Tag: God loves you
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Love never fails. That’s it. That’s the prophetic word for the day.
Man. Y’all tired of reading yet? I have never been one to sit around and tell folks what the Lord SAID; the Lord don’t talk to me like Hw be talking to some of y’all. 🤷🏾♀️ I’m still working on the obedience part, still working on being slow to speak, still working on not by…
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Tis the season for FORGIVENESS
God has had me in a season of #forgiveness. I have been reliving some very ugly experiences—things that people who “love” me said and did without apologies or even remorse (like they believe they are right to this day), how I ended up where I ended up so far from home and dreams, the shame…
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The Honesty of Almost
My daughter is 17 today. She got her drivers license (the real one with the REAL ID), her first sew in hair style (she had a whole issue cuz she swore the curls were old lady curls— GEN Z), and is currently driving us to Memphis. Meanwhile. My husband is nearly shitting bricks because she…
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Accountability IS Holiness
Listen. Folks do NOT like being held accountable. But in 2022? We not finna just “do you” all over folks’ BOUNDARIES. I’ve been NOT telling the truth along with the love I already show. What do I mean? I mean to say that I I have used love as an excuse to allow folks to…
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The Year of “Even The More”
I be the one crying when I pray, tears falling monsoon style as I ask God, “Why? Why does [this one or that one] treat me like [this way and that way]? I don’t ask for much!” I don’t ask for much. Hmph. I be saying that to God like it‘s a badge of honor,…
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Repentance
We all slip up and hurt folks. It’s just the way of humanity. BUT. Too many “mature Christians” use the Holy Spirit to justify not going to their brother/sister and making things right, talmbout they got to “pray and ask God if they should apologize.” Whatchu MEAN “if”? Jesus said to LEAVE YOUR GIFT AT…
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The Arc of Grace: Vulnerability
Vulnerability is a precious gift that we hide away when we are abused. I pray that we are all able to occupy that safe space fully and in love. confession: I am still very afraid of sharing my feelings. I hate being rejected, and I have had too many people who supposedly love me tell…
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Modern day parables: a JEWEL among JEWELS
This is a story about my mother, whose birthday it is today. Anytime I go home back in Mississippi, my mother and father commit them self’s to filling my car with as much stuff as possible. Clothes, shoes, jewelry, food—you name it, it gets jammed into my Cadillac XTS. I have always been a master…
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Being myself in the Lord
My Memories preaching to me TUH DAY. 😭👌🏾 August 6, 2017 TestimonyforToday: have you ever seen someone else and wished for some aspect of their personality? I have. My husband always points out all the women of God who are what he calls “sweetly saved”. And they ARE sincerely sweet. Give you the warm and…
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Let’s talk about love
Ooooo! the devil is busy–no WAIT! He’s not busy at all…cos you doing his job on his behalf. He has no need to steal, kill, and destroy; he has YOU doing it for him. Why do you continue to talk about love but don’t walk in it? You do the opposite! You’re selfish, caring only…