Category Archives: Encouragement

May 27, 2016

The WOW Woman

By Christina

imageI had brought this message on a Friday night opening at a women’s retreat in Orlando Florida. It was called, “Activating the Queen in you.” I taught about the story of Queen of Sheba taken from the book of 1 Kings chapter 10 coupled with a book titled, “It’s Good To Be Queen” by Liz Curtis Higgs.

Powerful message. So well received.

She is above and beyond the norm. She is activated! She is a queen indeed, worthy of her royal calling.

This was about a “WOW” woman.

These are her outstanding characteristics:

🔹A-arise (a woman that could rise above her situation)
🔹C-courageous (a woman that is bold, strong and fierce)
🔹T-transparent (a woman that walks in transparency and truth)
🔹I-impressive (a woman that was beyond impressive…. Like WOW)
🔹V-valor (a true woman of virtue, power and nobility)
🔹A-action (a woman that could work, fight, move and be effective)
🔹T-transformational (a woman that is also transforming, thoroughly changing for good)
🔹E-example (a woman that could be an example all the way from start to finish) Continue reading

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April 26, 2016

Colors of Faith, Hope, Love

By Christina

imageAnd now these three remain:
Faith, Hope and Love.
But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13

We must discover that more and more in doing “SOMETHING” that it matters.

Oh! It matters! It really does. It makes a difference.

There are colors of faith, hope and of love.

New discoveries;

New things;

New life;

God is for us.

We live and we learn.

Teach us to love again.

Teach us to love more. Continue reading

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April 21, 2016

Lay Aside

By Christina

imageThis scripture of Hebrews 12:1-2 has deeply resonated within me. I was reading my “Savor Daily Devotional” by Shauna Niequist and she used this scripture to begin the April 13th entry titled “What You’re Willing to Give Up.”

I would think first of course the things we most struggle with. Things that the bible clearly tells us to be “rid of” but not first thinking of the things that are actually good and still count as a hindrance of some sort.

These are the “sinful” array of things…
The bible lists a few out of Ephesians and in Galatians.

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:30-32

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21

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April 20, 2016

Exploding Mind

By Christina

imageWhat does it mean to have an exploding mind? To explode is to expand with some force, so as it relates to the mind it is thinking outside of the box thinking and beyond limitations.  We take every thought into captivity. Do we have power over our own thoughts? Well if no one else could control them or help you then that must mean that only YOU could do that.

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
II Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV

Every THOUGHT into captivity!

Capture the rebellious thoughts!

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