Breaking Cycles Called to Community Written by: Chibunkem Ahanonu Cycles. A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order. Cycles. A word derived from the Greek word kuklos , meaning circle. Cycles. The enemy's tactic to keep you trapped in complacency, confusion, and dysfunction See, cycles are things we have experienced or witnessed throughout our lives. Cycles of unhealed children cloaked with adult bodies, inflicting a replication of their hurt on the generations to come. Cycles of people pursuing money at the expense of their peace of mind. Cycles of too many voices silenced by depression only to be remembered in obituaries and "gone too soon" posts on IG. Cycles of hate. Cycles of pain. Cycles of confusion. Cycles, the trap of the enemy to make you operate from the perspective of your weaknesses until you spiral. If we take a look inward, we might see a version of a cycle within. Maybe surrounding a familial expectation that seems to rob you of yo...
What Is My Title? - Called to Community - Written by Zion Clark & Chibunkem Ahanonu What is my title? This question is not as simple as it seems. Our lives are not like books where we can know the title by looking at what's written on the cover. But let me slow down a little. Before deep diving into what titles are, let's reflect on the ideas in our previous post, "Who am I in Christ?". When it comes to our identity in Christ, we discussed that it's determined by what we carry on the inside. Matthew 5:13-16 talks about our saltiness as servants, our brightness as believers, and our impact as intercessors. See, when God refers to us as salt, He is not talking about the way we taste, or us being petty aka salty lol. He's referring to the impact we make in any situation we are placed in. In other words, God's impact on us should be evident in the way we impact those around us. And just as salt's functionality isn't limited to its culinary impac...