Empowering Single Moms

Today we are fasting from the thought that says, "I feel anxious." All of us deal with anxiety at various times in our lives. Some of the symptoms of anxiety include: heart palpitations, tension, fatigue, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach aches, and headaches. You don't have to live this way. TREAT ANXIETY AS A SIGNAL RATHER THAN A CONDITION It is a signal to pray, and prayer will c...

Our culture is always offering us something better than what we already have. As soon as we pay for a new phone—there’s another one on the market with a better camera, reception, or audio quality. It could be an athletic shoe that promises to make our kids jump higher or move faster. While there’s nothing wrong with creativity and being on the leading edge of technology, we also need to master the...

When we’ve done everything we know to do in the Lord, it’s time to just stand firm in our faith. We’ve prayed consistently, served God’s people, studied the Scriptures, and shared our faith, among other things. Yet the waves of trials and tribulations attempt to pull us from God’s purpose. We will be tempted to step back into our comfort zone. Our flesh will cry out for relief from the pressure. H...

The Samaritan woman was minding her own business when she had an encounter with Jesus. He asked her for water, and she questioned Him because Jews didn’t deal with Samaritans. Jesus spoke to her about the living water in which she would never thirst again. She asked for this water, and Jesus told her to go get her husband. She replied, “I have no husband.” Jesus told her that she answered correctl...

Today we are fasting from the thought that says, "God is far from me." We must learn to not only discern between right and wrong, but we must discern between right and almost right. It’s almost right to ask God to come down and help us. It sounds holy. It sounds humble. But you will truly be free when you discover, He is already here. Emmanuel means, "God WITH us." When Jesus came to the earth, He...

Has your mind ever been besieged by the ‘what-ifs’? What if my marriage doesn’t work out? What if I never get married or have children? What if the stock market plunges? What if my job begins laying off workers? What if I don’t pass this test? What if my children get addicted to drugs or alcohol? What if someone hacks into my bank account and steals all my money?

To forgive and forget isn’t a biblical practice. The pain of betrayal may lessen in intensity over time, but that doesn’t guarantee complete forgetfulness. Forgiveness doesn’t always come easy. A small “paper cut” of offense may be more easily forgiven than a “deep, internal wound” of pain that may require more than just a thin bandage. Forgiveness is an individual choice that can be difficult; ho...

After the tremendous miracle of fire falling from heaven by the prayer of Elijah, he was on the run from the fury and threats of Jezebel. Elijah seemed to quickly forget the power and majesty of the Lord. He went into a cave to hide and God found him. Many of us are also in caves—not physical, but spiritual, emotional, and psychological caves of fear, doubt, and worry. As a result, our faith is pa...

It’s hard work trying to be a good mother. Many of us want the best for our children, so we work tirelessly to help them grow up to be strong men and women of God. To the best of our ability, we attempt to provide everything they need in order to succeed in life spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Many mothers have labored all day and stayed up all night because of the inner passion to have...

What’s your Goliath? A Goliath is anything that attempts to disrupt God’s purpose and plan for your life. The Goliath that David faced in 1 Samuel 17 flagrantly made his intention clear—to destroy God’s people. How did David defeat his Goliath? #1) He immediately recognized Goliath’s defiance was against God. (v. 26) Goliath challenged God’s ability to protect the Israelite army. Many times we nee...

THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. ECCLESIASTES 1:9 Some of us are planners, and some of us take each day as it comes. Regardless of our approach, many things can happen to us that we never saw coming. We can plan for our retirement, but our 401K suddenly drops. We can plan to be married and have children at a certain time of our lives, but we haven’t met the right person yet. We can plan to grad...

Here are just some of the ways you hurt yourself when you can’t forgive yourself: You keep reliving what you’ve done. You let it affect your decisions. You feel paralyzed by your past. You verbally abuse yourself, quietly in the recesses of your own heart. You make yourself feel unworthy. You are afraid to take healthy risks. You spiral into despair. You don’t try to make things better becaus...

Thank mean thanks express gratitude or show appreciation to acknowledge, recognize- express obligation thanks, gratitude. So today I challenge you to make a list of the things to be thankful for. 

Have you ever felt despair? Perhaps you’re experiencing a winter season of cold, long, and dark days where nothing blooms or tweets out a lovely song in the morning. It could be from an illness, disappointment, discouragement, trials of many kinds, or unanswered prayers. How do we dig ourselves out of the hole before it consumes our joy and peace? 1) We look up to God. (1 Peter 5:7) He’s ready for...

The word struggle mean to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction Joshua 1:9 be strong and courageous do not be frighten or dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go Deuteronomy 31:6,8 be strong and bold have no fear or dread of them because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you he will not fail you or forsake you.... Gr...

Today we're fasting from the thought that says, "Why isn't God stopping this?" This thinking is rooted in the inaccurate belief that God is in control of everything. Don’t get me wrong: He started this world in control of everything, but He gave much authority to mankind at Creation, and then again as new creations in Christ. We have to stop waiting for God to stop the things He gave us the power...

Today we are fasting from the thought that says, "I feel like I've failed," or "I've failed in my relationship with God, in my faith, and in my life, etc." The feeling of failure can be disheartening and depressing. It can keep us in a cycle of defeat. YOU HAVE COMEBACK DNA IN YOU Even in what seems like the worst situation, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. Expect your...

Growing up, I watched a TV show called Wild Kingdom, which gave me insight into the jungles and wildlife in other countries. Without fail, every show about lions chasing after their prey made everyone stop to watch. While we didn’t want to see the poor antelope captured, we couldn’t move away from the TV until the tense situation was settled either way. There was one characteristic that stood out...

What are you thankful for?  Stop complaining about what you don't have and just be thankful for what you do have in your life now? Who you need forgiveness today? God forgave you Remember we all fall short daily

We serve a wonderful, powerful, majestic God from whom nothing is too difficult. As a result we should never limit God. Abraham's life is one that we can look at to clue us to how to live such a life. Scripture reading: Romans 4:18-20 Abraham Set An Example Can you trust God when things are going on around? Can you have that faith like Abraham?

My truth is that I deal with self-esteem issues.

My truth is that I deal with self-esteem issues.

Today we’re fasting from the thought that says, "I can't change." We’ve all felt at times that we can’t change a certain habit or a weakness in our lives. We often feel "confined" by whatever has previously "defined" us. But, as we change our mindsets regarding WHO we are and what God has given us, ANYTHING can change. Today a new hope will be born in you! AWAKEN TO GOD'S GRACE His grace empowers...

We are so time conscious. We allow time to limit us and define for us what we're capable of, or what God can do in our lives. Today we're fasting from the thought that says, "It's too late". It's often ingrained in us that it's too late to change, too late to start a new career, too late to save your marriage, too late to recover from a terrible mistake, too late to start over again, or too late t...

Today we're fasting from the thought that says, "Why isn't God stopping this?" This thinking is rooted in the inaccurate belief that God is in control of everything. Don’t get me wrong: He started this world in control of everything, but He gave much authority to mankind at Creation, and then again as new creations in Christ. We have to stop waiting for God to stop the things He gave us the power...