The Unmarried Woman

I have this burden on my heart to encourage people to maximize every season of their lives. The Word of God tells us," To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1)  Last time I zoomed into the life of an unmarried man and illustrated how God  used the life of Adam to lay out the blueprint on what a man of God looks before marriage. If you haven't read it, read about the The Unmarried Man here. Today I want to zoom in on the life of an unmarried woman using the life of Eve as the blueprint. For the life of a woman, God demonstrated two phases: The Preparation and The Presentation.

1.The Preparation
" And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman"- Genesis 2: 21-22a

God formed every creature and they all had partners except Adam. Out of everything that God had created up until that moment, the first time God was displeased was when He saw that Adam had no helper and so the Lord God said, " it is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."-Genesis 2:18. The need of a helper resulted in the creation of woman. This concept is important to understand because of the preparation phase of the unmarried woman. If God created the woman to be a helpmeet, then the phase leading up to marriage should be a period of time where the woman discovers her purpose, talent, strengths, passion, and everything she will eventually utilize to "help". You cannot help someone if you do not know what you are capable of doing!

The Unmarried Man

Many times in life we wander around aimlessly living each day with no purpose. We wake up not having the slightest clue of what we want out of our day talk-less of actually implementing a plan that will draw us closer to our destiny. God did not create us to live without knowing where we are going or why we were made. Each day of our lives, each phase, and every experience of life was ordained by God to lead us to a place He destined for us. It is therefore vital that we understand which stage of life we are in. The Holy Scriptures tell us, " To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Today I want to zoom in on the life of a man of God and in a later blog, I will bring the discussion to the women. The Word of God describes two stages in a man's life: the Unmarried man and the Married-man, but today's blog will deal with the unmarried man. God laid out a blueprints for both the unmarried and married man using the life of Adam.

1. Unmarried Man: Appreciate Your Garden

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The Lord God planted a garden eastward of Eden, and there He place the man whom He had formed"-Genesis 2:7-8

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This is the first Proverbs31 Wardrobe Ministry post of 2015! For those that are new, Proverbs31 Wardrobe Ministry( P31-WM) was started last year in an attempt to encourage Christian women to honor God with their bodies by dressing modestly. The motto of P31-WM is found in Proverbs31:25b where it says that the Proverbs 31 lady is "clothed with strength and dignity".  The ultimate goal of P31-WM will is grow into an outreach program that will supply battered women, domestically abused women, and women from low income houses with clothing they can use as they try to build up their self esteem and reorder their lives. The clothing will also go to women who are looking for jobs but cannot afford interview outfits. Proverbs 31 Wardrobe Ministry will provide these women with free modest outfits, including shoes, that will help them secure the job, boost their self esteem, and most importantly, remind them that God has not forgotten them. In the mean time, we will continue to encourage, promote, and celebrate modesty, purity, and holiness. 

Today's Proverbs31- WM guest is Jully, a graduating senior at the University of Texas-Austin. She is a blogger ( www. Juelsengels.com) and she shares a lot outfit inspirations on her instagram. Read her words of encouragement below and check out her lovely style! 

"New Year, New Me"

Many people make New Year resolutions at the beginning of a New Year and the most common resolution is "New Year, New Me". People solemnly swear that they will not repeat the mistakes of the previous year, they will not fall victim to the deceptions of the previous year, and they will be so radically transformed that people who knew them before the New Year will be shocked at the changes. While all of this is good, in most cases, the people who make these resolutions only implement those changes for the first few weeks of the New Year. By the time February rolls around, the same people who swore how they will change will be back in the same destructive patterns of the former year. 

Why do these changes not last for the year or better yet, the remainder of the individual's life? The changes are not long-term changes because by our own power, we can only mask parts of our former selves. We don't truly change; instead, we suppress our habits and attempt to start fresh. As a result, while we might be able to live a "changed" life for a few weeks, the remnants of our old selves will always be around, ready to resurface at any given time. This is likened to putting on new clothes on top of dirty clothes. If you do not remove the dirty clothes first, you will still smell despite the new expensive designer clothes.  Only God can take us as we are, break us down, and mold us into His image and His likeness that we may fulfill the purpose He has given us. 

"But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You are our potter; And we are all the work of Your hand."- Isaiah 64:8 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!

By the special grace of God, we are in 2015! Happy New Year to you all! This year will be the best one yet as we walk with the Lord. He will order your steps and lead you to green pastures in Jesus name! Amen! To You alone, Oh Lord, be all the glory forever!

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TMV -Isaiah 43:19

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."

2014 Closing Remarks

Hello everyone,

I wanted to write this short post just to wish my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance. I pray that the joy and peace of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ fill your houses and hearts and remain with you into the new year. Wherever you find yourself at the end of 2014, I pray that you are content and may the year ahead be the best one yet. Thank you all for supporting this blog in 2014. I know that school keeps me preoccupied so I do not blog as often as I would want, but I thank everyone who has read anything I've posted online or has been printed in the newspaper Christian Entertainment News. The support and encouragement from people far and near has been overwhelming and I thank God for you all. You are appreciated.

 As we look forward to 2015, I want to encourage you all to sit before God in the remainder of this year and ask the Father what He requires from you in 2015 and what He Wills for your life. It is so important not to enter a new year without first hearing from God. This year I remember really needing to hear from God about a certain situation and the Holy Spirit ministered unto me using this verse.

"Then they said, "Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful." -Judges 18:5

This passage showed me the importance asking God about my tomorrow. When you think about it, it is the only logical thing to do. Why would anyone want to miss the opportunity of knowing tomorrow from the One Who WAS, Who IS, and Who IS TO COME? The Creator of ALL things holds ALL things in His hands and knows ALL things. You should ask God not only about where your journey is taking you, but also what things and people you should take on this journey.  It is also vital that you ask the Lord to equip you with the resources you will need along the journey. Going to God about your tomorrow is like going to the teacher and asking the teacher what is going to be on the exam that is coming up. Unlike the professors I have in school, God actually will reveal to you what is to come....if you ASK. He desires to let you in on the plans. The Scriptures tell us,

“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets"- Amos 3:7 

Against All Odds

Faith and trust have been the two words resonating in my heart lately. This is the scary question the Holy Spirit has been asking me: " FeeFe, when you say you trust My Will and you will thank Me for however the situation concludes, are you saying that because you really trust that I can do what I said I will do against all odds because My Will is perfect, or are you saying that because you've already given up and it is just a cover up to not expect Me to do the impossible?". To be honest, as the Holy Spirit questioned me, I had to go before God to really lay it all at His feet and when I say lay it all, the "all" includes all of my fears, all of my doubts, all of my insecurities. We cannot hide anything from God so He is teaching me to confess my trust issues to Him and to acknowledge that it's an area I am struggling with so that just like every other area of my life, His strength can be be made perfect in my weaknesses. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, the Word of the Lord says,"But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." (NIV) As christians we may at times feel we have to have it all together, but the power of God is activated in our weaknesses especially in circumstances where the odds are against us. It is in these moments when the sun is not shining, when the pain we feel may not be reflected by our social media statuses, when we smile though our heart is crying, that we need to remember the Word of the Lord and encourage ourselves with His promises. The Scripture tells us, 

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."-Hebrews 10:23

As I studied this Word tonight, the Lord began to minister to me that there are two players involved in the above Scripture. The first part of the verse starts with an instruction, "let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering." The "us" in the verse shows that the believer is the first player. Before God enters the picture, we must first be convinced of the faith we profess and confess. This conviction must be without wavering meaning we cannot have lukewarm faith that is hot one day and cold the next. How can we expect God to do the impossible, when our very faith in that God is unsure? The Word of God says "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation", (Romans 10:10). The power of what we declare with our mouth and the strength of the confession of our hope will be limited by the confidence we have in the God we serve.  When the odds are against you is not the time to lose confidence in God, but the time to hold fast your confidence in His power and in His capabilities. We are told in Hebrews 10: 35,

"Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward."- (NKJV)