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?