Let It Go, Let It Go (Adapted from Fear Not! A Journey from Fear to Freedom devotional) Sound like one of the songs from Disney’s “Frozen” film? Read on as this is much, much more. Most proud people don’t want to be dependent upon anyone or anything. They take pride in being able to fend for...
Mar 7 – Stand Firm and Just Stand (Inspired by Fear Not! A Journey from Fear to Freedom devotional) Sometimes we find ourselves in a pit. Life happens and there are highs and lows along this journey. If you happen to be experiencing the lows right now, remember to cry out to the Lord and then...
Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from God. God will not ask you to do something that hinders your relationship with Christ (Blackaby). Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower,...
Robert Sengstacke Abbott was born on St. Simon’s island in 1868 and raised in Savannah. He attended law school in Chicago. When Abbott couldn’t find a job as a lawyer, he turned to journalism and founded the Chicago Defender. Within a decade it became the most important African-American newspaper in the country. By 1929 the Defender sold more...
Your Availability Matters (Adapted from Fear Not! A Journey from Fear to Freedom devotional) Has the Lord asked you to step up and take on something that feels uncomfortable or perhaps monumental? [Consider this], God did not set Mary [the mother of Jesus] up for failure [when she was impregnated with Jesus], nor is He setting...
The 6888th Battalion (also known as the “Six Triple Eight”) overcame racism, sexism, and poor living conditions, to play a vital role in World War II. The 6888th worked seven days a week, in three shifts, processing and delivering mail to troops fighting in Europe. Each shift handled an estimated 65,000 pieces of mail. In total, the unit handled mail...
Feb 14 – Nothing Can Separate Us We can never sink too low that God’s reach cannot find us and restore us. Our part is to humble ourselves, pray, and repent; then God will hear, forgive, and heal. He is the great Shepherd. Take joy in knowing that nothing is too hard for God. God...
His Strength, My Foundation (God’s Unconditional Love) When everything you think you know about God is challenged beyond what you feel you can bear. Ironically, this is just the point where God wants us to be, to show us that His strength [must] become our foundation. And that in our weakness, His strength is what we...
This is a time when spiritual information will come to direct us both personally and corporately. It is a set time in which God positions us to be equipped for the season that we are now entering into (Burns). Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Stay...
Stay Connected Don’t be fooled by the enemy’s ploys to keep you isolated. I know…you say you’re an introvert and prefer and enjoy doing things alone. And while we all have our social preferences, take care not to allow your personal comforts and preferences to keep you from being vulnerable with others. Remember, the enemy...
