You are not an imposter; you are anointed❗️
If you only knew who we were 10 years prior…
They had not prepared for us—the poor, the fatherless, the abandoned, the hood, those with a record, the unbeliever, the party girl, the teenaged father, the unprofessional—to be here…
Be here anyway.
It will be uncomfortable. You will not fit in. You will meet resistance...
You may be the first and you may be the only…
But you are not an imposter; you are anointed❗️
It is already written…
📌 “Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”” 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 NIV
🔑 In 2015, we were closing on our first home with a first-time homebuyers program & down payment assistance loan, and a baby on the way. Now, we are blessed to be conduits for many other families to have beautiful homes in my hometown.
There are lives attached to your willingness to stay the course and lead YOUR way!
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