If you know me, then you know that I do not ride roller coasters. I don’t even like the small ones. Because I am not a fan of heights, I’m not going to put myself in a place where I will be suspended in mid-air just for fun. When my brother asked me to ride the Superman ride at Six Flags Great Adventure, you can guess the answer that I gave him. However, 10 minutes later I found myself standing in the line of over 100 people, waiting to get on the Superman ride. I could not believe that I…
The last 2 years of my life have been a hurricane. I moved away from home because of family issues. I had to move to a totally different environment. It was with family, but I always felt like an outsider. The hardest part of the struggle I was going through was that the year it all went south, I had just started to pray and fast. I participated in my very first Daniel Fast and shortly after the fasting was over, all hell literally broke loose. All the same I did not give up on God and ran straight to…
Dear Praying Women, I’m looking for some advice that lines up with the Bible. I have recently begun speaking to a guy online and we’ve been chatting regularly. Well, everything seems to be going incredibly well and a lot of our non-negotiables and even preferences on both parts are well matched. This is the first time in years I’ve met someone who has more than just a little potential. The only thing I’d like advice on is that he has had relationships with both women and men before. His most long lasting relationships have been with men. However, he has…
At an early age I learned that God created me different from everyone else. What made me different was my visual flaw, when everyone saw me they saw my flaw. I’m opening a wound that has healed, but it’s my story. Imagine being singled out by another eight year old because your skin was different from theirs, no one wanting to stand by you, or even be your friend because you were born different. Can we say self esteem issues? I was just a kid that wanted to be accepted. From childhood to becoming a teenager I was a very…
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Philippians 4:11 Being content when things are NOT the way you want them. Yeah – this can be a tough pill to swallow and I’m talking from personal experience here. Let’s just get the real reason this is a challenge out of the way – we’re human with feelings and flaws. Yup, that pretty much sums it up. And we have a want what I want when I want it mentality. So being content in life circumstances that are not what…
Yesterday, one of my close “friend girls” (as my sister would say) and I went to an ice cream parlor. The server seemed to be a polite young man who looked like he was about 14 or 15 years old. After we finished eating our ice cream, we asked for the check. The amount owed was a little over $8.00. So, I gave the young man a $10.00 bill and waited for my change. He walked over to the tip jar and dropped my change into it. My friend said, “Well, he got his tip!” After we got outside, I…
Hello, my fiance and I have been together for almost 5 years now, and have had several break ups during that time. To my knowledge he has never physically cheated on me but he has a problem with communicating inappropriate with other women via email, text, and social media sites. I called off our wedding because months before we were to say I do, I began to get emails and messages from women who he had been having cyber/telephone relationships with. One of the women sent me almost a months worth of screen shot messages of conversations she had been…
The movie “Mom’s Night Out” delivers a powerful message, not just for mom’s, and portrays a significant truth we can all learn from. You are enough. These three words took me years to figure out and truly believe, yet I still encounter times when I get lost in the constant battle and have to block out all other voices and focus on His. God’s. We continually beat ourselves up on a daily basis until we are wore out and exhausted. It’s difficult not to compare ourselves to others, dismiss the lies and deceptions we hear and the feeling as if…
I started talking to this guy last November. We decided that we would continue to get to know each other. I waited the 90 days as Steve Harvey said and then took it to the next level. He was very respectful to this. Well, as we continued to hang out. It seemed to be nothing but sex,sex,sex. (months still passing since Nov) I asked could we make time for other things. He keep saying that his schedule was so busy he didn’t have time for a lot of things. He would say wait until the after graduation, or the summer;…
Just when you feel like you can’t do it alone anymore, God reminds you that you never had to do it alone in the first place.
When it comes to relationships, I have the most horrible luck. It’s like I have something tattooed on my forehead that says “use me!”. Most of the men I’ve been in relationships with used me up and then when I figured it out and stop giving, they left. I’m a kind hearted person so if they needed it and I had it, I had no problem with helping them in any way I can. One of my ex boyfriends was physically abusive to me and would take my money. One was verbally abusive. He told me that I would never…
The Don Cornelius Foundation (DCF) is kicking off Suicide Prevention Week themed “I AM THE FACE,” with an afternoon of music and fellowship on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at 3:00 pm at the popular Post & Beam restaurant. The DCF is a non-profit organization formed by the family of Donald “Don” C. Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” who ended his life by suicide on February 1, 2012. Radio personality Pat Prescott from 94.7 The Wave will host. The foundation – whose slogan is ‘Life is beautiful, precious and worth living’ – was established to provide awareness, prevention and support for those…
Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers “remains on life support,” her daughter said on Tuesday. “On behalf of my mother and our family, we are extremely grateful for all the love and support we’ve received. At this time she does remain on life support,I know my mother would be overwhelmed by the continued outpouring of kindness and I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their prayers.”-the statement from Melissa Rivers read. Rivers, 81, was undergoing a procedure on her vocal cords Thursday morning at a clinic when she stopped breathing and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital. Melissa Rivers and…
I had a roller coaster ride that almost drove me out of my wits two years ago. I transformed into the monster that I did not know existed. I felt anger so intense it almost consumed me. At one point, I really think it did. I made wrong decisions, spoke words of contempt, cursed a couple of people (and myself), stayed up late thinking, plotting, and lashing myself with an invisible whip until I was left exhausted physically, emotionally and spiritually. It was a nightmare. I was murdered emotionally and I started becoming a criminal myself by punishing the other…
I have four very powerful words for you that I want you to clench tightly to, and cherish forever in your heart no matter what situation you find yourself in when it comes to love and relationships. When this world tries to break you down and you find yourself hanging on to life by a thread, please remember this and let these words be your lifeline: YOU ARE WORTH IT! Can you recall a time in your life when you felt as if you were not good enough, like no matter what you try to do you will never be…
Sometimes we pray for things we’re not ready for. Be patient… God is getting you ready!
Respect the process. God knows exactly what He’s doing and His timing is always perfect.
The bible states in 2 Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” The presence of God in your home has the ability to calm fears, eradicate unnecessary attitudes, and also keep everyone focused on the important things in life. Sustaining a Godly atmosphere in your home can positively affect your marriage in more ways than one. Here are 3 ways to have a Godly atmosphere at home. 1. Pray every morning. “Always be joyful, never stop praying. ” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 Prayer has to be your steering…
Many times as Christians we are told to ask vigorously what we want/need and it shall be given to us. Many times we are encouraged to wait and be patient for the one who has been promised to us from God. However, how comfortable are you with the possibility that you’re never going to get married? Are you fine with just you and God being that perfect physical relationship you earnestly pray for? What if it is God’s will for you to live a life of singleness? – look at your heart… Does this question not make you wonder whether…
Knowing what you want is pointless if you’re not disciplined enough to wait for it.
