“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Luke 6: 27-28 (NASB) Agape love my enemies? Unconditionally love your enemies regardless of circumstances? Pray for those who mistreat me? Actually take my precious time to think about those who curse me? God, huh? So growing up in the church, we learned the infamous expression “turn the other cheek” early in life. I took the saying literally as a child. I thought, cool, if someone hits me in the face, I will turn…

“Lord, why are You giving others the exact things that I’m praying for? Please don’t pass me by.” Have you ever prayed this prayer? Or perhaps it just crossed your mind? If I’m really honest with myself, I have prayed this prayer too many times. As if I had forgotten that the Lord has never looked over me. Honesty hour: So I’ve had this consistent prayer recently for a substantial amount of time. Short enough for me to not completely throw in the towel but long enough for me to be envious of others. I get a text, open Instagram,…

I used to consider one of my younger sisters to be very lucky. Growing up, she could find money everywhere…seriously, everywhere. On the street, in the couch, at church, in the store, it did not matter. However, there was no such thing as claiming money from the washing machine in my house. That was always my mom’s money. But I admit, I was envious and thought that it was about time for some luck to come my way. And that’s how I determined by luck; by “good things” randomly happening. I soon realized that this way of thinking is basically a…

Welcome to Qi Bee & Tees! My name is Aaqila (yes, like Akeelah and the Bee) but most call me Qi Bee. I am a lover of Tees and I’d love to share with you a nugget on each tee and maybe encourage you in some way.  Stay tuned! The first blog is coming October 17, 2016 and you don’t want to miss it!! In the meantime, keep up with me on social media: qi_bee.