There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord. (‭Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭30‬ NIV) Your father was absent from your life. Your mother was strung out on drugs. You lost a mother or father at a young age. Your mother had whore-ish ways. Your father sold drugs. Are these some of the…

My relatives have gone away; my closest friends have forgotten me. (‭Job‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ NIV) Does friendship mean I’m only your friend when you’re doing what I want you to?! Does it mean when I make you angry we not friends anymore?! Does it mean when I’m hanging with this group of people you don’t want…

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ NIV) You’ve tried it YOUR way. Now, where has that gotten you? You’ve tried it the way your friends did it. Have…

The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being. (‭Proverbs‬ ‭20‬:‭27‬ NIV) How many masks do you put on in the morning? You probably don’t even think about it. You have your I’m alright mask that you throw on. Then as your heading to work or school you…

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16‬:‭7‬ NIV ) Ladies you can not impress God with…

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. (‭Mark‬…

‭The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (‭Exodus‬ ‭14‬:‭14‬ NIV) I know every time somebody make you angry, your first reaction is to snap or get on social media to make a post about how mad you are. But it’s time out for that. You don’t need to fight every…

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬ NIV) So my 1-year-old hands me this balled up piece of paper. I open it and it says Hi my name is “Chosen” with the scripture Colossians 3:12 under it. Now I have no clue…

For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. (‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭30‬:‭16‬ NIV) What if you don’t have…

BLESSING: 1. the act or words of a person who blesses. 2. a special favor, mercy, or benefit: “the blessings of liberty.” 3. a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness. 4. the invoking of God’s favor upon a person: “The son was denied his father’s blessing.” Blessed and Highly favored seem to…

Luke 1:78 ERV “With the loving mercy of our God, a new day from heaven will shine on us. People across the world are celebrating a new year, 2015 is here. I can remember being a teenager thinking that the year 2000 was unimaginable and here we are 15 years into the new millennium. Time…

Luke 2:43-45 ERV When the festival was over, they went home, but Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. His parents did not know about it. They traveled for a whole day thinking that Jesus was with them in the group. They began looking for him among their family and close friends, but they did not find him.…

Since the day we heard these things about you, we have continued praying for you. This is what we pray: that God will make you completely sure of what he wants by giving you all the wisdom and spiritual understanding you need; that this will help you live in a way that brings honor to…

Whenupray is not just the name of my blog. When you pray to the Lord it should be with great expectation. I pray to God about things that most people would consider stupid, or crazy. I sometimes question why I bother God with all my stuff and then I remember he wants me to. What…

Hebrews 6:13-19 ERV God made a promise to Abraham. And there is no one greater than God, so he made the promise with an oath in his own name—an oath that he would do what he promised. He said, “I will surely bless you. I will give you many descendants.”  Abraham waited patiently for this…