Living in the Flow

Today I was thinking how nice it is to live in the flow! Living in the flow is allowing things to happen as they will, to let things unfold how they are intended. When we are living in the flow: we are patient, we live the Law of Gestation, we are confident, we are hopeful, we are relaxed, we trust. Trusting God will lead and guide us to safety. Living in the flow requires we let things happen on God's timetable, understanding that we will achieve our dreams when it is for our highest good.

I have a friend that often worries about the timing of things and wants to know a date of when her dreams will come to fruition. I tend to not think about when something will come to pass because I want to have the endurance needed until I cross the finish line, for me it is usually better to not think about when I will be done. However, I started to wonder if maybe I was being lax by not asking when our dreams will come to pass.

Today I learned that, for me, focusing on the when causes me to move out of the flow. I am much better off to patiently wait with gratitude, growing more confident by the day, while my goals and dreams work themselves out. I take action when I need to take action, but other than that, I am focused on allowing things to unfold when and however they may. Living in the flow allows me to be free of the burden of worry, because I know things have been taken care of for me. I know that I will be prompted when I need to be involved and what I need to do. If I am not being prompted to do something, then I know my attention can go to other projects and activities.

I grew up on a farm in Idaho. Summer afternoons meant a lazy float down the ditch or canal. I learned that if we floated right down the center of the canal, the flow of the current would keep us headed to our destination. Any time, we moved to the side, we were likely to get stuck in weeds and lose our momentum. When we relaxed and allowed the current to work for us, we got where we wanted to go. My life is so much easier when I float along with the speed of the current - this is living in the flow.