"D*mn You!," I shouted. Not the best way for a woman of faith to start a conversation with God. He knew my heart anyway. He knew the anger that was resting in the pit of my chest. The hatred I had for the vision He showed me. He knew how much I despised His plan, and resented ever being obedient. At least in...

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It's hard to believe in a power that once let you down. You're told over and over again to expect great miracles, but when those miracles don't come to pass, what happens? When you've waited endlessly for the very thing you've been expecting but now you're weary. Now you're tired. Now you're fed up. What is there to expect, when expecting has failed...

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The right time will never come unless you make it.The right resources are already within you.Do this for you and God; nothing else matters. These are the things I speak when I frighten myself with bold ideas. It's accompanied by a quite recent tweet I found mentioning how we've already been equipped for this work, coupled with a confirmed that dates back to...

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Your heat kicked on with a forceful blast of 82 degree air shooting through your vents. Your candles were lit and gospel music was playing through your Bluetooth speaker set. You were praying. Worshiping. Surrendering. It had been a long time since you allowed yourself the time, and space to pray. You were so consumed with anger for God that you didn't want...

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I don't ask for help often. I was raised under the self-affirming, independence-invoking mantra: if you want something done, do it yourself. So I've always positioned myself to do just that—it—myself. I only committed myself to things that I could do without anyone else's help; only planning events that I had money to plan; only creating programs that I had the ability to...

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I spent 5 hours on the computer typing and erasing what I wanted to be this week's post. It was meant to be an encouraging piece about not placing the burden of male infidelity on your shoulders. I wrote crappy line after crappy line about how it's not your fault. About how you are not the blame for the 'mistakes' your partner makes....

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I have a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it. - Pope Benedict XVI Mustard seed faith was part of the many lessons I learned at the beginning of my faith walk. I heard sermons urging people building their faith, that the little faith they have now is enough. That little faith—mustard seed faith—is a stepping stone for miraculous works. That...

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Doing better requires consistency, self-reflection, honesty and hunger. Knowing when you’re at your last and when to seek help is incredibly important if doing better is your goal. This episode: - speaks to the importance of getting help on your pursuit of doing better - encourages you to stop stigmatizing the notion of "help" - and pushes you to think more critically about...

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Beginning your spiritual journey is no easy feat. Though rewarding, it's easy to go astray. Between being confused about what spirituality truly is (don't worry, I help you understand the true tea about spirituality, here), not understanding what God wants you to do, and doing the internal work that it takes to completely change your heart from its worldly conditioning, the whole process...

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