Month: April 2026

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Do You Want More?

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When things are going well, life seems grand. But when I reached a point in my life where the things of life no longer satisfied me, I started searching for more.

I wasn’t sure what I was searching for, but a deep feeling in my spirit told me there is more to life than this. I had always known of God, but it wasn’t until I began to seek Him out for answers to my questions about my life that I began to understand the depth of His love for me.

The word of God tells the whole story about the unconditional love that He has for each of us and the opportunity to know Him more. John 3:16 says, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” NLT

I firmly believe that we are all born with a yearning in our spirit. We don’t quite know what we are yearning for, but it’s something. We seek to fill that empty feeling with things of this world, temporal things. Since this world is the only life we know, it seems adequate to gravitate to the things that this world has to offer. The world offers successful careers, an abundance of wealth, and the accumulation of things like houses, boats, and cars, but these things fade away over time. Let me disclose that there is nothing wrong with any of these ambitions, but they are not the things that will satisfy the void in your spirit.

Don’t you agree that the void that you sometimes feel is deeper than these things? If you are in a season where you feel dissatisfied with your life as it is, then I challenge you to begin a journey to find what’s really missing. Here are some action steps you can take this week to begin.

  • Take time to reflect on your life as it is now. Write down all the things that you feel satisfy you.
  • Journal what you feel is missing in your life.
  • Evaluate if you receive or accomplish certain things, would you feel complete?
  • Pray
  • Talk to a trusted friend, family member, or spouse about what you discovered by completing these steps.

I can attest that there is so much more that God has for you in this life and eternity. It’s never too late to find the real you.

In Christ Jesus,

Sister Lisa M. Walker

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Transformed

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“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, His good and pleasing will.” Romans 12:2 NIV

Transformation requires surrender.

When I walked into a place of depression, I didn’t know I needed to be transformed to heal from the trauma.

It would take months, actually years, before I would understand the full scope of the severity to which I had allowed myself to sink.

It was a gradual progression in my life when things seemed to go awry. I began to lose the very things that I loved, like relationships and joy. Unfortunately, I would have to spend years in this dark place before I would get to a place of healing. But healing did come.

My upcoming book, The Butterfly’s Journey, was born from a real journey… mine.

Stay connected, as more of my testimony unfolds.

In Christ,

Sister Lisa Walker

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At The Appointed Time

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I am so excited that after so many years working on this manuscript, I am finally finished and ready to publish. All of you who have been following me for a while know that this project has been an extremely long time coming.

I often wondered why it was taking me so long to complete. Many people asked me about it over the years, and I was embarrassed to say that I was still working on it. But in truth, I wasn’t working on it at all; it was just sitting in my computer, dusty.

I have prayed many times and asked God to send someone to help me get the book completed, but He didn’t send anyone. And those who did come to assist, didn’t really help, but I was grateful that they offered. I realized it was something that God had to work out in me to be able to finish.

There were times when I would read through part of the book, and raw emotions would come up in my spirit. That was a direct indication that I was not totally healed from the spiritual trauma that I experienced during that season.

I took a book-writing class a few years ago, and one of the things the instructor told us was that when she finished writing her first book, God told her to trash it. She was so surprised as to why God would tell her to trash her finished work. God told her that when she wrote that draft, she was not fully healed from what she wrote about. And writing and releasing a book like that could cause spiritual trauma to the reader. God told her not to bleed on the reader. Meaning that if you write and release your work from a place of brokenness, then the reader could be exposed to the very thing that they are trying to be delivered from.

And with that information, I sat on the book for years. I didn’t feel it was ready to release when I began writing it. Others around me thought it was a great finished product, but I knew I had to wait on the Lord to help me release it at the appointed time. Some of the time was plain delay on my part, and some was waiting for the right time.

When I say I am proud of myself at this moment, it is an understatement. I have worked hard over the last several weeks to make sure that not only did I complete this project, but that I did so in excellence. I have spent hours editing and rewriting, making sure I crossed every T and dotted every I. Because not only is this work a special gift from God, but it’s also an anointed word for those who need a success story of redemption, love, and grace from a loving God.

Be looking out for more details in the days to come for a release date, events, and gatherings as God releases this project for His glory.

Connect with us on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/thebutterflysjourney/

Yours in Christ,

Sister Lisa Walker

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7 Daily Habits That Cultivate Holiness

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Pursuing holiness is not a one-time deal. It is something that we must work toward each day of our lives. But it is something that we should want to pursue until the day of Christ Jesus.

  1. Prayer – This may seem like a given habit as a believer, but sometimes it is not a developed habit that we consistently do.
    • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” NIV
    • Philippians 4: 6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” NIV
    • Jeremiah 29: 12-13 “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” NIV
  2. Studying scripture – How can we please God if we don’t know what pleases God? His holy word begins to open up the character of God and how we should walk out this life of faith.
    • 2 Timothy 3: 16-17 “All scriptures is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” NIV
    • Romans 15:4 “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” NIV
    • Joshua 1:8 “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” NIV
  3. Gratitude – Be thankful for the unconditional love of God towards us.
    • Psalm 107:1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” NIV
  4. Accountability – We are accountable for maturing in the things of God as believers.
    • Romans 14:12 “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.” NIV
    • James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
    • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up just as in fact you are doing.” NIV
  5. Humbleness – Remain humble in all you do and only allow the Lord to exalt you.
    • 1 Peter 5:6 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.” NIV
    • Proverbs 22:4 “Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.” NIV
    • Colossians 3:12 “Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” NIV
  6. Worship and Praise – Give God everything that He is due. He is an awesome God and there is none like Him.
    • 1 Chronicles 16:29 “Ascribe to the Lorad the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness.” NIV
    • Psalm 63:3-4 “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name, I will lift up my hands.” NIV
  7. Fellowship – Spending time with other believers helps encourage each other with the challenges of life.
    • Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” NIV

As you continue your pursuit of holiness, I pray that this list of daily habits and the scriptures will catapult you into the abundant life that Jesus died for us to have. The blessings and promises of God are your portion.

In God I trust.

Sister Lisa Walker