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“Stop Playing Yourself: Quit The Emotional Booty-Calls & Texts!”

“Stop Playing Yourself: Quit The Emotional Booty-Calls & Texts!”

Some of us may know the pop artist, Ke$ha, no? In 2017, she had released the song entitled, “Praying” where she performed it at the Grammy’s like a powerful statement standing up in the #metoo movement. Yet, her 2010 unreleased song entitled “booty call,” obviously did not get the same reaction; however, it is something that would be an interesting conversation starter for this particular blog…

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“Protect Your Heart”

This photo was taken on a simple weekend getaway with the girls to South Beach, Miami. I came across it and remember the thought in which came to mind when I captured the street art in which probably has flooded Instagram feeds in the hashtag of #Wynwood where hipsters some what create a collage alongside graffiti art.

More often than not we hear often people say, “Guard your heart!” That can be…

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“Do As I Say Not As I Do”

“Do As I Say Not As I Do”

This saying rings a bell for you, doesn’t it? Asking someone to do as you say is to have that person model after your instructions, but not your actions. Although it is indicative of someone not being perfect, it still always leaves me bewildered. This had become more real to me with something that I had witnessed recently.

I will use an example to illustrate a point: You are in your teens as a…

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I Can Only Imagine

I Can Only Imagine

The story of a musician, Bart Millard from the Christian band Mercy Me, surprised everyone for its opening weekend taking #3 at the box office!

“I never, ever, in my wildest dreams, expected to be competing — with a $7 million film, with a marginal P&A budget — with ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Tomb Raider,’” Jon Erwin said. “This is a Cinderella story of an independent film [made] completely outside the…

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Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied, “…Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.”

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Traveling back to New York after 3 months has placed a lot of things into perspective. For starters, I realized how much I’ve grown over the passed 9 months living in the city of Philadelphia. Come to think of it, 9 months is the same amount of time as giving birth.…

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No Two Stories Are The Same ©️ 2018

No Two Stories Are The Same ©️ 2018

Second

One Sec.

The Sixtieth part of …

A Minute … becomes

The Sixtieth part of …

An Hour

So here, I’ve been challenged

I’ve been called up higher

Those seconds that turned into minutes …

Often limited my creativity

I had become timid

Yet I am committed to seeing

A difference in the rhythmic pattern of breaking free from being indifferent

Passion stirred up within days …

Days … there is three…

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2015 October 7 // 📷 : @rx.xf | We fool ourselves to think that we have made it. One of the things that dawned on me is that we can sometimes allow one moment of anger place us under condemnation; however in 1 John 3:20 we forget about the latter part of the verse, “God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.” If God knows everything, then he knows that we were going to face that momentary aspect of darkness because it has to be brought to the light in order for it to be dealt with. If you don't put the darkness into the contrast of the white [black against white], then how would you know that you are in darkness? How would you realize it? | moment of reflection | moment of wonder | #vsco #vscocalifornia #vscocamgram #vscoblackandwhite #vscocontrast #vscogrid #vscocam #California #losangeles #whitehotel #contrast #photooftheday #photographers #latergram (at Los Angeles, California)

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2015 October 5 // There is more to life than the obvious, yet we are so confined by the things that are familiar. We tend to retaliate the very desires that God places in our hearts because we are afraid of getting hurt again. At times we refuse to open our eyes to the endless possibilities that our Heavenly Father sets before us. He made us unique and set apart for a purpose. This photograph of the city of #LosAngeles was taken with the canon 70D camera and it also dawned on me that I finally was able to visit the west coast Mecca urban city. In retrospect, it showed me also how vast, how wide and how endless the mission field is. Traveling the world you end up realizing the need is greater than anything that you are worried or anxious about. The verse of Matthew 6:33 holds true … if you set your eyes on his kingdom, then you really will have everything else call into place as is should. #MomentsofReflection #Complexity #urban #cityscape #california #city #nightscene #westcoast #vsco #vscocam #vscophile #vscodaily #vscocity (at Los Angeles, California)

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2015 October 4 // We did it! God did it ! God did it ! God did it ! And he made the devil pay for it! [Matthew 10:7–8 — Proclaiming it! @ayalaj12 you are not only healed, but you went above and beyond what you thought you were ever capable of and all for God’s glory bro!] so glad I got to do this ! This moment goes down in history ✌🏽️#BikeMS #bikemsnyc #bestrongerthanyourexcuses #GodisthatGood #strongerthanyesterday #team #weAwesome | Finished 54 miles without that $15K bike | We also didn't have motors on our bikes . #JustSayin #SomePeopleCheated #Truth (at Pier 94)

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2015 September 25 // #SanDiego weekend . We visited our brother, @ryder_choate, who is leading @vousyouthsd … First night, an absolute success ! Proud of you brother! Can’t wait to see what else God has in store for you! Keep at it and never lose sight of what has been birthed tonight! It is only the beginning and the best is yet to come! 😄 (at Trinity San Diego)

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2015 September 22 // #LosAngeles | Photographer’s paradise #AllWhite #Hotel #vsco #vscocam #contrast #symmetry #portrait // Second thing that I love about myself is my eyes. Although I have glasses and have difficulty seeing without them, God has blessed me with the ability to see the world in a creative way. I love the fact that I am able to be creative with everything that I set my eyes on. #HealthyEmbrace (at Sunset Pacific Motel)

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2015 September 22 // Blown away beyond words to have finally stepped foot in this place. After reading Ft. Gregory Boyle’s book #tattoosontheheart, this place is everything and more of what I thought it would be. I am glad I got the opportunity to have lunch with Kendra and Fredi, who both have an incredible testimony. God has rescued so many lives through Homeboy Industries, and I am above and beyond encouraged even more so now for my thesis. #FBOs do impact youth; community development; economic development and so forth. 💛☺️ (at Homeboy Industries)

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2015 September 17 // Day 6 | Summary Highlight of #missions trip #Swaziland | We had walked in this short half a mile of shops that sold gifts, and I had come across the woman on the far left Tambi, who is a believer. She winds up telling me that we were her first purchasers for the entire week since the location of her shop is too far for customers to come by. I asked if I could pray for her, which then turned into some how praying for the two other women in the photo. #Prayer doesn't cost a dime. Yet we fail to realize the power of prayer and its ability to shift the atmosphere at any given time, at any given moment anywhere you are in the world. Heaven and earth may pass away but the word of God never does. [Recorded in Matthew, Mark & Luke] That is why it is our weapon; our sword in this battle. The word of God is the source to our prayers. I prayed for the Lord to continue to watch them and guard them as they can continue to evangelize and that the sisterhood would be strengthened and United. God is too good, too loving, too forgiving, too compassionate, too merciful and for any one person to continue to choose the life of bitterness -- well, that is just foolish. (at Swaziland, Africa)

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2015 September 15 // Day 4 #CTSwaziland | Today, apart from working on the site and cleaning up the garden, playing with the kids, and so forth, we were able to visit a home of someone from the community. Her name is Tabitha, she is a grandmother of 8, I believe. Her daughter is in the hospital. Tabitha’s leg was also amputated due to diabetes. She asked us to pray for her to be able to receive a prosthetic leg, so that she would be able to take care of her grandchildren. She thanks God regardless for everything she does have despite the obstacles she faces. #HeartofGratitude #Blessed #missions #swaziland (at Ezulwini(Boma))

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2015 September 14 // For some reason I discerned that this baby boy needed sleep and was cranky most likely from not being able to sleep well during the night. After a lot of crying, I managed to have him fall asleep in my arms and he woke up looking a lot more refreshed. Sometimes it is those small things … Proverbs 3:24 “If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” | Psalm 4:8 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” | #BuildALegacy #CTSwaziland #missions #hope #legacy #love #peace #rest #children #swaziland #cute #memories #ActionsSpeakLouder (at Swaziland)

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2015 September 14 // Day 3 | #CTSwaziland This little one captured my heart. He refused to smile the last two days and today I got him to smile! His nickname is “Cabbage” because when his mother was pregnant with him she ate a lot of cabbage. #precious #cute #missions #ActionsSpeakLouder (at Macetjeni)

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2015 September 13 // Day 1 #Swaziland Psalm 127:3 “Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.” | We had our first #CTSwaziland service today! God is so good! 💛 (at Mzimpofu, Swaziland)