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A Servant’s Song (#DearGiftedGirl)

Dear Gifted Girl,  Setting our faces like flint is not a defensive act of resilience. No. Setting our faces like flint is a response to…

06/04/2018

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The Anonymous Blessing (#DearGiftedGirl)

Dear Gifted Girl,  My prayer is that we learn contentment in our obedience, and hold steady. (I wanted to call this entry “Wait Your Turn.”)…

29/11/2017

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Dear Gifted Girl... ELEVATE.

Dear Gifted Girls, It is time. Make a calculated move to go higher. We determine speed, so no one worry about “not having time” or…

06/11/2017

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The “I” Word (#DearGiftedGirl)

Dear Gifted Girl,  I hear this word more often than I think I should. I am sure you hear it once or twice…a month.  intimidate…

28/10/2017

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Ready to Play?

Dearest Royal Ones,  We get plenty of time — it depends how we look at and honor time, of course — to discover our purpose,…

06/06/2017

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All In (#GiftedGirls reflection)

There’s a video clip circulating of service at The Potter’s House where Bishop Jakes and the worship team sing and declare, “Whatever it takes, I’m…

25/05/2017

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Stay on Course (#GiftedGirls #Q2)

Dear Gifted Girls, The temptation to do good can also be a distraction from what is GOD. When it comes to our talents (See Matthew…

19/04/2017

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At the Mercy… (#GiftedGirls)

Dear Gifted Girl, You are not at the mercy of your memories. You have the ability through Christ to #reignwell and conquer where He placed…

24/01/2017

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The Path to Value (general reflection)

A conversation with a friend sparked the idea for this post. She accepted an invitation to use her gift at an event, and saw quickly…

14/01/2017

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Authorizations (#GiftedGirls)

photo bucket.com (s338) This verse is the focus of our meditation on authorizations. Believe it Gifted Girl, we have the power over granting access in…

10/01/2017

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Know Your Place (#Gifted Girls)

From stock.adobe.com Our place in others’ lives depends on where they place us, and the purpose they allow us to serve Our place is their…

04/01/2017

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Beware of Beautiful Lies

Image: searchquotes.com Just a reminder, Dear Ones, that when we detour from the Lord’s will for us it is not because “they” lied to us,…

07/11/2016

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Run Girl, Run!

Dear Gifted Girl, This is our time. Now. Press through procrastination, and keep pressing. It is ours to make the move. Now. To implement and…

06/11/2016

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Bye Bill…You’re Just Dust!

You know, when God invades our earth with His divine word, it still works His will in us after the feeling and awe passes. When…

25/02/2016

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Quiet Departure (#GiftedGirl)

Dear Gifted Girl, If I know you, you already made three or four compelling arguments. Your tried to convince. You made compromise attempts. You even…

10/02/2016

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Behold, I am going…and I will say (#CrownShine)

You know, restoration and recovery are amazing words. We may declare them with mental assent, but there’s such depth beneath the surface. God’s ability to…

17/10/2015

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On the Eve of Obedience (reflection)

In the next two weeks I will host my first Annual Fall Class. The topic is Bodily Intercession. This morning I thanked the Lord for…

15/10/2015

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For the Gifted Girl…Who Waits

I knew people for whom I did nothing right. They criticized constantly and “suggested” over and again that I change…to someone I was not. It…

13/10/2015

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You are a Beautiful Anomaly (Gifted Girl)

Dear Gifted Girl, It’s been a little while, yet you remain in my heart and prayers as we walk together on the Path to Reigning.…

19/08/2015

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Dear Gifted Girl, make the announcement…

Hey Gifted Girls! I’ve been praying for us this week. Today, dare greatly! Make the announcement. I NO LONGER FEAR LOSS. You sensed Holy Spirit…

30/04/2015

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Promises #CrownShine

A few years back my pastor taught a life-changing series on giving. It was about more than offerings and organized church. He taught life principles…

28/04/2015

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Survival is not Submission (Gifted Girls)

Dear Gifted Girl, You are loved. God loves you and remains aware of your condition — in heart, in soul, and in spirit. There’s a…

02/04/2015

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Your Rooted Identity

If any man be in Christ he is a new creature. Old things are passed away and behold, all things become new. On the surface,…

10/01/2015

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Good Stewardship (not a money reflection)

Today’s entry in my Bonhoeffer devotional warns against fixing the heart on possessions because worry is the result. The idea is that we learn to…

05/01/2015

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Partners for the process (Boaz's maids)

Like many of you, my mind is an interesting place. In one day I’m mulling over a few different scriptures. Recently I took a fresh look…

03/01/2015

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Monitor Good Intentions #CrownShine

Happy New Year, Kingdom Queens! Because a great contribution to my increase in wisdom and understanding in 2014 came through the old writings of Dietrich…

02/01/2015

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Choose Your Cycle: Virtuous or Vicious

Liz Wiseman (2010) suggests that actions create “self-perpetuating” (p. 36)  cycles. She explains the virtuous cycle and the vicious cycle. What we do determines what…

31/12/2014

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Avoid the Temptation to Sabotage, pt. 2

In the last entry, we looked at the risk of being “under” affliction for so long that we succumb to the conditioning and can sabotage…

30/12/2014

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Avoid the Temptation to Sabotage

Dear Ones,  Do not think yourself so far “under” struggle or affliction that 1) things will never and improve and 2) you will not know…

28/12/2014

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Public. Private. Secret.

Y’all, blame this one on Blue Bloods again. A protected celebrity said something to the detective that got me. The detective disagreed, but the celebrity…

07/12/2014

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Decisions (a reflection)

Shake your heads at me if you want, but I’ve got a new TV show. It’s a police show called Blue Bloods. The father and…

24/11/2014

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The Power of One Word

This past weekend I was privileged to attend a one-day conference for women, many of whom gave their testimony before a large group for the…

18/11/2014

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Courage to Keep and Do

Let’s begin this reflection with a declaration. I need more courage to obey than to fight. What do you think? Here is some context to consider. God gives…

15/11/2014

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Keeping Time

I used to be rhythmically challenged. In high school it was marching band. In college it was choir, when we sang gospel music. If the…

13/11/2014

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Which is Your Wilderness

When we refer to a “wilderness experience” these days the general meaning leans toward separation, trial, testing and proving. God, as our governor, oversees our…

04/11/2014

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So, You Think God Owes You... (#CrownShine)

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons… (Acts 10:34) We take part of…

09/10/2014

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Stop the Dripping (#CrownShine devotional)

Where I live, it rained most of the night and early morning. And as I woke up to lightning, thunder and sheets of rain, I…

06/10/2014

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You Can Only Go So Far (#CrownShine)

I’m not talking about your efforts or energies or potential. I mean you — literally and physically. And me. We (physically) can only go so…

02/10/2014

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Lust: Manage it or be Delivered from it? (#CrownShine)

You can blame this one on Andy Stanley too! In his book Enemies of the Heart, he explains the ins and outs of four controlling…

25/09/2014

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Love Does Not Harbor (#CrownShine)

Okay, blame this one on Andy Stanley and his book Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions that Control You. I’ve only…

24/09/2014

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