Seeking love and commitment can be challenging, as well as rewarding. It’s challenging because we have to kiss a few frogs before we actually locate our prince. It’s rewarding because dating is an opportunity for self discovery and should be enjoyable. I strongly believe there are specific temptations and situations single folks must avoid. So without further ado…. Here are 5 Things Single Christians Should Never Do: 1. Pursue someone who is unavailable “Unfaithfulness is a character flaw that we shouldn’t desire in a potential mate.” Besides the fact that we all know it’s biblically wrong, a married man is simply not in…
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Here are 10 Things You Should Never Do After a Breakup… If you’re dealing with heartbreak and want to heal, read on for encouragement.
Did you know that you can be your worst enemy? Your thoughts, words, attitude, and actions all have the power to block your blessings. We’re all on a spiritual journey to peace and happiness and in order for us to get there we must first learn to do what’s best for us spiritually. Here are 5 Ways You May Be Blocking Your Own Blessings … 1. Negativity- Negative thoughts can become negative words, and we all know words have power. Negative thinking can keep us captive. We can unknowingly choke our own blessings with negative thoughts. We tend to think…
Ever noticed that we don’t grow without change? The very concept of growth denotes change – a change in shape, size, function or status. In our relationship with God, He desires that we grow and mature in our faith. That requires change. One of the ways that God grows us, and one of the areas of our life that changes often, is relationship with other people. Sometimes, we get to be friends with someone for awhile and then the relationship starts to cool off, and eventually dies off. Other times, we grow to be very close friends, but then one…
For some of us, making things happen in our lives is not as hard to do as it is for other people. There are some people who truly have been through some tremulous times in their lives and it hinders them in so many ways from accomplishing their dreams. It’s not that these people don’t have great ideas, ambition, work ethic, or drive in them, it’s just that the pain of their past hinders them from accomplishing the dreams of their future. We cannot look down on people just because they may not have accomplished as much as we have…
Praying isn’t a magic wand to be used to have your wish granted! This is something I had to explain to my kids recently. They’d believed that they could pray for whatever they wanted, like Jesus was a genie in the bottle waiting to make all their wishes come true. God is not our genie, He’s our Heavenly Father and He answers our prayers according to His will. “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever…
Hebrews 13:17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. A few weeks ago, I called up a friend and asked if she wanted to go for a walk in the park to break the monotony of being in the house. Going to the park that day was a task in itself. What time should we meet? How long do we stay? What are we going to talk about?…
Your heart is one of the most treasured, precious commodities you have. Everything flows from it. Two scriptures serve as a reminder of this truth: Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23) For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34) Your heart serves as your personal wellspring. It is supposed to be a continuous source of life for you. In essence the words you speak (out loud or in your head) are speaking…
Are you teaching your kids humility? Many parents don’t. I’d like to share a story about the day my daughter learned a lesson of humility…
Words are seeds. Before you speak, think about what you are planting.
If you’ve ever been in Ungodly Relationships, you know that no matter how right they feel, some relationships are better left in the past.
I can’t count the amount of emails we receive from people who say they “don’t know how to pray”. Some simply have doubts that God even hears their prayers. Although there’s no “official” way to pray, I decided to share a few pointers that have changed my life tremendously! Pray without Ceasing- Just because God doesn’t answer your prayer when you feel like He should, doesn’t mean He’s not listening. Continue to pray, Continue to trust and have faith that God will never forsake you. He hears you and He will answer you. -1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray for Others- Did…
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ~Matthew 6:33 Have you ever noticed how easy it is for us to put God on the back burner, yet everyone and everything else gets our undivided attention? We work Him in our schedule when we should be working our schedule around Him! Our Relationships, Families, Careers, and even material things become our main focus, yet we wonder why we have so many problems holding on to them. When I was married, If my husband didn’t feel like going to church, I…
Sometimes we have to go through things, to get us to focus on the things we should have been focusing on all along. If you’re looking for clarity on a situation today, ask God to reveal what it is that He wants you to focus on. It’s funny how you can meet someone only once, but yet that person will stay in your mind forever. I remember sitting in a Starbucks surfing the web as a young lady came and sat not too far from me. She continued to hold a conversation on her cell phone and I continued to…
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Sometimes we become so dependent on people, we forget that God is our sole provider. When I think back on my adult life, I’ve always had someone to lean on in my time of need; Someone who I counted on to bail me out of trouble. When I was married, It was my husband. After my divorce, It was my mother. After my mom’s death, it was my aunt… And so on and so on. When I…
Sometimes we pray for things we are not fully prepared for. Some of us ask God to show us a sign whether something or someone is good or bad for us. The funny part is, God may have given us plenty of signs , before we even prayed that prayer. One of my relationships, I REALLY wanted to work! So when we began to have our share of problems, I began to pray. I asked God to show me whether or not this person was the one for me. If not, I prayed that He would remove him from my…
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.” (Exodus 23:1) Often times, we are quick to judge someone without even knowing them. We choose to dislike others based on appearance or based on what others have said about that person. I recall years ago, I started a new job. During training, I was warned who not to associate with and who I should try to get in good with. There was one person in particular who had a reputation of being holier than thou, stuck up, and…
Sometimes it takes a traumatic experience to make us appreciate the little things in life, that we would normally take for granted. Things money can’t buy… Love, Health, Peace of mind etc. Sometimes we complain so much that we don’t realize God hears everything. We find ourselves saying things like “I hate this old car”, “I hate my job”, or “I hate so and so”! That is until the car breaks down and we have no car, the job we hated so much… has just given us our walking papers, or the the person you hated so much is gone,…
As we get closer to God, the enemy will do anything and everything in his power to pull us away. Sometimes he’ll use the people we love to do so! Have you ever noticed that when you’re trying to kick a bad habit, the enemy will send someone in your life who has the same bad habit? or when you’re trying to be celibate, here comes Mr. Wrong, all packaged up to look like Mr. Right? The more you try to do right, the more the enemy will tempt you to do wrong! Isaiah 54:17 says that No weapon formed…
Most women will spend most of their lives waiting on a man to get his act together. Through the ups and downs, good and bad, we remain patient. Even if the bad times out weigh the good, we still find a way to hold on to hope. We have faith in the relationship and believe that everything is going to work out no matter how bad things look. That’s the kind of faith God expects us to have in Him. However, that’s not always the case. In fact, we are sometimes quick to give up on God when things don’t…