Today on a day when mothers are celebrated worldwide, I find myself reflecting on the Proverbs 31 woman. You see I grew up hearing Christian women aspiring to be the Proverbs 31 woman. I also heard men desiring a Proverbs 31 woman as their wife. But today, something struck me. We focus on the qualities…
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A few weeks ago, the Lord said to me: Chanel, too many voices…. At first, I was confused and pondered on the meaning. As I reflected, I realized that many who heard about what I was doing had an opinion about how it could be fulfilled. Outside of the physical voices, I recognized something powerful.…
Earlier, I sat in the 40-Day Bible Study time that I’ve been doing with a friend. Before we started, she shared with me an experience that she had that had shocked her. In concluding her story, she made a statement along the lines of: Is it a normal thing? It isn’t normal for me for…
I have a confession to make. The last few months have been emotionally brutal for me. On top of all this, I’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster for the last few weeks. There has legit been days when I feel least like myself. I struggled to pray because all I felt like doing was crying…
Everybody has little quirks. Yes quirks…you know those peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behaviour. Some are very cute and loveable while others are downright disgusting. Whilst others are in the middle and leave you feeling quite ambivalent about them. In essence, they are neither here nor there. Today I want to share with…
One night as I laid in bed contemplating where or not I was going to get up to spend time with God, I felt an intense urge to go into the living room. Grumbling I got up and went. On switching on the light, I noticed a scene before me. A container of cookies had…
Read more Are you seeing what you are seeing? – Part 1 – Don’t miss the small pieces!
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: Love the Lord your God with all your heart,…
Read more Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 3 – Do you love others?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: Love the Lord your God with all your…
Read more Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 2 – Do you love you?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: Love the Lord your God with all your…
Read more Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 1 – Do you love God?
A friend recently reached out to me with the following question: “How do you handle fading faith.” Luckily for her, I had recently gone through a season where I struggled with increasing doubts and unbelief (fading faith) regarding a promise God made to me. So here goes, 6 steps to handling doubt. Be self-aware. Label…
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