I’ve noticed quite frequently that when African Americans begin to express grief about real or perceived injustices they are lectured, rebuked, and even patronized. When someone is in pain, whether you agree or not, love doesn’t lecture.
I recently heard a pastor say something that completely shifted my perspective. I’d like to share it with you. “The highest expression of praise is “Hallelujah” but the highest expression of worship is “Yes Lord”. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
You know who doesn’t get to paternalistically lecture me about christian social ethics and injustice....those that are a part of tribes that perpetuated and taught the curse of Ham.
I just came across this quote about faith. It's a powerful one. "Faith is actually an act of self denial, it is the renunciation of one’s ability to do anything and a confession of God’s ability to do everything".
Your purpose is an answer to some problems in the earth. The enemy wants us so consumed with problems that we face that we can’t focus on the problems we were created to solve.
Jesus was busy but he wasn’t hurried. He rarely ran anywhere. He walked. Laying your spiritual, mental, and emotional well being on the altar of achievement isn’t spiritual. It’s a set up for disappointment and destruction.
The quarantine is inconvenient and a bit agitating. However, it is filled with opportunities to reflect, restructure, and realign our lives with what really matters.
Those who say they are pro life but don’t support any pregnancy centers, don’t foster or adopt children, don’t give to single mothers, and don’t support policies that sustain life outside of the womb.
Those who don’t say all cancer matters, all holidays matter, all countries matter but will say All Lives Matter whenever someone says Black Lives Matter.
You must also be prepared for truth to expose the strength of a relationship. Telling someone the truth doesn't weaken it, it exposes it. If it can't handle a real conversation; it's not a real relationship.
You generosity doesn’t make anyone grateful, their character determines that. Their true feelings about you are revealed by how they respond when you say no.
On the day of Pentecost there were some people who were amazed and others who were amused. There will always be mixed reviews when God does something unusual in your life.
We would not be speaking about Peter, James, or John if they had kept fishing. God won't call you away from something to something else that is inferior. It may not be great in the earthly kingdom but it will be great in God's kingdom.
The power of prayer is not always seen in what is happening. It is also seen it what isn't happening. Things may be bad but without prayer they could have been worse. Prayer works.
Those who know about the Boston Tea Party but not the Tuskegee Experiment, red lining, Jim Crow, Dr. King being wire tapped, the war on drugs, and mass incarceration.
Our children should have responsibilities; but being responsible for our childhood issues that show up in our parenting shouldn’t be one of them. Being healed as a person helps us become better as a parent.
I came across this quote from a book I’m reading and it made me feel like a terrible parent...so... I’ll share the love 😂😂😂 “Are the food habits you are establishing with your child setting them up to be around long enough to see their grandchildren”. Ouch... your welcome!
When Israel came out of Egypt, they came out with gold...We can make a decision that when we come out of
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we will come out richer in purpose, vision, and focus. A trial is a terrible thing to waste.
If we have focus problems we will always have prayer problems and if we have prayer problems we will always have peace problems. In a world where distractions are a social norm, paying attention is a revolutionary act of resistance.
Injustice is an enemy to the soul and those that wound your soul will not come back to heal it. This fight can be emotionally toxic and exhausting. Please make sure you are replenishing yourself in the presence of our good God.
Unforgiveness is an umbilical cord that keeps you attached to the womb of an old season and an old offense. Cutting the cord is the first step to freedom and healing. To tell someone to be unforgiving is to tell them to not heal, grow bitter, and eventually become toxic.
God's timing time isn't always preferable but it is perfect. Just because we feel like we are behind schedule doesn't mean we are. God knows how you get you there right on time.
The spirit of this age has cultivated a spirit of casualness when it comes to relational decisions, as if who you choose to give your heart to doesn’t affect you.
What feels like a disruption in our schedules might just be God’s way of revealing a higher priority. We shouldn’t be controlled by distractions but we should be sensitive to what might be God changing our plans.