Dr. Shelly Cameron is a leadership strategist, author, and executive coach dedicated to helping individuals uncover their purpose, elevate their leadership potential, and achieve meaningful success. She is the creator of the GreenLight Leadership Framework. As the curator of SuccessfulLeaders.net, Dr. Shelly shares insights drawn from her extensive experience in organizational development, human resources, and personal growth. She is passionate about empowering professionals to navigate change, manage stress, and design fulfilling lives through intentional goal setting, self-discovery, and continuous learning.
Dr. Shelly's research on Success Strategies was published in the JAABC Business Journal. She is also the author of several books, including works on leadership, success, and cultural intelligence.
That’s what we do. Hence the popularity of fast food. We love the convenience of staying in our cars while we do whatever we want – work, phone call, text, chat, lyme and more.
But to eat and run consistently may not be good for us in the long term.
Likewise, consider when we do our devotions. Is it done like eating and running? Do we go so fast as if to check off a list? But what are we losing?
Read And Run Spiritually
Spending the time to Read, reflect, and apply what we have read to our lives is important. It is the only way to grow spiritually.
Let’s spend the time to pray, read the word, listen to the lord and glean his leading.
Tonight I heard him coughing and went to give him cough drops candy.
When I went over to him, he was busy praying quietly but through loud whispers. You could hear the genuine prayer. Eyes closed tightly oblivious to me even being there. He always told me that he prays but I never believed the fervency.
I went and sat on on the bench in the room until his voice finally faded into amen.
Inaudible, I Couldn’t hear what he was saying but I was taken aback by his earnest prayer for us, as family and children.
This moment brought me to reflective tears. A time of truth. A time of emotion.
Trust God. Praise Him for unplanned enlightening experiences because there are no coincidences.
We can do all things through Christ who gives us the strength
Let’s face it, sometimes we feel overwhelmed. We find it difficult to handle what comes in life. We feel lost, unable to pray for ourselves. That’s where a prayer partner comes in. Someone you trust and who cares for you physically and spiritually.
A Prayer To Strengthen Your Day
Here’s a simple prayerful wish to strengthen your day.
May the lord go before you today preparing you mentally and physically.
May the Lord grant you patience and resilience to ‘grin and bear’ the foolishness that comes along your paths at work, school or play.
May he respond when you can’t.
Mostly may the Lord be your strength in times of need.
May the Holy Spirit lead and guide your every move.
And if the lord is doing all that, may you remain confident that He has everything under his control (even when things seem out of wack).
Above all , may the lord grant you his perfect peace today, tomorrow and always.
It was a long drive. Seven hours round trip in a day. So I was hesitant. Wasn’t really up to it. Needed to check car though I had just changed tires. But…. still, peace of mind.
Reluctantly, I had prepared myself the night before. Half slept as I had to be out at daybreak. Got up wee hours of the morning. Very slowly got dressed. Makeup applied. Bags packed. Made quick breakfast. Step by step I did everything, robotically while slowly praying. I just wasn’t in the mood.
In the same way-methodically, I got in the car, text loved ones and I was off for my long drive.
Less than an hour in, my mood slowly changed. I Listened to the Bible App using the audio that read the scriptures aloud. 2 Chapters of Exodus (Bible in a year). Then a message… all as previously planned. Hours went by as in a flash as the early morning traffic whisked by.
I arrived at the event, quietly excited. I attended presentation sessions. Met new people. Interviewed some. Browsed around. Then surprisingly, mid-afternoon I felt accomplished and decided to jump in my car to take the long return trip home. Pleased. I had obeyed.
Prayers Work
Ever felt like that? Hesitant about doing something? Prayers work. Let no one tell you otherwise. Share your heart’s desires with the Lord most high. Then just follow his lead. He always come through. Sometimes he says yes, other times he says no, or wait.
Whatever your desire, talk with him. Devotionals like RedLight are great companions for your daily walk with the lord. So don’t hesitate.
Mary awaited the healing of her brother. As her anxiety soared, she called on her friend Jesus and sought his intervention. Afterall, he had healed many. But he didn’t show. Eventually her brother passed away. Then days later, Jesus showed up, called Lazarus and he got up. Alive and well he joined his family and friends.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will direct your path.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Maybe you are like Mary waiting on the Lord for answers to your needs. It might be for a job, children, relationships, finances or something else. Hold onto the Lord’s unchanging hand. Wait. His timing is always right.
Lord, please grant us the strength to bear the times in between our wait. While we are waiting, often we struggle with trying to find the answers for delays. Please grant us the courage to hold fast onto your all-knowing power. Grant us the patience to wait in quiet solace knowing that you remain in control.
It’s done. Happy danced. Wrote it. Declared it. Shared it. The GreenLight book series is complete. An intrigued believer countered with the question “how do we hear from God?”
God’s answers come in different ways. Here are a few.
1) Through quiet whispers when you least expect it. Listen keenly.
2) Specific asks that you can easily recognize when the answers come.
3) Through reading the Bible because that’s when God speaks but we must be listening or we will miss it.
4) God speaks through others directly or indirectly. It may just be something they say ‘coincidentally’.
5) Answers may come through opportunities often that we didn’t even know we wanted or needed.
6) God also speaks through sickness, Job loss, failure, disappointments, times of need because that’s when our deepest and most earnest prayers are prayed.
Are there other ways that you can share how God has answered prayers for you? Do share. We would love to hear.
Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.
Dean Koontz
Zeus the dog loves comfort. For years we bought the softest coziest floor rugs to enhance the living room while making it attractive. The problem was Zeus loved comfort. The more we bought, the more he rolled over in exhilarated joy. As time went on, the wear and tear (literally) were hard to bear. Whenever I visited my college student, I would see the empty floor because–oops he did it again!
I’d go out and replace it with another beautiful rug. Then one day I gave up. I decided to replace it with one that was not as comfortable to him but provided the room with an aesthetically pleasing sight that was a delight to see.
What can I say? He avoided it. All he wanted was soft cozy comfort.
How about our relationship with the Lord? Aren’t we like Zeus who wants comfort while neglecting his purpose?
Trapped is how I feel
Trapped when the desires of my heart goes unfulfilled
Trapped when I’m relying on what the Lord has blessed others with
Trapped yet I’m grateful for his continued provisions
Trapped financially
Trapped by impatience
Trapped as bills pile and late payments rise
Trapped by ideas waiting to be birthed
Trapped by age, status and racial discrimination
Trapped by life’s restrictions
Trapped by my mind’s melancholy
Trapped yet I know that I can do all things through Christ
Trapped by God's love yet his swift rescue is my desire
Trapped but still surrounded by God’s grace and forgiveness
In the cleft is my favorite place to be. This temporary space helps me hide from my infirmities, wants, needs and desires.
Beneath the shadows I lie in wait for the Lord’s amazing answers. In between He comforts, leads, and guides. As I wait (at times impatiently) he grants me peace and quiet solace. The pace, growth, love and understanding is all he asks.
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