Maia Marshall

1908💕💚| Elmhurst University Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach🏀

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, help me stop treating discipline like punishment. I asked for better, so help me live like I meant it. Let me keep one promise to myself before I chase ten new plans. Put sense in my yes, backbone in my no, and joy in the work nobody claps for. If laziness tries to bargain with my future, end it. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽.

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, teach me not to treat every delay like a denial. Everybody knows how to panic when the plan doesn’t move fast enough. But give me enough faith to stop digging up seeds because I’m tired of waiting. Help me trust what You planted, water what I can, and leave the dirt alone until You say it’s time to turn the soil. In Jesus’ name.
Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, teach me not to punish new people for old hurt. Everybody knows how to pull back, act funny, and call it peace. But give me enough healing to stay kind without staying available to what broke me. Help me know when to love close, love distant, and love without making my heart pay for somebody else’s damage. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, close this month with Your fingerprints on my next step. I don’t need a perfect ending I need a clean handoff. Take what tried me, and teach me from it, don’t let it pack up with me. Let June meet me with fresh sense, better habits, and doors that know my name. I’m walking out thankful, not empty. In Jesus’ name.
Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, help me not miss the good because I’m busy studying what went wrong. Put my eyes back on what’s still possible. Let me enjoy the little wins without acting like they don’t count. Send something this week that makes me pause and say, “Okay God, I see You.” And when it happens, don’t let me be so distracted by it that I forget to thank You. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, I need wisdom before I mess around and choose off emotion. Don’t let me mistake doubt for discernment. If I’m making stuff harder than You made it, check me. If I’m chasing the wrong answer because it feels familiar, block me. And if my feelings start talking over You—shut them down. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, bless the women who became mothers without ever giving birth to us. The aunties that stepped in, the grandmothers that carried generations, the older sisters that had to grow up too fast, and the women who loved us like their own when life got rough. And bless every mother who kept showing up, kept holding it together, and kept loving us through seasons we were too young to understand. Today we honor them all. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, let every conversation, connection, and commitment in my life be rooted in growth. Let what I speak open doors. Let who I meet unlock favor. Let what I commit to bring returns beyond what I expected. I’m done investing in things that drain. Let this day be the evidence that increase is taking shape. In Jesus name. Amen🙏🏾

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, before I crash out over people, stress, bills, fake love, unanswered texts, and everything hitting me at once… calm me first. Don’t let one bad moment make me ruin something You’ve been building in my life. Help me respond with wisdom, not emotion. And please… protect my mind today. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, stop me from making excuses for people who keep showing the same patterns. Some people only apologize because they got caught, not because they changed. Give me wisdom that sees through mixed signals, strength to stop overlooking red flags, and enough self-respect to leave deception where it stands. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, I’m on that calm, unbothered energy. Whatever tries to throw me off—keep it far from me. I’m stepping into this week clear-headed, protected, and focused. No weird energy, no setbacks, no distractions—just doors opening, good news landing, and everything working in my favor. I’m expecting an amazing week. In Jesus’ name, Amen 🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, I’m realizing… people will celebrate what You do for me, but won’t commit to where You’re taking me. The same way crowds showed up for the miracle but disappeared when it required surrender. When my circle gets smaller, don’t let me take it personal—let me take it as confirmation. Build me for closeness, not crowds. And if fewer people are walking with me, let it mean I’m finally walking with You in the right direction. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, my body want comfort, my heart want loyalty, and my mind locked in on getting to it—but don’t let me get out of position. Don’t let me sell away purpose for something that’s unsustainable. Line my desires up with Your will, not just what’s quick to grab but costly to keep. Build me to where I’m not easily influenced, misused, or treated like I’m optional—even if it takes longer than I expected. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, I woke up trusting that WHAT YOU HAVE FOR ME EXISTS. Don’t let me settle just because it’s available. Don’t let me call something “suitable” just because it showed up. Give me the discipline to wait, the clarity to walk away, and the confidence to believe I’m not asking for too much. If it’s not what You promised, I don’t want it. Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, bless this new week ahead of me. I want better with no hidden costs—no wins tied to chaos. I’m not trading my peace for access to anybody, my joy for opportunities, or my soul just to say I made it in bigger rooms. I’ve been through too much—let what’s next match what I endured. Let it land right, feel right, and come clean. In Jesus’ name, Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, confront what I’ve been letting slide. Expose what’s been hiding in plain sight—even if I tried to make it make sense. If I’ve been too close to what’s been working against me, create distance fast. Break every attachment that looks good but ain’t good for me. Don’t let me nurture anything that’s been hurting me. In Jesus’ name, Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, don’t let me get so caught up in what feels good that I ignore what’s really going on inside me. Some stuff look fun at first, then it flips on me quick. Keep my mind in the fight, my judgment sharp, and don’t let me lose myself chasing moments that cost me more than they give. Don’t let me be the reason I fall apart or self destruct. In Jesus’ name, Amen🙏🏽

[yessenia @ymsox]

smelling good is always part of the aura

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, I claim victory over my mindset. I’m done letting people play with how I see myself. I was always good enough—period. Don’t let what they said about me sit in my head like it’s truth. Break that off me. Restore my confidence without ego—just enough to remember who I am. I’m me again. Let that deposit show up in how I win from here. In Jesus’ name, Amen🙏🏽

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Dear Lord,

Today, get me out my own head. I’ve been sitting on ideas like they gotta be perfect before I launch. Break that. Give me the nerve to start while it’s still messy and stay with it. Check me when I stall, and don’t let fear dress up like “planning.” Let me stack wins and stay consistent. I’m going after what’s mine. In Jesus’ name, Amen🙏🏽