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I Didn’t Wanna Do It

A lot of you may not know, but….last year I started a non-profit.

I didn’t wanna do it.

It wasn’t my idea.

But God set me up.

Have you ever been set up by God? You’re minding your own business, living life, not havinga clue that God is sneaking something into your veins…You don’t notice at first because it’s so subtle, but little by little—He lays the groundwork knowing that someday He’s going to pop the question.

Ugh.

That happened to me last January. I felt the tug. Felt the whisper: Star...

3 Steps for Prospering in your God-Given Strength

Did you know that your greatest strength has the potential to also be your greatest weakness? Click to Tweet.

That’s because anything that God gives us, Satan tries to pervert.

Satan sought to disable my gift of communication in a couple of ways. First he tried to prevent me from ever speaking in the first place by causing insecurity to consume me. From an early age he whispered lies to me like:

You have nothing worthwhile to say.

Why would anyone ever listen to you?

Besides, you’re nobody...

Do you Know the Power of your Words?

The other day I was coaching a client when she began to complain. “My husband is plain lazy. He just can’t hold down a job. I just need to face the facts—we’ll always be broke.”

I had to stop her right there. She was giving me the facts. She was reporting her circumstances, but she didn’t realize the power of her words. Do you?

Let me explain. There is a huge difference between facts and truth.

In the book of Genesis when darkness covered the face of the earth God didn’t report the circumst...

Are You an Eyewitness?

Suffering is not a fun topic to talk about, and yet, none of us are immune. Each of us suffer throughout life in various ways. Some of us suffer in health, some in relationships, some in our career. Some of us financially. The areas are endless.

Insecurities, fears, struggles.

Weaknesses threaten to make us feel insecure.

Insults threaten to make us offended.

Hardships threaten to take our joy.

Persecution makes us want to fight back.

Difficulties make us want to give up.

But I love what th...

The Lips of an Adulterous Man

Have you ever felt trapped in a relationship? Have you ever felt deceived by flattery and empty promises? Maybe you’ve been with an adulterous man. Now there is a term that we don’t often used when referring to the male species, but, honestly, where did we get the idea that only women can act deceitfully in order to lure?

When I think of the adjective, adulterous, I often think of a woman engaged in prostitution, but check out the other translations for the word adulteress: the Hebrew word...

When Lame Blames

I’m about to make a shocking statement. Are you ready? It may not be what you want to heart, but it’s the truth: Not all infirmities are really physical issues.

I know what you’re probably thinking. Seriously, Christy. How can you say that? You’re not a doctor!

Not I didn’t rush out and get a medical degree, but I’m basing this statement of the story of the man Jesus healed at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus healed a man who had been lame for 38 years. Lame wasn’t born that way. He got bound th...

When Bondage is Familiar

Blinding rain slapped my windshield. After attending a writer’s conference in Dallas, I had less than seventy miles to go to get to my home in Oklahoma City, but remnants of Hurricane Ike making their way north made it difficult to see. I focused on the white dotted lines to navigate my way and strained to read the sign up ahead. As I got closer I breathed a sigh of relief. The familiar blue, red and yellow of the IHOP and Holiday Inn Express logos never looked so good. Next exit, the sign...

The Struggle to Freedom

You may have heard the story about the little boy who watched the butterfly struggle to get out of its cocoon. The little boy wanted to help, so he got some scissors and cut the cocoon so the butterflycould be free. Instead of fluttering away, however, the butterfly fell to the ground and died.

What the little boy didn’t realize is that when a butterfly is trying to come out of its cocoon, the only way he can strengthen his wings is by beating them against the cocoon. The struggle allows it...

Last Call

When the bills pile up.

When your kids rebel.

When the doctor gives a bad report.

When your boyfriend breaks up or your husband wants a divorce.

Is Christ your first call or last call?

Truth be known, my life was a wreck, but I thought I could fix it. I didn’t want to ask God for help because I thought His answer would be too

restrictive.

difficult.

judgmental.

That’s how I viewed a Christian life. Full of rules and restrictions, a long list of things I couldn’t do.

Bor…….ing!

Asking God fo...

How to Spot an Abusive Man

Today on Soul Fit, we are going to talk about how to spot an abusive man. And ladies, let me say this: Abuse is not always physical. Physical abuse leaves scars to prove its existence, but wounds caused from emotional abuse create invisible scars. Both cause tremendous damage. Read the rest or watch here:

Men who are abusive prey on women with some type of vulnerability that makes them an easy target. None of us are immune to being vulnerable at some point in our lives, so the more we recogn...