Nov. 1, 2025
Reserved Assignment: Ep 6: Anointed Through the Fire: Finding Purpose in Adversity
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Host Connie Morris explores Episode 6, "The Anointing for Adversity," unpacking how hardship often signals God's endorsement and preparation for purpose.
Drawing on Isaiah 61:3 and biblical examples like Esther, Joseph, and David, this episode reframes trials as training grounds that reveal and strengthen your calling.
Listeners are encouraged to shift from asking "Why me?" to "Use me, Lord," receive prayerful decrees, and access a free devotional on the Diary of a Black Woman website.
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00:21 - Opening Prayer and Blessing
02:06 - The Anointing for Adversity
04:39 - Embracing the Pressure
05:15 - Closing Thoughts and Promises
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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,
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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.
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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.
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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought
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was possible. Enlarge her territory.
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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.
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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent
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to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.
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This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Welcome back to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where we face the fight
00:00:59.113 --> 00:01:02.033
and find our faith in the process.
00:01:02.393 --> 00:01:07.113
I'm your host, Connie Morris, and today, episode six is titled.
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The Anointing for Adversity.
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If you ever wonder why your path seems harder than others, why your assignment
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comes with extra weight and extra warfare, this episode is for you.
00:01:20.973 --> 00:01:25.853
Because what feels like an attack is often an activation.
00:01:26.113 --> 00:01:31.813
Isaiah 61 3 reads, To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
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the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
00:01:38.413 --> 00:01:46.013
They will be called oaks of righteousness, planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
00:01:46.133 --> 00:01:52.253
That verse reminds us, anointing isn't cosmetic, it's combat tested.
00:01:52.453 --> 00:01:58.273
You don't receive the oil until something has been crushed.
00:01:58.533 --> 00:02:03.533
Anointing is God's endorsement of your endurance. is proof that he trusts you
00:02:03.533 --> 00:02:05.793
to carry his glory through pressure.
00:02:06.113 --> 00:02:11.413
Think about it. Oil is pressed from olives. Diamonds are formed under pressure.
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Gold is refined in fire. And you, my dear, you're being shaped the same way.
00:02:18.033 --> 00:02:21.713
Adversity doesn't cancel your anointing. It confirms it.
00:02:21.993 --> 00:02:28.013
Every attack becomes a training ground for authority. Real talk. Let's be honest.
00:02:28.253 --> 00:02:33.973
Sometimes you want to ask God, why me? Why now? Why can't I just have the easy
00:02:33.973 --> 00:02:36.073
way? You know, we want to ask God that.
00:02:36.453 --> 00:02:40.453
However, the truth is that he chose you because you can handle it.
00:02:40.593 --> 00:02:47.813
He saw that you could carry before he saw what you can carry before you ever felt the weight.
00:02:48.291 --> 00:02:52.991
When you walk through fire and don't burn, that's anointing.
00:02:53.151 --> 00:02:57.591
When you stand in storms and still smile, that's anointing.
00:02:57.711 --> 00:03:03.231
And when you forgive people who never apologize, that's an act of anointing.
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You are not fragile. You're fortified. The enemy knows it.
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And that's why the attack is so loud, so hard, because your assignment is so critical.
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Esther was anointed for adversity. Her courage saved the nation.
00:03:19.451 --> 00:03:24.491
Joseph was anointed in prison before he ever stood in a palace.
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And David, anointing, drew giants long before it drew crowds.
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Every oil carrier in scripture had to survive something before they could shine.
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And so we will too.
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So ask yourself, what battles have revealed the strength I didn't know I had?
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Have I been resenting what actually is refining me?
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How can I shift from asking, why me to use me, Lord?
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Let's pray. Father, thank you for trusting me with adversity.
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When the fire feels too hot, remind me when you're with me in it.
00:04:02.811 --> 00:04:07.751
When I pressed on every side, release fresh oil from my life.
00:04:08.091 --> 00:04:14.151
Turn every trial into training, every pain into purpose. Make me an oak of righteousness.
00:04:14.791 --> 00:04:16.611
Steady, rooted, and strong.
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In Jesus' name, amen. Let's decree.
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Adversity is my altar for promotion. I am anointed for battle and appointed for victory.
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I will not break under pressure. I will bloom through it.
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What was meant to destroy me has developed me and made me stronger.
00:04:35.880 --> 00:04:39.200
And my oil will shine for his glory.
00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:45.240
Your anointing was never meant to make life exist. It was meant to make you effective.
00:04:45.620 --> 00:04:47.840
So don't curse the crushing.
00:04:48.300 --> 00:04:51.920
Celebrate the oil. The world doesn't need perfect people.
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It needs prepared ones. And you, my sister, are being prepared for something greater than the pain.
00:04:59.560 --> 00:05:02.500
This has been the Diary of Black Women podcast with your host,
00:05:02.580 --> 00:05:07.160
Connie Morris. This episode reminded you that the pressure produces power.
00:05:07.520 --> 00:05:11.400
Share it with someone who needs that hope today. And remember,
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what God reserves, no one can replace.
00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:20.780
I'll see you in episode seven, Reserve for Victory. And do not forget that a
00:05:20.780 --> 00:05:28.820
copy of this devotional will be available on my website at www.diaryofablackwomanllc.com.
00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:34.260
Free resources, no charge to you, and I'll see you next time.
00:05:34.540 --> 00:05:37.620
Bye-bye. Thank you for listening to this episode.
00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:45.440
And before we close out, I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.
00:05:46.060 --> 00:05:51.260
Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper
00:05:51.260 --> 00:05:55.780
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
00:05:55.960 --> 00:05:58.340
So today we receive that truth.
00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:02.700
You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.
00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:08.180
You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.
00:06:08.500 --> 00:06:14.160
You said you will restore us from captivity. So we declare freedom over every
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place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.
00:06:18.440 --> 00:06:24.260
Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.
00:00:12.633 --> 00:00:16.573
Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,
00:00:16.693 --> 00:00:21.413
Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.
00:00:21.653 --> 00:00:26.353
Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.
00:00:26.913 --> 00:00:32.293
Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought
00:00:32.293 --> 00:00:35.053
was possible. Enlarge her territory.
00:00:35.533 --> 00:00:39.273
Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.
00:00:39.573 --> 00:00:45.453
Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent
00:00:45.453 --> 00:00:48.953
to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.
00:00:49.153 --> 00:00:53.493
This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.
00:00:53.833 --> 00:00:59.113
Welcome back to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where we face the fight
00:00:59.113 --> 00:01:02.033
and find our faith in the process.
00:01:02.393 --> 00:01:07.113
I'm your host, Connie Morris, and today, episode six is titled.
00:01:07.633 --> 00:01:09.853
The Anointing for Adversity.
00:01:10.013 --> 00:01:15.013
If you ever wonder why your path seems harder than others, why your assignment
00:01:15.013 --> 00:01:20.893
comes with extra weight and extra warfare, this episode is for you.
00:01:20.973 --> 00:01:25.853
Because what feels like an attack is often an activation.
00:01:26.113 --> 00:01:31.813
Isaiah 61 3 reads, To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
00:01:32.033 --> 00:01:38.173
the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
00:01:38.413 --> 00:01:46.013
They will be called oaks of righteousness, planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
00:01:46.133 --> 00:01:52.253
That verse reminds us, anointing isn't cosmetic, it's combat tested.
00:01:52.453 --> 00:01:58.273
You don't receive the oil until something has been crushed.
00:01:58.533 --> 00:02:03.533
Anointing is God's endorsement of your endurance. is proof that he trusts you
00:02:03.533 --> 00:02:05.793
to carry his glory through pressure.
00:02:06.113 --> 00:02:11.413
Think about it. Oil is pressed from olives. Diamonds are formed under pressure.
00:02:11.673 --> 00:02:17.633
Gold is refined in fire. And you, my dear, you're being shaped the same way.
00:02:18.033 --> 00:02:21.713
Adversity doesn't cancel your anointing. It confirms it.
00:02:21.993 --> 00:02:28.013
Every attack becomes a training ground for authority. Real talk. Let's be honest.
00:02:28.253 --> 00:02:33.973
Sometimes you want to ask God, why me? Why now? Why can't I just have the easy
00:02:33.973 --> 00:02:36.073
way? You know, we want to ask God that.
00:02:36.453 --> 00:02:40.453
However, the truth is that he chose you because you can handle it.
00:02:40.593 --> 00:02:47.813
He saw that you could carry before he saw what you can carry before you ever felt the weight.
00:02:48.291 --> 00:02:52.991
When you walk through fire and don't burn, that's anointing.
00:02:53.151 --> 00:02:57.591
When you stand in storms and still smile, that's anointing.
00:02:57.711 --> 00:03:03.231
And when you forgive people who never apologize, that's an act of anointing.
00:03:03.471 --> 00:03:07.471
You are not fragile. You're fortified. The enemy knows it.
00:03:07.571 --> 00:03:14.891
And that's why the attack is so loud, so hard, because your assignment is so critical.
00:03:15.191 --> 00:03:19.231
Esther was anointed for adversity. Her courage saved the nation.
00:03:19.451 --> 00:03:24.491
Joseph was anointed in prison before he ever stood in a palace.
00:03:24.771 --> 00:03:30.071
And David, anointing, drew giants long before it drew crowds.
00:03:30.331 --> 00:03:36.351
Every oil carrier in scripture had to survive something before they could shine.
00:03:36.511 --> 00:03:39.251
And so we will too.
00:03:39.531 --> 00:03:45.051
So ask yourself, what battles have revealed the strength I didn't know I had?
00:03:45.051 --> 00:03:48.771
Have I been resenting what actually is refining me?
00:03:48.931 --> 00:03:53.011
How can I shift from asking, why me to use me, Lord?
00:03:53.451 --> 00:03:57.291
Let's pray. Father, thank you for trusting me with adversity.
00:03:57.571 --> 00:04:02.691
When the fire feels too hot, remind me when you're with me in it.
00:04:02.811 --> 00:04:07.751
When I pressed on every side, release fresh oil from my life.
00:04:08.091 --> 00:04:14.151
Turn every trial into training, every pain into purpose. Make me an oak of righteousness.
00:04:14.791 --> 00:04:16.611
Steady, rooted, and strong.
00:04:16.851 --> 00:04:19.651
In Jesus' name, amen. Let's decree.
00:04:20.111 --> 00:04:26.331
Adversity is my altar for promotion. I am anointed for battle and appointed for victory.
00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:30.460
I will not break under pressure. I will bloom through it.
00:04:30.580 --> 00:04:35.600
What was meant to destroy me has developed me and made me stronger.
00:04:35.880 --> 00:04:39.200
And my oil will shine for his glory.
00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:45.240
Your anointing was never meant to make life exist. It was meant to make you effective.
00:04:45.620 --> 00:04:47.840
So don't curse the crushing.
00:04:48.300 --> 00:04:51.920
Celebrate the oil. The world doesn't need perfect people.
00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:59.320
It needs prepared ones. And you, my sister, are being prepared for something greater than the pain.
00:04:59.560 --> 00:05:02.500
This has been the Diary of Black Women podcast with your host,
00:05:02.580 --> 00:05:07.160
Connie Morris. This episode reminded you that the pressure produces power.
00:05:07.520 --> 00:05:11.400
Share it with someone who needs that hope today. And remember,
00:05:11.740 --> 00:05:15.080
what God reserves, no one can replace.
00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:20.780
I'll see you in episode seven, Reserve for Victory. And do not forget that a
00:05:20.780 --> 00:05:28.820
copy of this devotional will be available on my website at www.diaryofablackwomanllc.com.
00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:34.260
Free resources, no charge to you, and I'll see you next time.
00:05:34.540 --> 00:05:37.620
Bye-bye. Thank you for listening to this episode.
00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:45.440
And before we close out, I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.
00:05:46.060 --> 00:05:51.260
Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper
00:05:51.260 --> 00:05:55.780
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
00:05:55.960 --> 00:05:58.340
So today we receive that truth.
00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:02.700
You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.
00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:08.180
You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.
00:06:08.500 --> 00:06:14.160
You said you will restore us from captivity. So we declare freedom over every
00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:18.200
place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.
00:06:18.440 --> 00:06:24.260
Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.