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I am a tough nut to crack! Nah not really…lol! I am simply a woman living life on the edge, learning daily the simple yet complex languages of love, faith, hope and everything in between as I walk hand in hand with my God. I’ve been told I’m kinda cool, and you can trust that I wear my ‘kinda’ coolness like stacked gold chains. Call me icy. Nah. Please don’t. Mel works just fine. ☺️

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There is no mistake, sin or oops-y under the sun that hasn’t already been covered by the blood of Jesus. Why stay in bondage, when you have been set free? 🌱 Don’t let your mistakes be the reason you live life unfulfilled. You are confirmed worthy. Your purpose remains, no matter how many wrong turns you make. His goodness is not dependent on you. He is good regardless, and ever ready, willing and able. 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #free #lisabevere

A friend and I were having a heart to heart today, talking about relationships and love. We talked about how detrimental romanticizing love can be because the sacrificial aspects are so often excluded. 🌱 I believe that at its core, love is sacrifice. 𝒟𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈. Things that kill the flesh, shift perspectives and disrupt routines. It could be something as ‘simple’ as saying NO to a once in a life time opportunity for the sake of family time, or as hard as giving an organ to, or taking care of a parent that chronically abused you. Then, there is everything in between. All the things in the ebbs and flow of life that will no doubt test you beyond what you thought possible. 🌱 I often have to remind myself that love isn’t meant to be comfortable. It is meant to stretch me beyond the walls of self. It is meant to be light in darkness. Hope in hopelessness. Peace in chaos. Humility in triumph, and compassion in pain. It is also meant to be rest in the wait, and patience in pursuit, forgiveness even when it hurts. It is joy in the valley, and gratitude on the mountain top. 🌱 Love is so much more than nice words and gifts. Love dwells, it remains, is always present, and is never afraid to give in exchange for nothing. 🌱 Love blooms in expression, in word and deed (service). Love is stable and consistent. It covers a multitude of sins. 🌱 This is my why. Why I cannot be without God. He is love. His love makes me whole— the fruits of which those around me get to enjoy. 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose

We mean well when our response to the plight of another is “I’ll pray for you.” In that moment, we carry the weight of the burden alongside them. But then life happens, and we forget. 🌱 𝒯𝓌𝑜 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝑜𝓃𝑒, 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓉𝑜𝒾𝓁. 𝐹𝑜𝓇 𝒾𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝓊𝓅 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝑜𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝓊𝓅! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 🌱 If we say we are like Christ, we have to care enough to extend grace by interceding on behalf of others. 🌱 Life is about the collective. 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #prayer

I was one of the lost ones. 🌱 The one who decided that her value was attached to people, things and expectations. I moulded myself to people and situations, because I craved acceptance. I was driven by the desire to be a part of something (in the fold), even though it was under false pretence. 🌱 The thing is, when you go so long being many things but yourself, confusion sets in, and you lose track of which mask to put on for who. But worse, is the fear of being found out. 🌱 I had this irrational fear that if I gave in to the whole religious mumbo jumbo, I would lose myself. But not in this love story. . . because (and for the cheese you were expecting 🤓). . . 𝐼 𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝓎𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻 𝒾𝓃 𝒥𝑒𝓈𝓊𝓈.. 🌱 His love for me is not tethered to the external things that are easy to define and quantify. He does not tell me I am unlovable or worthless because of something I cannot do. He does not forget me because of distance. He will never tell me I am boring 😅. He does not deny me His presence because I strayed, lied or stole. He does not push me to the side because I am not cool enough, or laugh at me when I speak with an accent. He is not ashamed of my no brand clothing. He could care less about my drip for the day or what car I drive. 🌱 My value is solely tied to Jesus. God sees His son when He looks at me, and He cares (deeply) whose hands I place my heart in. So when I find myself conforming for points, I remind myself that I am seeded with value, and it’s my job to water it (all for His glory). 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #lostandfound

This is my testimony, Jesus is my Saviour. “He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock, and made my feet steady” |Psalm 40:2, NCV|. 🌱 I have been in many pits, and more sticky/muddy situations than I can count. I remember looking at myself in the mirror once (and more times after that), and thinking 𝒹𝒾𝓇𝓉. I saw myself as dirt, not my clothes, me. I couldn’t get myself to see anything else because I felt I had done too much. Enough to make me unworthy of the kind of love painted in the Bible. 🌱 I wanted that love so bad y’all, but I didn’t know how to receive it. Shame wouldn’t let me. That is until I got 𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓫𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭, and dragged shame to His throne of grace. 🌱 I gotta say that I’m thankful for all the pits, and muddy situations that led me to Jesus. His love truly is a game changer. 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #francischan

... If you dance with ol’ boy pride, he’ll convince you that you do not need God. 🌱 he is a veil that separates you from God, but provides no covering. At best, he exposes you to fiery darts and battles you are neither equipped nor prepared for, and the worst of it is nothing to be desired. 🌱 “First pride, then the crash— the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:18‬ ‭MSG‬‬ 🌱 “As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” James‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭NCV‬‬ 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose

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