Apostle Selman said something yesterday that has stayed with me “You cannot claim to love a man without being invested in the things that make his heart beat.” When you say you love Jesus, you must be invested in His program. Your desire to be fully invested in everything that brings Him glory shows the sincerity of your professed love for Him.

This is going to sound crazy. But, one of the skills you must learn in the near future is how to cope with an increasingly illiterate society of emotionally dysregulated people. If you continue to get frustrated on a daily basis over how everything seems dumb, stress is going to silently jeopardize your health.

there was a period when my wife and i argued a lot over something very personal i mentioned it to a friend cos i needed someone to talk to. months later, we had already resolved the issue but the friend was still bringing it up whenever we talked and that was when it hit me that sometimes u don’t realize how much power you give people when you tell them about ur problems. they remember the worst version of your relationship long after you’ve moved past it. since then, i’ve learnt to be very careful about what leaves our house.

The side of the bed I woke up on this morning then I remembered the story some stories friknthe Bible… David was anointed king as a teenager yet he didn’t become king until about 15 years later. Between the promise and the fulfillment, he fought battles, lived in caves, ran from Saul, and endured years of waiting before he finally wore the crown (2 Samuel 5:4). Then I remembered Joseph. God gave him dreams at 17, but those dreams didn’t come to pass until he was 30… a whole 13 years after oh.. You and I would have gave up on that promise.. the palace even came the pit, slavery, and prison (Genesis 37; Genesis 41:46). Abraham was promised a son, yet he waited about 25 years before Isaac was born (Genesis 12:1–4; Genesis 21:1–5). Moses knew he was called to deliver Israel, but he spent 40 years in the wilderness before God sent him back to Egypt (Exodus 2–3; Acts 7:23–30). Go on YouTube and watch Apostle selman message about waiting period…he said something that has stayed with me: sometimes the waiting season isn’t God ignoring you.. It’s God preparing you. He knows that if He gives you certain blessings before you’re ready, you may not have the character, wisdom, or capacity to steward them well. So while you’re waiting, He may be shaping you spiritually, emotionally, financially, and in every area of your life. Waiting doesn’t always mean God has said “no.” Sometimes it means He’s still working on you while He’s working on the promise. “Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:3

You should study what makes you defensive. The topic you avoid, the joke that irritates you, the question that feels insulting, the feedback you instantly reject. Defensiveness is usually the guard dog sitting in front of a weakness you have not trained yourself to face.

My favorite thing about God is that he can turn a not-yet into a suddenly.

If God can keep your heart beating while you sleep, you can trust Him while you're awake.

There’s something so beautiful about worship. It’s the place where you can be naked and not ashamed🥹.

You can read all the books. Watch all the documentaries. Listen to all the stories. But nothing & I mean nothing, will prepare you for certain moments in life until you're standing in them yourself. Marriage. Divorce. Childbirth. Losing someone you love. Parenting. They all look so different when it's your heart on the line. Your choices. Your pain. Your mess. Your miracle. It's easy to sit on the outside with theories, opinions, & assumptions. It's easy to think you'd handle it better. Until life turns to you & says, "Your turn." And suddenly, you understand. You understand the tears. The silence. The fight to keep going. The strength it takes to show up when everything feels heavy. The courage it takes to start over. Life has a way of humbling us all. So be slow to judge, quick to offer grace, & always remember, what you don't understand today, you just might face tomorrow. We're all just figuring it out as we go. And that's more than okay.

When you marry someone, you also marry the history in which they were raised. I’ll give you an example. Obama was a product of separated parents and a generational history of broken homes. Michelle was a product of healthy family relations where everyone - including extended family - met on Sunday. Because of this, Obama never saw the need for marriage and thought it was overrated because he never had that example growing up. Michelle saw marriage as an important part of life and wanted to reproduce the family tradition she was raised in. In the end, he managed to propose for her sake after pressure from her, and committed to making it work. This means that, while familial history is important as it explains the root of a person’s behaviour, you have to consider the person’s willingness to break that pattern where the behaviour is negative because it takes an astronomical amount of work and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern.

Need to join an adult debate club or something. I need to speak more. Words are being jumbled up in my mouth and I don’t like it.

Your husband is the only person who ever loved you purely by choice. Your family was already written into your story. Parents loved you because you were theirs. Siblings stayed because you shared blood. Even your child is there because you’re the mother. But your husband walked in as a complete stranger. No obligation. No duty. No shared past. He could have built a life with anyone else. Yet he chose you. Chose to grow old with you. Chose to call you home. That kind of love is never automatic. It is a daily, deliberate decision to stay, especially when it’s hard. So never forget to thank the man who still chooses you every single day.

Your man should naturally want to spend time with you, take you out, compliment you, and do nice things that make you feel special. you shouldn't have to teach him how to love or care for you. because if a man truly loves you, he'll show it without you asking. it will be seen in how he listens to you, how he remembers the little things you said, and how he makes time no matter how busy he is. he won't just say things, he'll prove it through actions. you won't have to question how he feels, because he'll make you feel safe and sure. the truth is, you don't need to remind a real man how to treat you right. when it's real, it comes naturally. the right man will know how to love you and will want to, all on his own.

Crazy how an 8 YO gets it, but over 4 billion adults don't 🤦

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

The fact that you survived seasons where your income wasn't enough but your needs were met will always be proof that God came through for you.

Ezekiel 16 hit different. God said: I found you when nobody else wanted you. I cleaned you up. Covered your shame. Blessed you. Loved you.

heard a lady say her friend told her “i called you because you were the only person in my life talking about God and i was looking for God…” note to self: keep talking about him., you don’t know who might encounter him through you.

Idk about you guys but I need God in every season & in every situation 😩