Dating and relationships can be tough at times. It isn’t always easy navigating through all the nonsense and figuring who is truly best for you. There are so many factors to consider, but ultimately the most important factor is God. Getting his guidance on the matter is essential when you’re trying to position yourself to receive what is best for you. However, it isn’t always a simple process because hearing Him correctly is a work in progress for most. If that wasn’t hard enough to deal with, now you have to also consider the impact of family, friends, and possibly…
Are you Standing in Your Own Way and Blocking Your Own Blessings? When we live in fear, we become our own biggest enemy…
I have a friend whose brother and sister-in-law have been unable to conceive a baby. The family is not Christian, so when I was praying to God to allow them to give birth to a healthy baby I prayed that He would use this to make Himself real to them. I prayed that through this the couple, their family, their friends and eventually their healthy child would see that God was at work in their lives. As I was praying the word “tomorrow” came to my head. At first I was confused as to where that word even came from.…
I was speaking to a good friend today and she was amazed to hear me say that I don’t hate my (abusive) ex for what he has done (and continues to do) to me. You see, not only is he now serving six years in prison, but prior to his incarceration; he manipulated the judicial system with every tactic he could to prolong it… for nearly two years. He has and is still, continuing to lie by trying to make it appear that I played a part in my abuse/injuries. Now incarcerated, he’s filing every appeal, motion he can, to be released.…
He looked me dead in my face and told me I had Stage 3 Breast Cancer. At only 31, How could this be? I mean… Breast cancer had claimed the lives of a few women in my family, but not anyone younger than 50. I made sure I did my self exams and even had them done by my doctor when I went for my annual check-ups. NOTHING! But, I knew something was off, something wasn’t right. I was feeling tenderness in my underarm which had started to become a nuisance. Everytime I complained about it to my physician, he gave me a million and…
For the longest time, I didn’t even know what the word Holy meant. I would just blag my way around the subject so people thought I knew what I was talking about. It’s one of those words you just imagine some priest, in all his robes, saying, and speaking like a KJV bible. In fact, it’s quite an intimidating word. It is intimidating because it requires something. It means sacrifice. I have been a Christian for a good few years and I can honestly say that I have only recently began to understand what being holy means. Holiness is our…
I attended a huge event at my church in St. Louis with key speaker, author, and actress, Priscilla Shirer. Priscilla Shirer is the leading star in the ever so popular Christian movie, ‘The War Room’. The event was called The Fervent Tour. What does fervent mean? I decided to look it up. According to the dictionary, fervent means “having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, or enthusiasm.” Being fervent in prayer means to actually feel what you are praying for or saying, not just going through the motions or memorization. Fervent means praying prayers that aren’t lifeless, boring, routine,…
Who doesn’t have one of those days when one just wants to throw in the towel? There are days when we cry, scream, and wonder why we are facing these challenges. Then we are reminded that God is God alone and nothing is too big or too small for Him to handle. The truth of the matter is that every time we need God, God is there because He is faithful. God has the power to turn any situation around. I am here to assure you that it’s not what you go through, it’s how you go through it. God hears…
Have you ever wanted something so bad you could taste it, see it, feel it? That’s the place God wants to take us, a place of desperation, where you can overcome every obstacle!
God can turn plans of evil for good. He can turn our sadness into joy, bad news into good news, and a mess into a great message.
It’s been 7 painstaking months since my mother’s cervical cancer diagnosis. While it is something that helped me learn so much about myself as a child of God, I can’t deny the fact that it was the main reason I felt stuck. Stuck in my personal life, stuck in my career, stuck in my obligations and responsibilities, stuck in a life I honestly didn’t want to live. I had to be with my mother most of the time as she’s dependent on me to help her move around and do things (on days she’s able to get out of bed). People praise…
What traits should a woman strive towards to become a godly woman? Here are 3 Things Men Look for in a Godly Woman.
I am a big believer in a mother’s prayer. All prayers are powerful, but I feel a mother’s sincere prayer is one of the most powerful tools we have has a parent. Praying has been a staple in my life as a parent. Prayer guides me, aides me when times are tough, comforts me, and provides insights. It was my prayers that often made the difference in how things turned out with my children. I believe they might have turned out for the worse if I had not uttered them. As I reflect back on the years of raising my children,…
“God knows my heart”. How many times have we heard someone say this or said it ourselves? Although we usually say this phrase to express our true desire to serve God, it actually does more to show our sinful nature. The Bible has a lot to say when it comes to our hearts and it’s not all good. Scripture tells us our hearts are deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9 and Psalm 16:25) and can even condemn us (1 John 3:20). God knowing our hearts does us no good because our hearts are the very reason we sin (James 1:13-15). Please don’t be…
(Proverbs 20:30)”Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.” The hands down most difficult break up I’ve had was with my almost 5 year relationship. Imagine talking, eating, practically breathing and coexisting with another person 24/7 for 5 years then suddenly putting an end to it. It’s like those 5 years of your life became meaningless or non-existent. Imagine someone punching a huge hole in your heart. I’ve never felt so empty and so lost after that. I questioned everything. I never looked at the world the same way again. What happened after…
I used to wonder when my life would start. Day after day I felt as though I was waiting for something to happen – although I could never quite figure out what that something was. At one point I thought it was a man that I needed – perhaps a fairy tale romance would add meaning to my life. Or maybe if I had more children and the perfect family I would have joy and fulfillment. Or perhaps if I finally got my degree and had a lucrative career and some fame then life could really start then. So I began…
Have you ever wanted God to do something so bad that you became anxious over the situation? Or you felt it in your spirit that it was right but the physical was just not aligning with the spiritual? I like to think of moments like these as the labor pains of a blessing coming your way! I imagine in the old days women did not have high tech doctor appointments to know if they were pregnant or not. I imagine a cycle was missed, or perhaps her woman’s intuition just told her she would be a mother in the coming…
There are days when the seemingly bad things just don’t appear to be getting any better. It’s so easy for me to look around at what isn’t and feel the urge to question God about my present circumstances. Then suddenly I am reminded of His Word in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Sometimes I have to replay these words over and over in my mind until they sink deep within my spirit and I am…
Locked out. I’d just come back to my car after an hour talking to God, walking in nature, and writing in my prayer journal at an outdoor area in a neighboring city. I needed to get home to pick up my kids from school, but my keys were nowhere to be found. I’d gotten out of my car with them, but… when I’d started journaling, my pen had run out of ink. When I retrieved another from my purse, in my trunk, I’d apparently left my keys in the trunk. I looked down at my cell phone. Only 8% power!…
I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted … and blessing me with what I didn’t know I needed.
