July 31st Daily Reflection

How cool it is to be completely uncomfortable about something or a situation and going to the Lord with your uncomfortableness and having him welcome you into his arms without judgment! Another moment of heaven on earth! 

July 30th Daily Reflection

After a very peaceful weekend, reading this devotion continues the reminder that we we should look for God's blessings, sometimes in the most unusual places. It's at times of peace that we need to be even more aware of the Lord's blessings, taking time to fully appreciate it!

How are you appreciating the Lord's blessings while at peace?

July 29th Daily Reflection

Staying close to the Lord, making your life line so short that the moment you start wandering away, you get a tug to return. I have noticed that it is really easy for me to stay close to the Lord during good times and bad times, it's those times when things are status quo, calm and nothing crazy or exciting is happening that I drift and without a life line, I might drift so far that when I need him, it takes longer to return. I find that when I drift, I take longer to offer up thanksgiving praises or seek his guidance to right a wrong I have done. Living a life close to the Lord is experiencing heaven on earth! How long is your life line?

July 26th Daily Reflection

Relax and let the Lord lead us thru life! Smiling because I reaping the blessings of adhering to that directive. I have found making plans to the extent that it establishes guard rails is all I really need and the Lord usually works out the details in a manner that showers me with blessings beyond belief. How is your trust in the Lord impacting your planning?

July 25th Daily Reflection

Today marks a year since I have been blogging about Jesus Calling Daily Reflection and I smile when reading today's devotion because what I got a year ago is not the same thing that I am getting from the reading today. It is amazing that you can read the same book, passage, devotion over and over and depending on where you are in your life, you get different meanings sometimes vastly different ones! I will spend my day looking for all the messages the Lord is sending me because I know that he is always guiding and consoling me and it is up to me to look and listen. How are you using your day to find the Lord's messages?

July 24th Daily Reflection

Being thankful opens up the line of communication with the Lord and if you are in constant communication with the Lord, all you see are his blessings which puts you in a state of thankfulness. Now the question is which comes first, being thankful or being in constant communication with the Lord? I believe that since it is most difficult to be in a constant state of thankfulness, that is where one should focus their energies. Where do you think one should start?

July 23rd Daily Reflection

Sometimes we look at our lives and are overwhelm by the things happening and we let this feeling of overwhelm-ness get the better of us, however, if we stop for a moment and offer up a pray of thanksgiving for the source of overwelm-ness, we open our heart to see the light of the Lord and the darkness that accompanies the overwhelm-ness is removed. I experienced this, this pass weekend and the excitement I felt after praying made my moment of overwhelm-ness disappear. I was also able to see I was feeling overwhelm because I was more concerned about looking good than be authentic in what I wanted to do. Being able to get back to my authentic self was part of the excitement. I smile when I think about how easy it is for the Lord to fix everything as long as we remain in a place of spirituality and not be concerned about worldly things. How are you keeping the light in your life?

July 20th Daily Reflection

As I continue my quest of not complaining I am starting to get a small glimpse of the glory of heaven on earth. Today's devotion is truly on point to say that the Lord has hidden heaven in our heart and as we open our heart to the Lord, the glimpse gets more frequent.

July 19th Daily Reflection

As I read today's devotion, I couldn't help but smile. Yesterday, I decided I would stop complaining and whenever I found myself complaining, I would stop and start over again. One of the things that comes put of not complaining is your fear and anxiety goes away because everything that happens is great. And fear and anxiety is a reslilt of thinking something bad happened and worrying about the consequences of the bad stuff. However, without complaining, there is no bad stuff and if there is no bad stuff, then there is nothing to fear, no fear no anxiety. It's interesting how as you go along the path of root cause analysis, the apparent problem is actually a symptom of the actual problem. How are you working to get to the root cause of what is keeping you from the Lord?

July 17th Daily Reflection

Looking to the Lord, staying close to him and rejoice for all the blessings even the ones you would prefer not to have! The interesting thing is if you truly embrace this way of being, you start to realize that everything that happens in your life is a blessing and getting upset is a sign of being ungrateful and thinking you have full control of your life. Of course, this requires that you live in a spiritual world while being in a physical world - a difficult but impossible task. How are you being spiritual in a physical world?

July 16th Daily Reflection

Self pity is a bottomless pit of disppear and depression. How true nad once you realize you are about to go down that pit,turning to the Lord will help your fall, however, sometimes the Lord will use someone in your life to stop the slide. And we need to be constantly villigant when that person arrives so that we don't miss the Lord's blessings. I felt as if I was falling into that pit last week and the Lord sent two people to help pull me out - my spiritual director caught me and stopped my downward spiral and a good friend pulled me out! I could feel the physical change when I was pulled out of the pit. How are allowing the Lord to pull you out of the pit of self pity?

July 15th Daliy Reflection

Don't worry about tomorrow! How wonderful and glorious a day it is when you don't worry about tomorrow! You can be in the moment and fully enjoy the blessings of the Lord. I did that today and found myself completely centered and rejoicing in the beauty of the day including riding home on my bicycle in the most beautiful rain storm! Living in the moment is another demonstration of the faith, trust and love you have for the Lord! How did you appreciate the Lord's blessings by being in the moment?

July 14th Daily Reflection

This past week was difficult and there were times I needed assistance to keep clinging to the Lord. And thanks to my spirtual director, I was able to get thru the week, get the strength to put the week behind me and be able to see the blessings of the Lord for the week. And the Lord did bless me and gave me numerous opportunities to be close to him and at times let him carry me. I was also able to experience his love by using others as his conduit. So as I move forward into the day, I can't help but smile. How are you using difficulties to get closer to the Lord?

July 12th Daily Reflection

Staying close to the Lord - I had a wonderful experience on that yesterday. A friend let the love of the Lord flow thru him and I was able to be lifed up from dispair, the joy and excitement for life returned! A few simple words arranged in the right order and spoke and I could feel the love of the Lord and I knew that the trama of the break-in was a good thing, I could give thanks for it and I could pray for the people who thought they deserved our stuff more than we did. Thank you Lord for surrounding me with great people. How is the Lord surrounding you with great people?

July 9th Daily Reflection

Walking close to the Lord keeps me grounded on what's important. Yesterday, our house burgalized, however, the person who we suspect stole was not the person one would expect. We have hurricane impact doors so the hole that was made, was too small for someone to get and the crime scene investigator confirmed this, however, my mom's jewelry and some cash were gone. We believe that the police who walked thru our house to ensure no one was inside went to town on her stuff. The sadness comes not from being robbed, we know that when you acquire material things others will believe that they are entitled to it - one of the risk of owning stuff, the sadness is because someone who is suppose to protect violated us! While my mom is upset because the jewelry were custom made and personalized for her and some were made by my grandfather, I take solace in the fact that it will be near impossible to get any meaningful monies for them since she has an unusual spelling of her name and most of her jewelry had her name. Because of the Lord, we were able to remain clam thru this event and instead of becoming victims, we are going thru the grief process and realize, we still have what is important the memories of the jewelry and each other. And in a few days our sense of security will return. How does the Lord help you get thru a difficult period?

July 7th Daily Reflection

Over the past few days, I have been lossing myself in deep thoughts and some were not the best thoughts and while I knew it was wrong to have them, I couldn't shake them until I asked for forgiveness for having them. It was amazing that as soon as I asked for forgiveness, this weight lifted and life was once again light and happy. It is mind altering that a simple act of asking for forgiveness when you know you are sinning cause your entire energy and day to shift into a space of unbelievable happiness and joy! Staying truly close to the Lord has some amazing wonderful impact on your life.

July 6th Daily Reflection

It has been awhile since I posted, didn't realize it was 6 days. What have I been doing in those 6 days? Living the life as directed by the Lord even if it meant swallowing my pride and admitting that I really don't know what I am doing. Then this morning I woke up with a calm over me because I had opened up myself even more to let the love of the Lord flow thru me. I had gotten so close to the Lord that he had enveloped me in a protective shield. How is your journey with the Lord being calm to your life?