God is powerful! Being created by the All Powerful means we possess a strength that lies beyond our current circumstances. Who we are at our core is innately able to handle everything that comes our way. Every circumstance, every person, and every situation is one in which we are gifted with the chance to demonstrate our strength in God. One of my favorite Christian scriptures is from the writings of Paul to the community in Phillipi. He tells them, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” We have at our readiness all the power we need. For me it is remembering that when I am struggling, feeling powerless or overwhelmed it is because I am trying to do it on my own. I just need to lean back into the heart of God through my own heart to discover a source of strength that defies my imagination. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is remember that God is with us and provides the strength we need. God is not going to do it for us. God wants to do it through us. We become the beacons of love when we allow the strength of God to shine through us. This is what makes our weaknesses gifts. Only by letting go of needing to do it only on our own strength can God use us to demonstrate the strength of love.
Be Of Strength!
My prayer for us is the willingness to let go of the idea that we are supposed to do it on our own and surrender to the power of the strength of God moving through us at any given moment.
Where in your day today could you use some help remembering the strength of God being able to move you and thus move the hearts of those around you? Share in the comments.
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Be Of Luster!
God is brightness! The balance of light and dark is what epitomizes the duality of the universe in which we live. It is always darkest just before the dawn. God shares the creativity of life through the light. The luster of our imagination is what carries us in the creative experience of our lives. When we are shrouded in darkness we lose sight of the luster of our lives. We think that the light will not return. We think that we did something to keep the luster from being present in our lives. What if it were just part of the natural cycle? What if there is nothing wrong with lack luster? What if it was the very thing that would catapult us into experiencing a brighter light within? It doesn’t make sense but I have known it to be true. Whenever I experience times of darkness it is always followed up by times of greater light. The key for me has been recognizing that I am not alone in the dark. God never leaves my side even when I cannot see God.
My prayer for us is the courage to trust that the luster will return after a time of lack.
If light always comes after dark, what might allow you to believe that God is with you in your lack luster and not get lost in the darkness today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Sensitivity!
God lives. Our understanding of ourselves and our world comes from the multiple levels of senses through which we perceive our reality. Physically, emotionally, intellectually, energetically, and spiritually are all ways in which we sense life. Our decisions about what is happening in our reality come through the lens of our perceived reality. How we understand “out there” has less to do with what is going on “out there” and more to do with what is going on “in here.” This is why two people can be present at the same event and see and hear two different things. Have you ever noticed that when you are having a bad day that certain people seem to be annoying and when you are having a good day those same people don’t bother you? Our good and bad days are decisions we make within and color what we take in from the outside. Our awareness of this sensitizes us to the filter through which we experience life in this moment. The beauty of this sensitivity is the key to freedom. It provides us with the ability to decide to change our experience. And when we have no idea how to change it, we can ask for help. God wants us to experience all of life. When we are sensitive to the energies present inside of ourselves, we can powerfully choose to direct them in a way that creates a world in which God thrives.
My prayer for us today is the willingness to be sensitive to how we are experiencing our lives in this moment and choose if we want to use our power to change it or keep it the same.
If we have the power to change our experience or ask for God’s help in changing what we are sensitive to in the moment, what would you like to change today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Fulfillment!
God is everywhere. We find ourselves searching everywhere and in everything for love. Whether we realize it or not we are attempting to reach a level of fulfillment. All of us feels on some level that there is something missing in our lives. No matter how much acknowledgment we receive, things we own, or relationships we have at the end of the day if we are honest with ourselves it feels like something is still missing. Some describe it as a God size whole. Fundamentally we were designed to seek our completion in our connection to our Creator. This means the missing element is as designed. There is nothing wrong with us. Perhaps it is simply that we are hearing the invitation of our hearts to redirect our focus and find fulfillment in a connection with God.
My prayer for us is the courage to seek the fulfillment of our longing with the God of All that resides in our hearts.
If we need not seek outside of ourselves to be fulfilled, what might be stopping us from sitting with our own hearts? Share in the comments.
Be Of Moments!
God is revelation! When we find ourselves in a space of unknowing we can count on the idea that God will show us what we need to know. There is an expression in 12 steps, “more will be revealed.” It is the notion that we have what we need to know right now in this moment and when the time comes we will know more. My mind tells me that I need to have it all figured out before I can proceed. The illusion is that I am lacking anything at any given moment. Even when we think we have it all figured out it is based only our thinking because we are not in that moment in the future for which we are trying to prepare. We have no idea what twists and turns may occur before we get there which might alter the situation. We cannot guarantee how people are going to react. There are always unknown factors and we can spend our time being afraid of them or just be in the moment we are in. In my meditation date time with God as I focus on my breath, God has taught me that I simply need to trust that the next one will come and be with it in the moment instead of trying to orchestrate its speed or comparing it to another one.
My prayer for us is the courage to trust that God never leaves us and therefore we always have what we need in this moment.
If we believe that God is All That Is and God is with us then what would enable you to trust that you have what you need to handle this moment today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Glory!
God is beauty and majesty! Our Creator designed all of creation from a space and place of glory. We are therefore innately connected to a sense of majesty in our very being. When we encounter the light of love this glory within us is ignited as it speaks to our hearts. We recognize it in the presence of beauty and love. We feel it in the space of joy and harmony. We live it in the moments of oneness with our breath. This reality is ours for the experiencing when we choose it. God does not require or force our hand. God simply makes it available to us in the quiet space of our hearts. I have found that when I am willing to let go of my demands and expectations of beauty, joy, love, harmony, and peace, all I need to do is breathe. Over the years in my dates with God, I have been led gently to experience the bounty of God’s glory. The meditation time with God is not when it happens necessarily. But the practice of quietness of being in God’s presence readies my heart when I find myself captivated by it during the day. When I started on this walk with God, I had no idea what was in store for me. I am so grateful to be endowed with the courage to stick through the moments of lack and seeming abandonment by God to this place of acceptance of the presence of glory in my heart.
My prayer for us is to take hold of the courage to stay with God when it is less than glorious so that we might be present when glory is revealed in our hearts.
When are the moments you feel connected to the glory of being alive? Share in the comments.
Be Of Rejoicing!
God is celebration! Life is full of joy and recognition of the glory of being alive. At any given moment we have so much for which to thank the heavens. It is easy to get lost in the soup of focus around all things that are not going well. Our brains seem to default to fault-finding notification. It is an important life saving function for it to do so. Thankfully , we are in an age in which we can do more than just survive. This means we can be grateful for those life saving aspects of our minds and redirect our focus where we want it to be.
My prayer for us is the courage to refocus our minds in gratitude for so much to rejoice about in being alive today.
If life is about celebration and rejoicing, how might God assist you in refocusing on the elements for which to rejoice in your life today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Balancing!
God shines through all darkness. The power of light and love is made visible to us with each new dawning of the sun and the moon. God has provided a reminder for us every cycle of 24 hours. Just in case we think the darkness of night will never end and just in case we start thinking we should only have light in our lives. There is a balance of light and dark in our lives, in nature, in our hearts, and in our spirits. It is the dance of the dawning. The re-emerging of ourselves with each breath, each choice, and each turning of dark to light. There is no mistake that while we are in daylight somewhere in the world others are in night-light. God is present to all at all times and in all experiences of light and dark. Embracing this understanding of God’s presence and love in and through us engenders compassion and breathes the essence of life in all things. God invites us to this balancing dance with God by our side.
My prayer for us is the willingness to try the dance of balancing love in the dark and in the light of our lives today.
If God is present as love in light and darkness, where might you today find a balance of love that yesterday you did not see? Share in the comments.
Be Of Fluidity!
God is Flow. There is a never-ceasing energy that moves and breathes in and around us. It is a force of love that guides all that is. We are as much a part of that fluid force of life as anyone else. We are an integral part of life’s existence. Whenever I think that somehow I have gotten things wrong or I have messed up beyond belief, I try to remember to bring myself back. Back to the space inside my heart that hopes and believes God knew what God was doing upon my creation. When I am lost and thinking nothing matters or it will all end anyway, I try to remember to breathe and see it as the gift it is. When I am tired and frustrated and ready to give up on myself or my fellow human beings, I try to remember to be willing to believe that this too shall pass. My desire to remember comes from a fluid place inside of me connected to the Flow of God. My daily meditation date time with God that I show up for whether I feel like it or not, has given me the strength to try to remember and helps me to do so. I don’t see the value on that day per say, but when I am struck by these moments of lack of fluidity I can look back and realize it has kept me connected.
My prayer for us is the willingness to build the passageway for the fluidity of love in our lives in all moments good and bad.
If God’s flow is connected to you, where might you find the capacity to build your fluidity today? Share in the comments.
Be Of Creativity!
God is the Designer. Being in relationship with God means that we are called to celebrate our creativity. It is part of our nature. Creativity is the ability to create. The world gives the label of creativity to artists and performers. We all are creative on some level and not always in a typical fashion. If ever you doubt your creative mind just recall the last thing you were afraid of or worried about and the story you created around it. Owning who we are as children of God means seizing the opportunity to funnel our creative way of being into something useful, uplifting, or even transforming. Why spend all our creative genius imagining worst case scenarios? Why not opt for using our creativity to inspire, celebrate, and enjoy life? Each breath we are starting with a clean slate and can choose to design our next moment. For me it is about remembering that my gift of creativity is God-given and I believe God would want me to use it to rejoice instead of fear life.
My prayer for us is the courage to embrace our creativity as a fundamental gift with which God wishes to celebrate our lives.
If the Great Designer has endowed each one of us with the capacity to bring creativity into every aspect of our lives, what will you create with your next moment, hour or day? Share in the comments.
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