Akia is a Woman of Faith in Christ, who started off with a mustard seed of faith when she took her first major step in 2015. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Akia moved to Houston, Texas, in February 2015. Not knowing that her life would be forever changed and transformed for God’s Glory. She is a daughter, aunt, sister, and friend to many. She has walked in the paths of accounting, personal development, life coaching, and various forms of leadership. She is a soon to be published author of her first book The Preparation. As of March 2020, Akia resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this episode, Akia shares her story of experiencing God’s kindness in a season of abandonment and how that attribute of God has helped her transform and make major life shifts. You will learn from Akia that:

• A mustard seed of faith takes you to your blessing
• You are capable of moving from the ‘job years’ to ‘jubilee years’
• There is power in our “yes” to the Lord especially during those ‘job years’
• Your job years of stripping creates spaces for God’s pruning and purification of your heart, mind, soul
• God’s kindness is choosing us and clothing us in righteousness
• Kindness is selfless love, an opportunity to be spirit-led
• Kindness that is spirit-led often moves us out of our comfort zone
• Assess your story in the presence of the Holy Spirit
• Meet Jesus daily before you meet others; this way you pour from a full cup within your spirit and soul

Questions to ponder on:

• How has a spirit-led kindness from another person impacted your life?
• In moments of discomfort, how can you activate kindness towards others?
• In what ways is God asking you to show kindness today?

Kindness that is spirit-led positions our hearts to help others and ask questions later. We are quick to obey the prompting even when we are being inconvenienced. Because your whole being is rooted in Christ, you believe that He who has called you to this fruit of Kindness and all other Fruit of the Spirit is faithful, and He will do it. God is your great Provider, sovereign. Show kindness to others even when you don’t understand.

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Here are three thoughts from today:

- A daily practice of self-reflection will lead your heart to explore how you express goodness and generosity to others in your communities. Kindness is about that goodness, that love expressed. We experience God’s goodness, He wants us to pay it forward.

- There is a difference between being kind and being nice. Also, kindness that places an expected response from the receiver is not a genuine Fruit of the Spirit. And we must be cautious of our heart’s posture when we are offering to do things for people.

- Being kind in friendship is a cherished act of love and we need more of this. Friends that can lay aside their agendas and be there with you and for you. To have a friend like this you need to be a friend like this. The goal is to look to Jesus to teach you how to be that friend and you just be. No expectations, just transformation.

Here are some coaching questions to ponder on about your kindness:

1. Who has been kind to me lately? How did their kindness make my heart feel?
2. Who is God drawing my heart to show kindness to?
3. How can I be more attentive to the Holy Spirit’s promptings to show kindness to people I do not know? How do I show such kindness?

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Shinny describes herself as “one-half” of This Love Works ministry. Married to ​Karlton for 17 years, Shinny and her hubby Karlton are your Start Again specialists serving couples for the past 7 years. After trying to do marriage their own way, living with unmet expectations and failing miserably, they were introduced to a community that would provide them with the tools that ultimately saved their marriage. Shinny is a mother to two children, a high schooler and a Navy Sailor. Showing her kids what a healthy marriage looks like is a core mission. Together, Shinny and her husband Karlton have learned that their marriage is a reflection of Christ and His bride. Some keywords that makes Shinny standout as a godly woman would be intentional, responsible, and obedience.

In this episode, Shinny’ shares her story of cultivating patience and finding healthy ways of managing and responding to life situations . You will learn from Shinny that:

• Patience is a peaceful godly character.
• Dangerous prayers humble our hearts in the presence of God.
• Forgiveness is part of your journey to cultivating a heart of patience.
• Patience requires understanding…lots of it and God is the only one who gives understanding [Read Psalm 119].
• It is important that every godly woman knows who she is and who she has been.
• Know your emotional indicators, responses, reactions that slowly draws your heart away from the Lord.
• The fruit of patience can be paired with peace, humility, forgiveness, self-control, the habit of being quick to listen.
• Refrain from this ungodly habit: complaining.

God’s love is patient and you can be a patient godly woman. Remember, when God is in the situation, and you allow Him to take over, trust that He has truly taken over. That is a love that is patient with you.

You can find Shinny and her amazing ministry at https://www.thisloveforever.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this_loveworks/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/thisloveworks/

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