Lakisha, the Author

Bookaversarie!

Yesterday, April 7, 2016 was one year that I’ve released the first book in my second series! WOW!! Yes, I’ve written a few books since then but it’s still surreal. I mean, I never thought I’d be a published author but then Delphine Publications came along and I’ll tell anybody that’ll listen how grateful I am for Tamika Newhouse. She is a chick that grinds, minute by minute and she it taking the literary industry by storm (If you don’t know her, Google her) LOL.

But I didn’t start this post to be all sentimental but I’m writing this for somebody out there that doesn’t think they can do it. YES YOU CAN! You can do whatever you set your mind to. Please understand this, writing isn’t for wimps (I’ve said it before). There will be times you push and you still won’t get the sales you thought you should. There will be times you think you’ve written a great book and it’ll still get bad reviews. There will be times you pray for mega support and you won’t get it (even from family and friends). This is why you have to remain strong.

And STOP gauging your success off of what somebody else has. You are not them and they are not you. Don’t expect your book to be on New York Time’s best seller list the day after you publish and no one knows your name. Don’t release a book on Tuesday and expect a major publishing company to pick you up on Wednesday. It takes time in this line of business. Why? Because there are 100 other people writing about the same thing you are. But that’s ok, continue to write.

If you don’t get anything else from this post, get this … remain humble in your gift. Stay the course and it’ll eventually work out. You’ll go from getting $26 royalty checks to $2600 royalty checks … in God’s time! Let your work speak for you and it’ll happen. For the bible tells us in Ephesians 2:10, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

So as I celebrate another milestone, please understand; I am not there yet either but it doesn’t mean I’m getting off the ride. One of hese good ole days, I’ll be writing how I went from that $26 royalty check to $2600. Don’t believe me just watch!

God has given me an amazing gift and I know He didn’t give it to me to bury it in the ground because eventually it’ll pay off. So I’ll be patient until it does. You do the same thing. Don’t give up on what you have and what you’ve done. It will work out.

Trust in your gift!

And if you are unfamiliar with who I am, check out the About Lakisha page and visit my Author Page on Amazon or Facebook.

As always
–Happy Reading.
Lakisha

Daily Devotional – 4/8/16 “Whose arms are you in?”

You woke up this morning tired, feeling like you didn’t get any rest and you’re trying to figure out why. You’ve been to the doctor and they can’t find anything wrong. You try sleeping pills and even they won’t work. Yea, you say your prayers and yet you still can’t rest. Well, maybe it’s because of whose arms you’re in. You’re tossing and turning because you’re in the wrong arms and you know it. Oh sure, his or her arms may give you temporary relief but when will you get the real thang? Chile, I don’t know about you but I know a man who can make you feel real good. Yes honey, He’ll show up in the late night hour and rock you to sleep. He’ll show up in the midst of the day and wrap His arms around you to give you comfort in your chaos. He’ll sneak in and use His arms to catch you when it feels like you’re about to fall without a net. He’ll show up just in the nick of time to catch you in His arms when folk have done you wrong. Why? Well because we’re safe in His arms.

Sure, your spouse’s arms are good but even he/she can’t rock you like God can. Of course, your children’s arms feel good but sometimes they grow out of giving hugs. Yea, your friends say they’ll be there to catch you but even they reach you like God can. You may love me but even you can’t love me like God. Beloved, I am not saying you need to replace everybody in your life but what I am saying is, you’ve got access to some arms that never get tired of you calling, never go numb from you lying in them all day and night and will never leave you; so why not add Him to your arm wrapping list. For I’ve found that His arms pull us up when we sink to the lowest point. His arms catch us when we slip down the mountain of life. His arms protect, they heal us and they comfort us when we find ourselves in the catastrophe of the world! His arms love us when no one else does. His arms are there long after everyone else is gone. His arms are our shield when we’re in the battle of our flesh. This is why the bible says in Deuteronomy 33:27, “The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!” Simply meaning, don’t wait until you’ve tried everything else that all failed, try God first for His arms are outstretched for you. Whose arms are you in?

“The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.” Psalm 121:5

Daily Devotional – 4/7/16 “It’s not about you!”

I’ve told you before, you can’t measure how anointed you are by the actions of others. Don’t you understand that your anointing isn’t even based on you? Your anointing is appointed by God and you ought to be thankful it’s not based on your service because then most of us wouldn’t amount to anything. This is why you have to stop worrying about who’s supporting you and who’s not. Baby, you’ll quickly find that even those you thought were cheering for you aren’t. There are folks who walk among you, who are part of your squad that’s waiting on you to fail. There are folks related by blood that won’t support anything you do. Some of the folks, who are smiling in your face, speak negatively about you as soon as you leave. Don’t worry too much about it or them. Why? Because you don’t owe them a thing but to love them (and you can do that from a distance)! Stop demonstrating your destiny, they don’t deserve it. Quit trying to prove to them your purpose when they only participate in it when it pleases them.

Beloved, you’ve been waiting on an invitation to preach in somebody’s pulpit you thought liked you and it still hasn’t come. You’re still trying to get folks to believe in your gift. You’re still trying to get folks to support you and they won’t even if it’s free. Don’t worry about them. God will lift you up in the midst of folk who are calling you nothing. God will place your name in places you’ve never been. God will open doors folk will say you don’t deserve to walk through. Why does He do this? Well, it’s because it’s not about you. When you get out of your flesh and humble yourself, God will do the rest. When you get out of your feelings, God will allow you to flourish. When you start to realize that your anointing, gifts, purpose and your destiny isn’t based on you but based on whose you are; God will do the rest. Yes, I understand … you think you should have progressed by now, you think you should be farther along than you are and you think more folk should know your name but all of these things come from trying to please people. When you stop worrying about folk and start working through your faith, you’ll see the difference.

“He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.” Titus 3:5-6

A complete series … Ms. Nice Nasty

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I hope you will download, read, review and recommend!

As always
Happy Reading
Lakisha

Oh … If you have a book club and would like to feature my book or if you’re interested in receiving a book to review; email me at authorlakisha@gmail.com

Daily Devotional – 4/5/16 “Working for God!”

When you don’t perform on your job, there’s a possibility you might get fired. When you don’t perform in school, there’s a chance you may fail that grade. When you don’t follow the advice of the doctors, you might not heal properly. All of these things make you work harder, I would guess, so that none of these things happen. But I wonder, why don’t we work as hard for God? I know, I know; God doesn’t fire us when our performance lacks but He should. God doesn’t take away our blessings when we fail to do His will but He could. Baby, if our blessing was indicative of our work some of us would be tore up, raggedy and not fitting to look at. But aren’t you glad God doesn’t do us like man? I mean, He still shows up when we call even though we didn’t answer when He called. God still keeps His promises to us although we break the ones to Him daily. God still forgives us and we’ve yet to forgive others. God still shows out on our behalf and all we do is show out for folk. We don’t give; humph, we barely give folks the chance to ask. We don’t love because if the truth shall be told, someone of us hardly like folk. We don’t go and we definitely don’t sow into others. And helping and praying; what’s that?

Why don’t we work as hard for God as we do our jobs? Why don’t we give God the same effort we give worldly stuff? Why is it so easy to sleep in on Sunday but not Saturday? Why is it hard to pay tithes but easy to pay for the things that tempt our spirit? Why is it so easy to pray to God when we’re in trouble but hard to praise when we’re not? Where is our service? Yes, I know you have the line memorized, “When praises go up blessings come down,” but I searched and I didn’t find this in the bible. However, I did see that this is based on Psalm 67:5-6 that says, “Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.” This leads me to believe that if we say thank you (praise) to God, He’ll ensure the earth is fruitful (blessing) unto His people. However, I did find how we get our blessings … Luke 6:38, “Give and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full–pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” Simply saying, give and it shall be given back to you and what you put out, you’ll get back in return. This also includes your work for God. For if we work hard for Him, He’ll make a return on our investment by working hard for us!