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If you are married or have someone in your life who would be disappointed to learn you were talking to another girl privately, kindly stay out of my DMs. It’s deceptive and unkind and it reveals poor character. And don’t lie to yourself believing that conversing in a personal and ongoing manner won’t create an emotional connection. It will and it’s wrong and I won’t be party to it. Do us both a favor and disqualify yourself from opening yourself to something we will both regret and I will resent. Be a good man by honoring the one who trusts you to keep your word and protect your commitment/covenant. Thank you.
“When the ground beneath me is shaking, be my steady flame.”
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One of the greatest mistakes you can make in a difficult season is to interpret God's silence as evidence that He has abandoned you. Just because things are not working according to your expectations does not mean God has stopped working on your behalf. Heaven is not unaware of your struggles, and your tears are not invisible before God. Never allow what you are going through to make you forget who is going with you.
There are battles you fought that nobody knows about, disappointments you smiled through, injustices you endured without retaliation, and nights you survived when your strength was almost exhausted. Yet, here you are. Do not underestimate the grace that has sustained you. You should note the following...
1. Don't let an unfair season make you an unfair person. Never allow the wrong treatment of others to corrupt the goodness God is developing in you. Maintain your integrity even when people fail to recognize it.
2. Don't confuse waiting with wasting. Some seasons are not designed to give you everything you desire but to develop the wisdom, maturity, patience, and spiritual capacity required to handle what you are praying for. Ecclesiastes 3:11 reminds us that God makes everything beautiful in His time.
3. Don't become so consumed by what you have lost that you fail to prepare for what is ahead. Grieve if you must, heal where you are wounded, learn from your experiences, but don't build your permanent residence around temporary pain.
4. Don't force doors God has not opened. Desperation can make you accept what discernment would have rejected. Not every opportunity is your opportunity, and not every invitation is your divine assignment. Trust God's direction.
5. Don't abandon your responsibilities while waiting for God's intervention. Pray, work, improve yourself, cultivate meaningful relationships, remain faithful, and take wise steps. Faith is not an excuse for passivity.
6. Don't allow bitterness to become the language of your heart. Some people may never apologize, some situations may never receive the explanation you deserve, but you must not surrender your future to yesterday's wounds. Forgiveness is not pretending that nothing happened; it is refusing to let what happened control who you become.
7. Prepare for the blessing before it arrives. Develop the character, discipline, humility, wisdom, and capacity necessary to sustain what you are asking God to entrust to you. A blessing is not merely something to receive; it is also a responsibility to steward.
God's faithfulness is not measured by how quickly your circumstances change, but by the certainty that He remains faithful through every season.
Joseph was not forgotten in prison. David was not forgotten in the wilderness. Hannah was not forgotten in her tears. Their circumstances were not the final chapters of their stories.
So, don't give up on yourself because of a season that has not yet given you the answers you seek. Don't become desperate because someone else's life appears to be moving faster. Don't compromise your convictions because your breakthrough seems delayed. Keep your heart clean, your hands diligent, your spirit discerning, and your faith alive.
Your assignment in the waiting season is not to manufacture your breakthrough; it is to remain faithful, prepared, and available to God.
Let God heal what hurt you, teach you what you need to learn, redirect what needs changing, and establish what He has ordained.
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Your brain builds whatever you rehearse.
Rehearse worry and you get better at worry.
Rehearse gratitude and you get better at gratitude.
Choose your reps on purpose.
Here's a good brain building verse:
"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right... think about such things." Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
Um. You need to make these. Twix cookies.
Oven at 350
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper
Put a layer of ritz crackers down, inside/flat side facing up.
Put a caramel on each cracker and bake for 6 minutes.
Remove from oven and press another ritz cracker on the top of the caramel, making sandwiches.
Set aside to cool.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt milk chocolate melting wafers (I used 2 bags of Ghiradelli brand to dip 44 sandwiches) in 30-second intervals until smooth.
Dip each sandwich in melted chocolate and place back on parchment-lined pan.
Place pans in fridge for 5-10 mins to harden.
Eat and thank me later lol
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You know what wrecked me when I was newly Christian?
Genesis 22. For years as a Muslim, I was told the story was about Ishmael.
Then I actually read it. I think the bigger topic isn't Isaac or Ishmael.
It's this: Why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son in the first place? What kind of God does that?
The answer hit me like a freight train, because it shattered my Muslim worldview. God wasn't being cruel, He was painting a picture.
Abraham never goes through with sacrificaing Isaac. God stops him, then God provides a ram in his place. That action is not just a test or an isolated story: That's prophetic. It's a blueprint.
The blueprint goes: A father. A son. A sacrifice. A substitute.
You see where I am going with this.
Genesis 22 is actually the heartbeat of the Gospel. God was foreshadowing the day when He Himself would provide the sacrifice. Not for one man. Not only for one family.
But for the whole world. Of course, salvation wasn't earned by Abraham's performance. It came through God's provision.
You can recieve this substitute and gift. Here's what made me stop and think: The Quran retells the story of Genesis 22, but removes the name of the son. Why?
Because once you start following the thread through Genesis, the prophets, and the covenant promises, you eventually have to wrestle with the Lamb that comes later.
You have to wrestle with Jesus. The perfect sacrifice that every previous sacrifice pointed toward.
And that's when I realized: The story was never ultimately about Abraham. It was always about what God was going to do for us.
And there's nothing we can do to earn His approval! We can only receive the sacrifice He already provided.
Post-workout dinner in the rotation. Ground turkey, onion, tomatoes, and cottage cheese. I had some sourdough from the farmer’s market, so that and some salty butter made it on the plate as well.
