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#MotivationMonday God did it & I thank him.
🎓 Introducing Dr. Shelly Shell Williams and the recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
This weekend in Atlanta was nothing short of extraordinary as I celebrated a desire I’ve had since I was 18—receiving my Doctorate! I didn't tell anyone but God.
This journey is a powerful reminder that we can't do it alone, and I don’t want to. I said Yes to God, and He continues to blow my mind.
The entire weekend was a continuation of the Bible being written in 2024, as God fulfilled His promise: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)
Thank you to @kel_li_sherrene
and the entire Good Life Christian University, and to all of my Family Family Family! More pics coming soon!
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Day 1173 #30daysofprayer
“My mind’s playing tricks on me…”
Ever had days where your mind is all over the place?
One day you’re full of faith.
The next day fear is doing flips in your thoughts.
One day you’re ready to move forward.
The next day your mind talks you out of it.
But God already addressed this battle in scripture:
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2
And:
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7
A sound mind.
Not a mind constantly replaying fear, doubt, procrastination, confusion, and old wounds.
Sometimes our mind really IS playing tricks on us because it has been trained by:
• fear
• trauma
• rejection
• disappointment
• survival mode
• negative thinking
That’s why renewing the mind matters.
Because if the mind is not renewed, it will keep rehearsing old patterns while God is trying to lead you into a new season.
Your spirit can be ready…
while your mind is still wrestling.
But healing is realizing:
what was learned can be unlearned,
and what was broken can be renewed through God’s truth.
Adult Coloring Party May 16th @ 12N Elevate with Dr. Shelly Shell Williams – The PodClass Mastermind @onairphilly
Elevate Your Self Love
A Fabulous In Control Coloring Experience
✨ Featuring Author Brenda Williams-Council
✨ Expert Spotlight: Key Essentials Wellness
✨ Self Love • Empowerment • Healing • Movement
✨ Coloring Books Available for Purchase
📅 Saturday, May 16th
🕛 12 Noon
📍 You Say Cafe
815 Poplar Street
Come ready to color, heal, connect, and elevate the love you have for yourself.
Day 1172 #30daysofprayer
💪🏽 I Want Muscles.
Not physical muscles…
spiritual muscles.
What is a spiritual muscle?
It’s the part of your walk with God that gets stronger when you practice it with faith, obedience, and consistency.
So the question is…
👉🏽 What spiritual muscle is God developing in you right now?
✨ Obedience
“If ye be willing and obedient…” — Isaiah 1:19
✨ Discernment
“Test every spirit…” — 1 John 4:1
✨ Prayer
“Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17
✨ Listening & Being Led
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God…” — Romans 8:14
✨ Self-Control
“The fruit of the Spirit is… self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23
✨ Faith
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7
✨ Wisdom
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God…” — James 1:5
✨ Joy
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10
✨ Discipline
“Exercise yourself toward godliness.” — 1 Timothy 4:7
Not every spiritual muscle is built through suffering.
Some are built through worship.
Some through giving.
Some through listening.
Some through rest.
Some through obedience.
Some through learning how to praise God in the good times too.
Just like physical muscles…
the muscles you ignore stay weak.
But the ones you intentionally exercise become strong. 💪🏽
Day 1171 #30daysofprayer
Don’t Rebuke Every Storm…
Some Storms Are Induced Labor.
Jonah thought he was just running from an assignment.
But the storm revealed something deeper:
you cannot keep carrying purpose while running from what God told you to birth.
Jonah 1:4 (NIV)
“Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea…”
The storm was not random.
It was movement.
Spiritually, some storms are not punishment…
they are induced labor.
Because some things become unhealthy when they stay inside too long.
Some of us are pregnant with:
✓ purpose
✓ healing
✓ obedience
✓ books
✓ ministries
✓ businesses
✓ transformation
But overdue in birthing them.
And when purpose stays buried too long, God will sometimes allow pressure to push you into movement.
Sometimes spiritually induced labor looks like:
✓ Holy restlessness
✓ Outgrowing your current season
✓ Mental warfare
✓ Closed doors
✓ Stretching seasons
✓ Increased urgency
✓ The old version of you no longer working
The pressure is not always destruction.
Sometimes it’s delivery.
And here’s the deep part:
People were attached to what Jonah was carrying.
The sailors felt the storm because Jonah delayed obedience.
That means somebody may be connected to:
- your yes
- your healing
- your obedience
- your voice
- your purpose
Spiritually induced labor is when God allows enough pressure that staying the same becomes unbearable.
Not because He’s trying to destroy you.
Because purpose is overdue.
Isaiah 66:9 (NIV)
“Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
#PrayerFamily #Faith #Purpose #BirthSeason #Jonah
Adult Coloring Party May 16th Elevate with Dr. Shelly Shell Williams – The PodClass Mastermind @onairphilly
Elevate Your Self Love
A Fabulous In Control Coloring Experience
✨ Featuring Author Brenda Williams-Council
✨ Expert Spotlight: Key Essentials Wellness
✨ Self Love • Empowerment • Healing • Movement
✨ Coloring Books Available for Purchase
📅 Saturday, May 16th
🕛 12 Noon
📍 You Say Cafe
815 Poplar Street
Come ready to color, heal, connect, and elevate the love you have for yourself.
Day 1170 #30daysofprayer
Some things become unhealthy when they stay inside too long.
I looked up the meaning of induced labor, and one reason labor is induced is because keeping the baby in too long can become unhealthy or dangerous for both the mother and the child.
That thing preached to me spiritually.
Because some people are pregnant with purpose…
but overdue in obedience.
Overdue in healing.
Overdue in writing the book.
Overdue in launching the business.
Overdue in forgiving.
Overdue in walking in what God already showed them.
And now the delay itself is creating discomfort.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 says:
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
Some of us are uncomfortable because we’ve outgrown the season we’re still sitting in.
God did not place purpose inside of you for you to die carrying it.
Maybe the pressure isn’t punishment…
maybe heaven is inducing the labor.
PART 2 TOMORROW:
How do you know spiritually when your labor needs to be induced?
What are the signs?
And what is God trying to push out of you in this season?
#PrayerFamily #Faith #Purpose #BirthSeason #GodsTiming
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Day 1169 #30daysofprayer
“Life ain’t so bad at all… if you live it off the wall.” 🎶
What if “Off the Wall” spiritually means finally breaking free from the invisible walls fear, routine, comfort, disappointment, and small thinking built around us?
Jesus said in Bible John 10:10:
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
God never called us just to survive, go to work, pay bills, stay stuck in fear, and postpone living until retirement. He called us to LIVE with purpose, joy, faith, movement, and freedom.
Peter had to get OUT of the boat before he could walk on water. (Matthew 14:29)
Abraham had to LEAVE what was familiar before he could step into promise. (Genesis 12:1)
Joshua had to MOVE before the walls fell. (Joshua 6:20)
The children of Israel left Egypt physically, but mentally they still thought like slaves. (Numbers 13–14)
And many of us are the same way.
Physically free…
but mentally trapped behind walls:
✔ fear
✔ comfort
✔ overthinking
✔ disappointment
✔ survival mode
✔ “what if I fail?”
But 2 Timothy 1:7 says God has NOT given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Maybe this season is about finally trusting God enough to LIVE NOW.
To move.
To experience.
To obey.
To stop delaying joy.
To stop delaying purpose.
To stop delaying life.
Because life is happening RIGHT NOW.
