Jessica S. Preston

I’m not sure when this dream took place, but I know it was over a year ago. I had a really vivid dream where I truly believe God was speaking to me letting me know that some things were getting ready to take place that would be out of my control, but He gave me hope in the end. The dream started with me being in a car going around in a circle. Just simply spinning, going no where but in a circle. Just as dreams happen, all of a sudden I was in another place. Not sure how I got on this ride... I either walked on or just all of a sudden found myself on the ride. This ride was nothing but a long pole that also spun around in a circle. Once I got onto the pole, the pole began to spin, but slowly, so I held on loosely with my arms and legs. I can remember I was able to see a lot of empty space around me. Then all of a sudden, the ride sped up tremendously. I tried to get off, but it was going so fast that I knew if I stepped off that I would be even mo...

So I just had an idea. What if we were to strive to do what we love to do and it works. Like what I mean by “and it works” is, you know when you have a super creative idea and you are so stoked about it and you’re like this is amazing… then that second thought comes in or you tell someone about it and you think, nah that’s not going to work because it’s what… IMPOSSIBLE. That dream is too hard for me to accomplish. I don’t have enough resources to get this started. Who am I to do this? I ain’t nobody. I don’t know the right people. Umm, you don’t know my track record. Yea, sounds like a good idea, but I always have good ideas, I never follow through with them… My oh my, the list goes on of the negative thoughts we think about ourselves. I heard not too long ago, that what if the thought to build an airplane produce the light bulb or the World Wide Web was never tried, where would we be? Like think about Moses. There wasn’t rain before the great flood, so why in the world was he...

This morning during my commute into work, I decided to listen to the latest Pinky Promise video. She mentioned so many great things that I will hold onto to. One thing that she mentioned during the discussion, was when she was single how she filled her life with so many randoms just to fill a void of loneliness. I began to think about something that has crossed my mind several times; how would it be just to let go. What I mean by let go, is to let go of all of the hearts that I am connected to. Although I am single, there are still a variety of men who I am connected to spiritually. I guess this could also be considered as a soul tie. I have old relationships that has never had closure. NEVER. They always just slowly dwindle some type of way. Then there’s a window of loneliness or whatever it may be that creeps in and a text, or a message goes out; and the sad part is, I’m usually the initial messenger. Meaning, they aren’t coming after me, I’m going after them. The proc...

Last night at WNBS I just began to write this message below. Although I know this word was for me, I wanted to share it with you also, just in case you needed to hear it also… …Somewhere you have gotten tired or have grown weary with the gift God has given you. I need you to ask God to renew your strength and to revive your spirit. The gift that lies within you is not for you, but for others. You have been trusted with this gift. You have been equipped with this gift. You hold something that someone needs. I know that you are tired. I know that you feel misused, often abused and at times unappreciated. I know that you feel that you can’t give anymore of you. I know that you feel like “God, how can I give out when I am in need”? Please know that as you give, He will give to you. As you bless His house, automatically, He will bless your house. Remember that what He has given you, He knows just how much you can bare before it runs low on fuel. It’s funny that the gifts we are bless...

Ok, so things didn't turn out how you expected, hoped, planned or wanted for them to go... The question is now, Where Do I Go From Here? Sitting in the same place, rehearsing the same dream can be depressing. It can be daunting. I do understand though why we rehearse these thoughts over and over. It was a HIGH hope. It was so PROMISING. It's enough to make one keep revisiting it. So there we are in that  SHOULDA, COULDA, WOULDA   syndrome. There comes a point in life where we do have to access our situation and just come to a realization and know that, it just did not happen. Not even necessarily that it didn't happen for any particular reason, but that it just didn't happen, regardless of the reason why. The thing about it though, as promising that the idea or dream we visit often was, we aren't there anymore. There are some things that we must do while in our youth, or that we must do by a certain time. Some things we just simply don't have room for any...

Hey girls, let me talk to you a bit before you leave. Ya’ll good? Yes. Well good. Girls make sure you take care of Ms. Jessica during the flight and after you get back home. I want you to keep being the beautiful, smart young girls that you both are, and STAY away from those boys. They got coodies. Always remember that. (girls giggling) Alright, we got you Mr. A. It was good meeting you. And you mam. And you sir. I’m glad you missed your earlier flight. Yea, well I’m glad you chose a later flight. Looking at who I ran into, so am I. It was really good meeting you; in person that is… I’m glad that I am finally able to meet you. Let me ask you something? Ok… (side-eye) Do you believe that it was a coincidence that we are both here at the same time? Coincidence, no but a God move in destiny yes. Ok, good. Why do you ask? (knowing I wasn’t following him) Do you believe that it could be possible that God strategically orchestrated our steps to be here at the...