Daily Devotional – 3/5/18 “Real Rotation”

It is recommended to rotate the wheels on your car every 3000 to 5000 miles. Studies suggest rotating tires helps to even out the wear and tear. This is due to the weight of the front and rear axles being different, which causes uneven wear. Also, doing this can extend the useful life of the tire. Now, I thought about this as I tried to put it into a spiritual context. See, a car represents the carrier, the things that holds what you’re transporting. Tires represent the ability to move the carrier and handle the weight within the car, if aired properly. Spiritually, you are the car or carrier. You are the thing that holds, transports and protects what God has placed within you while you go from place to place. Friends, for the sake of this devotional, are the tires. They are the ones pumping you up, pushing you to get to where you need to go, rolling with you to ensure you make it and able to bear the weight of which you, the car, is carrying. Knowing this, I have to ask you a question, when was the last time you rotated your tires? No, not a wheel rotation but a real rotation because your ride, at this moment, could be rocky because of the tires (friends)? Maybe they’re worn out and it’s time for a rotation.

Understand, I am in no way saying discard your friends but maybe they can’t handle the weight of your anointing. This is why a real rotation is needed, sometimes. One where you take a, for real, look to check the pressure of your “tires.” And get this, sometimes you need to do a real rotation to see if the “tires” still want the position because it could be too much for them after you assumed they could handle it. Yes, they are great at being your best friend but this doesn’t mean they can handle the anointing that’s spilling from your cup. Sure, back in the day they were ready to ride with you to pull up and bust some windows, curse some folk out and talk bad on social media but are they ready to handle your cup of oil, cast out some demons, war in the spirit and cry loud? Beloved, everybody can’t handle the front. If I can be truthful, some cannot handle the rear either because they have to be able to see and handle what’s coming up on your rear and be able to sustain the impact. And just like the front, they may be tired and in need of a rotation. This is also why you need to have some spares ready in the event one of your tires go flat; somebody ready, willing and able to fill in the gap. All I am sharing is, it may be time for a real rotation.

Daily Devotional – 3/2/18 “My worth is nonnegotiable!”

When you go to an auction, the auctioneer usually sets a minimum opening bid on the item being auctioned. This minimum is generally set based on a percentage of the item’s fair market value and it is fixed, meaning there is no negotiating the starting bid. This is because the auctioneer has done their research and know the value of the item being sold. Then a person can choose to bid or not, it’s totally their choice. However, their decision is based on also knowing the value of the item and whether the lowest amount the auctioneer is willing to accept, fits. Now, if people go through all of this for the sale of material things, why in the heaven are you negotiating the worth of your virtue? You do realize not knowing your worth allows a person to lowball your value, right? Think about it. A man or woman is only going to give you what you willingly accept. And get this, they can know you’re valuable but why offer to pay you like top shelf when you’re willing to accept the knock off price? You have to know your worth and stick to it, even if there is a long period of time when no one is willing to buy.

As an author, I see electronic books priced from $5.99 to $13.99 and they sell. You know why? It’s because the author isn’t willing to compromise. Either a reader buys it or they don’t. So, why are you willing to compromise your worth? It’s doesn’t matter if you are selling something materialistic or if you are looking for a relationship, STOP LOWBALLING YOUR VALUE! My friend TJ Jefferson, a marketing specialist, recently wrote a book titled “Stop Being Disrespectful by Low-balling Your Fees: A guide to pricing your service-based business within industry standards,” where she says, “We aren’t making a real profit because we are significantly under charging for the services we provide.” STOP! You’ve got to know your worth, ma’am and sir. I don’t care if it’s a hair bow made out of dollar store ribbon, know what it is worth. And you doggone sure better know who you are and the value you can add to a relationship. Have the conversations and if they aren’t willing to pay it, respectfully decline. Sure, you can have negotiations but don’t go below your minimum. I don’t know about you but I know my worth and it is nonnegotiable. What about you?

Daily Devotional – 3/1/18 “Hush now and go!”

Life can get overwhelming. I started to put sometimes life gets overwhelming but then I realized, sometimes happens more often than we like. What do you do? What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle that looks too big to overcome or when you are met with an unexpected change that wasn’t on your vision board? What do you do when you go to sleep married and wake up a widow or lay down with child you can touch only to wake up to only memories? What do you do when the job lays you off, the doctor gives you grim news or your bank account is still negative no matter how many hours you work? What do you do when you can’t get along with your siblings and barely speaking? What do you do when life gets overwhelming? If you’re like me, your first answer is, the heck if I know; I’m just putting one foot in front of the other and looking better than I feel. The heck if I know, I’m still looking at the hell I can’t get out of or away from. Well, I got good and bad news. Bad news, I don’t have the answer. Good news is, I know somebody who does.

In Exodus, the Israelites were complaining because they’d listened to Moses and left Egypt and now Pharaoh is chasing them down yet Moses tells them in Exodus 14:13-14, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Understand, Moses was just as afraid but God told him to go forward because He already had a plan of escape and Moses held it in his hand. In other words, you need to hush and keep walking because the very thing to save you AND your family could be in the palm of your hand, the pit of your stomach, the never ceasing thoughts in your mind and your ability to form words. However, you have to go forward. Sure, Moses saw the Red Sea but he knew what he heard God say when He said in Exodus 14:15-16, “The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.” Beloved, hush now and go. Stand before your obstacle and raise your hand(s) with faith that God has given you the power to perform signs and wonders. It might not make sense but trust that God will work for you when you believe.

The issue with Vision Boards

Did I ever tell you about the time I wrote for The Virgo Girl? No? Well baby, let me tell you.

I had the opportunity to share my love for writing, in the form of a blog post.

It’s titled, The Issue with Vision Boards and it’s kinda good. (LOL).

You can check it out by clicking HERE.

Let me know what you think and keep an eye out for more blog posts.

Happy Reading
— Lakisha

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Daily Devotional – 2/28/18 “I’ll thank God for you!”

This morning I have this feeling in my spirit and I don’t know who it is for. To be honest, I don’t even know what it’s for but I’ll tell the Lord, thank you sir. Thank you for whatever it is you are about to do for somebody today. Thank you for the healing you are about manifest today. Thank you for the return of every seed that has been sown in good ground, today. Thank you for allowing the suffering to pay off, today. Thank you for promotion, today. Thank you for enlargement, today. Simply thank you sir.

I could go on and on but God, I just want to thank you for what you are about to do for my brother/sister who is reading this. You know, the one who tossed and turned all night. The one who was counting on the income tax check to help keep their head above water but didn’t get it. The one whose car wouldn’t start this morning and they have no more money to put into it. The one who is going to yet another job interview and still waiting. The one who has to sit through more hours of tests at another doctor’s office. The one who is still grieving. The one who has to make funeral arrangements. The one who has to look their abuser in the face. The one who is still fighting charges for a crime they didn’t commit. The one whose electricity is turned off for nonpayment. The one who is drowning in debt. The one who wants to do right but wrong keeps showing up. The one who believes in you but the enemy is using that small twinge of doubt. The one who is still bitter and angry. The one who is being haunted by generational curses. God, those who have need of you. Whatever it is you are about to do, thank you God in advance. They may not believe it but I believe enough for them so I am standing in the gap declaring that it is so. So beloved, rest while I thank God on your behalf. While you get yourself together, I will tell God thank you on your behalf. For Jesus prayed to God in John 17:14-15, “I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.”

Jesus has you covered beloved so I’ll thank Him for you!