Month: April 2025

Hills

Hills

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Hills

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”  

Psalm 121 NSV

In this Psalm David knew his  help cane from the LORD. As a young boy he worked as a shepherd, tending to his father’s sheep. He displayed skills in music and fighting. He was the same boy who took out Goliath with a smooth stone and his slingshot.

David spent a lot of time in those hills, hiding from King Saul who had plans to cut his life short. Now a king himself, he reflects on those hills. Facing despair, grief, and loneliness, he was kept safe and alive. Even in the darkest places, God was still there, leading, protecting, and fulfilling the promises he had given him when he was a youth.

What do you see when you gaze upon your own hills? I see a God has carried,  providing, protecting, and helping me through the challenges.  He made a way out of no way. We are not alone on the journey friends. His Word reminds us that he is with us.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up. 

No More Tears

No More Tears

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No More Tears

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelations 21:4 NIV

The scripture I have chosen to share today holds a promise of restoration, where the current world will pass away and God will bring about a new reality. The promise that God will wipe away every tear is accompanied by other things that exist in our current world that will be done away with in the world to come.

Life in this world is a mixture of good, bad, sad, mad, ups. downs, and roller coaster, which forces us to grapple with various emotions. There are tears, sorrow, pain, suffering, sickness, death, accidents, and natural calamities. Like Marvin Gaye song, it makes me wanna hollar. But we as believers are not without HOPE.

Hope my friends is defined in scripture as a confident expectation and trust in God’s promises and character, leading to a belief in future blessings and a renewed sense of strength.

Let me leave you, my aunts, uncles, and family with this scripture, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5. To me there is nothing more comforting and hopeful than those words. This verse has helped me up, held me up, and built me up. It has carried me through many days.

Let us continue to lift each other up in prayer as we always seek peace, encouragement, and support for one another. Amen.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time owe should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

Exhale

Exhale

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EXHALE

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NEV

What does it mean to exhale? The dictionary defines it as an act of expelling or releasing. It can also metaphorically refer to expressing or releasing emotions or feelings.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as the voice, she is one of the most awarded performers of all time. She broke both gender and racial barriers. In 2023 she was ranked second on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest singers of all time. And we know this is true when she delivered an unforgettable performance of the Star Spangle Banner at Super bowl 25 in 1991.

In 1995, she starred in the movie, Waiting to Exhale. This romantic comedy-drama film was directed by Forest Whitaker. The film was an adaptation from the 1992 novel by Terry McMillan. It’s a story about 4 college-educated, middle-class black women who rely on one another to overcome several personal and professional crises. From that movie came several songs like, It hurt like hell by Aretha Franklin, not gon cry by Mary J. Blige, and my funny valentine by Chaka Khan. One more song comes to mind by Whitney Houston called, Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

Allow me to share some of the words and if you are like me, I hadn’t heard it in a good while, when you get some time, listen to it.

“Everyone falls in love sometime
, sometimes it’s wrong
 and sometimes it’s right, for every win
 someone must fail
but there comes a point when
 we exhale, sometimes you’ll laugh
, sometimes you’ll cry
 life never tells us the when’s or why’s
, when you’ve got friends to wish you well
 you’ll find your point when you will exhale, hearts are often broken when there are words unspoken, in your soul there’s answers to your prayers, If you’re searching for a place you know
 a familiar face, somewhere to go, you should look inside yourself, you’re halfway there
 Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop be doop
 all you gotta do is say shoop be doop.”

The Psalms I am sharing today is an expression of praise, even with all the troubles the people  were experiencing, they beilieved God would bring them restoration and healing.  Our God is the Great physician, He is all-powerful and can heal us from the inside out. As we exhale, we do so as an act of expelling negativity and releasing ourselves to just trust God with our emotions and feelings.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

Where are You Living?

Where are You Living?

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Where Are You Living

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now its springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah  43:18-19 NIV

This passage is a powerful call to move beyond past experiences and focus on God’s ongoing work in the present. It also suggests that God is constantly creating new things and that we should be open to His new plan and purpose for our lives.

I know I am probably the only person in the world who has been guilty of holding on to the past. I held on pretty tight allowing myself to fuel those fires, that consumed me in all its bad ways. How was holding on to the past helping me now. It wasn’t it was just a waste of my time and energy. Did you know that holding on to the past is a lot of work and stress for our bodies and mind.

There came a point where I had to start thinking about this stuff and what it was doing to my spirit.  What was the use of giving over and praying about things in my life, if I was only going to pick it up again and put it back in my knapsack.

Frankly y’all there came a point where I recognized that not only was I tired, but this was not healthy. Then the revelation hits. It was like that prodigal son moment, where I realized, I didn’t have to stay in the shape that I was in, because not only do I have a God to take my burdens to, and I can leave them there too. Glory!

What does living in the past steal from us? Missed Opportunities, Happiness, freedom, peace, laughter, willingness, time, Leads to stagnation, no focus, bitterness, false judgments, and a distorted view of ourselves and the world.

What should living beyond the past look like? Freedom in my mind, laughter in my mouth, faith in the way I walk, forgiveness starting with self, new adventures with new eyes, Love deep in my heart, inner peace that lets me rest in Gods will and way, understanding that I can let IT GO, joy that bounces off of me and on to you, acceptance as I move on,  and clarity that says to my spirit, I WILL LET IT, THEM, THIS, and THAT GO!.

What’s my point family and friends?  When we live in the past, it takes from us in the presence and can drastically affect our future.  Life is too short, and death is too sure, to live in the past. JUST LET IT GO! AMEN.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

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