Kerel Razil Pinder

It's scary that one of the most freeing comments I heard this year, came from someone I once considered an enemy, I mean I HATED this woman, how we even got into a conversation, is a story for another day, let's just say God works in mysterious ways. However, her words created a spiraling mind shift, one that I would have never been exposed to if I continued to hold on to the hate I had in my heart for her. But you see that's how the real enemy keeps us defeated. He sends us on an ego trip, creating world war three with persons we never really took the time to get to know or give grace to. So what exactly did she say? "I really like Freeport, I wish I could have stayed longer!" Ok for those who are not from the Bahamas; Freeport, the island I live on, has been seen as the step-child of the Bahamas for a very long time, so for anyone to sing its praises, especially my archenemy was a little surprising. For those of you who may still be thinking this statement

I remember the first time I watched that clip in 2015 with a man making this statement “If a woman is over 32, never been married and has no children, something is WRONG with HER!” I was appalled, but if I’m being honest a part of me also thought, well I’m actually 29 right now, so I got few years left! Sad hey, but it’s honestly the truth, in that moment my worth was honestly wrapped up in such an ignorant statement. Now as a 32-year-old woman, thoughts of society honestly often play on my insecurities, so during my devotion yesterday God took me to 1 Corinthians chapter 7. Come on Bible scholars you know this chapter, as single Christians who hope to one day get married, we rather spend all day in the book of Ruth than to venture into Paul’s teachings in Corinthians on how some of us are “called” to be single. However, the revelation God gave me through this chapter is exactly what I needed. Paul basically tells us, it’s better to stay single because we will be able to be dev

At the beginning of every year, a lot of us ( including me ) declare that this year will be a year filled with an abundance of blessings and favor. It’s like we fall into two categories, people who are hyped up with vision boards and goals and those who are over the cliché of “New Year, New Me” and decide to simply play the year by ear.  Without any shame or guilt, I proudly fall into the category of the optimistic planner.  However the reason I am able to declare this is not because I believe that life is going to “PERFECT” every year, it’s because I have learned that whether a situation brings me pain or joy, as long as I am under the direction of God’s will, He is working it out for my good. Last year I declared that 2017 would be the YEAR of Alignment, if any of you follow ONE Church LA, you would know this was a theme for their year of 2017. At the time I didn’t know what God’s alignment would look like, but God brought the memory back to me that when I was born my feet