Becoming Virtuous

 HOW GOD SPEAKS    I Remember when I was a babe in Christ I would always hear people say that they heard God speak to them and I would get so frustrated because I felt like God was talking to everyone but me.  I started to think maybe it was because I was doing something wrong or maybe I had too many sins and God was upset with me. I thought to myself maybe when I do right then God would speak to me. Now that I can hear the voice of God I realize that its not that difficult to hear God speak. Truth is God is always speaking but you have to be aware and attentive to His voice.   Hearing the voice of God is very simple once you get to know Him. Once you get to know God you will know His voice just like you know your child, husband or family member voice. The bible says that my sheep knows my voice and, no other voice they will follow. If you are a born again believer you can hear the voice of God. Once you identify His voice you will learn that God is always speaking to you, but you just

  WHEN YOU PRAY AND THINGS GET WORST.  " Lord please help me not to get offended so easily", was the pray that I prayed. The very next day I woke up to very offensive comments and post on social media from people that I would've ever thought.  I couldn't believe it. I was highly offended at the messages and the post that was sent out. Then, the Holy Spirit reminded me of my prayer, "Lord help me not to get offended". I didn't want to get offended but, I wasn't expecting this. I prayed for things to get better but instead things got worst. How can I not be offended? Then it dawned on me, God is using this situation to teach me how not to be offended.  Have you ever prayed to God for something to get better and instead of things getting better they got worst? Maybe you are praying for a better marriage, and you and your spouse start to argue more. Maybe you prayed for peace on your job, and your boss began to treat you unfairly, Or maybe you prayed for

THIS TEMPORARY LIFE   Its been a month in a half since we've evacuated from our home. Hurricane Laura hit my city Lake Charles La, on August 28th and left my city devastated. Pretty much every structural building was destroyed including our home. There are thousands of people that are displaced and many people are homeless due to this devastation. This has put the icing on the cake for 2020. My family and I have lost everything due to this hurricane. We are displaced in New Orleans, La. living in hotels, spending tons of money for living expenses , food, gas, etc. Our days seem like they are consumed with speaking to insurance companies, contractors, and apartment managers so that we can find a comfortable place to stay. This is truly a uncomfortable situation for my family and I. I wish things would go back to normal. I've been praying and asking God Why I' am I going through this and what can I learn from this situation?   After driving home from a little mini vacation I

                                                                                WHEN YOU ARE TEMPTED NOT TO TRUST GOD.  I couldn't believe it! Someone who I considered to be a real close friend of mine stopped talking to me. I missed her daughters birthday party and she was upset about it and decided to stop talking to me. I was a shocked. After all the times that I was there for her and all of the good memories we'd made in such a short time, how could she question my loyalty?  We shared information with each other that we probably wouldn't share with no one else, we celebrated our birthdays together, we went on shopping trips together, we prayed for one another, worshipped together, and in such a short time we had build such a close bond. I thought things were going good, but little did I know I only had one time to mess up and everything else was history. I had every intention on going to the birthday party. I had it written down on my calendar, went and bought a gift, t

          Healing Before Marriage                                                                              If I ever had a opportunity to go back and do things different when I was single, then I would. I would spent more time focusing on me, I would spent more time healing, I would spent more time loving myself, I've would spent more time learning how to be a wife, I would spend more time with God, and I would spend more time enjoying being a single parent. Its safe to say that I didn't enjoy my single season like I should've. I love and adore my husband, my children and my life today; however I do realize that if I would've spent my single season wisely, a lot of things could've been avoided in marriage.  I still had a lot of unresolved issues that I needed to address before getting married.  I had father issues, and a lot of  trauma from a previous abusive relationship. These were things that I didn't realize until I got married. Like most people, I wante

 Standing under spiritual attacks It seems like the whole world is under attack in one way or another. We are not only dealing with the stresses of everyday life, but on top of that we are also dealing with covid-19, which has recently had a major spike in cases and widespread of death and also Racism, injustice and inequality with no current solutions. Living during these un-precedented times has caused  a rise in mental illness and unwanted stress for most people. Our world has changed drastically over the last six months and its been hard on everyone.  We are living in uncertain times and our world is suffering. In just a matter of weeks I've dealt with covid-19 hitting my children, my grandpa passing away, and then my grandma who I was very close too passing away as well and then family issues in between. I'm getting sad just thinking about it.    The enemy wants to use tough situations like this to destroy us, but God uses these times to draw us closer too Him and too s