the circle of life
It’s crazy how I slept on someone’s couch for nearly a year, began complaining saying, “I need a bed!”, got a bed now and my own place, but choose to sleep on the couch more than in the bed… I seriously don’t get myself sometimes. I guess it’s kinda like the whole “going back to what’s
timelines.
“So it took seven years to build the Temple.” 1 Kings 6:38b It feels like it’s been a lifetime that I’ve been praying for a particular situation. I was greatly discouraged after talking to one of the people that I’m praying for, but then God laid the above scripture on me this morning. Solomon was
encourage yourself.
I love when I open my journal to the same date from a previous year and find exactly what I need to read in that moment. It’s almost like my younger self is encouraging my older self… This time last year I was preparing to move from New York to Atlanta and I didn’t have
do nothing.
So Saul asked God, “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day. (1 Samuel 14:37 NLT) But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word (Matthew 15:23a NLT) I believe God is really trying to drill this into my heart this week. The two
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
“And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; or Memphis, Tennessee – the cry is always the same: ‘We want to be free.’” When I read the above line from Martin Luther King’s final speech, my jaw dropped. Immediately
reflection: the time is now
I wrote this while waiting on my flight home from Ghana… Time stops for no one. In a mere 5 hours I will be on my way home from West Africa and I’m confronted with the fact that we only have but so much time to make an impact in the world in which we live.
canceled debt.
When we are weak, He is strong. His grace is enough. (2 Corinthians 2:9). I’m so glad that I serve a God who doesn’t hold my weaknesses, sins, or shortcomings against me! He can’t deny himself! Thank you, God, for your AMAZING grace! I’ll never be worthy, yet you still chose me! If we are unfaithful, he
surrender your burdens.
Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“ (Matthew 11:28-29 NLT) God’s truth is amazing! To me, this scripture
Like A Fire
Verse 1Like a fire shut up in my bonesI want the world to know You are GodWith a passion burning deep withinI want the world to know that You liveVerse 2Let Your presence come and saturateEvery part of me make me newLet Your Spirit come and move withinFill me once again cause I need