Finally Friday

Happy Friday! I pray your week, thus far, has been blessed and filled with God’s favor. Even if you’ve happened to face some uncertainty, sickness, denials, sin, hurt, etc,. know that God is still God. This means, He can turn things around.

I know you’re wondering why I titled this Finally Friday. Well, it’s because tonight I’ll be joining the Women’s Ministry of Cedar Christian Church for their annual Finally Friday, Code Red (Removing Every Distraction) Fellowship and I’m inviting you to be my guest.

Don’t worry, it’s happening over zoom. The time is 7 PM EST/6 PM CST. So, invite a few friends and pop in.

Details on the flier below.

They Aren’t

You’ve lost your job and no matter where you go you can’t seem to find one. You’ve put in, what seems like, 100 applications and nothing has come through. You and your family are staying with someone else and although you’re grateful for the roof, four walls, floor and amenities, there’s nothing like having your own. But what can you do? Then on top of everything, they keep making it known this isn’t your house and God, don’t you know it. Now, you’re at your wits end. Laying with your back turned from everyone, every night, so they don’t hear or see your tears. You’re beginning to believe your prayers are in vain.

They aren’t.

Bible tells us in Psalm 34:15, (Amplified Bible) “The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] And His ears are open to their cry.”

Sure, maybe you haven’t been doing everything right, but God hasn’t forgotten about you. Maybe there were times you went outside of God’s will, but God hasn’t forgotten about you. Here’s what you do. Repent, turn again, try again, and ask again. This time, ask with specifics, prepare like it’s on the way and worship like it’s already been received.

This isn’t only about jobs. Apply this to relationships, businesses, goals etc. Look baby, we ain’t time to be sitting around mopping and crying. Keep putting in job applications, keep applying, keep working, keep faithing this thang and keep believing. Now isn’t the time to lose hope because where God has placed life, He’s also put hope. You simply need to tap into it.

Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. – Hebrews 11:1

Stop, present tense

These lyrics dropped in my spirit …

As soon as I stop worrying
Worrying how the story ends
I let go and I let God
Let God have His way
That’s when things start happening
When I stopped looking at back then
I let go and I let God
Let God have his way

I don’t know who this is for, but let God have His way. Yes, I know you’ve prayed and it seems like the answer isn’t coming quick enough. You’ve been fasting and still no end to your storm or clarity in your situation. Been calling out to God and still unsure of your assignment. Been faithful and womb still shut. Studying God’s word and still stagnant. Waiting and it feels like it’s in vain.

Cutoff notice, no food, Christmas is coming up and no money, sickness, disease, family fighting, job treating you like they’ve lost their minds, marriage on rocky ground, kids won’t do right, friends acting like enemies, before you can grieve one death another happens and you’re trying to hold on, but losing your grip.

Baby, let God be God. See, the worst mistake you can make, at this moment, is treating God like He isn’t the one who can do what you need. Today, tonight, or in the morning (whenever you go to bed), rest like you know God got it because He does.

As soon as I stop worrying — stop is present tense. This means, at this present time. Beloved, I don’t know what you’re worried about, but stop. Stop, let go and let God, let God have His way.

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” – ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Your girl is in a magazine!

A few months back, I had the honor of connecting with Mrs. Ann Marie Bryan who wanted to feature me, ME (queue squeals), in the premiere issue of Victorious by Design Magazine.

Can you say excited? Say it with me … EX-CIT-ED!!

That was me child because I’m simply someone who’s being intentional about her God given purpose. While I’m minding my good ole business, God is placing me on the mind of amazing women like Mrs. Ann. #workGod

I never thought I’d be a writer, shoot. I never pictured myself as a preacHER, author, blogger or anything else. Thank God, His plans for me outweighed mine.

Now, I get to meet people like you who support me release after release. (K, let me stop before I become a sobbing mess.)

Today y’all, the premiere issue of Victorious by Design is now LIVE and it’s FREE.

GET IT NOW!

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Daily Devotional – 10/6/21 “Making You Ready!”

Sometimes we have to go through a period of confinement. A time of feeling like everything is being shaken up, yet nothing is settling. You find yourself up at night staring at the ceiling or feeling as if you’re alone. A time you feel stuck and not moving.

I’ve been there, asking myself hard questions. Am I the one holding me up? Am I fearing what’s next? Am I secretly hindering my own progression? Is it me? When will things change?

So, I cry out to God. “Father, will this end?”

Him replying, “Yes daughter, but this is your period of confinement.”

“But God, why do I need to be confined?”

His reply, “Because I’m making you ready.”

“Okay God, but why confinement?”

His reply, “To keep folk from taking credit for getting you there.”

I reply, “My bad God, I’m in your business.”

Let me help somebody today. You aren’t being overlooked, you’re being confined. Sounds crazy, but did you know one definition for confinement is the condition of being in childbirth? Baby, this blessed me and it made sense. See, you have to limit access because everybody can’t be in the delivery room and since you can’t make the hard decisions, God will.

Therefore, He’ll snatch us from people who’ll want to take credit for what you’ve struggled to birth. You’ll be in labor and they’ll be the one screaming. You carried and birthed what they’ll try to name. You haven’t even given them permission and they’ve already posted pictures on social media.

This is why God will take you from the grip of “mentors” who’ll gloat over being the reason you pushed. God will sever ties with those ‘spiritual mothers/fathers’ who desire to be on the birth certificate and they didn’t have anything to do with it. And since you don’t have the strength to cut them off, He’ll do it.

Yes, it hurts. Yes, it seems lonely. Yes, it may be a long process, but let God be God. Trust Him with you because you’ve tried everything and everybody else. And if nothing else, know this … You’re being prepared, not passed over. Stay the course beloved. Stay the course.