Duty, Delight, Desires
Itâs so easy to turn our relationship with God into a religious obligation instead of a regular opportunity to deepen our connection with Him.
When we lose delight, our entire relationship with Him becomes duty.
We start reading the Word and attending church because itâs what weâve been taught to do, not because we enjoy it.
We pray, but it feels mechanical rather than meaningful.
We seek Him for what we can get instead of getting closer to Him
When our obedience becomes transactionalâjust to get something from Him instead of getting closer to Himâwe miss the beauty of what He truly desires: relationship, not routine.
Let this message not serve as condemnation but as an invitation to reignite your delight:
⢠Pleasure over performance
⢠Opportunity over obligation
⢠Joy over âjust becauseâ
It is then that the things we do prosper because the posture of our heart desires Him more than wheat we can get from Him.
Psalm 1:2-3 (NLT),
âBut they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.â
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Sometimes God doesnât wait on your obedience. He steps in and moves you forwardâbecause what you have is needed NOW.
Last week, God showed me that there was still a part of me holding onto the familiarâsome old methods, mindsets, messaging, and mechanics were still there.
There was something specific I needed to do to symbolizing the finality of the old.
But⌠I got sidetracked. Life happened, and I didnât follow through.
Wednesday, I received a letter in the mail saying that the very thing I was supposed to do had already been done for meâdefinitely not a coincidence.
I couldnât help but laugh because, in that moment, I realized that God wasnât waiting on me. He was already moving things forward.
Sometimes, what we hold onto for too long, He removes so we can step into what Heâs ultimately calling us to.
So, hereâs the real message: Just do what God says. Even if it feels uncomfortable, uncertain, or unfamiliarâdo it. You donât know how many steps are waiting to unfold once you take that first act of obedience.
I was reminded again today that when we let go, we give God room to show up. And trust me, He will move thingsâeven if it means stepping in and doing it for you when you hesitate.
God is not waiting on you to have it all figured out. Heâs asking for your trust that He already has.
Where is He calling you to let go and embrace the new?
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That unspoken energy youâre carrying â the one that says you really donât want to do this anymore â itâs speaking louder than you think.
Youâre consistent but your cadence is off.
Itâs time to be honest with yourself.
Stop holding onto things that no longer serve you â whether itâs the business model, the marriage, the offer, or the friendship.
The model has made you millions, the marriage filled the gap in small ways, and the friendship served you in a season. But you know youâre not in love with it anymore.
Itâs taking every ounce of your energy to keep showing up, but youâre going through the motions because itâs been profitable or comfortable.
The problem is, youâre still trying to operate as the woman you used to be, instead of stepping fully into who youâve become.
At one point, the money was all that mattered, but now you crave fulfillment. The little things that used to work in the relationship no longer satisfy because you crave deeper intimacy.
And that friendship? It was built on a trauma bond, but youâve healed. You no longer find pleasure in talking about the pain or your past.
This might go without saying but, what got you here wonât get you there. Youâll never reach the fullness of what youâre capable of by holding onto what used to work for the old version of you.
Thereâs no joy in continuing to push through for the sake of profit or partial pleasure when your heartâs no longer in it. And deep down, you know that.
The moment you stop forcing what doesnât align â and embrace the truth of who youâve become â is the moment your real power shows up.
Thatâs when youâll stop waking up with that knot in your stomach, always feeling like youâre behind. Youâll feel at peace, moving in the right direction without second-guessing yourself.
Youâll stop feeling that resistance every time itâs time to do the work. That sense of obligation? It fades, and what youâre doing lights a spark again â not because itâs easy, but because itâs aligned.
And thatâs when profit flows â not from doing what you think you have to, but from doing whatâs right for you.
You want support with this? We can hop on a 15 minute call or you can slide into my inbox.
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When your identity is tied to your income, youâre only as secure as the next client, the next deal, the next achievement.
Itâs easy to feel confident when the money is flowing, but true confidence comes from knowing who you areâwhether the business is booming or the deals are quiet.
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Your gift isnât for youâitâs for others.
Thatâs why it doesnât work for you the way it works for others when you try to walk yourself through what you help others with.
Itâs like trying to be both the surgeon and the patient at the same time.
You know this. Yet here you go again, trying to use your gifts for you.
Now, youâre frustrated because youâve fallen into that âI donât need help. Iâve got thisâ mentality.
Let me remind youâtrying to do it all yourself isnât true strength. True strength is found in allowing yourself to be served and supported in the same way you serve others.
In other words, sit your hard-headed self down and let somebody help you.
Now, give me a hug. Love you. đ
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Iâve always rejected the notion that a woman is only as valuable as her body, her ability to birth babies, bake biscuits, and have bedroom boom with her beau.
Looking back now, I didnât realize it at the time, but God planted the seed of my purpose through the very thing that pissed me off.
Every time I heard a woman being minimized to what she could do for others instead of being valued for who she was at her core, I felt a fire rise up in me.
There was always this inner knowing that there was more to a woman than what the world was trying to make her out to be.
Because when I looked at a woman, I didnât just see her rolesâI saw vision. I saw virtue. I saw value.
Even when I think about the very creation of a woman, I find it significant and symbolic that she was pulled out of man whole and completeânot lacking anything.
She didnât come into this world needing validation. She was already completeâready to create, to multiply from the core of who she already was.
And the more I live out this truth, the more I embrace the lifestyle of Rest is the New Revenue ÂŽ, God continues to expand and expound upon what I once thought was just a catchy phrase.
Itâs become clear to me that Rest is the New Revenue ÂŽ is far more than a sloganâitâs a mandate, a mission, and a movement.
The mandate â to bring women back to God's original design, where their inherent worth is grounded in their wholeness and completeness within.
A woman doesn't need to prove her value through roles, achievements, or sacrificesâshe already possesses everything she needs. The mandate is a return to this truth: that women are valuable because of who they are, not what they do. Itâs about Becoming HERâHealed, Embodied, and Revealed.
The mission â to dismantle the false belief systems that have chained women to hustle and grind, making them believe they must sacrifice themselves, their seed, and their sanity to achieve success. This mission is about restoring women to the understanding that true success flows from authenticity, anointing, and alignment with Godâs planânot from constant doing, but from fully being.
The movement â revolutionizing how women build wealth. Itâs about redefining success in alignment with Godâs way of building wealth, in a world that glorifies hustle. This movement empowers women to step into a new way of buildingâone where they lead from a place of rest, and wealth is multiplied not from striving but from the fullness of their identity.
This is a divine revolution that is shifting the narrative. Weâre breaking away from the worldâs standards and walking in alignment with Godâs original blueprint.
Iâm ready to partner with other powerhouse women who are ready to Hang up the Hustle ÂŽ because they too believe that Rest is the New Revenue ÂŽ.
If youâre feeling called to step into this new way of building and leading, let me know below.
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Itâs not the man or the marriage youâre holding ontoâitâs the image.
Youâve perfected keeping up appearancesâthe ability to look happy, like youâve got it all togetherâeven though deep down, youâre slowly losing yourself in the process.
Youâre fighting harder to avoid the embarrassment of being seen as another woman who couldnât hold her family togetherâbecoming a single mom, having kids with different fathers, or being married multiple times.
So, you stay. You post about how 'happy' you are, while at home, surface-level conversations are all you have, and life feels like going through the motions with no depth.
Youâve built your identity around being the wife, mother, and successful woman. But at night, when the noise quiets down and the roles fall away, thereâs a vacancyâan emptiness you canât explain, even to yourself.
Youâve measured your worth by how well you play these roles, but what happens when theyâre stripped away?
Thereâs a truth you canât ignoreâa worth tied to the image, not to who you truly are.
Youâve tried to fill that voidâdoubling down on your roles, striving to be the 'perfect wife,' the 'perfect mother,' achieving more in your career.
But each time, youâre left even more disconnected, because none of it touches the real issue: your inherent value.
Youâve been living by someone elseâs standardsâmeasuring yourself by your marriage, family, and achievements.
But the woman you are outside of these roles? You havenât even had the space to discover her yet.
And this marriage? Itâs showing you that itâs not just about him. Itâs about how your life has been built around these roles, not around who you truly are.
Itâs uncomfortable, but thatâs where your freedom begins.
When you stop trying to hold up the image, you stop wondering if you look happy enough for others and start asking yourself what truly makes you happy.
The pressure to prove youâre happy or successful disappears. You stop forcing a picture-perfect life and start asking what you really wantânot what looks good.
You stop performing. You start living. Present in your moments. Present in your thoughts.
And with every small shift, you become less of a character in someone elseâs story and more like the woman you were always meant to beâworthy, even without the roles, the titles, or anyone elseâs approval.
This isnât about fixing your marriage or meeting an ideal. Itâs about becoming the woman who knows her worth without needing to prove it through roles, titles, or anyone elseâs validation.
If youâre ready to stop carrying the weight of appearances and start living from your true valueâbeyond the imageâletâs talk about how you can realign with the woman youâre meant to be.
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There was a time when I would read the Word simply to fulfill my righteous obligationâto check it off my list, to feel productive, to quiet the guilt of not appearing spiritual enough. A quick devotion used to do the trick.
But now⌠itâs different.
Now, I come with a deep hunger. Iâm not just reading to know âaboutâ Him; Iâm reading to see Him, experience Him, to know Him on the most intimate level.
Iâm rushing to be in His presenceânot out of duty, but because I crave the power of His presence.
Itâs even beyond relationship. Itâs a deep desire for revelationâthe unseen, unspoken, unknown.
To uncover His truth, to experience transformation, and to align my life with a purpose that I know will change the trajectory of my life.
The divine downloads and the depth of wisdom have left me awestruck. Iâve even began developing a devotion from my studies.
Itâs been just that good.
Anyway, Happy Friday.
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Catalyst to Catalysts | Global Speaker | Spiritual Mentor | Transformation Consultant
Inventor, Ideator, and Implementor of Rest is the New Revenue ÂŽ --God's way of building wealth in a world that glorifies hustle.
Equipping powerhouse, high-achieving and high-net worth women to succeed in love, life, leadership, and legacy without sacrificing themselves, their sanity, seed, or spouse.
In short, you'll learn how to maintain your millions and thriving marriage all while being a great mother.