Mentor With Faith Murithi

Reaping Your Harvest of Faithfulness: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." (Galatians 5:22-23, NIV). Dear Prudent Woman, If you've walked faithfully through every season we've discussed, prepared your heart, planted good seeds, submitted to pruning, and persisted through the waiting—then get ready. Your season of harvest is here, or it's coming soon, and it will be worth every tear, every sacrifice, every moment of faith. This is the season we've been longing for:  the season of producing fruit. What Does Harvest Look Like? When we think of harvest, we often imagine external blessings: the husband, the healed marriage, the breakthrough, the answered prayer. And yes, God delights in giving us good gifts.  But the deepest, most valuable harvest isn't what you gain; it's who you've become . The real fruit isn't just what happens to you; it's what happens...

W.O.R.S.H.I.P — 4. Surrender: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,  and lean not on your own understanding;  i n all your ways acknowledge Him,  and He shall direct your paths."  (Proverbs 3:5-6) Dear Prudent Woman, Welcome back to Worship Wednesday! We've explored a willing heart, obedience, and reverence. Today, we dive into one of the most challenging yet liberating aspects of worship—surrender. True worship requires letting go. It demands that we release our grip on the things we've been holding so tightly—our plans, our timelines, our expectations, our need to control outcomes. Surrender is the moment you stop fighting God and start trusting Him completely. The Cost of Surrender Let's be honest; surrender is costly. It costs you your sense of control. It costs you the illusion that you know better than God. It costs you the comfort of familiar patterns, even unhealthy ones. But here's the beautiful truth: What surrender costs you is nothing compared to...

Holding On When You Want to Give Up: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9, NIV). Dear Prudent Woman,  If you're in this season right now, I see you. This is the hardest season of all—not because of what's happening, but because of what's not happening. You've prepared your heart. You've planted good seeds. You've submitted to God's pruning. And now... you're waiting. And waiting. And still waiting. This is the season of persistence, and it will test everything you believe about God's faithfulness. But hear these words of life:  "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9, NIV). Did you catch that? "If we do not give up." Your harvest is coming, but only if you persist. The Valley Between Sowing and Reaping There's always a gap between planting and harvesting. ...

Finding Faithfulness in the Waiting: Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:14) Waiting on the Lord is not passive, but an active, hopeful stance that brings spiritual strength . There are battles that no one sees. Struggles that carry no visible scars. Prayers whispered in the stillness of the night when everyone else has gone to sleep. These are the quiet battles—the ones fought in doctors' offices, in empty nurseries, in marriages strained by unmet expectations, in the silence of wondering if God still sees you. Dear Prudent Woman,   If you're in a quiet battle today, I want you to know: The Lord is also in the quiet battles. When the Taunting Won't Stop Hannah's story in 1 Samuel 1 is a mirror for so many of us. Year after year, she went to the house of the Lord carrying the weight of her barrenness. And year after year, Peninah—her husband's other wife—taunted her relentlessly. The Bible says Peninah  "p...

W.O.R.S.H.I.P — 3. Reverence: "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,  and to be held in reverence by all those around Him."  (Psalm 89:7) Dear Prudent Woman,  Welcome back to Worship Wednesday!  We've journeyed through a willing heart and obedience. Today, we explore a crucial element that deepens our worship—reverence. When was the last time you paused to consider who God really is? Not just what He can do for you, but WHO He is in His majesty, holiness, and power? The Third Principle of Worship: REVERENCE Reverence is that holy awe that takes your breath away when you truly encounter God's greatness. It's the healthy fear that doesn't push you away but draws you closer with humility and wonder. Reverence means recognizing that God is not our buddy, our genie, or our equal. He is the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, the Holy One who dwells in unapproachable light. Yet this same God invites us into His presence! Reverence doesn...

When God Cuts to Cultivate: Jesus spoke directly about this season: "He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." (John 15:2, NIV) Dear Prudent Woman,  Let me be honest with you: this is the season most of us try to avoid. The season of pruning is uncomfortable, often painful, and rarely feels like a blessing in the moment. But it is one of the most loving things God does in our lives. Notice that God prunes both the unfruitful branches and the fruitful ones. If you're bearing fruit, you're not exempt from pruning—you're actually a prime candidate for it. Why? Because God loves you too much to let you settle for good when He has great plans for you. Why Does God Prune? A skilled gardener prunes for specific reasons, and our Master Gardener is no different: 1. To remove what's dead . Sometimes we're holding onto relationships, dreams, or habits that have alread...