Saturday, June 30, 2012

June 30th Daily Reflection

Letting the Lord decide the course of your day means letting him control your thoughts! Simply said but difficult to adhere to, however, whenever we don't let the Lord control our mind, we run into problems and cause a disconnect between us and him. And the disconnect last as long as we resist the Lord. And as soon as we stop resisting everything falls in-line. So why do we resist? The question I am trying to understand....

Friday, June 29, 2012

June 29th Daily Reflection

Start the day knowing the Lord is with you! How wonderful it is to approach each day knowing that the Lord is by your side to handle it! It means every and any thing is possible and the end of the day is simply a joyous event! How are you using the Lord to conquer your day?

Thursday, June 28, 2012

June 28th Daily Reflection

Taste and see that I am good! I experienced that today. I went to an event where I had to face my ex and her current girl and then I had to introduce the main speaker. Talk about a heart pounding event, however, I went to the bathroom and spent a few moments praying. When I came out the Lord had wrapped me in a protective cloak and I was able to walk up and say hi, move on and gave a speech that got the crowd excited about the main speaker all without any notes! I tasted and saw that the Lord is good all the time! How are you tasting and seeing the good in the Lord?

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

June 27th Daily Reflection

You have journeyed a steep and rugged path and now you should rest in the Lord's presence. An interesting assertion, that I am thinking if you were having fun is it still steep and rugged or is it still steep and rugged however it has only a positive impact on you because you were journeying with the Lord? Something to ponder as we rest in the Lord's glory.....

Monday, June 25, 2012

June 25th Daily Reflection

Giving thanks for an incredibly beautiful day! Seeing the beauty in things we would not normally see beauty. Stopping each hour to engage the Lord sharing with him the beauty you just experienced in the past hour. All earthy things that allow you to experience heaven on earth. How are you giving thanks to experience heaven on earth?

Sunday, June 24, 2012

June 24th Daily Reflection

Trust in the Lord and worries and troubles melt away. Got some news today that threw me for a loop but only for a short period of time because I knew that the Lord would not allow me to stumble. And once I was able to get to that conclusion, I went thru a number of what is the worse that could happen and realized that the worse case would be an incredible blessing! How is trusting in the Lord helping your worries and troubles melt away?

Saturday, June 23, 2012

June 23rd Daily Reflection

One of my favorite book is "Consoling the Heart of Jesus" because in order for you to become perfect, it recommends that you must look outwards on how you treat others, it rcommends that you must channel the Lord. And these things are only possible if you are close to the Lord and have a level of self awareness that you quickly realize when you wonder away from him. Today's devotion is about being persistent with staying close to the Lord knowing that you will wonder away. It can be a difficult journey if you loss sight of what is important or it can be a joyous journey. How is your journey of staying close to the Lord?

Thursday, June 21, 2012

June 21st Daily Reflection

Wait paitently for the Lord, go to him without regard to time. Powerful directive which I sometimes misinterpet, sometimes waiting paitently for the Lord means being paitent with the people around you, having faith to wait for something incredible to happen, giving thanks when things don't go your way because you are waiting for the Lord to lead the way. It also means being so in the moment, appreciating all of the Lord's beauty that you have no care about how much time has transpired. I have found when I am completely in the moment appreciating the beauty of it, it feels as if a lot of time has passed and when I look at my watch, it is so little that I am never late for my next appointment. How are you waiting paitently for the Lord?

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

June 20th Daily Reflection

Image living a life where you see the Lord's love and glory in everything, everything! Seeing his glory in a person who is yelling at you. Seeing his love in a person while that person is doing you wrong. Can you image seeing him in all these preceived distressing situations? You can if you seek him out and the more you see him in these situations, the more these situations are no longer preceived as distressing. Seeking the Lord in everything/aspect of your life.... How are you seeking the Lord?

Monday, June 18, 2012

June 18th Daily Reflection

Staying close to the Lord, trusting him when all worldly things are questioning your faith, being an outcast on earth, daunting positions to take, however, if you have the courage to take those positions, then everything works out perfectly! Today, was an intense day and I got yelled at for my convictions and it would have been easy to defend or compromise, however, I knew that doing either of those things would mean not trusting the Lord. So I took my tongue lashing because I knew that my position was the one that the Lord wanted. And at the end of the day as I reflected, I found numerous proof that holding to my convictions was the way to go. How are you holding to your convictions in light of assaults?

Sunday, June 17, 2012

June 17th Daily Reflection

Laughter! Laughing! Laugh! Not taking yourself too seriously so you can see the humor in every situation and laugh, especially if you think the situation is going sideways. I just had an experience where this happened to me. I had what I thought was an incredible idea and I started to pitch it to someone and the person's response was such that I had to start laughing not to get crushed and as I was laughing, I created the space for the person to completely experess opposition to my idea which cleared the way for an actual receiving of what I was saying. Image how that interaction could have gone if I had gotten defensive or hurt... How are you using laughter to express the Lord's love?

Saturday, June 16, 2012

June 16th Daily Reflection

Being so wrapped up in your relationship with the Lord that you are not distracted by the whispers of others or have the need to judge other's relationship with the Lord is such a powerful place to be! Loving the Lord so much that you become fearless and joyfully become one of his many conduit of love and faith! It's a feeling that is beyond words! How is your relationship with the Lord?

Thursday, June 14, 2012

June 14th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion sounds like a summary of my life and I can atest to the fact that once I started using myself as the conduit of the Lord, everything and I mean everything starting going great, even things that I thought were not good given enough time revealed themselves as great! The joy and excitement of being the conduit of the Lord! How is your joy and excitement growing by being the conduit of the Lord?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June 13th Daily Reflection

Letting the love, joy and peace of the Lord flow thru you. I love it! When I am fully in the moment and experience being a conduit for the Lord, I can feel his love, joy which puts me at complete ease and peace. It amazing that despite that great feeling, I sometimes wonder away from the Lord and loss it. However, because the Lord is an all welcoming and forgiving Lord, he always welcomes me back. Continually experiencing the peace from being the conduit for the Lord's love and joy! How are experiencing being the conduit for the Lord's love and joy?

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

June 12th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is a great reminder of viewing your troubles as blessings from the Lord! They draw you closer to the Lord and encourages you to be guided by him and because you are, out of your troubles great things happen. Sometimes we get caught up in the moment and try to be in command when the more appropriate thing to do is be humble and look to the Lord for guidance. Today is going to be an awesome day because the Lord is by my side and all I will receive are his blessings. How are you receiving the blessings of the Lord?

Monday, June 11, 2012

June 11th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion provides great encouragement to stay close to the Lord. Yesterday, a bunch of friends and I went the ballgame. I had put together a plan and the plan was taken over by one of them and then we got to the ballgame and it was a complete cluster getting parking and find somewhere to sit because she is in a wheelchair. I could feel myself having a complete breakdown and then something came over me, I will say in hindsight the Lord, and I removed myself from the situation for about 5 mins and was then able to deal and instead of having negative energy which would have jacked up my day, I was able to move forward and have a great time. Another example of giving oneself to the Lord and keenly listening especially when you think things are going sideways! Are you keenly listening to the Lord on a daily basis?

Sunday, June 10, 2012

June 10th Daily Reflection

Last night I was trying to figure out how today was going to play out because it requires coordination amongst 5 people, then I realized that I was getting agitated because I was being asked the same questions over and over and one person didn't like my plans and was being passive agressive about it so instead of getting angry, I decided to hand over the planing to another person in the group who happily took over the planning. I smiled when I read today's devotion because as I gave myself up to the Lord he sent someone to take care of the day. He always does, sometimes we just miss it. How are you giving yourself up to the Lord?

Saturday, June 9, 2012

June 9th Daily Reflection

Letting the love of the Lord envelop you such that nothing and I mean nothing bothers you because you are living a life without fear. I say that that's how I am living my life, however, I am not always sure, then last night something happened that validated that I am truly living my life without fear. I got a letter, didn't really like its content, and said the Lord will provide the way to resolve the issue and went about my way. Woke up this morning and had an action plan to deal, one that regardless of the outcome makes me happy. And this was possible because I give my problems to the Lord and had no fear. How are you living a life without fear?

Friday, June 8, 2012

June 8th Daily Reflection

Last night, I was doing some personal adminstrative work and when I was finished, I sat for awhile and just let the spirit of the Lord flow thru me. It was so peaceful and for the first time I could feel the spirit physically manifesting itself - I could feel it in my bones and muscles. It was a new and different feeling that felt good! Then I read today's devotion and it basically recommends the same. I sometimes smile wondering how the devotions so closely align with my life and then I remember it's because I have let the Lord take control and he is guiding and directing my life. How are you letting the Lord guide and direct your life?

Thursday, June 7, 2012

June 7th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion made me smile because whenever, I am feeling stressed or worried or sad, I stop and image being in the arms of the Lord and I keep that image until my faith has been restored then I ask the Lord for forgiveness of my sin - lack of trust. After I have had a moment, I pray to the Lord to provide the guidance needed to resolve the issue or send a person into my life who can. And I am happy to report 100% of the time the issue gets resolves much better than if I tried to resolve it myself! How are you letting the Lord guide your life?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

June 6th Daily Reflection

Looking to the Lord to be filled with light! I read today's devotion and my heart laughed! It laughed because I was asked to mentor a person and I eagerly accepted the task, and as I was working with this person, I thought maybe this person might have a learning disability. However, I didn't have any proof and I really didn't care. I just wanted to get the person excited about the potential so we met, had successes, failures and continued to forge ahead. Then I figured out what my purpose in life is, it is to be a conduit of the Lord's love! And once I figured that out, my engagement with this person changed and the most beautiful thing happened, this person changed, the perception others had changed to an extremely positive light. What is so moving about this story is because I simply decided be the conduit of the Lord's love and letting the Lord channel thru me, the Lord was able to touch this person's life and this person is so much more confident for it that this person is reaching the potential that others had previously dismissed. I am moved to tears when I think of the glorous opportunity afforded me and the miracles the Lord works when we trust and believe in him. How are you being a conduit for the Lord's love?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

June 5th Daily Reflection

I smile when I read today's devotion because we spend so much of our time evaluating whether things are right or wrong failing to remember that when we do this we are attempting to be God and determine what is perfect. However, since God is the only one who can determine what is right or wrong and perfect, life would be less frustrating if we view everything as perfect since within everything is the work of God! Image living a life where you give praise for everything - had an accident celebrate, failed a test celebrate, didn't get your desire celebrate. Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate! How do you see perfection in the Lord's world?

Monday, June 4, 2012

June 4th Daily Reflection

Before I started my love affair with the Lord, whenever, I encountered a problem, I would sigh before I started thinking about how to resolve it. However, now when I encounter a problem, I get excited and think how is the Lord going to use me as a conduit for his love to solve it! Today's devotion reminds us that we should be excited about all the problems in our lives because it is yet another excuse for us to draw nearer to the Lord, to seek him out and be close to him! It is exciting to think that things others find distressing is actually a blessing from the Lord. How do you embrace the blessings of the Lord via the problems in your life?

Saturday, June 2, 2012

June 2nd Daily Reflection

Until about a year ago, I was very hesitatnt to proclaim I am a Christian because I didn't strickly adhere to the pageantry of the church, was judgmental of other Christians whom I didn't believe were Godly and concerned about how people would view me. And as such, my relationship with the Lord suffered and my quality of life suffered. Then my boss recommended some really moving books to read and as I devoured each of them, my pride in being a Christian grew that now I don't care who knows I am Christian! My relationship with the Lord grows stronger each day and my quality of life has not been better! The last bit of undercurrent of anger that created stress in my life has disappeared! I still get upset, however, it's a moment in time instead of for prolong periods. This is because I stopped being concerned about how others were being Christian, stopped beating myself up because I don't adhere to the pageantry of the church and simply focused on my relationship with the Lord! How are you growing your relationship with the Lord!

Friday, June 1, 2012

June 1 st Daily Reflection

I have a very unique relationship with my brother. We can spend hours on the phone and then I don't hear from him for months. Last night I called him and demanded that he call me back which he did and we had the most beautiful conversation which we always do! We were talking about faith and fully trusting in the Lord, trusting in him such that you fahion your entire life around that faith and trust. And we were talking about how when we do that people around think we are crazy, however, it is the right thing to do! I have found numerous occassion where blind faith in the Lord regardless of what others are say to be extremely benefical and when my faith waivers that negative consequences happen, so much so that I have just had blind faith and simply said to others, I have faith, trust, and love in the Lord, I need no worldly things and since then life has been beyond belief! How is your faith in the Lord making your life beyond belief?