Faith Diaries

 The second most important type of love after God’s Love is Self-Love, and it’s probably the hardest… It's funny how we can go to the ends of the earth and back for the people we love—our parents, partners, siblings, friends, you name it- but when it comes to us… Most of the time, we NEVER put ourselves first. Don’t be fooled; self-love is not pride, ego, or selfishness. Self-love is accepting who you are in Christ, your identity, and giving yourself the chance to grow, learn, experience life in pastel colors, and walk in God’s divine plan and purpose for your life. Self-love is knowing when to say no when you feel like you are being walked over. Self-Love is knowing when to walk away from a space where you are not being valued. Self-Love is understanding that you are YOU, unique and different, and nobody can do it like you. Self-love is that unique trait, the one-sided dimple or the vitiligo, the pearly white smile or curls, the brown eyes and freckled skin, the acceptance of God’...

  We are in the season of love, of reds, whites, flowers, and teddy bears. From the first day of February, even the air smells like love. In our generation, the current society has helped us to define what love is, what it should “feel” like and the ABC of giving and receiving such love. We have based love on the butterflies in our tummy and the intense feeling of closeness, and want you feel when you are next to that special someone, the gifts given, the places, the cutesy things and inside jokes you share between each other, the midnight phone calls, the pet names and the love emojis, the “surprises” you get on special occasions like today, Valentines day, and those posts on social media that makes everyone green with envy and sigh “God when?” But if we are being honest like REALLY REALLY honest, what really is love? True Love? God’s Love? Love is large and incredibly patient; it cares for others more than it cares for itself. It is gentle and consistently kind to all. ...

Dear Christian Girl, Have you ever wondered about the mustard seed faith? We are stepping into a year of boundless opportunities and are literally not going to allow ANYTHING at all stop us from achieving our dreams. But when the chips are down and we are faced with obstacles, some even seemingly unending, what is going to keep you and I going?  Simple, FAITH…faith that according to Psalm 45:6 “God is within her, she shall not be moved. He shall help her just at the break of dawn”. The same kind of faith that moved Paul in Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. These are popular verses yes, but what are their effects in our everyday lives? Do we even believe a little bit that even in the toughest of storms, God is within us and will give us strength…always? Jesus talks about the Mustard Seed Faith in Matthew 17:20 that if you have faith as little as the mustard seed, you can say to this mountain be moved and it shall move, but sometimes we don’t e...

Dear Christian Girl, First of, Congratulations on making it another year!!! As I sit down to write this post, I'm imagining a conversation with a dear friend - a Christian girl who's seeking encouragement, support, and a reminder of God's love. This is a letter to her, and to all the Christian girls out there who are on this journey of faith with me. It's a safe space for us to share, learn, and grow together. Well,it's that time of the year where some of us (the rest of us have either given up,or never even bothered in the first place) sit down and reflect on the past year and proceed to pen down our now famous "new year resolutions" and "new year goals" But be honest, (its just you and I), by the time we get to the end of June, how many of those goals have you achieved and how many resolutions did you stick by? I for example, is a guilty party on this table. This wonderful blog was a long time coming but kept procastinating and giving excuses,b...