Author: Great Joy
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Embrace the suck
The first time I read the phrase embrace the suck, I was actually reading an article about…parenting? War? Marriage? Work? Being black in America? I don’t even remember. I just remember the phrase catching my eye. It was one I’d never heard or read before, and it resonated deep in my chest. I had to […]
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Late Posts are the BEST posts: Sunday Evening Edition
I went to church today after arguing with myself about whether I wanted to go or not. Then God reminded me that I made a vow—cut my hair back off and everything to start the process again to remind myself that my mourning won’t always be—so I got up. Glad I went. Pastor K preached […]
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OVER-Thinking
If I doubt your credibility, I can’t take your criticism. 😕 Credibility matters to me more than your experience. Your experience could have been bad, could have been fruitless, could have been without learning or wisdom. Lots of people have experiences; not so many have the fruit that remains.🤨 This is an area of struggle […]
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You deserve peace. Forgive.
Some people wake up with a heart to provoke others because they have allowed the accuser of the brethren to provoke them all night long. They need to relieve themselves of the condemnation and tension that they are experiencing; and rather than lift up their eyes unto the hills from whence cometh their help? They […]
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“Things I Left Behind” : A Year End Reflection
“Things I Left Behind” : A Year End Reflection “Things I Left Behind” : A Year End Reflection — Read on kishaspencer.com/2021/12/30/things-i-left-behind-a-year-end-reflection/
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #72
That’s the thing about relationships—you get out what you put in. Jesus said that we ought to love God with our WHOLE selves and to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Jesus Christ, of COURSE). Then? You got out more than you could ask or think. What are you putting into the […]
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The Spirit of Delay and other lies I’ve told myself
Is this YOU? It has been me until recently. Lots of people experience failure. But there’s also something to say about avoiding success. The idea that you aren’t good enough—aren’t worthy enough—creeps into the strangest spaces in your life. It shows up in your thinking, your patterns, and your inability to even start a thing—or […]
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When lockdowns happen at schools
Yesterday, we had an actual lockdown. Not a drill—lockdown. What does this mean? It means that my entire class of students sat on the floor waiting for someone to give the all clear. It means that because I ran out of my house a different way, I forgot my keys and my door was perpetually […]
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