Lakisha, the Author

I made it –Top 30 Devotional Blogs

Listen … I made a post on Facebook a few days ago that said, God still has time to blow your mind in 2016.

Well, let me testify. On yesterday I was checking my email and there was an email with the subject “Kisha’s Daily Devotional Blog in Feedspot Top 30 Devotional Blogs.” I clicked on it and I was indeed among the list as being one of the top 30 devotional blogs on the internet. Wow!!

My blog, https://kishasdailydevotional.com/ has been selected as one of the top 30 Devotional Blogs on the Internet!

Y’all! #nowords I told you God still has time to blow your mind in 2016! WOW!! Check it out. I got a cool badge and everything. And I must say, I am among some awesome blogs! You’ve got to check it out for yourself. Visit them at blog.feedspot.com and see the list. It’s going to blow your mind as well.

I’m sharing this because somebody is doubting that God can do it. If you need another testimony, I got a text from my best friend, on last night, who said she got a call yesterday for another job that starts on 1/16/17.

Baby, you can’t tell me what God can’t do. All you have to do is believe.

Thank you God and thank each of you who follow my devotionals. Please don’t stop. Share it with somebody and check out feedspot and show them some love.

God is amazing and He still has time to blow your mind. Do you believe?

Daily Devotional – 12/30/16 “The cost of complaining!”

He was a man who always had a frown on his face, complaining about everything. During the holidays, he woke up to a house full of family and he complained. It was too loud, he didn’t like the way the food smelled and he grumbled when the kids ran to him for a hug. He didn’t want to spend time with his family that drove miles to see him, he was simply counting the days until they left. That night, when he laid down, he complained about the sheets, the lumpiness of the mattress and the feel of the pillow. He didn’t even have it in him to thank God, he groaned and pulled the cover over his head. As he slept, an angel appeared who told him everything he complained about would be gone by the time he woke up. All he did, complained about being awakened in the middle of the night. The next morning when he got up, he didn’t hear any noise, he didn’t smell breakfast cooking or the coffee brewing and he didn’t hear kids playing. When he went downstairs the house was looked like no one lived there but him. There were no pictures. NOTHING. He quickly got dressed but then remembered, he had no job, went to the kitchen but he had no food. He thought about the dream as he sat at the table with his head in his hands realizing complaining cost him everything. He started weeping only to be shaken by his wife who was worried about him. This time he did something he hadn’t done in a long time, he pulled her into his arms. Realizing the cost of complaining.

What would you have if God took everything you complained about? The man in the story woke up from his nightmare but how many of you are this man? Walking around complaining because that’s all you know to do? Bitter because your momma/daddy was bitter and it passed down to you? Angry because you were raised by your grandma who was angry? A complainer because that’s what you saw growing up so that’s all you know. How many of you are this man? Taking things for granted because you think you can. Yes, I understand that life may be throwing more balls than you can dodge, car isn’t working, spouse acting strange and the tears won’t stop. But beloved, complaining takes away the effectiveness of God’s grace. Why? Because you won’t be able to see God for the overshadowing of complaining. So, when you want to complain about your feet think about the person who have none. When you want to complain about your hands think about the person suffering from arthritis. When you want to complain about your parents think about the children without theirs. When you want to complain about food think about those digging through garbage cans for their meal. See, there’s a cost to complaining. Are you willing to pay it?

Daily Devotional – 12/29/16 “God has need of you!”

Her clothes were skimpy, body covered with tattoos and hair the color of the rainbow. She walked the streets selling herself to every person she thought could fill the emptiness on the inside of her. See, her son passed away at the age of two; heart disease, and no matter how she tried, she couldn’t bring herself out of the depression that called her name day after day. Her family loved her but they couldn’t help her. She tried drugs/alcohol but even they didn’t help. One day she got into the car of a man she’d serviced before. He had a smile that made you trust him and she did. But this day the smile faded and the monster appeared. He raped and beat her, leaving her at the edge of the city for dead. She was in a coma for seven days. On the eighth day, she opened her eyes and saw a man walking around her bed. She couldn’t make out what he was saying but he kept touching her. She tried to speak, she tried to move but couldn’t. So she closed her eyes and whispered within her spirit, “Lord, I surrender,” before drifting off to sleep. The next day she is awaken by the sounds of her mom calling her name. She opens her eyes and after the tubes are removed, she asks about the man. No one knew who she was talking about but she kept whispering, where’s the man?

After a few days, the hospital chaplain comes in and she recognizes him. She ask him about that night and he explains that God allowed her to sleep until the 8th day because 8 represents her being resurrected from a past of guilt, shame and depression. He explains his reasoning for coming between the hours of 6pm-9pm because this was the ‘watch’ of healing. He further explained that God has a purpose for her life. She had trouble believing him because of the life she lived and she asked, “Why would God want somebody like me?” He replied, “God doesn’t want you, He needs you.” And for somebody reading this who thinks God won’t use you because of your past mistakes and present sin; you’re wrong. Beloved, God has need of you and your story. And it’s time you tell it. Somebody’s deliverance is dependent on your testimony. Somebody’s release is pending waiting on your story. In fact, your restoration/regeneration will only happen when you tell your story. Then you can say like Psalm 119:67, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.” In other words, my suffering saved me! God doesn’t want you, He said He can make rocks cry out but He has need of you to help somebody else.

Daily Devotional – 12/28/16 “The cost of bragging!”

He had the big expensive house, drove the finest cars and his clothes were custom-made. He’d made a name for himself, being from a small town in MS and he made sure everybody knew it. He was raised in the church but became too busy for God. He rarely made it home but he made it a point to send the biggest box of expensive gifts, making sure the children knew, uncle did it. He was quick to offer his help but it came with conditions and he never kept it quiet. Everybody knew he was the reason momma and daddy didn’t lose their house and his brother’s business didn’t close. He was proud and stood tall, even in pictures because he was ‘thee’ man and his joy came from everybody knowing it. Then cancer showed up, claiming his once tall stature. It took the hair he glorified, the body he worshipped and put the job, he idolized, on hold. He found himself being alone at the chemo treatments and doctor appointments because nobody would answer his calls anymore.

Yet when the family he labeled a disgrace heard he was sick, they showed up. The sisters he’d wounded now wiped his mouth when the medicine made him sick. The brothers he made feel worthless made sure his home didn’t suffer. The parents he pushed away, put their life on hold for him. The God he’d forsaken, he now prayed to. The bible that was packed in the back of his closet, now lay on his chest night after night. Yea, he knew what he was doing was wrong but his weak mind and even heightened ego had him bound. He didn’t understand the cost of bragging and his fleshly arrogance. But he found out, the hard way. And for somebody reading this, don’t allow bragging to write a check your butt can’t afford to cash. Don’t let your ego be the reason you won’t evolve. Yes, you can enjoy the fruits of your labor but be mindful of being a show off. Because although our outsides are different, we all bleed red blood. And please don’t forget that our grave will be the same size and buried the same depth no matter how much the funeral/casket cost.

Daily Devotional – 12/23/16 “Still!”

As I reflect back on the movie Hidden Figures, it reminded me that no matter your circumstances you can still …What do I mean? Well, these 3 ladies were working for NASA during the time there was still colored bathrooms, sitting on the back of the bus, some universities that didn’t allow blacks to take classes needed to be promoted and the black women who had the knowledge were known as “computers.”

Yet these women still …

They still showed up everyday. They still worked. They still gained the knowledge. They still persevered. And they still trusted God. They didn’t allow their circumstances to hold them back. They didn’t allow their situation to keep them from getting their names etched in history. It didn’t matter that they were Hidden Heroes, they still!

On today, a few days before 2016 ends, will you still allow your circumstance to hold you hostage or are you going to get up and do something. Are you still going to blame your past on why you can’t or will you push through? Will you still forfeit your destiny or are you tired of being hidden? Will you walk into your rightful place or are you still scared?

You have the chance to be and do whatever you set your mind too, you simply have to still stand even in the face of the enemy. Push through!