Ok, I must admit, right now I’m a bit frustrated and disappointed.I haven’t already shared this, but now is the perfect opportunity: I’m working on my master’s degree. But you know what I just learned? Education isn’t everything. I just left a class discussion where the majority of the women basically supported gold-digging, receiving money for ‘companionship‘, or as my professor so accurately labeled it: prostitution. We were discussing how there are now tons of organizations recruiting young, beautiful woman to pair them with rich old guys. Now, hear me: I’m not judging. We’re all imperfect, we’ve all done wrong, and we’ll all made mistakes. Why am I upset? The…
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MARRIAGE: 4 months & 4 days
I’ve been married for 4 months & 4 days today. How would I describe it? Blessed, challenging & rewarding. Blessed: I am so thankful to God for my husband, our marriage, and our family. The only reason that I’m married is because of Jesus. I didn’t grow up valuing marriage; I never even thought about marriage as a young girl. As I grew into a young woman I was semi-open to it but I was still skeptical. I would think thoughts such as: “There’s no way that people are going to be with one person for their entire lives“. That’s how I thought, but then I met Jesus. He…
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LIVING LIFE: 5 Thoughts at 5 a.m.
1. We can only overcome evil with good. We have to be strong in the Lord in order to take a stand against evil. When people do us wrong, we can’t get back at them to get even. Anyone can do that, but it takes true inner strength to still be able to show love to someone who secretly (or publicly) has it out for you. “Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. It it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for…
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LIFE: 5 Scriptures from my 20’s
As I’ve just turned 30, I recently wrote 20 Lessons From My 20’s. I continue to reflect and now I want to share 5 scriptures that helped me get through my 20’s! 5 Scriptures from my 20’s: 1. “Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.” – Job 5:17 This is the very first scripture that God brought to my attention once I got saved, and I really needed it because I got saved during a time in my life when I was being disciplined! Things weren’t going well at all for me but this helped me keep my attitude right…
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LIFE LESSONS: 20 Lessons From My 20’s
I turned 30 yesterday so I’ve been reflecting! My 20’s were filled with more twists and turns than I would have ever imagined, but one thing I can say is that I learned a lot! I’d be surprised if another decade is filled with as much growth as my 20’s. Here are my top 20 lessons from my 20’s: 1. Jesus is real. My life was completely changed when I gave my life to Christ. I don’t even want to think about the direction that my life would have gone (or continued to go) had I not accepted Christ. This was by far the best decision that I made…
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LIFE: It takes time
Everything takes time. Some things can only be revealed to us with time. Some things can only be learned with time. No matter what you’re facing, realize it takes time. Often times we overlook the importance of time. We try to rush things, or we get overly excited too soon. Give it time. We must allow our relationships to properly develop with time. Don’t expect too much too soon. Don’t think you know it all already. No, give it time. What about your goals? What do you want to accomplish? Sit down, map it out, and give it time. When it comes to progressing in life, realize it takes time.…
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What is humility??
What is humility?? I believe humility is a very misunderstood trait. Think about it. When you think of humility what comes to mind? Weakness, insecurity, or one who is easily taken advantage of? My Bible defines humility as “the absence of pride.” It defines pride as “the attitude that one is better than others.“ Pride looks at people and thinks they should do better. Pride talks about people critically, gossipy, and negatively. Humility looks at people and prays for them. Humility reminds us that we all have faults and things we need to overcome. Pride is always showing off. Bragging and boasting with no concern about the impact it has…
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LIFE: Be Adaptable
Our success in life depends on our ability to be adaptable. Life is full of changes so we must learn to be adaptable in order to keep up and keep our sanity. We enter relationships, we end relationships. We gain money, we lose money. We’re promoted, we’re demoted. We laugh, we cry. We’re loved, we’re hated. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Life is full of seasons. There’s always something new to deal with: a new experience, a new situation, and even new sorrows. We have to get to the point of expecting change. We have…
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Learn How To Avoid Drama
Drama is draining, unproductive, depressing, and truly not worthy of our attention. Drama sucks our energy until we have none left. Drama is sneaky in that it will try to sneak into your life through any person or any situation. If we are going to live the life that Christ has called us to live, we must learn how to avoid drama. Drama attempts to get us all, but everyone doesn’t respond the same way. Drama successfully enters our lives when we are not intentional to stop it. Drama will come in and take over our lives if we allow it- but we don’t have to allow it. We have…
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There’s Always A Fight: His Grace is Sufficient
I believe that no matter who we are or what we have that we are always fighting something. The fight may change, but still there’s always a fight. If we’re honest we could say that as long as we’re living we’ll be fighting. Kind of sounds depressing. What’s the point? As I’ve grown in life and my circumstances have changed, I’m learning that there will always be a new fight. Have you ever faced something that you never would’ve thought you’d be fighting? Or, are you now fighting a weakness that has always been a strength? How Do You Fight? It’s wise to never get too confident, complacent, or…
