“Declutter your life and pray.
Turn off the noise. Fast and pray..”
Shameless Audacity
Fight Like Captain America
At that moment, my numbness ignited into passion. My anger into indignation. My disillusion into faith. The enemy had over played his hands!
A PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE “Thank you, Mrs. Bolden, for everything”, NL said, handing me a box of chocolates. I smiled and thanked him. NL is a nice, hard-working young man. He has a good work ethic, is very well-mannered and an overall joy to teach. But his parents have been somewhat concerned because he was not an A student in Calculus. They have requested a parent conference, asked if he could...
Do you Need a Breakthrough
He had been disabled for 38 years. In an era, when the life expectancy was 35, that was truly a lifetime. We don’t know how long he had waited at the Pool of Bethesda for his miracle. All we know is that this is where Jesus found him – gathered with others who were blind, paralyzed, crippled…waiting for a miracle, waiting for a breakthrough, waiting for mercy. At the pool...
The Gym is Open
I grew up in church. Baptized at four. But Church for me was a religion. I had no idea the word of God could transform. In my late twenties, I remember starting to hear God’s voice. One of the first scriptures, I remember penetrating my heart was: “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops...
I Quit…Not
“I quit!” Have you ever told this to God? I have. Never in the sense I quit believing in Him. But I have said, I quit believing for this promise I quit loving and honoring people who don’t reciprocate I quit showing grace when I just want to slap somebody upside their head. I quit extending forgiveness to people only to have them do it again. I quit dreaming big...
When You Want To Give Up
Elijah prayed to die. Can you imagine being so frustrated with life, that you welcome death? But reading Elijah’s story may bring some insight. He was a prophet under a corrupt king. He stood alone in opposing this king. He called for a drought and the land was without rain for three years. The king put a bounty on his head. Elijah stood for what was right. Alone. Isolated. Finally,...
Rain is Coming
Elijah declared a drought on the land. For the next three years there was no rain. The land was dying. Livestock was dying. People were dying. Water was scarce. Elijah was hiding because the King had a bounty out for his life. Could it get any worse? Do you feel as if you are in a drought? Have you been in a prolonged period when it seems as if hope...
Blue Skies & Green Lights – NOT!
I wonder how many times, God has called someone to a work, they step out in faith all excited, opposition arises and they retreat. There is a lie in the body of Christ that says if God called you to do something it will be all green lights and blue skies. We only have to read the life of Paul to see the fallacy in that statement. Paul was called...