If you’ve lived long enough to be at least in your twenties, you’ve probably experienced some things that have shaped you and wounded you deeply. As you meet people, your past and the wounds you have yet to heal from will affect those relationships. You just don’t realize it. But if you look closely enough, […]
Secure: A Part Of The Family
Our past can often be ugly, filled with ups and downs in our journey with God and at times straight up messy and dirty. I for one have a past that sometimes smells to God like a garbage bag that has not been changed for too long: it’s stinky. Though I was always a Believer, […]
Yes, I Believe !
A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer of purple cloth from Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “if you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house”. And she persuaded us. […]
Confidence In Times Of Crisis
“I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and He will hear me. I sought the Lord in my day of trouble. My hands were continually lifted up all night long; I refused to be comforted. I think of God; I groan; I meditate, my spirit becomes weak.” -Psalms 77:1-3 In times of crisis, it […]
Prayer That Changes Our Perspective
” Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court; and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you… For we […]
A Wife In The Making
If you have read some of my previous articles, you know that I absolutely believe in embracing one’s season of singleness. After all, that is part of the mission of Single, Saved & Secure. At the same time, I encourage every person with a desire for marriage to continue to look forward to that next […]
When The Promise Seems Delayed: Dealing With Disappointments
Before you begin reading this article, I invite you to open your Bible with me to Luke 1, in particular, take a look at verses 1 through 25. Go ahead, I’ll wait for you…God is in no rush. Every year, we reach new milestones in our lives including birthdays. A birthday is a time when […]
A Heart Set On God
“Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.” – Ezra 7:10 CSB A few years ago, as part of my fitness goals, I had determined that I would perform two chin-ups without any assistance. For me, this was a […]
Clothed In The Beauty Of God
When God created the first man and the first woman, He created them as equal: not in capacity or abilities but in His own image. This equality takes nothing away from the fact that He also created them as two unique and distinct individual, both having particular roles, responsibilities, and personality traits that when combined […]