So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." - Mark 11:23-24 There can be moments in our lives when we feel like there is a big, gigantic mountain blocking the road to our true destiny. That mountain can be anything from financial troubles, co-workers on the job, family members, health issues, and so on. Because the devil knows that we have a bright and wonderful future in Christ, he is going to do any and everything to stop us. But, we cannot let that happen. We cannot, under any circumstances, be ignorant to satan's devices. We must have faith in God without any shadow of doubt. We must open our mouths and tell that ...

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) "There is nothing to fear, but fear itself" is a familiar and famous quote. Fear corrupts your faith in God. Having God as your light, your salvation, and your strength, allow you to stand up, be strong and conquer all fears. *Remember that the word of God says in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind." Fear does not have control over you; instead you have control over fear. Having the power of God dwelling in our hearts, allow us to be victims no more to fear. When I was growing up, I was afraid to speak my mind. I would let my peers pushed me around and talk to me any kind of way. Because I was afraid, I was considered weak It took me awhile to overcome the fear of speaking my mind. But I did! (With God's help, of course) In every and any situation, we are more tha...

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. - 1 Corinthians 15:58 NLT When God places a business or idea in our hearts, it is so easy to become enthusiastic at first. You become very excited and begin to visualized the successful ending result. You even begin to map out goals and plans on how you are going to bring the vision that God place in your heart to past. As you begin initating your plans to accomplish your goal, everything seems to be falling into place. But then, all of a sudden, you hit a dry spell! Nothing is going according to plan. Every door you try to walk in seems to slam in your face. Things seem to be getting harder and harder. Then you find yourself not so excited about the plan God want you to carry out. You begin to question your relationship with God as far as whether or not the vision God gave you is truly of and from Him. You, ev...

God is awesome!! Have you ever just sit back and reflect on your life past or present. And realized that you are truly bless! It does not necessarily have to be any thing big. Praising God for the simple things like, good health, food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, a sound mind, activity in your limbs, and so much more. If we learn to be more appreciative of things versus complaining about the things we don't have, we see how good God is. God is good all the time. All the time God is good. "Your goodness is so great! You have stored up great blessings for those who honor you. You have done so much for those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world." - Psalm 31:19 If you know God to be an awesome God, shout "Hallelujah!" and give God the praise. Your sister in Christ, Toia

"Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything." - (James 1:1-4) NLT In the midst of trials and tribulations, it is not very easy to be joyful or even put a smile on your face. However, James tells us to let trouble, obstacles, or problems be an opportunity for joy. How is that possible? It is very possible. You see, there is no joy, when you focus on the problem that is at hand. But there is joy, when you focus on the solution and the one person (Jesus) who can give you the strength and courage to get you through any and everything. Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:20. No matter what you go through, Jesus will always be by your side. That alone should be enough to give you joy. Joy is so im...

Hello! My name is Toia Thompson. I am a wife, mother of three children (2 boys and a girl), and a teacher at christian child development center. Above anything else, I'm a servant of the Lord. One of the many gifts that God had bestowed upon me is the gift to encourage people, especially women. So, I wanted a way to encourage women, not just in my community, but all over the world. As a result, God place upon my heart to create a blog as well as a website called Designer's Original . Designer's Original is about helping women embrace their God-given unique qualities. If all of us were the same, the world will be a dull and boring place. Besides, as believers, we are supposed to be different. We should embrace our unique qualities as special gifts from God. *Designer's Original is also a tool to instill into women that we are all God's Masterpieces. We are His daughters, His princesses, and we are created in His image. We are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139...