September 30th Daily Reflection

Staying in the present because the fear of the future and the regets of the past are given up to the Lord! Oh what a glorious space to be when we can enact our faith and live for today knowing that the Lord is taking care of the future and our concerns about it is worthless. This is a daily struggle that I have, staying in the present and not becoming overly concerned about how the future will be.

September 29th Daily Reflection

Having a love affair with the Lord while remembering that he is not my equal but my protector is an interest place to be because we normally think of love affairs between equals. However, the love affair with the Lord is a different kind, it a love affair that helps us learn to love more deeply, more openly and more unconditionally. Using that love to move thru this world in a peaceful manner is the ultimate place to be. Taking all out thoughts, desires, fears to him so that we can renew our confidences that we are always safe!

September 28th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is a great reminder of the wonderful love affair one can have with the Lord. And it is awesome because he loves us unconditionally and helps to teach us to love ourselves and others unconditionally. The love that the Lord heaps unto us provides the foundation to go forth and spread love thus making the world a better place....only love affair that is awesome - the one with the Lord!!!

how is your love affair with the Lord going?

September 27th Daily Reflection

Relaxing in the arms of the Lord - for a very long time I always thought that I could only relax if I accomplished something great so I would work really hard and try to accomplish great. However, it never seems that I was able to ever accomplish anything great so I never able to really relax. However, since renewing my relationship with the Lord, I realize that by relaxing I can and do accomplish great things. So today's devotion was appropriate because last night I truly relaxed and found this morning to be going so much better.

are you relaxing in the arms of the Lord?

September 26th Daily Reflection

Have not been blogging for a few days because I have been out trying to live the life that the Lord instructs us to live - loving others even when I would rather not.

Today's devotion reminds us that doing is not the only way to be, at times simply sitting and listening to the Lord is just as powerful and helpful. Listening to remove your troubles, listening to renew your soul, listening to learn, listening to be as close as possible to the Lord.

September 21st Daily Reflection

Waiting instead of forging ahead, keeping quite instead of getting all of the answers, being close to the Lord instead of worrying about how others will view you, going to the Lord instead of trying to solve all problems, all instructions to choose the Lord over anything else. Always choosing the Lord over everything else is the best way to navigate life on earth and staying on the path of getting closer to the Lord. A constant struggle....

how are you dealing with your struggle of staying close to the Lord?

September 20th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is timely as I struggle to deal with some issues that I believe are petty and re-enforces my stance that they are petty and thus do not require much energy. As I read the devotion, I realize that it is okay for me to believe them petty and move on, returning to the Lord for guidance on bigger things in my life. And for most big issues in my life, I have found that simply being with the Lord provides insight and solutions that I would never have reached by myself. Today's devotion is a great re-enforcement of the path I have chosen.

September 19th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is extremely uplifting because I spent the weekend dealing with people who I was convinced don't get it and thus create unnecessary churn however what I was forgetting is that I am not the Lord so my judgment of unnecessary churn is really an opportunity for me to demonstrate the Lord's love without condition, to understand that the world will constantly try to pull me away from the Lord and these times are opportunities for me to become closer to the Lord to fully receive his love. The might battle between heaven and earth is great one but one easily won with the Lord by our side.

September 16th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is the same as previous days this week and thus my words of wisdom are the same. Getting and staying close to the Lord is the way to a fulfilled life.

do you have any words of wisdoms?

September 15th Daily Reflection

Going to the Lord to rest and I would add renew one's soul can be viewed as stressful because we think we don't have the time, however, as I said before, taking the time to rest with the Lord always results in having a less stressful day and more time. Sometimes resting in the Lord is a quick 2 minutes and other times it is 2 hrs.

how do you see that resting in the Lord gives you more time and reduces your stress?

September 14th Daily Reflection

I had some trouble focusing on today's devotion, not because of the message but because of my distraction with trying to live life. However, as I got thru reading the devotion, I realize my distraction is because I am still resisting worshiping the Lord at all times, especially at times when things are not going the way I want. And as I write this note, I realize that I am trying to dictate what is the way things should go. I took a deep breath and then saw the wonderfulness of the issues I am facing and somehow they become less daunting. Worship the Lord by living close to him and seeing him in everything, my constant struggle which I am seeing is a blessing in itself.

how are you worshiping the Lord.

September 13th Daily Reflection

Love it! Simply love it! Of course the irony of why I love today's devotion is that I can only love it thru judging it but it calls for me to stop judging. We spend our day judging everything and anything and then believing that our judgment is accurate and take action based on these judgments. However, when we become judges, we try to ascend to the same level of the Lord which then causes us problems. The Lord reminds us that we are not capable of judging because we NEVER have sufficient information to judge. While as humans it is difficult not judge, it is possible to not make decision based on our judgment and realize that we don't have perfect information so our judgments is always incorrect. A humble way to view the world which leads us back to the protection of the Lord.

September 12th Daily Reflection

Waking up a bit earlier each day so that I can spend a few minutes with the Lord before the craziness of the day starts has always blessed me with a spiritually rewarding day! Yet, I sometimes don't take the few minutes because I wake up late or wake up ready to take on the day. Receiving the Lord's peace is an easy directive to say and understand but a difficult one to follow consistently. Fortunately, the Lord expects that I will not be consistent and thus reminds me in ways that makes it easy to return to the Lord.

September 9th to September 11th Reflection

I was anxious because I was not able to blog on these days readings, then I realize that I was getting too caught up on the ceremonies of being close to the Lord and that the fact that I spent the days helping to build a home and being with a dear friend on her birthday was more important than keeping the blog up to date. While these are not justifications for not keeping the blog up to date, it is simply being honest that I can't always do all that I want to do, however, as long as I focus on being a conduit for the Lord's love nothing else really matter.

September 8th Daily Reflection

Accepting everyday just as it is - a powerful directive! Powerful because if we come close to doing this 3 days each week, we are so much closer to the Lord. The inclusion of our physical being is important as well because there are days when we are tired and instead of resting and being quite, we soldier on, however, if we pay close attention to our physical being, we will see that it's another way the Lord speaks to us. Using being tired to renew our faith is one of the many ways we can accept the day as it is!

September 7th Daily Reflection

Today's devotion is about at topic extremely dear to my heart - giving from our heart and because of the love and joy one receives in return not giving because it is the right thing to do. We spend a lot of time doing things that our heart is not committed to which leads to a slow building resentment and a lash out at some of the most inappropriate times. It is much better to say no because your heart is not in it, than to say yes without involving your heart. It is only thru your heart that you can spread the Lord's love and enroll others into his love.

September 6th Daily Reflection

One of the hardest thing for us to do is ask for help and it becomes even more difficult the more we are able to accomplish (thinking we are doing it by ourselves). However, the more we are able to ask for help, the more we spread the Lord's love because people love it when we solicit their assistance. There is a sense of accomplishment we enable them to achieve. This sense of accomplishment is one of the many manifestations of the Lord's love. Of course, the greatest signal of our love for the Lord is by taking ALL of our issues to him so that he can help us resolve them.

are you staying close to the Lord by taking your issues to him?

September 4th Daily Reflection

I love that today's devotion takes being close to the Lord on step further and talks about us being a conduit for the Lord, that is not sufficient to be close to the Lord but also constantly have him use you as conduit for his love even in the face of adversaries, rejection and redicule. A direction that makes you vulnerable to the world but close and intimate with the Lord.

September 3rd Daily Reflection

As I ready today's devotion, I started to reflection on this past week. It was a week of triump and disappointment. And I thought why was there disappointment? Because I didn't get my way? Or maybe was it because I didn't accomplish as much as I wanted? Then I realized it was because at times I went too fast, didn't stop to be with the Lord and as such, lost focus of what's important....it is so important to spend time with the Lord while so challenging to do because it is difficult to block out the demands of the world, however, this week showed me that putting the demands of the world before the Lord pnly leads to disappointment. The fortunate thing is these disappointment opened up new worlds of spreading the Lord's love.

How is not spending time with the Lord impacting your life?

September 2nd Daily Reflection

Today's devotion teachings is awesome, however, I have found that being a purest in following the teachings usually puts me in direct conflict with others. They get so wound up that trusting fully in the Lord and being okay with making mistakes makes them think I am not engaged. This sounds like a whine and on some levels it is, however, it a reminder that looking to others for acceptance and approval will result in these reactions. Therefore, it is necessary for me to continue depending on the Lord and being okay with making a mistake and when I encounter these conflicts receive them as an opportunity to spread the love of the Lord.

how are you using conflicts to spread the love of the Lord?

September 1st Daily Reflection

Giving thanks when things are not going our way! How could I possibly give thanks when things are not going our way? Doesn't make much sense, but maybe just maybe it does make sense! If we give thanks when things are not going our way, then we can see the possibilities in the situation, we can grow from it and we can see that it's never our way only the Lord's way.

how are you turning adversaries into blessings?