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Joy

Since the world didn’t give you your joy, why do you allow the world to take your joy away. The bible says; the joy of the Lord is my strength. When our joy is gone our strength is gone. Life is short and we cannot allow people to hold us down or back any longer. Joy allows us to smile on the inside when we really want to cry. Joy allows us to see the situation a little different because of the hope we have in Christ Jesus. Nothing or no one is worth losing our joy over. So smile in the face of adversity and those things that came against you to destroy you. Just think, after everything you’ve been through, you still got joy.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Inspite Of

Isn’t it good to know we serve a God that allowed his son to die for us inspite of our sins. God had plenty of opportunity and reason to put us six feet under, but he told death no, not this child. While we’re going about our day and taking life for granted, be mindful that a gracious God, a loving God, a forgiving God looked beyond our faults and saw our needs. While we’re going about our day, keep in mind that if it had not been for the Lord on our side where would we be. Many people say they will sin then ask for forgiveness later. Be mindful, that the bible says; my spirit won’t contend with man always. So, I suggest you think twice about willfully sinning thinking you’ll be alive to ask for forgiveness. 

Since God did it for us inspite of us, we should always have an inspite of praise. Lord inspite of things not going well in my life, I’m yet going to praise you. Lord inspite of things not going well in my home, I’m yet going to praise you. Lord inspite of the diagnosis the doctor gave me, I’m yet going to praise you. I’ve realized, that it’s in you that I live, move, and have my being. Inspite of everything that’s going on, Lord I choose you.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Take Care Of Home First

The bible says; a man that doesn’t take care of his own household is worse than an infidel. Today we see this all too much, where a man will take care of his current girlfriend’s or wife’s children but not take care of his own children. We see where a mother will take care of a man, but leave her children to take care of themselves. How is it, we’ve become ok with not taking care of our family to please a man or woman? How is it, women are trying to out dress their kids to get attention from their daughter’s boyfriend? How is it, men think hustling is still the way to go? We’ve become a sad people when we see this behavior happen and we don’t try to help change our community for the better.

Our young men sag their pants because they see adult men sag their pants. Our young girls dress provocatively because they  see their mother trying to get their boyfriend. No one is teaching our young boys where sagging really comes from, and no one is teaching our young girls that you don’t have to sleep with a man or put on skimpy clothes to be somebody in life. When we have strong homes and families, we have strong communities. We can’t blame the media for the lack of care within our communities. When we train up a child the way the bible teaches us, then when they get old, they will not depart from it. Nowadays, we are training up our children the way society says to train them, and our communities are going to hell in a hand basket.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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How Are You Living 

Do you live any kind of way Monday thru Saturday then praise God on Sunday? Do you willingly sin and say; I will ask God for forgiveness after I finish sinning?  Do you constantly say; I’m going to give someone a piece of my mind, curse them out, then say the Lord knows my heart? Have you ever thought; someone is watching you, and  they are basing their decision on whether or not to serve God based on how you act?

Our walk with God has to line up with our talk about God. People are looking for something to believe in and if we don’t show them Jesus, then they can be swayed to believe in something else. You don’t have to have a title to live right. If you say you love God, you should possess the characteristics of God. If you serve God, you should possess the characteristics of God. Everyday we need to check how we are living, how we are treating people, and how we display our Jesus to others.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Distractions

Are you on your journey headed towards reaching your goals and destiny? Does things seem to be going well? Has a blast from your past suddenly appeared? Or, has someone new popped up in the picture? Distractions! Now is not the time for you to take your eyes off the prize. Whatever goal you’ve set for yourself is way more important than a distraction. Now is not the time to let people or things stand in your way. You’ve come too far and you’ve waited too long to get where you are. Don’t allow anyone to steal that from you. Don’t allow anyone to offer you anything that God has already promised you. The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy; (distractions). But Jesus came that you may have life and that more abundantly; (destiny). 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Since You’ve Got It All Together

The bibles says; after you have been converted go and strengthen your brother. Sadly, after many of us have been converted we turn to condemning our brother and sister. Why are christians the only set of religious people that discriminate against other christians? Just imagine how powerful we would really be if we helped one another reach their destiny. There is joy in seeing other people reach their goals. Together we stand and divided we fall. If we have it all together, let’s help somebody else stand. Let’s help pickup the pieces of their broken life. One person does make a difference. Many people in life don’t want a handout, they want a hand up. They want someone to give them a chance.

Having it all together doesn’t mean that you are more blessed or saved than the one who doesn’t. It just mean, that somewhere along the way, someone offered you help and you saw it as an opportunity and capitalized on it. Don’t think for one minute that you are a self-made man or woman. You are a man or woman living on the grace of God and the prayers of others. The bible says; we are to bear one another burdens. So, if we are to bear one another burdens then we need each other to survive.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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More Of You

Today my youngest daughter and I were talking and she said; her brother’s mad because I like her more. I quickly explained to her, it’s not that I like you more, I just spend more time with you because you’re young. She replied; I like for you to spend time with me, I don’t care about you buying me things or giving me things; I just want your time. That got me to thinking. If God didn’t shower us with material things would we care about him spending time with us? Or, are we just sticking around to see what’s the next thing we can have?    

In the bible when Jesus fed the five thousand people, he knew many of them wasn’t there for him to spend quality time with them, they wanted to see what they could get. The bible says; seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these other things will be added unto you. Now our response should be: Lord more of you and less of me. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Stop Complaining

Today I was driving a friend home and he just started complaining about how he should have never joined the military, how he’s ready to leave this duty station and so on, and so on. I couldn’t take it anymore; so I told him to stop complaining and count your blessings. I told him, thank God that you have a job that you are able to put two kids through college. We should never get so full of ourselves that someone has to remind us of how blessed we are. 

All of the people that God allowed Moses to lead out of Egypt did not make it to the promise land because they were complaining. God allowed them to die first. Also, the children of Israel complaining held up their blessing; what should have taken a few days, took 40yrs. What are you holding up because or your complaints? Some of you should have been healed, but you’re too busy complaining about the hospital and the doctors; yet, you don’t have a medical degree. Some of you should have been promoted; but you keep complaining about the company and the mangers; yet, you don’t have the skills to be in a leadership position. Some of you should have been further along in life, but you’re too busy complaining how other races are holding you down; yet, you’re doing nothing to pick yourself up. You see how complaining holds you back? Stop complaining.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Helpless & Hopeless

Do you ever feel all alone or feel like you’re the only one experiencing the problem you’re going through? Do you ever feel like all hope is gone; you don’t know what to do, where to go, and you can’t get no relief from anywhere? Then you’re in the right place for God to show himself mighty.

As long as you keep trying to work it out and figure everything out, then God has no room to work. It’s when you’ve come to the end of yourself and all of your resources are expended; God will show up and show out. The problem is, we just don’t give it to God first. We keep trying to do everything in our own strength; sometimes it takes us days to give it to God, and sometimes for the more thick headed people; it might take weeks, months or years to turn it over to God. We hold up our own deliverance. The enemy doesn’t do it. Sometimes we are our own worse enemy, we stand in our way and we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Oh! What needless burdens we carry all because we don’t take them to the Lord in prayer. Therefore, if you are in a season of helplessness & hopelessness; hurry up and turn your situation over to God. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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There’s Nothing New Under The Sun

We often talk about deadbeat dads and single parents, it’s nothing new. We see the first deadbeat dad in the bible. His name was Abraham. Once Isaac was weaned, Sarah told Abraham to send his son Ishmael and his mother Hagar away. Abraham gave Hagar some bread and water and sent her and Ishmael away, never to have anymore dealings with his son. Hagar thought her child was going to die because she couldn’t provide for him, but God showed up and assured Hagar that he would make Ishmael a great nation.

Today, so many women are having kids by men who leave and never have any dealings with their kids. The women have to fight for child support and they struggle to raise their kids on their own. All the while; the man is out making more kids with other women. Now we see where being a single parent comes from. There’s nothing new under the sun. Ladies, don’t get discouraged if you’re a single parent and the father of your child is nowhere to be found. Take joy in the fact that God will provide for you and your children. Just as he made Ishmael a great nation; he will make your child great. Your child will be somebody even if he/she doesn’t have their father in their life. Your child will rise to the occasion, and show the world that their mother held it down in the toughest of times. Child support will be good, but if you’re not getting it, don’t trip. God is the best supporter, the best provider, and the amount of child support you get, won’t amount to what God has in store for your children.

This doesn’t excuse the deadbeat father, but let God deal with them. When your son/daughter makes it big and they tell the world how their father wasn’t there but their mother was there all the time; that man will wish he paid support and came around to visit. I’m not talking about just making it big in sports, but when our children succeed in life period. They beat the odds, they didn’t become a statistic, and they did it all with just their mom. Therefore, ladies there’s no more need to be upset. Sit back and let God make your children great.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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