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You Don’t Know Your Heart as Well as You Think
If you’re single, there are bound to be days when being without a mate seems overwhelming. Most of the time, it doesn’t bother you all that much, at least that’s what you tell yourself. But there may be moments when being without the companionship of a significant and special person in your life just breaks…
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Your Destiny Has Already Been Decided
Ecclesiastes 6:10-12(NLT) “10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny. 11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? 12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how…
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Is It Worth It to Step Away from God’s Standard?
Heavenly Father first introduces us to the knowledge about the part of our souls called the ‘will’ in Genesis 1:27(NLT). This verse informs us, “So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” We are created in God’s image. This means…
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God Will Put It All Together
Most of us know how to ask God for what we want. Philippians 4:6(NLT) tells us, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Through earnest prayer, we tell Heavenly Father what we need, but many of us have difficulty when it…
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Should You Pursue A Man?
Whether or not a woman should pursue a man is a question that many women have been asking a long time. I’ve had this conversation with a few of my friends, and one of them was very adamant about her approach. She was divorced a few years ago and has loved being single. Admittedly, she’d…
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He Who Finds
Proverbs 18:22(NLT) is one of the most well-known verses among believing women that are praying to cross paths with their future husbands. It says, “The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD.” Our hope should be that a man will, number one, understand it’s his responsibility to…
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Live by His Power!
Ephesians 3:20(NLT) says, “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” This verse is so extraordinarily wonderful that we can scarcely take it in. All praise to God, for He hasn’t kept this magnificent morsel of truth…
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Stay Under God’s Covering
Parents will go to great lengths to protect and keep our children safe. History shows that as we know more, we are better able to protect them. For instance, my mother reminded me of a horrifying experience when I was about four-years old. Somehow the back door came open when she was backing out of…
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Who Do You Belong To?
A wonderful sister in Christ had her first date with someone that she’s known for a while, but he was never really on her radar. The date went rather well, and she felt really good about things. A few days after their date, she wondered whether it was a good idea for her to reach…
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When Impressing God Is Your Number One Goal
Walking away from a relationship can be one of the most emotionally challenging things for a person to go through. Any sister in Christ that has waited a long time to meet someone she believes is compatible knows firsthand how emotional the wait can be. It can give your faith a workout. There are times…
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Holding Yourself to a Higher Standard
Galatians 5:19-21(NLT) “19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that…
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God’s Love Is the Glue for Marriage
There are many single believers in Christ that have been searching a long time for something that will help them in their quest for marriage. It’s a worthwhile search, because Jesus Christ said in Matthew 7:7(NLT), “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep…
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God’s Desire to See You Blessed
I called one of my sister-friends recently just to catch up on what’s new in her life. We don’t talk often, but when we do, the conversation can last for hours. This time things were different. We would not be chatting up a storm in our usual manner because when I reached her, she immediately…
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He Showed Up and Showed Out!
Some of us are facing challenges that we’ve never faced before. These are unprecedented times, and we want God to perform the miraculous in a way that we’ve never witnessed. If you’re like me, in the past, you might have heard your mother and grandmother talk about how God showed up and showed out on…
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Stay Connected to the Source
Luke 13:24-27(NLT) ““Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. 25 When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I…
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The Right King for You
God’s Word tells us in 1Corinthians 14:33 that He is a God of order. The definition of this word ‘order’ points us in the direction of other words we know so well, like organization, arrangement, and structure. Because of God’s Word, we can now see clearly that everything He does is systematic and efficient. He…
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Welcome to Your Virtual Internal Tour
If you’ve ever planned a vacation or looked for a house in another state, you’re probably familiar with the term ‘virtual tour’. It’s images or video that provide a 360° panoramic view of a property or location. You can even zoom-in for a closer look at many of the details. Some of these virtual tours…
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The Relationship is Too New to View
A good friend called me up to ask for my thoughts on a situation she encountered with a family member. She wants to make sure she’s handling it in a Godly manner. Recently, she started dating someone and things are moving along quite nicely. Because this is a new friendship, she wants to keep it…
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Prayer Works!
Peter 3:3(NLT) tells us, “Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires.” Doesn’t this look like the times in which we find ourselves living in? We don’t know the exact day or hour when our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,…
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Your Blessing is Linked to Your Gift
1Peter 4:10 tells us that God has given each of us a unique spiritual gift to bless the body of Christ. This begs us to ask ourselves if we know what this gift is and if we are using it in the way God has purposed. He instructs us in 1Peter 4:10 to use our…
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Don’t Give Up, Trust in God!
The Apostle Paul was a man that faced many hardships, including death on numerous occasions. He was imprisoned and had his fair share of enemies. If there was ever anyone that had a reason to throw in the towel and give up, it was the Apostle Paul, but he never gave up because of his…
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No Such Thing as A Little Bit of Sin
In Matthew 6:14-15(NLT), Jesus Christ teaches us an extremely important lesson about forgiveness. He said, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” This passage gives us an equation of “If we do this,…
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Your Protective Shade
Psalm 121:1-5(NLT) “1 I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. 4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The…
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A Big Dose of Truth
1Corinthians 10:26(NLT) declares, “For “the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” All that we are and all that we could ever hope to be is because of our Creator. We owe God our lives, and every breath that we breathe is only possible because of His amazing grace. He made the air and…
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You’ll Grow if You Listen to Correction
Proverbs 15: 31-32 (NLT) “31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. 32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.” If I had only captured this scripture and understood the full breadth of its meaning years ago,…
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We Want It Now, But God Says “Not So Fast”
It is said by many people that we live in a ‘me’ society where everyone is out for themselves. This is a survivalist mentality because people will act and do things that are aligned with their own personal agendas. Sometimes their motivation is out of selfishness or greed, because they’re only thinking in terms of…
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Like A Tree Planted by The River
Dear Heavenly Father, In Psalm 1:1, You tell us that a person is blessed when they do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around yapping it up with those who love to sin, or who join in with people that get their kicks from mocking and making fun of others. This verse…
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Pray for All People
None of us could have predicted such a time as what we’re facing, but it’s here. As with any challenge, this season is a reminder of how delicate and fragile life is. Circumstances and situations reveal that we are definitely not in control, and if there’s anyone that thought they could live without God’s grace…
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You Have A Plan, but God Has A Better One!
Proverbs 16:9(NLT) “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” When I was a little girl, my favorite place was my closet. I didn’t purposely choose it but happened upon the discovery when playing with my sister. She and I would play the game hide-and-go-seek, and one day I quickly ran and…
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A New Level of Relationship
One of the most well-known Mosaic Laws in The Ten Commandments is Exodus 20:3(NKJV), “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Those of us who were students in Sunday School learned that Heavenly Father is a jealous God, and for most of us, this sufficed as the answer to why we shouldn’t engage idolatry…