HELLO WORLD.

Hello loved one,

Its been forever since I posted, well not literally but I have missed you and missed sharing my thoughts and views with all of you. However, guess what? I am back. ☺☺

Maybe most of you might be wondering where I have been? or not... hehehe but just to set the records straight. I have been around and well (or so I Believe), why I haven't been posting frequently? Why I haven't been posting?  ( we will revise the frequent part later) is cause I have been facing very many challenges; yeah, yeah, everyone has their own fair share, but this time I was really beaten. 

It was serious that I started avoiding almost everyone I know, and would stay away from friends whom I thought do not respect me, or just don't appreciate me enough. I was kind of looking for consolidation in all the wrong places instead of  turning to God. This did not help much you know, I somehow found myself alone. The enemy had succeed in secluding me from everyone I knew. I do not want to imagine what he could have done with me, because during this time I found it hard to pray, all I could do is ask God why me? which was not really helping. I found myself super tired and fatigued all the time because I was carrying burdens that the Lord had relieved from me long ago on the cross when He took it all.

We should all be grateful for friends or  people who intercede and pray for us, even when we have not opened up to them about our situations and struggles. what really helped me (this I must say) are friends who just do not give up, friends who can tell when you have not been praying or when something is wrong with you both physically and spiritually, friends who give you a shoulder to cry on, or better yet friends who cry with you.

Deuteronomy 31:8 says  "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

 

This verse was in my mind and it reminded me that the Lord Jesus Christ is always ready to receive us any time, with His arms wide open. He came and died for us on the cross. Oh! what a greater LOVE this is. I have been with wedding fever where I get ecstatic just to think of the man I will say I do to, but it hit me (still hits me) that no one can have such greater love than HE did for all of us. such a greater LOVE that even while we were still sinners (coz we have all sinned) HE still loved us so much.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Y'all stay safe, let's seek the Lord Jesus Christ with all our hearts because HE is all that matters.

HE found me.❤❤❤

HOW HARD AM I TRYING?

Busy? This word is just an understatement in my life; it’s about that time another word was discovered. However the fact that there is life in abundance is enough to keep us going and thanking God for His unending LOVE.

These past few days’ activities have revived me spiritually and physically. Well, it all began when I felt like I have distanced myself from Christ yet I needed to have that intimate relationship with Him and worship without caring who’s watching me or what people around me will say, pray without thinking if the next person is listening to what I am saying to my daddy. I was in this fellowship but in my head, I was just thinking how I need to stop getting distracted each time I am having a moment with God. Here is the interesting bit, after the fellowship people get involved in little talks before leaving; now I found myself among a group of three friends. Guess what we started talking about? Intimacy with Christ!!! Can you believe that? That was quick daddy… that was quick. I mean He answered me immediately; we had some serious DMC (deep meaningful conversations) that answered almost all my questions, He is indeed faithful and very awesome.

Let’s get back on track, I love movies (I mean who doesn’t?)  so a friend of mine asked me to watch this Christian movie and I was thinking how I don’t have time for movies right now and I’d probably watch it at the end of this semester. I don’t know how things worked out but I watched it (unplanned). This was a life changing moment for me, and I was left answering so many questions about my life in general. Wueeeh!

So now, the one question I would love us to ask ourselves is HOW HARD AM I TRYING? It could be you are born again and still holding on to that addiction (claiming it’s so hard to stop, the Lord understands my situation, I am trying to stop)  how hard are you trying to overcome it, how hard are you trying to love that friend who hurt you and it feels so hard to forgive them? How hard are you trying to reflect Christ in your daily life? I mean, are you afraid that you will lose your friends? Maybe they will think you are too spiritual.

It’s okay, maybe you just don’t take this Jesus thingy seriously, but dint He take it seriously when He died on the cross for you? (John 3:16.) Yes! He did. So how hard are you trying? Are you trying to give your life to Christ but it seems impossible, how hard have you tried? That drug addict that you avoid lest you fall into bad company, have you told them about Christ? And prayed for them? Have you tried talking to that friend who’s facing a number of challenges just to encourage them in Christ? Or you are thankful that it’s not happening to you. That girl who sleeps around and you are happy you have self-control, have you talked to them about it? Or its none of your business?

Oh, I could write down hundreds of questions that I had(still have) in my mind, but it would make no difference if you are not trying hard enough, hard enough to stand for the Truth, the word of God, hard enough to reach out, hard enough to help and be Kind, hard enough to stand UNASHAMED.

#UnAshamed

Pssssst….. The movie is I'm not ashamed 2016, but do not watch it expecting to have the same effect it did on me; we get ministered to in very many different ways.

YOU ARE LOVED…………

ITS A NEW YEAR !!

Hey there, it’s already a new year from here (don’t you start thinking a lot) am at my favorite place MY BED!! and I chose writing instead of counting the number of squares on my ceiling, it’s kinda boring now since I know where each should be and they can’t misbehave when I am around.

The new year’s celebration reminded me of when I was a little pretty kid (I grew up, in case you are wondering…. WHAT HAPPENED?????) and I would wish that there could be a noticeable change or difference at the beginning of each year. Maybe different colors, what if 2016 was pink and then 2017 changes to blue or maybe it could have been the weather from sunny to rainy annually, so that people can actually see it’s a new BEGINNING.

2016 has been a great year for me, I started blogging (rarely though, but at least I still do), I made friends this wasn’t an easy step for me, too bad that I also lost some, I went swimming (woohoo) however I chocked once, and it was a very bad experience because I couldn’t breathe for almost 2 minutes and I knew my day has come, but Hello! The Lord saved me, I turned a year older (so did 
everyone) but most importantly I learnt a few things. (next paragraph, please)

I learnt how it feels to trust in the Lord, because I trusted in Him, it’s not easy at least I know it 
wasn’t for me. You get those second thoughts and doubts but He always is faithful, I also learnt what it means to have friends and not acquaintances. Friends who pray with and for you when your spirit is too low and you feel like there is no way out, friends who cry for you and genuinely rejoice in your success, I also learnt that your timing doesn’t always have to be Gods timing. (remember Lazarus’ story? He might seem late/early to you but he is ever on time.)

Let’s all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR full of Gods blessings and guidance but let’s not forget those resolutions we have jotted down, let’s have a NEW us in this NEW YEAR and let’s be willing to allow God to work in our lives more than before.