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Loved Enough to Grow
Key Truth: Godly fellowship gives us both the comfort to keep going and the loving challenge to keep growing. Scripture Anchor: Proverbs 27:6 Proverbs 27:17 Hebrews 10:24 Consider This: Girlfriend, a sister who loves you can celebrate your progress and ask about your patterns. “Have you taken that next step?” "Does that choice line up with what you believe?” “You said you needed rest. Have you made room for it?” Godly fellowship makes space for comfort AND correction. Hebrews

Shyreka Sturdivant
Oct 282 min read


Strong Women Need Support Too
Key Truth: Receiving help is not a failure of strength; it is a practice of godly fellowship. Scripture Anchor: Galatians 6:2 Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 Consider This: You’re the dependable one. The prayer warrior. The woman who answers the phone and figures it out. But who knows when YOU need help? Sometimes we suffer in silence because we don’t want to be a burden. Yet Scripture tells us to bear one another’s burdens. How can someone help carry what she doesn’t know you’re carryin

Shyreka Sturdivant
Oct 202 min read


Hold Her Hands Up
Key Truth: Standing in the gap means bringing a sister before God and staying beside her in love. Scripture Anchor: Exodus 17:12 James 5:16 Consider This: Moses’ hands grew tired while Joshua and the Israelites fought below. Aaron and Hur brought a stone for him to sit on, then supported his hands until sunset. They didn’t shame his exhaustion; they responded to it with action and love. That scene gives us a beautiful picture of what support looks like; it notices the wearine

Shyreka Sturdivant
Oct 152 min read
Known, Not Just Noticed
Key Truth: Godly fellowship moves beyond knowing your name to making room for your truth. Scripture Anchor: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 1 John 1:7 Consider This: Hello there Ladies! Isn't it interesting that people can recognize our face and still have no idea what we're facing or vice versa? I mean, we can attend the same service, sit in the same row, and exchange the same “I’m good!” pleasantries while quietly struggling. What I have found out is that being present is just the beg

Shyreka Sturdivant
Oct 52 min read


SURE | CERTAIN | SETTLED
Key Truth: Faith does not deny what I face it decides who I will trust while I face it. I am SURE of who God is, CERTAIN of what God can do, and SETTLED in my response. Scripture Anchor: Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 11:6 Consider This: Girlfriends, we have three days left in September and before we close out Pursue Faith, I want us to settle something. This month, we have talked a lot about faith; we have been challenged to believe, move, trust, obey, stand, and pursue. But what happ

Shyreka Sturdivant
Sep 284 min read


Even If He Doesn't
Key Truth: Mature faith doesn't only trust God's ability; it trusts God's authority. It submits to God's sovereignty and responds with, "Even if He doesn’t, I still trust Him.” Scripture Anchor: Daniel 3:17-18: If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have

Shyreka Sturdivant
Sep 213 min read


Faith Has Feet!
Key Truth: Faith believes God enough to move. Faith says, “Because I believe God, I'm going to do what He told me to do.” Scripture Anchor: James 2:17 Hebrews 11:8 Consider This: Abraham went without knowing where he was going. Read that again. He didn't receive the entire itinerary. God gave him enough information to take the next step. Sometimes we tell God, "Show me everything, then I'll move.” God says, "Move, and I'll show you.” We want the five-year plan; God gives Mond

Shyreka Sturdivant
Sep 152 min read


Your Labor IS NOT in Vain
Key Truth: When your labor is rooted in the Lord, no season of faithful work is ever wasted. Scripture Anchor: 1 Corinthians 15:58 Hebrews 11:6 Consider This: Girlfriend, on this Labor Day, we celebrate YOU. Whether you work outside or inside the home, care for your family, run a business, serve your community, volunteer, lead a ministry, or have retired from a career after years of service, your work matters. We may have different assignments, but we are all called to be Kin

Shyreka Sturdivant
Sep 73 min read


What are you delivering?
Key Truth: What you carried may have tested your faith, but what you deliver will reveal it. Scripture Anchor: Hebrews 11:6 Habakkuk 3:17-18 Consider This: If someone asked, “Do you want to please God?” most of us would quickly say, “Of course!” However, Hebrews 11:6 pushes us further and we are met with the question, "Are you delivering faith?" in the various seasons life brings about. It is easy to call it faith when the prayer gets answered, the door opens, the money come

Shyreka Sturdivant
Sep 32 min read


The Word IS our Weapon
Key Truth: The Word of God is not decoration for our lives. It is a Spirit-given weapon for the battles we face. Scripture Anchor: Ephesians 6:17-18 Matthew 4:4 Consider This: During our Toolbox Breakouts during the Conference, Alesia Brown urged us to know our enemy and to know the weapons we have been given. Scripture identifies the Word of God as the sword of the Spirit. A sword left untouched cannot help a soldier in battle. In the same way, a closed Bible, an unremembere

Shyreka Sturdivant
Aug 272 min read


It's Time to Ride
Key Truth: Pursuing God doesn't end with an encounter. It continues every day as we stand on His Word, trust the character of Christ, and move forward in His strength. Scripture Anchor: Ephesians 6:10 Joshua 1:9 Psalm 119:105 Consider This: The Christian life was never meant to be lived on yesterday's experience or in our own strength. God gives us everything we need to live lives of transformation. When Paul reaches the final chapter of Ephesians, he begins with one powerful

Shyreka Sturdivant
Aug 193 min read


Listen to God for Your Next Move
Key Truth: Biblical listening is not complete until what we hear produces a response. Scripture Anchor: John 10:27 Deutoronmy 4:29 Consider This: Friday of the Conference, during our "Pursue Toolbox Session", Rev. Yvonne Lee taught, “There is a difference between hearing God and listening to God.” We can hear a sermon, underline a passage, repeat a promise, and still resist the movement that truth requires. In John 10:27, Jesus joins three realities together: His sheep hear,

Shyreka Sturdivant
Aug 102 min read


Let the Word Lead
Key Truth: God’s Word does not merely support our pursuit; God’s Word must direct our pursuit. Scripture Anchor: Psalm 119:105 James 1:22 Consider This: At the close of the Pursue Conference, I shared, “If the Word does not govern your pursuit, something else will.” We can love God sincerely and still let our emotions, wounds, preferences, fears, or others' opinions determine the direction of our pursuit. Many things may influence how we feel, but only God’s Word should have

Shyreka Sturdivant
Aug 32 min read


It's Time to Ride
Key Truth: Pursuing God doesn't end with an encounter. It continues every day as we stand on His Word, trust the character of Christ, and move forward in His strength. Scripture Anchor: Ephesians 6:10 Joshua 1:9 Psalm 119:105 Consider This: The Christian life was never meant to be lived on yesterday's experience. God gives us moments of revelation so we can live lives of transformation. When Paul reaches the final chapter of Ephesians, he begins with one powerful word: Finall

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jul 293 min read


Pursue God Wholeheartedly
Key Truth: God is not looking for divided hearts, but He desires our whole hearts. Wholehearted pursuit means laying down our agendas, surrendering our fears, and inviting Him into every area of our lives. Scripture Anchor: James 4:8 Psalm 119:2 Consider This: It's possible to know about God without truly pursuing Him (OUCH). It's possible to attend church every week, serve faithfully, listen to sermons, read devotionals, and still keep parts of our hearts at a distance from

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jul 212 min read


Pursue God with Expectation
Key Truth: Expectation is the atmosphere where faith grows. When we come expecting God to move, we position our hearts to recognize His voice, receive His truth and respond to His leading. Scripture Anchor: Hebrews 11:6 Jeremiah 33: Consider This: Have you ever noticed how expectation changes the way you approach something? When you expect good news, you answer the phone differently. When you expect company, you prepare your home (I just did that Sunday). When you expect a pa

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jul 142 min read


Pursue God Intentionally
Key Truth: Pursuing God is not something we fit into our schedules. Pursuing God must become the priority that shapes our schedules because God has always been pursuing us. Our pursuit is simply our response to His invitation. Scripture Anchor: Psalm 27:8 Jeremiah 29:13 Consider This: As the conference approaches, it's easy to focus on packing, travel plans, outfits and schedules. While those things matter, don't let the preparation for the conference become greater than your

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jul 61 min read


Pursue Wisdom That Benefits Others
Key Truth: God never gives wisdom solely for our benefit. He equips us with wisdom so we can strengthen, encourage, and guide others. Scripture Anchor: Colossians 3:16 Matthew 5:16 Consider This: Someone is watching how you handle challenges, relationships, disappointments and victories. The wisdom God develops in you today may become the encouragement someone else needs tomorrow. Wisdom is not just something we receive. It is something we steward. Reflection Questions: Who h

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jun 291 min read


Pursue Wisdom for Your Next Step
Key Truth: God's wisdom often provides direction one step at a time. We do not need the entire blueprint when we trust the One who designed the plan. Scripture Anchor: Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 32:8 Consider This: Many of us want God to reveal the next five years, while He is asking us to trust Him with the next five steps. Wisdom grows when obedience follows instruction. Sometimes the wisest thing you can do is take the next step God has already shown you. Reflection Questions: A

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jun 221 min read


Pursue Wisdom in Your Words
Key Truth: Wise women understand that their words carry power. Wisdom teaches us when to speak, what to say and when silence is the better choice. Scripture Anchor: Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 15:1 Consider This: One conversation can heal a relationship or damage it. One text message can encourage someone or discourage them. Wisdom reminds us that not every thought needs to become a statement and not every offense requires a response. Wise women speak life at the right time. Refl

Shyreka Sturdivant
Jun 151 min read
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