tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53512885843165601662024-02-19T02:41:43.295-08:00The Coco Fabo BlogLa Co'coa Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085820134492460301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351288584316560166.post-16522776734169826652017-03-22T13:09:00.000-07:002018-04-20T21:15:57.175-07:00Barriers – Did we create them?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recently, I had a profound revelation which helped me to connect to my life’s work. For years, I traveled many roads and tested many occupations I thought would connect me to my purpose and found myself back at square one every time. Since my early twenties, God has used me to help many people with their careers, counseling, and business needs. However, I struggled with accepting what God was showing me about my life's work because I desired something different. During this time in my life I was chasing a career that would not chase me, so I became frustrated due to being unfilled and unsuccessful. I was limiting myself by not accepting my purpose from God and creating my own. I thought I could become successful without consulting God but I failed during those time no matter how hard I tried. On many occasions, I would cry out LORD WHY, but to no avail, He would bring me back to my purpose by sending more people to confirm what he was revealing all this time. Finally, realizing God was not going to change his mind I yielded to his plan. </span></div>
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La Co'coa Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085820134492460301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351288584316560166.post-20270168320563807412017-02-22T07:40:00.002-08:002018-04-20T21:02:38.990-07:00Turning around...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't give up, solutions ahead. Things will work out for you just give it time for it to line up. Don't be discouraged about what has happened in your past just believe it will get better and you will see the fruit of your belief. We may feel at times we are the only one going through a particular situation, but deep down inside we know there is someone who can relate to our life's struggles. Life deals us scenarios that force us to confront a variety of emotions that consist of anxiety, depression, sadness, weakness, pain, and fear. Through it all, we are phenomenal and resilient and we have to move forward in our brilliance. I encourage you to believe regardless of what is going on around you and in your life. If you are suffering silently inside seek help and support from a mental health professional, doctor, friend, parent, or clergy. Remember life will get better.</span></div>
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La Co'coa Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085820134492460301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351288584316560166.post-57150207044645962962016-07-22T10:02:00.002-07:002016-07-22T10:19:53.298-07:00The Desire To Be.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For example, I value a healthy relationship with Christ. Therefore, my goals are going to be centered on what he has for me. This was not always the case. I used to make goals based on where I should be by a certain age, but everything came to a halt when I allowed God to change my plans. My desire at that time was centered on being seen as great because I felt less than. Faced with these feelings I would try to control everything in my atmosphere. Disillusioned to the fact I could not control anything or anyone, but myself. Failing helped me faced my reality.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+6&version=MSG">https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+6&version=MSG</a><br />
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La Co'coa Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085820134492460301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351288584316560166.post-63334846234505140542016-06-23T07:12:00.002-07:002018-04-20T20:55:11.017-07:00Self Love..You are fearfully wonderful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The ability to love oneself and one another is a gift. When was the last time you took a moment out of your day to sow a word of encouragement into your spirit or another woman struggling with the belief she is beautiful and capable of being all that God has her to be? There are times as women we are too hard on ourselves and one another because we dislike ourselves. I encourage everyone led to read this post to begin to spend more time with God to find out how beautiful and capable he created you to be. Just imagine if we took the time out to sow words of encouragement in our lives and the lives of others how much better we would feel and make others feel. A few years ago, I struggled with believing I was beautiful and capable of being all that God has for me to be, but now all that has changed because God sent women into my life to sow words of encouragement. We all need to be encouraged at some point in our lives because as women we bare and deal with so much. It is extremely important we begin to know who we are and whose we are. </div>
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I encourage you to purchase a journal if you don't already have one and begin to write about your struggles. Then research the bible for God's word to see how he sees you. This will encourage your spirit because you will begin to see how great you are. Spending time alone is some of the best moments I enjoy because I get to build my relationship with God and myself. In all your flaws know you are beautiful and capable of being all that you are called to be.<br />
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La Co'coa Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085820134492460301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351288584316560166.post-51980345736360581172013-08-06T11:57:00.001-07:002013-08-06T12:08:33.437-07:00The Giant Slayer - Testimony <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">On this day I realized that even in a God ordained trial,
Satan will still try to kill, steal, and destroy me by any means necessary. I
realized that as relentless as the enemy is, I need to be even more relentless
in my continuous faith and trust in the Lord, and pursuit his will for my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My friends I tell you that first, Satan has
no power! He even had to get permission from the Lord to shoot his fiery darts
at me while God had me going through my valley. God does allow some trials in
our lives and in this he is working in us patience, perseverance, faith, trust,
and total dependence on him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is a God ordained trial? I am so glad you asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a trial, a testing if you will, that
God allows for a season to push you to your purpose, to grow in him, to move us
from a place where we are comfortable and content, to build up your faith, to
see yourself for who you are, and to have no other choice but to rely on him to
meet your every need. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My God ordained trial
began when the Lord told me to leave my full time job to transition to be a
full time natural hair stylist and work in the ministry he calls La Co’Cocoa
Natural Salon, a place of healing, empowerment, encouragement, and transition.
My response was “WHAT LORD?”, “ARE YOU SERIOUS?”, and “WHY WOULD YOU CALL ME TO
DO SUCH A THING?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My response was not a
great big YES at first. I cried, I worried, I prayed, and in all of my temper
tantrum and faithlessness he only said to me “Do you trust me?" <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was in frenzy but when my heavenly father said so calmly
to me “Do you trust me?” It made me stop my tantrum and turn my attention to
him. I willingly gave him a “YES God I do”. So I stepped out on faith and left
the comfort of my stable income and walked on water in the direction towards
Jesus. I did not understand how things would work out, if they would work out,
or when. I didn’t even understand why the Lord had called me to such a great
task. During my God ordained trial, he caused me to make some other major transitions
that I never saw coming. I had to face some serious Giants in the land. There
was a giant called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Naysayers</b>, these
giants questioned me, looked at me like I was crazy, whispered behind my back
and asked “why would you do something like that?”, they thought I had lost my
mind and was going through some type of young life crisis. Then there was the
giant of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Familiar.</b> This giant had a
serious stronghold on me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Familiar places
and people gave me a sense of comfort and contentment but I was stagnant like
standing water and not going in the direction the Lord wanted, but because I
was comfortable it was hard for me to move forward. Then there was the Giant
called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fear</b>, fear is a lethal, toxic
giant that slowly drains the very life out of your destiny and purpose, fear is
crafty and cunning, it disguises itself in many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fear says “you are not ready”, “you can’t do
this”, “wait a little while longer until you can make things better”, “you
don’t have enough of this or that to do this thing so just don’t do it at all”.
The Giant of fear is strong and subtle and slowly wraps itself around you like
a life chocking vine. The Giant of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Doubt</b>
is the best friend of fear, they work hand in hand to keep you blinded to God’s
will for you life and deaf to God’s voice of direction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">During my trial and transition, I finally submitted my will
to God’s will and in the testing there were things and people that fell off my
life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was delivered and God humbled me
in areas I didn’t even realize I needed to be humbled. He illuminated my
insides and made it plain for me to see what he wanted to work out of me to
clean and purify this vessel, and then he poured back into me every good and
perfect gift that only comes from above. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and enormous, and Goliath’s purpose was to defeat David and the Israelites and
claim victory. The Israelites were afraid just at the enormity of the giant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goliath had not even made a move toward them
at this time. This is typical of a giant looking more intimidating than it
really is. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of a giant you face and
notice how it does the same thing to us. At the very sight of it we become
afraid, the giant has not even made a move yet but we immediately become
intimidated just at the sight and sound of it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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stood up to say “your servant will go and fight him” (v32).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David said that God had rescued him from the
dangers in the land before and God will rescue him from being defeated by
Goliath this time. David did not see this giant any different than any other
giant he faced before. So endowed with faith, strength, and the power of God,
David boldly told Goliath (the giant) what he will do to him to slay him.
Imagine telling your giant before you slay it that you will come against it in
the name of the Lord, strike it down, and cut its head off. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">God gave David wisdom on how to defeat his enemy and the
strength and faith to do it. It didn’t take heavy artillery to bring this
massive being to his face and ultimately to his death. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After David slayed the giant, the enemy fled. The
Lord got the victory in this battle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you see the parallel between your giant and David?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">My name and your name may not be David but I have something
in common with him. First I am a child of the most High God, endowed with the
wisdom, power, and strength he has given me to defeat every giant that tries to
block me from what God has purposed for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Lord gives us the power in him to slay every giant that is an
obstacle to our purpose and destiny. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">What Giant is in your land that is trying to block you? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it fear? Doubt? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anxiety? Worry? Family? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Impatience? Money? Depression? Faithlesness?
Past hurts? Mistrust? Low Self Esteem? SLAY IT! In the name of Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No weapon formed against you shall prosper.
SLAY IT! Speak to the giant, tell it that it will be slayed, bring it down to
its face, stand on it and cut its head off! SLAY IT!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recover your strength, SLAY IT! Move into
your destiny with no fear! SLAY IT! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Get your sling shot fill it with prayer, faith, trust in the
Lord, Praise, and the Word of God and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SLAY
</b>that giant in the name of Jesus! According to Matthew 11:12 the Kingdom of
Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force. Do you know what
this means my friends? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it means
forcefully fight the enemy with our spiritual weapons. Presses forward, don’t
give in to the giants in your land. There is a battle going on that is
spiritual and it can only be fought with zeal and the Lord’s power in order
defeat the enemy of our faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I still face Giants in the land even after my YES to God’s
will for my life, even after submitting and surrendering totally to him. I beat
those giants but today God helped me to SLAY the biggest Giant in my land. Like
David, I told the Giant it will be defeated, I struck it down, put my foot on
it and cut its head off. Yes I am the Giant slayer and will continue to slay
any giant that gets in my way and my God gets all the Glory for it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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