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1. Love. Love just how God loves you. Everyday ask God to show you his love so you can in turn show others. Love does conquer hate. Love is patient, Love is kind, Love holds no record of wrongdoing, Love does not boast. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

2. Forgive. Honestly, 2016 wasn’t the yummiest year for me but one thing I learnt is, in order to move on, in order to show love, in order to be free, you have to forgive. I can tell you for free it’s not easy but it’s not impossible. Only God can help you so ask him daily, ask him every minute, to help you to forgive, to help you to love, and to help you to be like Him.

3. Sometimes God makes you go through situations where all the doors keep closing and it’s left with you and him in the hallway. It’s there that you’ll have to face Him one on one. 2016 was full of closed doors. I just felt like it was never going to end but in the midst of these closed doors, I found Jesus. It was literally left with me and Him and there I learnt to be vulnerable and to put my trust in God.

4. There will be a time when it seems like God is not there or He isn’t listening or He doesn’t care and it hurts. Not even going to lie it hurts but always always remember that God will never leave you and your story WILL have a happy ending. All you have to do is trust in Him and believe that the plans He has for you are goody good good.

5. FOMO will disappear.

6. Remember that God’s plan for you are ONLY good and He has such amazing plans for you. No, He isn’t going to give you a preview for you to believe, that’s where faith comes in, faith is the evidence of things not seen. Believe that God plans are to prosper you and not to harm you and to give you hope and a future and you’ll be able to see a closed door as an opportunity and not a loss, sunshine.

7. Every bad situation will either make you or break you. You have the choice to decide what happens. Ask God to help you come out of it a better person, and come out learning all the lessons you were supposed to learn. If the situation is to take away from you, let it take away the bad parts of you cause you my baby are not perfect.

8. Learn to apologize. I used to hate apologizing when I was wrong so imagine when you feel justified to be the resident Petty Wap. Apologize when you feel a weight on your shoulder or in your heart. You won’t lose anything. Trust me, you can come up with 100 and 1 reasons why you should be petty especially when someone has hurt you but apologize for your part. It will free you.

9. Plug out of the world if you have to. Put your phone off, log out of the apps.

10. Readddd! Favorite Authors are Karen kingsbury, Francine Rivers, Frank Peretti and Max Lucado.

11. What you expose yourself to is what you’ll become. Friends, shows, movies and music. Its subtle, so subtle, you may not even notice but it’s always always in the little things so surround yourself with what you want to be.

12. Stand for what you know is right.

13. Every single thing happens for a reason. You will not understand in the moment and what more do humans hate than the fear of the unknown but when you look at every situation in the light that God is working for your good you’ll smile, I mean it’s hard, especially in times of trouble but you’ll smile.

14. You are not and can’t be someones source of happiness. You also can’t make someone the source of your happiness because when that plug is pulled, you’ll be left empty. Remember, God is the source of your happiness and you are just an addition in someones life as someone is in yours.

15. God will always always give you signs and sometimes you’ll ignore them cause we are tooknown. You know deep in your heart what you instinct says or how you feel about a situation but you choose to give unlooking. Trust your instincts, baby.

16. That the glory of God will be shown in every single thing that I do. Let God take the front seat so that it won’t be by your works but His and at the end of it all glory will be given to His name.

17. Believe in Gods timing. He makes ALL [keyword is all] things beautiful in his time ECC 3:11

19. Quiet time with God. I try to sleep with my phone on airplane mode so I don’t wake up to notifications. Look for what works for you but make time for God. UCB word for today is an amazing start.

18. You can’t choose family. Love them with all your heart and let them know you appreciate them in your own little way.

19. Don’t assume. Always ask

20. Give people a second chance aka don’t be Judge Judy.

21. Don’t be afraid to fail. Learn from your mistakes and always get up and dust yourself when you stumble or fall.

22. Get yourself a good set of friends. Friends that’ll uplift you, motivate and love you

23. People will always always always have an opinion. You decide what to do with that opinion. Never make someone’s opinion determine your actions. Be true to yourself.

24. Travel. See the world

25. Love yourself, sunshine.

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My babe has grown up! *weeping*

The first time I heard about Justine ‘Sankofa’ Ankai-Macaidoo, a friend of mine had just returned from performing in Salvador de Bahia. He told me about this Ghanaian he met there, a DJ, who had arrived in Brazil by hiding on a ship.

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GET WISDOM: I have this tendency to want to take everything I think I can control into my own hands. I prefer to be reactive and in control of the narrative than to let others control it for me, but I’m learning that you can’t exactly give God full control of your life when you are prone to grabbing the wheel at any given moment in order to try and steer it the way you think it should go. You can’t say you’re following God and then stop short at certain points saying ‘hollup Jesus, lemme handle this situation right quick before we continue.’ You have to be willing to truly let go and let God in EVERY situation, even when every bone in your body is crying for retaliation or pettiness or a quick fix or the desire to mend bridges that aren’t meant to be mended.

And I think that’s where wisdom comes in. The ability to stand at a crossroads or some decision of action, reaction or inaction and have the inclination to seek God’s heart and understanding before all else. The ability to acknowledge your feelings as being just that - feelings - and knowing that they do not need to define your actions, and instead choosing the wisdom of an all-knowing God to guide you instead of the emotion of man.

As I go into meditation mode for the new year, the number one request on my list is Wisdom. There’s a reason the Bible places it in a position of importance when it comes to things to ask for/receive from God, and it’s because Wisdom, an attentiveness to the will and purpose of God in every circumstance - or the lack thereof - has the power to steer your life.

““I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.

Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.

Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it. Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home! For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭8:12, 14, 33-35‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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Here's how to do better.

Maybe you would find it easier if you read Scriptures that immediately spoke to a situation you’re struggling with or if you talked to God about what’s already on your mind. He already knows where our minds wander to, you might as well invite Him into those whether they’re checklists to get you through the rest of the day, anxieties or hopes. Eventually, you’ll find that God honors being welcomed into those thoughts, too.

Don’t let any amount of guilt keep you from getting to know about the heart of your God. After all, He’s the solution to guilt. Not the source of it.

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Encouragement to My Fellow Christians on This Day

“He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” -Psalm 46:9-11 KJV

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This is not the end. Live through. Love through. “wildflowers: the first collection” » order today » http://bit.ly/wldflwrsprchs

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The fight is for your faith. Hold on tight.

Christine Caine (via littlethingsaboutgod)

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And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

Jeremiah 15:20, 21 KJV (via 2mz)

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And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Matthew 24:6 KJV (via rihxlnn)

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We need not worry if we can’t simultaneously do all of the things that the Lord has counseled us to do. He has spoken of a time and a season for all things. In response to our sincere prayers for guidance, He will direct us in what should be emphasized at each phase of our life. We can learn, grow, and become like Him one consistent step at a time.

Richard G. Scott (via mormonchannel)

such a lovely, timely reminder

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He is the God of second chances. Come home.

To the Writer who feels small...

There are times when you feel you are not doing anything worthwhile, you read, hear or even meet people who are doing all kinds of amazing, world changing things like trying to end human trafficking, finding cures to killer diseases or giving up their lives to spread the gospel...and you are just putting pen to paper, typing on a laptop, you are just sharing your stories. It seems so small sometimes, so insignificant. But we all have something to offer and that something is as equally precious, as equally important as what anybody else is doing.

Do it because you love it, do it because it matters... it matters to God and it matters to you and the world needs it. If your thing is to write about little boys who smile at lollipops or women who live lives of quiet desperation do it...please

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Everyone who comes to Jesus will not be disappointed.

“By your spirit I will rise from the ashes of defeat, the resurrected king is resurrecting me. In your name I come alive to declare your victory, the resurrected king is resurrecting me!”

My anthem for the rest of the year :)

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