You may be asking, "what does a lovely, creative, alluring woman, such as yourself, prayer life look like?"...well I will tell you since you're begging to know. I pray pray once a week during bible study, which are scripture-based prayers kinda. I talk to God daily, casually...usually when I am talking to myself or stuck in a reverie.  And for quick thoughts, I type short letters to Him in my To God, From Your Princess notes.

As Christians, we are called to do many things: love, pray, forgive, and make disciples. I wanna take the time to explain the bible. To explain why Jesus had to die for our sins. So maybe, just maybe I can bring a few people closer to God. I feel like everyone knows the story of Adam and Eve. Eve ate the forbidden fruit and brought it to Adam, which he then ate too. God created them in His image, meaning before they ate the fruit, they were perfect beings. Perfect, holy, worthy of the presence of God without having to do too much. Eating the fruit brought in sin, which tainted their perfectness and holiness. And to be in God's presence we must be perfect and free of sin. Unfortunately, they were banished from the Garden of Eden and God placed a cherubim and swords of fire to guard the tree of life.  Generations pass and God's chosen people, Israel have set up shop on earth. He uses Israel to show other nations who He is. The cycle of refusing to obey, creating idols, turning away from God and rejection kept going through generation to generation. It was establish early that the wages of sin is death. Meaning the only way to get back right with God, or be worthy of His presence is through sacrifice. So His people killed animals that lacked defects, constantly, to remain in His good graces. Personally I think God was tired of this cycle, tired of getting his feeling hurt, tired of His creation being separate from Him. So as a result to combat this, Jesus was born with a mission: to die for our sins. A man who lived a perfect life (like the defect-less animals) took on our transgression and iniquities one last time so we could have a everlasting and constant (no barriers) relationship with Him. By the blood Jesus shed we are healed and peace is restored. We just have to choose it. God sent His Son to die for sins he did not commit so we can be perfect again. So we can be in His presence again. He loves us so much, wants a relationship with us so much that He humbled himself to conquer death for us. People who are unworthy. The basis of Christianity is that we serve a living God. On the third day, Jesus rose to show that death was conquered and we no longer needed to sacrifice animals because He did that, He was that. All we have to do now is believe and the kingdom of Heaven is yours. Acts 7 goes into way more deets. The person speaking on it, Stephen dies in the end though. Still to this day people reject and resist Him. Stiffed necked people. Don't have a stiff neck.

Does anyone know why saying the date is referred to acknowledging Jesus' death? Literally just did some research on it and from my calculations, it's about 1,993-1,996 years since His death, not 2,026. so what is going on? who is lying? when did the rumors spread? Though, I would like to think it is acknowledging his death. Hopefully this year, I have more luck stewarding relationships, finances, and my health.

The bible is literally a big love story. Every single book is either us loving Him or Him loving us or Him guiding us in a loving way. There are times where they love Him so deeply that they influence others by their actions, develop a strong relationship with Him, and defend their faith no matter what's happening in their life. On the other hand, there are times where they are chasing idols, being disobedient, or just refusing to follow and God is doing everything in His power to bring them back to Him. It is clear all He really wants is a loving relationship with His creation, and since He was unable to have that without sacrifices, He sent His son to die for our sins so we can have an everlasting relationship with Him.

My favorite book in the bible is Jonah. Even in Jonah's sin he still managed to bring people closer to God. The sailors had their own God. But once the storm started getting too much and dangerous & their gods wasn't responding, they started calling out to my God. They scared, questioning Jonah down. It is interesting. On one hand you applaud them for their new found faith, but on the other hand it's kinda sad God has to perform for us to follow/serve Him. Half of the time someone already told us about His goodness.

I thank God for Diane! For the way I was raised and how I am now. I used to hate going to church when I was lil (only cause it was so long). I used to pretend to oversleep so I wouldn't have to. But looking back on it, I'm thankful for the faith she has instilled in me. Growing up watching her rely on God has shaped me into that same person. I look up to that. I think that's one of the best thing you can give your child. I also think that's why people don't believe in God anymore, cause they didn't have someone in their household that relied on Him. Whenever I have a problem I call my momma, but she never fails to point me to God.

I like how God read Job at the end of his book. Job was questioning God on why He had to suffer. God responding with a series of rhetorical questions. Questions like "was you there when i made all this," and "have you ever told the sun to rise or where to set". but wait, first God asked him "who is you to question Me without no knowledge." This went on for four chapters. Four chapters of being told off and humbled. Just sometimes we don't need to understand everything, if that was the case He would've never said not to eat that dern fruit.

I have a coworker, he is named after a stone in the bible. The other day we was having a debate about if men should have multiple wives or not. He said yes, cause then Adam probably wouldn't had ate the apple if his second wife told him to put it down. I was like no, cause if God wanted him with multiple woman He would've made more Eves. I like talking to him, he is an idiot and he likes to lie (playfully) and that's right up my alley. He also knows the bible really well, I'm tryna be like that.

I just started reserving my tea time for God. I will just sit in quiet and sip my tea. It's peaceful, a way to gather my thoughts, tell Him about bones that need picking, and just appreciate His presence. Ion even do it for that long, usually 5-8 mins but i look forward to it. It's really just another excuse to build intimacy with Him. Sometimes I crave His presence and half the time Ion really have nothing to say. I really like tea, if you would like to know what I be sipping on just go to CookQui, a planet dedicated to everything that be happening in my kitchen.

Esther 8:2 is why it is so important to have good people around you. Mordecai was blessed and favored because of his connection to Esther. I've lost so many friends since high school..I guess when I think bout it, maybe it's ok. It hurts and I've been blaming myself nonstop but I'm not sure I had friends like Esther. idk if they would help elevate me or tear me down. Idk if they would put me in positions to grow and better myself. was i even doing that to them? i would like to think so, but who knows.

ACTUALLY! do you know how lucky them people (12 dissies) was to have Jesus walking amongst them? They literally had the source, the keys to the streets, the recipe, the golden egg, the missing puzzle piece, the solution. They had Him in the flesh. They was able to cry on his shoulder, touch his hands, look at his hair and eyebrows, and nose, ask him any question, laugh with him, eat with him...I wish I had that [physical aspect].

I have a prayer list. It grows weekly...I delete items sometimes but for the most part it don't really change fr. I use this list in my prayers after i do my lil bible study. Ever heard of the S.L.A.P. (scripture, learn, apply, prayer) method? No? cause i made it up, it's basically S.O.A.P but better cause the bible slaps. its not soapy...but it does cleanse. I find a scripture, explain what i learned from it, how it applies or how imma apply it to my life, and end with a prayer. I do this weekly.