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**REPOSTED*** African American women have always been a very spiritual people. We are, and can be, very unique in our spiritual practices. We have learned from our mothers, our grandmothers, great-grandmothers and aunts, how to have an active prayer life and how to direct our prayers accordingly. We have seen the tears of our mothers and grandmothers and even from women we do not know. We have seen the bond and support between friends who have loss a loved one or going through a particular issue. We have seen on many occasions how our African American sisters come together in a time of need. With everything that is going on in the world today. It is time for us to return to the prayers of our ancestors. As many of you will remember, our ancestors prayers were not always "loving" or "forgiving" prayers. Our ancestors prayers had a lot to do with what they truly felt in their hearts at that time. For those of you who are followers of the Bible, you have r...

Gossip the Destroyer When we hear the word gossip , some of us immediately recall our high school or middle school years. Or our time spent as a cheerleader, or in a sorority. But gossip is a spirit that many carry with them throughout their entire lifetime. They eat, crave, sleep and feed off the information of others, like a parasite mistaken for cancer, as it destroys the body from within and without. Gossipers, who are defined as talebearers in the Holy Bible, can ruin much more than a person's character. They destroy relationships, they destroy another person's self-esteem, they destroy everything that...could have been. Gossip destroys what could have been, even the gossiper's soul. And since he sows discord among friends and family and oftentimes conveys lies, it is one of the acts that births the things that God hates. Let's list them: Proverbs 6:16-19 , “These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look,...

Selling Your Soul to the Devil Does a person really sell their soul to the devil? We hear a lot of talk regarding some celebrities, musicians and actors selling their soul to the devil. Can you really sell your soul to the devil? Let's think about it for a second... Is it that easy to sell your soul? Is it even possible? The first thing we must do is ask the question what is a soul? Oftentimes, the words soul and spirit are used interchangeably. Today, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the two and many have come up with their own ideas and fascinations not according to the Bible, but rather from Hollywood movies which really gives us nothing more than further unanswered questions. Let's take a look at some scriptures regarding the soul. Genesis 2:7, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul.” Man became a living soul...man became a living being. ...

Binding and Loosing Power Taking Control of your Life Series I always say, “There is tremendous power in the Holy Bible. You just have to know how to work.” I hear many people talk about how this person brings on stress and this person brings on drama and how being around certain people—even some family is stressful. Sometimes I listen, but oftentimes, especially if they are a close friend or family member, I'll ask, “Have you read Matthew 16:19?” Typical response is, “Hmm, I'll have to read it to see what it says.” They'll read starting with verse 17 and ending on 19 some may read 20 as well. Then give me...the blank stare. Okay. In the Strong's Concordance Greek #1210, the word bind means, to tie, bind, imprison, bound, tied, in bonds, knit, wound. The word loose in the Greek #3089 means, to loose, untie, release, break, destroy, put off from, melt, unloose. Whatever you bind on earth in bound in the heavenlies. Whatever you loose on earth is loosed ...