Don’t miss the preparation …

Here it is, another Monday. The last one in November, 34 days before this year ends, and somebody is more lost by the minute. Maybe it’s because you’ve taken more losses than wins, this year. Maybe it’s because you’ve been sick, a lot, this year. Maybe it’s depression, a dark season that seems to have no end, or you’re simply tired of everything and everybody.

Tired of having to scrape together and still struggling, praying with no answer, church hopping and no real connection, seeking but never finding, trusting and it’s taking a toil, or being patient with no results.

On top of all this, you still have to get up because somebody is depending on you. You still have to push because your destiny is depending on you. You still have to stand, while hurt and in pain because your life depends on it.

What do you do? Keep going.

Somebody is saying, “Girl, bye. It’s easy for you to say when you don’t know the hell I’m going through.”

You’re right, but hear me out. You can’t give up. Well, you could because it’s your choice, however, I believe there’s a purpose for all God does. Especially the dark times and trouble. See, you’re expecting to see it, but what if God is using the darkness to strengthen your ears to hear it? What if the trouble is preparing you to handle it? What if God is waiting for you to consent to it before you understand it?

You simply have to believe in His power and trust in His word. Despite what it looks like. God is God and He doesn’t lie or go back on His promises. Yes, it’s rough and it’s been hard, but eventually, seasons change. Yours will too. Yet, don’t miss the preparation being so focused on the plan.

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Holiday Grief

Grief will make you curse and hate the holidays. Grief will have you contemplating staying in bed. Grief will make you feel guilty about enjoying the holidays, you love.

Grief – a deep feeling of sorrow.

Grief is heavy enough on its own without you adding anything to it.

Instead, think about your loved ones who are no longer here. How did they spend the holidays? Truly think about it. How would they have celebrated? Have you thought about it? Good. Now ask yourself, is this (crying, depressed, despondent, angry, cussing, snapping off, not eating, attitude…) how they’d want me to be?

No. So, as hard as this will be, don’t allow grief to rob you of the moments you still have. Yes, you grieve, but you can also live.

If you need ways to handle grief, tune into last week’s Bible study. We gave ways to help make the weight of grief lighter.

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Praying for you. 💚

“Cast your burden on the Lord [release it] and He will sustain and uphold you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).” Psalms‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Are you grieving properly?

Last night, we continued our Bible Study Series, Weigh-In. The topic is grief because I’ve found that grief, when not managed properly, can become a weight.

In John 16, Jesus was preparing the disciples for His death, but they missed it. Sometimes, our loved ones can be preparing us too, but we’ll miss the preparation being focused on losing the person.

Are you grieving properly, especially during this holiday season?

Go back and watch the study as I have 6 ways to help you grieve.

Click the link to watch it on Facebook or YouTube.

Always know, I’m praying for you.

Pastor Kisha 💚

Conform vs Transform

I shared this to my #DearSis Vlog, but I felt the need to share part of it here.

Romans 12:2 tells us, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

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Here’s the thing. We are in the world, which means we already look like the world. Yet, it doesn’t mean we have to talk, act, live, think, and believe like the world.

Take the Transformers movie. They were not of this world, yet they had to conform to look like they were, to fit in. However, they couldn’t fight and win, in their conformed state because it held no power. The only way for them to fight and win, they had to transform into their rightful being.

Many of us are stuck, fighting, and losing because we conform when we should transform. Beloved, be free today by transforming into your rightful being. How do you do this? By renewing your mind.

Renewing, biblically, means a renovation, a complete change for the better.

Somebody’s testimony is going to being with, “Pardon the dust, I’m under construction!”

Catch the full message from Bible Study, by clicking this link: Bible Study with Pastor Kisha

Happy Friday! 💚

For Richer and For Poorer

Hey! Hey!

If you’ve been following the When the Vows Break Series, Book 3 is now available!

For Richer and For Poorer

Reginald and Georgia Harden have been enjoying their life together. From dating to proposal to marriage then designing and building their first home to finding out they were having a baby, things were great.

Until Reginald loses his job and all of his 401k savings on the same day.

Now, the happy life they’ve been creating is overshadowed by arguing, anger, debt, and misplaced blame.

In Book 3 of the What Did You Vow Series, find out if this marriage survives when part of the promise they vowed, “For Richer and For Poorer,” is put to the test.

For Richer and For Poorer