I spent last evening with my husband and a few of our good friends. \u00a0Following a Christmas Eve service at Unity Church, we gathered at our home and enjoyed a meal, coupled with the quiet pleasure of being in the presence of one another. \u00a0There is no better way to spend time, whether it’s a holiday or simply any ordinary day in our lives. \u00a0Because when you stop and think about it, no day is really ordinary. \u00a0Every day that we are in the company of others is extraordinary. \u00a0And why is that? I think it’s because God has carefully orchestrated the encounters we have with one another. \u00a0Every one of them.<\/p>\n
You have heard me say this in a blog or in person (if you have ever attended one of my workshops), many times. \u00a0It’s the underlying truth of my life. \u00a0Believing that every person who wanders across my path has been “sent,” makes every instance of my life rife with meaning and free of anxiety. \u00a0If people have been sent, then God has sent them which means that God has joined our encounter too. \u00a0How can one ever be frightened when the awareness of God’s presence is so evident?<\/p>\n
Living nearly every day with this understanding has made my life so much richer than I had ever dreamed it could be. \u00a0And it’s such a simple idea. \u00a0It’s a decision, actually. \u00a0One I had never anticipated making earlier in my life. \u00a0It was in the fellowship that I was introduced to the idea that God simply was<\/strong>. \u00a0Period<\/strong>. \u00a0He was and there was no denying it<\/strong>. \u00a0From that moment on, the rest of my life had a direction, a purpose. \u00a0My part was to “show up” lovingly and full of trust.<\/p>\n Was there ever a time that I failed to remember this truth? Unfortunately, yes. \u00a0I’ve been caught up in my ego many times over the years, particularly in the early years of my journey in the fellowship, but I don’t stay trapped for long. \u00a0The freedom that I experience from believing in God and the idea of a purposeful life has been too sweet to doubt it for long. \u00a0To the nonbeliever, this may sound ridiculous but I no longer concern myself with the judgments of others. \u00a0I am not willing to give up my peace for the whims and opinions of others.<\/p>\n I am quite certain that I am on a path that has been designated for me and that I am following the guidance of “one” who never leaves my side. \u00a0Even when I’m unaware of “his” presence, “he” is not unaware of me. \u00a0And for that my heart sings a song of gratitude. \u00a0Who is at your side today?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I spent last evening with my husband and a few of our good friends. \u00a0Following a Christmas Eve service at Unity Church, we gathered at our home and enjoyed a meal, coupled with the quiet pleasure of being in the presence of one another. \u00a0There is no better way to spend time, whether it’s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-karens-musings","category-what-i-believe-you-and-your-higher-power"],"yoast_head":"\n