Lately I find myself frustrated a lot! Frustrated in my singleness and the whole dating scene. Frustrated on my job and the increased workload. Frustrated in my business trying to consistently produce income and stay passionate simultaneously. And as I was speaking to my therapist the other day and the word frustrated slid from tongue, I said to her "I'm going to stop using that word" but in the moment I couldn't find no other way to express my feelings. Immediately the Holy Spirit reminded me of the words I spoke in my book Saved, Single and Frustrated, "Frustration is the result of trying to do, on our own, what only God can do." Then He said, "Frustration comes to...
Today in my morning meditation. I heard the Lord say “Remove STILL from your vocabulary”. And before I could say “huh”, the Holy Spirit began to bring words I’ve uttered to my remembrance: I’m still healing I’m still growing I’m still learning I’m still building I'm still single To defend myself my initial response was "but your word says ‘Be Still and Know that I am God,' how can I remove still from my vocabulary." But then I went to my friend Google to look up the definition of "still". I learned that in the context I was using it, as an adjective, it meant “not moving or making a sound” as in motionless, immobile, stationary, lifeless. So, when we...
Do we truly know the definition of unconditional love? Perhaps the problem is not in the definition. Do we accept God’s unconditional love? Better yet, do we know how to walk in that unconditional love? As women we tend to be harder on ourselves than we need to be. We are our own worst critics. Whenever something goes wrong we quickly blame ourselves. However we like to call it “accepting responsibility.” After all, it is the “adult” thing to do. But where accepting responsibility goes wrong is in the self-punishing and the inability to move forward. There is no condemnation in God. Once God forgives us, the act is thrown into a sea of forgetfulness. Jesus died on the cross...
This healing journey can be as difficult or as easy as you make it. But what it can't be is ignored. We can't allow our cute excuses to prevent us from actively pursuing the wholeness we desperately need and seek. You know those cute excuses like: 'I have a lot going on,' 'nobody's perfect,' 'this is just the way I am,' or 'it don't take all that.' But ignoring that inner voice that says something is not right, can lead to a far worse situation, where we find ourselves in a dark whole wondering how we got there.
Dear Daughter, I am your safety net. I came to provide you a safe place. I saw you hiding and trembling when men and women took advantage of you. The enemy wanted to do far worse. You can lean on me, baby girl. I won't let you fall. You are my top priority. My love never fails, I will never turn my back on you. "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy. Now I will arise," say the Lord; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns." - Psalm 12:5 You can trust me, I am not him. I will not abandon you. I will not silently watch you fail. I will...
