By far the hardest part of the process is waiting for everything to come together and be just how you dreamt it. Why is that? Why don’t we like waiting? We are in the season of waiting. The holiday season is full of waiting…waiting in lines at stores, waiting for...
Keep going. Don’t give up. Keep on pushing. Don’t stop. Those who endure to the end… Isn’t it funny how words can make some actions seem easy? When you are trying to make your dreams come true, start your ministry, prepare for a test, speech, interview, face another rejection or...
After preparation, the next logical step in the process is practicing what you’ve prepared for. Professionals prepare themselves by going to university, then they put into practice the concepts they’ve learned there. Artists prepare by gathering their mediums before practicing their craft. Parents prepare their children for the real world by having...
You are probably working on something or have a dream that requires patience and dedication. Most achievements require some kind of preparation or planning. Throughout scripture, you’ll witness how preparing and planning are apart of God’s nature. God worked in the lives of people, nations, and through circumstances to prepared...
Last year this time my word was “suddenly,” and looking at what transpired during that time, it was appropriate. Now here I am, well into the second half of this year, reflecting on my new normal all the while longing for my old life, trying to rectify what was and...
The moment you accept the invitation to be adopted into the family of Jesus Christ you are changed forever. It is at this very moment a line is drawn in your life. On one side of the line is your former self, the you that was full of sin and...
God has told someone to get up, go to a certain place, and do a certain thing, just as He told Jonah. If this is you, I hope you’ve heeded God’s instructions. However, if you are like Jonah, you haven’t done it, and like Jonah you can cause a storm...
African Americans women are more likely to suffer from depression but are less likely to be treated for depression due to the cultural stigma of mental illness in the Black community, feelings of shame and embarrassment, lack of health insurance, and lack of understanding of the illness. Black people, Black...
You’re In the World, You’re Not of the World Doesn’t it sound so sci-fi? When my mom use to say that to me and my sister growing up, I thought it was something E.T.’s mom would’ve said to him as they started their journey to earth. I’d forgot all...
Many are called, few are chosen. Matthew 22:11-14 There many sayings we quote that can be traced back to the holy Word of God. The phrase above was spoken by Jesus in a parable. The story Jesus told was a lesson about preparation, responsibility and duty. Someone was invited...
Yesterday’s post was very therapeutic for me, in a way I felt like a burden has been lifted. What I wan to tak about today is how to keep the fire burning, the fire being the desire for spitiual growth and seeking closeness to God. I can’t lie, with everything...
