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Shine Bright This Holiday Season!
Matthew 5:14 (NLT) “You are the light of the world – like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.” Yep! We’ve officially commercialized the…
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Changing A Temporary Position to Permanent
Our ears will fall upon information at certain times in our lives because it is just the information we need in order to move forward. For instance, my nephew recently shared with me a case study he completed. It was about a very lucrative company struggling with the idea of changing their business strategy. A…
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Did You Make it Disappear?
1 John 3:16-17 (MSG) “This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about…
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Saying the Right Words Can Save Our Relationships
Proverbs 13:3 (NLT) “Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.” We can never underestimate the power of the words we speak. Proverb 13:3 is one example of how God wakes us up to the damage that can be done by what we say. It’s why I…
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How Can One Be Warm Alone?
One day, my youngest daughter asked me a question that, when answered, began a myriad of other questions; not just in her mind, but mine as well. Children are so inquisitive. They are curious in a way that sometimes forces adults to think deeply about things they haven’t given much thought. “Mommy, where do babies…
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Leftovers Anyone?
There was only one thing that drove my aunt to fits, and it was seeing a woman completely lose herself over a man. When I was younger, I never understood why it made her so angry. As I got older it was clear to me that she didn’t like the idea of a woman crumbling…
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Squeezing Fear Out of Your Relationship
Just about every Christian has heard the record regarding Job in the Old Testament. Depending on each individual, his story is impactful for different reasons; and those reasons change as we reread the Book of Job. Each time our appreciation for this account deepens and we find the jewel of another life lesson. For some,…
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Six Degrees of Separation
There is an idea, you may have heard of it, called six degrees of separation. It’s a theory that we’re all inter-connected, and that within a pool of random strangers, no one would be more than six individuals from someone they either know or knows them. It’s an interesting concept and at times you might…
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The Reflection of Your Heart
The Word of God teaches us how to live in such a way that we keep His blessings flowing in our lives. It is critical that the single Christian woman believes this, because one of the major setbacks in a Christian’s life is that after a while, our senses become dull and we grow less…
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Keep A Watchful Eye
Mark 13:33 (NIV) “Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34: It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 35 “Therefore keep watch because you…
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Give God Something to Work With
The process of going from single to happily engaged, and then walking down the aisle, can provoke a series of emotional highs and lows. It will require you to acknowledge whether you’re prepared to leave the peace and tranquility of single life to the oneness and complexities that come with partnership. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NLT) tells…
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Don’t Forget What You Look Like
James 1:19-24 The Message (MSG) 19-21 Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God,…
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Are You Expecting Him to Bring His “A” Game?
A virtuous woman is a woman of great moral character. She has integrity, and her love for God through the Lord Jesus Christ is always apparent, and it is reflected in the decisions and choices she makes every day. Proverbs 31:10 (KJV) is probably the most well-known scripture regarding a virtuous woman. In this verse,…
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Stand in the Uniqueness of YOU!
Have your insecurities sabotaged past relationships? Are you beating up yourself constantly for your shortcomings and shortfalls? Are you confident that you won’t bring self-condemnation and self-doubt into a new relationship? These questions are important to ask ourselves because the answers will help us to deal with stuff in our hearts. Some of us are…
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Building Faith Muscle
Until you know what it means to struggle or experience difficulty in life, you won’t be able to grasp just how magnificently on point the passage in Romans 5:3-5 is for the Christian. It says “3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop…
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His Eyes Are Always on Us
Like many of you, I had the privilege of being reared around strong Christian women. They demonstrated on a daily basis a relentless faith in God through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They didn’t have it easy and dealt with some heavy-duty challenges. Many of them raised their children alone, at a time when…
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Get to Know Him for Yourself
“Sister So-and-so sure can get a prayer through.” I’m sure you’ve heard this spoken of someone that folks consider to have a close walk with Jesus Christ. As a matter a fact, you might be this person, a prayer warrior in the eyes of others. How many times have you run across someone that asks…
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God’s Hedge of Protection
Sometimes, without even realizing it, we can begin to drift backwards. I don’t know about you, but for me this is one of the most alarming realities of spiritual life. In the beginning, when a new Christian is spiritually immature, and the hiccups of life catches them off guard, God surrounds them with what can…
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Desire A Pure Heart
Romans 12:2 (NLT) “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” I was flipping the channel one day and came across a…
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Your Crown of Life
God tells us in James 1:12 (NLT), “God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” Heavenly Father made it very clear to us that testing and temptation will be a part of our lives on earth. That’s…
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Undercover Love
Moses taught the Children of Israel in Deuteronomy 6:3-4 (NLT), “3 Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. 4 “Listen, O Israel!…
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Even in Our Darkest Valley, God Is Still in Control
As Children of God, we don’t have to be afraid of what’s to come, nor do we have to fear the unknown. Our only requirement is to trust God as it says in Psalm 23:4-5(NLT), “Even when I walk through the darkest valley I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.…
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A Seasonal Shift
Proverbs 3:5-9The Message (MSG) “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your…
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Perfect Love Will Never Disappoint
Psalms 59:16(NLT) tells us, “For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. 17 O my strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.” Where on earth will you ever be able to say this about another…
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The Peace of God in Your Relationship
After twenty-something years of marriage and two children, Sharon decided to divorce after her youngest graduated high school. This was six years ago, and four years later her high school sweetheart got a job at the company where she worked, and they began to date. Sharon told me that her ex-husband had never stopped hoping…
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Put Me to The Test
The 24th chapter of Genesis gives us the record of Abraham, the Father of Our Believing, and his quest to oversee the marriage of his son. It was custom during this time in biblical history that the father, whose position was one of authority in the household, would also oversee any new additions to their…
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Your Destiny Depends on It
In the Old Testament, God called Joshua to take the place of Moses and lead the Israelites to possess the promised land. Other people were living in the land, but God told Joshua to be courageous and to have confidence that the Almighty would back him as he sought to possess it. In Joshua 1:9…
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Not by Faith Alone
James 2:21-24 (NLT) “Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say:…
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A Supernatural Hug
1 Corinthians 10:13(NLT) “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” We are not alone in our everyday…
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The ‘Wandering’ Syndrome
The Word of God teaches us how to live in a way that keeps God’s blessings flowing in our direction, but sometimes, we do things that hinder the flow. This is a critical truth that can be very helpful for single women. We hear from many of you. You tell us how exhausting it is…