Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Do you have courage? I was watching a movie earlier this week, and the female character was in a domestic violence relationship. When she was growing up, her parents would constantly fight. Her dad would beat up her mom, and she was subjected to this violence daily. Her dad actually beat up one of her boyfriends. Do you know what I loved about this female character? She had the courage to end the relationship to protect herself and her daughter. She did not want Read More
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Psalm 91: Prayer of Protection
Psalm 91 is a prayer of protection. This is part of your heavenly armor (Ephesians 6:13-20). You can rest in God’s assurance. Pray Psalm 91 daily and watch God keep you safe and secure. When the enemy is seeking someone to devour, don’t let it be you. Here is the Psalm in the Passion Translation (TPT). When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High. He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence. He will rescue you from Read More
FAITH WORDS: What’s in Your Mouth?
Faith WORDS are words you speak that are anointed by the Holy Spirit to perform an action. GOD SAID are specific faith words that created ‘everything by Him and for Him’ (Colossians 1:16). Be firm in your faith [against his attack—rooted, established, immovable]. Stand firm in faith. You have been operating in the realm of fear. It’s time to start operating in the realm of faith. What roots you in times of battle? FAITH WORDS. In 1 Samuel 17, Goliath was stalking the armies of God. Every day, for 40 days, he would show up and yell threats at the Read More
Boldness: Plans, Purposes, and Pursuits
Boldness. Be bold in your pursuits. It’s the end of January and as usual, God and I had a conversation about making plans for the coming year. We looked at my plans, purposes, and pursuits from 2020, and He gave me direction for 2021. One of my goals for this year is to publish a book about praying through the pandemic. Look for it later in the year. Boldness is a gift. Do not let the enemy steal this from you. God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible (2 Timothy 1:6-7). Read More
Fear Not: In Him We Have Refuge
Fear Not. How many times does God tell us to have no fear? Some say 365 times. Regardless, it’s a lot. This is the fourth and final installment of my In Him Realities series. We are living in strange times as COVID-19 makes its way around the world. As a member of the academic community, I have been on Spring break this week. In the natural, I am returning to work tomorrow to an uncertain work environment; however, in the Spirit I have no fear for God is with me. In Him I am hidden under His wings (kanaph). Kanaph Read More
I Believe: Whose Report are you Going to Believe?
I believe we are in a season of change. I believe we have some decisions to make if we are to fulfill our calling. I believe that we have to stay connected to the source of our power, the Holy Spirit if we are to succeed in what God has called us to do. Sometimes we feel as if we are stalled on a dangerous highway with traffic rushing at us from all directions, but God. God has already made a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). We have to be willing to face those threats head-on for God is Read More
