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I have witnessed people that should be single, but are too insecure to remove themselves from a toxic realtionship. It's not worth it. You are better off being single and whole, as opposed to being with someone and miserable. Its important to have an identity that defines you.
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believe that when God has a purpose for your life., he singles you out as an individial to prepare you for what he has called you to do. God separates and hides his chosen ones to prepare them for greater work. When you are hidden in Christ, it gives God the opportunity to mould you into the vessel that he wants you to be here on earth. He has reassured us, that, He knows the plans he has for you, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you and plans to give you hope‌ We know that many are called and few
are chosen. God has chosen you so that you can fullfill his purpose fulfilled, and for his glory to be revealed through the mandate upon your life. When chosen, there is a burning desire in ones heart that comes in the form of a desire to start and complete an assignment. It is something that comes naturally like for some it can be preaching the word of God . It is also like the Psalmist that love to provoke the presence of God, to allow a high level of angelic activity that creates a heavenly experience in the earth realm.
It is possible to walk in all that God purposes for our life. We must take a step of faith in order to walk in our assignment. I have seen that when I begin to take simple steps of faith it produce sbig results.My advice would be to stay in the secret place with God, because that is where he reveals his heart to us.
We have the Holyspirit who leads us into all truth and orders our steps.
God has put something special in everyone to be able to touch and impact lives. Everything God allow us to go through is for a greater purpose ahead. There is so much more God I find that when I invest time with wants to release in the lives of his God, I can hear his voice much clearer people. I hope you understand that and do what he asks of me. As I there is a season and time for pursue God's heart and face, he everything. It will take courage to be reveals his will, then I can complete as bold as a lion. Start by taking the assignment. simple steps of faith. In our separation, God begins to The bible says, '' nothing is reveal himself more and transforms impossible with God to them that lives. believe.'' Our life becomes meaningful when We must have faith and courage to we find our purpose. we will find joy go after what we believe. Whe we in knowingthat we have been called take action, everything is possible to fullfill his purpose. It pleases God through faith in God. when we live a lifestyle of purpose. When God sets us apart, it is because he wants his glory to be seen in us. The greatest joy I have found is, walking in close intimacy with God. There will be tests, so that we learn to to stand on solid ground. In these tests, we learn to set boundaries to avoid any distraction that gets in the way of what God is doing. We must believe that, ''everything works together for good, for those who love God and are called according to his purpose.''
Personally, I am a writer and enjoy writing poetry, songs, literature, articles and teaching materals and anything else that comes to mind. Writers always have a story to tell that will inspire and enrich lives. It is a nature of a writer to always write a story that will impact lives. Writers have the ability to create through their writing. I believe that, as we write, we create a masterpiece that will touches lives and will bring healing to many.
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Ms. Jennifer Pink, Single Mom Sage, is
dedicated to aiding single moms to STOP Surviving and START THRIVING! She is the Chief Decision Maker at JVillage, Inc. where she oversees several companies including The P.I.N.K. Foundation, Sage Mentoring, Sage Network, The J’s Sandbox and JKids Boutique. She personally provides supportive resources and information to empower and strengthen single moms, through her work with Sage Mentoring, the Single Moms Who Pray Ministry and The P.I.N.K. Foundation. Whether she’s giving one of her signature Heart to Heart speeches, chatting it up on the Sage
Mentoring Moments radio show, authentically sharing her life at J’s Sandbox family blog or Ms. Pink’s blog she is dedicated to her mission of aiding single moms on their journey. She has lived life from being a struggling single mother to a woman finding her way after divorce and now she THRIVES as the Single Mom Sage. She turned her struggles into opportunities and today, she is living confidently in her calling. She is the voice of single mothers instilling hope and help into their community!
INTRO My story isn’t much different from a lot of single mothers. I loved an individual, we had a baby and then the relationship didn’t work. What is a little different from some, but all too familiar to others is, that I repeated that two more times. I have three children by three different men. I thought I was in love, I thought I wasn’t single; I thought having a baby was the next step in our relationship. Yes, I wanted to get married; I actually married my second child’s father; but I didn’t think that marriage had to happen in order for me not to be a single woman and mother. My journey as a single mother, is different from another single mother because of the calling on my life, the purpose I had to fulfill and the selfreflection I went through. The deeper I went into my purpose, the more I wanted to fulfill the calling on my life. The more I became not just single in relationship status, but single in life. God began to separate me from family, friends, ministry friends and partners because of what HE wanted to do with and in me couldn’t be done with others around me. I am about to share with you the hard truth of my life being single, called, and separated.
SINGLE CALLED & SEPARATED
" but for me the church and religion came after the “world” showed me just who I really was.''
by Jennifer Pink
They showed me how important it is to be equally yoked and not just with your mate, but also your friends and colleagues''
THE JOURNEY My journey to understanding for this purposed life is as far from church and religion as you can get. I know that sounds a little off because we assume that you understand and find out your calling by being in the church and being submersed in religion, but for me the church and religion came after the “world” showed me just who I really was. Now, I’m not saying I never went to church, but I never had the understanding of who and what my purpose was until after I had left the church, actually left God and was so full of shame and regret I thought I could NEVER come back or be used by Him.
When I was a teen I studied the Bible for the first time, I made a conscious decision to follow God. The church I attended focused on relationships and the Word; no fluff. It was the perfect place for a leader in God’s revolution but of course I wasn’t aware of it then. Actually, when I think back they started the grooming and shaping of me to become who I am today, but back then I had no clue what God was up to. They showed me how important it is to be equally yoked and not just with your mate, but also your friends and colleagues. They taught me that knowing the Word and using the Word as your foundation, is all God wants us to do, but yet so many of us do something different.
When I left the church, it gave me my first lesson and understanding of God. I left the church that baptized me in God’s waters (the ocean), because I sinned which caused my heart to hurt. My feelings were in a mess and my emotions were all over the place. This is the reason so many of us leave God no matter what purpose He has for our lives. When we leave, it is always because we are being led by our heart. Because I had been taught the Word
of God, I knew there was no point in playing with God; giving Him pieces of me, being lukewarm. The bible says, “So, because you are lukewarm- neither hot nor cold- I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:16 (NIV). I started a path of life that was all about focusing on my heart, doing what my heart wanted to do, doing what I was lead to do because of my emotions and feelings.
SINGLE CALLED & SEPARATED by Jennifer Pink
This is the reason why I became a single mother at 21. It is also the reason why I had my second child at 23 and got married to a man who should have never been my husband. This is also the reason why at 25, I was going through a divorce and by 28 was pregnant with my third child and ready to walk away from everything that I was learning and becoming. The 7 years from 21 to 28 were the years that God did the most work on me. Those were the years he opened my eyes to my purpose, to what He called me to be and most importantly when he began to soften my heart to truly come back to Him. Having a child at 21 was truly my destiny in more ways than one, a product of a single mother, surrounded by single mothers many would argue it was only a matter of time until I too walked in those footsteps.
don’t think it hit me that I was becoming a single mother until I was 8 ½ months into the pregnancy; what a time to finally be hit by the truth. I remember instantly becoming scared, worried and aware that my life was no longer my own. It was the first time since I left God that I began to cry out to Him. I think that is when He began to truly orchestrate my life from behind the scenes, because I wasn’t ready for Him to stand in the front; I still wanted to believe I was in control. After almost two years of raising my daughter with very little help from her father and being separated from people, family and friends that I thought would ALWAYS have my back I met a man...
He was the polar opposite of anything I had ever had before; I pretended what was different was his respect and sweetness; but eventually the truth would show itself and his difference What so many counted as my downfall, was his weakness, his inability to lead my walk down a path just like theirs, and stand up to this Queen. was the beginning of me becoming exactly who God created me to be. I
SINGLE CALLED & SEPARATED I remember telling him that I wanted to get married so we did. I remember telling him that I wanted to raise our kids in church so we went back to the church that I once was a part of. I remember telling him any and everything I wanted and he did it all. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong! When you know the Word of God, when you are a true daughter of God even the things that look and sound good to most just won’t do. I begged him, pleaded with him, even got the church to counsel him on the important steps and being a man, being the leader of his household. But it NEVER worked. Eventually, I couldn’t fake the funk anymore. I had to let him go. This meant I now had to embark on the journey of being a single mother of two. When that relationship ended I truly learned what separation from others was. His family completely turned their back on me. My family didn’t understand, nor respected my decision and in a lot of ways separated themselves from me as well. The end of that relationship began my rock bottom. I became homeless shortly after we separated. I had no job and became something I thought I NEVER would be; a completely dependent on the system welfare single mom. I mean here I was,
this girl with so much promise, a bright future, education and had absolutely nothing to do or show for it. Interestingly enough. I never lost hope during that part of my journey. I knew it would turn around. I knew it wouldn’t last forever. I knew I would get back on top; now the how and when I didn’t know, but that didn’t matter. This is when I began the journey of learning my purpose and understanding that I was called to do something in this world besides exist.
I was encouraged by my one lone friend to start a business. Of course, I thought he was crazy. I mean, who starts a business when they are homeless, with no job, and $600 a month income with two kids? But when I found myself with nothing else to do, I did just what he said to do. God uses people to put you on the path of Him and a lot of the times that direction has nothing to do with a church building. I started my first business, my nonprofit: The Persistent Investigation of Never-Ending Knowledge (P.I.N.K.) Foundation. My non-profit set out to solve the one major problem I had in my life, building meaningful, sustaining relationships with women; creating a #pinksisterhood.
by Jennifer Pink
"I became homeless shortly after we separated. I had no job and became something I thought I NEVER would be."
Immediately after finalizing the start of my non-profit, God showed me amazing favor with a place to live and a job. That was the first time I noticed that He took care of me after I did what He needed me to do. For a whopping four months, my life was back on track. I was working, providing for my two kids, and building a business. I was happy and loving my life for once. Then it happened.... my number one weakness, my biggest hurdle to conquer, the sin that caused
me to originally walk away from God. I had sex with a man. I knew this man had no place in my life. I knew I shouldn’t yet I got pregnant. In my mind this pregnancy, this baby, this situation was the end of my life. The thing that I couldn’t bounce back from, the thing that would take me completely out of the game. I thought of abortion. I definitely didn’t want to have this baby. I was not happy. I didn’t even share the news with family and friends until I was 5 months pregnant or more.
SINGLE CALLED & SEPARTED
Now that I look back on that time, I can clearly see how God was setting me up for my greatest come back; coming back to Him and fulfilling His purpose for my life. Funny how scripture plays out in life. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 5:20. During my pregnancy, I wanted to quit my business. I felt like a fraud, a phony, I felt like a failure; I mean who goes and destroys their life just when it is getting on track. Those were all thoughts the devil had planted long ago. The thoughts that embedded deep within me that I thought were my own. Those were the thoughts that made me leave God as a teen, stay away from God for a very long time, and the thoughts that almost cost me my life.
See, the root problem was, that at a very young age, the devil had planted seeds of worthlessness, doubt, needing acceptance, needing love from a man, seeds that manifested over and over again in my life which caused me to fall every time I was about to break into my destiny. This is why I’ve been separated over and over again in my life. See, God kept having to separate me from people who were feeding into the devil’s plans to destroy me. Some people were outright the devil’s spawns and others were good people who meant me good but were able to be used by him to keep me from becoming who He called me to be.
by Jennifer Pink
"As he choked me up against the wall with my feet barely touching the floor, he decided to slam me against the floor and straddle on top of me. ''
Once I gave birth to my 3rd child, I knew there was something different about him. The way he looked at me, the way he touched me, the way he seemed to heal me; everything was just different with him. During my pregnancy I left my non-profit and began the business that would open the doors to whom I am to become. But before I could completely walk into who He called me to be and my purpose, I had to defeat and destroy the seeds the enemy planted when I was a child.
Jennifer, so that the woman he created in my mother’s womb could be allowed to LIVE!
The only way for me to overcome the tactics of the enemy, is to separate myself from everyone and to become completely reliant on God. Now, I’m sure there are many ways for that to happen but God used the one thing that had always come in between us to drive me to Him; a man. Shortly after having Josiah, my last child, I found myself in a domestic violence relationship.
The Jennifer he knew had no desire to fight him and awaited her death, she no longer wanted to exist and desired death. As he choked me up against the wall with my feet barely touching the floor, he decided to slam me against the floor and straddle on top of me.
That relationship was definitely meant to destroy me, but this time it wasn’t the devil, but God himself destroying
'' For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 When that man knew that the real Jennifer was beginning to emerge from my soul, he grabbed me by the neck and began to choke the life out of me.
He never once loosened his grip, never once allowed any air to come into my body. The end appeared close, but like I said it was all a part of God’s plan. My body hitting the ground woke up my daughter and once she saw what was happening she screamed out for me.
After that moment, I began to seek God. Of course, at first it was baby steps; like praying, reading the Word and asking questions. One day my seeking lead me to a man and woman of God who helped guide me, train me and teach me who I was in the world and in the kingdom. Like I said before, I first became who He called me to be before I was in the church. I believe that has a very diving reason. See, my ministry focuses on those who feel so much shame and regret that they feel like they can’t be used by God. They feel as though they have destroyed any opportunity for God to use them and for them to be truly close with God. So to bring them closer to Him and prove to them that He desires to use them, he rose me up. My purpose is to bring about healing
in the lives of single mothers and my calling is to help women remove the shame, the guilt, the pain and the seeds of the devil, so that they can experience a close relationship with God and so that they too may find and live out His purpose for their life. As I continue to grow closer to God and become more of the woman He always purposed me to be, He at times still has to separate me from people. The separation always hurts and always causes me much discomfort. But now, I focus on the lesson he is trying to teach me, the things I need to fix. I have to admit when I finally came back to God I thought my single mom days were over but that wasn’t the case. He had to do much work on me and through me. He had to teach me about my Boaz so that I could recognize him immediately.
by Jennifer Pink
"See, my ministry focuses on those who feel so much shame and regret that they feel like they can’t be used by God"
He had to give me the strength to not give into pressures when he didn’t come in the package I expected him too. When I finally understood why God kept me single and kept separating me, I realized that it was so that my calling could be fulfilled. I urge every woman who is single, and or being separated from others to take this time to look deep into your life and see just what He is calling you to do. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21). When you begin to realize that God may be separating you from man, He is never separating you from Him, so you are never truly alone. Although I hated being single, and definitely hated being separated, but what I hated the most was being called; but that was only until I realized that what He had for me was greater than anything I wanted for myself.
I would have never been truly happy with any of those situations or relationships because they would have never fulfilled the calling on my life. And when you are called, nothing feels right until you are walking in that calling. For everything I lost or thought I lost, He is replacing ten fold, he is giving me not only the desires of my heart, but the things I never thought imaginable. If I had to be single and separated all over again, I would, if it means I would walk in my true calling one day. If you are struggling with being single, called or separated then know you are NOT alone many have walked in your shoes including me. For mentorship during your journey email me at sage@msjenniferpink.com
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Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
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WHEN
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wait! by Dr. Constance Cooper
We will never know why we have to go through certain things at the time we are going through them.
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declares that those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. (Isaiah 40:31) They shall mount up on wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Wait on God again I say wait!!!
We read about how Esther called a fast to get her instruction as to how she was to approach the king in order to stop a complete annihilation of entire race of God’s chosen people. She had no idea what to do but what she did know was her God that she prayed to and depended on had the answers.
Waiting on God is not as easy as it seems to be at the time in your waiting. Yes, we all want to obey God and believe Him that He is working out everything for our good. But I will be the first to say it can cause you a tremendous amount of anxiety. You will go through a myriad of emotions that unlike the fruit of the Spirit, are the complete opposite!
She knew her past experiences had led her hereto this position of power to handle this extremely daunting situation. She knew her God would never leave her or forsake her, and that He would answer her in His perfect way and timing with the plan to bring about total deliverance form a wicked man and his evil plans for her people.
We read about how the children of Israel had to wait on God to deliver them from out of Pharaohs wicked and hard hand of slavery for over 400 years before they would actually see their deliverer Moses. We read how when the God’s chosen people had to wait to get their orders of what to do and how to do it in order for the walls of Jericho to fall down so they could go in and possess the land
We will never know why we have to go through certain things at the time we are going through them. But we do know our absolutely wise, and never failing God will never leave us or forsakeus. We know that He will lead us and guide us into all truth! The truth of the matter is He is working something’s out for us, through us and in us!
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God ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts, He is higher than us so why would He react or respond like us??!! He just won’t react the way we do as His children. It’s easy to say that in front of people that when we were going through that it was easy after the fact God brought us out and through some things. Well that is definitely not my story!!! My first initial response is calmness but as time goes on and my situation becomes my literal Goliath I start to get in my flesh and my mind is not really focused on His Word. I go into fix it mode. I start trying to figure a way out instead Who has the power to bring me out!! My mind goes in to how did I get myself into this position? Why did God allow this to happen to me and when is He going to come and get me out of this Lodebar situation? God will allow us to be placed right into the fiery furnace. God will place us right into the lion’s den just to get our attention to show us just exactly Who He is. He puts us there to so that we may learn a new lesson for a new and next level of faith! Yes, don’t you realize your faith is on trial when we go through diverse trials and temptations?!We will ask God to do certain things for us and through us but we must realize that the anointing and the oil cost you something, it’s expensive! Don’t believe me ask Job, Job went through tremendous loss and tragedy in order For God to prove to Satan that even though God’s chosen vessel lost everything that He would still trust God to not only replace all that was lost but that He would not curse God and die!
I will be the first to say that God sometimes seems like He doesn’t care when we have to wait on Him because when we first came to Christ it seemed as though every time we needed Him He came through immediately, if not before our words left our lips! But….Now because we are more mature in Christ He now requires more trust from us. He now requires for us to trust Him in the storm just as all the other matriarch’s of the bible have gone through in order to get to their promises and God’s blessings! Remember this if you never remember anything else in the Bible, everyone we quote and look up to had experienced tremendous loss and unbearable pain before God allowed them to rest in His promises!!
My mind goes in to how did I get myself into this position? Why did God allow this to happen to me Esther lost both her parents and was raised by her uncle who prepared her to enter into a foreign kingdom to become one of the most talked about and still admired queens there ever was!! Ruth lost her father in law, her brother in law, her husband. She and her mother in law basically lost all their land before she encountered a wealthy man named Boaz who not only restored their losses but gave them a royal name in the bloodline of Jesus!
Joseph went though the rejection of his brothers and his father. Was sold into slavery, he was lied on and to make matters worse he was thrown into prison. All that he had went through was preparation for what he was about to receive from that one dream he had when he was a young boy. I tell you this we can ask God to makes us wealthy, make our names great or for us to be used by God, but are you willing to as James brown said, pay the cost to be the boss? Are you willing to go through the test, the trials, and the persecution it takes for you to receive the promises of God? Can you trust Him even when you can’t see Him? Can you believe Him when it seems that He has forgotten about you, when it seems He has turned a death ear to your prayers? It is much easier said than done, how do I know because I am literally waiting on God myself right now!! I have been waiting on God to move for me for what feels like an eternity but what I have come to know about God is that His plans are not brought to fruition the way I see them, or even the way I would do them simply because He is God and there is always a strategy. There is always a purpose and He is always teaching us how to be patient in our waiting for Him! I will never be able to explain the things that He does while I’m in the transition, what I will say is He is a God who cannot lie!! He keeps His promises, and they are yea and amen!! He said we are the head and not the tail. He said we are above only and not beneath. He said we are the lenders and not the borrowers.
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He said we are above only and not beneath. He said we are the lenders and not the borrowers. He said we are the healed of God, He said He would give us houses we did build and we would eat from vineyard’s we did plant. He said we would drink from wells we did not dig.
His purpose system. We are on His provision plan. We are on His protection plan, and we are definitely on His promise plan. God says He knows the thought the thoughts He thinks towards us, thoughts of good not evil, thoughts to prosperous us to bring us to a hope and a future!
So if God said it that settles it!! We have to trust God and we have to test Him and try Him and see Him open up a window, to see Him pour out blessings we do not have room enough to receive!! I will be that first to tell you that waiting on God is not the easiest thing to do but we must wait on Him!!! He never fails He is right on time simply because He is the Father of time!!
Wait on God, wait in God and whatever you do trust God. Be patient knowing patience is working out our character, its working out His plans and He is bringing His promises to pass!! God is faithful to keep His word. He is a God Who cannot fail and will not fail!!
Let God use your wait for a powerful testimony that will not only bless you but will bring God all the praises and The race is not given to swift but to the the glory that He deserves and is one that endures to the end. The end is absolutely worthy of!! Knowing that the here, and better is the ending of the wait is worth it!! The wait carries weight thing. Please never despise your in the Kingdom and will give you power humble beginnings because when we to handle all the fiery darts and are patient in our afflictions we will see weapons that the enemy will try to use His goodness and His mercy. We will to discourage you. Wait on the Lord eat the good of the land we will while He renews your strength!!! possess the land. If He clothes the lilies of the fields and if He feeds the birds of Love you and be blessed the air how much more will He do for us, His children. Dr. Constance Cooper We are on God GPS system. We are on
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY WILL SEE GOD.
BY HILDAH LUNDING:
RAISING KINGDOM MINDED
WOMEN
WOMEN, HEAR THE SOUND OF A NEW DAWN... Women, take your place and begin to restore order to 'your world'. Have a voice. For too long, women have been silenced. Now is your time to awaken and begin to sing a new song. A song of deliverance from the gongs of religion, hopelessness and brokenness. God is tearing down the walls of fear, shame, rejection and betrayal. Holines is the key in this hour. Whatever God speaks, he will give you strength and courage to raise you up to the call to shake nations. May our cry be ''Your Kingdom come on earth, as it is in heaven, Lord!''
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There is still so much that needs to be done....
Raising kingdom minded women is an area where my focus is. What does it mean to be kingdom minded? It means that, God saved us so that we can serve him and be a witness for Christ.
Women play a major role in building relational circles that are beautiful, inviting and nurture the heart and soul.
Women, take your place in your surroundings. Have a God wants us to take voice. Occupy and part in his divine plan influence the younger for mankind, which is generation to walk in building his kingdom love, intergrity here on earth. holiness and the fear of the Lord. It is in this Being a kingdom aspect, that each one minded woman begins can rise up and do the in the home - as we impossible. grow up and begin to learn right from wrong.
RAISING KINGDOM MINDED WOMEN by Hildah Lunding
Women are born nurtereres, who focus on the needs of others. We are in a time of a major shift, as the older kingdom minded women begin to pass on the baton to the younger ones. Philippians 2:4, "Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others".
As long as you are stuck on yourself, You will never find peace. You will need to totally surrender to the one who knows every detail of your life. I have found over the years, that no matter what comes my way, my eyes will continually be fixed on him. Fear comes in when we take our eyes off him and rely on ourselves.
This is difficult if you only focus on you. This major shift comes with a change of How long will you cry and how long willl mindset as you begin to see through the you hate? eyes of God. We have an adversary who keeps God has a divine purpose for everyone . reminding us of our mistakes. This is There are many women going through a because he works from an earthly level, lot of pain and heartache, but God uses and wants to keep our mindset on that the pain to build one up to do great level. God wants us to lift our eyes to things . This comes through the teaching heaven and hear his songs of of repentance of sins, where we go deliverance over us, so that he can boldly to the throne of Grace on a daily shower us with his wisdom revelation basis and strive to live a life pleasing to and power. God. It 's never just about you. It is about a divine God with a divine plan for you. That's why we must study the word to No matter where you find yourself in build ourselves as Kingdom minded your life, he is able to change things women. In this hour, women are rising around for good. up to the call. But there are walls that still need to come down. There is a battle Fix your eyes on him, and he will begin of the mind going on and so many are to work in you and bring healing and being defeated, frustrated, and are hope. His ultimate goal is to reveal his giving up on their dreams and visions. divine plan for your life., because when you know his plan, you will excel and do great and might things, through the power of the Holyspirit working in you.
raising kingdom minded women
God has given us means to achieve everything that he has called us to do, but we must believe, that he can do exceedingly, abundatntly over that which we have asked for.
by Hildah Lunding
a diference in their lives. Kingdom minded women dont just build empires, they build legacies that will last even when they are gone.
God is restoring women to begin to share Our priority must be to make God's ideas and bring a divine shift into new kingdom our business. God is looking for territories. My prayer is that we ask God a people that are willing to raise the to take away our hearts of stone and give standard in the church, so that the work us his heart of love and compassion for of God goes beyond church doors. his people. Seasons have changed and God is There are many women who are being releasing his Grace for us to do the exploited and abused and it will take impossible. Will you be a part of this someone (you), to shift your eyes and movement? Then ask him where you can begin to ask the Lord how you can make make a difference...
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LATONYA BRIGHT
MISS VOLOPTUOUS DIVA 2016
CONGRATULATIONS LATONYA BRIGHT Women's Frontline magazine would like to congratulate Latonya Bright for winning the Voluptuous Diva 2016. A big shoutout to Barbara Ellzey for continuing to inspire and empower women to walk in their destiny.
My name is LaTonya Bright and became light pushes to worse I am Miss Voluptuous Diva habits that I became fed up. I 2016. got out! I survived! Not only do I have my life, I have a life that I I am a 40 year old wife and am living more abundantly. As mother of 6. My husbands a survivor, as an overcomer, name is Tony and we’ve been and as a conqueror, married 5 years. Together we have a blended family of I am empowering women to phenomenal children: Anthony know that they don’t deserve (20), Taylor (13), TJ (11), Layla the abuse. They also can get (10), Kamila (6), Preston (4). out. They also can survive. They also can overcome. As a “thank My family is surely the apple you” to God for my life, health of my eye and a huge and strength I am committed motivation and they help me to living my best life. Focusing make the hard choices. on all of the passions and talents God has placed inside This brings me to my platform, of me, which include, but not “Life After Domestic Violence. I limited to, modeling, liturgical was a victim of domestic dancing, makeup artistry and violence in my previous the most important of them all relationship. My insecurities loving on my family. and bad choices kept me silent and imprisoned. I knew I didn’t deserve this treatment, but it wasn’t until aggression
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''I am empowering women to know that they don’t deserve the abuse. They also can get out. They also can survive. They also can overcome''
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Miss Teen Diva 2016, Journee Lockridge was born on November 11, 1999. She is a high school scholar who attends Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy. She hopes to further her education at either UCLA, Howard University, Princeton University, or Spelman college. Journee plays volleyball for Brooks, is a member of several clubs, and is a part time tutor/ mentor for some of her peers and younger students.
Growing up in a society that can be cruel and intimidating at times, Journee is dedicated to reaching out to young girls about self-worth and abstinence.
women and help to mold them into the women that they aspire to be.
Journee finds personal strength in the words of wisdom from her mother Anita and the late Maya Angelou. For She wants all young girls to know that example, Journee uses the quote "I've they are worth the wait and do not learned that no matter what happens, have to change themselves to fit or how bad it seems today, life does go others' standards. She plans to use her on, and it will be better tomorrow", as social media and voice to bring a motto that encourages her to put her awareness to self worth and best foot forward in everything she abstinence. chooses to accomplish and to never get discouraged. When Journee walks onto the Miss Voluptuous Diva stage, she wants Journee hopes to leave behind a everyone to know that before you can positive global impact that will make a love others, you have to love yourself. difference for the world and her city. She hopes to start a foundation in the future, that will empower young
Habakkuk 3:2 “In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.�
EARTH REVIVAL
Take a walk
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; Jeremiah 1:5
"God has called you out of the world, He has drawn you to His Son for Himself. The New Testament refers to the Christian life as a calling; to be called to Christ as Lord and saviour and we are therefore the called ones. ''
CALLED TO HIMSELF FOR HIS PURPOSE
by Sandra Mtandabari
being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Eph 1:8
Then Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was God has called you out of the world, He taken out of Man.� has drawn you to His Son for Himself. Genesis 2:23 The New Testament refers to the Christian life as a calling; to be called to The Lord drew out of a man's rib a Christ as Lord and saviour and we are woman and presented her to Adam. therefore the called ones. Woman was drawn for a purpose, specific to her calling. To fail to have a Who hath saved us, and called [us] with revelation of this truth has resulted in an holy calling, not according to our the misuse, abuse and frustration of the works, but according to his own purpose woman, by women and men alike. and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began The rib has a specific function to the 2 Timothy 1:9. body. It protects vital organs of the human body, it has a function of no The latter portion of the scripture goes other part, and so do each and everyone further to declare that, there are further of us in the body of Christ. When you callings to special ministries where by have received the call, His purpose for you continue to manifest the glory of His you is revealed as you spend time in calling. Adam called her ( Eve) woman, Him. In Him, the eyes of your his calling of her was the assignment of understanding are enlightened by the the womb. Spirit. The eyes of your understanding
by Sandra Mtandabari
WHO AM I? SINGLE CALLED & SEPARATED
SEPARATED When He has called us to Himself, we are separated from the world. We are separated for His purpose, to His light that when we behold His Light we become like Him. “But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A CONSECRATED NATION, A [special] PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.” We are precious treasure to Him. He is a jealous God because it is through us that He is made known. We are the City that sits on a hill. A peculiar people that draw attention. “For you are a holy people [set apart] to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure].” Deuteronomy 7:6 Amp When God calls you in the natural for
specific assignments, you separate from whence you cometh from. For a seed to reproduce, it has to separate from the plant or the fruit. We see a beautiful illustration of separation to multiplication in marriage. One can be single, separated married, it is not an oxymoron but a mystery. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 In marriage we see a unique single whole person, chosen by another, separated from where they were formed (shaped and nurtured) to be united with the spouse to go forth & multiply. So it is when God has singled, called and separated us, we go forth and multiply making disciples of all nations. In loving memory of Taya Chakarisa “Nothing in nature lives for itself…Jesus did not sacrifice for himself”
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Single by way of... by Dr. Marilyn Porter
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married at the ripe old age of 18 – yes eighteen, 3 months fresh out of high school I stood before a judge and declared that I would remain faithful and committed to one man until death. I meant each word of the vows. I thought that the feeling I felt was love. But the truth is that I had no idea how to be a wife I had not seen anyone effectively play the roles of man and wife – EVER. Just a few short months into the marriage infidelity reared its ugly head and soon divorce was the only foreseeable option. I wanted to be coupled – don’t we all – but I had no coupling skills, nor did my only one year older than myself husband. Married – Sept 21, 1988 and Divorced October 21, 1995. Status – Single (I could never bring myself to check the divorced box) I desired to be coupled – don’t we all? Just shy of one year after the divorce from husband number one, I found myself standing in yet another courthouse before yet another judge taking those same vows of until
death. Still had no skills to be a wife. Still had not seen the marriage thing emulated according to the Bible (the only right way) and still had no real idea of what love actually was – I was still operating based on my feelings. Did I mention that I was pregnant entering into marriage number two? Did I mention that I was marrying a man that had declared just months earlier that even if he dated me for 30 years he would not marry me? But I desired to be coupled – don’t we all? Just as in marriage number one the infidelity entered in early – perhaps the very day of as I look back on it all. Two things were different this time around: 1. I was older and had become more aware of myself 2. I had begun to build a relationship with God – so I knew that divorce would not be so frivolously decided this time – not by me at least. But we all have a breaking point and 11 years into marriage number two I had reached mine. Married – September 3, 1996 and Divorced – December 21, 2007. Status: Single (by way of divorce, but I easily check the divorced box these days).
SINGLE BY WAY OF... The truth is that single is just single – divorced, widowed, or just uncoupled – single feels like single, no faithful and committed protector and provider to love you here in the Earth and although many benefits come with singleness, for a healthy, full of life and love to give Christian woman – singleness can be a task. Let us look to the scriptures for a moment: 18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” 19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God
fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. (Genesis 2:18-22 NIV) Could it be that singleness was not in themind of God? God Himself does not desire for us to be alone – as He states in verse 18 “It is not good for man to be alone…” I believe that the wording there could have easily been interchangeable – “…I will make for her a suitable mate.” Please know it is not my intention to change the scripture but merely point out that when God said it is not good for man to be alone I believe He was referring to mankind, not the male gender specifically – it is not in the mind of God that His children be lonely – even when we are called aloneness for a season. My dearest brethren in Christ I have found my singleness in this season of aloneness (NOT loneliness)to be a wonderful time of seeking, serving and saturating myself in the peace and presence of God.
''God carves out seasons in our lives
by Dr. Marilyn Porter
where we can be healed, filled and prepared for release into our purpose.''
Many times when God calls us to Himself – He calls us to come alone, a time of just you and Him. Not different from Moses’ years on the back side of the desert or Paul’s many days and nights lock in jail cells – God carves out seasons in our lives where we can be healed, filled and prepared for release into our purpose. I know, I know it’s not always the easiest season to endure but when you consider how much God loves you and how precious your undivided attention is to Him you can begin to understand the sacredness of the singleness.
receivers, and we are more often than not receiving things that we have no idea about and are completely unaware of the effects they will have on our minds, bodies and souls. Only a loving God would separate you from all of that unknown “stuff” (rouge spirits, bad attitudes, and unhealthy habits, etc.) that block you from walking in your true destiny.
He calls you to have some alone time with Him – separates you from receiving the “stuff”, heals from the demon, disgrace and disappointment of the past (if you allow Holy Spirit in) and Perhaps you have heard it said before prepares you to be delivered to the that men are givers and women are spouse that He has handpicked just for receivers. Let’s clarify that statement. you or He leaves you filled and fulfilled When we speak of sexual activity, we with His peace, love and joy to be are biologically designed to receive the positioned in the places that you in man into our bodies. your singleness will bring the most glory to His Kingdom. Some years ago Prophetess Juanita Bynum preached a sermon titled “No More Sheets” in which she broke down this very concept – women are
Marilyn Porter
SINGLE BY WAY OF
As you can see from my own marriage experiences we are not prepared for the not single life. Not only because we don’t know how to be wives God’s way (love, kindness, gentleness, etc.), but we don’t know how to be ourselves. We have not spent time with God or His word to fully accept who we are called and chosen to be, thus we try to assimilate into someone that we believe our perspective partner desires us to be and oftentimes He doesn’t really know what he wants so we as women become something unrecognizable to ourselves and those around us. I used to think that I was unprepared to be alone – single was my alone definition. Single was my worst nightmare come true! Especially while raising my three children I did not, I could not embrace singleness seven years ago, it felt like punishment. I used to think I was unprepared to be single – healing, renewing, deliverance, fellowship with God, freedom to worship (love a good midnight worship and weeping
''Single was my worst nightmare come true! Especially while raising my three children I did not, I could not embrace singleness seven years ago, it felt like punishment''
session with God the Father) without regard for another’s space, never having to explain my hours of Bible study or time just sitting at the feet of Jesus – but on this day I question if I will ever be ready to give up the freedom of my singleness. I now have a greater insight on marriage and if I am honest I do desire to be coupled – don’t we all. However, this coupling must be a tripling – my God, my divinely appointed man and me – “And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 ESV Today I am single by way of God’s love and kindness towards me. His infinite wisdom that knows me so well that He would not allow me to choose husband number three unaware, unhealthy and broken.
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LOVE LETTERS
by Mary Priddy
FREE FROM THE PAST
BY MARY PRIDDY Child of mine,
You make it through your day
This moment in time when you
with robotic answers of
feel the pain of past regrets, the
fine ” and
pain of what you should have
wrong ” . You put on a smile that
done, the pain of what you did
is only as deep as your flesh and
do, the pain, the pain that never
you just do what you know to do
seems to end. You wake up full
to just survive.
of doubt and you are overcome with despair asking yourself what have your done wrong to be feeling like this.
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there is nothing
read on....
FREE FROM THE PAST Oh precious child, My Beautiful one, you are so burdened with what was, that you can not see the Blessings I set before you everyday. You are so focused on yesterday’s that the love I have for you today is drowned out. Your strength is all gone for you have been living life without allowing me in. Let me be your shelter, Let me be your strength, let me carry the burden that is so heavy on you right now, let me show you the way to live this life abundantly, let me be the one you come to, let me be your friend, let me be the one who dries your tears, let me be the one who replaces fear with hope, let me be the one who holds you when you feel that you are all alone, let me be your hero, let me be the father you have longed for all of your life, let me be your Jesus. I promise to never leave you like those that spoke their love for you have left you, I promise to always be there even when you feel you are unworthy. I promise to never be judgmental even when in your eyes you have fallen so far away. I promise to always always love you no matter what may come and no matter how dark it may seem! I will always be there always! You just have to give me the chance to show you that I Am true! You have to open up to me and allow me in. The
BY MARY PRIDDY
walls you have built around your heart for protection all these years have to come down! Let me help you by healing the hurt of the past and one by one the walls will fall. You have to allow me to love you and not push me away for fear of getting hurt. I would never ever cause you any type of pain unless the pain is from me healing your wounds. Don’t you know that I can erase all the painful memories that plague you’re soul. Can’t you see that I have created the path before you and protected you all these years because I love you. One word from me and the enemy will flee. But you have to confide in me and trust in me. I know this life is hard, I know the battles seem to never end. But what you can not see through your pain there is healing. You have to trust me and allow me within! In due season you will look back and be thankful for all that you have went through , because it was in the darkest times of your life that the light that you possess in me was the brightest! -Abba MP
Warrior Love
My Warrior, My Precious One: You are loved far more than your human mind can comprehend. You are loved so deeply that I would move heaven and earth to get to you. I have protected you from so much that you can not see and I have guided you in my ways to the path you are on now.
BY JOSEPH J. STORM You have not given up even when things around you seem hopeless, you kept your course with Me and that warms my heart and brings tears of Joy to my eyes. My Love, All the sleepless nights, all the tears you cried..have all led up to this place and in this time! You were created for such a time as this! To be my Warrior, My trail blazer.. going out before and preparing the way for those that come up behind you. So many times you have wondered why things happen the way that they have, Why people left you, Why you seem to Never get ahead…Sweet Child, everything that happens and everything that is going on is what I have allowed in your life to develop my character, my ways within you.
Some of the things I have allowed in your life have birthed in you Trust in me, while others things have caused your faith to grow stronger…Everything, even the bad…you have allowed me to use to Heal you and to cause your Spirit to grow a little everyday. What the enemy meant for your destruction I have turned into Praise in Your heart. You are a Mighty Warrior, My Beautiful One in whom I am so Proud! The coming days will bring confusion and doubt to so many but not to you! Your Faith in me through it all, all you have been through, Your faith is strong and your Love is Pure! Hold on to that and do not be swayed by anything! I am with you always and forever! Your are my Beloved and I am your King, Your Friend, Your Love Always!
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leave them behind for generations who will come after us. I recall the have waited sometime for the many books and biographies that have Lord to release me to tell a most strengthened my faith from Dave beautiful story. A story that forever Wilkerson, Leonard Ravenhill, DL changed my life with Christ. It was the Moody, Jim Cymbala, Watchman Nee, day when He sent me what I had Oswald Chambers, FB Meyer, Carter heard for years called the baptism of Conlon, Teresa Conlon, Jackie the Holy Spirit…the enduement of Pullinger, and countless other named power sent for service. There was and unknown missionaries who were much leading to that very day and He courageous enough to share their has gently guided me on how to share stories in a way that loved people to a the story in a way that might leave a deeper walk with Christ. Back then it legacy likened to the saints of was a glorious privilege to give a old…which is my most heart felt testimony of when you received the prayer. baptism of the Holy Spirit. It was a most cherished moment with the Lord where He would mercifully override all my previous rooted beliefs on the Holy Spirit and His spiritual gifts. Of course I was in the deepest valley of my life thus I was empty and lost of heart which I believe for me was a critical necessity in order for Him to come visit me in such a way. I often wondered through my years why such extensive discussion was given the Holy Spirit in the Word and the deep meaning of His dispersed gifts if we would rarely approach the topic within our churches. I believe the Lord has answered that question for me …yet that is for another time. Our stories are so important…we must
My writings will soon be complete and headed to print that which will share a most intimate moment I had with my sweet Savior. Because of it I was able to read scripture very differently..for I was no longer bound to my own understanding or experience and just reading the text. The beauty in His Word is often overlooked in the little things due to our “up bringing.” Yet, if we dare not take another look we might walk underneath that which Christ desires us to have at His appointed time and truly will not be as effective as He desires us to be in service. For the traditions of man really do cause His word to be of no effect.
A rather powerful statement if you dare to ponder.In an effort to walk in the Word, the booklet will include scriptures that helped me as the Lord began to teach me more about the Holy Spirit and His baptism thereof. I also answer questions of how it’s changed my relationship and working with the Lord on a daily basis in ministry.
I can tell you my experience was nothing short of holy and beautiful…gentle and precious…and supernatural. Many will continue to try to explain away the workings of the Holy Spirit by fleshly reasonings that are simply grievous to the Lord. But I am here to share with you that His work is a necessity and alive and well in the earth today. The work of I included this because I always the Spirit will be a necessity to wished there was someone who I prepare His people for coming could have asked many questions to tribulation. It is not an extension of who would give me an honest the gospel or any sort of an addition answer without coercion involved. to it…for it has always remained Also because I have heard the within the gospel message itself argument of those “I’m satisfied with from the very beginning. To avoid it all I have and do not need any would be to withhold the Word of more…” Yet if the Lord would allow the Lord from His people and for that me to give a glimpse of the we are sorely rebuked. significance to our work that rests upon the Spirit within us, I promise I would ask for prayer covering as we you… will yearn for the more. finish this project Rebuild the Ruins and that the Lord would continue to It is His gift to us and quite a direct me and those involved in it’s necessity to our callings. I also completion. I am most grateful that remember reading many many He continues to gently teach me that testimonies of other Saints which I could never know apart from aforementioned who shared there Him and His great love. personal testimony of their own baptism experience and the elements surrounding the blessing. It would do us much good to simply return to the Saints of old in prayer, teaching, and things of the Spirit.
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SURELY GOD IS MY S A LV A TION ; I WILL TRUST A ND NOT BE A FR A ID . THE LORD , THE LORD HIMSELF , IS MY STRENGTH A ND MY DEFENSE ; HE H A S BECOME MY S A LV A TION . ”
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Dear Jesus, I’m so glad that You love us all. What would I do without Your unconditional love? I see the poor and the lost, and my heart weeps for their state. I so desire to see whole nations come to Your saving grace. It’s available to all. We hear the complaints against others, and sometimes Your pioneers in the field are the worst complainers of all. Despite that fact, You don’t withhold Your love for us – or Your anointing. This Great Commission that we are all to be a part of is a big item that carries a high price tag and an abandonment of ourselves to You. Help us, Dear Jesus, to grow and move toward excellence in evangelism. I know when I step out, You are there to meet Your Word coming from my mouth with an anointing that comes with great power. It’s just that power that people need to experience. So many are running after the super-natural that I see what they really want is You. Why can’t they see that? Why can’t they experience You? Why don’t they see the benefit of knowing You? I know You are showing me the answers. Help me to be open to receiving Your grace to be an ambassador of Your love.
BETTY SPEAKS
HOW HANG GLIDING SAVED MY LIFE
When I was a child, I would always dream of flying. I literally looked forward to falling asleep and physically entering my dreams of flying with birds or flying into my purpose. Needless, to say in July, 1984, I was on a military assignment in Europe. For whatever reason, one of my compadres showed me a flyer advertising a hang gliding excursion in Scotland. Unknowingly, to me, hang gliding is the closest a human can get to soaring, a life changing bird-like flying experience. Hang gliding is not for everyone however like most sports there are life lessons that will follow you for the rest of your life. In this experience my life was change by three lifesaving skills (plane or pilot position, take off, and landing). My glider had a rigid anodized aluminum frame which was designed to maintain the shape of the wing. The wing was made of sailcloth, mylar, and dacron. 1. Plane or Pilot is the starting
position for hang gliding whereas the pilot is simply placing yourself in the plank position, being strapped into your harness as the harness is suspended from the frame of the glider. This position is pre-safety check for taking off and for ensuring that you land properly. The life lesson of getting into the pilot or plane position is that before the action is preparation process. Although those in the preparation phase are committed to action, and many us may appear ready however, we must not feel an ounce of anxiety as this step is of essence an relevant to other life challenges we encounter or life situations.
HOW HANG GLIIDNG BY BETTY SPEAKS SAVED MY LIFE 2. Taking off was amazing! This was my “Take Action phase� The hang glider itself was a non- motorized wing that I literally had run by foot for it to launch to take flight. I was flying without a motor; a noiseless, humble, and spectacular awareness. I felt as if I had been rebirthed. Meaning, I was not only living a childhood dream but I was experiencing a dream without limits.
which I wanted to fly, the glider would fly in that same direction. Selecting the sources of rising air currents was the skill to be mastered to achieve perfect flying. Having tenacity and driven fortitude allows one to complete their actions in life in order to fulfill their purpose.
3. If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it! Landing my glider for the very first time was extremely petrifying. I forgot that I Taking off or my action phase was had to come back down. I literally the one in which people most allow enjoyed flying as high as their, what ifs, buts, fear those possible while seeking air currents to negative emotions to surround their rise me faster than the proposed sink positive emotions. So, they make the rate of my glider and to move for which they have been achieve a lengthy flight. To achieve preparing. Action is the most an extended flight, I had to control noticeably busy period, and the one my weight shift. This meant that needs the highest assurance of that the rated shifts of my weight time and especially that oomph. from one side or another, turned the glider plus controlled the speed Hang gliding was a perfect of the glider by moving my weight experience for me to witness forward and back in order that I changes taking place during its might properly descend for a superb action phase. It is imperative to landing. realize that, while the action phase is the one that usually receives the You can do all things through Christ most amount of attention, it is not who strengthen you just remember the only phase during which you can to get into your proper plane or pilot make progress toward overcoming position in order that you propel in your problem. I followed precise life with an righteous take off and instructions from my instructor by land successfully as a conqueror of maintaining the pilot position and your dreams. keeping my head in the direction
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