Black Women Have It Going On

Hello from Colorado, where the mountains remind me every day that God is still in the business of creating beautiful things. Today is Sunday, August 23, 2026, and my faith is permanently secured in Christ Jesus!

As I look out at the beauty around me, I sometimes have to ask myself a very honest question: How did I get so caught up in someone else’s drama when I live such a peaceful life?

I love being a gardener. I love watching things grow, working with my hands, and enjoying the beauty of the Colorado landscape around me. There is something about these mountains that makes me stop and remember that God is real. His beauty is everywhere. And yet, over the past several years, I’ve found myself pulled into situations and drama that have had nothing to do with the peaceful life I actually want to live.

Well…sometimes we have to be honest with ourselves.

So, as we bring this week’s series to a close, I think the final lesson is one I need to practice just as much as anyone reading this: Keep the main thing the main thing.

Over the past few days, we’ve talked about clarity, putting dreams on hold, recognizing the value of time, and honoring the caregiver who walks through difficult seasons. All of those lessons lead us to the same place. At some point, we have to decide what truly deserves our attention.

If we don’t intentionally decide what matters most in our lives, the world will gladly decide for us. It is incredibly easy to allow the loud demands of the urgent to drown out the quiet importance of what really matters. We get pulled into other people’s conflicts, become invested in conversations that don’t deserve our energy, and allow online drama, unhealthy relationships, other people’s opinions, and circumstances beyond our control to consume our thoughts.

Before we realize it, we’ve given away hours, days, and sometimes years of our lives to things that were never ours to carry.

I’ve learned that peace requires boundaries. Not every situation deserves my response. Not every person deserves access to my thoughts. Not every conflict needs my involvement. And not every problem I encounter is mine to solve.

Sometimes protecting your peace means stepping back, becoming quiet, putting down the phone, closing the door, walking into the garden, looking at the mountains, and remembering what your life actually looks like when you’re not carrying someone else’s chaos.

For me, that is where the Colorado mountains have become more than scenery. They remind me that God is still present even when life becomes hazy. Just as the mountains remained standing when smoke and haze prevented me from seeing them, God’s presence remains even when circumstances make Him difficult to see.

That is the faith I want to carry forward. I don’t want to spend the next chapter of my life reacting to every storm that passes through someone else’s world. I want to be intentional about where I place my time, my energy, my attention, and my love.

I want to garden. I want to write. I want to enjoy these mountains. I want to continue growing in my relationship with God. I want to cherish the people who genuinely matter to me. And I want to live without constantly being pulled back into places God may be teaching me to leave behind.

That doesn’t mean I stop caring about people. It means I finally understand that caring about someone does not require me to carry everything they carry.

There is freedom in learning that distinction.

So, as this week’s series comes to an end, perhaps the greatest lesson is also the simplest: keep the main thing the main thing. Protect your peace. Guard your time. Pay attention to what God is doing in your life. Love your people. Pursue what still gives your life meaning. And don’t allow secondary things to steal the joy that belongs to your primary purpose.

After years of being needed by others, I’m learning something new. It’s okay to have a life of my own.

And maybe that’s not selfishness. Maybe that’s part of the next chapter.

The mountains are still standing. God is still here. And there is still life ahead of me.

I’m not going backward. I’m moving forward—with God, with peace, and with my eyes on what truly matters.

The Takeaway for Us

• Absolute Prioritization: One recognizes that keeping the main thing the main thing requires daily boundary setting. We must ruthlessly eliminate distractions that steal our focus.
• Uncompromised Joy: One learns that genuine joy cannot co-exist with toxic compromise. We must protect our spiritual environment from unethical disruption.
• Anchored in the Core: A believer understands that when Christ is our primary focus, our peace becomes completely independent of outward weather or shifting circumstances.

Community Challenge

What has been taking up the most space in your life lately? Is it stress, someone else’s drama, an unhealthy relationship, an online argument, or a worry you simply cannot seem to let go of? Take a moment this weekend to ask yourself whether it deserves as much of your time and energy as you’ve been giving it. What is one thing you can intentionally step away from so you can make more room for your faith, your family, your purpose, and your peace?

Sometimes protecting your peace begins with simply deciding what no longer deserves your attention.

Scripture & Prayer

• Scripture: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the tomorrow: for the tomorrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” — Matthew 6:33-34 (KJV)
• Prayer: Father, thank You for bringing me to the end of this eye-opening week with a clear mind and a focused spirit. Forgive me for the times I have allowed secondary distractions, toxic spaces, and anxious worries to become the main thing in my life. Realign my heart today. Help me to seek Your kingdom and Your peace first above all else. Anchor my joy in Your presence this weekend, protect my family, and let my life be a clear reflection of Your truth. Amen.

The Spiritual Seal

Remember: You don’t owe your peace to the noise of the world, and you don’t owe your time to the critics. Keep your eyes on the main thing, cherish the people who love you, and walk into your freedom! Have a beautiful, focused weekend—see you next week!