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Category: Inspired, encouragement

  • It Started in the Womb

    For you formed my inward parts; you covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well (Psalm 139:13-14). So, the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. But when she could no…

  • It Still Hurts After the Storm

    “But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you” (1 Peter 5:10). “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you…

  • Finding Your Way Through God

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way” (Psalm 37:23). It is important that we understand that…

  • Healing and Hope

    The biblical meaning of healing is a term referring to the atoning work of Christ, which provides healing for both the mind and the body of the believer. It is done with use of biblical principles and the Holy Spirit (Online Farlex Dictionary, 2023). When we look at the meaning of atoning it is reconciliation…

  • Obedience to God is Important

    Your breakthrough is coming based on how obedient you are to what God is calling you to do. We see in 1 Samuel 9-24 Saul disobey God and suffer loss. There are some things that only come through being obedient to God. It’s not what you say, but it’s your submission to what God is…

  • Healing

    The spiritual scars were in my dreams I wore them like a garment The memories were hard to escape I was tired of basking in all of the hurt My mind seemed fixated on the past I was tired of reliving the offenses I began to want more than the past I relived I saw…

  • Wear God’s Word like a Garment

    The biblical meaning of garment is an article of clothing in the simplest sense. If you look at various scriptures it goes a little deeper. We see the mantle of Elijah and other references to garments. Elijah mantle has always had many significant meanings. Another way of looking at garment from a biblical perspective is…

  • The Strength of a Black Woman

    Surviving an oppressive system Standing beside men broken by an oppressive system Loving children that may not come back home after simply walking the streets Trying to love the bodies we are told to hate Trying to find love in men broken by a system that fails them Crying because the world seems too heavy…

  • Forgiveness is a Journey

    “Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven”.  “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle…

  • Setting Healthy Boundaries God’s Way

    Boundaries are significant in our everyday lives. Though this is true many of us fail to set them in every aspect of our lives. Many people are full grown adults with boundary issues. We struggle to say “no” knowing we are too busy or just don’t have the resources to help other people in certain…