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…
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COLLEGE UPDATE: Today I Received My Bachelor’s Degree
Today I received my bachelor’s degree in communications with honors- cum laude. Yesterday I was honored as the outstanding graduate from the communications department. Last Friday I married my best friend. And last month I birthed my second daughter. I say all that not too brag on myself, but to brag on my God. He is so good to me and anything is possible with Him. I mean anything. Sometimes we go through seasons when it seems that nothing goes right, but we have to keep going. I’ve admitted that to all of my readers. I’ve never claimed to have a perfect life, but I must stay honest and admit…
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Dear Margo Blue,
Dear Margo Blue, You did a whole lot- a lot of good and a lot of bad, but I’m so proud of you for learning. You experienced a lot in life at an early age but the good thing is that you matured early. Your 20’s were a mess! You jacked up ALOT, girl! But again I’m proud of you for learning. You truly learned a lot, and those learnings came with a lot of losses and a lot of tears. But you got thorugh it- you are so strong. 25 was an outstanding year for you. At 25 you gave your life to Christ and you were…
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Trust God Above Everything
There are times in our lives when doing the will of God will not make sense to others, but we must learn to trust God above everything. God requires His servants to trust Him completely, no matter what it looks like. Think about it: Can you imagine Daniel in the lion’s den? Noah building the ark? Or, Moses facing the Red Sea? Servants of the Lord must have great faith! They must be able to place the spiritual above the natural. They must be able to hear the voice of the Lord louder than those of people. Trusting and following God is not an easy thing to do. We must…
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I Pulled Over To Write: 5 Things On My Mind
I’m driving listening to “The Body” by Wale and I was inspired to write, so here I am.. You know I love lists so let’s go! 5 things on my mind right now: 1. Happiness, or anything worthwile, will not be handed to you. Worthwhile things require work. Don’t believe me? Check out depression statistics. Happiness doesn’t always come easy. 2. Don’t force things. I’m learning to give up control when it comes to so many things. I can only do so much, and I’m learning to not expect myself to handle everything. I can’t force people to understand me or to do anything else for that matter. This…
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Friction in your Relationships? 5 Tips to Consider
Friction in your relationships? No one is perfect so inevitably we will experience friction in our relationships from time to time. The key is to learn to respond the right way. Here are 5 tips to consider when experiencing friction in your relationships: 1. First and foremost, relationships require work! I think we tend to anticipate work when it comes to succeeding in life, but we understand this less when it comes to succeeding in relationships. We anticipate working in our career or throughout college, but we tend to overlook the responsibility and work that relationships naturally require. We tend to give up on relationships easier than we give…
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Expecting Keziah: Grateful To God For My New Life
In 2013 I was down & depressed, but now in 2015 I feel extremely blessed. I am so grateful to God for my new life. It’s funny how we never know what’s in front of us, all we can do is pray and hope for the best. My life has not been easy, I’ve cried so many tears; but I can sincerely say that I’m moving into a new stage and I’m truly thankful. If we look within and change ourselves, we set ourselves up for some wonderful things. Change is the hard part, though, and I believe it’s where most of us short-change ourselves. We’d rather stay the same and accept what we know as…
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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…
