Jehovah Shammah – the God that is with me. On April 3, 2012 I sprained my ankle walking out of a grocery store. After a trip to the ER, I went home with a walking boot, crutches and a prescription for Motrin 800’s. Ten days later on Friday, April 13 I went to see T.D. Jakes “Woman Thou Art Loosed on the 7th Day” at … Continue reading It’s in the Name
Life has a way of pulling you in every direction. Family obligations and work seem to overlap each other while what you want to do seems to be put on the back burner. When things start to overwhelm you, when you don’t know which way is up, you have to take a step back. When I had my take a step back moment I was … Continue reading Take a Step Back
Have you ever had and idea that you knew was revolutionary? Thinking about it made you excited because you knew that it would benefit the people around you. Your idea is not just a good idea, but it is a God idea. You prepare every detail. You tell everyone you know; they are excited about it. You put everything you have and everything you are … Continue reading Stand or Fold
A daughter is driving down the highway with her Father on a road trip. Halfway to their destination it starts to get cloudy. The more they drive the darker it gets and it starts to rain. The daughter noticed on the side of the road that a car had stopped under the over pass, but she didn’t think anything of it. A few miles down … Continue reading Road Trip
I have been writing all of my life, even before I put pen to paper. As a child I would look out of car windows and wonder about where our destination was, who would be there and what we were there to do. Out of the picture window in the living room I would see people go by and make up stories about where they … Continue reading For the Life of Me
To live a life without purpose is not living at all; it’s just existing. From the day we accepted Christ as Savior we have a responsibility to do what we where put on this Earth to do. At the foundation of the World, God created in us everything we need to fulfill his plan for our lives. The Gospel of Matthew was written by one … Continue reading Start Living
As I read the story of Rachel (Genesis 29: 9-12, 16-26; 30: 1-23a; 35:24), I wondered what she might have said now looking back at how her story unfolded. This is my opinion of what she might have said. “I thought that I could get by on my looks, fancy clothes, and my father’s money. You know my name means ‘ewe’ or sheep, the … Continue reading Wait!
TJ Omotayo 