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Faith and Fear

Faith and Fear

In Matthew 9:28-29, two blind men came to Jesus crying “Son of David,  have mercy on us.” Jesus immediately responded “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” To this question, the men answered “Yes Lord”.  And Jesus’ response is exactly what I believe made the difference with my prayers that  yielded different results. “According to your faith, let it be to you.” As He went about healing people, Jesus often referenced the faith of those who desired healing. He made...

Encouraging Scriptures

5 Scriptures That Encouraged Me This Month

Sometimes we get stuck in a scriptural rut where we may be reading scriptures, but they don’t really impact our daily thoughts, decisions, or actions.  This month, I was blessed to be able to reflect on these five scriptures and allow the Word of God to inspire change in my life.   These scriptures have encouraged me, challenged me, pushed me and guided me this month and as I share them, I pray that you too would be encouraged from them. ...

10 Scriptures to declare

10 Scriptures to Declare Over Your Life

This summer I planted seeds in my backyard and of the seeds that I planted, I noticed that the chances of the seed sprouting up was increased when I had planted more seeds. The more seeds I put in the soil, the more likely I was to see fruit. Words are like a seeds that we plant in the soil. What we say are the seeds that get strewn in our lives and whatever we have spread the most, has...

Why Not Her

Why Not Her?

Competition is at an all time high. And who can blame us? With instant access inside the lives of others (via social media), it’s easier than ever for the seeds of envy and competition to sprout up. Our fears about others doing what we are doing, being better than us, having more than us only work to keep us stuck, and to keep us from being the people we are called to be. I’ll never forget walking into to the...

What Bible Says about Friendships

13 Things the Bible says about Friendships

Maintaining quality friendships has been both a challenge and a blessing to me. In the past, I took pride in being a “me, myself, and I” girl. I was content with shallow relationships that did nothing more than graze the surface of my life.  It felt too invasive to let others in and I felt that if I kept people on the outskirts, I would not have to deal with disappointment, hurt or heartbreak. But I believe that those years...

Available to God

I’m Available Lord, But Not Really…

The phone vibrated continuously and seemed to be waiting for me to acknowledge its muted buzz. I quickly glanced at the phone and decided I would return the call later, when my schedule allowed. There are times when my hands are full and it’s just not convenient for me to answer a call. There are some times when my hands are not full and I simply do not feel like chatting or catching up (please refrain from judgement here). And...

friend,alone, scripture, need a friend

Where Is Everybody When I Need A Friend?

“Where is everybody when I need A friend?” I thought to myself. We stepped out into the bright sun together. “How are you doing?” she said as everyone around us cheerfully exchanged greetings and hugs after the morning’s church service. As we stood outside near the stairs, I wanted to give my usual “I’m doing great” or “I’m blessed and can’t complain” pre-packaged response. But I couldn’t do it today; what came out was an ugly sob and buckets of tears....