1-800 God's Luv

You've prayed about it—but have you actually released it?

Sometimes we give a situation to God in prayer and then immediately pick it back up through worrying, overthinking, replaying conversations, and trying to determine how everything should work out.

In this episode, we're talking about the difference between praying about something and truly surrendering it. We'll discuss trusting God's timing, releasing our preferred outcomes, recognizing when God is calling us to act versus when our need for control is driving us, and what to do when we realize we're struggling to trust Him.

You don't have to know how God will answer or when the answer will come.

You've prayed about it. Now take your hands off it and trust God with what happens next.

What do you do when you desperately want something to change—but changing it isn't within your control? You pray.

In this episode, we're talking about releasing our need to control people, circumstances, and outcomes and learning to entrust them to God instead. Prayer isn't about convincing God to give us exactly what we want. It's an act of surrender that acknowledges He can see, know, and do what we cannot.

We'll also talk about maintaining your faith when the people around you don't believe the way you do, trusting God without visible evidence, and resisting the temptation to constantly check your circumstances for proof that God is working.

Some things aren't yours to fix.

Cover them in prayer, keep your eyes on God, and trust Him with the outcome.

Have you ever avoided a conversation, opportunity, or act of obedience because fear had already convinced you that you knew how it would turn out?

Fear has a way of predicting rejection, conflict, failure, and worst-case scenarios before anything has actually happened. And if we're not careful, we'll make real decisions based on imaginary outcomes.

In this episode, we're talking about recognizing the voice of fear, refusing to let it dictate our decisions, and learning to trust God when we can't see what He sees or know what He knows.

Feeling afraid doesn't mean you have to obey fear. When God has given you direction, you can trust the One who already knows what's waiting on the other side of your obedience.

Fear doesn't know the future. God does.

Have you ever taken a day to rest, only to find yourself feeling guilty because you weren't being productive?

Sometimes we become so accustomed to being busy that we forget rest is necessary, too. Rest doesn't mean you're lazy, unmotivated, or falling behind. Sometimes your body simply needs an opportunity to recharge.

In this episode, I share what God reminded me about the importance of rest and how easily negative thoughts can make us question whether we've done enough.

But that's not all! I'm also sharing three personal experiences that challenged my faith, obedience, and willingness to trust God with my finances. Each situation required me to recognize the difference between what my flesh wanted to do and what I believed God was leading me to do.

Sometimes obedience means giving when you don't think you need to. Other times, it means saying no when your first instinct is to say yes. And sometimes it means trusting God when you're uncomfortable with the outcome.

The question is: Will you obey God even when His instructions don't align with what you want to do?

Join me as I share how God has been stretching my faith, teaching me to trust Him, and reminding me that it's okay to rest while continuing to walk in obedience.

Sometimes you don't need another instruction from God—you need to return to the last thing He already told you to do.

In this episode, we're talking about getting back in position spiritually. Life gets busy, routines change, and before we realize it, we can drift away from prayer, fasting, spending intentional time with God, and other spiritual disciplines we know are important.

This isn't a message about condemnation or perfection. It's a reminder that you can recognize where you've gotten off track and simply begin again.

We'll talk about intentionally making room for God, returning to spiritual disciplines, standing on His Word when circumstances haven't changed yet, and trusting Him with the outcomes you cannot control.

Maybe God isn't asking you to do something new. Maybe He's saying, “Get back in position.”

Just because you can't see anything happening doesn't mean nothing is happening.

In this episode, I'm talking about learning to take life one day at a time without rushing the process God has you in. Real change doesn't happen overnight. Growth requires discipline, consistency, patience, and the willingness to keep going even when you can't see immediate results.

Sometimes other people will even recognize the change in you before you recognize it in yourself.

The same principle applies to prayer. Once you've prayed, you don't have to know exactly how God is going to answer. God knows what you're praying for, He knows when you're ready for it, and He knows the process required to prepare you for it.

Your responsibility isn't to figure out every detail of how God will do it. Pray, keep growing, stay consistent, and trust God with the process.

Motivation will get you started, but discipline and consistency are what keep you going.

In this episode, we're talking about what the gym can teach us about life and our walk with God. You can't expect results without training, consistency, and putting in the work—and the same principle applies to the things God has called you to accomplish.

It won't always be easy, and you won't always feel motivated. But you don't have to carry the weight by yourself. When God is your partner, you can keep moving without allowing the burden to consume you.

Stay focused. Don't let what's happening around you distract you from where God is leading you. Keep putting in the work, remain disciplined, and above everything else, keep your eyes on God.

When you're facing something in your life, what's your first response? Do you call somebody? Worry about it? Gossip about it? Try to figure everything out yourself? Or do you stop and ask, “What does the Word of God say about this?”

In this episode, I’m talking about becoming strategic with Scripture and prayer. Whatever you're facing—whether it concerns you, your relationship, your children, your finances, your health, or someone you love—go to God's Word and find out what He says about it.

And when someone asks you to pray for them, don't just pray based on what you feel. Find Scripture that applies to their situation and begin praying God's Word over them.

Sometimes we need to stop talking so much about the problem and start speaking God's Word over it.

There is a Word for what you're facing. Find it. Meditate on it. Pray it. Believe it. And apply it.

What happens when your morning starts going completely different from the way you planned?

After my workout, I was already pressed for time trying to wash and dry my clothes, get home, shower, get dressed, eat, and make it to my 9:00 a.m. hair appointment. Then the washing machine decided it didn't want to cooperate.

Immediately, I started calculating, rearranging, rushing—and getting frustrated.

But somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, I caught myself. I could feel myself getting ready to complain, and instead, I shifted.

God, I thank You.

I thanked God that I was physically able to move as quickly as I was moving. I thanked Him that I could dress myself, feed myself, drive myself where I needed to go, and that I was clothed in my right mind. The circumstances hadn't changed yet—but my perspective had.

And then, right when I thought I was running out of time, my hairstylist texted me that she was running 15 minutes late—the extra time I needed to make another stop and get my clothes into a working washing machine.

Sometimes the lesson isn't that everything will go according to our plans. Sometimes the lesson is learning how to respond when it doesn't.

In this episode, I'm talking about interrupting complaints with gratitude, turning frustration into prayer, trusting God when plans change, and recognizing that an inconvenience doesn't have to determine your attitude.

I could complain. But God, I thank You. 🙌🏾

Nothing had changed yet. The clothes still weren't washed. I was still pressed for time. But I changed what was coming out of my mouth.”

What started as a simple trip to take my 85-year-old grandmother to a doctor's appointment became a morning I'll never forget.

Growing up, my grandmother and I weren't particularly close. As a child, I even carried the belief that another grandchild was her favorite. Later in life, we experienced conflict that created even more distance between us. But that wasn't the end of our story.

Years later, our relationship looks completely different.

On the way to her appointment, we began talking about God, prayer, faith, and the power of believing God even when you can't see what He's doing. As I listened to my grandmother talk about how strongly she believes in prayer, I realized something: I have that same kind of faith. The faith she was describing sounded just like mine.

And on the ride home, there we were—grandmother and granddaughter—singing worship songs together.

After I dropped her off and told her I loved her, gratitude overwhelmed me. I thanked God that my grandmother is still here. I thanked Him that at 85 years old she's still able to get up, move around, talk about God, sing worship songs, and spend a morning with me. But I also thanked God that I was physically able and willing to show up for her.

Sometimes we don't recognize the significance of a moment until we're driving away from it.

This episode is about family, reconciliation, serving the people we love while they're still here, generational faith, and learning to appreciate the ordinary moments that may one day become some of our most precious memories.

I thought I was just taking Grandma to the doctor. God knew He was giving me something much greater.