We are told often to face our fears, which is great but have you faced your pain? Facing our fears require putting ourselves in a space that makes us afraid and still moving forward despite the fear. Now take out the word fear and replace it with pain. Those spaces where we once felt immense pain are the very spaces we would like to stay very far away from. Who wants to go back in time and relive that? Who wants to remember the day or person who caused us so much hurt. Howeve

“The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” - Psalms‬ ‭32‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Every path has its own course. Its destination has already been charted by the one who created this path. We each have our own path. One that cannot be compared or shared or erased. It has been created and once we start our walk in life we have a destination charted for us. We get our different views and experiences along the way. Our path h

“Even the people who betray you are part of the plan” - Pastor Steven Furtick Betrayal is deep. I say this because not only can it hurt us to our emotional core, but it can then transcend into our spiritual core. We have lost our trust in the human who hurt us. We have lost the innocence we once had. Fear and anger begin to set in. We get mad at the person and afraid of the situation. Then we get mad at God and afraid of the why. How could He allow this to happen? He was supp

For all the things you went through, you did not deserve it.

It starts with a simple little thought. Can I do it? Is this even for me? Do I deserve it? Am I enough? They sneak into our thoughts so seamlessly that they feel like one of ours. This is how the devil brings in deceit. It is not always obvious nor does it bring attention to itself. That is why we need to be aware of the lion prowling. “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭

The connection of betrayal and purpose.

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