I was on the floor crying out to God when He made me aware I had taken control. I asked how because in my mind every time I prayed I was giving that control to God. But I did not realize that my actions and my stress levels were indication that I was taking control. We can sit down and say I give it to God, but are we still worried or stressed? Are you still trying to figure out plans that you can incorporate? Are you asking God if these are the plans that you should walk thr

This is the question I ask God the most because, well, life doesn’t go exactly as prayed for. I tend to adjust my sails when a scenario doesn’t go as planned because I’m always counting on God to come through the way I expect. “Oh, so if you didn’t answer my prayer like this , it must mean you'll answer it like this .” “Not in that way either?” In the face of defeat, I retreat back into my corner, ball up my preconceived notions and throw them in the trash. Then I typically

I used to pray for you. I would ask God to protect you, guide you to me and confirm that you were right where you were supposed to be. I prayed for your healing, your faith to be strengthened and for you to be the true kingdom man God made you to be. I would pray daily. I would talk about my prayer. I shared it with my single friends so they could create their own. I wanted all of them to hold on to hope that their husbands were out there and needed to be covered. After star

Silence doesn’t usually bother me. Like the pause between conversations doesn’t give me anxiety. Hearing everything in the room go quiet once people have exited the room can sometimes be calming. Even when my kids suddenly go quiet I don’t immediately freak out. But when God put me in a season of silence, I struggled! It was then I realized there were different levels of silence. Everything I had mentioned above was temporary silence that I could easily change. Silence in ou

It is natural to hide after a hurt but please don't stay hidden