Usually, I’d harp on Jesus flipping the table, but this time I just want Him to prepare it. You see, it’s hard to be still when everything in you wants to fight opposition. “You don’t get to choose your thorn, but you get to choose your story.” And that’s why I had to write this blog before the year ended. It took everything in me to write this blog. I’m telling y’all, I’m so spiritually drained from all of this warfare in 2025 that it’s crazy. This was one of those years when you get to see that leveling up comes with its own battles. But I was also able to see that God don’t play about Monica Bentley.
I’ve always been so naive to think that having haters is something for people who keep up drama. Boy was I wrong! You can be minding your business, and I mean literally ignoring people, and get dragged into mess and be hated. I’ve never seen anything like it. It actually pissed me off, until I realized darkness doesn’t like the light. Thankfully, the Bible says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5. You would have thought that I had a flashlight shining in their face to expose them.
New levels, new devils. I had to pray every day, because at one point I had a panic attack after an altercation. It took everything in me not to lay my religion down. But my Granddaddy used to say that if you lay it down, you may forget to pick it back up. Jealousy and pettiness hates kindness and hardworking. Instead of showing out and clowning like I truly wanted to, I just prayed and every time the Lord would handle my lightweight. My prayer became, “Prepare the table.” And He did just that!
One of my lessons from 2023 was to let God do His job without trying to assist. The creator of all things definitely doesn’t need my help, so being still was the goal. Not stagnant or a pushover, but still enough to not make a mess of what God can handle. It does get exhausting to think the enemy is winning, but God never failed me before, so I had a sneaky suspicion He wouldn’t let me down. I found out that my prayers are lethal and I got rank. You see, when you’re in the army of the Lord, He will fight your battles far better than you can. I never pray for God to “get them” but I do pray that He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. It’s between them and God if they’re the enemy! LOL.
Going into the new year, I have to keep the mindset that GOD DON’T PLAY ABOUT ME. I even bought a shirt with those words because I heavily believe in God’s divine protection. Yeah, this year was full of times when I wanted to slap somebody in the face, as Dorinda sang. But I remembered nothing I do can top God going to bat for me. For 2026, I have to ask for more inner peace, discernment, wisdom, and forgiveness. I need my hands for be free from holding grudges so I can receive ALL of the blessings I know He has in store for me. Keep praying for my strength to walk in purpose and you know I’ll be praying for y’all. Be Sweet.
Be Sweet 