Better not Bitter 😊

Heyyyy good people and others. Hope all is well your way. It's pretty good my way so no complaints.

One of the things I admire about David is that in all of Saul's attempts to destroy him; David didn't get bitter…. He got better. David truly loved and respected Saul despite his hatred for David. There were many times that David could've easily taken his life. Yet, all he did was show him, that his grace was sufficient. 😄

Can you imagine the person you hating walking up on your blindspot and them not taking your life? 👀 Talk about restraint under pressure. David showed Saul this grace multiple times! Yet, Saul still lacked understanding.

Understanding is something that the word tells us to get (Ephesians).

Yet, Saul's hatred blinded him from accepting what God continued to show him through David. Saul might have caused David to run to the wilderness. But, David eventually established community there. David may have been separated from his family. But eventually he was able to be with them again.

Nothing Saul did interrupted the growth or strength that David needed on his journey of becoming King. Everything he meant for his bad, was used for his good. (…..) Every negative situation he was put in. He was able to make something out of nothing.

Saul's bitterness cost him the exact “everything” he desired to take from David; including his life. David's potential revealed Saul's wickedness 🫠. Dried up Saul's “good fruit”. Saul was so invested in his selfish ambition to set a trap for David he never realized the trap he set for himself.

It doesn't pay to be bitter. It does pay to be better.

Don't make the bad things, the slander, the hate, the group tactics and schemes of the enemy convince you that being blindly bitter is better. Do better by staying true to who you are. Just as David did.

Be easy. Love ya. Later.

Kashya Dunlap (the one and ONLY)

Wanting Everything That's Mine ‼️

Heyyy beautiful people and others. Hope you're having an amazing day. Me, I'm chilling….literally 🥁. 😆 Anywho, tell me something good down in the comments. I know you have something that you can give God a praise about 👀. Okay, you might have to find it with everything going on but find it !!

Can I tell you something?! It's a rhetorical question don't worry about it 😀. God is too good of a father to NOT give you what's rightfully yours. That's just my believe. Yea, if someone tried to dress up like you, walk like you, talk like you.. then you might have to do a little extra to get it. But the plans he has for you are STILL going to come to pass. 🤷🏿‍♀️

Why?! Because God uses everything for our good (Ro 8:28). See what those who covet what you have don't realize is that they are already out of order. I know, I know. Someone will come along and say we're not under the law. Ohh, but that spirit is!

The word tells us to study the laws day and night (Joshua 1:8). Why?! Because God desires for us to write these things on our heart (Romans 2:15). When we do this it allows us to have our own inner reflection. Allowing us to judge ourselves, our spirit man, more than we spend time judging others.

We may not be under the law when we are walking with Christ but it is still the guide he will use to judge us in fairness. I'm not sure about YOU, but I know for me I want ALL that God has stored up for me. Not what he has planned for someone else.

Joseph's story is a prime example of this in the word. His brothers were jealous and envious of him. Yet, all the bad they intended for him was used for his good.

Sometimes you might have to take a different route to get to the final destination God has for you. As long as you stay on course with the great I AM. You'll reach YOUR destination. Don't let those seeking to kill your destiny for your life cause you to take your eyes off the Father. You SHALL LIVE and not DIE ‼️

Keep walking in faith and ensure you get everything that the great I AM has in store for you. Be easy.

Love ya. Later.

Shya D.

The Wisdom in Gatekeeping

Heyyyy Beautiful People! What's goodie? Hope it's been nothing but well. Even in the midst of the current storm taking place in the Earth. Me, I'm doing alright. Could be a little warmer that's for sure but I'm grateful it's not like last year 🙌🏿.

I was sitting here listening to my father speak and he just laid something so simple down to me. He gathered a lesson he highlighted to me from the prior week and merged it with the parable of the 10 virgins (Matt 25:1-13).

See Wisdom in Proverbs 1:28 stopped “helping”. She stopped trying to warn the people to change their ways and left them to their own demise. She even went as far to tell them “they would look for her, but wouldn't be able to find her.” Because they refused to learn. She chose to “gatekeep” her knowledge.

Interesting enough when we look at the 10 virgins. There were 5 foolish and 5 wise virgins. The foolish virgins didn't have enough oil and they ran out of it before the bridegroom came. They went to seek “help” from the 5 wise virgins and were turned away to go fetch their own oil. See, the 5 wise virgins knew that they ONLY had enough oil for themselves. They knew they had to “gatekeep” their access to be with the bridegroom.

Society has tricked many into believing pouring out everything is the way to go. There are sooooo many people who scream “No gatekeeping” while those who are vampires are doing nothing but feeding from the data they freely give. Yet, even Wisdom and the wise virgins knew their was a limit to giving. A limit to help. Much like their is a limit to God's grace.

In Proverbs 1, we see Wisdom wanting to help the people more than they were willing to be helped. In Matthews 25, we see the wise virgins offer none because they had to ensure they didn't miss their door. They understood how precious their oil was and they only had enough for themselves.

Sometimes you could desire to help but know that it's best that the foolish have to learn lessons a little differently. Doesn't mean you don't love them. Simply means that in order for the lesson to stick they must endure the consequences of ignoring wisdom. Had the foolish virgins carried more than enough oil…they wouldn't have ran out.

It's detrimental to have to move out of place when the groom is at the door. Check your inventory and make sure you have enough oil for entry. Sometimes helping too much can cost you access. Be STILL and know; that God is in control.

Y'all be easy. Make sure you keep enough oil for yourself.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

Sure of What was, but Not What Is!

Heyyyy beautiful people?! What's goodie? How has your 2026 been so far?! 👀 Listen, I've cried a couple times already😭. Can't even lie. Just boo hooing 😭. None the less God is STILL good…STILL sovereign. I hope your year has been off to a good start.

Some of you may still be holding on to “what was”. We have seen just how much people will cling to the familiar when their “normal” is challenged. We have seen that recently with the entire Jamal Bryant church rebuke that took place recently. Many have voiced their opinions in defence of their “shepherd”. Many are shocked that God STILL uses his prophets just as the Bible has highlighted prophets are used. Ain't that something?!

This is why it's important to study the word for ourselves. To be able to show ourselves approved.

In John 9:28-33, we also see an example of this. The Pharisees were questioning the blind man that Jesus had healed. They wanted to know “how” a “sinner” could do such a thing. The doubted Jesus simply because they didn't know where he came from. Is that not exactly what's going on now. The gates of wicked church gatekeepers are being shaken and those who claim to believe in God deny the power of his prophetic voices simply because they know not “where” they came from. Just as the Pharisees did.

The Pharisees told the blind man, after insulting him, “You are his follower! (Jesus) We are followers of Moses. We are sure that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where Jesus comes from.” (John 9:28-29) Isn't that something ?! To doubt the obvious power because you don't know where it comes from. Yet, the blind man checks the Pharisees and tells them “How strange!” “He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from. We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners. And this is the first time in history that anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind. Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.” (John 9:30-33)

Some of you are unknowingly clinging to what was and rejecting what God is doing in the Earth now. You have more loyalties to man than you do to your own spiritual destination. God desires to do a new thing in this Earth. Holding on to what was will only ensure you miss out on what he desires to be.

Don't cling to the past so much that it halts your forward movement. Pray that God gives you sight to see. Strength to let go of what no longer serves you. No, it's not always easy to do or to digest. But it is very much worth it.

Have the faith for what is to come without being bound to what was that is no longer serving your walk with Christ. Y'all be easy.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

Do you have Wisdom?

Whew 😅. Was 2025 something else. Just getting thru December has been a journey if I do say so myself. More than anything I am grateful another year is coming to a close and another will soon begin. How are y'all doing?! Can you celebrate making it through?! I know I can. 🙌🏿

2025 revealed so much more that propelled more and more individuals to seek God. I love that for US. A generation of people seeking Christ (Psalms 24:6). Not only did more people seek God for themselves the roof has been blown off concerning the wickedness that has been taking place in high places. 🫠 More and more people have seen their idols in a new light and have released them.

However, there are still some on the fence. Some still enjoying the party of the wicked and others just entangled because it's an enjoyable mess for them. But let's talk about it.

Proverbs 9:10 states “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” Yet, what does it look like to fear the Lord? Proverbs 8:13 tells us plainly that “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” Sit with it.

How many people celebrate evil & call it culture?! 👀 Call it confidence? Call it a flex? Call it enjoyment? 2025 revealed that so many of the things that culture once and sometimes still gives praise to is evil. Yet, many will still deem themselves wise for participating in it.

Our fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It's wise to hate evil. Being new to relationship with Christ it can be hard to distinguish what that is at times. Especially when culture has made “evil” a flex. Yet, having love for your neighbor as you love yourself is one of the greatest things we can take pride in. (Matt 22:36-40)

Y'all stay thirsty. Thirsty for understanding. Thirsty for Christ. There's a lot of oil out there. Olive 🫒 oil. Holy Oil. Stay righteous in a wicked world. It's tough but we're able.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

A Shared Reflection 🪞 ALL ELSE ASIDE.....

I knew I wasn't “like them” because I never did “fit in”. I've always stood out for one reason or the other. There were too many things that just didn't make sense to me that people in my peer group or in the world chose to do.

Don't get me wrong. I've done a few things myself. Some at one point I was ashamed of. Now, I can see the full picture surrounding those things I'm not ashamed. Just disappointed some things were my experience.

The more I read the word I can fully see why I'm not “like them” is because I'm more like those in the word that came before me. I read the word and it's like my life jumping out before me. How many of you can see that for yourself?

There are so many figures in the Bible who I can relate to for different reasons. So many situations I can see in our world today. As much as I can't stand certain things. I can also see that even the unbelievers desire to “believe”. Much like some of those in the word.

I've been sitting with something and it made me realize that people struggle with faith because God has been so lenient with us. How many times has an adult figure in your life given you grace instead of punishment you rightfully deserved?! How did that shift your perception of that parental figure?

Did it make you continue to do your wrongs? Or did it make you want to get in order and quit the foolishness?! Whatever your answer……..exactly!!

God's grace is a beautiful thing. But just as his word says “spare the rod, spoil the child" (Prov 13:24). When we give too many chances to get right usually things stay wrong. People continue to take you for granted. They believe they can just do you anyhow. Punishment is a necessary correction! (Use with discernment 😮‍💨😁 times are tough I def needed to add that. Some of y'all probably ready to march at dawn right now 😁🥴. Calm down grasshoppers)

There has been something that one of y'all favorite artist said awhile ago that has always sat with me. I've been trying to figure out what they meant low-key for awhile. But I think I get it now. Many people who go their own way do so because they're more “like them” than they realize also. More like Esau's lineage.

Esau didn't mind snaking someone including his own brother to get what he wanted. His lineage turned to idols because they fell in love with immediate action over long suffering. Esau was okay with “acting” to get what he wanted. Yet, he set his lineage up to have smoke with Jacob's lineage forever.

“The good vs evil” trope.

Esau fell in love with taking things into his own hands. Esau knew that even though he chose to do so there was STILL something bigger than him he needed to serve. He had faith. Just misconstrued. Think about it.

Esau wanted to believe. What person “takes something into their own hands” just to build a God with those same hands they turn around and worship?! Someone who wants to believe. Esau was stubborn. As was and is his lineage. We think that all of Esau's lineage is white. Yet, how many of you melinated mothers have had black babies that came out looking much like the description of Esau?! Be honest.

Some of the very same people that “look like us, talk like us, walk like us” are Esau's kids.

They're the very same ones that always got beef with people who not even thinking about them for real. Yet, they're the main ones mad about somebody else's destined blessings. Don't act like someone didn't come to mind when I said that! I'm sure you thought of at least one person you know. We can see it in the world so rapidly today!

There are people who hate others for no reason. They just walk around in a facade being hateful. Looking like money, might even smell like money, might walk like money, might talk like money. 😮‍💨🥴😂 Listen, I told you I've done a few things. Don't judge me for sliding that in there. It was fitting 😁. We're all inspired by something right?! Hahahah that just came to me. Could be a connection who knows 🤷🏿‍♀️🥴🤭🤭.

Esau wants to believe. He just wanted to see the actions expeditiously. So he built altars to worship his own image. The beast within him.

When you think of how the God of Esau is described. Isn't it some type of beast?! Isn't it always charging at something or someone. (Yes, we know they agitate the bulls. Calm down.) It lives in trickery. Deception. Lust. Perversion.

Yet, when we study the word about God especially in the new testament the main thing people want to mention is how he's a God of grace. Don't get it twisted God has some ways about him also. Please don't get it twisted. But most people gravitate towards him because he's a God of grace. People want to know it's going to be okay if they made a mistake ten times.

They want to know that they can go out in the world and get things jacked up. Come back and there will still be open arms to catch you. How many of you have applied that same grace in relationships 😮‍💨😁?! Don't think I'm laughing at you. Trust me , I'm laughing at US 🤣‼️ I've been certified guilty of this. It doesn't work sweetheart. It doesn't work. 😮‍💨😁

I can now laugh at my pain because I've grown and am STILL growing. But it just doesn't work like that. Consequences are necessary! Sometimes they are the only thing that'll turn someone like Esau into a true believer. And others well they just don't want to get right. It's just truly that simple. They want the reward without the suffering. Which is crazy because that bad didn't go unnoticed. It's just racking up a debt of punishment.

Why do you think the Lord's prayer says “and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors?” That isn't just about money. You gone have to pay one way or the other. Them scales gone balance.

Even in the word, there are examples of the opposition believing in God. You see them fear the punishment that they know comes with certain leaders or judges God sends in the Earth. Certain battles. At times the opps would win other times God's people would take home the dub. The word says God got smoke with Esau's line forever ! Has that come back void 🧐👀??! Think about it.

Some of Esau's descendants know the Bible better than those who believe. It drips in their work. But if you're not paying attention you'll miss it. That's why we gotta stop feeding the beast!! Put that joker on a fast to expel them spirits. 😮‍💨 Esau is feeding on your energy !! Your emotions. Much like he played his brother because he was hungry. Took that man birthright for a one day meal. Played his own brother because he knew his appetite!

Isn't that something?!

What appetite haven't you submitted?! Why is it important to do so?! Because what you can't control……controls you. What you don't master has mastered you. Esau wants to believe we just have to give him something to believe in.

Y'all be safe. Be vigilant. Be ready. The Kingdom of God is STILL at hand.

Does Delilah operate within YOU?!

Ain't no hey. Just what's up! Don't even want to know how y'all doing. Just listen with your eyes 😁. This is a raw message today.

Y'all know about Samson and Delilah right?! If not you can find their story in Judges. However, I had the pleasure of reading their story again this week and I just realized something. Delilah is operating in a lot of people.

Everybody is always talking about Jezebel. Like Delilah didn't serve a sinister purpose as well. That chic stayed nagging. Getting on Samson nerves until she finally got him to give in and tell his secret.

Breathe. Now look in the mirror 🪞. Do you see Delilah?! 🧐

If you didn't it's because maybe you're in denial that you have been used by the Philistines. The people who worshipped the fish headed God. They were so happy when Delilah finally got Samson to tell the truth. They were praising their God and cracking jokes. Dancing around like people do 👀.

When the persistent nagging spirit in Delilah was what got him to crack.

Men today STILL can't stand a nagging woman 🥴😂. Don't ask that man the same thing 5011 times. Let him chill and leave him be. But what's interesting is how Delilah is showing up today.

People are so pressed on being “in the group” of folks used by wickedness to get someone else to break. We're going to nagg every thing they're doing just because we have access. Some people are the most talking thru the movie kinda folks it's ridiculous!

Then they'll be like “you have to deal with it because you're at a higher level.” 😁🧐 😂 Who?! smacks teeth

You will talk to me nicely or I'll talk to you accordingly. You can see all these details about someone else but cant see yourself?! Guess we don't train people to look inwardly enough. Too busy trying to nagg someone else off their post.

Someone will say they want peace and here comes Delilah she heard “problems”. Now there's a monkey riding your back named Delilah. A flying monkey at that. Wizard of Oz type thing. And everybody who deems themselves as more mature will tell you “don't swat the monkey down”.

🗣️It's a war going on outside. Take the monkey out !! Bring it down!! 🤨 Shoot your arrows into its camp.

Idky people look at anointed people and think they always show up in one way. That's the biggest farce EVER. Samson was used and brought up dedicated to God JUST to stir up trouble in the Philistines camp. He was fashioned from birth for godly trouble! And was STILL ANOINTED AND USED BY GOD!

But guess what brought him down. His appetite for women outside his camp. Ain't that something. This man was anointed by God. Strength on indestructible and the thing that took him out was his appetite for a beautiful woman from the enemies camp.

God set it up all on purpose for his plans. Anointings show up in all types of uses. God puts together all kinds of scenarios and people are like “blah, blah, blah, blah,blah , blah” like God doesn't know what he's doing. Samson mom told him to choose a woman from their clan. Yet, Samson knew what he wanted. And he knew because it was God's design for his life!

Had he listened to his mom trying to convince him to do what she thought was best God would’ve had to restrategize his plans. Of course we know he's able to do so. I'm just saying.

Your nagging trying to tear someone down is because Delilah is within you. Samsons appetite that cost him his life but gave God the victory was counted in the cost of his anointing. There is NO one way for an anointing to present in a person's life.

I'm sure if Samson would've just told that girl to shut the heck up! He could've avoided all of that. Yet, she was used in the grand scheme of it all.

Things don't have to make sense. They have to produce results that God wants. (This will surely be used by a narcissist because narcs are just cruel decepticons! And NO this is NOT about a desire for a freaking relationship 🙄) But those with eyes to see and ears to hear innerstand what I mean. I don't expect things to be easy. Don't expect for the truth of your reflection to always be easy either 🤷🏿‍♀️‼️

And yep. It's still love ya later.

Samson didn't not love Delilah because she was getting on his nerves. It's STILL all love.

Shya

Beauty is Dangerous 🌹

Heeeey good people and the rest of y'all 😆. Let me stop. Heyyyy others. How y'all doing? I hope you're doing fabulous 💅🏿. Me, I'm chilling, doing and feeling stupendous. (Had to give y'all a different word since it seems like y'all enjoyed “amazing” 😁.) Anywho, what's goodie? I wanted to come and talk about beauty today.

Not vanity. Just beauty. Simply looking good.

In the Bible when you read about the people God favors they are typically described as being beautiful. Attractive. Appealing to the eye. Yet, in Proverbs 16 the word also talks about how God hates those who are conceited. The most interesting stories about beauty that I find in the Bible deal with the wives of the prophets. The story of Abram and Sarai or Isaac and Rebekah.

In both relationships the men were faced with situations where they had to brace themselves when entering into new territory to be possibly killed because of how the Kings would view or desire their wife. In Genesis 12:12-13 & 26:6, both men feared for their life because of how beautiful they were. They both went into new territory portraying themselves as the brother instead of the husband of their wife. All of this was to avoid death behind the beauty of a woman.

Talk about being a prize 🏆.

Beauty is dangerous. There are many different stories in history where beautiful women were the catalyst for some type of destruction. The Bible also reiterating this. There are consequences that follow when you touch those that God favors. Destruction of some sort is usually the cost a person pays. In the story of Abram and Sarai the Egyptians were struck with horrible diseases because of Sarai (Gen 12:17). In the story of Isaac and Rebekah, when Abimelech discovered who Rebekah truly was to Isaac, he warned everyone not to touch either of them or face death. Abimelech knew the consequences he could've suffered had anyone slept with Rebekah (Gen 26:8-11).

There are many different variations of beauty in the world. Yet, there are some people you can't touch because of who they are connected to. Had Sarai and Rebekah been the wives of any other person outside of the prophets that God was using the consequences would've still been there just on a different level. God seems to appreciate beauty in his creations. He just doesn't want us to become conceited in our ways.

Both examples of beauty in the Bible also remind us that covenant is everything.

Did you do that?! 🤓

Heyyyyy y'all. How are you doing?! Smooth I hope. Me, I'm well rested and amused 😌. The Bible is pretty funny in some instances I tell you. Atleast the way I perceive it, it is.

I was reading in Genesis about when God punished Adam and Eve and the snake for convincing Eve to eat from the forbidden tree. Something that I read stood out to me this time and I had a good little internal chuckle. I'm not sure the enemy and his club members would find it funny but I surely did. Especially, once they realize they had options and still chose wrong smh.

In Genesis 3, we get the break down of the punishment for the first sin committed. Eating from the tree of knowledge. Eve (the woman) will suffer terribly in childbirth, Adam (the man) will struggle for a living due to the ground being cursed and the snake will have to crawl on the ground and eat dirt (Gen 3:14-19). These are the curses or consequences from eating the forbidden fruit.

In Genesis 2:9, it talks about how one tree gives life and the other the power to know right from wrong. These were the options the snake and Adam and Eve had to choose from. Yet, in the beginning of chapter 3 of Genesis Eve describes eating from the tree of knowledge as being similar to death. In other words, they had the option to choose between life or death in the garden of Eden. Isn't that something?!

What tickled me is knowing that in society today there are some dark individuals who would love to be able to live forever. They don't want to “go back” ( to hell I'm assuming), they don't want to die, they just want to live their life and travel or chase their dreams. Life really could've been so simple had the snake been just a little wiser. In the CEV of the Bible we see that after Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge God wanted to ensure that they never ate from the tree of life (Gen 3:19). Isn't that something?!

The enemy tricked Eve to eat from the “death” tree, ended up being cursed because of it and has now been running, well crawling for his life 🙃, trying to figure out how to live forever. 🫠😮‍💨😆 Am I the only one that finds that amusing?! Like come on, the tree of life was right there and you convinced God's creation to choose death and ended up being cursed with a deadline for death on your life. If that's not a Steve Urkel type situation idk what is 😆. (You've seen Family Matters right? 👀 Come on now don't ruin this joke for me 🧐)

Sometimes, we desire more than we need to chew. That's exactly what jammed up Adam and Eve. Eating the wrong thing. Desiring knowledge when they were living in a state of bliss. Abundantly at that. God loved them so much he had provided everything they needed. All they had to do was trust his provision and tell him thank you. Yet, Eve allowed herself to get entangled with that snake. She had the wrong influence in her ear. When she should have been listening to her husband.

Maybe this season, we don't need to be outside. It's cold out there anyways. 😆 But if you outside make sure you stay on the serpents neck. He not telling you nothing good anyways. It's your life he's after when you're already living. Choose life. Don't let the enemy trip you up.

Y'all be easy. Stay vigilant. Prayed up.

Love ya. Later,

Shya

Hidden in Plain Sight

What's goodie beautiful people and others?! How have you been? What have you been up to? Hopefully, you've been well despite the trying times and circumstances of today. I hope you can still find a reason to be grateful to stand firm. Me, I've been doing amazing. Getting tried daily but pushing thru regardless.

Listen. What we're about to discuss in this blog is going to blow your mind. Blow your mind in a way that has you sitting with yourself for a brief moment. Questioning 🤔, “what if”?

There are many things going on in the world today. Many of us are actively living out the days of the decline of America. There is increased tension in Nigeria towards Christians and rumors and whispers of war. As believers we have all wondered about the “mark of the beast”. What and how it would come to pass. Yet, have any of us ever given thought to it not being a physical mark at all?! 👀🤔 What if it wasn't?! What if the mark was really in how we acted, behaved or celebrated?

Stay with the message.

In Exodus 13:9-16, in the CEV Bible, it highlights how the celebration of Passover serves the same purpose as a sign on your hand or on your forehead to tell how the Lord's mighty power rescued us from Egypt. 👀 The celebration in itself was a mark for believers. The celebration was a sign. What if the mark of the beast is in what we celebrate?! What if the mark is not a mark at all?! But a “celebration” of some sort?!

I know, I know, it's holiday season 😩🙃. Even more reason for us to truly consider and take stock of what we choose to participate in. Mind you this is the first ever “Thanksgiving” I've made my first macaroni 😩. Bittersweet revelation right? On the one end I'm ecstatic about my macaroni and the other I'm thinking “dang, are these holidays cursed?” I know many may read this and believe it's confirmation to you that I'm crazy 🫠😅. Truly, I'm not. Truly 😁. I'm just saying.

What if the mark of the beast is hidden in plain sight?

Revelations gives many scriptures that talk about the mark of the beast. Revelation 20:4 highlights that it would be in the hand or on the forehead similar to what Exodus 13:9 & 16 mentions concerning the celebration of Passover. When believers celebrate Passover it is a form of worship to God. What does the beast also want from man? 👀 Worship! What if, this really isn't that far fetched being that the enemy works in deception?

Something to think about right?! We know that God deserves all our praise and all our worship. Yet, do we know the spirits involved in everything that we celebrate?! We do know that life is spiritual. Are we marked as believers or marked as children of the beast?!

Y'all be easy. As easy as you can be considering the current world circumstances. God is still in control even when he's hard to see.

Love ya. Stay vigilant. Stay connected in prayer.

Later,

Shya

Picked Last on Purpose

Heyyyyy beautiful people and others. How are you doing? How have you been? ☺️ Hope all has been well with you as best as possible with all that is going on in the world. Me, I've been pretty good considering. I wanted to come and provide some encouragement to all of you who may have been feeling like the person “picked last”. Overlooked. Black sheep. Or etc.

After we have this conversation, I don't want to hear or see any of you walking around feeling or looking all gloomy. I'ma (yes. I'ma) need to see you walking around with your head held high and shoulders back. Got it? Good.

In 1 Corinthians 4:9, Paul states “ For I think that God has set forth us apostles last…” Little did Paul know, they were picked last “On purpose, for purpose”. Oftentimes when it comes to races or team activities most people feel rejected when they were the person to be picked last. Yet, with God, there is purpose in his picks.

I'm not sure if you've ever did sports, watch sports or etc, but when I was in highschool I ran track. Now I wasn't the fastest runner but I ran. 🏃🏿‍♀️😁 One of the things about meets is they have relay races. Typically four runners involved and the last runner is called the “anchor” ⚓. Follow me. When you heard that word, did you immediately think of being held down 👀? I typically do and it's fitting in a sense for this topic.

The anchor of the race is chosen as the last runner typically because they are one of the strongest on the team. They are the ones that can hold the team down (figuratively, ina ebonics type way) and pick up the slack to help secure the win for their team. Can you now see why the enemy would want to attack “the anchor”, the black sheep, the overlooked?! The enemy knows that when you're given the baton you'll take off full speed to complete the race.

It doesn't always feel good to be overlooked, rejected, feeling behind in life but with God he loves an underdog type setup.

Many people today are struggling to keep up with the “rat race” in America. Yet, they haven't given up their race despite the pressure being applied. Much like the apostles who had to endure so much for Christ they made sure they ran their race to win. As long as you have a team member that properly passes you the baton….your part can be completed smoothly.

Don't focus on who is running beside you, who left you along the way, or who didn't properly do their part. Just focus on running your race to the finish line.

The apostles went thru many things and much like Christ they also didn't have a definite dwellingplace. Sometimes the season you're running in calls you to let everything go. Yet despite what the apostles didn't have, they had Christ, they had faith, they had provision even in the midst of the different pressure and attacks they faced.

No, everyone is NOT called to be an apostle; but we all can learn how to “endure / suffer well” from their experience. We can also learn from their experience that it's not always a bad thing to be picked last. To anchor the race God has called us to run. For the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.

Broken Arrows / Shooting Blanks

There is so much wickedness in the world fighting to stay hidden, fighting to stay in secret motion. The interesting and beautiful part of all of it is that nothing can be hidden from God.

What's up good people and others?! Tis the season despite the changes going on. God's people continue to endure. Continue to go from strength to strength! 💪🏿 In Psalms 37:15, it states “Their sword shall enter into their own heart and their bow 🏹 shall be broken.”

Let me share the good news of what this means for the righteous. Those who wish to dig their swords into the hearts of God's people will reap what they sow! Sometimes at their own hand. There are quite a few scriptures that reveal the reward the wicked reap. Especially those that come against those that God is using. One example that stands out to me is the death of Judas.

In Matthew 27:4-5, it gives us a brief image of the moment Judas realizes he shed innocent blood (Jesus’). He realizes that the silver he received wasn't even worth it and he goes to take his own life. Takes himself out by suicide. Can you imagine going thru with everything that you pulled against someone that was innocent just to receive the exact fate you wanted for an innocent soul. It doesn't pay well to do evil.

The world wants to convince us that it does. Wants to convince us that greed, wickedness, lust of the flesh and betrayal reaps good gain. Yet, even if a person does gain temporarily from doing wickedness, it is only for a moment. Only for an hour. Wicked individuals are literally shooting blanks when it comes to prospering against God's people.

How much more should God's people be worried when we know that wickedness doesn't rule like it thinks it does? Look at the story of Haman. Who was briefly in a position of power, yet, he allowed his jealousy to rule him. He was so focused on destroying Mordecai that the contraption he came up with for Mordecai’s demise became the very trap he set for himself. (Est 7:9-10; Psalms 37:15; Psalms 7:15; Psalms 35:8) His hatred removed him from his position of authority straight into his own death.

Wickedness doesn't go unpunished even though it may seem that for awhile that it does.

When I was studying this text (Psalms 37:15) it gave me more clarity on why Jesus may have been able to tolerate Judas. Jesus was omniscient. Knowing all things. He knew his own ending; I'm a firm believer that he knew the ending of Judas as well. Mordecai knew that Haman disliked him yet he stayed the course despite the opposition. The wicked may rule for an hour but the Lord laughs at them because he knows their end is coming! (Psalms 37:13)

Stay strong good people. The bows of the wicked are breaking and their attacks are shooting blanks.

Love ya later. Stay vigilant. Stay prayed up.

-Shya

Made Strong by God’s Hands

What's up good people?! Beautiful people. Weird people. Others and the like. How are y'all doing today?! I hope you're outside STILL being holy 🙌🏿. Y'all, if y'all haven't heard the song Still Holy from Indie Tribe x Mass choir. Stop reading this blog and go listen at your max volume. It's a fire song 🔥‼️ We might need to make it an anthem for the remnant, all those fighting to remain holy for God.

Anywho, let me get y'all right real quick. Do you know that we can't be disappointed if we keep the faith in the precious cornerstone (1 Pe 2:6)? What do I mean? Joseph was a fruitful vine in God's eyes. He stood his ground when his enemies attacked and swiftly shot back with the help of Jacob's God (Gen 49:22-24)! He knew his help came from the Lord and didn't allow the attacks from the enemy to move him.

There are plenty of things going on in the world right now. The enemy wants us to be moved. Wants our faith to be shaken but we will not be so! The world wants us to focus on a physical temple being built for God, yet, we are called to build his spiritual house (1 Pe 2:5). God desires for us to offer sacrifices that please him. Such as praise, righteousness, a broken and contrite heart and broken spirit (Heb 13:15 , Ps 51:17).

We are surely capable of doing that. 💪🏿

God desires to purge the wickedness from the Earth and will judge those that are on the outside (1 Cor 5:13). So if you're going to be outside make sure you are STILL being holy. God does at times command us to destroy our enemies. When he does they will run. (Deu 33:27) Even more reason why we need not to be afraid when God does require us to and know that God will be with us. With God as our shepherd we will never be in need (Ps 23:1). For God will make us strong by his hands.

Y'all be easy. Love ya, later.

Shya

From Deep Wells to Dead Streams

What's goodie beautiful people and others ? How are y'all doing today? I hope you're doing fabulous and that you found a reason to give God some praise. Me, I'm doing fabulous. You know pressure makes us oily. So I'm shining just a bit if I do say so myself. 😆 All praises to the most high God.

Listen, there are some things going on in this earth and I don't want us to lose focus or miss the promises that God has for us. So in this blog I want to encourage us to stay the course despite the opposition. We got this and there isn't an enemy that can make us believe different. We know who we serve. We know that ain't nobody messing with our God ‼️

As I was studying the word on a different topic I was diving down the rabbit hole of the word and received this message and reminder. In this time it is dangerous for us to believe that just because we are children of God and may be prospering that we are free from God's wrath. Free from death and the grave. Or that God won't give and takeaway. (Hos13:14-15)

Joseph was a righteous servant. A righteous man. Whom God blessed with precious water from deep wells and dew from the sky. Monthly ripened fruit and a rich harvest from ancient hills. The best the land could produce and a princely crown (Deu 33:13-16). His blessings were expansive (Psalms 80:10). Yet, despite how much they prospered over the other tribes; God's punishment for them turning against him was to wipe them out and dry up their streams of water (Hos 13:15).

Their fate was to be destroyed in war. Because of their sins and turning against God Samaria was destroyed (Hos 13:16).

God is calling us to turn back to him! (Hos 14:1)

He wants us to remember that he was there for our people in the wilderness in Egypt and he will be there for us as well. The Israelites never received the promise because during their wilderness they complained more than they praised. They complained about Moses and they complained about God. That doesn't have to be our final verdict! We can praise God, build and STILL overcome this current time in the world. We are qualified to endure until the end.

Don't forget the God that you serve. Don't forget to tell him thank you even in the midst of the trials. We cry out to God in prayer. We build despite the opposition. We fight when necessary. Hold the line! Our praise confuses the enemy.

Love y'all later. Stay prayed up. Stay vigilant. We got this! And God has US!

Don't you forget it.

-Shya

A Steady Love

In a world filled with so much hate and competition, one of the things I find comfort in, is God's steady love for his people.

Hey y'all 👋🏿! How are y'all doing today?! Hopefully you're doing lovely. I'm doing pretty good. Come on in here so we can talk about this walk with our father real quick. 👀

Life is a very interesting walk. Yet, even when our feet slips, God's love is there to keep us steady (Ps 94:18). When you're striving to live a life that is separate from how the world lives there are many challenges that come with it. I know when I consider the walk I've had there have been many moments where I have “slipped”. Moved by the things of life instead of keeping my eyes on God and his pace. Maybe you can look over your own life and reflect on different ways you have slipped in your walk.

For a better example, of what this might look like, imagine the example of Peter walking on the 🌊 (Matt 14: 29-30). He was doing great as long as he kept his eyes on God; but as soon as he began to focus on the wind he became fearful and sank in the water. However, God was there to catch him. When you look at Matt 14:31 it states “And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him..”.

That's a perfect example of God's love for us keeping us steady. God doesn't desire for us to sink into the worries that come with life. He wants to keep us steady with his love (Ps 94:19). I'm not sure if you were able to read my previous blog “Shielded in Faithfulness” but in it I explain that I read the word in relationship. You should check it out when you get a chance.

When you think about relationships today some of them lack staying power because they have “no mercy” for their partners. Mercy is the term used to express God’s love for us in the KJV version of Psalms 94:18. Mercy is our ability to show compassion or a lenient act towards someone. There are also some who just simply have no respect for the fidelity of the relationships they choose to establish. Which in turn causes a reproach in the wall of security that faithfulness establishes. You can read my previous blog for more on that.

None the less, God's love is compassionate towards us. He steadies us when we’re moved by different things. God realizes that people make mistakes and he’s a loving Father willing to guide us back to steady footing.

Maybe you're in a place in your life where you have felt unsteady. Moved by the different things taking place in this world. I just want you to know that God is able, willing and ready to help you get back to steady ground. That his love for you is everlasting. Of course you gotta love him back now 👀😁. You can come home to Christ. The love is different. The love is worth it.

I hope to see you in the pasture.

Love ya. Later. Don't stay away from home for too long. Our Father is out looking for you.

I'll chat ya later.

-Shya

Shielded in Faithfulness

What uppppp good people and others?! It's been a little minute since I've written a blog but here we are ready to share some love with one another. How have you been? How are you maintaining in these interesting times in the world? Hopefully you're standing strong despite the hardships currently taking place.

I'm not sure about you, but I read the word in relationship. Sounds strange I know. However, in my gaining of understanding, I see the Bible as a love story. 💕 A history of God's love and desires for his people. His love and forgiveness concerning his bride. A father's love and hope that his children would come back home. A God with an open heart for those who are not of his tribe but welcomes them to pasture as well. That's relationship.

In Psalms 91:4, there is a piece of scripture in the ESV Bible that says “His faithfulness is like a shield or a city wall.”

In the context of relationship…..how often has infidelity made space for the ruin of your union? Infidelity (Adultery) is also the one thing God permits as a reason for divorce in marriage, in covenant (Mat 5:32). Yet, his faithfulness is a shield 🛡️, a protection, for the relationship we have with Christ.

God had me speak on the book of Nehemiah a little while ago. In my studies of Nehemiah being charged to build the wall 🧱 I discovered that a “broken wall” is a reproach to a city (Nehemiah 1:3). Is it not the same for our physical relationships?! 👀 When infidelity enters the chat (😆) or enters the relationship there is an instant “reproach” in that union. The relationship wall has been breached or broken & now it is up to the individuals to decide whether they are going to part ways or spend time repairing or rebuilding the wall that faithfulness once provided them.

Isn't that something?! 🤯

In God's call for us to “Build the wall” he is calling for us to reestablish faithfulness to him. 😆 Yet, in one of the most powerful Psalms we are reminded just how powerful faithfulness is! The full verse for Psalms 91:4 states “He will spread his wings over you and keep you secure. His faithfulness is like a shield or a city wall.”

How often are people in search of security?! Whether it is in regards to their finances, relationship, career, or community groups?! Everyone wants security. Yet, some of us struggle with the key that will provide it ; faithfulness. How many times can you look back (reflect) on your life and see that God has secured you in some form or fashion even in the midst of your unfaithfulness?!

Yet, God's covering “his wings” has faithfully secured us in the midst of our mess. In the midst of our infidelity. Love conquers so many things! Yet, love without faithfulness leaves holes in our shields. Leaves holes in the walls that faithfulness has established around our city.

We can look throughout the Earth and see what hate has done. Hate brings destruction, jealousy and envy. All which bring about murder. Yet, love with faithfulness, brings about a strong fortress. A strong wall.

When unfaithfulness ruins a thing, it takes time to rebuild the wall. Doesn't always mean it's not worth rebuilding just means that it's going to take time, patience and a solid defense to rebuild it. There are people in this world who don't always desire to see a good thing reestablished. But when the love is strong enough it's worth fighting for to rebuild. Just like the example in the book of Nehemiah.

God's love for us is faithful and despite our infidelity with him, he has shown us countless times that we are worth fighting for. How much more can we show him the same thing?! God desires for us to come home. Will you come?! Will you help rebuild the wall? Will you fight to reestablish a “good thing”?

Y'all be easy. Love ya. Later.

Stay vigilant. Stay prayed up.

-Shya

Man Isn't the Standard

What up good people and good actors. How was your weekend? I hope it was splendid. Mine went pretty well so I'm grateful. Hopefully you were able to say the same if not better.

I wanted to share something that came to me this morning….. “Man isn't the Standard”!

We live in a world where competition is the driving force. People are always looking to “someone” or “something” to inspire or motivate them on their journey of life. Often times this can be the exact reason that we are distracted from our path.

With the different advancements rapidly taking place in society. People are often focused on making sure they stay “current” with the new trends or products developed. People desire community, connection, and inclusion. It can be difficult when choosing to go against the grain because so many people have the mindset that you have to “completely agree” with their opinion in order to “join their club”, community or network.

I call it the “clone mentality” 🙃😆.

However, man isn't the standard. We're to look to God as our standard. He actually gave us a list for us to meditate on concerning our standards as his children. Not only did he give us this list, he's given us grace.

There are many examples in the world that illustrate how man with too much “Worldly Power” can destroy many nations for their own greed. I think we've seen much of that clearly these past few years. However, going forward we can be the change we wish to see.

The word has told us that things will get rough during these last days. However, we know that God conquered death and the grave and that the world is in the palm of his hands. Don't allow man to make you believe that the 🌎 wins. Cause truth is the world only wins if it's submitted to God's plan.

Man isn't the standard……but God is. Stay grateful. Stay encouraged.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

A Builders Stance ‼️

What up good people and others?! I hope all is going well for you. Fall has officially brought in the cooler temperatures and I'm bracing for it 🙃. Are you a cold weather person 👀? Drop below if you are.

Life has been life’n for quite a few of us in these current times. A lot of things are falling apart as well as coming together. Despite what appears to be chaos, we're actually in a good space. Why do I believe so? It's because there has to be a destruction of something before something better can be built.

When Nehemiah was sent to build the wall 🧱 he went to inspect the ruins of what was. The space he went to had already been demolished making it one less thing Nehemiah had to do. However, his assignment was to build the new wall. With the landscape mapped out Nehemiah set out to accomplish his task.

One of the things I admire about Nehemiah is his stance when faced with opposition.

There were people who were opposed to Nehemiah building the wall. They used multiple tactics to try and discourage Nehemiah’s efforts and failed. When faced with the option to “run and hide” Nehemiah responds with “Why should someone like me have to run and hide in the temple to save my life? I won't go.” (Nehemiah 6:11) Nehemiah stood on business concerning his assignment.

He refused to “go”. Refused to quit. Refused to run. A Builders Stance……unmoved until complete.

Nehemiah trusted in God's covering. Trusted in God's assignment for his life. He didn't care about what was being said or the attempts to frighten him into quiting. He just did the work. He trusted that God would keep him and guide him during his assignment.

Builder's are called to complete the build. They can't be moved. They won't be moved. They will just build despite the opposition. In this last hour, what is God calling you to build? Have you been experiencing opposition? Has it moved you to stop or encouraged you to keep building? Who has God assigned you to assist in their build? Have you moved on the instruction?

All quite a few things to consider, just make sure you enforce your stance. Refuse to go, refuse to quit, refuse to be moved.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

We take his Love for granted 😞

Kinda bittersweet acknowledgement. So no typical greeting today. Just somber truths and hard pills to swallow. I do hope you're well but let's get into this message.

We take God's love for granted ❤️‍🩹.

We want to be loved without loving God in his love language. We want him to accept us as we are, in our mess, but don't want to change to strengthen the relationship. We change ourselves daily for worldly acceptance, jobs, and community. Yet, we fight with God when it comes to changing our nature.

We want his love without giving love in return 🫠. Then we turn around and wonder why the relationship keeps failing. Why the person we truly love won't love us back. We want to love him how we want to without taking heed to how he desires to be loved.

Of course it won't work like that. We have to be open to change. To sacrifice. To grow deeper in connection. To be vulnerable with our scars. To fight to make things last. To maintain fresh oil in the relationship.

But a lot of people today STILL just want the image of something good without actually being good. His requirements for relationship with us are simple. “If you love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) And the simplest way to keep them is by loving your neighbor. Yet, we feed and fan drama instead of exalting examples of love.

Thankfully, the solution is simple….turn back to God he's been calling us home.

God wants us faithful like anybody would in a relationship. The book of Nehemiah 1:8-9 states it this way “Remember the promise you made to Moses. You told him that if we were unfaithful, you would scatter us among foreign nations. But you also said that no matter how far away we were, we could turn to you and start obeying your laws. Then you would bring us back to the place where you have chosen to be worshipped.”

Have you stepped out on your relationship with God?! Thankfully, he's a loving and forgiving partner. He just wants you to come home. You can work out all the kinks when you get there. His grace is sufficient for you (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)!

Return back to the Father. Repent of your sins. Let him love you. Love keeps no record of wrongs (1 Corinthians 13:5).

Love ya. Later.

Shya

We’re all Sinners Running Our Race..

What up peeps. New day, new blessings. Hope all is well with you on this lovely Sunday. Things my way have been pretty good. No major complaints. I wanted to come and chat with you all about being “sinners”. 👀 Touchy topic for some but let's dive in it.

Plain and simple…. We're all sinners. Yep, ALL of US ! The word tells us so in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” We are all here because of sin. Yet, we don't have to stay in sin. We can choose to fight the good fight.

There are many temptations that are in this world. Many, many, yet, we can overcome.

I was reading thru the word and came across 1 John 2:16. This scripture highlights the things of the world and makes plain the struggles we face while here on earth. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but of the world.” Could you relate to any of the things listed that you have or are struggling with? I know I could. Honestly, I've struggled with them all at some point in my life.

It's interesting just how much we can read the word and discover a new revelation each time we open it. God is an awesome and loving father. Sometimes we are not able to see it because we're too deep in the “circumstances” of life. We have allowed ourselves to be overcome with one of the three areas listed and we harden out hearts unknowingly. Lust is a beast that God is more than equipped to defeat if you just open your hands and give it to him.

The world has taught us to feed our desires. Taught us to idolize what others have and that has trapped quite a bit of people. We were created for more. Yet, the world will convince you if you let it, that “more” is only obtained outside of yourself. Lust causes you to look outwardly instead of learning to deal with yourself internally. Think about it. Your flesh is external. Your eyes look externally. Pride of life, whew, now that's all in when it comes to your “image”. Which is what people see on the outside.

When you are in the world you are dead in Christ (Ephesians 2:1). Lost. Running blindly not knowing that the Father is out searching for you. The one. When our desires are unquenched we thirst after everything that brings about destruction. Never being satisfied much like death and the grave (Prov 27:20). Yet, if we keep God close to us we won't try to satisfy our selfish desires (Romans 13:14).

If we allow our selfish desires to rule us we are chasing after a goal of wrath and punishment (Ephesians 2:3). However, that's not God's desire for our lives; we can overcome. So although we might all be sinners….we don't all have to succumb to the fate of wrath, death, punishment. We can choose to fight the good fight and live.

Y'all stay prayed up. Vigilant and sound minded. The devil is out prowling, seeking whom he may devour. Don't let it be you.

Love ya. Later.

Shya