Lakisha, the Author

Daily Devotional – 4/14/16 “What’s your story?”

What story is God using you to tell? What story is written by your life? What is your story? For me, I am a preacher of God’s word who writes about sex and I love God with every fiber of my being. I’m from a single parent home although my dad lives in the same city. I am a product of a huge family, raised in the heart of North Memphis and I’m a twin. I’m saved by the blood of the lamb but I still cuss, sometimes, (especially when I’m upset). I have tattoos and would probably get a few more if my father-in-love hadn’t threatened me. I stay up late, I like to read and if you don’t know, I absolutely love shoes! I have a passion for God and the church yet I don’t know what His purpose for me is yet. (That’s my struggle). I also struggle at home to raise two teenagers who think they have the world figured out yet they can’t survive on their own. This year my husband and I will celebrate 18 years of marriage and we’ve yet to have a proper honeymoon. I love my family but just like you, we have our issues but I’ll love and pray the hell out of them. I write devotionals and I use Facebook for my Godly purpose and for selling my books. I am a published author who is working to get my name out to the masses. Oh, I love God! I’ll pray for you and sell you a book, afterwards. I’ll love you but it doesn’t necessarily mean I have to like you. But this is my story!

Now, what’s yours? What is your life portraying to those watching? What are you getting out of the purpose God has set for your life? In order to find out, in order to be able to live your story; you have to go through the things God allows to show up in your life. This is why you have to take the test you sometimes find at your door. This is why you have to push through the storms that sometime show up out of nowhere. This is why we have to be bold soldiers for God and trust His plan. This is why we have to allow God to process our lives, daily, to kill our flesh and strengthen our spirit. When we do this, we are essentially allowing our natural lives to be in sync with our spiritual life. The last thing we should want is to pray for things in the spirit that we aren’t ready for in our natural. It’s like asking God for a church to pastor when your personal life is in chaos – it won’t work. It’s like asking God to give you a job in accounting when you can’t manage your own money. It’s like asking God for a million dollar house when you can’t even pay rent on time. It won’t work. We have to know our story otherwise it’ll be like being in a play you haven’t studied for. You may just flop on opening night. What is your story?

Wild Out Wednesday – #MsNiceNasty

“Oh, so let me get this straight. I’m the reason you went out and slept with someone else without a condom and produced a child? Very original Thomas.”

“That’s not what I meant. I made a mistake Chelle, I mean Cam.”

“Wow,” I laugh. “But you say I need therapy. You got the nerve to tell me what I’m doing wrong, always acting like I can never do anything right yet you’re no better than me. You sorry bastard. You walk around like your shit don’t stank, like you’re a saint who never make mistakes, yet in a few months your mistake will be born.”

“I don’t know if that’s even my baby.”

“You should know because if you used protection, you wouldn’t be in this position but no, you’re so busy trying to find out where I am and all the time I thought it was because you cared but in actuality you’re were just trying to make sure we didn’t run into each other.”

“That’s not true.”

“Oh but I have to give you credit, you did a great job at it because you even had me fooled but while you were checking on me you should have been keeping your side chick in check.”
“What do you expect from me when you walk around here like you’re single? You treat me like I am one of your children and you never take my feelings into consideration. You come in at all times of day and night, wear all this sexy ass lingerie and there’s no telling who you’re sleeping with but now you want to act like I’ve committed the ultimate crime. I made a mistake.”

“Great speech. You almost bought me to tears but it was actually the bullshit starting to burn my eyes. I’ve never said I was a saint because I sin everyday yet I never allow it to affect our home. You get sex whenever, wherever and however you want it and no matter what I’ve done outside this home, it has never been bought here so you can save all that shit for somebody who gives a damn because mine has run completely out. You fucked up and got caught; point blank period.”

“So what now?”

“Now, you get the fuck out of my face!”

“But–”

That was all he got out before I threw my glass right at his head.
“I asked you to get out my face. The next time something gets thrown I won’t miss.”
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#‎MsNiceNasty‬

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As always,
–Happy Reading
Lakisha

Daily Devotional – 4/13/16 “Adjusting to the wrong thing!”

I saw a post that showed a frog inside a pot. The post said that the frog will adjust its body to the temperature of the water. So, I had to google this. In fact, Wikipedia says this … If you put a frog in hot water, it’ll jump out but if you put a frog in cold water and gradually increase the heat; the frog may be killed. Why? Well because although the frog’s body did adjust, it didn’t recognize the impending danger of the water getting hot so it stayed there and could eventually die. I know you’re wondering why I’m sharing this but look; many of us, Saints of God, have gotten into situations that had it been hot (not worth it in the beginning) we would have jumped out of it but because we started in it when it was cold, we’ve allowed ourselves to adjust to the mess we’re in. Yea, we’ve tied ourselves to folk we are spiritually unyoked with and we’ve adjusted to it. We get up on Sundays and go to church but leave them at home saying, “You going to that church again”. We hang out with folks who mean us no good because in the beginning they acted as if they’d change but in actuality all they were doing was warming us up to their ways. And now we’ve adjusted. Don’t believe me?

You used to go to bible study and at the start of the relationship; he/she was cool with it. Oh but now, since you’ve been there a while, they start making plans on the night they know you have bible study. You miss the first one and say you won’t miss the next one until you look and realize you’ve stopped going all together. You said you were going to abstain from sex until God sends your husband. You meet Ray and he’s acceptable to it, at first. Then he starts making comments, “Other women do it for their man,” and before long you’ve adjusted your body to the temperature of his water and stayed. You’re a member of said church and you know good and well you aren’t being spiritually fed but you’re comfortable there and now you’ve adjusted your spirituality to accept what’s been offered even though it’s not helping you. My question to you is, when will you stop adjusting to the wrong thing? Don’t you feel the water on your skin? Isn’t it hot? When will you get out? Oh, you’re waiting. Then you get out and realize the water was hotter than you thought and now you have second degree burns that have tainted your skin and your spirit. Yea, you’ve adjusted to the mess you’re in and still trying to figure out where God is. Chile, He’s where you left Him before you went in the pot. Get out and get Him!

“So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.” – 1 Peter 1:14

Daily Devotional – 4/12/16 “Praise nevertheless!”

Waiting until Sunday to praise the Lord is like waiting for someone to tell you to breathe; you won’t survive. Baby, we’ve got to praise the Lord at all times. Why, because praise is what God is due. Let’s be transparent for a moment … We owe the Lord and we owe Him too much and because we owe Him and know that we can’t pay Him, the least we should do is offer Him His due praise. We can’t repay the Lord but we can serve Him with our entire heart. We can’t repay the Lord but we can show Him our thanks through our service. We can’t repay you Lord but can I work off my debt? See, we’ve got to start saying like Psalm 119:108, “LORD, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.” Beloved, don’t you know that when we praise the Lord, thangs start happening? When we praise the Lord, it makes the enemy tremble and withdraws from your presence because praise confuses Him. When we call on the name of the Lord debts will be demolished, sickness will be healed, finances will be fruitful and our spirit will be sanctified. When we praise the Lord while in the wilderness, He’ll allow us to come out whole. When we praise the Lord while in the pit, He’ll allow us to come out prospering. When we praise the Lord when we have nothing, He’ll restore to us everything we lost. Chile, when we make praise our testimony, the Lord will prepare a bridge over our troubled water.

This is why praise shall continually be in our mouth, spilling over on our lips. This is why it’s crucial that praise is always in our hands and feet. This is why it’s important to have a heart full of praise and worship. We don’t have to wait until Sunday morning, we can praise wherever we are. We don’t have to wait until the choir sings our song, we can praise right now in the midst of the hell staring us in the face. You don’t have to wait; praise the Lord while the chemo or dialysis is running through your body. You don’t have to wait; praise the Lord in the midst of the circumstances that don’t make any sense. Why, because I’ve found that when you praise, God will show up. When Solomon finished his prayer and worship in the temple’s dedication, the bible says in 2 Chronicles 7:1, “When Solomon finished praying, fire flashed down from heaven and burned up the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple.” What do you think will happen when you’re done? I’m just faith crazy enough to believe that God will send down the fire of the Holy Spirit to fill our temple! What do you believe when you praise?

Daily Devotional – 4/11/16 “Lord, have your way!”

I’m sitting here waiting on God to give me a word for His people. As I wait with my Word open and my fingers on the keyboard, I’m simply repeating; Lord have mercy. Have mercy Lord in the lives of those who need you on today. Lord, have mercy on those who don’t know you in the midst of their sins. Lord, have mercy on the father sitting in jail after he was caught stealing trying to feed his family. Have mercy Jesus, in the life of the pastor who is dealing with more problems than his/her praise can cover. Lord have mercy! Not only have mercy but Lord have your way for the single mother who’s looking at her checking account with $8 and pay day isn’t until Friday. Have your way Lord for that family trying to figure out the rent that was due last Tuesday. Have your way Jesus for the person dealing with sickness and disease. Have your way Lord for the sister who has claimed today as being her last day to live due to suicidal thoughts. Have your way in the brother who is being bullied. Have your way in the daughter diagnosed with cancer. Have your way with the son who is battling an addiction. Have your way in the man or woman of God who is still fighting worldly demons. Have your way Father!

I don’t know who you are but God is about to walk around your house, He’s about to shift some things in your spirit, He’s about to disconnect some folk who’ve been sucking up your air, He’s about to dwindle your contact list down, He’s about to shut off some places you don’t need to go anymore, He’s about to rid you of every toxic relationship you’ve been in; God is about to have mercy on your life! All you have to do is receive the reconstructive surgery that’s about to happen. But this time when you wake up, groggy from the anesthesia of the Holy Spirit; don’t go back to what you used to do and who you used to be. This time, trust God! This time, believe in God! This time, allow the mercy that’s manifesting in your life to move! God is about to have mercy on your soul. God is about to have His way in your life but it’s only if you allow Him too. He won’t come in unless you let Him. You won’t find Him unless you seek Him. You won’t get near Him unless you humble yourself. And you won’t reach Him unless you pray. Then He’ll show up! Lord, have your way…

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14