Heavy prayers with a heavy heart, waiting for your specific blessing. You eventually believed the Lord said no, it would never come around, and then one new minute in your life it happens!

Should we always show gratitude to God no matter the circumstance, no matter how small the blessing? This is a question that's often not spoken but reflective in our relationship with God.

There's a song by one of my favorite gospel singers - Fred Hammond titled "Give Me A Clean Heart". The song speaks of a faithful human spirit battling with fear, doubt, and confusion in times of trouble. It speaks of living with a "double-mind", one side that stands in faith and a belief in God, the other gripped with fear while doubting his faith but praying for the courage and strength to persevere. We as Believers can relate to the double mind and all of the directions it

The Hebrew word for relentless pursuit is Radaph, meaning to seek and chase something with great effort and energy . The idea is not just pursuit, but to relentlessly chase and take hold of rightness and love. These are non-negotiable, core virtues of the believer Every day our lives are filled with agendas, schedules, and "to-do" lists. Our immediate perception and objective are that we must meet a certain goal, a particular metric, an elevated status, a place of social posi

We only have who we believe ourselves to be, and who we really are in the eyes of the world. So I want to encourage you to reflect, evolve, and remember...when your journey ends and as you begin your ascension and face the king of kings, who has watched, listened, forgiven, admonished and blessed you through your worldly journey...what will He say?

Have you ever found yourself simply going through the "motions" of life? A point we sometimes reach in our lives when we've adapted to our respective routines, whether its at the office, out with friends, our mate, our family, and even sometimes in our prayers and worship. Unless we have a crisis or a celebratory event, most things become mundane, with little if no expectation of what's next in our lives. Most days my life, both personal and professional consists of constant

Last week I celebrated another birthday. Good friends hosted various parties and functions in conjunction with the Thanksgiving holiday. I always enjoy my birthday because of that certain time of year- festive, colorful, gracious, benevolent and fun. During the festivities a few new friends were shocked to learn I enjoy a good glass of wine, love to wear my bling, support same-sex marriages, and love a good Motown song. My longest friends knew my "hanging out" would be fun bu

Have you ever greeted a person "in the spirit" with a "how are you? "and received the response "...blessed and highly favored"? It's a common and highly revered phrase acknowledging God's grace, mercy and blessings on and in our lives. Beyond our place in Heaven, it is the ultimate gift. When you are blessed and highly favored you have chosen to be obedient and submit to God's will through faith. Your life becomes a living example of blessings and favor - you are a favored p