"Daughters Arise Ministries"

  Deneisha Campbell-Davy  Family Life Director  Kings Seventh-day Adventist Church Scripture: “Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.”   Zechariah 7:12 (KJV)   Have you ever been hurt, battered and bruised repeatedly? Have decided that the only way to guard your heart   is to make it hard, trying to prevent the same person or persons from hurting you again and again? There is a dangerous transformation that can happen quietly within us. It doesn’t happen overnight. It happens moment by moment, disappointment by disappointment, offense by offense, delay by delay. Slowly, the heart that once responded tenderly becomes resistant.   Zechariah 7:12 describes a people who “made their hearts as an adamant stone.” An adamant stone is not just hard, it is unyielding, impen...

Choosing Love Over Anger Scripture: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” James 1:19 KJV If we are honest as women, if we were to place hearing, speaking, and wrath in order, it might not look like this Scripture. Sometimes speaking comes first. Sharon Campbell-Danvers Sometimes wrath comes first. And often… hearing comes last. We react before we reflect. We respond before we understand. We speak before we truly listen. James gives us a divine order: Swift to hear. Slow to speak. Slow to wrath. Notice the positioning. Hearing is first. Wrath is last. But many times, we reverse it. I have had moments where I became upset and addressed the matter immediately, without first listening to understand. Not listening to learn. Not listening to gain context. Listening only long enough to defend my position. And after the full story unfolded, after clarity came, I have felt that sinking feeling. I wish I had listened mo...

  Deneisha Campbell-Davy Family Life Director Kings SDA Key Text: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” James 1:19 When I became the women’s ministry leader for my church, I recognise that it was a huge responsibility. One which I will forever hold dear to my heart. With God’s help, I had to learn how to really listen. Listen without judgment, listen just to be an ear and listen just to show that I care. In a world filled with noise, opinions, and constant reactions, God calls us to something different, listening with love. This kind of listening is not passive silence. It is active, intentional, and deeply compassionate. It reflects the very heart of Christ. To be “quick to listen” means more than waiting for our turn to speak. It means leaning in with humility. It means setting aside our need to be right, to fix, or to respond immediately. Loving listening says, You matter. Your words matter...

Strength to Love the Hard People Key Text: “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” How many of us truly know what it feels like to love the hard people? The ones who test our patience. The ones who misunderstand our intentions. Sharon Danvers The ones who seem to press on the very places where we are still healing. Loving the hard people means choosing grace when it would be easier to be frustrated. It means responding with gentleness when you feel justified to react. It means staying anchored in Christ when someone else is acting out of pain. Romans 12:18 reminds us that peace begins with us. “If it be possible… as much as lies within you…” That means we are responsible for our posture, not their response. We are accountable for our obedience, not their behavior. But sometimes, if we are honest, we try to do more than love them. We try to change them. We analyze them. We correct them. We overexplain ourselves. We carry the emotiona...

by: Hilreth Morgan Key Text: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalm 51:17 When reflecting on this theme, the song Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord comes to mind. Before God purifies the heart, He must first open it. An opened heart becomes a surrendered heart . A heart that God can cleanse, restore, and fill with His presence. The real sorrow for sin is the result of the working of the Holy Spirit, and that the Spirit brings us “in contrition to the foot of the cross” (DA, p. 300). When God opens our eyes, we begin to see not only our sin, but the love of Christ, and that changes us. God is not seeking outward perfection. He is seeking sincerity. A contrite heart is more than feeling sorry, it is recognizing our need for God and turning fully toward Him. When we see Christ clearly, sin loses its attraction, because we recognize what it cost our Saviour (DA, p. 300). True purification begins when pride is broken an...

Guarding Our Words, Guarding Our Marriage There were moments in heated disagreements when I used to say, “You never…” or “You always…” Those phrases felt justified in the moment. Sharon Campbell-Danvers But they were loaded. “You never” erases every good effort. “You always” exaggerates every mistake. Those words do not resolve conflict. They inflame it. They move a discussion from one situation to an attack on character. In the heat of emotion, those statements can: Trigger defensiveness Shut down communication Create distance instead of understanding Turn a moment into a pattern And that is not what love does. The Scripture says: “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”  Peter 4:8 KJV Fervent love forces us to slow down before we speak. It asks, “Am I addressing this situation, or am I attacking the person?” Over time, I have learned to be more selective and reflective in my words. Instead of “You always ign...

Let Love Be Your Covering Scripture: “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” f Peter 4:8 KJV Marriage is beautiful. Marriage is sacred. Marriage is also deeply human. Two imperfect people, with different temperaments, histories, and expectations, learning to build one life together. That alone guarantees moments of friction. Peter says, “Above all things…” In other words, if you forget everything else, do not forget this. Have fervent charity. In marriage, fervent love is not passive. It is intentional. It stretches when it feels pulled. It stays warm when communication grows cold. Fervent love says: I will not expose your weakness to win an argument. I will not weaponize your past in moments of frustration. I will not shame you for being human. “Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” This does not mean we ignore serious issues. It does not mean we tolerate patterns that harm. A healthy marriage still requires ac...

Sharon Campbell-Danvers  Kings Seventh-day Adventist Church  Let God Lift the Heavy Things Key Text: 1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 KJV There are some things we were never designed to carry. Yet we try. We carry the weight of expectations. We carry the weight of broken relationships. We carry financial pressure. We carry disappointments. We carry silent fears. And slowly, what was meant to be placed in God’s hands becomes a burden in ours. Living with my grandmother for a few years exposed me to something that now makes even more sense spiritually. In those days, carrying loads on your head was normal. Before placing the weight there, she would first position a kata under the load. The kata served as a cushion. Placing the weight directly on my head would have been painful. The pressure would have been unbearable. The load would have felt heavier than it actually was. But the kata absorbed the strain. It lifted slightly. It cus...

Sharon Campbell-Danvers  Kings Seventh-day Adventist Church  When God Rewrites Your Plan Key Text: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 I am quite certain that there have been many plans God has either closed, dismissed, or shut the door on. And if we are honest, the human part of us sometimes gets upset, even with God. You invested so much in that plan. You gave time. You gave energy. You gave resources. It is not easy to walk away from something you believed was ordained. Consider the relationship you poured into emotionally, spiritually, and financially. Perhaps you were even engaged to be married and then the plans shifted. Why, God? What have I done to deserve this? Consider being married, faithful, and committed, and still the relationship ends. Imagine praying for a job, fasting for it, finally achieving it, and then suddenly it is gone. Wh...

Releasing Old Wounds Sis. Angela Hall Key Text: “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.” — Hebrews 12:15 (ESV) Old wounds rarely shout; they whisper—through guarded hearts, quick defensiveness, and the heaviness that lingers after a name is mentioned. Scripture warns that bitterness is a root—quiet, persistent, invasive (Heb. 12:15). Releasing old wounds is not pretending the injury never happened; it is entrusting the pain to God, so it no longer defines our identity or future (Matt. 11:28–30; Ps. 147:3). In Christ, forgiveness hands the gavel to God (Rom. 12:19) while wisdom establishes grace‑filled boundaries (Prov. 4:23; Neh. 4:9). We refuse retaliation and choose blessing (Luke 6:28). As we release, God re‑roots us in truth: No weapon formed against us will prosper (Isa. 54:17); the Lord is our light and salvation (Ps. 27:1). Healing may be gradual, but in God’s pres...

  Dr. Terry-Ann Robinson Key Text: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” — Luke 6:36 In a relay, there are usually four runners. The starter is one of the most critical legs because it sets the pace for everything that follows. If the first runner has a weak start, the other runners must work harder to recover. But when the first runner explodes out of the blocks with strength and confidence, it motivates the entire team , and each leg becomes easier to run. Love is a relay—a race with no finish line . And our starter is Jesus . He didn’t just start the race; He ran the first leg with perfection, passion, mercy, and sacrifice. And now, He has placed the baton in your hands . The question is: Will you drop the baton through unforgiveness or indifference? Will you pull up and drop out when loving others becomes inconvenient or costly? Or will you keep love in motion , passing on to others what Jesus has already passed to you? The song ...