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God Answers Prayers
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 (NIV) One thing about God, He is so faithful and beyond gracious. Even when we do not deserve it and continuously fall short, He still shows up and opens the door. God loves His children and wants nothing more than to see us content and blessed with the life that He has given us here on this Earth. You may be going through hell right now and wondering, “Well, why is God allowing this to happen?” What you do not realize is that the storm that…
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Change Your Surroundings
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9-11) It is easy to fall into a state of depression when you have been praying and believing for something for X amount of years and nothing has happened. The desires of your heart just seem so far out of reach. Your circumstances…
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Accepting Yourself As God Created You
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well (Psalm 139:14) How can one possibly see themselves as loved, blessed, healed, beautiful, attractive, handsome, unique, special, favored, and secured when we live in a world that is so full of insecure people? The most well known people are not secured. What we see on television and in social media depict altered versions of people. Therefore, we learn as children growing up that when we do not like something about ourselves, rather than seek the Creator who created each and every human being in a special way, we hide by looking…
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Dating With Purpose & Clear Intentions
The older I get, the more I understand the ins and outs of what makes a successful relationship last. Learning through friends and family as well as watching and listening to couples has helped me in my own journey. Whether you date recreationally [not looking for anything serious, no intent on marriage] or date intentionally [taking it seriously, intent to potentially marry the person you are dating], please, for the sake of everyone’s heart, let this be known from the jump. However you want to date is totally up to you but make sure it is clearly stated so that there is no confusion and both parties are on the…
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Enjoy Your Singleness
Society, family, friends, and even strangers make singleness sound like such a horrible curse and state to be in. Nobody seems to care about the fact that you just graduated, are in your career, moved to a new state, found a brand new apartment/home, purchased/leased your very first car, found some extracurricular activities to get involved in, traveled, wrote your own book, are healthy, connected with the right people to help you with your craft, or started college, your own business, social media page, ministry, blog, podcast or YouTube channel. For some reason, people seem to care more about your relationship status than the things that you have going for…
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Patience Is Key
We live in such a fast paced society where delayment is not an option. If you want it, go after it now. Instant gratification is the way to go. So can you truly blame someone when they develop this kind of mindset? Growing up, I always wanted things to go my way now. I did not want to wait. I did not want to reason or come to some type of resolution or compromise. It was either my way or the highway, and that created an impatient spirit within me as an adult. As an adult, I want a house now. I want all my bills paid off completely now.…
