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Thankfulness That Changes Everything
Gratitude Beyond Circumstances Gratitude Is a Choice When the topic of thankfulness comes up, we usually picture the obvious blessings — the things that feel good, look good, or came wrapped in God’s favor. But real thankfulness runs deeper than that. It’s a posture of the heart, not a reaction to circumstances. Some of us…
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God Are You Going to Do It?
Trusting God’s Timing When You’re Waiting for a Breakthrough This season I’m walking through has shown me just how fast life can flip in twenty-four hours. One day you go to sleep expecting to wake up to the same routine, the same rhythm… and then everything shifts. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s painful, but none…
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Chosen Above All Others
Identity First. Connection Second. Destiny Always. 1 Kings 11:1-3 (NLT): “11 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. 2 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon…
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Behavior Flows From the Heart
The Connection Between the Heart and Our Daily Behavior Matthew 7:16 (NLT)“You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” Why Christians Get Watched So Closely Growing up, I used to wonder why Christians get watched so closely. But the…
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The Act of Desperation
A Christian Woman’s Guide to Discernment, Emotional Healing, and Spiritual Strength. When Ignorance Keeps You Paralyzed Luke 12:48 (NLT) says, “But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with…
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When My Mind Won’t Catch Up with My Spirit
Bringing the Mind Under the Reign of the Spirit There are moments in our walk with God when the Spirit inside us knows a truth that our minds have yet to grasp. The Spirit says, “You’re free,” but the mind still wrestles with guilt. The Spirit whispers, “You’re healed,” but the mind replays the pain.…
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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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After the Blessing – What Comes Next?
The Real Work Begins After the Blessing Lands Finally—it happened. You got the blessing you’ve been praying for! The thing you fasted for, cried over, and believed God would do—He did it. But now what? What do you do when the waiting season is over and the promise is finally in your hands? Here’s the…
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Where Were the Signs?
When Love Changes Without Warning “He was a man that I trusted — someone I thought would have my back for the rest of my life. How did I miss the signs?” Many women have asked themselves that same question. Some of my dearest friends have come to me heartbroken, wondering how the person they…
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The Veil That Keeps You Blind
When Faithful Hearts Can’t See Clearly: Overcoming Spiritual Blindness When I think about the many sisters in Christ who surround my life — my friends, role models, family, and partners in the faith — my heart overflows with gratitude. Hearing their testimonies, seeing their resilience, and watching sisters in Christ rise in strength all over…
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The Wall and the Wound: Emotional Wounds, Faith, and God’s Healing Power
Emotional Wounds and Faith: When Pain Builds Walls We don’t always realize it, but some of the hardest battles of faith don’t show up as attacks from the devil, they come from the walls we’ve built around our wounds. A wound left unchecked doesn’t just ache—it changes the architecture of our soul. It becomes a…
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Those Who Wear the Ring but Miss the Relationship
When Commitment Lacks Communion Proverbs 30:21-23 (NLT): “There are three things that make the earth tremble—no, four it cannot endure: a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers, a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress.” Some wear the ring but have long forgotten the…
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God is Fail Proof
Trusting the One Who Never Misses a Promise God has a perfect track record of being trustworthy. Yet we have this pattern of underestimating Him—especially when we’re standing in the middle of a storm, and each one feels bigger than the last. It’s almost like, the harder life gets, the smaller we expect God to…
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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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Why You Shouldn’t Discount What’s Truly Priceless
Guarding the Things That Matter Most in God’s Eyes Hebrews 10:14 (NLT) “For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.” Jesus Christ put a priceless value on us when He died on Calvary. His blood was the full payment for every sin, every failure, every wound. He didn’t…
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New Beginnings Require Adjustment
How God Calls Us to Shift, Grow, and Prepare for What’s Next Proverbs 20:4 (ESV): “The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.” Fall has always been my favorite season. The cooler air, the vibrant colors of the leaves, the shift in light—it all signals change, and…
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Created to Glorify God
There’s a reason your soul feels restless when you’re chasing things that don’t last. Deep down, you were never meant to live for applause, approval, or the next opportunity. You were created for something higher—something eternal. Every breath, every moment, every part of your existence was designed to glorify God. When you begin to understand…
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God’s Confidence, Our Calling
Life has a way of shaking our confidence. Somewhere along the way—through heartbreak, disappointment, or even childhood pain—we can start to forget who we are and whose we are. But God’s confidence was never taken from us; it’s still inside, waiting to rise again. The truth is, we don’t need to find confidence—we just need…
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Trying to Please Man or Please God?
When Pleasing Others Pulls You Away from God Jeremiah 16:20 (NLT) asks, “Can people make their own gods?” The truth is, yes—and many do without even realizing it. Whenever we elevate human approval above God’s Will, we build a false altar in our hearts. For many single Christian women, this can happen quietly and unintentionally…
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God Always Allows Us to Choose
Realigning Our Hearts with God’s Will 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.” As children of the Most…
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Starve the Flesh of Fear, Feed the Spirit with Faith
Choosing faith when fear tries to take control We all experience fear. Healthy fear keeps us from danger and helps us make wise choices. If you’ve ever been burned on the stove as a child, your mind learned quickly not to touch it again — that’s healthy fear doing its job. But unhealthy fear is…
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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…
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Bring Your Heavy Hearts to God
When life breaks us down, His presence is still the place of healing Life can be a battlefield, and the suffering we endure is often heavier than we could ever have imagined. It blindsides us, knocks the wind out of our souls, and leaves our hearts shredded into pieces. What once looked like a blessing…
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Just Friends — It Is Possible, but the Line Is Very Thin
Walking the Line Between Friendship and Feelings It’s not impossible for a man and woman to be just friends—to keep it a 100% friendship without romance or having any false expectations. But we have to be real with ourselves, when it comes to friendships with the opposite sex, that line can get razor thin. It…
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The God Who Makes It Happen – Prayer
Trusting His Timing, Not Ours Waiting on God’s timing isn’t easy — especially when faith meets real-life desires. Whether it’s love, purpose, or unanswered prayers, the waiting can test our patience and our trust. But God’s plan is never late. Isaiah 60:22 reminds us that when the time is right, the Lord will make it…
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The God Who Makes It Happen
Trusting His Timing, Not Ours Isaiah 60:22 (NLT): “At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” The truth revealed in Isaiah 60:22 is a powerful promise—it reminds us that timing belongs to God, not us. And if we’re honest, that’s a truth most of us have to keep revisiting. Because when waiting…
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I Don’t Feel Like Changing – Refusing to Let Go and Let God
When Comfort Turns Into Chains Denise is 55, single, and by all appearances, she’s got it together. She’s funny, successful, loved by friends, and serving faithfully in her church. She loves the Lord, and everybody knows that she will give you the shirt off her back. But underneath all that, sistergirl is like a concrete…
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When the Struggle is Part of the Shift
The Hard Truth About Change Most of us don’t enjoy the process of transformation. And if we’re completely honest—if we could become the absolute best version of ourselves without the discomfort of growth, many of us would sign up for that shortcut. But truth and experience have taught us a hard lesson: growth requires shedding…
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Do You Have a Kingdom Mindset?
Jesus: The Model of a Kingdom Mindset Jesus Christ is the living Word of God. He is our Heavenly Father’s Son whom He loves more than we can know. Romans 8:29 (NLT) tells us, “For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would…
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You Are Enough to God
God Sees the Christ in You You might be dreaming about the man you’ve been praying to meet, but have you thought about how much more eager God is to spend time with you? There’s no pretense with Him. You don’t need a rehearsed line or a practiced smile. God wants you just as you…