Window Seat

Erykah Badu sings a song, “Window Seat” where she describes the feeling of wanting to escape the life you are currently living, wanting to experience something new but struggling with leaving the familiar behind. In the song she wants to get away but she wants someone to love her enough to make her stay. She sings: So can I get a window seat don’t want nobody next to me I just want... [Read more]

Acknowledgement

I just completed a 10 part seminar series over the last four months that has truly transformed my life. Our final lesson was “Acknowledgment.” It is so important to express appreciation for the people in your life who help you accomplish your goals. The truth is that none of us make it through life successfully on our own, we have people holding us up at various times and assisting us... [Read more]

Timeout

Sometimes the Lord requires us to strip down to the bare essentials so that we can focus on the task at hand. That is precisely what He is doing in my life right now. I was in a season where it was fine for me to be involved in several things because He was using me and training me in those areas. Now He is directing me to focus on the vision that He originally gave me. At first I felt like I was being... [Read more]

No Lack in Obedience

Even as my Pastor was encouraging us to move forward in obedience today, I thought about some areas where I had been dragging my feet. I knew what I needed to do but I kept putting it off as if things would change and God would change His mind. Really at the base of my reluctance to obey was fear. I was afraid of what I might lose or what certain people would think if I followed through. It’s... [Read more]

To See Him and Hear Him

Jesus often taught using parables, which were stories with examples from every day life to help people understand the principles of the Kingdom of God. When the disciples asked Him why He did this, He explained that everyone did not have the revelation that they had. He called them blessed because they had eyes to see and ears to hear. No matter how simply Jesus explained what God was doing,... [Read more]

Why He Did It

Every day, I am amazed by the magnitude of God’s Love. How is it that One so Perfect can have so much mercy, love and kindness for me? Even more than usual, I am today reflecting on the sacrifice that was made so that we might have eternal life and life more abundantly. Jesus Christ died, surrendered His life, became sin for us then snatched away the power of sin and death and became the transformation... [Read more]

Why Are You Hiding?

It is amazing the lengths we go to as people to hide who we really are, what we really feel and what we really think. We do these things under the guise of protecting ourselves when all we are doing is creating more pain. Hiding cuts us off from full relationship with God and the people in our lives. Think about how it feels when something you love is withheld from you, or when you really want to... [Read more]

All I Need is You

Dear Lord, I come before you now with a broken spirit and a contrite heart, seeking your forgiveness. There are moments when I allow myself to be overcome by my circumstances and I seek comfort outside of what You have to give me. At those times I allow myself to be deceived into thinking that my soul would find rest, that my mind would be at ease, that my flesh would be satisfied if I return to what... [Read more]

Rest for the Weary

Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest… my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” How many of us are feeling light and easy on a Monday morning? In general, does your life feel light and easy? Or are you running from here to there, racing against the clock, experiencing tension headaches and tightness in your chest from all the stress... [Read more]

Give and It Shall be Given

Are there things that you need in order to shape your life into what you want it to be? Do you have a list of items that are simply lacking or need to be replaced? Do you find yourself looking at others who seem to have all those things that are missing in your life and wonder when it will be your turn to receive? If you are wishing and waiting for your turn to receive all these things that are “missing”,... [Read more]