I Am Worth The Wait …. (Pre-Marital Sex)

Original Post Date – September 6, 2007

Good Morning!

I pray that you woke up feeling refreshed and ready to make this day count. This blog will focus on premarital sex…my thoughts and views. I pray that it reaches the people it needs to and blesses them. As a warning, this particular post will be very direct. There will be nothing sweet about it. So, if you are looking for a watered-down version on this subject, you can stop reading right now. You won’t get that from me.

Blessings,

Ayana E.

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14.

I was 14 when I started having sex. I was 14 when I became pregnant. I was 14 when I lay in ICU because I had complications with my pregnancy and had to have an emergency c-section. I was 14 when the first and only person I had been with sexually gave me an STD.

At 14, I should have been doing something totally different. Instead, I was having sex with a guy much older than I was. I was skipping school just to go off to do something that I should not have been doing. It was even my idea to have sex the first time. He never tried to pressure me to do anything. We’d kiss and touch for hours though…Yes hours…However, the decision for me to give myself to him was my own.

After my first time, I was trying to have sex as often as I could. I actually became addicted to sex. I know some people have said that, but I really was. Everytime my boyfriend and I were together, we HAD to have sex. It wasn’t all on him. It was me. I’d threaten him if he did not want to have sex with me in a particular place. Yeah, imagine that…A 14 year old girl threatening someone if he does not have sex with her. How crazy does that sound? It sounds crazy, but it is true.

In the years that followed, I had different sex partners, babies, and an abortion. While sex is very pleasurable, having premarital sex has caused me more heartache and emotional pain than anything in my life. I thought about that this morning…just reflected on what in my life could have caused more pain and nothing besides the deaths of my dad and grandmother come close.

Sex was designed by God for married couples. Yes, I knew that then. I’m not going to say I did not care about what God wanted for me. I just did not care to wait. There were so many voids I was trying to fill and sex seemed to be a great fix. Granted that during the times I was having sex, I was in my own little world and just enjoying the act. However, afterwards, I’d be left feeling empty. I’d be left unsatisfied regardless of how good the sex was just moments before. I’d feel ashamed and as odd as it may sound, my first thoughts after having sex would be of God. I could just feel Him shaking His head at me…disappointed. I’d feel disappointed in myself for a little while too until it was time for the cycle to be repeated.

14 years after the first time I had sex, I have so many regrets. I looked back on the times I shared myself with others and wish I would have waited. While I was having sex, waiting was not on my list of options. I so desperately wanted that temporary fix that having sex gave me. I couldn’t help but to wonder why I should wait when I can get what I want now.

At 28, waiting is the best option for me. As I lay in bed last night, I thought about how just earlier this year, I had been laying next to the man I was engaged to. I also began to think about the people who have written me declaring their pride in being celibate. They (some young and old) insisted that they are going to wait until marriage. I then began to really think about my need to wait. I asked myself if I COULD wait and if I am WORTH the wait.

While I am no longer laying next to my ex nor engaging in sexual acts with him, in the morning when I wake up, I have no regrets. My heart and mind are clear. Every day I wait is another day I have to say that I honored God. We are to honor God with our bodies. I know what I do with my body is important to Him.

I have repented and asked God for forgiveness for allowing men to have illegal access to something special that is to be shared with the man who is to be my husband. I once thought I would lose my mind if I could not have sex. Really. I did think that. However, as I grow stronger spiritually and closer to God, I know that I can wait until I am married. God loves me. I love myself. In those two truths, I know that I am worth the wait.

I do wish I knew everything I know now when I was 14. I wish I would have run to God instead of running to men to fill a void that could only be filled by Him. While the STD was curable, it could have been something worse. Having premarital sex leaves people open to more sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. If we all followed God’s design for sex instead of the world’s, there would be fewer STDs, unwed mothers, and abortions.

God is covering me now and I believe in my heart that the decision to stop having sex and continuing to wait is one of the best decisions I could have ever made in life.

I will continue to run to Him. He will continue to cover me.

I am worth the wait.

Waiting,

Ayana E.

Less of Me…More of Him

Original Post Date – September 4, 2007

Hello!

I pray that you are enjoying your day so far.

This morning, I just feel like writing and sharing my heart. I have so much to say so if this particular post seems all over the place, please just try to follow the flow. **smile**

I have been thinking about this ministry thing and come to the realization that I can’t run from it. Don’t get me wrong, I love telling people about the things God has shown and taught me. My life lessons…my testimonies…are used to bless others. I read the notes and they are my proof (through real people) that my transparency is helping others get through some things.

Being transparent is easy for me because I have pretty much always been an open person. Some people have written me and said I’ve said way too much in my blogs. I’ve written about a couple of things that had even my mom shaking her head, but I refuse to be quiet. There is way too much that needs to be said. While people are trying to keep things “hush, hush”, there are people with lost souls in need of deliverance. There are people who don’t know Christ but desire to have a relationship with Him. However, some of them think that God won’t accept them as they are because of all the junk they have in their lives. That’s where God uses me as one of His vessels.

I’m here to let others have a look at my life. The good..the bad…I put my life in clear view where people can see that God CAN and He WILL accept you as you are regardless of what your past and present look like. If He saw fit to use a person such as myself to help bring people to Him, surely He can use others with similar pasts. Read my past blogs and you’ll see.

I never could have imagined I would be doing what I am doing now when I was out in the club or shacking up with an old lover. God is good!! It’s funny because I don’t even think my mom could have seen this coming…Not in a million years. But I’m here.

I’m here…and so is GOD!

It makes me feel good to know that someone’s life can be turned around by reading something I wrote. That’s powerful, but it’s all God! I don’t write what I write so that I can get glorified. It’s all for Him! I want people to see God in me. I want people to see how He operates through me…A simple, country girl from Louisiana…and know that without Him, I wouldn’t have made it this far.

If it was not for HIM, I would have been gone a long time ago. My faith in Him and knowing that things HAD to get better pulled me through so many bad times. Up until my early 20s, I was depressed a lot. I thought about suicide more times than I care to admit…but God! I love Him. I’m honored that He is using me in such a way. I want to cover myself completely in Him…so that people can see Less of Me and More of Him.

Yes…

Less of Me.

More of Him.

God gets all Glory in my life. While my actions have pulled me through things, it was only because of Him that I was able to do so.

Praise God.

Is he getting the Glory in your life?

Get into position so that when people are connected to your life, they will see More of Him.

Seek Him and I pray that God continues to cover you.

I love you.

Ayana E.

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Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

¡Si Dios quiere! : If God Wishes

Original Post Date – August 24, 2007

James 4:13-17 (NIV)
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.
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Hi! How are ya? I hope you are feeling well. If not, I pray that you begin to feel better by the time you are done reading this entry.

I am okay. I have had a lot of bells and whistles going off in my head. I’ve been seeing a lot of light bulbs flashing too…Well, not literally. I’ve just been having a ton of ideas flowing through my mind. They have been part of my motivation to make plans. Yeah, there are like a million and one things I’d like to do.

The other day, I began to think about how old I am. (**cough** I mean YOUNG..lol) While I am only 28 (soon to be 29), I really had PLANNED to have done so much more than I already have. For one, I planned to go spend some time in Bali, Indonesia by now. Am I even close to getting there to relax in such a beautiful place? I don’t think so, but what do I know? I don’t know what tomorrow holds. Someone may decide that I am good for about 150 grand and I could be on my merry little way. Then again, maybe not. Who knows, but God?

But God…

God is the creator of my life. He knew me before I was formed in my mother’s womb. That knowledge alone makes me want to know more about and have a closer relationship with the ONE in charge of my life. He knows me. He knows that I want to do many things. I have ideas, hopes, and dreams. I know that while I have many things I’d like to do before I take my last breath in this temporary body, I also know that my life is not my own. I remain flexible and open to God’s will for my life. I may plan for something and believe me I HAVE planned for things only to have the plans changed sometimes in advance and sometimes at a moment’s notice.

“si Dios quiere” is a common expression in Mexican culture. It means “if God wishes”. Growing up, I heard the saying “if God willing” a lot. I can SAY what I want to do all day and year long, but I’ll drop what I’m doing and move when God says move. I must admit that I have not always been open to God’s will. There were times when I wanted all control over my life and it was going to be my will or not one at all. I know better now. Believe me, as when you are a child, being obedient is better than being disobedient any day. I have, however, learned from the times I was not in alignment with what God wanted to do in and through my life.

I just finished putting together a Five-Year Plan for my life.I plan to do a lot during the next five years. However, I may not get to do some of the things on that list. Regardless, I’m going to forever be open to whatever God has in mind for me even if my Five-Year Plan were written on a stone plate.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

As you continue in life, remember to be open to what God has in mind for you. Remaining flexible doesn’t mean you can’t still have hopes and dreams. After all, can you imagine a life without hopes or dreams? I never want to. If it is God’s will, I am going to do so much more that what I have listed in my Five-Year Plan. “¡Si Dios quiere!”

Keep planning.

Blessings to you!

Ayana E.

My Reality and Truth

Originally written and posted on August 15, 2007

Hello!

Happy Wednesday to you! I pray that you have been well and blessed in many ways.

It has been almost a month since I last posted a blog. I wish I could say that during my time “away” that I was very productive, but I can’t. Some things I was supposed to do, I did not do. In reality, I should have accomplished more than I did. I could have, but I chose not to. The truth is I had so much stuff clouding my mind that I just did not want to do much of the things I should have been doing. Instead, I did things that were not very beneficial to anyone, not even myself.

While I was not idle, the things I did should have been closer to the bottom of my list of priorities. Also, some of my actions and thoughts were not pleasing to God. I realize that. I know that it’s time for God to reprogram me – to reprogram my life so that I may be a better vessel. I cannot be a true vessel of the Lord’s because, to be totally honest, my life isn’t lined up as straight as it should be. It took one phone call and a text message to come to the realization that my feet were not planted as firmly as they should have been in my walk as a Christian.

I am not perfect. I have never claimed to be. Anyone who has been reading my blogs knows that my life isn’t a picture painted all pretty and decorated with flowers. As I am being prepared for the works ahead of me, some truths have been a little hard for me to swallow. When the things that really need to be worked on in my life were brought to my attention, I couldn’t deny the truth of what I was seeing. It was even harder to take because someone else was seeing the areas of my brokenness up close and personal. I felt like hiding and very ashamed. Ultimately, in the end, I felt sorry because I had let God down. Still, He continues to cover me.

I have posted many blogs and my life seems to be an open book for the world to read. The pages of my life in digital format – to be processed by people as they choose. People will draw their own conclusions about me after reading about the events in my life and that is okay. Everyone is entitled to do so, however the events in my life nor the people who read about them can change the anointing on my life. I am STILL who God says I am.

My life is an open book. However, I only have a select number of people I allow to be connected with me on a personal level. As I am getting ready for greatness, some of the relationships/friendships that are not proving to be fruitful will come to an end. There will be no time for long and sad good-byes. Now, I will definitely be more mindful of the company I keep. Yes, I know…A very wise thing to do, right?

Well, as I continue to get my life lined up so that I can be where God wants me to be, I ask for your prayers. This ministry thing is real. My life will bare the fruit of great works. My Father said so.

Until next time…

In Him,

Ayana E.
myspace.com/ayanaelon

Masturbation…A Touch on the Subject

The word masturbate’s Latin origin, masturbari, is derived from a combination of two Latin words: manus (hand) and stuprare (defile). So, that means when one masturbates, they are defiling themselves with their hand. To defile means to make unclean or impure.

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This morning I told my mom I was going to be writing a blog on masturbation. She asked me if it was okay to do that. That question went over my head because I told her “Yes”, thinking she was asking me if it was okay for me to write on that particular subject. It was quickly cleared up and I told her, according to the bible, masturbation can be considered is a sexual sin.

She continued to tell me that if it is wrong, then I should not write about it. That statement confused me a bit. I told her that is what’s wrong with a lot of people now, especially the people in the church…Masturbation is one of those topics people try to shy away from. It’s not a topic easy to discuss because it is so controversial.

I have written blogs on homosexuality and abortion. So, when it came to me to write about masturbation, I figured I’d put this out there too with no problem…I mean, I have dealt with all three. This will, no doubt, be an interesting read. I will, however, only touch on this subject because more will need to be said on this topic.
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When I was a little girl, I would explore different places on my body. It has been said in many books that it is normal for young children to be curious about their bodies and they tend to touch many “private” areas. When I was in my early teens, I started to explore a little more often. At that time, although I never did have an orgasm from such play, I did feel like I was doing something wrong. Even at that age, I didn’t think God was too happy with, what is considered innocent play by many. At that age, I wasn’t even quite sure of how to have an orgasm.

It wasn’t until I was 18 when I had my first orgasm from masturbation. Even though at the time, I was only doing it just for the sake of doing something. I was bored. However, there were many, many times after that, that I did it because my flesh grew weak. People masturbate for different reasons. Some people do it because of boredom, others may do it simply to reduce stress or release sexual tension. At the same time, there are people who do it because of lust reasons and simply because it feels good.

While masturbation does have the ability to relieve sexual pressure for a short while, it only creates a deeper desire for sex. Masturbation is a sexual high that creates a temporary fix. It also, oftentimes, involves sexual fantasies that include lusting on others. It is clearly stated that we are not to lust on others nor cause them to lust on us.

Matthew 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Masturbation is a pleasurable form of torment. I’ve “tormented” myself in such a way several times. This is a story I know all too well. For a long time I allowed MASTURbation to be exactly what it is. It was a MASTER over me – over my body and my mind. I had promised myself several times that I would not participate in that act with my self only to end up letting my flesh be weak to the desire to enjoy the pleasure that masturbation brings. I have done this and enjoyed every minute of it only to be left feeling empty and ashamed after the climax.

It has been said that masturbation is safe and harmless. While, one may not get a sexually transmitted disease from performing such an act, I do not think it is harmless considering some of the effects it has had on some people’s mental states. And while masturbation is not directly mentioned in the bible, we should look at the scriptures that reference sexual immorality.

1 Corinthians 6:18-19 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

A lot of people have asked the question, “Isn’t is better to masturbate than to have sex before marriage?”. The simple answer to this question would be “Yes”. However, we should consider God’s original plan for sex in our lives. God created sex as a gift for married couples to express their love for one another and so that they would be fruitful and multiply. God did not intend for us to have sex with ourselves. Solo-sex was not His intention at all.

There is deliverance from such a stronghold and getting delivered may be a hard process to endure, however, it can be done. It requires self-control and the willingness to allow God to be your Master instead of letting Masturbation control you.

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I will definitely be covering more on this subject soon. This is only a “touch” on it. Any comments and general feedback can be sent to elonministries@gmail.com

Ayana E.
myspace.com/ayanaelon

Get Out of God’s Way and Let Him Help You…

My younger cousin stayed with us for the weekend. Several times while he was here, he offered to help me doing things around the house. I always told him “Thanks but no thanks” basically. I told him that I would handle it.

After the very last time he asked and I declined his help, he told me that he wouldn’t offer to help me again. He insisted that I don’t ever need help, so he didn’t see the point in asking me again.

I am like that a lot. Always trying to do all things by myself. I don’t even like asking for help. It’s kind of hard for me to just step out of the way and watch others do things for me.

When my cousin made that statement, I began to think about what God would say about that. I also began to think about a situation in my life right now. I get so caught up in trying to do things myself, that I don’t allow God enough space to work in my life…I don’t allow Him enough room nor give Him enough access to help me.

I like to think that I have the right answer all the time, but I know that is not true. I love being right. I mean…Who doesn’t like being right. I must admit I have been wrong in a lot of things. A lot of those things, I seemed so sure of in the beginning. I started relationships with men because I felt like those particular men were right for me at the time.

I also entered into certain relationships because I did not want to be alone. Since I was 14, I never really had to be by myself. I have always had some type of  intimate male companion in my life. A lot of people enter into relationships they know will not be good for them. However, sometimes people enter into relationships because everything just feels so right. The person comes into your life, seeming to be all you’ve ever wanted, and you enter into it…not really considering if that is what God really wants for you.

I have wanted a lot of things and people in my life. I want what I want. No questions about that. I used to think that way a lot. Now, I’m maturing – physically, but most of all spiritually. I know that what I want isn’t always what God thinks I should have. That is why I am asking for His help. From now on, I’m going to step out of His way – completely move aside – and let Him work.

I have grown tired of trying to do things my way all the time. This is getting old and on top of that, I keep getting sidetracked and further away from living out God’s purpose for my life. I spend time adding people and things – things and people – to my life because I want them there. Then, I spend too much time trying to figure out how to get rid of them and often hurt because I have tried to live and do things IN MY WILL.

It’s time to let God take complete control over everything. I’m taking a permanent vacation from being the know-it and do-it all. I want God’s Will to cover my life. I want His Will to be all over and through it. This is a vacation that was desperately needed and I believe I’m going to really enjoy it. I want God’s help!

Move out of God’s way. Let Him help you in your decision making. Let Him help you in all areas of your life. Seek His heart and ask that His will be done.

Peace,

Ayana E.
myspace.com/ayanaelon

Give God Your Best

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) “Be still, and know that I am God..”

I get busy sometimes. I can always find something to get into. (Something isn’t always the most productive thing though.) At times, I do feel like I could be using my time more wisely. I just go and go…I feel like the energizer bunny ain’t got nothing on me. Well, that’s until I finally get into bed and pass out. (That’s another story.)

Sometimes, I get so busy doing other stuff that I don’t always give God the time He is owed. I readily admit that. To be honest, I am ashamed of myself. I am ashamed knowing that I try to give God back just enough of my time. I feel like if I do what He wants me to do, that will be “good enough”. Right now, although I am on my way, I am not giving God my best.

Romans 12:1 (NLT) “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”

I don’t give God enough of my time nor enough of myself. I also have not given my body completely to Him. While I do not eat pork or red meat, a lot of times I am not mindful of the things I put into my body. I walk and run when I feel like it. I eat my veggies and drink plenty of water…well, maybe I could drink more water. However, my body’s fitness and health are not as good as they could be. (Not as good as they SHOULD be.) Yes, I know this. If I am to give God my body as a living and holy sacrifice, me not taking care of my body says a lot about the way I feel about God and myself.

Malachi 1:8 (NIV) “When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the LORD Almighty.”

In the Old Testament, God received animal sacrifices. In the New Testament, we are instructed to give the Lord our bodies and our lives in service to Him. True worship requires your heart, soul, and mind…your complete being…to be in it.

Matthew 22:37 (NIV) “Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’.”

I love God. However my actions and my sacrifice do not match what I feel for Him. That truth hurts, but it is what it is. I can say what I am doing for Him, but there will always be a “but” behind that statement until I start giving Him my best. I want to please Him. What better way to do that than to do the things He has told me to do?

I can do it. I want to do it and I will.

In His Presence,

Ayana E.
myspace.com/ayanaelon

www.ElonMinistries.org

Blessings Delayed but Not Denied…

Have you ever been ready to get on an airplane only to hear the announcement that your flight was delayed? If not, I’m sure you have seen several movies playing out this scene.

What happens when a flight is delayed? People find other things to do while they wait, of course. Some people will do more productive things than others. One person may only lounge around or just sleep while another will be making business calls and reading or writing important information. They are getting on the same plane – the one that has been delayed, but will no doubt arrive. However, the things they do while waiting on this plane will be very different.

A lot of people get annoyed and grow impatient when something they are waiting on is delayed. People want stuff to happen and things to be given to them yesterday. People want “it” RIGHT NOW. I can truly relate to that.

A few years ago when I went to North Carolina, it was prophesied that God was going to do a complete turnaround in my life. It was also said that I was called into ministry. I couldn’t help but to wonder what the “complete turnaround” was supposed to be about. I was anxious to know what kind of work God was going to do in my life to actually turn it completely around.

I wasn’t all that excited, at first, about the idea of going into ministry. I was a little afraid, to be honest. I didn’t know what to expect and wasn’t sure why God would even consider using me. I kept thinking there was someone more qualified for the task. I know better now because the things God wants done by me can ONLY be done by me. Noone else can push out of me what God has placed inside me.

After the prophecy, I expected to see stuff fall from the sky that very day. Not literally, but you know what I’m talking about. I wanted instant results. Funny, right? But it is true. So, when days, months, and a couple of years went by, I started asking God what was up. He wasn’t moving fast enough for me, but at the same time, I wasn’t in order. My life was still in a mess and I wasn’t doing too much to examine and fix the situation. I kept talking about I was waiting on God to move, but all along He was waiting on me to make a move.

It’s funny how people just expect stuff to fall from the sky and they don’t want to wait on blessings. They also want what God said is theirs NOW not LATER. I had to realize that things are done in God’s order, not mine. At the same time, the longer I delay getting things right in my life, the longer He will delay what He says is for me. What God has for me, can’t be given to anyone else. And if He said it’s going to be, it will be.

When I wanted what was mine, it clearly wasn’t time. God didn’t tell me “no”. He just said “not right now”. He couldn’t trust me with a ministry – not the one he wanted for me. I wouldn’t have trusted myself with a ministry at the time. God knew and still does know what he’s doing. Abraham was promised a son, however it took 30 years for this vision to manifest.

Romans 4:20-21 (NIV) “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.”

God needed to doing some work on the inside of me. My faith had to be strengthened and people had to be pushed out of my life. I had to get some things in order before He could really move the way He wanted to. I can really respect that and I am glad I finally got on the right track.

Don’t let the delay make you doubt God’s word. He wants to bless you. You move, then watch God move.

Hebrews 6:12 (NIV) “…so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Be ready to take flight when He says it’s time. Your blessing may be delayed, but is not and never will be denied.

Peace,

Ayana E,
myspace.com/ayanaelon

www.ElonMinistries.org

Just Say No To…Gossip

I believe we all, at some point, have been guilty of indulging in gossip. I know I have. However, lately, I have been so busy getting things in order with my ministry, I have not had the time to worry about who is sleeping with who, who’s cheating, etc.

1 Timothy 5:13 – “Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.” (NIV)

When we gossip, it is obvious that we are not active enough doing things concerning God in our lives. If you have time to gossip, you could very well be doing something more productive instead. Gossiping destroys your credibility and often it tears down the person being talked about. People can get so caught up in spreading rumors about others especially when the “news” is juicy.

Proverbs 18:8 – “The words of gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.” (NIV)

I have been on both sides of the gossip chain. I have been the gossiper and the one being gossiped about. Neither are good sides to be on. Gossip starts off innocently enough that some people do not realize that what they are doing and saying are wrong. Gossip is one of the things we have been instructed not to do. Yet, just like any other thing that we are told not to do, we continue to do it anyway.

Leviticus 19:16 – “Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.” (NIV)

I used to gossip a lot when I was younger. However, I am older now and choose not to participate in such foolishness. I avoid conversations where gossip stirs. I do not wish to discuss anyone’s business and I definitely do not want to bring shame to someone else. I have often avoided certain get-togethers because I know that the majority of the people there only use that time to talk about what they only “assume” about someone else. When faced with the opportunity to gossip, try your best not to participate. Avoid the conversation by changing the subject. There is always something less harmful to talk about… always.

Proverbs 20:19 — A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much. (NIV)

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Ayana E.

Bible ABC’s

A (Acknowledge)
Proverbs 3:6 (New International Version)
… in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

B (Believeth)
John 3:36 (King James Version)
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

C (Choose)
Joshua 24:15 (King James Version)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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May God Bless and Keep You!

Ayana E.
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