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  The new year arrived with a gift I did not ask for—but deeply needed: Clarity . It came both spiritually and physically, marking the unmistakable end of a season. I have never felt more clear than I do now. What made this realization even more profound was how God revealed it to me in a quiet, unexpected moment. One night, while driving home, I noticed something different. I usually don’t see very well at night, especially when I'm extremely tired. Darkness often brings limitation and strain. But this time, the road appeared clear—so clear it felt like driving in the daytime, even though it was night. I was calm. Focused. Aware. I was even able to read without my glasses. In that moment, I understood: this wasn’t just about physical sight. It was symbolic of what God had already been doing within me. Clarity is one of the ways God protects His children. It doesn’t always arrive gently, but it always arrives with purpose. When God begins to pull your spirit away from a place,...

  Many of us grow up learning to “be strong,” “push through,” or “keep it together.” But what we rarely talk about is the weight that comes with carrying emotions we never release. Anger. Bitterness. Jealousy. Resentment. Unforgiveness. Hidden hurt. Silent disappointment. These emotions don’t stay neatly tucked away in the heart. The body feels them. The mind reacts to them. And the soul holds them like unspoken stories. The Body Keeps the Score When we bottle up hard emotions, the body shifts into a subtle form of stress response. Even if we smile on the outside, our inside is tightening, guarding, bracing. Over time, suppressed emotions can contribute to: Chronic tension Anxiety and irritability Fatigue and sleep issues High blood pressure Weakened immune system Digestive issues Emotional numbness or shutdown What stays unspoken becomes stored. And what stays stored eventually surfaces — often through the body. Spiritual Truth: God Never Designed Us to...

  There was a time when I let my past define me — the mistakes, the pain, the versions of myself that didn’t yet understand purpose. But today, I know better. I know who I am and whose I am. I’m not the same person I used to be. Now I truly have purpose . My identity isn’t built on my failures or what others said about me — it’s rooted in what God says about me . He calls me chosen, loved, redeemed, and set apart. Though I am not perfect, I believe that God will perfect His will in me and through me . Every season, every trial, and every moment of waiting has purpose. Each one is shaping me into the vessel He can use to fulfill His promises. I’ve learned that healing is not just about feeling better — it’s about becoming whole . Transformation is not about looking the same; it’s about being renewed in mind, body, and spirit. My life is a living testimony that God restores. What once looked like defeat is now proof of His mercy. My life will declare the works of the Lord, and ...

  Imagine, we've been trying to figure everything out on our own, while God already has a perfect plan for each and every one of us. We often find ourselves striving, worrying, and overthinking. We are reminded in Scripture to seek first the Kingdom , but what do we actually do? We create plans for every situation, every circumstance, every relationship. We move from what we should do to what we think is best for us. The world around us is filled with distractions—so many that they blur our focus and crowd our minds. Before we realize it, we’ve overlooked the very thing God has been trying to show us all along. We become busy trying to control outcomes instead of surrendering to divine order. And still, God remains patient. Still, His plan does not fail. The truth is, peace comes when we stop striving and start trusting. When we quiet the noise. When we return to Him—not just with our words, but with our obedience, our focus, and our faith. Matthew 6:33  King James Versi...

Life has a way of stretching us thin. Between daily responsibilities, past hurts, and ongoing pressures, many of us find ourselves at the point of no capacity — running on empty, unable to handle even the smallest stresses. But here’s the truth: capacity can be rebuilt. Just like a muscle, with care, practice, and consistency, your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual reserves can grow stronger. This is your Capacity Recovery Roadmap — a simple four-phase journey to help you go from survival mode to a life that feels steady, spacious, and strong. This is the entry point to increasing capacity. You can’t strengthen what you don’t first acknowledge. Why it matters: If you don’t know when you’re nearing overload, you’ll push past it, leading to shutdown or burnout. How to practice: Daily check-in: Pause 2–3 times a day and ask: What’s draining me right now? What’s feeding me? Energy rating: Score yourself 1–10 in emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual energy. Th...

   Twenty years is a long time, and it’s natural to feel anger, sadness, or regret when you realize how much of it was consumed by survival, dysregulation, or trying to numb the pain. It is a natural response that we  may feel heavy when we look back, I guess that's why looking back is considered to lead to death, (death to the future, sometimes we get stuck in the past).  The truth is:    We survived. Those years weren’t wasted in the way it may seem. Every choice we made—good or hard—was a survival strategy that kept us here today. That matters. Awareness came now. Some people never connect the dots. You’ve uncovered the truth about your situation, your health, relationship, or your healing. That’s redemption in itself. Life isn’t done.  In this season, you are stepping into a new chapter with clarity many people don’t have even at 80. What feels like “lost decades” can become the seedbed of wisdom and purpose for the decades ahead. We were bui...