Top 2 things the church should tell every Christian single:

Top 2 things the church should tell every Christian single:

1. A successful & blessed marriage is built off of more than marrying not to burn. There are so many couples who have this thirst quenched while their marriages are falling apart, just to end up not even wanting sex because the sight of the other disgusts them.

 2. Just because you've mastered loving God does not make you capable of loving a mate; these two concepts should be taught seperately. Being in relationship with a man or woman is different than being in one with an all knowing all powerful God who doesn't need his clothes washed.

Do not marry for love; Marry for relationship. The better the relationship the greater the love. My commitment to the relationship is what makes me stay and fight not my love... and this is true for both Jesus and man.

No Apologies

The moment when the story of who you are and what you do and do not deserve meets reality, purpose, and destiny... thats when life truly begins. The harsh reality of confronting the lies you told yourself, the untruths or half truths spoken over your life, dismantling fairytales, and conquering the fear of the unknown. Let this be the year of 'no apologies' as you come into yourself with success and failures, cries and laughs, ups and downs. Never apologize for your story; never apologize for your journey. I celebrate with you as people wonder where your secret lies while they attempt to discredit you in your awesomeness...EvenYou. #‎EvenEbony‬

Commitment

The happenings of life make keeping commitments seem difficult but the test of a man is not in his ability to make a commitment but his ability to recommit to this vow everyday he wakes up and every moment that he is faced with temptation. There will come a day the sign-up perks will disappear and you are required to invest more, pay interest, and not get a return. Salvation seems like a come up when you’re down but the test comes when you feel like you don’t ‘need’ it anymore; just as with other commitments like school, health, and marriage.#EvenEbony.  A wise person once said A commited person stays loyal to what they said they were going to do long after the mood they said it in has passed.

The moment...

 

The moment in your life when you realize all that had happened has prepared you for what is about to take place and you take a deep breath and smile. You are aware that it wasn’t your degrees that equipped you but the life experiences of being a poor black girl from the inner city being a witness of crime, addiction, and abuse. In those years was when the seed was planted that would make me a rarity, a jewel, a light. In those years I was becoming who I am today. Who would of... ever thought the unloved and voiceless would be surrounded by so much love and her words would be making room for her. I am aware that it is not my accolades that qualify me for what I am walking into cannot be taught or imitated but rather a divine experience that was ordained just for me. Those things I endured and once despised has been repurposed and I’m not even mad about it. Today I tell God ‘Thank You’ because of the hand I was dealt I will make my mark as a believer, as a mother, as a wife, as a writer, and as a CEO. ‪#‎EvenEbony‬ #2016