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Purity is more than abstaining from Premarital sex. - Shantel Gross Growing up, I thought I knew what it meant to be pure. I knew that when people asked if I was still pure, they were trying to see if I was still a virgin. I honored my decision to walk in purity but did [...]
What do you do when it’s up to you? You’ve prayed, you’ve fasted, you’ve waited and still the obstacle hasn’t moved. 12/12 – Healing in the Broken Places 2017 has been a year of trials and triumphs. There have been many leaps of faith that have brought me to this place where I currently am. [...]
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37 NKJV The volume in the music store I worked at was extremely high one particular day. As a receptionist I was used to greeting customers daily. Some would hesitate with a crooked smile. Others would bypass with a [...]
“My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?” James 2:1 We’ve all done it before. Judged someone based on appearance. We’ve rolled our eyes at that homeless man because he smelled. And snared at that woman who was [...]
Process - A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. In this season we have been experiencing many new changes. That may be a new job, new business ventures, new visions, new policy, etc. These new things have caused us to sense that we are in a season of [...]
How many times have we wondered about the person standing next to us? Have you ever considered another person's story? Their life in question seems to be of no importance or value to you. They're just a stranger, right? Have you ever asked your brother how he was doing? Did you notice his response, whether [...]
Lately, I have had vulnerable moments. I've started training in a new area at my job, started driving school, settling into my new place, and having music "withdrawals". As you can tell, much has occured. With all the new changes occuring, at one point I felt like I would break. Then I realized that breaking [...]
Blessed. We hear the word used on social media, in songs, movies and the list goes on. In the 2015 Western Conference Finals, during a post-game conference after the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets, Stephen Curry's daughter sang "Way up, I feel blessed." It's a word that circulates around us and many people [...]
This message is inspired by a journal post that I wrote in 2014. I pray that it blesses you just as I am blessed by it. \ˈhär-vəst\ the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops. When I hear the word "harvest" I think of receiving something and having [...]
I can't take it anymore. Feel like my head's about to explode. But then I hear soft words saying, "Just breathe." Here comes that knot again. Tightening in my throat. Tension in my forehead but I hear it again. Just breathe. The situation is hard to cope with. Seems unbearable and difficult to escape. I [...]
Life to Your Soul 