SHARING LIFE

  God’s word tells us that when we knock, the door will be opened to us. What doors have you attempted t knock at? Is it a door of prosperity? Is it the door of good health? Is it the door of joy? Is it the door of love? Is it the door of employment? Is it the door of a good home? Is it a door of forgiveness? What doors do you need opened unto you in this season? Worry not: Jesus assures us in His Word that “for every man who knocks, the door will be opened unto him”. So what are you waiting for? Go back in prayer and knock! Only this time, you are walking into prayer with greater assurance because you know that door will surely open to you. Hallelujah!

I came across Proverbs 25:2 some weeks ago and this has become my anthem Scripture… together with Jeremiah 29:11-13. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing and the glory of Kings to search them out. The Book of Jeremiah also tells us that we will seek Him and we will find Him if we seek Jim with all our heart. Beloved, all we know about God is not all there is to know about Him. There are greater depths in Him we are yet to uncover. And He Is more than willing to show us if we are truly willing to finf Him. God Is our Daddy but God also wants friends. Will you be that friend today? “ Lord, I want to seek You. Not because I have a need or because I do not want to miss Heaven or my purpose but I genuinely want to seek Your heart as a friend. I want to know You. I want You to trust me with Your secrets and with Your heart. I really want to know You. Not so that   will be revered by man or to receive the applause of men. I truly want to know You that I may know what makes yo...

  What is it about us which sometimes makes us feel we are asking too much from God? Scripture tells us to ask so that our joy will be full. This tells us that God really wants us to be happy. I think on most occasions, we already have an answer to the prayer on our lips or hear: NO, God will not do it. This is too much. The devil is a liar! Today, I choose to ask and to ask BIG! I don’t know about you but rather than sitting behind this desk and typing all the words and you sitting, standing or lying down to read, I am going to Him to ask BIG! Talk to you tomorrow!

There is a concept in chemistry known as the ideal gas equation. Not to get scientific over here (I do get there sometimes LOL) but this concept assumes that in a container, the volume of gases remain negligible and the gases have no interactions with each other. Now there is another theory which suggests that assuming the container the gas occupies is small, it is impossible to ignore the volume of the gas and definitely, there will be some level of interaction amongst the gases. In essence, the lesson from this illustration is, although there is an ideal way a substance ought to behave, certain external influences tend to affect the expected behaviour.   What does this have to do with today’s reflection, madame? Starting life as a Christian came with a number of ideal expectations. We are blessed with a myriad of Christian examples of peoples’ walk with the Lord and oftentimes, we seek to model our relationships after theirs. We see: Ideal ways to commune with God...

Waking up to pray has been extremely hard to do in the past few days. For some time now, I wake up in the mornings feeling more tired than I went to bed. And so although my eyes are open, it is a real struggle getting out of the bed. Initially, this morning, I was feeling bad about it. After a few minutes, I resolved to pray from my bed. I did that… and ended up sleeping at a point . It was better than nothing. That moment taught me that the perfect start is the one that happens from exactly where you are. There is a reason why God wants this relationship with us: aside from the fact that it is a love thing, God also knows that we truly and sincerely cannot make it in this life without Him. He Is not looking for a perfect daughter neither is He searching for a perfect son. He Is perfect and His perfection is enough for all of us. I remember those times when I would tell my spiritual father I was struggling to pray. He would say to me: Why don’t you ask the Lord to help you? Why d...

Is it just me or have you attended a programme, read a good book or had a massive encounter that has gotten you super excited about life and your future but have after a few hours or days lost that “excitement”?   You have? Oh cool, you get me.   I am taking stock of my life in all my years on earth and I see that I have gathered steam and momentum on so many occasions and have lost the same steam on a few more. But why is that so? How does one maintain this steam/momentum/excitement?   By striking the metal while it is hot!   I have seen that when you catch the excitement of a prospect or of a new venture or possibility, it is very essential what you do within the first few minutes or hours that you catch it. In other words, set something in motion right away. Because once you do, it is oftentimes very had to turn back. Stick your foot into the room!   If only I could tell you the number of good ideas and intentions I have left to go c...

There is this group I have always wanted to be a part of. Every time I have tried to enter, it never works out. There are a few members of this group which I know and whenever I hear of them, it is always great things being said about them. To encourage myself that my time will come, I would always say, “I will be a part of this group and I will do better than them”. Well, I guess this is the reason why I have never succeeded in being a member of this group. The mindset is wrong. So this morning, I was thinking about these people and how I would do better than them when the Holy Spirit reminded me that this competitive spirit will do me no good. It is unnecessary. He was reminding me of how different I am and how I could in no way replace any one of them but rather, seek to be the best version of myself. I call this a reminder because years earlier, I had experienced what it meant to walk in my lane .  I experienced the fulfilment of being myself and walking in the lig...

I was wrongfully accused of a crime I did not commit. For years, I struggled to come to terms with the fact that my friend told a lie against me.  I was insulted. I was mistreated.  I just didn’t get why this friend’s mother had so much bitterness towards me. I was only a child... I was in class 3 (... 9yrs old ). In that moment, I thought I was a stranger (I had known that family my entire life).   For close to 17years, I have waited to hear the words, “I am sorry” from my friend’s mother.  For me, an “I am sorry” proves I did not commit the crime I was accused of and also leads this friend’s mother to accept she was wrong about me.  That hasn’t happened.  My quiet time for today tells me that when I find myself taking account of past wrongs done me, I am not walking in love.  Truly, I haven’t walked in love in this regard.  3y3 mi ya paa! (what I said in twi was, “ it hurts a great deal  !”)   But something is happening to me as...

I have always assumed that the best sign of maturity is the ability to take responsibility for every action. Whenever something distasteful happened to me, I would blame myself, identify the parts where I contributed and then “move” on.  Recently, I have come to realize how important it is for us to acknowledge when a wrong has been done us.  The more we deny the truth that we’re not always the culprit and blame ourselves for all the negative things we’ve been through, the more we decrease our self-worth in our own eyes.  The goal is not a refusal to accept our wrongs but rather to be intentional about discovering where things went wrong and who played what role.  Be objective. Sometimes, we take all the blame in order to diminish the hurt we might possibly feel if we take things for what they really are.  So what happens after I carefully analyze things and then discover I was treated unfairly? How do I let go of the hurt? I pray.  I p...

It feels so good to come back to writing,  especially for this series! The 40-day reflections have been the most intensive seasons of my writing life. It is beautiful to observe how in the beginning, the writings seem rusty and then as they days go by, they begin to flow freely.  After such a long break, I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes the experience but hey, miracles happen every day! Praise the Lord! Today, I am sharing on kindness: There is this saying, “ One Good Turn Deserves Another ”, which in simple terms means:  if someone does you a favour, you should take the chance to repay it . If you live by this proverb, you may do good to others with the expectation that when it is your turn to be shown such kindness, it is reciprocated in an equal or greater measure.  I’m not sure that’s entirely a good posture for us as believers. I’m reminded of the piece of Scripture in which Jesus asks us to particularly do good to those we know will be...