heart emanates an energy field that surpasses my physical body or thinking mind. When I find myself wanting to shut out love or protect my heart, I have learned to bring this to God. I ask how I can develop the courage to come to that experience or person next time with an open heart. Not so much because it will benefit the other person but because I see what it does to me when I close my heart off. The gift of being able to notice the room for development of my heart into arenas, situations and people I never though possible reminds me that love is more than I could possibly understand. I need only pay attention to how the energy moves and breathes in my heart.
My prayer for us is the courage to notice where our hearts might develop beyond the capacity of what our minds think are possible today.
If God believes that our hearts have a love capacity far exceeding our thinking, how might God encourage you to develop your heart with fullness today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Rectitude!
God is here. The mystifying awareness of my daily meditations with God is that God is not only full present but there is nowhere else God would rather me than with me. God is aware of the righteousness of this moment and the perfection of it cannot be surpassed. I wish I could say the same for myself. Sometimes being present in my own skin can feel alarming and uncomfortable. After spending so many years ignoring my body and escaping into another place in my mind, choosing to be right here, right now takes courage and strength. As an incest survivor those tactics were most essential for survival and I am grateful for them, but I am not that little girl anymore and I desire to be fully present in my life today. I want to appreciate the gifts of the moment. I want to rectify my experience of the present moment by seeing it through God’s eyes. Little by little in my daily process of recovery I reach for the rectitude of being present in this moment. God gives me the power to be right here, right now by being with me. God is always ready to show me the preciousness of this moment where love is fully expressed. If God is willing, then I can be willing too. Right now is where time and space are irrelevant so there is no past and no future for which to concern myself. I am free to sit in the rectitude of the moment with God by my side.
My prayer for us is the gift of rectitude in reclaiming the power of being present to love in whatever form in our lives right here right now.
If God is willing to show you the rectification of gifts of love in this moment, what might you be willing to let go of from the past or future to meet God where you are physically right now? Share in the comments.
Be Of Uniting!
God is one. We have been created out of one love. When we are separated from that great love that intertwines with everything in our lives, we feel the disconnection. We may not recognize it as such. We may just feel off or think we are missing out on something. We may think we need someone or something else in order to not feel this way. But none of those outside things will create the sense of unity in our hearts that we long for most. We long for it because it is inherent in our hearts to be united with All That Is. Our souls know of our connection to Spirit. Our minds are calmed by the coherency created by heart connection. God always sees us as united with God and united in wholeness. The most comforting thing for me experienced on my daily meditation date with God is the sense that I am united with a power greater than me even for just 20 minutes in a way that surpasses the understanding of my mind but is music to my heart. God reminds me, “I AM. I AM WITH YOU. I AM WITHIN YOU.”
My prayer for us is the courage to admit that the source of our anxiety or discord comes from our perceived disconnection from the United force of love.
If God is united to us and with always, what might you feel connected to in your next breath? Share in the comments.
Be Of Ministering!
God heals. We are reflections and imitations of God. As we align ourselves with our full purpose in life we see that we are ministers of love. We are given the tools we need through our own inclinations to spread the love we are. God places in our hearts particular inclinations that reveal to us the desires of the kind of life we want to live. We are given those inclinations so we can be guided to the arena where we can minister most effectively. God needs us everywhere. God has no eyes or ears nor hands or feet. We can be the ministers of love through our eyes and ears, our feet and hands and carry the message of love through who we are being in that realm.
My prayer for us is the courage to recognize our interests and inclinations and trust that God will give us what we need to be a part of that realm of life so we can minister to all to whom we encounter today.
If God is calling us to minister in a particular arena of life, what can God do to encourage you to trust that you will have what you need to be the message of love in the area you are interested in today? Share in the comments.
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