As you prepare yourself for marriage, you must ask yourself: Am I a suitable life partner? Is he a life partner? When we think about love and marriage we have to picture ourselves partnered with someone for as long as we live. Life has shown us that it can be rough and tough at times, so we have to pick a partner that will be able to walk with us through whatever comes our way. We don’t want someone who will leave or draw back when times get tough, we want someone that is strong enough to stick around. A marriage from God is a beautiful, blessed union and my…
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Hard Times Are Humanizing: Don’t Despise Your Struggles
As much as we’d all prefer for everything to always go our way, this is not what’s best for us. The struggles that we face in life have a way of blessing us in more ways than we can imagine. Hard times are humanizing. As we experience our share of hard times, we’re able to understand that we aren’t exempt from suffering. It’s humanizing and humbling to be able to look back over our lives and and see the many things that the Lord delivered us from. We’ve all faced situations where we saw no way out. Those situations that hurt like heck, but we made it through. God has a…
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To Get What You’ve Never Had You Must Do What You’ve Never Done
We’ve all heard it: To get what you’ve never had you must do what you’ve never done. We hear it all the time, we encourage others with it, but are we actually living it? It’s easy to comprehend, but much more difficult to implement. Quiet honestly, it’s very difficult to do what we’ve never done. Why is this? There are so many forces working to keep us the same. Traditions, culture, family, toxic environments, wrong relationships, negative thought patterns, and the list goes on. Our desire for comfort also works against us. We desire comfort not realizing that if we remain comfortable, things remain the same. Our lives will not…
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KEY TO SUCCEED: Progress Hurts Sometimes
We all want to shine, but we’d prefer to do so without the rain. If we’re going to live the life that Christ died for us to live, we must realize that: Progress hurts sometimes. As the saying goes: Anything worth having won’t come easy. What is it that you want? As you answer this question, take the time to ponder what it will cost you. Progress requires sacrifice. We want our lives to be better, but we aren’t willing to change ourselves first. There is a tendency to look around the problem instead of facing the problem head on. Most of our issues in life can be traced…
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It’s Not Your Fight: Be Still & Trust
Two times today I’ve heard the message: “It’s not your fight.” Earlier, while listening to a Joyce Meyer message she spoke of how she always wants to solve other people’s problems. She discussed how she often takes on more than she should because she’s picking up fights that aren’t hers to begin with. Then, while talking to my husband he flat out told me: “It’s not your fight.” He told me to not try and control the situation, but let the Lord work it out. So, now I’m writing to encourage you that it’s not your fight either. How often do we stress ourselves over situations or try and control…
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Ignore the Negativity & Obey God
If we’re not careful, people will talk us right out of our dreams. If we’re going to live the life that Christ died for us to live, we must learn to ignore the negativity & obey God. So often people will tell us what we can’t do vs. what God told us we can do. People can be quick to point out all of the potential negative outcomes as opposed to considering the possibilities. We have to know for ourselves what it is that we should be doing. We have to get with God and then be bold enough to go out and do what He has commanded us…
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Focused or Distracted: What kind of woman are you?
Most of us women have faced the same types of struggles. Insecurity, depression, loneliness, heartbreak, and confusion, are among the common issues. Although we have many differences, there are also many things that weave us all together. Over the past few days I’ve had some inspiring conversations that have moved me to break women up into 2 simple categories. What kind of woman are you? 1- The focused woman. This woman is not sucked up into all the drama. She’s not perfect, nor does she have a perfect life, but she focuses her energy on what will bring her back better results. She’s progressive, determined, and will not be…
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MARRIAGE: 20 Things a Wife Should Do!
Whether you are already a wife or anticipating the day you will be, there are many roles and responsibilities of a godly wife. 20 Things a Wife Should Do: 1. Bring her husband good, not harm, all the days of her life. 2. Be trustworthy- Her husband should have full confidence in her. 3. Work with eager hands. 4. Get up while it is still dark to provide food for her family. 5. Invest money. 6. Work vigorously. 7. Be profitable, staying up late to get the job done. 8. Be generous to the poor and give to the needy. 9. Ensure that her family is prepared for cold weather.…
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GOAL-SETTING: 5 Ways To Achieve Your Goals
Goal-setting is an important aspect of progressing in life. When you have goals you have a clear picture of what you’re working toward. Goal-setting allows you to specifically determine what you want to achieve. Once you determine your goals, you have to stay committed to complete them. 5 Ways To Achieve Your Goals: 1. Keep Christ first. It is imperative to not allow your goals to become your main thing. Christ must always be your #1 and as you keep Him #1, He has a way of blessing everything else. Set and complete your goals, but keep Christ #1. “This book of the law shall not depart out of…
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Friends kill friends: Pray for wisdom & discernment
Yesterday I started the book “Killing Jesus” by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard. Reading this book has me noticing a trend- friends kill friends. The book is detailing the shocking events that lead up to the crucifixion of Jesus. It also goes into detail on other legendary figures of this time period, including Julius Caesar. I love history books because people are people, and although times are much different now, people tend to remain the same. Desires, actions, and motives repeat themselves throughout history. Let me tell you about the trend I’m noticing… In case you’re not familiar with the deaths of Caesar and Jesus, they were both plotted against…
