When should we praise God? Do we praise God when things are going well, or should we praise Him when things seem to be going out of control? The Bible says to let everything that has breathe praise ye the Lord. Giving God praise should not be limited. We should always praise God despite the… Continue reading Praise in the Good and Bad
Life is filled with so many distractions that compete for your attention. Test after trial comes your way, and sometimes it feels like you want to wave the white flag, and I say I surrender. Take time to pause and breathe. Sometimes you have to step away from the situation and regroup. Whatever you do,… Continue reading Pause, Breathe, and Listen
Have you ever watched a movie where a person is fighting a battle, and it seems like things are not going well, but then the person is instructed to hold their position? Suddenly, it looks like there is something that the person remembers or sees that gives them that extra strength to overcome and win… Continue reading Maintain Your Position in God
We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. 2Corinthians 10:4 NLT Webster defines the word odds as the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another. What does it look like to fight against something where the probability… Continue reading Fighting Against All Odds
There was a song that was sung in my church when I was growing up. The lyrics were "The blood that Jesus shed for me, way back on Calvary, the blood that gives me strength from day to day; it will never lose its power." As an adult, I now know just how powerful the… Continue reading The Power in His Shed Blood
Earlier this week, I was reading Proverbs 29. I made a note of a few verses because it talked about qualities that a true leader needs to possess. One of the things that my Co-Pastor always reminds us is that we are all leaders. There is always someone watching or following you. With that being… Continue reading What Kind of Leader Are You?
This week we will celebrate the life of one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King's mission was to tear down the walls of racism and bring equality and justice to all. January 20, 2021, will mark another groundbreaking date in history since the election… Continue reading Be the Change
A lighthouse is defined as a structure (such as a tower) with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators. So by definition, the tower has a bright light that shines to help lead. Why is this important to have? There would be chaos if we didn't have them. I imagine… Continue reading Be a Light
We discussed how sometimes life situations could happen in the previous post, leaving you asking now what. We were encouraged to keep going because there is more to our story. What happens when the problem seems dead? What happens when it looks like there is no hope, and it feels like there is no use?… Continue reading Speak Life in Dead Situations
Have you ever watched a movie or a TV show, and the plot thickens and begins to unfold, and then the show ends, leaving you on the edge of your seat? It leaves you wanting more. You are left asking the question, what happens now? Sometimes in life, something dramatic will happen and leaves you… Continue reading This is Not the End of Your Story
