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There Is Nothing Like Knowing Him
Drawing Near to God Through Jesus Christ There is nothing in this life that compares to knowing God. We can experience His blessings, thank Him for the things He has done, and praise Him for the prayers He has answered, but there is something even greater than receiving from His hand—we have been given the…
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When You Know Better, But You’re Struggling to Live Better
When Knowing God’s Word Hasn’t Yet Changed How You Live There are some things we struggle with because we simply don’t know any better. We haven’t learned what God says about it yet. We haven’t grown enough to recognize what is happening. But then there are those other things—the things where we know what God…
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Learning Surrender Before Marriage
Before You Say “I Do” Series Before God Gives You a Marriage, He Prepares You for One Learn why surrendering your plans, expectations, and timeline to God’s Will is essential for building a Christ-centered marriage. Surrender Begins Before Marriage Most people think preparing for marriage means praying for the right person. That’s definitely part of…
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Relationship Requires a Response
God Gives First. We Respond. Our Heavenly Father has established the universe according to His perfect order, and understanding that changes the way we see our relationship with Him. From the moment He spoke creation into existence to the way He calls us to worship and live each day, everything God does is intentional, purposeful,…
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When Loneliness Makes You Forget Who You Are
Don’t let loneliness rewrite what God has already declared Loneliness is something almost all of us experience at some point in life. It can show up after a divorce, the death of someone we love, children leaving home, a broken friendship, or simply walking through a season that feels different from everyone around us. Sometimes…
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Surrendering What You Cannot Control
When Trusting God Means Letting Go of the Outcome There are some situations in life that seem to take up permanent residence in our minds. We pray about them. We think about them. We revisit conversations we’ve already had and imagine conversations that haven’t happened yet. We replay scenarios, analyze possibilities, and mentally prepare for…
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Accountability Will Take You Further
Why Spiritual Growth Requires Humility, Truth, and Godly People Around Us Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) says, “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” God never designed the Christian life to be lived in isolation where nobody can correct us, challenge us, or speak truth into our lives. Accountability is important because there are…
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Learning to Abide in Jesus Christ
John 15:5 (NLT) “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” The refinement seasons we walk through are nothing short of uncomfortable. I’m in that kind of season right now, and honestly, it’s…
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Holy and Misunderstood
The Truth About Being Misunderstood as You Grow in God As I started to grow in spiritual knowledge and maturity, I began to understand why I outgrew certain people—and why some outgrew me. Have you ever heard the saying, “you can’t bring certain people where God is taking you”? It’s real. The reason we outgrow…
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Why We Hold on to the Excuse
Letting Go of Old Stories The Story Behind the Excuse We don’t hold on to excuses because we’re weak—we hold on to them because they protect something. And most of the time, what they’re protecting isn’t the situation… it’s the narrative we’ve built around our lives. Transformation sounds beautiful when we talk about it in…
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Asking Forgiveness for the Sin You Can’t Name
When Jesus Is Truly Lord of Our Lives Returning to God’s Original Plan When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we are returning to God’s original Will and plan for our lives. It is one of the most dynamic awakenings available to humanity because it changes our eternal reality. From that…
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The Way of Life
The Lord Can Handle Our Problems Jesus isn’t waiting for us to show up polished, strong, or holding everything together. He invites us to come exactly as we are. He said in Matthew 11:28 (NLT), “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” And…
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When Even the Faithful Feel Lost
Even Veterans Get Shaken Even after years of walking with God in Christ, there are times when life comes at you so hard that you don’t even recognize yourself anymore. You’ve built your faith, learned to pray through storms, and trusted God through seasons that would have knocked others out — but suddenly, something hits,…
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Positioned, Not Pressured: A Teachable Heart in a Shifting Season
Learning to Let God Shape What We Carry There are things we carry quietly in our hearts that weigh more than we realize. Old disappointments. Private fears. Beliefs we formed in survival mode and never revisited. Over time, they become familiar, and familiarity can look like truth if we’re not careful. Many of us don’t…
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When God Brings Breath Back to Dry Places
When God Revives What Feels Worn and Empty There are seasons when life feels like a valley — not dramatic, just dry. You’re still showing up, still believing, still praying, but inside something feels scattered and worn down. Ezekiel describes a moment like this when he says, “The LORD took hold of me, and I…
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Women Like Me
Led by the Spirit in a Season That Feels Slow Hebrews 12:1(NLT): “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” A defining…
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What Makes a Believer Real?
Faith, Repentance, and the Treasure of Obedience When we were out and about, a man in his senior years thought my husband looked familiar and they struck up a conversation about the state of young Black males. He thinks they desperately need to be schooled and that the knowledge he’s offering is exactly what they…
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God Is Your Place of Safety
Living Under the Shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:1 (NLT) says, “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” God’s presence rules over everything—nothing in creation escapes His sight or control. But resting in His shadow isn’t about geography; it’s about relationship. It’s the…
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Redeeming Broken Pieces: How God Restores What Feels Lost
Redeeming Broken Pieces – Nothing Is Wasted with God Romans 8:28 (NLT) “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Life has a way of leaving us in pieces. Some of those breaks come from our…