“How precious are your thoughts about me, Lord. They outnumber the grains of sand.” Psalm 139:17 Sometimes life is as sweet as a rose, until you experience a prick from it’s thorn. The first shot of pain you feel develops initial thoughts and feelings that usually connects to our life experiences. Unfortunately, our first thoughts are not always positive and uplifting, especially if the thorn left a prominent wound. Developed thoughts could either provide a cloud of comfort or a cloud of dust. It is the dust that buries us alive, the negative way we view ourselves and the situation…
I’m asking for prayer because I have lost my ways in all form. I have allowed myself to be belittled due to a married man. I have allowed myself to become the other woman before, during, and after he married someone else. I hate myself for this. I want to pull myself from this bad situation but find myself so weak that I accept every lie he gives me. I can’t sleep. I close my eyes and I see all this man has done to cause me pain but yet I still allow him to come over when his schedule…
I am at my wits end. I know the Lord is in control, but sometimes I just feel like giving up.My financial situation just seems to get worse and worse no matter how much money I make. My husband has been unemployed for 3 years now. And there is so much on my shoulders that I feel I am going to break. I need the Lord to break through for me not only to deliver me from these debts, but to show us, especially my husband, how to apply Godly wisdom to our finances. I have such a vision…
Lord, I just want to thank You for all of the blessings, and continued support You have given to me and my family in times of adversity. You are the most high God and we continue to marvel at your works. I ask You Lord Father to continue blessing and touching and healing our lives. Take us through with your wisdom and divine and absolute protection from the enemy. You say where two or more of us are gathered You live, I continue to ask You to free all of us from financial burden, touch us Lord that extra jobs…
Submitted By: Anonymous Prayer Request: Hi everyone, May the grace of the Lord be with you all. My prayer request is to get a spiritual breakthrough. I have felt dry and empty in my soul for a long time and now I would really love to gain my connection with God again. I also need prayers for me and my family to get back to our financial ground. We have been struggling for years and now its really getting worse and nothing seem to be working. I would really appreciate your prayers and may the almighty God bless you!
I strongly believe God gives me the same homework in a different way, so that I can understand the process.
A new petition has surfaced on Change.org, which is being spearheaded by a woman by the name of Ann Cooke against TLC’s latest reality project, The Sisterhood, which follows the lives of five pastor’s wives that live in the Atlanta area. According to the petition, the show provides a poor depiction of what it means to be a pastor’s wife and is offensive to the Body of Christ. The petition reads: ”The Sisterhood is being portrayed as a Christian reality show, featuring Preacher’s/Pastor’s wives from Atlanta, GA. The previews and highlights of the upcoming show is pure garbage and does not portray the…
This new invention will lower the stress levels for parents of college-aged daughters across the nation. Drink Savvy, a Boston-based company, has created a material that detects the presence of odorless, colorless, and tasteless date r*pe drugs placed into drinks. Founder Mike Abramson said he plans to create a line of products (e.g. straws, stirrers, glass ware, cups) in hopes of reducing date rape. “Within the past three years, three of my very close friends and myself have been the unwitting victims of being drugged,” Abramson said in a fundraising video. Although he is awesome and incredibly brilliant, Abramson is not…
An Oakland-based company is offering 10 scholarships to African American women who are interested in learning more about technology at the annual Women 2.0 Conference on Feb. 14 in San Francisco. Women 2.0 is a media company offering content, community and conferences for aspiring and current women innovators in technology, according to its website. Its mission is to increase the number of female founders of technology startups with inspiration, information and education through our platform. Click here to apply for a scholarship: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFJKTE8waWs5d3Z0RE9hWnFWUF9LLVE6MA Kapor Capital, an Oakland based investment fund, is seeking to help women of color who are financially…
We came across a story told by one of boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s daughters. This excerpt is so powerful, we encourage all of you to forward this to your family in friends so that they too can be inspired to become even better women. Here is the story: “When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day. My father took a good look at us.…
We’ve all been there. The breakup, the heartache, and the mixed emotions. You try so hard to move on with your life, but there’s one thing that’s holding you back… Your ex is still coming around your family! Do you: 1. Ask your family/ friends to cut all ties with your ex? 2. Get an understanding , Set boundaries, and make sure no lines are crossed? 3. Do nothing? Maybe one day you guys will get back together. What if the situation was reversed? Could you remain close to your ex’s family? If so, maybe you should ask yourself this…
Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.~ Philippians 3:13 As this year comes to an end, I often stop and reminisce on all the blessings I’ve had. Not just this year, but in my lifetime. Sometimes we get so fixed on our current situation that we fail to praise God for all that He has already done. This year may not have been an easy one for you. You may have lost a lot of things in 2013. But if you’ll remain faithful, God will restore everything you’ve lost. You may have lost…
Dear Praying Women, I have a problem! My family don’t include me and my daughter in none of the family events unless it’s Thanksgiving or Christmas! My sister’s birthday is Monday and me and my daughter was the only ones not included to go out to dinner for her birthday!!! But my mom want me to come to Christmas dinner but I don’t think I am going!!! I get tired of them doing me and my daughter like that!!! It’s like it don’t matter unless they think she’s dying or something! Because she have Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure , and…
Sometimes, when things are not going our way, it’s easy to lose sight of all that God has done for us. So let’s make 2013 our best year yet by reflecting on God’s goodness! I posted this awesome idea a couple of months ago. A lot of you asked for a reminder as the end of the year approached. So here you go! Let’s get those empty jars ready! Starting next week, I challenge all of my readers to participate in “The Jar Of Gratitude: A Year Of Reflection”. Here’s how it works: [checklist] Start the new year with an empty…
God works in mysterious ways. Lately, I have been wondering if this is what God wants me to do or if it’s just something that I chose to do on my own. I’ve been praying for answers and was seriously thinking about walking away from it. Tonight, I checked my Facebook messages (something I never do) and one particular message stood out. It read: “I really enjoy your Powerful Words of Wisdom “everytime”!… Thanks so much for sharing. Sometimes I just have to share some of it. Everyone needs this Spoken Word. I just stopped by to encourage you to…
Christmas is near and most of us are gearing up for a holiday spread or putting gifts under a tree. Today though, I want to ask you one question, what are you doing with the gifts God has given you for the world? Each of us was birthed for a purpose and we are literally God’s gifts to the world. We often focus on the outer wrapping, but today I want you to look inwards and ponder this question for a minute, “What am I supposed to do? I remember years ago when I shared an apartment with my friend…
There I was in the midst of my worst fear: single motherhood. I had begun the process of shame and ridicule, inflicting the wounds before anyone else could. As my belly grew and I walked alone, my head and my spirit hung low together. When my son was born, labor was nothing to the fear and the pain that consumed my heart. The father and son lunches, haircuts, and potty training were thoughts I began to fear than look forward to. Time has passed and my struggles remain, but I have found comfort in two things: constant prayer and Mary,…
Have you ever experienced something so hurtful, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t possibly see anything good coming out of the situation? My mom died suddenly of a heartache. I felt as though God should have given me more time with her. I couldn’t understand how or why God would take the one person who meant everything to me. I won’t lie, I was wavering in Faith. I had my good days, I would tell myself. “Everyone must go someday. It was just her time” and I had my bad days, I was determined to blame all of…
Hi ladies! I am so honored to be a new contributor on this site. I look forward to sharing more with you all as the days go by. I wanted to share a posting that has been on my heart. I wrote this a very long time ago at the Spirit’s leading and it ministered to so many women, that I was surprised. Once again, I feel a leading to share it here. You might have read the title and asked yourself, what is she talking about and why is she posting it here, well because I know that if…
Submitted By: Amy Mathiew Prayer Request: Hello sisters. May of this year I had a complete hystorectomy and my husband and I aren’t blessed with children. On the fifth day after my surgery I had an over welming feeling of complete loss and emptiness. I cried till I fell asleep. This happened every day for 5 days. I want a baby. I need to be a mother and have the love of a child. I know there are plenty of people who know how hurting this is. I will be 40 next year and the one thing I’ve prayed…
