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/

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Here are three thoughts from this episode:

1. Patience is a virtue, and most importantly, it is a characteristic of the Fruit of the Spirit. You have the Spirit of God in you; therefore, you are a new creation, your old ways have passed away. You have every spiritual capacity to develop a heart of patience.
2. Developing or cultivating a heart of patience requires time. Become more cognizant of your behaviors and habits as well as your surroundings. Self-reflection is great practice to engage in often. You can do this through journaling and audio essays where you verbally record your day and the Fruit of the Spirit you felt challenged by.
3. Bearing the fruit of patience is a daily practice of allowing the Lord to lead and guide you. Remember, if you disregard the Lord’s guidance, you are disobeying Him and that in itself is a sin. His command is that you wait on Him and wait for Him. Do just that in prayer and with joy and watch what happens in time.

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​Shade’ is an author, a motivational speaker and mentor passionately committed to helping people by motivating them to believe and live again no matter how life may have dragged them down. She believes that even when life knocks us down, we still need to dig deep within, and search out what will inspire, that would move you from that deep, dark place to where you are supposed to be. She inspires using the scriptures as the backbone to all her inspiration. Shade' knows first hand what it feels like to be knocked down by life's challenges and she also knows that understanding the power of the word and positive thinking is the main key that can change every situation. She understands that it takes courage to get back up again after life has dragged you down. Shade's life passion is to work to encourage and inspire others to live again and enjoy life.

In this episode, Shade’ shares her story and journey to finding inner peace through one constant practice - prayer. You will learn from Shade’ that:

• Your place of prayer is a place of peace (Read Isaiah 51:10)
• Peace is that inner knowing that God is there for you
• When you are tired and overwhelmed, peace can be far from your heart but when you pray, prayer stills your heart in the presence of God
• When your mind is running many miles an hour, pause, yield your heart to the Lord
• You walk in perfect peace by being still, silent, and taking a reset
• Your reset is being still and knowing
• Where there is trust, there is peace

Questions to ponder on:

• How do you walk in perfect peace?
• What does being out of peace look like to you?
• Where there is trust, there is peace. What does your heart say about this when the Word says “trust in the Lord with all your heart…”

You can find Shade’ and her amazing ministry at https://www.shadesinspirationcorner.com/

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Thoughts from this teaching on peace:

• Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God. If you call yourself a “Child of God”, being a peacemaker is your mandate. It is in your spiritual DNA and must be part of everything you say and do. The Holy Spirit guides you and teaches you so you are not peacemaking in your own volition and strength, rather you obey what the Spirit tells you to do and how to do it. Peacemakers obey the will of God.
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• Peacemakers are confident, courageous, vulnerable, honest, humble. They embrace grace and truth. They value people and do not resolve conflict out of fear. Peacemakers approach problems with love, they are congruent with self and others, have a gentle and kind hearted approach. Peacemakers are proactive and intentional with cultivation of relationships, they listen more and speak less and they operate from a place of humility.
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• Peacekeepers avoid conflict, speak more and listen less, they please people and neglect self. Peacekeepers yearn for a life of peace but avoid difficult conversations, they hold things in their hearts, they are reactive and passive. They operate from a place of fear and defensiveness.
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• You already have peace. It is free! It is a fruit of the Spirit and you get to cultivate it daily; however, you cannot cultivate this on your own. You need to remain connected to the Vine so that you hear and obey what God’s will is for your situation. Obedience to the will of God is the secret to inward peace in your situation. So, the path to inward peace does not cost or bring financial burden, it brings peace to the mind and heart.
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• To know the difference between Holy Spirit peace and fake peace, look to your heart and how you portray other virtues: humility, patience, faith, trust, hope, gentleness (that part). Your peace can be disrupted and that is part of the realities of life. This is why you need your roots firmly planted in the One you believe in - Jesus. Allow His word to permeate your heart instead of the world’s ways, accept his teachings and abide in his presence even when you do not understand ‘why’ life is the way it is. He will always teach and show you exactly what you need when you need it.

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Phyllis Breech is a Speaker, Author, Nonprofit, Business Strategist & High-Performance Executive Coach. She launched her firm, Software Applications Technology, in 1995. Her team has been developing custom applications, digital marketing, and web design, including various online marketing services for their clients for over 30 years.

From a different perspective, Phyllis has triumphed over depression and being stuck in fear for many years. She has gone from days not being able to get out of bed to standing firmly in the light of who she is, where fear and pain are no longer the struggles… Read more about Phyllis here https://impactonelife.com/phyllis-breech/

In this episode, Phyllis encourages us to open our hearts and encounter the true joy of Jesus. Phyllis shares her life story to impact ‘one life’. Simple. You will learn from Phyllis that:

• Joy is clinging to the hem of Jesus’s garment.
• Joy is a place of rest and solitude.
• Joy is the inward knowing that produces an outward being and doing.
• Believe that the Greater One inside you fuels you.
• Joy concatenates with hope. Hope signals and activates joy in your heart.
• Be intentional about cultivating joy.
• You always have access to encounter God’s presence.

Questions to ponder on:

• What makes you dance everyday?
• What lies are you ruminating on?
• How deep is your joy? How deep is your hope?

Remember, when your mind is filled with lies about who you are, whose you are, erase those lies with the Truth.

You can find Phyllis and her amazing ministry at https://impactonelife.com

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For truths in this episode, “Joy Is…”:

• Joy is hope in the dark
• Joy is gladness of heart
• Joy is being assured
• Joy is agreement
• Joy is understanding
• Joy is acceptance
• Joy is contentment in and with the past, present, now, and future happenings
• Joy is knowing that you are safe, secure, accepted
• Joy is acknowledgment of you unwavering reliance
• Joy is a deep admiration and reverence for God
• Joy is belief in the greater
• Joy is the emotion you choose when hope comes
• Joy is best produced in the midst of discipline and suffering
• Joy is Jesus

When hope dims, joy dims as well so beware of your killjoys and embrace your joy activators. Killjoys can be anything or anyone purposefully trying to snuff out the God in you - do not let it, do not let them. If you are in the depth of depression, there is no hope, reach out and begin a journey of restoring your hope and joy. So, get rid of your killjoys - your idols. Your joy burst is a repentant heart obediently walking in step with Jesus; as you heal, you sprinkle your joy dust onto others around you.

Listen to Episode 55: Joy Unlimited -

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