This world has a way of presenting us with so many options, you can substitute just about anything, sugar, cheese, washing powder, etc. There is a generic version of everything, and option for the authentic. There is an always a different choice, a different version, an alternative solution. This “world” presents us with just about a “fill in” for everything. One time I wanted to make a chicken and cheese casserole. I was trying to save on money, so I bought a very generic ch

The Lesson of the Pound Cake by LaKisha M. Johnson Galatians 6:9- (NIV) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. I bake really well, and I mean extremely well. But this did not happen overnight. I am particularly good at baking pound cakes. When I first learned to bake a pound cake, it was "just ok", I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Like it was eatable, but it wasn’t good. One day, I went over to a ladie

Ecclesiastes 3:........a time to uproot A friend of mine made a post on Facebook in her status "Every once in a while, it's good to do an inventory check of people in your life...It may be time to pull some weeds so the flowers can bloom!!! This really ministered to my spirit. I began to think of what I knew about weeds. The Holy Spirit led me to this and I posted this response. " Weeds are simply plants that grow in the wrong place..they are usually native to the environment

Scripture: John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Dear Friends, I remember at one point in my life, I was waiting on a job. I had finished my MA in Gerontology and I just knew the doors were going to be opened for me. I applied and I waited. I applied again and I waited. It seemed as if nothing happened. I began to get frustrated because this process was going on for almost a year. Nothing was happening

The Promise of God for Restoration part 1 by LaKisha M. Johnson Read Luke 15:11-32 The story of a prodigal son has been talked about again and again. People have identified with time son, but there is so much to this story. There is so much more in the relationship, the emphasis is easy to look at the son, because he left, he squandered this money, but there are significant roles as well with the father and with the other son that was just sitting and watching. We know that t

Dear Friend, Our number one enemy is fear (Fear is a verb and a noun. It is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat or be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening)! Fear is associated with anxiety who also has an associate named worry, who wants to introduce you to doubt and if we become friends with doubt, then we lack faith in some areas in our life. The