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How will you wait?

We think that when one door closes, God will open another one. Now, while I believe God will close doors, relationships, access, contracts, etc. that are detrimental to our being and purpose, what if He doesn’t open the next “thing” right away? What if God doesn’t immediately open another door because He needs you to heal or sit and deal with what you’ve just come out of? What if God doesn’t…

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Eleven Years + One Day

8/28/2014 + 1 Day – A date deemed worthy of displaying on my right wrist. See, it was eleven years + one day ago that I stopped running from God’s call. Yet, it’d be the day after that my life began to align with God’s will. I’ve shared this testimony before, but I could not let this day pass without telling it again for somebody who needs a reminder of God’s promises. No, I’m not about to sell…

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Are you playing or preparing?

Have you prepared for what you’ve been praying for? No, really. Have you? Many times, we pray for God to give us without realizing that sometimes, His giving to us means we also have to give … um, how can I type this? It means we, too, have to give up some stuff. You know, like the ways that won’t fit, the language that won’t mix, the mindset that won’t work, some places and people you’ve…

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BUT GET UP!

You’re weary You’re tired You’re at your wit’s end You’re sick You’re depressed You’re suicidal You’re grieving You’re in debt You’re in sin You’re contemplating … BUT GET UP! But, a conjunction which is used to indicate the impossibility of anything other than what is being stated. Beloved, life may be at its hardest, but get up. Not because life goes on. Get up because you need to…

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Hello July!

Wake up, wake up, wake up! It’s the first of the month. So get up, get up, get up and cash your checks and come on! Or whatever #BoneThugsNHarmony said 😂 Seriously, today kicks off Temple Church’s first giving campaign! For the past year, God—along with the M.R. Davis Public Library—has provided a space for Temple Church to worship, and we are truly grateful for this support. We are NOT moving…

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When ‘I Do’ Gets Difficult: Holding On to Faith When Marriage Doesn’t Go as Planned

By Alexia Jones When we get married, we stand in front of people we love, and we say the words we’ve heard a hundred times: for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live. And we mean it. But no one really talks about what “worse” can actually look like. No one tells you that there might come a season where you feel more like roommates than lovers. Or when…

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The Finale

Do you remember the day you stood before God, your pastor or wedding officiant, your family and friends pledging your love to the one Until Death Do Us Part? Did you even know what you were vowing too? Here’s a sad reality. Some of us don’t. No. Nope. I don’t have all the answers. Child, I was 21 years old without a clue of what marriage really was. Sure, I’d seen it. Had even been a part of a…

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Let us pray …

God, I bind every word curse spoken against me, my family, my friends, and my church. I command every witch, warlock, familiar and monitoring spirit, enemy, temptation, principality, and demon in our midst to flee. I speak divine protection over our ears, mouths, eyes, hearts, bodies, veins, muscles, ligaments, joints, spirits, minds, wombs, and flesh. I speak healing of every sickness and…

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A Nugget of Encouragement

There was a time I thought about giving up on writing books. Early in my career, and even a few months back. (Just being honest.) You spend so much time crafting a story. You spend more on editing, book covers, graphics, advertising, marketing, and don’t even talk about traveling for events. Then, after all you put out, sometimes you don’t see a return on your investment. What do you do? You…

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With God

God will indeed put more on you than you can bear! Why? Because it proves His strength through you and your faith in Him. proveverb3rd person present: provesdemonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument. The something is God and His word in Second Corinthians 12:9, “And he (God) said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in…

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We’re Number 21!!!

Y’all …. Guess what? Okay, I’ll tell you. This devotional blog has been chosen as one Feedspot Blog Reader Top 60 Devotional Blogs!! 🥳 I got a badge too!! And I’m Number 21!! Yasss hunny!! Man!! 🥹 Even when you don’t think someone is watching, someone is watching. Thank you! To each of you who’ve been with me for one day, six months, three years or since the beginning. THANK YOU! I may not…

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It Matters Who You Marry

People often ask my husband, “How is it like living with a preacher/pastor?” He always got this question, especially right after I accepted my call to ministry. I guess folk expected our life to dry up or something. Yes, I changed. I had to because I couldn’t stay the same, but I didn’t stop being Willie’s wife and he didn’t stop being him. We simply began becoming who God always intended us to…

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Wait

Let me share this again! Here it is, Valentine’s Eve. The stores are filled with baskets, teddy bears, candy-shaped hearts, balloons, chocolates, and cards of love. Flower shops and jewelry stores are overflowing. Restaurants have double-stocked for the crowds. Yet, the sad reality is, that some of you haven’t felt loved in a long time. It’s not that you haven’t tried, but you find yourself on…

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I had a dream

I remember it vividly which is weird because I rarely do unless I immediately jot it down. Anyway. I was working a new job. The first day, no problem. The second day, for some reason, my husband dropped me off but once inside, I couldn’t find the way to my desk. I walked this long corridor that had periodic stations where I’d have to scan my badge to pass. Each time it worked, but I still wasn’t…

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Have You Heard?

Temple Church is almost 1!!! You know what that means right? Yes ma’am, yes sir …. Issa Party! Save the date … 2.7.25 for a Boots and Blazers kind of affair! Location and tickets will be available on Monday! Now, if you are a business and would like to partner with us by becoming a sponsor or if you know of a business that may be interested, let me know or you can click the link for more…

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Happy New YOU!

Folk will talk about your come up, but wouldn’t even reply to your text when you were struggling. The same folk who said you were faking depression will be the same ones speaking evil of your deliverance. Child, they’ll even “who she thinks she/he is,” your name to death, but were mute when you were broke, disgusted, and suicidal. They wouldn’t support you, but they screenshot every picture.…