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'God'Sip & Tea

Sip the Tea and Find the truth

#ChristianFaith

  • The “Real” Tea:

    Grace is Easy, Love is Work ​Let’s stop playing church and start talking about the heart. Everyone has “Grace” for people when the lights are on. It’s easy to be polite and follow the social script of “treating people how you want to be treated”. But I’m looking at what happens when the conversation ends.… Read more

  • The Blindness of Self-Will and the Counterfeit Harvest

    ​There is a profound tension between self-preservation and surrender. For many who have navigated a world that felt predatory, the “will” becomes a defensive shield. But when we refuse to let anything take precedence over our own desires, we inadvertently develop a spiritual and emotional blindness. ​The Survival Trap ​When someone has experienced being a… Read more

  • Seven Days Without a Reset Makes One “Weak”

    There is a reason the enemy wants you exhausted. When the week drains you to the bone, you aren’t just tired—you’re vulnerable. You’re operating in a state of spiritual dehydration, and that is exactly when we start reaching for the wrong things to survive.We try to drink away the pressure, smoke away the noise, and… Read more

  • The Physics of a Full Cup:

    What Are You Holding Down? ​We often pray for the Lord to “fill our cup until it runs over,” but have you ever stopped to consider what is already taking up space in your vessel? ​Think about the biology of it for a second. Our bodies are made up of mostly water. We are the… Read more

  • The Paradox of the Climb:

    Finding the High Road in the Low Valley ​There is a profound mystery in how life handles us. We often think that moving “up” in life requires a constant, aggressive climb, but the reality of the spirit tells a different story. Something happens when life puts you through the fire, it doesn’t just test you;… Read more

  • The Architecture of a Redeemed Will:

    Transforming Profound Suffering into Lasting Legacy ​There is a weight in this world that few truly understand. It is a burden felt not just in the mind, but deep within the spirit, the soul, and the very physical marrow. For those of us who have walked through the fire, there is a constant, exhausting tension:… Read more

  • The Savior Complex vs. The Success Story

    ​Why Your Healing Disrupts Their Narrative ​There is a specific kind of silence that follows a success story—not the silence of awe, but the silence of a disrupted expectation. When a person survives the unsurvivable the homelessness, abuse, and systemic neglect as a child, the world instinctively assigns them a role. It expects them to… Read more

  • The Armor of God:

    The Outkeep of the Soul vs. The Performance ​In this life, there is a performance being put on that would make a theater blush. It’s the performance of “innocence.” We’ve all seen it: the person with the soft voice, the wide-eyed “cluelessness,” and the constant use of the “naive card” to dodge accountability. They move… Read more

  • The Scribe’s Mandate:

    Writing as a Sacred Trust ​I do not write for applause, and I do not write to fill a page. I write because I am under a mandate. ​The Word of God is the ultimate standard because it is immutable; it is the same yesterday, today, and forever. As a writer and a teacher, my… Read more

  • Running from the Sufferance:

    ​How El Roi Found Me in the Chaos ​There is a profound difference between hearing a story and surviving one. ​When I tell people that Jesus is real, that He saved me and He keeps me! I often see a look of polite confusion in their eyes. They see the person standing here today, but… Read more