written By Nickolette Burnette

Good Morning you guys, I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I’m so happy to be here with you guys today, sharing the hopes, the dreams, the glory, and even the suffering in Christ with you guys – and many more. Leaves are changing color, pumpkin, apple, or chai is in any given cafe. And the breeze is only getting heavier and cooler. The days ahead are full of holiday shopping, delicious warm food, company from all across the nation, and well, some of the coziest times in my history. Desserts, baking, Christmas trees, lights, and music, in which all bring the warm recall of coming together in my heart. whatever that may be. I absolutely adore gifting people things, something I know sparks the thought of “someone thought of me” or “really, for me?!” yes, and you deserve it. No it doesn’t need to be expensive because a heart’s intention is the most priceless sticker and it’s worth everything it takes you. I look forward to the days ahead indefinitely. Black Friday, shoes, makeup, some nice clothes, and well getting to do it with someone, the rest doesn’t matter nearly as much. Stuff is stuff, eventually it goes no where and means nothing. I can easily put material things on a throne they don’t deserve like any other person. But, in all honestly, my prayer is Lord Humble me. i actually had changed my perspective recently as there were all these things like shoes and hundreds of dollars of clothes I was planning to get, in which, it wasn’t all necessary. Would i like these things? Would I look Good, that answers itself. of course, but, I don’t need them at the end of the day. I think some of it would be a good investment to be good to myself, like a reward, but other than that. it doesn’t have to be an everyday thing. Well, instead, I had some people reach out to me and others in person ask me about this conference coming up that my church is hosting, it’s a huge thing people look forward to. I’ve not yet been to this. So, after I was just not feeling it to buy all the glamorous amounts of nonsense for myself, i had ended up making sure I had the money I needed for this concert I truly was not even going to go to but ended up, and ugh, Im so grateful man. And then for this conference, I thankfully got to buy my ticket. Honestly, maybe it wasn’t the glamorous clothes and shoes I wanna pop out in but, what it is instead is an investment is something priceless- me, my soul, my future, my relationships, my friends, my community. things that have actually nothing to do with money, i know indecently in the blink of an eye if i didn’t have the financial or vehicle resources I needed to do this my community would had made a way to help me get there because they care. It’s such a gift, really. and it means so much to me, if you’re reading this, ily 😭 to this moment, 7am, on a day in September and I’m on my couch, like always, anticipating the day ahead, feeling slightly unsure if things could take a turn where I know part of me before didn’t want them to. But im learning to accept life just isn’t perfect, im not perfect if that, and nothing will be. life can be sure disappointing when time and time again after you hope you get let down by expectations, disappointed in the outcome, and devasted at reality. But GOD. Because, He doesn’t ask us to be perfect and the gap we could never bridge that sin put between us He sent His Lovely Son Jesus to fill. So By God’s grace I care i try to focus on the valuable, important, things that really do matter. Like how I treat others, the condition of my heart, my mind and thoughts, my time with God and My time with others, focusing on my life and things I want to improve, what can I do today, what decision can I make to change the days of my future? Because, there’s surely opportunity and well, you My Child were made for more, for a purpose, and for such a time as this! Now, that may look different for all of us, but do your absolute best to embrace where that might be, pray for me, im praying for you. May our days be bright as they say, and filled with the goodness and taste of God. Amen! Love yall, Happy Wednesday brothers and sisters ✌🏻

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