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From Bound to Loosed
Throughout our spiritual journey on earth in the Lord Jesus Christ, we learn many useful lessons in our places of worship and fellowship. However, one of the most primary lessons of faith and believing is sometimes overlooked, and it is learning to handle the blessings we seek. Some call it stewardship, others call it administration,…
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Plugged-In to GOD!
Dear Heavenly Father, In 2Chronicles 7:14(NKJV), You told Your people living in Old Testament times, “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” As…
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He’s Taking You Higher
The Word of God tells us in Philippians 4:6(NLT), “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” This verse is so simple and wonderful that many of us won’t let ourselves trust it. Our Heavenly Father tells us not to worry about…
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The Testing of My Heart’s Desire
Dear Heavenly Father, Life can seem like a rollercoaster sometimes. We pray to receive blessings and to accomplish goals that are really important to us, but it seems that very shortly after we receive them, things kinda go haywire. There are challenges and obstacles that come with the blessing, and when we were praying to…
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Maintaining Your Paradise
In 2Timothy 2:15, Heavenly Father tells us to do everything in our power to be approved by Him as a good worker. He defines a ‘good worker’ as a person that has no reason to be ashamed because this person is someone that handles His Word correctly. Anyone that is trying their best to be…
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Before God Blesses You with Something Great
Dear Heavenly Father, Many of us are waiting on You to do something great in our lives. The road that we have been traveling hasn’t been easy, and those familiar with our struggles encourage us to keep holding on to Your unchanging hands. Sometimes, Father, we get knocked down. There are things that we deal…
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Challenging Yourself Is a Good Thing
Have you ever been in a meeting or situation where you swore you were going to keep your thoughts to yourself, then someone said something to push your buttons and you opened your mouth before you knew it. You might have rehearsed your cool, calm, and collected demeanor in your head a thousand times. You imagined how…
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I Will Keep My Commitment to You
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Psalm 37:5(NLT), “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.” Father, sometimes we read Your direct and plain instructions, but we don’t allow the impact of them to resonate in our souls. In this verse, we understand that there’s work to do…
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Believing for Success!
There are millions of Sisters with a dream in their hearts and they’ve tried to go after it, but time and time again, their efforts were squashed. The disappointment of this can be paralyzing. It’s like quicksand, preventing us from moving forward or upward. Our pumpkins may not turn into gold carriages, but the dreams…
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Don’t Envy the Proud Crowd
Dear Heavenly Father, The psalmist said in Psalms 73:1-3(NLT), “Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure. But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.” Many of us…
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Big Wheels Keep on Rolling
Life is an ever-moving, ever-changing dynamic. It is a very big wheel, and it is created by God to keep on rolling, no matter what. The sun keeps shining continuously, even if you and I don’t see its light or feel its heat. The earth continues to rotate even if we don’t feel it moving.…
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God Will Not Abandon Us
Dear Heavenly Father, Through the prophet, Isaiah, You told Your people in Isaiah 41:9-10(NLT), “I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant.’ For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am…
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Loving the Skin You’re In
God wants you to have the best! This is not just pertaining to your spiritual life, but it pertains to every component of your existence. He desires us to have quality relationships, good health, a good job and prosperity; and should you desire it, He desires you to have a loving, trustworthy, and Godly spouse.…
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The Right Attitude of Faith
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Ephesians 4:23 to be renewed in the spirit of our minds. The word ‘spirit’ in this verse is equated to the word ‘attitude’. You are letting us know that when we study, read, and soak-in Your Word, it will change our thoughts. And when our thoughts change to…
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Exactly Where You’re Supposed to Be!
One of the most challenging situations we face is that of waiting on a blessing to come through, and it takes so much longer to materialize than we expect. Whether it is loneliness, lack, sickness, or the heartache of a broken relationship, we either know individuals that are dealing with one of these, or we’re…
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Standing in the Gap for Those in Need
Dear Heavenly Father, A friend came to me and asked if I had a moment to talk. She said something was on her heart, and she wanted to share it with me. When we talked, she confided that she had been struggling with something for a long time, and no one knew about it. She…
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Don’t Be Normal
John 21 tells us that several of the disciples decided to go fishing in the Sea of Galilee, but they caught nothing. We can most certainly compare this record in John 21 to many of the situations we’re dealing with today. We get up each morning and prepare ourselves to go fishing in this big…
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Saying “I Love You” Isn’t Enough
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You so much for giving us such a wonderful definition and standard of what it means to love according to Your Most Holy Word. You tell us in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7(NLT), “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its…
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I’m Doing the Best I Can!
A person I know has experienced setback after setback, and he is very confused why he can’t seem to get ahead in life. He is the kind of man that will literally give a person in need the shirt off his back, and he tries to treat everyone with respect. “I’m doing the best I…
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Please Don’t Let Us Go Too Far
Dear Heavenly Father, I am continually overwhelmed by the tender way in which You love us. You have helped us throughout history through people like Abraham, Moses, and David. These men provided great leadership as shepherds. The occupation of a shepherd is mentioned many times in Your Word. King David, the psalmist, beautifully tells us…
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3 Essential Truths for Single Women
As a young woman, getting her feet wet with dating, my family matriarchs and spiritual mentors reminded me often about the scripture in 2Corinthians 6:14(NLT). It straightforwardly tells us, “Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers.” I loved the Lord, but I didn’t understand what was so bad about dating someone whose faith wasn’t…
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Rewards Set to Automatic
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in 1John 4:8 that anyone who doesn’t love doesn’t know You, because You are love. You also tell us in 1John 4:16 that everyone that lives in love lives in You, and You live in them. This is beyond wonderful, Heavenly Father. Thank You for loving us the way…
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Never Put Anyone or Anything Before God
In Luke 14:25-35, our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, teaches us about the cost of being his disciple. During the time in which this passage took place, there was a weeding process going on—a thinning out process if you will. Lots of folks followed Jesus Christ for the wrong reasons. He was terrifically charismatic…
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We Must Be Led!
Dear Heavenly Father, I heard a word this week that I absolutely fell in love with. It was inspiring to hear because I see this a lot with people who have a candy store mentality when it comes to Your blessings and empowerment. They neglect the empowerment of Your Word, and only want the rewards…
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Choosing Your Destiny Partner
The person that we choose as a partner is not necessarily who God would choose for us. We typically have no idea how monumentally consequential this statement is. We do the pickings, and then we ask God to cosign, and that’s not how that thing works. I think some of us take this approach not…
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Let Go of Mistakes and Sorrows of the Past
Dear Heavenly Father, In the Old Testament, You told Your people in Isaiah 43:18-19 (ESV), “18 Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in…
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You Will Have It All Again
There is little in life that is more emotionally painful than going through divorce. For many people, it’s a tremendous loss. God tells us a little bit about how He deals with our losses in the encouragement of Joel 2:25-26(NLT). In this passage He said, “25 I will give…
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How Bad is Bad? Really Bad!
From the Book of Job in the Old Testament, we can learn tremendous principles and great divine truths. The drama of Job’s record begins in Chapter 1, and there we learn that Job lived in the land of Uz. God’s Word also tells us that Job was perfect, a man of solid integrity. Job had…
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Showing Our Love for You
Dear Heavenly Father, Many people say they love You, Heavenly Father, but they do not show it in their actions. We are all guilty of having attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors that don’t please You, but instead of repenting of these in humbled submission, we say things like, “God knows my heart.” This is true, but…
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Why Are You So Sad?
There are only two books in the bible named after women, Ruth and Esther, in the Old Testament. I personally love them both, but the Book of Ruth is the one from which I draw the most relatable encouragement. I marvel continually at Ruth’s devotion to her mother in law, Naomi. I’m also deeply in…