You Matter

Black Woman...From the heart of the Father....Today you are crowned with the glory of promise. Oppressed of all. Queen you are the mother of many nations...For years you nursed your children while forced to nurse the children of those who once enslaved you and your children and your men. Your voice was taken...your homes broken -rejected by not just the masses but rejected by your own. You are the silenced prophets, pastors and teachers, you are the ushers that maintained ord

While it may seem that the seeds you have sown are not growing…the seeds you have planted you’ve yet still to see the harvest... rest assured the seeds in the ground they are producing…. they are being watered, fertilized, and tended to underground in a place you cannot see. But one day at the right time in the right season, you will see the bud on the branch, then you’ll see the bloom and not just one bloom but multiple manifestations at one time and you will see the beauty

Thank you Father for the pressing…There is power in pressure. Power in the pressing. Thank you for the crushing Lord God… When you're pressed God is pressing to get the best of you out. Leaving the old behind with whatever situation or circumstance is being used to press you. The best illustration for what we’re experiencing is a winepress: A winepress is a device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making. There are a number of different styles of presse

Friends and Family are both important. People are important. A few months ago my best friend and I were going on our 1st trail walk together. Typically, if I were to go alone I walk 30 minutes out so that I have 30 minutes to walk back to meet my 60 minute goal. As we were walking, I asked her how far out she wanted to walk. She said however far you want to go. I told her that I typically go 30 minutes out but because she was willing to go as far as I wanted to go, we could g

In a world where chaos and confusion are ramped because of a lack of unity and clear vision we are forced to think of the qualities and qualifications of a good leader. Godly leaders don't seem so common. I am not saying perfect leaders but Godly leaders. First and foremost we need leaders that lead with compassion and conviction. We need leaders who lead with wisdom and integrity, consistency and mental stability. Leaders who lead with humility who acknowledge that they can

Black Man….You are my father, my brother, my son(my dear son), my nephew, my uncle, my cousin, my husband, my friend, my neighbor, my coworker… This country was built from the strength of your back and the skill of your hands. You are the greatest architects, the greatest farmers. Thank you for our beautiful children. You are handsome, you are strong, you are gifted, you are intelligent, you are passionate, you are a leader, you are kings, you are resilient, you are a broth

You are more than what you have or don’t have. God looks beyond your weaknesses and seeks to optimize your strengths because He can help you turn your weaknesses into opportunities. He will clothe you with grace and humility. He sees you. When God sees you He sees His image. (Genesis 1:26-28) He sees who He created you to be. Not the flawed you that you and others see. The you that you and others have yet to see. The real you is the you that God pre-ordained and set apart f

Who are you? What makes you special? Well…there is only one you. You are uniquely you. One of a kind. Even if you are a twin you are intricately designed to be you. If you were not here something would be missing-your smile, your personality- bubbly, outgoing, conservative, flamboyant, empathetic, emotional, not so emotional, super-smart-gifted, quiet, bold, introverted, extroverted, humor, lack of humor LOL, artistic, not so artistic, computer wiz, or maybe just simply good

God breathes into your nostrils every single day if you are reading this blog. We are privileged with the gift of the breath of life. Every few secs of every day there are new born babies taking their first breath and there are people of all ages taking their last breath. There is something precious and sacred about the first and the last breath. There is something also precious about all the breathes in between the first and the last. A baby being born is a miracle, God desi

I hear the sound of rejoicing and I hear the sound of victory. 1 Corinthians 15:55, “Where Oh death is your sting? grave where is your victory?” We as believers have an expected end. Oh but for the joy that is set before us just like Jesus in Hebrews 12. It talks about how Jesus endured the Cross regardless of the pain and all that came with it; there was a joy He had because He knew there was a promise and a goal in His suffering. We share in a joy set before us because w

Genesis 2:18, The Lord God also said, It is not good for man to be alone." God created us for one another. There is power in unity. There is power in love. There is power in compassion. There is power in faith. There is power in hope. While it started off with God saying, it is not good for man to be alone speaking of Adam. He created his wife Eve for Adam’s companionship. He then charged them to be fruitful and multiply. God instituted marriage between them as the 1st family

2 Corinthians 13:5, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you-unless, of course, you fail the test? Do a heart check. Is my heart responding to this situation correctly? Am I quick to take offense? Does my response or actions line up with the Word of God? Are my decisions truly governed by my faith? Is my attitude one of empathy, compassion, and understanding? It's important to examine your heart to be