Category: Inspiration and Encouragement

Verses of Encouragement and Peace
These Days are Hard It’s hard to be encouraged when things seem to be getting worse every day. I’ve reduced the amount of time I’m on social media drastically because it’s so negative right now. I’ve also cut back on how much news I’m consuming. The headlines alone are enough to make me want to […]
Do not let the devil get a foothold
Tensions Rising With the tensions happening recently, I’m struggling. I had to deal with watching those who are sworn to protect and serve murder more people with no remorse, re-evaluate relationships, watch as places burned and more people get hurt, deal with the fear for my brother’s life as a Black male in this country, […]
Like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop.
Parable of the Sower Last week, I wrote about distractions. I read the Parable of the Sower this morning and, again, I felt that it spoke to how easily I am distracted. As focused as I am determined to be, I still get easily distracted by things happening in my life or my plans for […]
We should keep our sights on the path set before us. To do this, we need to keep focused and avoid distractions.
It’s Hard to Keep Focused I have a very short attention span. It’s something I’ve dealt with a long time and it seems to get shorter by the day. Unfortunately, I am easily distracted and will completely forget what I was working on ten minutes ago. I have to work at focusing because there are […]
We will not be tempted beyond what we can bear. How do we deal with temptation?
Dealing with Temptation I had planned on writing about a different topic. However, I missed writing yesterday and now I’m happy that I did. The verses in today’s devotional spoke on temptation. Temptation is something I have been dealing with a lot recently. I am happy to say that I realized last night why I […]
Reading Psalm 1 brings a lot of blessings. How gossiping hurts is one that I received.
Psalm 1 Blessings I’m studying Psalm 1 and it’s relating to me in so many different ways. As each way is clearly revealed, I will post about it. The first thing that came to me was gossiping. Gossiping hurts not only the subject but you. I try very hard to stay away from gossip. In […]
The Church is Not the Building So many people are upset because they can’t physically be in a church due to the social distancing we must do right now. I understand that they miss the fellowship. Sometimes, physically being there really matters. However, I hope that people remember that the Church is not the building. […]
We must show faith over fear. Jesus said to just believe.
Faith Not Fear I woke up full of anxiety at 1 am a couple of nights ago. I was stressed over my job situation in the midst of this pandemic. Financially, I’m able to go for about 3 months without a full-time job. However, my fear was around losing my medical insurance. What would happen […]
When making big decisions you don't have to do it alone.
Making Big Decisions I’ve never been good at making big decisions. I’ll either jump right into it without much thought or overthink it and scare myself right out of making any decision at all. I’ve lost wonderful opportunities due to that fear. On the flip side, I have made some terrible decisions because I didn’t […]
We Were Not Given a Spirit of Fear
The Panic Around Us With the spread of COVID-19, the news and social media have gone into overdrive. You can’t log on to anything without news of new positive results, updates on what we need to do and schools and businesses shutting down. What I find absolutely baffling is the fear leading to fights over, […]