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Daughter, I will Provide

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When I rededicated my life to Christ a few years ago, I was faced with a lot of hard decisions. I was learning to trust again and my faith in God was being challenged. I wanted to trust God as He was transitioning me out of my old lifestyle, but it was hard. My old friends didn’t make it any easier. They fed my fears and agreed with my confusion because they couldn’t see beyond where I was. They didn’t believe and didn’t have faith. I learned that it is important when we go through these transitions in our walk with Christ, that we have godly accountability; people that will echo God’s truth into our lives. We have to be connected to a home church and surround ourselves with kingdom-minded believers. It builds our faith and helps us see beyond where we are at that time.   One of the biggest challenges that I faced, was letting go of old mindsets and beliefs. I was in a situation where my income was not enough, or so I thought, for me to get a place on my own. I struggled with this so m
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Why you need to Pray?

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Why you need to Pray? Matthew 26:41 (NLT) Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” Many of us are familiar with this verse from the gospel of Matthew when Jesus told the disciples to stay up and pray with Him but they kept falling asleep. Jesus knew that it was important for them to spend time in prayer because of what they were up against and what was coming. I love this scripture because it shows how important it is to pray especially in trying times. The scripture says to keep watch and pray, so it tells us to be vigilant and to be aware. When we don’t pray our spirit is weak and we can are vulnerable. In other words, stay awake and be of a sober mind. It is important for us to pray so God can strengthen our spirit and keep us so we do not give in to temptation. It is easy to fall into temptation when we are distracted. With everything going on in our world right now many of us are under a lot
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Humility

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Submission: Noun -the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person. Humility :  freedom from pride or arrogance: the quality or state of being  humble. Psalm 25:9 (NIV) He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV) Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,  not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. When we don’t do things out of selfish ambition or vain conceit God guides us in what is right. If we consider others in our day-to-day lives, in decisions and actions God will guide us in what is right. If we not only look to our interest but also look out for others, God will guide us into what is right. Humility and submission are key in our walks with Christ.  James 4:10   (NIV): Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. When we put God’s desires ab
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Seek Wisdom

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Proverbs 8     (NIV) Wisdom’s Call 8  Does not wisdom call out?      Does not understanding raise her voice? 2  At the highest point along the way,      where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3  beside the gate leading into the city,      at the entrance, she cries aloud: 4  “To you, O people, I call out;      I raise my voice to all mankind. 5  You who are simple, gain prudence;      you who are foolish, set your hearts on it. [ a ] 6  Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;      I open my lips to speak what is right. 7  My mouth speaks what is true,      for my lips detest wickedness. 8  All the words of my mouth are just;      none of them is crooked or perverse. 9  To the discerning all of them are right;      they are upright to those who have found knowledge. 10  Choose my instruction instead of silver,      knowledge rather than choice gold, 11  for wisdom is more precious than rubies,      and nothing you desire can compare with her. 12 
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Stay In Your Lane

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Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV) : Therefore, since such a great cloud of witnesses surrounds us, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,  2  fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3  Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Everybody is running a race; your own personal walks or journey with Christ. It is so easy to compare where we are in our personal journeys to others and end up frustrated and feeling that we are behind. I’ve heard this said many times; do not compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 10. That statement is so true because doing that, is a recipe for disaster. A lot of us even while knowing this, we get caught up and comparing our lives to other people will only brin
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