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Y’all know sometimes people say, if an opportunity isn’t for you then God has something else even better. Or my favorite one – a no-to-one thing is an opportunity for something greater? So, both of those things can be true…but when you are in the midst of a lot of no’s it doesn’t feel like it!

When I write, I always want to share the good and the reality. My reality right now is I have put in work the last few weeks and have received several hard no’s. I thought we were going to be shouting all January as the preacher says, “This is the year for increase.” and I’m like umm. I’m just being real yall. 😂

What is the church saying? God is good, all the time, and all the time God is good. But the reality is all the time life isn’t good even when God is good. To be honest, I would have loved to come on here and say I won this grant and my book was picked up by this company, but that’s not my reality right now.

In this moment of my reality, I have a choice to continue to move around or I can choose to believe the report of the Lord.

While I take a moment, I remember:

My scripture for the year is:

“Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Even when I don’t see it, I command my soul and my body to still believe the report of the Lord. So, even when my reality doesn’t match my faith, I’ll still believe what God has promised.

God is faithful.

God is good.

God can’t lie!

Will you continue to look at your reality or believe God is good?

 How is January going for you?

Listen the one person you lie to that you shouldn’t lie to is yourself! Like you know you lying – unless in some kind way, you convinced yourself that you are telling the truth. 😩

Storytime: Since the beginning of this year, yes I know we are only a few weeks in – but let me finish. Lol. I’ve logged my food daily. I don’t enjoy logging my food, but I will say it has helped me become more cautious about what I consume. But one day, while logging I knew I would be over my calorie intake and so I considered not adding a food item to my list. And I realized – why am I trying to lie to myself? 🙃🙃🙃

I know what I enjoyed and ate! It would also be evident when I don’t see results. There’s no need to lie or hide something from me! So I didn’t! I logged all my food items and said I’ll do better the next day, which I did! All that to say, whatever goal you set – be committed to the process! Don’t lie to yourself or anyone else. Yep, I messed up on my goal and I’ll try again!

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19 

The first step in accomplishing a goal is we must first believe we can do it! We can have limiting beliefs that may hinder us from moving forward.

What are limiting beliefs? I am glad you asked. Limiting beliefs are things we believe are true that limit us from moving forward. Often time they are not factual and are a lie. When you believe a lie you allow the lie to impact you like the truth.

I wanted to give you a few examples to help explain some possible limiting beliefs:

I am too old to do this…

I am too young to do this…

No one will purchase my product…

No one will read my content…

No one will listen to my YouTube videos…

Let me tell yall, as a self-published author if I listened to my own limited beliefs which try to replay themselves over and over in my head like a broken soundtrack I will have 0 books self-published! Because I chose to believe I could at least help one person, I have sold over 100s of products as a self-published author! Not 1, not 10, not over hundreds. 

Sometimes we have to take the first step and get out of our way to move forward. For every limited belief, I am faced with, I find a scripture to combat it. I am choosing to believe the report of God over anything else. I have seen his track record and it is good! He is consistent and he can’t lie! Point blank period!

In closing, here are two of my favorite scriptures to combat limited beliefs:

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

What limiting beliefs do you have? How will you combat them with scriptures?

The difference between you starting and someone who has started is the other person believes they can!

Hey, y’all! It’s such a blessing to see a New Year! One of the things that I did which I hadn’t done in the past was select a scripture for the year.

My scripture for the year is: Luke 1:38 NLT

“Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.”

My pray on this second day of 2023, is “May everything God has said about me come true.”

I’m crazy enough to believe all the words and promises God has given me shall come to pass!

Believing the promises of God spoken to me requires intentionality. As I embark on this year I’m reading one chapter from the book of Proverbs every day for the entire year – Once I get to the end, I’ll start back at chapter one and repeat it! Sounds simple, but I have to rehearse scriptures over and over until they become a part of my being! In addition to this, I have to do my part and stay consistent in the things I know to do. My goal is to have all blog content completed at least 24 days before posting. Y’all pray for me on this!

Happy New Year!

2022 flew by! Like wow! One of the things I always remember from reading the Bible was moments of them taking stones to make markers of what God had done. (Deut 27:1-8) It’s necessary to take a moment to reflect on a year or a tough season before new goals are set. Moving too quickly can cause you to forget some monumental exciting moments.

I was flipping through my prayer journal this morning, which I self- published this year and turned slowly through the pages. I took a moment to reflect on all the prayers God answered not only for me, but for others as well. God is faithful. He’s consistent. God continuously remained faithful through an inflationary year and for this I’m grateful.

Here’s some of my top highlights from 2022:

1. Increased my relationship with God.
2. Set boundaries and became more emotionally secure
3. Self-Published my 1st children’s book, Kids Can Pray Too
4. Exercised consistently for at least 4 days a week since June
5. Promotion at work
6. Self-Published my 1st Prayer Journal
7. Self-Published my 1st travel journal
8. Monetized my blog
9. Coached over 4 new clients with their books.
10. Traveled overseas to Portugal and Madrid
11. Created a newsletter for my blog
12. Saw my favorite artist in concert for the 1st time ever and so much more.

Before I set goals and plan for 2023, I want to take a moment and thank God for 2022. While, we only have five more days in the year, I know this is plenty of time for God to move. One word, one moment and one miracle from God can change everything.

What’s your top highlight from 2022?

Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Psalm 105:1 KJV

1. I initially had so many ideas to write about, but none of them seemed fitting, so I scraped them for right now.

I decided to share a topic that was prevalent in the news last week – suicide.

I first one to say, I understand the holidays can be triggering for some due to different types of loss, unfulfilled expectations, regrets, personal and relational responsibilities, depression, health concerns, financial issues and so much more!

I see you. I love you. I value you.

You belong here and you are needed.

While I know I don’t have all the words or may not even articulate this message correctly to portray what some may be battling – just know I truly do care.

Some seasons may feel long with no end in sight but be encouraged. Take courage. Know that God is always with you and will never leave you or forsake you.

In closing, I wanted to share some of my favorite scriptures I often re-read or commit to memory to help me on my worst days.

1. Psalms 139 – read the entire chapter! It’s my favorite chapter in the entire Bible.
2. “Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ can work through me.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬
3. “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬
4. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.” Psalm‬ ‭121‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬
5. “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬

Please also note you can text 988 or call 988 from your phone and it is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

* It’s available to anyone in the US.