I remember getting prayed over in March of 2019 by the associate pastor of my church during altar call. When he got to me, with my head bowed eyes closed, he touched my forehead and began to pray. Tears filled my eyes because he prayed what I needed to hear to continue on this journey. He gave me the scripture, “They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…” He stated that I need to wait and to trust God. He told me to look at him but I couldn’t because I felt so ashamed and so unworthy. When I finally looked at him through the tears, he told…

If you never saw the movie, “One Night with the King”, I highly recommend you watch it. It is such a beautiful story that depicts a woman who has been chosen and set apart by God. God never sets people like you and I aside even though we may feel that way many times. He sets us apart in a way in which we cannot go where others get to go or do what others get to do. When God places you on a path that is different than those around you, it is for a specific reason, and the story of Queen Esther reveals why. She shows the beauty…

Healing is needed to have healthy relationships with yourself and with others. I know that there are many who were never exposed to what an healthy relationship looks like. As a result, they repeat the patterns of what they saw and it becomes all that they know. In order for true and everlasting healing to be present and active in your life, I believe that certain steps are needed. Be willing to be open and vulnerable. Your heart is hardened because of all of the hurt, pain, and trauma that you have experienced throughout life. You have a wall around your heart, and you don’t allow anyone to get too…

There may have been moments in your life where you found it difficult to move on because of the hurt from a person, or ongoing habit or addiction. You want to move on, and you have tried, but have found yourself often saying, “God, I can’t seem to move on. The hurt is too much. I can’t seem to get over [name] and how their actions and their words affected me in such a negative way. When I see {name], the hurt resurfaces, and even when I don’t see [name], the hurt is still there.” Or, “God, I am trying so hard to break this habit or this addiction. I…

Are you able to change your speech and your thoughts? If I sat down with you right now in this very moment, can I ask you what thoughts frequently play in your mind? Are your thoughts centered around fear? Do feelings of anxiety and depression seem to weigh you down? Are your thoughts negative and destructive? Do you constantly focus on what you do not have or cannot do? What about your speech? Has someone ever told you that you are always so negative? Or that you never see how blessed you are? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, can I share with you the honest…