NaKeya Harris: re-routed steps, a kingdom mindset, & perseverance

Whit's End: Real People, Hard Questions

NaKeya Harris joins us from Charlotte, NC. She shares about how God re-routed her steps as a rebellious teen and offers marriage advice after recently celebrating 21 years. She talks about being the most unlikely candidate for seminary and God opening doors she hoped would close. She shares her thoughts on race and having a kingdom mindset first and foremost. This episode brings many good words about perseverance in hard things and keeping our eyes on Christ through it all. Let's dive in!

NaKeya works at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where she supports the VP of graduate programs as well as reports to the director of Digital Education focusing on Instructional Design.

A few favorite quotes from this episode:

"Always date your spouse. Period. Do not compromise that. If you fail to date each other, your communication will suffer."

"When we surrender our life to Jesus he does the impossible with our life."

"I think of myself first as a kingdom citizen before I'm a woman, before I'm a black woman. That's where my heart is."

"Our default has to be going back to the Lord and sitting down and asking Him, 'what would you like me to do?'"

"Sometimes the Lord calls us to something and he really doesn't reveal the why. The obedience and faithful steps of following Him is what He's calling us to."