These are examples from our devotional message via email series:
Highest Good
“I give up”. Last night I rose an imaginary white flag in my head and admitted defeat. Since I lost my job I have been determined to wake up early, exercise, meditate, write my book, create a training brochure, market my pet sitting service and experience nirvana. I have all this “free time” and was determined to make good use of it. For the past four weeks I have eaten pie, slept days away and wondered about my house and head uncertain where to begin. Last night I decided the pie, sleep and wondering were winning and I would just surrender and give up my grand plans. This morning I woke up with no cell phone alarm, went running ( OK it was a walk with my arms moving like a run ), meditated for 30 minutes, wrote my book for 3 hours, had coffee with a friend, then dinner and movie with another friend.
I realized mid day the energy I had been giving to “the fight” of doing all the right things was sucking the very energy needed for any activity to occur. I am uncertain how it works, but when I give up, things seem to happen naturally. This is not the first time I have had such an experience. It is as if my need to “control”, “manipulate” or “create” the perfect outcome short circuits the natural energy at work to give me perfect peace, happiness and joy. I have a hunch God will not fight. God waits for me to exhaust myself and give up. Once I give up my fight the natural flow of life put me back on the path of my highest good.
The Little Things
I stood on my porch and smiled. Looking out to the street I saw my trash bin sitting pristinely against the curb waiting for the morning pick up. I have not gotten my trash to the curb for 3 weeks. Today I made the small effort and felt a great sense of accomplishment. Most of my life I would have discounted the event telling myself; ‘taking the trash is such a little thing’ but today I know the significance of accomplishing the little things. I realized my relationship with God has taken a similar path. For much of my life I looked for God’s expression in some dramatic fashion; walking on water, levitation or an angel appearing with a specific message just for me. Now I look for God’s expression in the song of a red bird, the well timed email from a friend or the completion of a very simple task. Today I see God in the little things.
I have a hunch God’s expression is in everything; big and small all the time. It is my ability to see God that comes and goes. Today basking in the joy of my little accomplishment I smiled an inside out smile remembering Life itself is in the little things
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