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In All Your Ways
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones. Proverbs 3:5-8 Just the other morning, I woke up with the phrase “in all your ways acknowledge Him” running through my brain. I thought about it while I brushed my teeth. It repeated in my head as I used my face scrub. Since it wasn’t leaving, I figured it was something that I needed to give…
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Don’t Come Out
Across the nation, government officials are wrestling with the safest way for us to re-enter society. Some are in rush to get things “back to normal.” Here in Arkansas, the cases continue to climb daily. Hopefully, we will see a decrease soon. Sunday’s sermon challenged us to stay where we are and not come out. Not in reference to quarantine but in regard to our spiritual lives. What am talking about? We’ll get into the sermon recap. Sunday’s sermon had us returning to II Kings and the prophet Elisha. In II Kings 5:7-14, we read the story of Naaman. Naaman is a captain of the guard. And he has a…
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Better Than Alright
Cooking has long been a passion of mine. I suppose it started with me helping my great-grandmother in the kitchen. Although, I really don’t know how much help I was. She didn’t use measuring cups, but she’d let me throw in the flour when she was making biscuits. All the ingredients were mixed by hand. No fancy mixer. And her biscuits were always delicious. My grandmother inherited her mother’s savvy in the kitchen. I have always looked forward to meals cooked by her. She was patient with me and answered my questions. I always had a ton of them. I wanted to bottle her methods. She also inherited her mother’s…
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Wise Counsel
I have mentioned before that I don’t always make the best decisions. I can be rash. When a thought pops into my head, I’ll just do it. No time to ask for others opinions or get wise counsel. I run. I leap. And sometimes I fall. Notice, I didn’t say my thought came from the Lord. I don’t spend time with God to see if that’s His will for my life. I just move. The thought of wise counsel and having a great support team came to me while I’m reading through Job. Yes, Job and I are still going through it together. He’s sitting around with his friends, and…
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Masks On!
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls. Proverbs 25:28 NKJV Wednesday was Ladies Night for REfresh Bible Study. The fellas got to have a week off while we gathered to reconnect and be refreshed. While we often discuss taking our masks off as believers, last night focused on the benefits of keeping our masks on. COVID-19 has descended upon the world, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that we use face masks and practice social distancing when outside of our homes. The masks protect us from this unseen enemy and protect others from possible infection from us. The three-woman…
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Between 1 and 42
But when I looked for good, evil came to me; and when I waited for light, then came darkness. Job 30:26 Pray for me ya’ll. Nothing’s wrong. I’m just reading the book of Job. Some of you may remember that I created a list of 37 things that I wanted to accomplish in my 37th year of life. Number 22 was read through the entire Bible. I found a devotional on YouVerse that lets you read the Bible in chronological order. It intrigued me, so I started the plan. And now I’m stuck in Job. Stuck is a nice way of putting it. I have heard the story of Job…
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Operation Graduation Parade
Nineteen years have passed since I walked across the stage at high school graduation. It was a big deal to me. My family came from all around to celebrate the day with me. My church family arrived in the stands with a big sign. They cheered me on and made the day even more special. At the end of the ceremony, we all gathered in a big circle and tossed our caps. Let me be honest. I threw mine just a little and then caught it. The night marked the ending of my public school education and the beginning of instruction taught by the school of life. The class of…
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Be Careful How You Cope
The Holy Bible is a living Word. You can read the same scripture and get a new revelation each time you read it. The words don’t change, but you do. As you grow and learn more as a Christian, your understanding enhances. Our sermon recap comes from a sermon that Pastor preached at a different church. He has preached from Ruth 1 before, but this message left me with an enhanced understanding. Let’s get into it. He began the sermon by saying that the book of Ruth is a book of redemption. And not so much about Ruth’s redemption. More so about Naomi’s redemption. In chapter 1, Naomi’s husband, Elimelech,…
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Happy Mother’s Day!!
Mother’s Day has arrived! I’ve shared before that a village raised me. I didn’t just magically become the person that I am today. This is the perfect opportunity to salute the women that have molded and guided me. It should come as no surprise that Bible Study Mama is first on my list. She carried me for nine long months. She nurtured me and guided me through my teen years. God bless her! Recently, I’ve discovered that she gives a great massage. I couldn’t let her go if I wanted to. Especially now that I know she was holding back her special gifts. You might know this already, but my…
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Becoming
On Wednesday, Netflix dropped the documentary “Becoming” which follows Michelle Obama as she travels on her book tour for her personal memoir. I own the book. I bought it as soon as it was released. I started reading it and then got busy with life. I never finished it. The documentary was beautiful. Watching her story unfold was really fascinating. She was honest and relatable. She didn’t hold back. She spoke her truth and encouraged others to do the same. In many of her encounters with others, she emphasized that their personal stories had value. We are all continually in the process of becoming. I’m soft these days. I cried.…
