ON FINDING GOD IN THE LIMINAL

To encounter the holy in the ordinary is to find God in the liminal. (I neglected to note from whom that originated, but it fits my life-trip today.) 

I shared with friends recently my "new" mindset, that is, to detach from trusting my will in God's hands to trusting God in my life...to DO my life.

For the past 50+ years, my life has been based on turning my will and my life over to the care of God. I've primarily concentrated on my will since, face it, if we truly turn our will over to the care of God, our life will follow.

At around 40 years I was gifted with a BFO suggesting I trust God, loose my will and DO my life...which went over my head like a hairnet, but I know my BFOs so I was willing to be led. 

For the past ten or so years, I've been open to being turned away from my will toward DOing my life. DOing my life by trust in God...through trusting the Father within me. Trusting by going with what comes forth from me...words or actions...little things that I do and say that may surprise me...and may not always seem reasoning mind-good, but so far have not led me wrong. 

Trust me, all of this has been and is being done very imperfectly...that I am willing gets my grateful bow. 

One lesson learned that felt unwonderful at the start: I made a remark to a friend without thought but not without care, and it came out borderline snark. It was not a major muff, I apologized, and it was gone, but that told me clearly that I must go slowly, slowly on this unknown road of DOing my life by trusting God.

To always remember...or try not to forget...God is always present, but so is ego. We will never go wrong by turning our will and our life over to the care of God. 

It is our own self that gives God the edge.  

Thank you.