dailydatewithgod

The Great Creator began existence by breathing love into creation.  We experience that same gift of life each time that we breathe.  It is hard to imagine that something so simple as our breath is the very thing that connects us most intimately with Our Creator.  Yet, that is the most profound truth of all. God wanted to make it so simple and direct so that we would never be separate from God.  We cannot go very long without breathing and still live.  The gift of life is that we are to remain in constant contact with God and experience the living breathing embodiment of love.  When we choose to breathe and accept the gift of life we are calling upon the very force that created us from the beginning. We are saying yes to Our Creator. We are saying yes to living in love.  We are saying yes to being aligned with the light within us.  We are saying yes to being carried by the greatest love of all.   My prayer for us today is that we be willing to say yes to life by breathing.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

The Ever-Knowing God is fully present in this moment.  The Great Creator designed us for relationship with the divine.  God did not create us and then leave us to figure it all out.  We were created out of love to experience and live the message of love.  We cannot be disconnected from our source.  Our minds tells us we are because we cannot see God with our physical eyes.  God speaks to us in our hearts. In order to hear the voice of God and be aware of the promise of love, we need to get quiet and close off the bombardment of noises and clamoring of the physical world.  All over these days people are speaking about the power of meditation.  For centuries in Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and all religions there exists practices of creating a quiet space for the mind and the heart to focus on God.  Scientists and psychologists are noticing the healing power of meditation on the brain and it is a growing “trend” in popular culture to meditate.  It looks different when you focus on the specifics of the rituals and practice, but the focus and the intention is the same.  My prayer for us today is that we choose to make time with God to hear the promise of love granted to us with each breath.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen

God has designed us to radiate love and light.  God created us out of love and light.  God reigns with love and light.  When we own the love that is within us and allow the light of that love to shine through us we radiate God.  When we remember who we are and allow ourselves to shine we encourage others to shine.  It is the light that we witness in others that reminds us of our light.  We do not dim the light of others when we shine.  In the unlimited universe where the power of God knows no other, there is no limit to the amount of light. Sometimes because we are not aware of our own light, we feel frightened by the light of others.  We have all had times, at least  I have, when the darkness within us and around us seemed like the only natural thing.  When that happens and we come across the light, we can either choose to let it remind us of our own light or deflect it back because we fear trusting it.  We see the light in children and those who love us. We experience the light in the day and magic it creates when it dispels the darkness.  It takes faith to trust that the darkness we are experiencing in one moment is only the gateway back to the light.  It takes courage to believe despite the circumstances that the darkness is only a lack of light in the moment not the lack of light at all.  The darkest time of the night is just before the sun enters.  I need to remember that often.  Just when I think the darkness is all there is, God wakens me up to the light.  God does it through others, through nature, and through the sheer power of love.  We can be the encourager of the light when it is darkest for others if we allow ourselves to shine.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to allow the light of love to shine through us so that others can be reminded and encouraged to connect to the light of love that is within them.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

God as Wise Creator established a system of give and take.  Everything in life has its flow.  When we are in that flow of life there is a rhythm to our giving and receiving.  We don’t struggle with the story of not enough or too much, our reality is just as it should be.  It is in this space that true generosity can be cultivated.  This is about energy in all its forms.  The flow is present in relationships, in physical objects, in situations, our spirit, and our hearts.  When I feel I am stepping into a world reality of not enough or too much, the simplest way for me to be drawn back into a place where I can be generous is through my breath. Both a giving and a receiving takes place in my breath.  By pausing and leaning into the rhythm and focus on the in and out of my breath, I can remember that all is well. I have enough, do enough, am enough and God is present so there is no limit to the generosity that can occur.  The genius of our breath, our movement of spirit, in and out of our bodies is so simple sometimes it defies my mind’s awareness. I think that whatever constricted place or lack of generosity that is happening in the moment cannot possibly be remedied by pausing and breathing. Yet God really is just that simple.  My prayer for us today is that we be wiling to take God up on the experience of generosity by placing our hands on our hearts and taking three deep breaths once.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

God of Infinite Intelligence in wisdom created light. We are drawn to that light because it lives inside of us. When we see it or experience the warmth of the Light, we feel connected and aligned.  We experience this as literally light through the sun, the majesty of a fire, or the turning on of a light switch in a dark room.  We sense this when we extend compassion (warmth of heart) to ourselves or others.  The power of love in light and compassion goes beyond the physical experience because it is more than just a physical reality.  Light is a God reality. Warmth is a God reality.  I know when God is alive in my heart because I sense a warmth in my heart.  My essence is filled with this burning light of love and I can do nothing short of share it in some way with those around me. This is the power of love.  The miraculous thing is that if I am feeling disconnected from it I can get reconnected by simply spending some time in the warmth of light–by being around others who are warm, time in the sun, or remembering a feeling of warmth.  My prayer for us today is that when we find ourselves feeling distant from the love that comes from the light that we seek it out and reconnect so that our warmth can be reignited within us. Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

The life of God extends beyond all realms and resides in all things.  As unique as we all are, we bear the signature of our Creator down to our DNA.  We cannot escape that from which we were formed.  This means that no matter what we do or how we act we cannot change our essence.  It is up to us to own who we are showing up as in the world.  We can be the character that we see ourselves as or the one that God sees us as. We can go it on our own and create a whole drama play in which we are the central character and all revolves around us. This allows us to be the director and design everything as just so.  However, we will often find that it does not work out so well because we do not reside in every other character.  We are full in ourselves.  Other people’s roles are best played out by them.  We interact with them and respond to them but we were not designed to be them or direct them.  Being the character that we are means allowing others the dignity to be the character that they are, that God has created within them.  It is easy for me to judge others but if I place the spotlight on myself I can actually do something about what kind of character I am playing.  I have no control over other characters, I was not meant to have it.  I am called by God to be the beacon of Light and Love to all in my own special way.  That is my focus, that is my mission.  If I am clear and purposeful about following my mission and living out my character I have no time to concern myself with what others are doing.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to keep our eyes focused on how we can be the character that God is calling us to be and thus allow others to do the same.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

God is All That Is.  God calls us to participate fully in life. God wants for us to experience the fullness and joy of being alive in love.  God’s dream for us is nothing short of a miraculous experience. Being present in the moment is where we find the greatest vibrancy.  Our energy aligns with God’s when we are nowhere else but the present moment.  It is the greatest gift to ourselves and to the world to be present.  We notice it when we are with someone else who is fully there.  We recognize it when we get “lost” in the moment of whatever it is that we are doing. In the vibration of the moment there is no other place to be, thing to do or fear of missing out.  We are contented in our hearts knowing that we are exactly where we are supposed to be and all our energies align with that purpose.  The beauty of all of this is that it only takes the simplicity of being with our breath to create this reality.  We do not need to attend classes, learn metaphysics, listen to a great speaker.  We can stop, place our hand on our hearts and take three deep breaths.  This is something I do over and over again to bring myself into a space of vibrancy (aliveness in the moment).  My prayer for us today is that we awaken to how we can be fully present with the gift of God in the moment through the simplicity of our breath.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

God delights in us.  God is fascinated by how we grow and learn.  God smiles when looking at creation and sees the perfection that is inherent in All That Is.  Our ability to find humor and lightness in our existence puts us in direct contact with God.  We are called to be introspective and quiet so that we might hear the voice of God in our lives.  But there are also times when circumstance just jumps out God’s message of love to us.  Humor is one of those qualities that allows us to embrace God.  When we stay in touch and are aware of the humorous side of life we know that the Spirit is with us.  There is an acceptance of what is and courage to relax and trust when we see the humorous side of things.   One cannot laugh with a heavy heart.  When it seems as though things are dark and painful we can ask God to show us the humor (the lightness) of the situation.  We are asking for the gift of an unburdened heart so that we are free to allow the spirit within our breath to move through us in a rapid fashion.  Suddenly, laughter comes with ease.  My prayer for us today is that we look for the humorous side of a situation that we have only seen through the eyes of burden today.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

God calls us to be awake and alive.  We are gifted with breath and mind so that we might show the world the facets of love that it longs to connect with.  Only we can be examples of love in the variety of ways that it manifests.  We are the vessels through which God works and shows up.  When we pay attention to the things that interest us we begin to get a clue as to how we can best be the light of love for the world.  Growing up I focused a lot on what I thought other people wanted me to be and do because i was depending on them to tell me I was okay.  I felt I had to justify my existence.  I knew there were things I was interested in but I would cater what I leaned toward or got involved in by how it would look. I also thought that if I couldn’t be the best at whatever it was, there was not point in even getting started on that path.  Now I  see what a limiting way of living that creates.  It is a good way to suck the energy out of one’s life when we are not coming from a place of authenticity.  Life is about the process.  It is not about being the best at whatever it is that I am interested in, it is being on the path of that interest so that each day I can be the beacon of love.  God gifts us with abilities and interests to guide us on a path of making God present to the world in multiple fashions.  When I remember that my “okayness” stems from my connection with God, I am free to be myself in the world.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to explore our interests and accept that its path can be a way for us to be love for ourselves and the world.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen

God is interested in our growing in love. God is always in full awareness and knowledge of us as being love because God knows the stuff used to create us. God is aware that we forget who we are.  When we take the time to plant the seed of love given to us in our hearts, we sow the seeds of remembrance.  In our relationship with God we fertilize the seed so that it can grow and bloom into a love that sits at the root of our hearts that we find ourselves more and more conscious of as time goes by.  Growing up I considered myself to have a black thumb.  I was never very good at keeping anything alive. Then again, I did not make a conscious effort to participate in its growth. Honestly, I was focused more on my own survival and not anything else.  Today I recognize that if the seed of love is to grow stronger in my heart, I need to participate in the whole process. First, I need to receive the love from God. If I do not make space in my heart for it, there is no room for it to grow.  Then I will give it attention and make sure it gets sun, water, etc. To participate in the planting and growth of love in my heart is my way of taking the gift which has been so freely given to me by God and sharing it in only a way that I can.  For me it is starting the day by thanking God for the gift of a new day and spending some special time with Him.  My prayer for us today is that we pay attention to the things we tend to in our lives and determine if they help us grow the  love planted in our hearts by God.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen