Tag: faith
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Spilled milk…
Guess what ? Disappointment happens. None of us is exempt. However, there is a way to shift your focus that can help you bounce back a lot sooner! We often allow disappointments to stall our progress because we view failures as an identity rather than a stepping stone. Failing doesn’t make you a failure –…
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Discouraged?
Life sucks sometimes. God is amazing and His plans for us are always good but somewhere between the promise and the manifestation… life sucks for a minute. I don’t want to live a life of obligatory service to the amazing God who has saved, delivered and loved me into being a better version of myself.…
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Just hold on!
I’m thinking of all the times I thought things in my life would just never get better. I thought of all the moments I made mistakes I thought were too big to ever bounce back from. I thought of all the times I lost faith and thought the worst was inevitable and life would just…
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In case you need a reminder!
We are liberated from fear, we are destined to conquer mountains that have stifled our ancestors. We are powerful beyond our own understanding and lovely beyond our own perception. The very thought of us, pushed God into action to create that masterpiece you are for the purpose HE pre-established. You are a light that directs…
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Wednesday wondering…
This morning, I woke up with my thoughts bouncing all over the place. My mind races from the state of the church, what God has to say to me personally, to Adele and then back. Our minds are strange this way, we somehow build connections and references without ever acknowledging it. Are we so caught…
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Perfect weakness (Keep going)
This morning, I began my drive to church without the energy to minister in dance or the desire. I just felt drained altogether but I decided to honor my commitment to God and do what I had to do. My prayer on the way to church was a little something like: “Lord I can’t do…
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Flying blind…
Two nights ago I was on a plane, there was turbulence and the only thing I could see out the window was darkness and clouds. Yeah, get ready for the really deep synopsis of my experience because it’s coming! But first, on the plane my first thought was to pray. Ironically enough I was reading…
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I can’t take all the pressure…
I’m so afraid to fall. Sometimes I get petrified at the very thought of dropping the ball, of not being what I’m expected to be. After all, I’m responsible for those that look at me as a representation of Christ right? I think Pressure by Jonathan McReynolds hit the nail om the head for me – I’ve…
Shakeisha C. Johnson 