Send us a text

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them” - Maya Angelou

When I think of Angelou’s words, I think of a verse I frequently heard quoted at church growing up: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,and have it to the full. (John 10:10)”

I believe the number one thing the thief tries to steal from us is our dignity and our self respect. It tries to make us feel less than. It wants to make us believe that we aren’t anything, never have been anything, and never will be anything.

We must refuse to surrender to our circumstances. We refuse to be twisted by racism, sexism, classism, and any other “ism” that tries to keep us in our so called place.

We resist in part by striving to become our best, fullest, most complete selves. We resist by making positive contributions to the world around us. We resist in part by making the most of whatever opportunities are in front of us.

We resist by never allowing ourselves to be diminished by our circumstances.

#60secondsofhope #faith #inspiration #motivation #success #selfcare #growth #change #dailydevotion #dailyinspiration #dailydevotional #positivity #BlackHistoryMonth #positivemindset #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment

Support the show