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Author: Kimberly Blakes

  • He met me in the tub

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    Saturday night, I ran a bath before bed. I sleep better after being lightly boiled for about 30 minutes. Don’t y’all just love a good hot bath after a long work week? For me, it serves two purposes: it helps me sleep in a bit and relaxes my overworked muscles. Before I got into the…

  • First of the month

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    It’s programming. All my life, I have lived from hand to mouth. I remember as a child, the end of the month was brutal. Food stamps came on the first of every month, so the week leading to the first was famine. We ate whatever was left or given to us by the neighborhood food…

  • Visitation vs. Habitation

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    How many of us want a visit from God? That would be great, right? Imagine—God drops by, we exchange pleasantries, hugs, stories, a few tears, and then He leaves. This is what most want. We don’t want the Lord to actually live with us. That’s why Jesus had to sleep in the mountains. Folk wanted…

  • In 241 Days

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    I will be fifty in 241 days. I will have lived half a century with the belief that life was happening to me and not through me. This limiting belief caused me to sometimes pity myself. I would look at how things in my life were going and believe—erroneously—that I had no control. Imagine that.…

  • Eggshells

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    You cannot live walking on eggshells. The closer I get to 50, the freer I get. I used to try to be accepted and loved by everyone—who doesn’t want that? Then I got born again, and the scales fell from my eyes. I realized that I was now in a war I had never seen…

  • A Hug Vs A Punch in the Face

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    A hug vs. a punch in the face—which one would you want? If you are being challenged in the arena of your mind by the enemy and you cry out for help, would you want a hug or a punch in the face? This is something we need to work on as the Body of…

  • One day at a time

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    Yesterday, I took some time to just sit in silence—to quiet the voices in my head and the hurt in my heart. My apologies; I took no calls because I needed to watch my words and not wallow any longer in the heaviness. I couldn’t pray. I couldn’t even physically open my mouth. But I…

  • Quiet quitting

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    I quiet quit life a few days ago. I have nothing—no desire to do anything about anything. As I sit and think about the many disappointments and failed ventures, I decided, that’s it. The towel is thrown. I’ve done something wrong, or I am not who I think I am. I face this grim reality…

  • Free

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    You free. Ya BEEN free. The only thing holding you back is YOU. You’re not waiting on God, He’s done all He’s gonna do and is now SEATED. Now RECEIVE the FINISHED work of Christ by faith. Whatever you’re facing in life has an answer, and that answer is found in the word. Find what…

  • Mediocre

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    Sadly, at the age of 49, I am only just now learning to slow down, live in the moment, and truly enjoy life. I’m beginning to understand that it’s okay to live on my own terms and to embrace my full, authentic self. For most of my life, I was merely surviving—never thriving. I had…