THE WONDER OF IT ALL

It has been said that a life unexamined is not worth living. I’m paraphrasing, but I think the concept it that there is benefit and balanced gain to reflecting upon our past. I didn’t say dwelling upon it was a solution, only that reflecting for the sake of understanding has value.

I feel reflection involves various levels of understanding. There is the practical level where we spend some much of our time. And there is the mental level that allows our mind to take journeys into the deeper meaning of truths.

Beyond the realm of our senses lie the countless layers of spirituality. In that domain, what is dark isn’t always bad and what is light isn’t always good. Although we gaze with sincerity into that territory beyond the flesh it doesn’t mean we will always have perfect vision.

What complicates it from my point of view is that the spiritual realm is so often subject to our own choice of interpretation. We see what we want to see, excusing our prejudices as insight even if they aren’t.

Perhaps the gasp of amazement when we do see those bridges of interpretation during some link of enlightenment is at times overwhelming. They may be stun our spirit from the reality that we in faith knew was true, but if our senses confirms it the impact can be incredibly impacting own our essence.

How sad it is to never be able to look beyond the now. We can’t all be prophets who have visions of the future, but that doesn’t mean we are able to appreciate what stirs on our own level of understanding as only God’s spirit can inspire.

In the dialogue of seeking and petition where prayer is our language it is so easy for it to become rehearsed. It can lose the identity of our consciousness without the depth of heart to truly say what resides in our soul.

We are warned against making that kind repetitive and meaningless types of prayers. Always, it is suppose to be an investment of ourselves that shows respect to the Lord of his sovereignty over our lives.

In our stumbling and wanderings God knows our weaknesses and strengths. Some override that reality by relying mainly on their own strength.

They miss out so often on the wonder of it all as a spiritual panorama only God can create. It truly leaves one in awe of his grace and the chance to rejoice.

But it requires more than the capacity to speak. It requires the ability to listen, truly listened when God’s spirit touches while we are in the midst of praying. It also means being willing to see when he seeks to open our eyes to so spiritual reality that dwells in the midst of our regular lives, but often goes unnoticed.