09/05/2026
Today, I needed to hear my own words.
I needed to remind myself of the woman who stood on that stage and declared that the fire didn’t destroy her—it refined her.
Life will test you. It will disappoint you. It will force you to make hard decisions, release what no longer serves you, and sometimes choose yourself even when choosing yourself hurts.
But the fire has a purpose.
It builds character.
It strengthens discernment.
It raises your standards.
And sometimes, the fire is where God reminds you exactly whose daughter you are.
“Baby, you are MY daughter. I am the King, which makes you royalty. I did not create you to beg for what should be given freely. I did not call you higher just for you to lower yourself to keep something. And I will never require you to become less than the woman I created you to be just to hold on to something I never asked you to settle for.”
Whew. Sometimes you have to remember who your Father is before you can remember who YOU are.
I have been through too much, healed through too much, prayed through too much, and fought too hard to become this woman to accept mediocre, bare-minimum effort in ANY area of my life.
And maybe somebody else needs that reminder today too.
You are not going through the fire just to come out on the other side and shrink.
You are being refined.
🔥 Refined by Fire: A Journey of Faith, Healing, and Purpose
Watch it. Sit with it. Remember whose you are. And remember who you are.
The fire didn’t take you out.
It introduced you to you. 🔥
TW: This inspiring story may include sensitive topics or experience...