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I am here in Dubai for the very 1st time! In the midst of a whole bunch of firsts, two things caught my eye....the day room that I rented provides a prayer mat and the airport has multiple prayer rooms throughout. I can’t help but wonder how much change we would see in America if we put the same emphasis on prayer as this country? How many mountains would we see moved....miracles witnessed....hearts and lives transformed?!! Things that make you go hmmmm... #kendraspeakslyfe #follow4follow #speaklyfe #like4like #instalike #lifechanging #follow #followme #picoftheday #instagood #instadaily #instafollow #followback #likeback #likebackteam #likes4likes #likeforlike #pleasefollow https://www.instagram.com/p/BomLH61ASIx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ri39z727vfyw

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Hey Monday....Let’s do this!! #Monday #mondaymotivation #speaklyfe #kendraspeakslyfe #imotivate #blogger #bloggers #bloglife #followmeplease #followme

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Sharing is caring! Step One I love reading about times when God intervened in someone’s life. But almost every time God performed a miracle in the Bible, He required others to participate: Build an ark. Lift your staff. Fill your jug. Gather jars. Make a cake. Blow a trumpet. Give a shout. Jesus echoed His Father’s cadence in the New Testament: Take up your pallet. Cast your nets. Stretch out your hand. Wash off the mud. Look in the fish’s mouth. Roll away the stone. Cast your nets. Go and tell. In every one of these marvels, God’s power followed someone’s obedience. Most of us don’t like the word obedience. But it is the pathway to the faith you long for. Remember that often God will not show you step two until you have taken step one. Living bold is full of uncertainty. God told Abraham, “Go . . . to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). That’s not a lot of information. But every one of the plans God has prepared for us requires letting go of one thing and taking hold of another. And almost always, we need to talk to God more about what He’s told us to do and talk to people less about what He’s told us to do. As you obey, you will experience a thriving faith filled with a wellspring of wonders. You will see miracles. Sometimes, you will be the miracle. That’s what happens when you decide to leave the mundane safety of cul-de-sac Christianity and venture out into the adventurous life of the thriving faith. When you know the answer to the question, “Who am I?” When you allow the great I AM to fill in your gaps. When you leave the past behind and reach forward to all that lies ahead. When you stop comparing yourself to others and revel in the uniqueness of you. When you believe God will work through you, for you, and in you. Consider this: If you haven’t heard from God lately, perhaps He is waiting for you to do something He has already told you to do. So let go of all that holds you hostage to a mediocre faith. Move forward with the promises of God blowing your sails. Live bold with Jesus at the helm. What might God have already told you to do? What would be the first step in obeying that call?

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NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA This week, I have learned or re-learned an important lesson about life in general. As I watched an episode of America's Got Talent, I noticed an instance when the judges were in disagreement over an act that performed. It was a cute couple that was singing an original song that they have written. Now, where a few of the judges thought their original song was great....a few disagreed and believed that a more popular (already written) song would have been the best way to impress. I actually can relate to the AGT couple because I too presented something original to the world this week. My idea was not as well received as I thought it would be. I must admit that at the time, I felt a little down and out about it. I can only imagine that this may be how the couple felt when what they had created received an unfavorable critique. See, whenever you create something, it has a piece of your heart wrapped in it. So for someone else that you admire to not understand what you are trying to convey can be downright disheartening. However, as I watched the judges give their honest opinions, I was reminded that not everyone is everyone's cup of tea. So simple a statement......yet so profound. I realized that my dream is not meant for everyone to understand. You see, I am not everyone's cup of tea. I, myself, have preferences when it comes to everything in my life...hot or cold.....sweet or sour.....fast or slow..... So many things are not my cup of tea! But on the other hand, so many things are! So my words of encouragement for you today is to press forward toward your dreams, goals, and aspirations! Don't let the voices of a few stop you from moving forward in the plans that God has for your life! You are not everyone's cup of tea and that is completely okay. The right people are there waiting to enjoy what you have to present. #KendraSpeaksLyfe

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Had to share! Giving Fear the Boot Anxiety, worry, and fear wrap you up in yourself, trapping your own thoughts in a suffocating stranglehold. But God will never call you to do anything He will not empower and equip you to do. You will not become more courageous and learn to live bold by avoiding your fears. Courage based on the faithfulness and love of God grows stronger with every step of faith, no matter how small. So write the letter. Start the conversation. Sign up to volunteer. Create the blog. Make the donation. Mend the relationship. Each step of obedience creates momentum that helps you break through the stronghold of fear. The woman who lives life to the fullest is the one who is willing to do and to dare. Allow God to infuse you with an enthusiasm and gusto that gives fear the boot right out the door, with you following close behind. As you consider what might happen if you step out in faith, you must also consider what will happen if you play it safe and don’t. When we live bold, we will experience God’s blessings. When we don’t, we won’t. The fact is, we all experience fear at one time or another. We fear things we can’t control, and fear things we can. We fear terrorist attacks and breast cancer. We fear losing a child and the death of a spouse. We fear financial loss and relational ruin. We fear being alone and being lonely. “Fear not” is a continuous thread weaving a tapestry of truth throughout the Scriptures. Why is that? God knew we would struggle with it! But I don’t want to die with gas still in the tank. I want to live bold—for God to use me until I’m all used up. To do that, I must put the fear of failure, embarrassment, humiliation, or intimidation aside and take a step of faith. If you are waiting to feel unafraid before moving forward, you most likely never will. Being brave and living bold does not mean you won’t be afraid. It means you move forward in faith even though you still are. It means you kick fear out the door with courage and walk past it, out into this big, wonderful world. What are you most afraid of as you consider God’s call to you? What Bible verse might speak truth into that fear?

Had to share!! Who Am I? When Moses stood at the burning bush, he was filled with self-doubt at God’s call. But before God told Moses what He was going to do, He reminded Moses who He was: “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:6). Then Moses replied, “Yeah, I got that. I know who You are, but who am I?” That question is one of the most important you will ever ask. Your answer will affect the way you look at life, tackle your troubles, and frame your circumstances. The answer to that question can give you the confidence to accomplish your calling or take away your courage to even begin. If you don’t answer that question with the truth of God, the devil will answer it for you with his bag of lies. What do you think ran through Moses’s mind when God said, “So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh”? (Exodus 3:10) I imagine he remembered all the ways he had disappointed people in his past, not to mention the way he had disappointed himself. You’ve got to be kidding! I am a murderer! I am a coward! I am so messed up, used up, and fed up! You’ve made a mistake. How many times have I reacted similarly to Moses when I feel God’s nudge to do something big? Perhaps you have too. As soon as God reveals what He has planned for us to do, the devil reminds us of our weaknesses and failures. And we ask the questions: Who am I that I should write a book? Who am I that I should start a business? Who am I that I should be a teacher? Who am I that I should help orphans overseas? But then God reminds us who He is: a loving, forgiving, ever-present help. We are not what our past says. Not what our inner critic says. Not what the devil says. Our identity is in God. And He is calling us to live boldly for Him because He is the one sending us. Have you sensed God calling you to something new recently? How are you responding to that call? What do you need to believe about God to live out that call with boldness?

"WHO *PUSHED* ME" 🐊 A man had one very beautiful daughter. When the daughter was ready for marriage, the father sent news around town that all the eligible young men should come to compete in a test which would determine who was fit to marry his daughter. 🐊 On that day, all was set, all the able-bodied young men came out. Some came with paper and biro and others with cutlasses and swords. 🐊 The rich man took them to his swimming pool and addressed the men: “Any of you who can swim from one end of this swimming pool to the other would marry my daughter. 🐊 In addition, I‘ll give him 15 million dollars, a car and a house so they can start life well. I shall be waiting to meet my son-in-law at the other end. Good luck!” 🐊 As the young men, all very excited at the prospect of winning, started taking off their shirts, a helicopter came over the pool and dropped alligators and crocodiles into the pool. Immediately, all the men turned back and started wearing their shirts again. Disappointed, some of them said, ''That's crazy, let's see who would marry that girl, no one will''. 🐊 All of a sudden, they heard a splash in the pool. Everybody watched in amazement as one gentleman waddled across, expertly avoiding the alligators and crocodiles. 🐊 Finally, he made it to the other side. The rich man could not believe it. He asked the young man to name anything he wanted but the man was still panting uncontrollably. 🐊 🤦🏻‍♂Finally, he got back to his senses and made a request saying, ''SHOW ME THE PERSON WHO PUSHED ME INSIDE THIS POOL!'' 🐊 Moral 1:✍ You don’t know what you are capable of doing until you are PUSHED! Meanwhile, the Crocodiles were Rubber Crocodiles. Moral 2: ✍ Those seeking to push you into the jaws of alligators and crocodiles may have helped you to reach your promised land!!! 🐊 Sometimes it takes going through the bad moments to bring out the BEST in us. 🐊 Trials are raw materials for Triumphant Testimonies... The push might take different dimensions: some people needed to be sacked before realizing their potentials and reaching their goals in life. 🐊 I PRAY YOU WILL GET A DIVINELY INSPIRED PUSH in your life.🐊 🙏🏻God Bless you a

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SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA 👀🤔 I don't believe there is an adult alive that hasn't experienced a situation where things didn't go as planned. You know, those situations where you walk away thinking and speaking about what you "should have" said or what you "would have" done? We have all been there. As a matter of a fact, some of us spend so much time thinking about it that we wrote a song...lol (Thanks Brian McKnight!). We can all agree that hindsight is indeed 20/20. Our situations are never as clear when we are in the midst of them as they are when we finally reach the end of them. While it easy to get caught up looking in the review mirror analyzing over and over about what should have been done or said in any given situation, my personal goal is to acknowledge my past situations but to still move forward "in spite" of them. I mean really...what are the odds that the exact same situation with that exact same person will occur again for you to apply your practiced (and should I say premeditated...lol) shoulda, coulda, woulda solution? Phillipians 3:13-14 reads: 13. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I read this passage and am reminded that I can't let the "shoulda, coulda, and woulda" moments of this life prevent me from moving forward in my purpose....from pressing forward toward the mark of the higher calling. I refuse to be hung up on past situations that I can't change. I can only focus on enhancing my future experiences with the seasoning of the lessons learned from past experiences. So when those shoulda, coulda, and woulda moments come for you....and they will, I encourage you to consider the cost. Lot's wife looked back at her past too long and became a pillar of salt.....so, I guess you can say she was too "salty" to move forward! ...lol But seriously, let the past go.....acknowledge it, but let it go.....learn from it....but let it GO! Trust me, it will be more than worth it! #KendraSpeaksLYFE

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There is nothing more important than your peace. Holding on to it! @kendraspeakslyfe

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I AM FREE! How many of you know what it means to be free? To not be bound by your past but free to walk in your God-given purpose? Well, ladies and gentlemen.....I am FREE! I was once a slave to the master named Sin. I was on the auction block being sold from one sinful thing to another until one day, Jesus came to the auction. He looked me over and saw my many flaws, scars, and failures. He saw my shame and baggage and without hesitation paid the price for me. When I came off the auction block, I was still bound by the chains that life had laid across my neck, hands, and feet to keep me down......eternally bound. However, with love and kindness, my Master loosed the chains from around my neck and unbound my hands and feet....FREED! With confusion in my eyes, I looked upon Him to find Him looking back at me in return with love..... He told me that He knew me before I was formed in my mother's womb and had given me purpose. That the things that held me captivity would hold me captive no longer! I was now free to walk in my purpose...that the gifts that were placed inside me for safe keeping would indeed make room for me. So ladies and gentlemen.....I stand before you a little bruised....a little beaten....but by no means defeated! Recovery from your past is a process but knowing who you are and "whose" you are is a great feeling! I stand before you today, FREE!! How about you? #KendraSpeaksLyfe

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It's Waiting on the Other Side! I have a new addition to my family. A cute mini poodle by the name of Frankie. I noticed that for the past few days he has been doing something that I found amusing until the Lord gave me a revelation on it.....I saw myself! See, Frankie loves to be around people. He is energetic, playful, and ambitious....all the things that he should be. However, Frankie has not grasped a simple concept. How to get to what he wants on the other side of the door! I find this amusing because the door is not closed....just simply what we call in the south "pulled to" which means the door is cracked open. If Frankie would push the door just a little, he would discover that he had full access to what he desires on the other side of the door!....who would have thunk it?! I was laughing to myself about this when the Lord reminded me that I at times behave in this same manner. I am standing at the door of opportunity where everything that I am looking for is on the other side.....I just need to step out on faith and push open the door! Wowsers!! The door is open for me.....waiting for me to have the faith to nudge it open and partake of what is inside.....as a matter of fact, it is waiting for you as well!.....So push the door open and step inside! #KendraSpeaksLyfe

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Had a wonderful time at the NSN event tonight! Picked up quite a few nuggets and was totally inspired!

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