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Anne Wilson’s Hit Single ‘Hey Girl’ Speaks A Powerful Message For Young Girls & Women

by Rhoda Gayle November 17, 2022

written by Rhoda Gayle

Anne Wilson’s hit single “Hey Girl” is speaking a powerful message for young girls and women.

Anne Wilson

In a recent interview, the 20-year-old artist shared how the song was birthed out of a time of her insecurity during her teenage years. The song “Hey Girl” speaks to young girls and women about their true identity. It has become a huge hit and spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

“I grew up in a great home and had great friends when I was younger,” Anne shared. “But when I got into middle school and high school, I just felt like my identity was just gone. I was so insecure, I felt not good enough, I felt not worthy. And girls are always so mean in that age group. And everyone’s trying to figure out what they’re doing in their life. I just felt so down on myself all the time.”

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“Hey Girl”

But everything changed during her eighth grade when her mentor prayed for her during one of her tough days. That was when she truly realized her true identity.

“I was having this really, really rough day,” she said. “And I remember one of my mentors coming up to me, and she was just praying over me. And she said to me, ‘Anne, you are God’s precious daughter, and He sees you as His precious daughter.’ And that changed everything for me when I realized that it wasn’t about what I looked like. It wasn’t about what people thought about me. It wasn’t about what I did or achieved in this lifetime – but that my highest calling is that I’m God’s precious daughter. When I had that moment, it changed everything for me.”

Identity

Just as she has been reminded of her true identity by her mentor’s words, she also wanted her song to speak that message to other women. Our identity is rooted in Jesus Christ.

“My heart’s desire for this song was that it would reach people, and specific women of all ages, but also in that middle school to high school range that it would point them back to Jesus, that their identity is in Him,” she said. “And that’s the most important thing that we can carry in this life – is knowing that it doesn’t matter what other people think about us, it doesn’t matter what the enemy says about us or tries to speak over us, but that our identity is rooted in Jesus. So it’s been really cool to see how this song has already impacted girls and women of all ages. And I hope that it just continues to point people back to Him.”

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November 17, 2022 0 comments

Two Girls Being Kidnapped Were Saved By A Mom Standing Outside A Church

by Christel Berns June 27, 2022

written by Christel Berns

A mom outside church in Florida bravely jumps into action to save two kids allegedly being kidnapped by a man. She doesn’t want to take credit for the heroic act and says she only did what “anybody would do for my own kids.”

Kidnapped

In Florida, two 12-year-old girls were going for a ride on their bicycles. After they left a restaurant, a 37-year-old man suddenly approached them. The man, David Daniels, apparently strangely offered to walk them on their ride home. That’s when a mom standing outside a nearby church saw them together—two kids with an adult man behind them.

Photo Courtesy | WTVT-TV

The mom, who didn’t want her name revealed, told WTVT-TV that she observed something was off with what she witnessed. Then one of the girls mouthed, “Please help me, this is not my dad.” So, her mother instincts immediately took action and didn’t let panic overwhelm her.

Rescuing The Two Girls

She played along with the man and started a conversation with him. Also, according to the report, the suspect “allegedly hit one of the girls in the head several times.” Then she let the girls enter the church.

“I engaged in conversation with him,” the heroic mom told WTVT-TV.

Soon, she called 911 and reported the alarming incident. People hailed her a “hero” but didn’t want the attention she was receiving. Because to her, she only did what every mom would do.

“I don’t want any recognition for this,” she said. “I don’t want to be a hero, I just did what I hope anybody would do for my own kids.”

The unnamed hero mom hopes everyone will remain alert from the recent incident. She also admitted how she felt uncertain when she rescued the girls. But she felt relieved that they are safe now.

“In that moment, I didn’t know if I was going to have the right answer,” she said. “But they’re fine. And they’re home today.”

Praise God for the heroic mom’s life!

According to Fox News, David Daniels has “child abuse allegations” and “false imprisonment of a child claims.” The suspect also has “a $104,000 bond.”

Reference | Faithwire

June 27, 2022 0 comments

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Daughter, God Loves You!

by Henrietta Decruz December 2, 2019

written by Henrietta Decruz

What is God's relationship with His daughters?

Are you happy to be God’s daughter?

“Does God hate girls?” a young girl asked at a meeting with a few youngsters. I knew she was searching for meaning, purpose, and value in being a girl, the daughter of the King.

Daughter: Created to be wonderful

After I was rejected at birth for being a girl, I spent years searching for self-worth and my identity. God, in His mercy, healed me from rejection and helped me find my worth. I knew that God loved His daughters wholeheartedly and unconditionally. In fact, He loves them just as He loves His sons.

Psalm 139:13-14 says, “For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” This verse is true for boys and girls. Each of us regardless of gender is fearfully and wonderfully made by God.

God is no respecter of persons -men and women He created them all

God is no respecter of persons

Acts 10:34 AMP says, “And Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly and thoroughly I now perceive and understand that God shows no partiality and is no respecter of persons.” This proves that the promises in the Bible are for men and women alike.

In the New Testament, Galatians 3:28 AMP says, “There is [now no distinction] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

The Samaritan woman at the well

Jesus and the Samaritan woman

The Samaritan woman

Many people argue about the position of women, but they forget that the Lord Jesus Himself sought out the Samaritan woman in John 4:4-29. The verse says, “His disciples were surprised to find Him talking to a woman.” The amazing thing is that this woman He sought had five husbands! Though Jesus knew her history and could have shunned her, He chose to speak to her.

After her encounter with Jesus, this Samaritan woman told her village, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” “They came out of the town and made their way toward Him.” These verses record this Samaritan woman to be the first Gentile to share the good news about the Messiah, since her village came to Jesus through her!

Resurrection revealed first to women

God chose to share the news of the resurrection to some women. Luke 24:1 says, “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body].” They saw an angel there. The angel told them, “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead.” These women were instructed by the angel of God to share the truth with others. However, they were not taken seriously, “their report seemed to them like idle talk and nonsense, and they would not believe them.”

God does not hate His daughters, He loves them as much as His sons. He has invested similar gifting, talents, skills and abilities in women as in men. He has created each one unique and intends for each of them to use their talents for His glory and for the expansion of His kingdom.

Women too have a God-given purpose

The Bible mentions the names of extra-ordinary women. They included Sarah, Jochebed, Miriam, Rahab, Deborah, Huldah, Ruth, Hannah, and Mary the mother of Jesus. We also have Esther, Elizabeth – mother of John the Baptist, Mary of Bethany, Mary Magdalene, the Syrophoenician woman, Priscilla and Dorcas among others.

Jesus acknowledged women

Jesus has never prohibited women from serving Him. When Martha complained and asked Him to send Mary to help her with the housework, He said, “Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:42 NIV)

Jesus always stood by women and empowered them. He acknowledged the woman with the issue of blood who received healing by touching the hem of His garment. He commended the faith of the woman who emptied her alabaster jar of perfume to show her love for Him. The Bible also tells us how God cares for widows and childless women, how He hears their cry, their prayers and is eager to bless them.

Daughter: The Harvest is ripe – The workers are few!

The Second Coming of Jesus is near, the harvest is ripe. It is a time for every believer to step out and serve God fearlessly. Women too need to do their part in the mission, so we can ensure that the Gospel reaches the uttermost parts of the earth. Being one-half of humanity women have to rise up and fulfill their God-given mission.

December 2, 2019 0 comments

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Christian Rocker, David Zach Goes Undercover to Rescue Sex Slaves in Life-Risking Mission

by GOD TV May 30, 2018

written by GOD TV

David Zach is the lead singer of Remedy Drive, a Christian rock band. However, he is also a passionate advocate for helping young girls who have been sold into sex trafficking. Teaming up together with the anti-human trafficking organization The Exodus Road, Zach has gone undercover in Asia and Latin America to record evidence of sex slavery and bring about freedom for the young women caught in human trafficking rings.

“The goal of our work is to obtain actionable evidence of sex trafficking that will be used to make raids that will lead to the arrests of those trafficking these girls and the rescue of the girls being sold,” Zach told The Christian Post in an interview. “The Exodus Road has rescued over 900 survivors of trafficking so far, contributing to the dismantling of the crime syndicates and mafias selling these girls and boys.”

Currently, The Exodus Road has 63 operatives working undercover in 12 countries. Their tireless efforts have led to 927 rescues and 398 arrests. Zach has been involved not only personally with the giving of his time and life to go undercover, but additionally as a donor to the organization. Though Remedy Drive has no management team or record label, their fans have succeeded in raising more than $300,000 to further the work that The Exodus Road is doing both in our nation and internationally.

It is so important that The Exodus Road and similar organizations are able to continue their work and rescue those sold into human trafficking. The Global Slavery Index estimates that there are 45.8 million slaves globally who are in desperate need of rescue.

Zach says his personal experience working as an undercover operative has left him haunted by the horrors and brokenness that he witnessed first hand.

“There is one girl in particular who really haunts me. She was maybe 14 years old. She has braces. She was very shy… I asked to talk to her and the person selling her brought her to me. I said that I wanted to take her with me for an hour. In their language, they argued but I couldn’t understand what they were saying.”

After a few moments of arguing Zach was told that the girl would be ready for him in a week and so Zach left not knowing what had just happened between the seller and the young girl until his translator played back the footage the next day.

“The handler said, ‘You must go with this man.’ The girl said, ‘I don’t want to.’ [Then he replied], ‘You have to start going with the customers. The bar owner demands it.’ [She replied], ‘But I thought I could make enough money just selling drinks and dancing.’ [Then he continued], ‘No, you must pay back your father’s debt.’”

After recounting this story to the Christian Post, Zach shared that the story of this girl is the same for every young woman he encountered. They are brutally taken out of their hometowns and brought to the brothels and red light districts where they are forced to face the realities of their horrific new lives.

“Sometimes the people selling these girls are directly connected with organized crime syndicates; sometimes they are employees of brothels or dance clubs and part of their job is to negotiate price,” Zach explained. “The mechanism of how this is all happening, who is taking these girls from the countryside, how they are ending up in these brothels – these are the things that those doing investigative work have to piece together in order to gather actionable evidence that will move local and regional authorities to take action against these criminal networks.”

Though each win for The Exodus Road may seem like a small step in the ever-growing spider web of human trafficking, Zach explains that each defeat for traffickers sends the message that people are working hard to end trafficking.

“Even when the whole world is looking the other way, someone is looking out for these daughters and sons.”

Contact The Exodus Road to find out how you can help towards the fight to end modern-day slavery.

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May 30, 2018 0 comments

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Dear Girls, If You’re Looking for Mr. Right, You Really Need to Hear This

by Steven McLeish May 23, 2018

written by Steven McLeish

Dear Girls,

I have something to say to you,

the stuff you’re listening to just isn’t true

and I hope this poem gets through to you.

You are not ugly, dumb or unattractive,

you need to take every thought captive because you captivate.

You are not just another stereotype and as you type your status know that you are more than your status and likes.

You say your fat and ugly but that is not what you post to be.

A princess and a daughter of the king is what you’re supposed to be.

You are beautiful, unique, one in a billion, one of a kind, awesome, brilliant, creative, powerful, stunning and smart, a woman after God’s own heart,

and whether you think your fat or thin just be comfortable in your own skin.

And next time you think of the word beautiful don’t forget to count yourself in.

You are precious, a trusted diamond and boys who don’t wait for you are not wise men

because you are one of the most valued commodities there is and know this you will never look like the girl in the magazine, even the girl in the magazine doesn’t look like the girl in the magazine

but you are queen, no low self-esteem because the creator of the universe esteems you highly. You are loved by God so don’t live your life photoshopped and take the filter off.

The Bible says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made and when God made you he did not make a mistake. He can’t stand when you compare yourself to others because you are beautiful just the way you are.

So don’t let this world’s expected images to conceal you be the real you,

and don’t cut the skin there is to much beauty within,

and don’t let the words from peoples’ lips stick but pick God’s foundation. I see in you, you can change a nation, but I see you live under the shadow of extensions of lies but come out from under there with a fire and a hunger in your eyes.

You are more the beauty products and you are not a sex object,

and by all means, wear makeup but not to make up someone that’s made up.

Don’t believe the nasty things people said or the lies in your head because they all come from the father of all lies Satan and when he’s making you cry inside just know that one day you will be a beautiful bride

and that groom will love you for who you are,

and think you are the most gorgeous by far.

I know for some of you, your heart breaks but you are strong and have what it takes,

and it takes not giving the devil a chance to let any man hold your hand for a one night stand but take a stand.

The timing may or may not be right for you,

but Mr Right is out there for you,

waiting for you with a ring that says I promise,

promise to be all you hoped he be,

promise to cherish and hold you forever,

and he will say with everything I give her,

all my heart.

He will die for you,

nothing will separate you apart.

But as you wait for Mr Right,

and when nothing feels right,

know that there is always one Mr Right…

Jesus Christ,

who has already died for you.

And as He gets off the cross,

he will bend down on one knee and say,

will you…Live for me?

This article was written by Scottish youth pastor, Steven McLeish who serves at Destiny Church, Glasgow. He is also a spoken word artist with several videos on YouTube. These can be watched on his Spoken Light channel.

May 23, 2018 0 comments

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Have You Ever Read About the Feminism in the Bible?

by Adeline Asante-Antwi April 11, 2018

written by Adeline Asante-Antwi

Christian Feminism?

I recently attended an exclusive brunch, designed to help women across my country and visitors from abroad network. In a world of rising feminism agendas, confused genders and uproars over gender definitions, every lady in the room was asked a simple question; ‘ What does being feminine mean to you?’
I had never thoroughly thought of it, I gave an answer which, though it was met with applause and consenting nods, didn’t feel like a complete answer.

If asked that question again, I pondered on what my answer would be.

What does being feminine mean to me?

I look at the story of the woman caught in adultery, about to be stoned as instant justice is meted out to her. Jesus saves her from the crowd, reminding her of her worth, that none in the crowd was better than her. Feminine means God seeing my value, when no one sees my value, even when I see nothing worthy in myself, judging myself by society’s harsh standards. Being feminine means I am God’s precious daughter, held at the highest value despite and in spite of my actions and inactions. Being feminine is understanding that my worth is beyond what others judge as incomplete or imperfection in me. The stones are dropped, Daddy saves His little girl by His own blood; I am worth more than precious stones.

Feminism is that woman whose daughter was demon-possessed, the disciples tried to turn her away, but she would not budge. Perseverance. Jesus likened her to dogs; she was not offended. Determined. Feminism is determination and perseverance. She knew Jesus had the cure, the solutions for her life issues, and nothing was going to turn her away. Jesus was impressed by her faith. Feminism is perseverance, determination, and stubborn faith.

Feminism is the woman at the well. She found the Messiah and she didn’t keep quiet about it, she went and told her whole village about the Messiah, leading the village and generations to come to the saving knowledge of the Saviour. Feminism is searching for the truth, standing for the truth and using the truth to impact generations.
That is what being feminine means to me.

April 11, 2018 0 comments