Sept 28th Daily Reflection

I think back to last year when trying to relax in the arms of the Lord was such a stressful thing to do. I had to force myself to relax and today, without thinking when I feel I am becoming overwhelmed, I instinctively go to him. I am amazed at the time it took for me to be trusting of the Lord when I would always profess my faith in him. This realization gives me a moment to pause and reflect on how difficult it is live the life of complete trust in the Lord.

How is your trust in the Lord growing and helping you relax?

Sept 26th Daily Reflection

Being quite with the Lord.

Sept 25th Daily Reflection

Yesterday, I had some really interesting interactions at the office and for a moment, I was about to get upset then I stopped and said a small pray and instead of getting upset, I just said ok and walked away. By doing this, I was able to avoid some unnecessary conflicts. And by the end of the day, I realized that my concerns while still valid could be resolved in other ways using other resources. Completely trusting in the Lord is the way to go and I am seeing great strides in everything I do because of my trust in the Lord!

How is completely trusting in the Lord helping you achieve success in your life?

Sept 24th Daily Reflection

Being so in the presence of the Lord that you can see and experience him in others. I went to dinner last night with a few of my very dear friends and for about 3 hrs, I was totally in their presence not thinking about anything, simply focusing on them. And the most amazing thing happened, I noticed their beauty in a manner I had never noticed before! I could see how as I strive to be the conduit of the Lord's love for others, they were being that for me and each other. It was such a beautiful evening with love and inspiration flowing so freely, that I know the Lord was in our midst.

How is being in the presence of the Lord helping you see the beauty in others?

Sept 23rd Daily Reflection

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." 1 JOHN 4:18

I read this today as part of the daily reflection and thought how perfect a versus. Most times we spend our lives saying we love someone while fearing that person and then wonder why the relationship is so difficult, why peace eludes the relationship. This versus reminds us that if there is fear in a relationship, it is probably not a good relationship. Likewise, our relationship with the Lord should not have any fear in it for if we fear the Lord, we deny ourselves the perfect love that we can receive from him.

How is fear keeping you from a perfect love affair with the Lord?

Sept 21st Daily Reflection

Today is Belize's Independence Day and I can remember when we achieved independence in 1981, the celebration, the cheering, the excitement that things would be different, the pride that no other country could tell us what to do. And I still feel proud and can vividly recall independence eve night. I reflect on this event because at times we get so caught up in being independent that we draw away from the Lord and try to do things ourselves. However, the beauty of independence is the ability to choose to be dependent, dependent on the Lord of guidance, dependent on the Lord peace, dependent on the Lord for a fulfilled life. Over the past few days, as I have struggled to find a few quite moments to be with the Lord, my appreciation of the moments increase. And I know that they only way to Get thru the biggest transformation of my life is to be so close to the Lord that I can hear him in the noisiest places.

How is being dependent on the Lord giving you strength?

Sept 19th Daily Reflection

1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Brothers and sisters:
Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.

But I shall show you a still more excellent way.

If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.
If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. For we know partially and we prophesy partially, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.


I love this scripture because it keeps me grounded in reality, the reality that unless I get my direction from the heart what I do is meaningless. It helps me stay passionate in all things I do and ensures that I don't do something simply because I think it is the right thing to do. It reminds me that it is better to stray from the Lord and do wrong if it is from the heart than stay close to him and do things only from the head. A wonderful reminder of the importance of fully giving up oneself to the Lord!

Sept 18th Daily Reflection

Everyday we have to make decisions and when we seek the Lord's guidance the decision is so easily made! However, the most decision we must make everyday is to go to the Lord for guidance and that is where we fall down constantly, deciding not to go to the Lord for guidance and thinking we can make the decisions ourselves.

How does not going to the Lord make your life more difficult?

Sept 17th Daily Reflection

Give up your planning to the Lord, let go of control, be comfortable with the unknown, these are all things that allows for a life where you can experience heaven on earth. However, we resist these recommendations and spend our time planning and having peace elude us. I have to confess I am a recoverying planner, I would create detail plans and then work them diligently only to become frustrated. However, once I started creating goals with some high level idea of how to accomplish them, frustration when away, outcomes were always beyond my expectation and peace returned to my life. I accomplished this bey going and stay close to the Lord!

How is being close to the Lord helping you accomplish your goals and dreams while keeping your peace?

Sept 16th Daily Reflection

One of the interesting thing about being close to the Lord is that he will carry you thru anything. This past week, a decision was made that I thought was not the right one and normally I would start fighting the decision but this time I asked the Lord for guidance and then a few days later the decision was changed and the right decision made without any input on my part. Because of the guidance of the Lord, I was able to trust my co-workers that they would make the right decision. Over the past few weeks, I have seen how going to the Lord for guidance has eliminate churn and chaos!

How is being close to the Lord eliminating churn and chaos in your life?

September 15th Daily Reflection

It has been 5 days since I last wrote. The missed days is not because I have stopped, however, it is because I have been living the guidance of Jesus Calling. It has been a very enlightening 5 days. I have come to realize my weakness and in that realization given tremendous joy over it. It is only in weakness that I can fully appreciate the Lord, it is only in weakness that I can truly be the conduit of the Lord's love. And as I rejoice in my weakness, the scales have fallen off of my eyes and I am able to see and appreciate the gloriousness of the Lord! From weakness comes closeness to the Lord.

Sept 10th Daily Reflection

As I start another awesome week, my excitement is high because I know the Lord is at my side! I know that as long as I stay focused on the Lord, I know that everything will be awesome. Today's devotion reminds us that the Lord never leaves our side and that when we feel that he has, it is because we have wondered away not that he has left.

Sept 9th Daily Reflection

I sometimes wonder why do I ever doubt? Why is it that I can hold out hope and then at the last minute, my faith wavers? I am not too sure what the answer is, however, what I have started to do, has been really helpful in reducing the times that I waver. I have been deliberate to stop and give thanks every few hours and depending on what is going on, every few minutes and I have found that the instances of wavering has drastically reduced. I have also been deliberate about viewing the Lord as a great friend and that means whenever I need to share, I go to him and funny thing, he provides the guidance I need.

Sept 6th Daily Reflection

I was reading another devotion this morning and it talked about if you are trying close to the Lord, someone couldn't spend more than 5 minutes in your company without knowing how much you love the Lord. It was interesting because I had to think do people know how much I love the Lord, how much I celebrate his blessing and how much I would love for everyone to love the Lord. Unfortunately, I couldn't answer with a confident YES! And that made me pause and realize that I must step-up my game as the conduit of the Lord's love! Another fun and exciting challenge!

How are you letting people know how much you love the Lord?

September 4th Daily Reflection

I just came off of the most amazing weekend! I might even venture to say it was the perfect weekend! And in retrospect, I found 1 thing in common throughout the weekend, I was taking time to be with the Lord, allowing him to guide me and being the conduit for his Lord. Whenever, I felt that I had drifted a bit away, I would return, regardless of where I was or what I was doing. And I realized that  I was truly living what I have been writing about, being so close to the Lord that you can hear even his smallest whispers.

How are you staying close to the Lord?

September 1st Daily Reflection

Go to the Lord rejoicing when things are going great in the same manner you do when things are not going great! What a wonderful feeling it is to share your joy with the Lord, knowing that he will rejoice along with you! I believe this devotion is so timely because I just came of what I believe is the most awesome week I have had to date! And it was the week I was most successful in staying really close to the Lord! Correlation?

How are your blessings increasing because you are staying close to the Lord?