Have you ever stopped to wonder “what does God fighting for me means?” Personally, I’ve never given it much thought beyond the general “no weapon that formed against me shall prosper” where the weapon tends to be an external force or enemy. I opened the YouVersion Bible app recently and came across the Welcome in…
“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” – St. Mark 9:23 Earlier today, a YouTube notification led me to the trailer of a movie called “I Still Believe” that spoke to me. I wrote down the name of the movie, promising myself that I would watch it towards…
As a little girl, I was obsessed with the concept of happily-ever-after. I went through the Disney Princess phase where I read the books over and over again and spent hours dreaming of a prince who would come and kiss and rescue me from whatever unhappiness I was experiencing in that moment and season. Eventually…
In 2012, on the brink of entering university but with no money to finance my studies, I applied for three national scholarships. I know what you are probably thinking: “Yes, she definitely got one!” Sorry to disappoint you, nope I didn’t! I got shortlisted for one scholarship and felt certain that this was the way…
I have been experiencing so many changes lately that my head has been spinning. But through it all, I must say that I’ve been incredibly blessed. Get this! I’ve changed jobs twice in the last 3-4 months! For both, I was headhunted, the second one, quite aggressively after I had refused them in early May…
Focus Chapters: 2 Kings 21:1-9 2 Chronicles 33:1-9 2 Kings 21:10-17 2 Chronicles 33:10-19 2 Kings 21:18 2 Chronicles 33:20 2 Kings 21:19-26 2 Chronicles 33:21-25 2 Kings 22:1-2 2 Chronicles 34:1-7 Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah 2:1-22 Standout Verse(s): Jeremiah 1:5-8 NLT “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you…
Focus Chapters: Proverbs 25-29 Standout Verse(s): Proverbs 25:6-7 NLT Don’t demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great. It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Observation (s): When you are anointed don’t rush the process…
Focus Chapters: 1 Kings 4 Psalms 72 Psalms 127 Standout Verse(s): 1 Kings 4:29-31, 34 NLT God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt. He was…
Focus Chapters: 1 Kings 3:16-28 1 Kings 5 2 Chronicles 2 1 Kings 6:1-13 2 Chronicles 3:1-14 1 Kings 6:14-48 Standout Verse(s): 2 Chronicles 2:11-12 NLT King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: “It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king! Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who…
Focus Chapters: 1 Samuel 9-12 Standout Verse(s): 1 Samuel 9:3-6, 14-17 NLT One day Kish’s donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, “Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys.” So Saul took one of the servants and traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, the land of Shalishah, the Shaalim area,…
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