Overwhelmed By Life, Yet Overruled By God
the same way we have the right to object to something we don’t agree with, God also has the right to simply overrule it
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Cristal Pittman
Cristal Pittman
Obedience in the Midst of Obscurity
Have you ever been asked a question and you couldn’t think of an answer? But the second the answer was revealed you immediately said, “Ooh! I knew that.” I think we’ve all been there.
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Welcome to Lonelyville: Lonely but Chosen
Just as we know that Judas’ betrayal, no matter how necessary it was, hurt Jesus. We also know that his rejection by those he was closest to—his friends and family—hurt just as much. However, this did not stop Jesus. This did not keep Him from pressing forward with His mission.
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Marriage: The Christ-Love Example
How can we convey the Biblical message of unconditional love when we live in a generation that is so ready to throw away relationships?
7 min readHaving the Heart of God
For years of my life—and I do mean years—I have asked God to change how I love. I asked Him to change me. I got tired of giving and feeling depleted afterward. I got tired of allowing yet another person into my world only for me to end up disappointed and dropped at the end. (This goes for both romantic and non-romantic relationships) And when God didn’t take this heart from me, I vowed to be different. I vowed to not allow others to be as accessible to me as I would have in the past. I went int
6 min readDon't Forget to Check Your Blind Spot!
Blind spots are tough. I mean…they’re blind spots. If we knew what our blind spots were, well then…they wouldn’t be blind spots.
9 min readThe Faith Factor
“This was a mistake. Maybe God didn’t really tell me to do that like I thought. Maybe it was me.” Have you been here before? Have you ever doubted what God told you—I mean, what you surely knew that He told you all because things got a little hard? Before I started this blog and every time before I got ready to launch it, one more thing occurred and I’m like, “Well, maybe this just isn’t meant to be.” Ha! Faith is…hard. I don’t care what anyone tells you. That’s why some people just don’t get it
6 min read"But I Don't Wanna Be Strong!" : The Christian Temper Tantrum
Don’t throw a temper tantrum! Don’t stomp your feet telling God how you would rather wish things to be.
8 min readCh. 6: It, Them, They...STOP!
Why is that I still feel this need to have the approval and “like” of sometime-y, inconsistent, not-sure-how-they-feel-about-me people?
8 min readCh. 5: Mental Health and Me
The sooner we erase this stigma that not only lives in the black community but that is also running rampant in our churches, the better off
12 min readIn the Silence...He Speaks
And that’s when I realized that it is during my silence that God’s voice is the loudest. That is when I can hear Him so clearly.
4 min readWorth The Wait
n the scriptures in Jeremiah 29:14, it talks about how God will deliver you from bondage and captivity. But it doesn’t stop there.
6 min readTurn the Faucet Off
Have you ever laid in bed at night and heard the annoying “drip, drip” of a faucet that you didn’t turn off tightly enough?
8 min readChapter 2: She's a Mean One...
I don’t know about you, but I often get tired of myself; of the way that I am. I tend to ask myself, “What is wrong with you?
6 min readUnwrapping My Truth
I was angry, bitter, pissed off, frustrated, and a whole other plethora of adjectives that I just didn’t feel like naming at the time. I was tired. I was a failure. I felt like I could possibly be failing my kids as well. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I take GOOD care of my babies. They are my heart and if anyone ever…
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