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WOMEN'S
FRONTLINE
M A G A Z I N E
AUGUST 2017
ON THE COVER
ONIKA
FAITH
CONFIDENCE
PROCRASTINATION
SHIRLEY
'THE DAY THE
LORD SET ME
FREE FROM MY
MARRIAGE
OH MY GOSH.
I AM
PREGNANT!

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From the
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...Where the
Spirit of the
Lord is, there
is freedom...

Welcome...
A R T I N G Y O U R B U S I N E S S
S T
t e p - b y - s t e p g u i d e t o s e t t i n g u p s h o p
s a
...to the August
edition of Women's
Frontline Magazine.
Its great to be back
with another issue
after taking a
summer break in
July.
I am are thrilled to
receive our new
readers, subscribers
and face book friends
that have joined us.
The aim is to keep on
featuring women
who are working on
the Frontlines to
advance the gospel
of Jesus Christ.
This month, I am
honored to
introduce Onika
Shirley who is
gracing our front
cover this month.
Onika. You can read
her interview on
page 20 where she
shares her story of
faith, confidence and
procrastination.
There are more
inspiring stories, so
make sure that you
get your own hard
copy and enjoy
reading.
I hope that you are
celebrating the
summer and making
memories as you go
along.
Remember, that
where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is
FREEDOM.
Peace!
Hildah

For the director of
music. A psalm of
David. The heavens
declare the glory of
God; the skies
proclaim the work
of his hands.

ON THE COVER
INTERVIEW
ONIKA
SHIRLEY
20
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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The ABC's
of Life
05
THE EXPLORATION
OF JON KENDRICK
14 Retreat
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for the purpose of discovery of
information or resources.
10
01 A PRACTICAL GUIDE
FOR Contributing
TRAVELING
Writers
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between relatively distant
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set me free
from my
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03 Foreword
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05 Transforming
landscape
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Youth Art Connection Confidently
08
walking into
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How Media
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42
Social
Media
Controls the
World's Best DIY
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Parks
5
Skate
Basics with James
23 The
Lies tthat kept
Riley
me in an abusive
31 Artist of Month:
the
Kenkyusha Yoko
marriage
31 23
50
Years of Street Art
43 75
the Artists of POW!
Meet 48
in Hawaii "Heavy
Dreamers"
The unveiling
50 MLA Walls
of a mask
56
Castro's
54 Raphael
Art
Cityscape
Rhema 101:7
62
50 69
oh my gosh!
I'm pregnant with
purpose
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church hurt
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T H E
A B C ' S
O F
L I F E
BY MECHELLE STEPHENS
In a lot of
Baptist churches
there is a type of
call and
response that
some of you
have probably
observed.
It goes like this..
during the
welcome on the
program often a
beautiful mother
will stand up
and extend the
welcome; her
eloquent words
either written or
spoken from
memory often
ends with
“You are
welcome,
welcome,
welcome.”
Thus the
invitation for a
response.
A member from
a visiting church
will stands up
and says a little
or a lot, maybe a
small
dissertation or a
mini sermon, but
it usually ends
with
“We are happy
to be part aches of this
celebration on
today.”
Life sometimes
demands we dance
when there is no
music
Life sometimes
answers with
Life sometimes
Applauds our
accomplishments
Bears our burdens
Claps at our
celebrations
Dances at our
doorsteps
ife sometimes
demands we dance
when there is no
music
Life sometimes
answers with
aches
…Well, here’s
LIFE…it is the
dawning of a new
day and it has
just welcomed
you to join the
celebration…the
CELEBRATION
OF LIFE…what is
your response to
life? After you’ve
said all you had
to say will it end
with “I’m just
happy to be part
of this
celebration on

Life sometimes
Applauds our
accomplishments
Bears our burdens
Claps at our celebrations
Dances at our doorsteps
Examines our egos
Forgives our failures
Graciously grants us
grace
Hosts our pity parties
Inspires/ignites our
imagination
Judges our thoughts
Keeps our secrets
Likes our Facebook
posts/status
Manifests miracles while
we marvel
Nominates you for the
part “The best you…”
Operates in inoperable
circumstances
Prevents our pitfalls
Qualifies the unqualified
Rejoices in our
regeneration
Shares our success
Troubleshoots our
malfunctions/Tames our
tempers
Unties our tangle ups
Validates our victories
Winks at our wisdom..it
does so because LIFE’S
wisdom is light years
beyond ours…
Xeroxes our geneology
Yodels for the return of
our fleeting courage
Zzzzz (zones out), falls
asleep when we fail to
participate in it for long
periods of time
Life happens, life moves,
life goes, life returns, life
slows down, life speeds
up…
© Mechelle Stephens
12/20/13
Someone once said.. “Life
goes on perhaps redefined,
reoriented, and
redirected.”

B Y M A R Y E I S E N A C H E R
RETREAT
There are many reasons to
RETREAT.
The demands of everyday life are
too numerous to mention. One
thing for sure, you must learn to
prioritize in order to fulfill the Godgiven
call on your life.
Other people in your life will tell
you what should be important and
how to order your time. Some may
be right, and some may be wrong.
Action will be required on your
part.
There is a tug of war concerning
your life. You will find yourself at
the end of the rope many times.
There will be those people on the
opposite end who will debate and
war against your calling.
Also, if you allow it, the enemy of
your soul will try to pull on the
other end of the rope (at war with
you) until you fall face down into
the mud.

And, you will find that
there are times when you
war against yourself
regarding the right and
the wrong choices being
presented to you.
Each of these wars could
cause rope burns, sore
muscles, and downright
out-of- balance
scenarios. Keep in mind,
however, that there are
times that you will need
to put the rope down and
walk away in order to
bring God glory.
The worst case of tug of
war is to never invite
God to pick up the other
end of the rope.
Remember Jacob, and
how he wrestled with
God? Please do not throw
the rope down and walk
away from God.
Too many people have
done that with great
regret. State your case,
come into agreement
with God’s will for your
life, and come together
with Him to receive
instruction and love. No
more warring.
At some point in time,
you have got to put
everything aside to
RETREAT and meet
with God. It is time to
make an appointment
and clear your agenda.
You must pick a safe
place where you will
not be interrupted.
Your main goal will be
to listen and seek the
heart of God, for He
has the best plan for
your life.
So many people have
discovered that they
had been prepared for
the next step of their
journey so perfectly
that they never could
have planned it.
However, it may be a
dramatically different
outcome than their
minds could have
conceived. Guided by
the Holy Spirit - but in
need of course
corrections - is the
usual fare when you
are facing those
seasons of change.
Decision time comes
eventually. It may not
be without cost or
discomfort. But, the
end result will be
peace and grace over
your life.
What do you suppose
God is up to in your
life? Could He possibly
have something
greater or better?

WHAT WILL IT
TAKE TO GET
YOU THERE?
You can expect to be
prompted to pray and
declare new and
wonderful things. He
will bring you out of the
negative and into the
adventurous positive of
His Kingdom.
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professional publications that are not
peer-reviewed are generally professional
magazines. That a publication calls itself a
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publication, usually a periodical publication,
which is printed or electronically published
(sometimes referred to as an online
magazine). Magazines are generally
published on a regular schedule and
contain a variety of content. They are
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There is much for you
to do. I remember an
older mentor who said
that when she prayed
for God to use her, she
got very busy and life
was very exciting! Who
would not want life to
be more carefree and
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answers, and listen during prayer . . . it
combination of the three.
will net what you are looking for!
At its root, the word "magazine" refers to a collection or storage
location. In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written
articles. This explains why magazine publications share the word root
with gunpowder magazines, artillery magazines, firearms magazines,
and, in French, retail stores such as department stores. By definition,
a magazine paginates with each issue starting at page three, with the
standard sizing being 8 3/8 × 10 7/8 inches. However, in the technical
sense a journal has continuous pagination throughout a volume. Thus
Business Week, which starts each issue anew with page one,
Put nature in the mix with a walk, hike, or
mini vacation. Getting out of the house
and your usual routine will help you focus
on God’s will for your life.
under His grace, with
accomplishments for
the Kingdom of God
here on Earth.
Oh my, I pray you are
getting excited!
by a purchase price, by prepaid
subscriptions, or a combination of the
three. At its root, the word "magazine"
refers to a collection or storage location.
In the case of written publication, it is a
collection of written articles. This explains
why magazine publications share the word
root with gunpowder magazines, artillery
magazines, firearms magazines, and, in
French, retail stores such as department
stores. By definition, a magazine
paginates with each issue starting at page
three, with the standard sizing being 8
3/8 × 10 7/8 inches. However, in the
technical sense a journal has continuous
pagination throughout a volume. Thus
Business Week, which starts each issue
anew with page one is a magazine, but the
Journal of Business Communication, which
starts each volume with the winter issue
and continues the same sequence.
There will be times
when God will want to
know what you want to
do for Him.
Think about that during
RETREAT.
What would you like to
accomplish that would
yield lasting results?

RETREAT...
What have you tried to do that
you perceived was a failure?
How can God help you get on the
right path?
I had a few things in the
beginning of my quest for God
that I wanted to do for Him. One
was to understand His Word
better and know how to pray.
Another was to be able to visit
people who were sick and dying
to bring the gospel to them (like
my mother and grandmother did.)
He answered those questions for
me, by taking me out to Spiritfilled
ministry gatherings,
rearranging my life and church
family, giving me the baptism of
the Holy Spirit, and putting new
mentors in my life. It was quite a
whirlwind – and not for the faint
of heart.
It came with a price of leaving
friends, but He made up for it
with new ones who were
operating in the very gifts that I
was asking to obtain. I started
hearing about meetings where the
Holy Spirit was active in the
services. I ventured out alone to
visit, observe, and experience.
I began to get built up and
encouraged that there was more
to be enjoyed than what I ever
thought or imagined. I got filled
with the Spirit.
Suddenly, I could understand
The Word, talk about Jesus, and
pray in a new and exciting way.
(I RETREATED often in my own
home, with a “Do not disturb”
note on the door for my family.)
At one of the Spirit-evident
meetings, I met two older
women who invited me to their
Bible study.
They invited me along to visit
their sick and dying friends. I saw
how they operated – with specific
faith-filled prayers, singing, and
prophesying. And, they included
me!

Retreat..
How glorious a time I had. (It made
up for the time as a young girl
when I visited my half-brother
when he was dying of cancer and I
had nothing to say about the Lord
that he needed to hear. I had lived
with shame for years.
But, I had not been equipped by the
church.) The new church we were
attending was allowing all the gifts to
be displayed and was moving in allout
revival.
I received a lot of deliverance at
the altar, most especially regarding
fear that had been placed in me
regarding evangelism dangers.
And, I was reading about
deliverance
and meeting others who operated
in the gift.
It was a most exciting time.
Eventually, after fasting, I
received the call to be a minister. I
got ordained . . . and that put me on
a new path. So much has
happened after that, I will not go
into any more.
I want to encourage you to go on
RETREAT. This is my story, and I am
sure God has something equally
exciting for you to do for the
Kingdom. Your story is different,
because He needs His people in all
walks of life – strategically placed
for His glory. On a regular basis, I
enjoy ministering to many people
who have a call on their life that
they want to have fulfilled.
All different! All magnificent!
Our God is multi-faced and so are
His people! So . . . what are you
waiting for? Make an appointment
with God and carve out the time for
fellowship with Him. GO ON
RETREAT! You deserve it! No one
else can fulfill your divine calling!

HE PREPARES A
TABLE FOR ME....

WOMEN'S
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I am honoured to be able to
share this exclusive interview with
our cover lady, Onika Shirley.
She is the founder of Action
Speaks Volume, Inc. and an
inspiration to many. She is also a
proud mother, adoptive mother,
foster parent, and new
grandmother to baby Aubrey.
She is a motivating and
empowering Global Confidence
and Procrastination Coach and
Speaker, singer, author, and she is
the Appointed Coordinator of the
Godhead Prayer Ministry ''Jesus
Woman'' for the state of Arkansas.

I N T E R V I E W
W I T H
O N I K A
S H I R L E Y
Onika Shirley is an
accomplished professional who
leads from a position in senior
management in manufacturing.
The 4-year former President of
the Greater Memphis chapter of
the National Association of
Professional Women authored,
Women We Must Stand Strong.

Womensfrontline
Onika, welcome and thank you for doing this interview.
I am so excited to be able to share you with our readers.
Please tell us a little bit more about yourself.
ONIKA
I am the collaborating author in HerPrayers, Purpose Shakers
'' Women Who Rise To The Call of Purpose'' , Affirmation and
Antidotes that Remind Me, Tying the Knots between Ministry
and the Marketplace, and Women in Ministry Speak, ''
Encouragement for the Chosen''. I was sought out by the
Phillips County Community College to instruct several
courses in manufacturing. Of all of my achievements, I am
most proud of my profound faith in Christ as her personal
Lord and Savior.
I have proved my selfless dedication to helping others by
serving as a Foster Parent as well as an adoptive parent and
the Founder and International Director of ASL Foundation
India and Action Speaks Orphanage Home-India.
I have not reached this level of success without having to
overcome much adversity. My tragedies and adversities have
given me strength, motivation, and the resiliency to become
the Life Clarity and Action Coach that I am today.

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Today, I blog about being relevant and other
experiences at the Huffington Post, Woman
Boss magazine, and for Action Speaks
Volume.
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Faith, Confidence, and the lack of
procrastination will get us closer
to the ultimate plan of the
creator.

faith
confidence
procrastination
I chose these three words as my theme for the magazine
because I am a woman of great faith and I often refer to myself as
a person with stupid, crazy, ridiculous faith. I know that it is
impossible for us to please the creator without faith and we
MUST know that the reason for our being is not for us but for
Him. When we have faith in God it gives us the confidence that
we need to do the work that He wants done and to be the person
He has created us to be. When we are confident we know the
value we bring and we take action in a way that conveys that to
those in which we are called to serve.
As I see procrastination, effort is time and if we are
procrastinators we are failing to do the work that we were created
to do in the time in which we were allotted to do it. It's not good
to have great intentions because action speaks volume. Faith,
Confidence, and the lack of procrastination will get us closer to
the ultimate plan of the creator.

Womensfrontline
Please tell us about your
background (where you are
from, your family, and their
influence in becoming you).
ONIKA
I was born and raised in the
state of Arkansas. She is the
proud mother of 2 biological
daughter and twin adoptive
sons.
My children has always been
my way. I wanted them to
experience things I didn’t
experience growing up a child
and I wanted to be a good role
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How would describe you?
ONIKA
I am a very determined,
independent, and hardworking
woman. I like to work for what I
want and don’t have handouts
and pity.

Womensfrontline
What is your testimony?
ONIKA
Physical and mental abuse
exposed my purpose. I am a
survivor of sexual abuse and was
saved by the Grace of God from
two life changing car accidents. My
struggles, my story and my
emotional thinking revealed to me
my purpose.
The woman I am today, reveals
that I am purpose driven no matter
what!
I knew with the call on my life that
I will be challenged. I have learned
that just because purpose is
discovered and you are committed
to living within your purpose, it
does not exonerate us from
adversities of this world.
In fact, determined people attract
more challenges and opposition
than we repel, the more purposeful
we appear to be. Through my own
hurts, mistakes and tragedies I
have decided to wake up purpose
in others.
purpose. He has given me the
directions, he allowed the life
experiences, and he gave me a
spirit of power, strength and
equipped me with a sound mind.
I had to let go and let God because
there’s no peace or joy in a
situation that God’s grace is no
longer a part of.
Everything I experienced in my
past has served a purpose. My
struggles and my survival and my
tragedies and my ability to conquer
the odds against me brought me
here. I am here to serve others. I
am a servant.
God gives us time to heal and in
being healed personally, I am free
to share my experiences with you.
I will show you that God is
powerful and not emotional. God
really is concerned about his
people. Through him caring for
me, I discovered that my power
and purpose is in front of me and
not behind me.
I share my experiences just to
encourage and inspire you and to
show you that life can go on after
you have been hurt or when you
have experienced failure and
tragedies.
God told me that this life is not my
own and that I was created with a

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W H A T H A S K E P T Y O U
G R O U N D E D ?
ONIKA
The love of God has kept me grounded and focused. I
also knew without Him that I was nothing and I didn’t
have to depend on anybody except him. He has opened
doors and made ways for me that others told me were
impossible, but God.

Womensfrontline
What has kept you grounded and
focused?
ONIKA
The love of God has kept me
grounded and focused. I also knew
without Him that I was nothing
and I didn’t have to depend on
anybody except him. He has
opened doors and made ways for
me that others told me were
impossible, but God.
Womensfrontline
What is your ministry and how
have you kept yourself afloat?
ONIKA
My ministry is a ministry of help.
I help people see and understand
who God really is and I help
people take action, stop
procrastinating and to take their
dreams out of their head and into
their life.
Womensfrontline
Do you believe that Christian
women today are making a
positive impact in society?
ONIKA
Yes absolutely, we are raised up
for a times such as this. Christian
women are impacting society
today by serving in unselfish ways
because we are determined to see
things changed in society and we
long to have some influence in
turning millions to Jesus Christ.
We have power and we have hope.
We are making positive impacts
because we are made in the image
of God and God has not been
destroyed.

Womensfrontline
If you had minutes to address the
world, what would be the core of
your message?
ONIKA
If I had 5 minutes to address the
world, my core message will be
for you to pursue the calling
that God has placed on your heart.
To be obedient to your purpose
and to the will of God because if
God called you to it He will see
you through it. He will equip you
with everything you need. We are
here for a purpose and doing
everything else other than what
you were created for will be
unpleasing to God. Live a purpose
fill and focus life.
Womensfrontline
Is having vision important?
ONIKA
Yes, where there’s no vision the
people will perish. Vision is vital
to our survival. When wedon’t
have a vison we don’t have an area
of focus.
Womensfrontline
Where do you see yourself in five
yrs?
ONIKA
In 5 years, I see myself working
full time for the Lord and off my 8
to 5 in Corporate America,
turning millions to Christ and
working as a servant. I will be
preaching the gospel, protecting
children, helping the poor, and
building unshakable confidence
and stop procrastination in
women all over the world.

MY CORE MESSAGE
WILL BE FOR YOU
TO PURSUE THE
CALLING THAT
GOD HAS PLACED
ON YOUR HEART
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IT'S
MASK
DAY
# MASKDAY

S
ome might think that
title is scandalous. I know that
my own fear of divorce kept
me from escaping a
narcissistic abuser for
fourteen years.
THE DAY THE
LORD SET ME FREE
FROM MY
MARRIAGE
Now, seventeen years out from
that disaster, my regrets
center around not leaving far
earlier. I lived in a lot of denial
for years.
One has to cultivate denial in
order to survive, much less
stay, in a marriage that was
as abusive as mine. And just
how abusive it was did not
fully dawn on me until I
disclosed, ten years later,
details of the torment to my
counselor.
The look of horror and grief
on her face showed me just
how far from normal my first
marriage had strayed.
BY ALICE MILLS

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I had fled a couple of times
before with my daughters. Each
time he would go through an
elaborate courtship to get me
back.
Things would be barely tolerable
for a month or two and then the
moods and the abuse would creep
back in.
It was late March of 2000 and I
came home from work to see that
my ex had thrown away all of my
seedlings I was nurturing until I
could plant them after the last
frost. Every single one was gone.
At that moment, the Lord said as
clearly as I have ever heard Him in
my spirit,
“Everything you plant, he
will uproot.”
A bit shocked, I ran upstairs to
THE DAY THE LORD
SAVED ME FROM MY
MARRIAGE..
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COUPLE OF
TIMES...
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my little prayer closet. I could feel
physically the Lord releasing me
from my fear.
However, the Lord really
strengthened me through that
time of prayer. All the spiritual
books I read were mentors.
The more I was freed on the inside
from my fear of John and the more
I depended on the Lord for my
emotional needs, the stronger I
became. John could see the
difference, and the change only
made his behavior worse.
I fully believe he was
resisting the conviction of
the Holy Spirit. When I
caught him burning his
Bible in the trash bin, I
knew that he was quickly
reaching a point of no
return.

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and the reliability
of his source.
“John 8:11,” the Lord said to me. I didn’t know
what verse that was, so I opened my Bible. It read, “And
neither do I condemn you.”
That verse is the end of the story woman who was going
to be stoned for adultery.
Honestly, I have never been embarrassed since about
being divorced. There are some who judge me, but the
Lord freed me from any sense of shame about it. That
alone is a miracle because for a long time, I feared
divorce more than I feared God or my own destruction.
One word from the Lord toppled what was really an idol.

Then I worried about what would
happen to John. Even though I did
not understand the nature of
mental illness at the time, I knew
that he was somehow very sick in
his mind and spirit. And soul ties
are strong after fourteen years of
marriage.
I understood at that moment as
well, that the Lord wanted me to
have nothing to do with John or his
extremely wealthy father with
whom he was enmeshed.
Immediately on the
screen of my mind, the
words, “2 Titus 3:5”
appeared. I turned to
that verse and all I could
see were the words, “Let
these men go.''
At that moment, I resolved to leave.
I left within the week. The
difference this time was I did not
flee in fear. I left under the
direction and blessing of the Holy
Spirit. And this time John did not
come after me.
At the time, I worked at a small
Baptist university. They kindly
gifted me with a check for $200. I
took out a credit card, and
together, my four daughters and I
put together a modest house that
for the first time in fourteen years,
felt like a home.
Our first night in our little rented
home in Kentucky, we sat around
the table and my oldest and I
looked at each other.
We knew what the other was
thinking. We didn’t have to lie
anymore to survive. We didn’t have
to live in fear. Suddenly
possibilities opened up. The whole
world seemed new. And this time,
my father, who had spent time
researching domestic violence,
came out.
He stayed until he knew I would not
go back. That blessing alone gave
me the strength to face the rest of
my family.
I lived as a single mom for nearly
five years before I remarried. Of
course, difficulties emerged.
However, the Lord was so faithful to
meet my needs. I found that He is
close to the widow (or the divorce’).
I didn’t mourn the marriage at all.
My mourning came during the
marriage, as my hopes for love and
bonding within that relationship
died.
That first night, though, the Lord
turned my attention to the book of
Joel. “I will repay you,” He said to
me, “I will repay you for the years
the locust has eaten.”
And praise God. He has done that
and more.

YOUTH SECTION:
CONFIDENTLY
WALKING INTO
YOUR FUTURE
This is for teens who are
constantly holding
themselves back from a
bright future.
So many people have
amazing gifts and talents,
but they let fear and low
self-esteem talk them out
of pursuing those things.
You can do anything with
God’s strength backing you,
but it’s up to you to try.
BY CHANTE WHISONANT

WOMEN'S
FRONTLINE
MAGAZINE
Faith
To overcome your fears,
you need to first have faith
in what God says. Most of
the time we are so fearful
of pursuing
our ambitions is because
we have no trust in the
Lord.
If we would just have faith
in what the Lord says,
everything we be much
easier. I know a lot of
youth have so many
dreams and aspirations in
mind, but we feel
overwhelmed because of
our age.
We tell ourselves it’s
impossible to do
something so great, who
would listen to a kid? We
say we must have heard
God wrong because we
don’t even know where we
are supposed to start!
Then we ask ourselves is
all the work worth it, can I
really accomplish this?
Trust me, I certainly
understand the doubts and
chaos swimming in your
mind. Sometimes I still ask
myself the same questions.
I know God didn’t make a
mistake. I know what I’m
called to do, but how? How
will I accomplish this work
that has been set out for
me to do?
How will I successfully
pursue these dreams that
go far beyond
my current living
situation?
Have faith in our father. If
God has called you to do
something, he knows you
can do it.

BY CHANTE WHISONANT
If he has given you these gifts
and talents, don’t be afraid, use
them! It may seem impossible
right now, but if you just have a
little patience, and a little faith,
you’ll see God won’t let you
down.
If you have goals in mind, go
after them. Forget about your age
and forget about your situation,
God will supply your every need
so you can pursue that big future
he has for you.
Our problem is we want it right
away, and when we don’t get it
immediately, or things become
too hard, we lose faith in the
Lord. Remember the Lord always
does things in perfect timing,
and we usually don’t see why it
was perfect until it happens.
CONFIDENCE
Once you put your faith in God,
the next step is confidence. See,
God will put us in the right
situation, give us the right tools
and we still won’t pursue our
dreams.
Why?
Lack of confidence. You need to
be confident in your God-given
ability.
Yes, there may be people who
have done what you’re doing
longer. Yes, there’s gonna be
people who seem like they’re
sooooo much better than you.
But guess what?
They’re not you. You have
something special that needs to
be shared with the world.
What you do isn’t silly. It isn’t
horrible or useless. It’s needed.
Never give up because you’re not
like someone else. You’re not
supposed to be them. God
gave us our gifts for a reason. If
you need to sharpen it, sharpen
it!
If it needs to be polished, polish
it! But you can never go
anywhere if you have no
confidence in
yourself. I don’t care if you’re not
where you want to be yet, in time
you’ll get there. Right now, have
confidence in yourself and keep

Procrastination
The last step to walking in your
future is stop dragging things
out! Just when we finally got
everything together, we stop
ourselves by procrastinating. As
teenagers, we want to hang out
with our friends, spend time
with our boyfriends
or girlfriends and we keep
pushing what we need to do
back.
Sometimes we feel so
overwhelmed or lazy we will
prolong what needs to get done.
Learn to just do it and get it over
with. If you continue to
procrastinate things you’ll get
used to doing so and it will start
to become a habit.
Laziness and procrastination is
NOT a good habit. Yeah you may
wanna do other things. Yeah you
may be scared to do it, but
dragging out a task will never
make things better. Push back
the fear of failure, ignore the
pressure from peers to put it on
the shelve, and just do it.
Procrastinating your future will
only hurt you. So, sit down,
figure out why you’re
procrastinating and work
through it. You can accomplish
so much if you give yourself the
chance to do so.
If you want a better life, act like
it. If you want to be something
great, then be it! It’s totally
possible.
But only if you push yourself.
You can do anything you set
your mind too, but you’re gonna
have to stop playing
around.

5
LIES
THAT KEPT
ME IN AN
ABUSIVE
MARRIAGE
BY ALICE MILLS

WOMEN'S
FRONTLINE
MAGAZINE
Staying in a
relationship with a narcissist
takes a lot of commitment. After
all, the benefits of the
relationship are fleeting at best,
while the daily slog of being
someone’s personal slave is
exhausting. I have opened up in
this blog because I feel led by the
Lord to tell my story as a way of
owning it.
And one of the most difficult
things about admitting to my
past is that I am generally
perceived as a competent, even
gifted, woman. People ask,
without meaning to hurt me,
“How did you get trapped in such
a circumstance?” challenge,
otherwise?
But the self deception necessary in
order to stay runs deep. And
narcissists can be charming and
seductive. No one would stay at all
if there weren’t some benefits. But
as time passes and life gradually
loses all color, victims have to
develop specific strategies in order
to stay.

LIE NR. 1
#1
HE IS JUST
IMMATURE
Lie 1:
He is just immature. Everyone in the family
participates in this lie. “He will grow up. He is just
young,” his parents, my parents, our friends and I
would assert. The benefit to this lie is that it is true.
After all,
a narcissist is stuck at the emotional age of a two year
old. The lie is in the belief that time will cure
narcissism. Perhaps for a few? After all, I don’t claim
to know all narcissists.

L I E N R . 2
I CAN HANDLE THE
ABUSE
Lie 2:
I can handle the abuse. The
wrongheadedness of this lie should be self
evident. We were never meant
to handle abuse. We were meant for a life
lived in love and fruitfulness. And no one can
handle abuse indefinitely. It will catch up with
you. Your body will start to give out. Your
heart will forget joy. Your mind will live in a
state of fog in order to keep you from seeing
what is there. I was sick for years.
Immediately after I left, my health was

LIE NR.3
KIDS ARE RESILIENT
Lie 3:
Kids are resilient. No, they are
not. If they were, psychologists
would go out of business.
Childhood trauma surfaces later
and is devastating. Children do not
have the self awareness or power
to assert their pain and fear in
abusive circumstances. Instead
they learn that they are powerless,
that making mommy or daddy
happy is their job, and that they are
not worthy of love.
Those are formulas for a miserable
adulthood, and yet, keeping them
in that situation made me a party
to it. If nothing else, do not fool
yourself that somehow you can
shield them from the effects of
your partner’s narcissism. No one
else has and you and you can't
either.

LIE NR.4
I CAN LOVE AND
PRAY HIM/HER
OUT OF IT
Lie 4:
I can love and pray him/her out
of it. I believe in prayer. Check out
my blog. I have had amazing
answers to prayer. But God
doesn’t make anyone do
anything. This is free will. You can
pray for decades for a person, but
ultimately, the decision to change
is theirs alone. I have come to
believe that praying obsessively
for someone to change amounts
to little more than a form of
idolatry.
from narcissistic abuse, but only
because I invited Him too. The
fact that I used to pray that God
would make me the kind of wife
John needed is an indication of
how twisted my reasoning had
become.
I worked, kept the house clean,
and handled all the care for the
children. What he did all day
locked in his little office, God only
knows. Narcissists do not feel
your love and do not recognize
your sacrifices. They are
merciless gods and do not
deserve your worship.
God changed me and freed me

LIE NR.5
HIS BEHAVIOR IS
SOMEHOW MY FAULT.
Lie 5:
His behavior is somehow
my fault. One day I was having
my habitual prayer time. I spent
a lot of time practicing
forgiveness and would sit at the
feet of Jesus letting Him love me
as a way to experience the love I
had missed for fourteen years.
One day I found myself crying
and saying to the Lord , “You
saw what he did! You saw what
he did to me!” The Lord’s
presence filled the room and He
said, “In no way do I hold you
responsible for any of John’s
actions.”
Until that moment, I did not
realize how deeply I had taken
responsibility for his actions.
The only actions for which any
of us are responsible are our
own.

If you recognize these lies you
tell yourself in order to keep
yourself going, it might be time to
reconsider some things. Truth can
be so painful. I have been there, on
my own with four little girls, two
thousand miles from my family.
But God led me out of the
narcissistic wilderness, and I am
so grateful.
I wake up, and I no longer wonder
if my husband is going to have a
good day or a bad day. I swept up
all the eggshells from the floor
and can say what I mean without
fearing a violent response.
I live a normal life, and so do my
daughters. I even plan for the
future, knowing that I have one.
So I guess the one thing I learned
is that the Red Sea parts for us all,
if God is the one leading us out.

Just like having an
untrained eye,
living with someone
who is coping with
a mental illness is
scary to say the
least.
WOMEN'S FRONTLINE MAGAZINE
BY KAYL MAY
Life, just living it, can
be as difficult as transporting
oneself from a plane of surface
and reaching towards a plateau.
Just like having an untrained eye,
living with someone who is
coping with a mental illness is
scary to say the least.
According to National Alliance on
Mental Illness, 43.8 million adults
experience mental illness in a
given year. 1.1% which means 1 in
100 (2.4 million).
You can live with schizophrenia,
anxiety, depression, and other
mental illnesses, but when the
illness is left untreated it can be
traumatic for both the individual
and their families even
sometimes fatal.

This is the focal point of us writing
our book, “The Unveiling Of A
Mask”. A discussion is a MUST in
society today. We need to become
comfortable talking to each other
about mental illness, so that others
can speak freely about their
conditions.
Our book examines the love found
in two individuals where we allowed
love to conquer all. It allows you to
journey with us as we decide to build
a family in that love while dealing
with mental illness. It sequences us
coping and managing against
difficult times while braving an
“everything is okay” smile just for
the sanity of surviving.
Triumph Over
Life’s Struggles
New Year’s Eve 1986, a young lady fell
madly in love with a young man at
first sight. Having a great start in life,
getting married, starting a family,
purchasing their 1 st home, and
raising their sons, the world was
perfect.
Soon the heartbreaks of the world began
to pull them apart. Overcoming adultery,
picking up the pieces of their lives, and
moving forward only to come to such a
tragedy as having to deal with a spouse
that developed a mental illness-
SCHIZOPHRENIA.
This would be the hardest test of
their marriage and love. No one
believing or understanding what she
was dealing with all the while she
still had continue to raise their two
boys. The symptoms started in 1998,
but the diagnosis did not come until
2001.
We both were invisibly damaged. We
became homeless with a home. We
could have found someone else, but
we were in love with one another. We
were family. Not allowing him to go
through this illness along rather we
would go through it as a family.
Learn how the power of touch and
making great memories in the good
times kept the love alive to help get
us through these struggles.
This book speaks about knowing
your worth as a teen. It also
highlights the importance of having
self love for yourself, as well as, your
spouse.
It teaches you how to ensure your
cup is full before you are able to
pour out into others. Being together
since we were 16 and 18 years of age,
you would think that marriage was
the beginning of our life together.
Our lives truly did not start until we
learned how to overcome the trials
and tribulations of our struggles.

What Is Your
Response
What if tomorrow you woke up with
the realization that you were
completely a different person, with
a different way of thinking, and
feeling that you are losing your
mind? How would you want others to
respond to you?
Now let’s look at how you respond
when you hear someone say they
have schizophrenia or any other
mental health illness? What does
your body language or facial
expressions say to that person? Do
you become terrified? Do you distant
yourself from the person?
While supporting my husband
through schizophrenia, I realize that
people are not comfortable
discussing mental illness. The
energy in the room changes
drastically. People do not know how
to discuss it.
They do not know how to respond
to it. So they hide it away like some
shameful paradox. It is never
discussed when other family
members are diagnosed. It becomes
the family secret.
If asked, excuses are the answer.
When we cover things up, we cannot
heal properly. We cannot bring
awareness to the illness. Our police
officers cannot be trained on how to
properly handle those having a
mental illness.
Others will not stop victimizing and
stigmatizing those that suffer from a
mental illness. School teachers
cannot be trained on how to
recognize and handle our children
with mental illnesses. A discussion
is in need and the time is now.
I hear people often say that
depression is not a “REAL” mental
illness. We try to belittle the illness
because we believe some are worse
than others. We can no longer afford
to do this because even with the
“NOT SO REAL” illness of depression
people are committing suicide at
alarming rates. OH IT IS REAL!
Depression is as real as all other
mental illnesses. It may even be
worse because so many suffer in
silence and are able to hide or make
excuses to cover the symptoms. We
must treat all mental illnesses as
they are “A MENTAL ILLNESS”.
The time is now to have
conversations about mental illness.
We can no longer hide from it.
Our communities need healing.
Mental illness does not have a look,
a face or a type of person. One
in every four Americans suffer from
a mental illness.

You may be standing next to someone
now that has a mental illness, or it
may be you? Stop the shame and let’s
learn how to help those that are
suffering. It may be that they are
suffering in silence, we need education
on how to support them to come out
of hiding and get assistance.
We are living proof that you can have
a normal life after a mental illness
diagnosis. We have shared our life
story to bring awareness and to show
others that they do not have to be
ashamed.
I have spoken to others that are
suffering with one mental illness or
the other. I wanted to hear from their
point of view on how they would like
to see others respond to them when
they finally become strong enough to
say that they are suffering from X Y Z.
Sadly, some truly do not care what
the response is because they really do
not think that others really care about
them or what they are dealing with.
Some really just want to hear a simple
“Thank you for telling us”.
We need to be educated to support
those that have been diagnosed and is
struggling. It will take therapy, a
support system, medication, and love
to get your loved one through this
process.
Below you can read other the
responses those suffering with a
mental illness has said they would
like to hear when they share with
others:
- Tell us that our choice to seek the
professional help that resulted in that
diagnoses was mature and a brave one.
- Validate that what we are going
through is real and hard.
- We are coming to you with a
disclosure about our identity and
identities by nature are very personal.
Please respect and do not share with
others.
- I’m really proud of you for taking
care of yourself because that it not
easy and you are doing such a good
job.
- Vocalize the fact that you will stick
by us. It is not obvious to us that you
will stick by us.
- Feel free to ask us what we need.
- Come over, fix a meal, put in a load
of clothes or sheets in the washer, put
a show on the TV, take out the trash,
smile, offer a hug, and quietly leave.
When the person tells you they have a
mental illness, it’s important to get
across three things to that person:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, COMPASSION,
QUESTIONING, LOVE, SUPPORT

Life is like a
flower. .

Oh so
YUMMY!
EGG ASPARAGUS BROCCOLI
TOMATO LEMON CUCUMBER

making
memories...

Rhema 101: 7
TIPS FROM THE
DAUNTLESS
DEBOBRAH

WOMEN'S FRONTLINE MAGAZINE
BY EVE REDEFINED MINISTRIES
Or should we say first-in-line?
So our girl Deborah, is
that one chick in the fourth
chapter of the Book of Judges
who seems to be on every
Christian women’s
poster...“Deborah Conference
twenty seventeeeen” or, “The
Anointing of Deborah Gathering
Annual Revivallll”, or perhaps
you’ve seen something close to,
“All Deborahs Unite Meeting
Brunch and Breakthroughh”…
Okay, the exaggerations are a bit
excessive...but you get the point
:)
Like, if we’re not talking Esther,
or the Proverbs 31 woman, for
poster tag-lines, Deborah is
definitely next in line!
Everyone, it seems...wants a
piece of her, or her
anointing…mainly because she
was the only Female Judge who
appears in the OT AND was also a
Prophetess (a real one), AND
also a Judge, a Counsellor, and a
Warrior, who helped lead her
people’s army into battle and..
WON! She was all of that. And
she was all that.
In this post let’s look at the first
3 tips we can learn from
Deborah’s character (we’ll call
her Deb for short), to apply in
our own lives which will help us
to sift out the wrong voices and
truly hear God’s Rhema Word
(His clear, Spoken Word) for our
personal lives.

WOMEN'S FRONTLINE MAGAZINE
- Numero Uno. Number One :
Silence Speaks Volumes. The Book
of Judges, Chapter 4, begins like
this- (well, maybe in less
contemporary terms), “And the
people of Israel MESSED UP
AGAIN…and so God allowed them
to be AGAIN sold into slavery, this
time to a King called Jabin who had
his commanding officer, Sisera,
oppress them regularly.”
Yikes. Strike Number
“We-can’t-even-keep-count-of
" against God by His own people.
- Now in their oppression they
obviously cried out to Him, but God
did not answer them immediately.
For the most part, it seemed like
God was silent to their suffering. In
fact, it appears that God was so
silent, that they continued to
worship their idols and false gods.
But there was one woman, whose
profession reflected that God’s
“Silence” was not synonymous to
abandonment.
Deb was out there, helping,
counseling, loving on people and
reaffirming the Law and the
Wisdom of God in the hearts of the
Israelites.
When it seems like God appears to
be silent in one area of your life,
especially the areas where you’re so
looking forward to hear Him speak
on, remember that His “Silence”
should not be a doorway for you to
regress from the Faith like the
Israelites. On the other hand, God’s
seeming “silence” in one area of
your life is an opportunity for you
to tune in to His Word, like Deb,
and serve and honor Him regardless
of the trial.
We’re better poised than she was
in her time. We have the Holy Spirit
living in us.
We have more than we could ever
ask for. In His Silence, we must
intentionally practice gratefulness
and remember His goodness, and
intentionally Serve Him because
that is essentially what we’re called
for.
It’s easy to say "God is good" in
good times…but will we also sing
with passion "My God is
Aaawesome" in difficult times?
Let’s remember this as
#SelflessServitude.
- Lesson 1:

RHEMA 101:7
- Number two;
Flush out the junk. Remember those
idols that the Israelites had which
were distracting them from the
Presence of God? Huuge, no-no. The
text says that they did “evil” and
were so consumed by their own
passions, that they fell right into
their enemy’ hands.
- Likewise, these 21st century idols
(insert your idols here*) that WE
have, that distract our minds from
God??
Maaajor no-no. Like Deb, whose
wisdom reflected her personal
relationship with God, we must
remain focused on Him and flush out
all junk from our lives. Some of us
don’t suffer from food toxins as
much as we suffer from visual and
aural toxins.
We rarely gauge what we expose
ourselves to: we watch everything,
peruse everything, click on
everything, scroll through
everything, follow everyone, listen to
everything, and rarely filter what we
expose our eyes and ears to.
- When our ears begin to pick up the
beat of an unknown rhythm, that of
the Great Deceiver, then when the
Master calls, we’re too busy grooving
to the tune of the enemy. We then
end up saying things like, “Why is
God Silent!” the real question is,
“Whose voice are we attuned to?"
Wisdom, integrity, and
steadfastness in the faith, as
exemplified by Deb, requires us to
fast from, minimize, and sometimes
entirely get rid of all the distractions
that may lead to a regression in our
Faith. Let’s call this
#CleaningupourCloset.
- And last but not least, we must:
Develop the Art of TRULY Listening.
Would you call yourself a great
listener?
Do you listen to someone for 10 mins
only for them to finish and for you to
get your own point across?
Do you rehearse your response even
while they speak so you know
exactly what you’re going to say
when they eventually stop talking?
Do you wait for them to finish, so
you could “help” them, by sharing a
similar experience YOU had?
*Red flag! We’ve all been guilty of all
of the above.

RHEMA 101:7
- We come to understand that, in
the few lines in which Deb’s
character appears, Listening is
beyond simply ‘hearing'. Listening
involves, Wisdom, Presence,
Patience, Understanding, Validation,
Truth, Empathy, Reproof…
Listening, is an Art.
No wonder people, great and small,
would come from all over to receive
Deb's counsel. She was an amazing
listener.
She didn’t only hear people out, she
listened to them. She was so good at
listening, God spoke dropped
downloads in her Spirit about a
strategy for victory in a war, she
took it up, obeyed and everything
that was prophesied through her
came to pass. Whoah.
How powerful is your listening?
Listen,
Deb’s voice was powerful, because
her ability to listen was powerful.
When she spoke people listened,
because she knew how to listen.
Now she wouldn’t have been great at
that if she didn’t know how to flush
out the junk, and if she didn’t know
how to be silent.
Like Deb, we need to kill the noise
and practice the Great Art of truly
listening, because our voices are
only as powerful as our listening.
Let’s remember this one as
#hushupandListen...
As Believers, may we remain faithful
in serving God, even when we feel
that He is silent.
May we do that by flushing out the
junk and distraction in our lives in
order to truly listen and hear
everything He may be trying to
speak to us about. Stay blessed and
encouraged and we’ll catch you in
the Next Post with the four final tips
from Deb!
In Love,
Eve Redefined

'''Give thanks to the Lord, for he
is good, his love endures
forever".
(Psalm 118:1)

I wanted to
share some
exciting
news with
you all. I
couldn't hold
back any
longer.
I have to tell
somebody. I'm
pregnant and I'm
excited about it, but
before I go more in
dept about this, I
wanted to share with
you my previous
pregnancies and
cover a little bit on
what I experienced.
Now many of you
didn't know me when
I was pregnant with
my other children,
but if I could be
honest here (even
though I was
married) , I never
really got excited
about the pregnancy
part.

In fact, my husband
was always more
excited than I was.
Most of the time, I was
afraid, but overall
there were just a few
things that I
absolutely couldn't
stand.
One thing for sure was
morning sickness.
Every single day, I'd
either be extremely
sick and other days,
extremely nauseous.
Secondly, I was
always hungry. I could
literally just eaten my
heart out and no
exaggeration (ten
minutes later), I'm
hungry again. The
worst part about the
cravings were craving
for foods that we're
available to me at the
time. Oh my
goodness, what a
nightmare!
I couldn't stand the
gaining weight part
either. Every
pregnancy, I gained at
least twenty pounds
and let me not even
leave out those
ungodly stretch
marks.
Most importantly,
with every pregnancy I
was always afraid to
deliver. My mind
would always go to,
"What's the worst
that could happen?"
And finally after every
pregnancy, even
though I was very
grateful for my
beautiful new
blessing, somehow I
always ended up in
postpartum
depression.
With my third child,
he was only about
four months old when
I found out I was
pregnant again. I was
so overwhelmed and
stressed out about it
and I remember crying
for months. I just
couldn't see how I
could do it. Long story
short, I ended up
falling into a heavy
depression and having
a miscarriage. I mean
literally, every
pregnancy I went
through it.
Mark 4:40 says, "And
He said unto them,
why are ye so fearful?
How is it that ye have
no faith?
But God had a plan!
I didn't know it back
then, but I see now
that I've birthed
preachers, teachers
and prophets into the
nations. So now that
I'm pregnant again,
even though it's
uncomfortable, I've
learned to cherish
every moment of it.

I didn't know it back then, but I
see now that I've birthed
preachers, teachers and prophets
into the nations. So now that I'm
pregnant again, even though it's
uncomfortable, I've learned to
cherish every moment of it.
When I found out that I was
pregnant this time, God spoke to
me just like He did Mary. But my
story is a lot different from hers.
He told me that I was having
octuplets.
That's a whopping eight little
ones!!! I'd like to darn near faint!
Well, I think I've kept you on your
toes long enough. So let me say
this, I ain't pregnant with no
baby.
Yes it's true, I'm expecting, but
I'm pregnant with purpose!
I'm pregnant with dreams!
I'm pregnant with visions!
I'm pregnant with songs!
I'm pregnant with books and
projects!
I'm pregnant with businesses and
witty inventions
and most importantly, I'm pregnant
with ministry!
That's right, I'm pregnant and I'm
excited about it.
And guess what??? So are you!
God has placed something in you
that can make a difference and
change the world, but if you're not
careful, there's somethings that
can hinder your purpose. Just to
name a few:
Unexpected Pregnancy:
Many times, people don't know
they're pregnant with purpose, so
when they finally deliver, their
left confused and unprepared. In
result, they may feel like they
could never care for their
purpose, so they end up not
chasing after it or neglecting it.
Pre-term Pregnancy:
Some people know they're
pregnant with purpose, but they
want it right now. What ends up
happening is, the person wasn't
ready due to immaturity. In other

Miscarriage:
In the natural, we know that things
like stress and of course drugs can
cause someone to miscarry, but
what do you think can cause you to
miscarry spiritually? Well just to
name a few: Doubt, Fear and even
sin can cause someone to miscarry
their purpose.
Abortion:
Remember Satan wants to kill your
purpose, but you will carry fullterm
in Jesus name.
And last, but not least...
Hiding Your Pregnancy:
You're definitely showing and it's
time to push!
Say this out loud: I'm expecting
and I'm pregnant with purpose!
Don't get discouraged, as long as
we are living, we will all be faced
with many obstacles in life and
these obstacles can cause us to
feel overwhelmed and even get us
to a point that we just want to give
up and throw in the towel.
Lord, because if God said it then so
shall it be! If you are reading this
post, then that means that there's
breath in your body and if there's
breath in your body, then that
means that you are living.
If you are living then there's still
purpose for your life.
Congratulations...You are
Expecting and You're Pregnant with
Purpose!!!!
Do you believe that there's purpose
for your life?
If so, What's your God-given
dream or passion that you believe
you're suppose to fulfill in life and
what are some other obstacles that
could hinder it?
With Love,
Shavonne Andrews
Author Speaker Christian Life
Coach
Instead of worrying, having fear or
doubt, focus on great expectations.
Focus on the promises of the

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OVERCOMING
HURT
CHURCH
How to heal and be
made whole from
church hurt of any
kind.
When you are
going
through
church hurt
and it is so difficult
to cope with
everyday life, do not
be discouraged. Do
not give up on life.
There is hope and
solutions to every
problem. It may
have been your fault
in someway or it
may have not been
your fault in many
ways.
Could God be
allowing this so
there is possible
growth in your
spiritual walk with
the Lord? Could God
be allowing this for
reconciliation in
churches?
Could God be allowing
this to show his glory in
it all? Could God be
allowing it so God can
understand where your
heart is when it comes
to the Kingdom?
Could God be allowing
it just to show his grace,
mercy, forgiveness, and
love through it all?

There is no mistake or wrong
doing or faults that is too big for
God. He can resolve everything.
God can turn what the enemy
meant for harm and turn it into
good. Be encouraged and do not
give up on life or lose hope.
Trust God to bring healing,
wholeness and restoration in it all.
God can change this for better and
can bring a masterpiece out of the
mess.
He uses everything for his glory.
because he see light in darkness.
His word enlightens the way. .
There is hope in hopelessness.
God see joy in it all.
Find a place in your heart to forgive
yourself, others and to receive
forgiveness from God himself. He
is a loving God, full of compassion
and slow to anger. He will turn your
hurt and make a miracle from your
story.
It is better to give God full access
to everything you are going
through. It will all work in your
favor. God has crowned you with
his favor. so do not give up on your
love walk with God. Just keep on
loving yourself and others.
Do not give up on your
genuineness towards others.
Do not give up on your heart of
giving
Do not give up on your faith walk.
Do not even be discouraged.
God will never give you more than
you can handle or more than you
can bear.
God knew you can overcome this
storm.
God already knows the ending is
better than the beginning.
God is merciful and compassionate
and full of grace for all who think
they have made a mistake in life.

overcoming church hurt....
If you have made a mistake, repent
with a sincere heart and God will
forgive you.
God will clean your record of wrong
and rewrite your story.
God will change your story for his
glory.
Remember to love yourself and
every one. You do it unto the Lord
and not unto men. You will truly
experience the goodness of God.
Psalm 23
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow you all the days of your life.
And you shall dwell in the house of
the Lord forever and ever.
The Lord is with you until the end.
Just keep on walking in love.
Never hold any offense in your
heart towards anyone and never let
pride get in the way.
Remain humble. God will see you
through every step of the way.
God knows the deepest place of
your heart where you hurt the most
from church hurt.
He is pouring healing and pouring
joy into that place. God is turning
your mourning into dancing.
(Reference: Psalm 30:5.)
All things are working together for
good for those who love God and
are called according to his purpose.
God remains faithful so keep your
faith alive. You are created by
God for more. Develop a character
of God with humility.
Always trust God in everything.
God will show himself faithful .
God never fails his people.
God is always so good to his
people.
The goodness of our God is
amazing. Keep your head high.
Keep knowing that the promises of
God shall be done in your life. Keep
you faith strong and grounded in
love for people.

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