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Who are we to boast in our own works.

Proverbs 27:1 "Do not boast of yourself and tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth"

If I could turn back the hands of time, what could I really change? What experiences would I omit? What lessons do I feel I could have been just fine without? Who am I to say that the pain and anger that I have encountered and been consumed by, was of no benefit to the person I am (to be)? Who am I to say when Life (which only God creates), deserves to end. On the basis that I ASSUME, FEEL, AND THINK (all uncertanties that are constantly changing) that I am ill prepared for whatever LIFE may have to offer me. Who am I to say that God's plan, test, and testimony for me are unecessary or too much for me to bear? When I dont see God's full plan (I can't even fathom).  I see my small piece of the story, but God knew my end before I even began. He is the creator of the universe, the solar system and all the galaxies, everything known and unknown. He is in control and present in all of His creation. If God is this, who am I to assume full authority of analysis over my life. Who am I to be my own judge and lead my own way? When I dont see God's vision for me, When I dont have the plan nor the tools within myself to fufill my purpose. How would I know my life's purpose? If God's divine revelation did not reveal, confirm, and encourage me to believe that it is God who knows my purpose and holds my future? Who am I to determine what the supernatural, all knowing , all seeing, perfect model of perfection and unconditional Love CAN and SHOULD do for me? Maybe I should beg and plead what can I do for God (only thing being give him Glory). 1 Corinthians 10:31 " Therefore whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do ALL to the glory of God" How big am I that I can make my problems out to be bigger than God's Glory? Who am I to negotiate with what God defines as my life story? Who am I to say that I have better plans than the Almighty God? May we be reminded of who and what were dealing with. We are dealing with the ultimate power the ultimate love our ultimate reason and purpose for existing. The God who sent his son for us, so that we may recieve life instead of the death and wrath that our sinful souls deserve. John 3:16 " For God SO LOVED the world that He gave His only begotten Son (Christ), that everyone who believes into Him would not perish,but have eternal life" May we be humbled at how big and perfect God is and know that we are no match to compete or to rule, or to think we can plan better or do more than God HAS ALREADY DONE. Instead may we rejoice in the grace and forgiveness he has given us. May we delight in the ultimate rescue of Christ taking our place of death and Giving us connection to our father John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me". I am simply his child. Ephesians 1:5 "Predistinating us unto sonship through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His Will" I take part in this journey. I live, grow, stumble and learn under the supervision, protection,instruction and will of My Father, and all things in my life and under his reign (which is everything) is for HIS GLORY. May you endure and be encouraged to know that life with Christ is ur life purpose. It is He that orchestrates life. May we relish in who he is and be part of his kingdom to glorify and magnify him forever Amen

Reflect on God

Sometimes the very thing that u never wanna have to deal with, may be the very thing that God uses to teach you who he is and what he has called you for. sometimes an uncomfortable situation that may seem hopeless is the test of ur faith in God's bigger plan. I'm a wise gurl, I'm passionate about God's movement in our hearts and in our lives. However, sometimes I make descisions based on my feelings instead of my values. Sometimes I make the same mistakes over and over and still wonder why I am consumed by fustration and sadness. But what it is, is that I look to myself to solve my own problems. I look to others feel the voids that If cant fill for myself. But if I jus took the few seconds to reflect on who God is and to really evaulate if He is the center and the focus of my feelings and values and actions. I would make better descisions. If I could be intentional about involving God in the midst of all of my feelings and goals and aspirations. This would be one more step closer to following christ.

Women Deserve Better

Women Deserve Better

pray for me

I have so much I feel so much to say but im struggling to get it out. Pray for me.

God is intentional and strategic!

My trust in Christ has been reaffirmed by knowing that God, the creator of the universe, is strategic about life, he has planned it all out, and he is present at all times and thier is nothing in our lives that is out of his control. If God can go before my life and plan and see the end goal. Then I must know in my daily life that God has got me right where he wants me to be at all times. Through all of my struggles, [and I mean the seasons where it feels like God is nowhere to be found. Those pockets of our life where we expereince true genuine hurt, that seems to eat away at our souls, but even in that trench of agony and sorrow.] God is present, He is there and has not forgotten us, He has made no mistakes. We must know that our pain is meant to point us to Christ, to cry out in desperation for his divine vision and love in our lives. We must know that we need him. He sustains our being. Christ is the one who sustains you through the highs as well through the lows and even the idle seasons of our lives that we feel are absolutely meaningless. This is one of the many reasons I'm so in love with Jesus. Because he is proactive and a planner. God has went before us and he sees everything, he knows our end, before our beginning. He uses us for his glory and in turn this satsfies our longing for him. Be encouraged that every point in your life whether it be so horrible you repress it or so joyous its all you think about is in his plan. Know that God was so involved in that season of your life, he has watched you and you are part of his plan. Resting in christ is the safest most challenging place to be. But as for me Christ is my calling, he sustains my life, he reaffirms my calling by showing me how much in control he is and how much he loves his people. I share the love God gives to me because it is a free gift to all!

Im in love with a God that loves his people!

Everything is happening so beautifully, all of my seasons of agony, sorrow, fustration and confusion are preparation for a season of empowerment, hope, and Joy. My true joy comes from Christ living inside of me. I love my church, they embody the community that I envision. They carry out service as a natural part of their being and are intentional about the love they spread to the world. I see through the lens of a community driven Christian. That is who God has called me to be and I view the world in fellowship as a community. I am a hopeless Romantic for the things God sees as pure in heart. I am inspired by humans and hearts. I see struggle in my world, I see pain and I want to help the community look to restoration and revival of their spirits, minds, and dreams. The Beauty of struggle is growth. It is always present even throught the blood, sweat and regurgetation of all we've lived off of for so long. Our communities are filled with resource (not always financial, but still just as valueble), love and compassion. But for many reasons, we just can't reach it or even believe that it is meant for us. We all know that this is an Injustice, it is a sad thing that represents the struggle of the world. But we can do something about it. Its one thing at a time one person at a time. You think you can't make a difference, but life is designed so that people are in relationship with people. We grow, learn, and experience our own lives through relationship with people. I have so much to share with my community. Such heavy burdens that I must unleash to those who love our world and those who despise it. I am burdened by the struggle of life that never ends, just as much as I am overwhelmed by the hope and calling that God has for his community. God told me to tell you that He created YOU and He loves YOU so very much. He has made you in the image of himself, He knew your whole life before you were even formed. and as alone or independent as you may feel, He has been present with you through everything that you have felt, seen, overcome and accomplished. It is not I, that loves people, It is God that loves his people. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son (Jesus Christ), so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." He sees the battle of evil fighting the good that he has created. Believe me, God is not disconnected from his world. God is not closing his eyes to the pains that exist. He is the all seeing all knowing God, He stands true in the midst of the pain and the joy. and He will restore his earth and restore his people. He has not abandoned us. Gods plan is bigger than ours and thankfully his love is more dynamic then ours could ever attempt to be. May we trust that God is in control. He is in love with us, He is present and He has not forsaken us. I Love God and he is the center, the motive, the passion, the foundation, the motivator, the inspiration, the authority and the conviction that has called me to serve people. God is the driving force for who I am and all that I live and think. Without God I have absolutely nothing to live for. He will always be in my writings because He is inside of me. May He call you to his bosom of love and may you SEE God in his beauty and Glory. Because that my brothers and sisters is our life's purpose.
                                                                                     I am so in love with a God that loves His people

The Highly Sexual Teenager

Our Music, Hip Hop and R&B to be particular is infused with seduction and illumination of sex, sexuality, and sexual skill. It numbs us as youth from having the giggles about sex and the conviction that we are not prepared for such acts. Ultimately robbing our mental innocence. It is my hypothesis after discussing this topic with a few best friends, That our music is intended to train us and desensitize us to become highly sexual beings. It educates us about an activity we know nothing about, but it keeps this act on the forefront of our minds so that we inquire about it and define it as the goal of maturity, love, beauty, satisfaction, or manhood. Since middle school there have been songs like "Freak a Leek" by Peety Pablo any Too Short Song, and Candy Shop by 50 cent that have been on replay by youth. The sexual metaphors and blatancy that were in these songs has had longevity in being the theme within music. Our Music is made to be an experience and a fantasy. I was not aware of this even slightly until I made the choice (Well really God changed my heart) to choose music that magnifies and glorifies God rather then the music of my generation that in no way Glorifies My Savior. Once I became free from the chains of my secular music. I could feel the freedom of my mind, body, and soul. As I cut off the highly sexual messages that my music hummed in my ear and ultimately my soul, I decided to replace it with music that cried out to the Lord in reverance. I came to learn that their are so many genres of music for the Lord. Great Gospel Rap artist like Lecrae and  Flame, worship music by Mali Music, Israel Houghton, Hillsong United, Marvin Sapp, and V Rose. I began to see  that I could still enjoy the music I liked and glorify the Lord as well! There are times when I miss listening to Drake and all that, but I see their chains. They are slaves to their own sin, as we as youth become slaves to their music. They get us hooked early and hard. They seduce and our friends to love and ultimatelly need thier music. They proclaim things that are not Good in the sight of the Lord. Their highly sexual lyrics do not produce good fruits in me. So God gave me conviction  to eliminate this music's power over my life. For that I am grateful. I can see and hear life so much clearer. No more an addiction to my ipod. Music in isolation and in a crowd, where only the music speaks to us and for us. I am now able to hear God's voice clearer and share an express my thoughts with him and others. This is the smokescreen that presents itself in music, that it is all we need as youth to connect to and to learn from. It becomes our life and ultimately our chains. Parents and youth be aware of the enemy's tactics to chain us up. 
Food For Thought: Romans 6: 1-2, 6, 12
"v1 What shall we [to all this]? Are we to remain in sin in order that God's grace (favor and mercy) may multiply and overflow? v2 Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
"v6 We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body (which is an instrument) of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be SLAVES OF SIN." v12 " Let not sin therefore rule as king in your mortal (shortlived, perishable) bodies, to make you yield to its cravings and be subject to its lust and evil passions"

My Soul Magnifies the Lord- Luke 1:46

May the Love of Christ live in me forever. We are created to Glorify God. All our gifts, weaknesses, testimonies and trials are all designed by God and for God. John Piper declares in his book The Dangerous Duty of Delight that "God is most Glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him". May we Maximize our Joy (Which comes from God) by Magnifying God's Glory. In Luke 1:46 Mary says "My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior". How beautiful is this song of worship that Mary sings to the Lord. To magnify is to make big, make more of and to rejoice is to be made joyful and to delight in the Lord. I believe that Christ calls us to have the heart that Mary had. May the Lord be made big in my life and My I rejoice in Him forever.

Goodmorning thoughts

As we start a new day, we get a new chance to see and do things different, to interact with the world in a different way. In the morning, we make a choice of how our day will start and finish. Self Reflection at the beginning of any day affirms that their is hope for beautiful things. We cannot control the interactions we have, bt we can choose how we internalize them and how we live them out. Today I choose my morning to be filled with love, fellowship and kindness. What will you choose and how will you maintain as life may throw its hardships at you?
                                                                                                     Goodmorning!

The Beauty of laboring for others

                                                      A Labor of Love
I was born into a world that is cruel and cold, there are atrocities, massacres of people and perspective, there is sexism, racism, classism and ignorance. As humans one (if not all) of these hardships we will encounter. But I was also born into a world that God created, and when he had finished he liked what he saw and said it was good. I have seen the joys of this world as well as the hope of this world. I refuse to ignore the pain of the world. But rather confront it head on with vitality, compassion, confidence and implementing the values this pain attempts to destroy. My people are humans and I love them. God has designed us to love. I am on a mission to serve those that have been stuck in the atrocities and have not been able to see the flowers bloom and find beauty in it, because they feel their pain is too strong to produce compassion or joy. I am here to help them dream, think, hope and love again. Only God changes hearts. He has called me to serve, to be used as a vessel so that his lost sheep may come back home. I have been blessed with much! not in tangible, material financial things, but I have been given support, role models, communication, love, prayer, education, an opportunity to be helped and to help. and every human deserves this. So I am passionate, driven and focused to show God's people, my community, humankind that they can do more than survive they can excel and exceed above and beyond what our minds and our environments would subject us too.