There are times in your life when you need to be alone. Not really by yourself but time spent alone with the Lord. Life can be stressful and we don't always understand how we got into a particular situation. We often have questions about what we need to do next, where to go or who to turn to. So many uncertainties in life. But remember, God is always there and we do not have to live this life all by ourselves. Prayer is one of the tools He has given us. A powerful tool

A friend is defined as a person that you have a mutual bond of affection with. The urban dictionary defines a friend as someone you love who loves you, someone you trust who trusts you and someone that you respect, who respects you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest too. A friend is loyal. Wow, that is a mouthful but it describes you perfectly Stephanie. Girl you came into my life when I felt like it had just been me and the Lord, for a long time. Being

Prayer is defined as an earnest hope or wish. It is also a request for help or an expression of thanks addressed to God. But to put it simply prayer is our communication with God. Of course He already knows everything but it is important for us to make an effort to talk to Him. It gives us the chance to acknowledge Him for who He is. To come to Him in reverence and with respect as our...everything. If God is really important to you, you will make the time to talk to Him.

There is a song that I love. I am sure that you all are familiar with it. It is called, Silver and Gold by Kirk Franklin. In this song, the singer talks about how she'd rather have Jesus than silver and gold. That by itself touches my soul because I feel the same way. There is nothing more precious to me than my relationship with God. But recently, as I listen to this song, there is a different part that speaks to me just a little louder than it did before. The singer s

I am going to apologize ahead of time, if this comes across the wrong way. This is a subject that has caused me some hurt as I began my journey. Now I really believe that I am over this, that I've grown from this experience and have begun to heal. But this is something that I still would like to talk about. I am sure that you have heard people say that, when you change your life for the Lord, that you are going to lose some friends. I have heard many pastors say this over

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What is prayer? The dictionary says that it is an earnest hope or wish. Personally I believe that prayer is so much more than that. Another definition I came across is, a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship. This definition is more in tune to what I think. But to put it more simply, prayer is our conversations with the Lord. It is beneficial for us to talk to God. It is one of the most significant things we can do as

In the world today there seems to be a lack of true repentance. Repentance means to turn away from sin, to change, to regret your misdeeds and wrong doings. There are many people who say they love God, that pay their tithes and offerings, who even hold positions in their church but continue to live a worldly lifestyle. I believe this is because they are not convicted for their sins. Maybe they do not realize that they are sinning or maybe they know and believe that everyth

I find myself in a place where I just want to be used by the Lord. It doesn't matter when, where or how. I just want him to use me. I can imagine myself as a small child with my hand raised, jumping up and down, anxiously saying ooh, ooh, ooh Lord pick me, choose me, I'll do it. Not knowing what the task is or what it would require of me, just eager to do something for the Lord. This also makes me think of what it could've been like to be with the Lord before our lifetime

I believe I first heard this term on YouTube. As I was listening to the testimony of a man who decided to get to know God for himself. This term spoke volumes to me because I did not know Him personally. I always went to the church house, to my pastor to other people to find out who God was. I had gone to church my whole life and yet I was still in a place of uncertainty, where I was not sure if I really knew Him at all. At this time, I knew what I had been told about Him

When I hear others say that they are saved, I ponder just a bit because it sounds so complete and final. Like they have made it to the finish line, it sounds like they are safe and their job is done. It makes me think about the games that we played when we were little. Games like kick ball and baseball. When you made it back to the home plate you were safe and they couldn't get you out any more. That was the final destination and you could finally breathe a sigh of relie

Every year me and my friends get together for a marriage retreat. This is a time that we seek to be closer to God, closer to our spouses and closer to each other. We all look forward to this annual event. For a chance to reconnect with friends, have fun and participate in daily bonding sessions. Where we not only bond with our spouses but with each other. And we always leave this retreat with our marriages strenthened in some way. For the last two years my friends have t

It has been a continual prayer of mine for the Lord to present me with opportunities to speak about him. Since I found God, I have a passion to share of his love, his grace and mercy. Now when I was asking for these things I was only talking about speaking to someone whose path I may cross or a chance to speak to my friends and family about him. And I was always granted a moment to do just that. The thing about God is that, when he answers your prayers, he will not only g

This is about a message I received yesterday morning. Now before I tell you what the message was I want to tell you what I prayed about the night before. Before I went to bed I talked to the Lord about a lot of things. But specifically I spoke to him about me being so distracted lately. Every since I finished my book, I have had so much on my mind Everything from posting videos, to managing a website, this blog, my job, my family. I just got a lot going on right now. S

I don't want too sound cocky but I knew I was going to get the scholarship. The way the Lord had answered my prayers. He had given me exactly what I asked for. This had to work and it did. When I received the message from my publisher that I did indeed win a scholarship, I had yet another reason to give him praise. The essay I wrote was titled Why I Want To Be An Author. Sherry R Kirkland Book Camp Stanton Publishing House 10-8-2017 Why I Want to Be an Author The question

There is something about me being asleep that allows the Lord to communicate with me easier. Maybe it's because I 'm not distracted or because I'm more relaxed or maybe it's just because I'm more receptive. I really don't know how it works, I just know that it does. If you have read my book you know that I receive a lot of dreams. Outside of my daily walks, I frequently receive answers to my prayers through my dreams. On this particular day October 4, 2017 I received gui

My Extraordinary Walk is my personal testimony. It is about me finding God and forging a personal relationship with Him. It is in Him that I found my passion and purpose for life. As I drew closer to him he drew closer to me and that's when my whole life has changed. I began to experience God, which is something that I never knew was even possible. For me getting to know God was easy. I did this through daily prayer, worship and reading his word. I never took a day off