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  • #GratitudeChallenge – Jehovah Jireh – My Provider.

    #GratitudeChallenge – Jehovah Jireh – My Provider.

    Today’s is day 8 of the 40 day #GratitudeChallenge. I welcome you to today’s episode

    Have you ever wondered about the divine provision of God for the many billions of us?

    Now, think about how this Sovereign God provides for billions of human, plants, animals and the tinniest microorganisms?

    Yet Bible said He cares for me more than He cares for the birds of the sky, the fish of the oceans and the grasses of the fields because Yahweh is a magnificent provider and excellent caterer.

    Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither [wearily] toil nor spin nor weave; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory (his splendor and magnificence) was not arrayed like one of these.

    But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you [people] of little faith?

    Luke 12:27 – 28
    (Amplified Bible).

    Yahweh is a magnificent provider and excellent caterer.

    God has been providing for me. Physically, I lack nothing good and spiritually there is daily renewal of  spiritual strength.

    Should I also mentioned the divine provision of my Helpmeet @vicpraise1010 ? It has been God all through.

    What about job? Nigeria as a country is a place rift with high number of unemployment but I can say it boldly in the power of the Lord that I haven’t been jobless for a day since I wrote my last paper in the uni.

    I haven’t gotten my desired job but still very grateful for the one that is the channel of God’s provision for me while believing Him for a better one.

    Knowledge and wisdom is part of Almighty provision which I won’t belittle.

    Furthermore, I won’t fail to acknowledge the provision of perfect health and healings as it is needed. By His stripes, I have been healed.

    Part of Jehovah Jireh’s wonderful acts is what I discussed yesterday

    To wrap today’s episode, let’s read the whole of  Psalm 8, shall we?

    1. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory on [or above] the heavens.

    2. Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger.

    3. When I view and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained and established,

    4. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory on [or above] the heavens.

    5. Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger.

    6. When I view and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained and established,

    7. What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

    8. Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor.

    You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet:All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field. The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

    9. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth!

    Amplified Bible

    Today’s task for you: Mention one instance of divine provision for your life?

  • #GratitudeChallenge – What a Wonderful Name.

    #GratitudeChallenge – What a Wonderful Name.

    Let’s start day 7 of #GratitudeChallenge with a Hillsong; What a wonderful name is Jesus!

    Verse 1
    You were the Word at the beginning
    One with God the Lord Most High
    Your hidden glory in creation
    Now revealed in You our Christ
    Chorus 
    What a wonderful Name it is
    What a wonderful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Christ my King
    What a wonderful Name it is
    Nothing compares to this
    What a wonderful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus
    What a wonderful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus
    Verse 2
    You didn’t want heaven without us
    So Jesus You brought heaven down
    My sin was great Your love was greater
    What could separate us now
    Bridge
    Death could not hold You
    The veil tore before You
    You silence the boast of sin and grave
    The heavens are roaring
    The praise of Your glory
    For You are raised to life againYou have no rival
    You have no equal
    Now and forever God You reign
    Yours is the kingdom
    Yours is the glory
    Yours is the Name above all names
    Chorus 3
    What a powerful Name it is
    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Christ my King
    What a powerful Name it is
    Nothing can stand against
    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of JesusTags
    What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus
    What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus

    One of our heritage as a child of God is the name of Jesus.

    A name that is above every other names.

    The only name that saves.

    The I am that I am.

    The Ancient name.

    What a wonderful name is Jesus!

    What a power name it is!

    Nothing compares to it!

    His name is Jesus.

    His name is Yahweh!

    All glory to God for the privilege to use this awesome name that works.

    I am grateful for the wonders of the Name that saves.

    Today’s task for you: Name 5 names of Jesus that you can utilize to appreciate Him.

  • #GratitudeChallenge – How I enjoyed Heavenly scholarship.

    #GratitudeChallenge – How I enjoyed Heavenly scholarship.

    Don’t be amazed that I said, heaven’s scholarship.

    Does heaven gives scholarship?

    Yes it does and The God of heaven gave me that gift of free education right from grade 1 till I acquired my first degree.

    I am from a middle class family – neither poor or rich but we make ends meet yet God provided for my parents to fund my basic education with NGN600 per term (as at 1996) which is $1 today 😁. A big money then.

    Yahweh Nissi didn’t stop there. His scholarship covered my secondary education on the same tenor of divine provision for 6 good years.

    In addition to that, the heaven’s scholarship also funded my degree education at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso with nothing less than $1,033 over 5 years covering tuition and textbooks.

    Furthermore, the Lord of provision did not just provide the capital for the project, He also provided energy and wisdom for the project.

    I called the funding, Heaven’s scholarship, because no debt was incurred to accomplish it. My parents were indebted as of then but not toward my schooling.

    With all these benefits and many more, I reverence the name of the Lord with this song:

    Yahweh,
    Your name is Yahweh,
    You are the miracle working God,
    Your name is Yahweh.

    Today’s task for you: what is the name of the university you attend or is attending?

  • New video Alert – How to Make Ekuru in one Minute

    New video Alert – How to Make Ekuru in one Minute

    In the midst of appreciating God for all His wondrous works, I decided to teach you how to make Ekuru.

    Actually, Ekuru (a Nigerian food common with the Yoruba) is made with beans and followed the same steps as moin moin making but with a slight difference.

    The steps to be followed in making Ekuru are highlighted in this video. Watch, like, subscribe and comment https://youtu.be/mgt2lwX-qVg.

  • #GratitudeChallenge – You are all Wonderful.

    #GratitudeChallenge – You are all Wonderful.

    Welcome to day 5 of #GratitudeChallenge. It may be similar to yesterday but it’s not because this is dedicated to You.

    On 20th of December, 2021 WordPress.com informed me that this blog is 3 years old with the following stats.

    Screenshot of WordPress.com anniversary plague.

    Numbers of followers as at 9th January, 2022.
    All time records as at 9th January, 2022.
    Screenshot of Total like as at 29th December, 2020.

    All these stats are only possible because of You.

    So thank You for staying, following, reading, visiting, commenting and liking.

    Therefore I bless the name of the Lord for bringing you here for this past 3 years and onwards to a better years.

    To appreciate you, my readers and followers, I have put this Ebooks together for would-be bloggers and content creators. Just click the download icon to download

    A to Z of Content Creation..pdfDownload

    Remember, my God loves you for loving me.

    As usual let’s sing this song to Yahweh for this growth courtesy of you:

    Alagbara, You are the might God,
    Eyin latobiju,
    You are the glorious God.

    Today’s task for you: Are you a blogger? If yes, drop the link to your site, I want to follow you.

  • #GratitudeChallenge – Thank God for this vision.

    #GratitudeChallenge – Thank God for this vision.

    In case you are wondering what is #GratitudeChallenge? Well, it is a 40-day action plans to appreciate God throughout Lent period and today is day 4 which is dedicated to acknowledge the sustaining grace of God for the vision of this Blog for the past three years.

    Why, the appreciations? I started blogging 10 years ago with blogspot.com but it didn’t fly so I have to abandon it for livejournal.com about 7 years ago. Yet the stats was meagre.

    Then on 20th of December, 2019 i.e., 3 years ago and the stats is commendable. Thank God for the stats but that’s not the main reason for this post.

    The main reason is that Jehovah Nissi is the One providing materials for running this site.

    So therefore, I bless the name of the Almighty God for His sustaining power over this site.

    Brethren, if not that God is blessing me with wisdom, knowledge and skills for writing these articles, who I am?

    Furthermore, this same God bless me with amazing subscribers/followers from all over the world. All power be unto Him for eternity.

    Now Sing this song of praise with me this wrap today’s episode:

    From North to South,
    There is no other God,
    From east to west,
    I say there is no other God.

    Today’s task for you: which vision of yours did you think if not for God, it can’t be successful?

  • #GratitudeChallenge – My Woman, My Everything.

    #GratitudeChallenge – My Woman, My Everything.

    Let me start today’s with a popular Bible verse

    A man who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

    Proverbs 18:22
    (Christian Standard Bible).

    The story of my marriage is simply a product of mercy obtained from God because if not for God’s Divine orchestration, I would have missed this Rarest Gem of mine @vicpraise1010 .

    My jewel

    God gave me a good thing and may His name be praised on high for giving me a suitable helper.

    I honour God’s grace for this girl for she is lovely, godly and make loving her so easily to do.

    Let’s close today also with a hymn

    O Father, all creating Whose wisdom, love, and power 
    First bound two lives together
    In Eden's primal hour,
    Today to these Thy children
     earliest gifts renew:
    A home by thee made happy,
    A love by Thee true.

    Task for today: what specific attribute of your spouse are you grateful for?

  • #GratitudeChallenge – The Gifts of Relationships.

    #GratitudeChallenge – The Gifts of Relationships.

    Welcome to day 2 of #GratitudeChallenge. It is just an avenue to praise the Lord for 40 days.

    First of all, to recognize all the gifts of relationships I have enjoyed, I penned this Ebook – A Tearless Courtship – a simpler guide to Christian dating. Click on the download button to get it.

    A Tearless Courtship – a simpler guide to Christian dating.pdfDownload

    Being saved is incredible and having good relationships is great too.

    I won’t underestimate theese gifts of relationships because after my salvation what next is my relationships and God has wonderfully blessed me with amazing ones which have recommended me for jobs, submitted my CV, gave me a wife, encouraged me, visited my blog, read my articles, prayed for me, helped me and corrected me.

    Furthermore, all glory to You for the most amazing gift of all, the woman you gave me as my wife. King of glory, your daughter is indeed a helper, a mother and a wife.

    Thank you, Lord, for my parents because they know You and for using them to train my siblings and I in Your way.

    I will not fail to appreciate Your Holy Name for my mother-in-law. My Lord and King, this woman is truly your daughter.

    Hallelujah to Your Name for my amazing siblings.

    I am still thanking You for my sisters-in-law, for they are not only beautiful but godly.

    I applaud the mightiness of Your Essence for my friends. Oh, Lord! They have been extraordinary!

    If I fail to eulogise You for my pastor, I will be ungrateful.

    What about mentors? You gave them to me so that I can grow to fulfill Thy purpose and counsel for my life.

    I am extolling Your awesomeness for all my blog followers and visitors for bringing them here from all over the world.

    Father to appreciate the gifts of relationships I have have and those that will be found later in life. I dedicate this song to You:

    Thank You Lord,
     I just want to thank you Lord, 
    Thank you Lord.

    Task for today: Dedicate a praise song for the gifts of relationships you possess.

  • #GratitudeChallenge – Thank You for the Salvation.

    #GratitudeChallenge – Thank You for the Salvation.

    Lent is commencing today and it will last for 40 days, I want to show gratitude to Almighty God for what He has been doing for me, What He has done, what He will do and what He will not do in His infinite wisdom.

    Please join me to appreciate our Maker.

    Day 1 starts with utmost gratitude to my Saviour for delivering me from the power of self and sin.

    If not for Jesus, I can just imagine where I would have been but His compassion redeemed me during the first Reinhard Bonnke Crusade to my hometown in 2016.

    Oh what a memorable day for me because from that day onwards the Spirit Himself thestifies that I am a child of God!

    Despite the challenges, God has stood faithful. He has been. Hallelujah!

    I also admire Jehovah for my justification (past salvation), sanctification (present salvation) and my glorification (future salvation). May His name be praised.

    Now, lemme end day 1 with this song

    Thank you for saving me, thank you my Lord/2x.

    Today’s task for you: When did you come to be born again?

  • Pray for Russia and Ukraine.

    Benjamin Franklin said, ‘there is no good war or bad peace.’

    We pray the that the Lord of peace will end the aggressions and counter-aggressions on both sides as no sides will come out without losing significantly.

    Let there be peace in all the earth. Amen

  • 7 Ways to cope with Heartbreak.

    7 Ways to cope with Heartbreak.


    To be candid, heartbreak hurts. It stinks. It pains to the inner mind particularly when you knew for a fact that you dot all the ‘i’s and crossed all the ‘t’s in a biblical way yet you are being ‘punished’ for love.

    Source: shutterstock.

    I said it again it isn’t palatable. I knew what it implies to be heartbroken but you can deal with the agony triumphantly.


    In addition to that, heartbreak is inevitable. As long as a human will be your father, mother, kid, spouse, boss, etc, you got to respect their fallibilities.


    Now deal with heartbreak like these:


    1.CRY.

    Even our Lord Jesus Christ was heartbroken at His people’ unbeliefs and wept. Cry! You have not sinned. Talk to people about your pains. Crying relieves pain.


    2. THANK GOD.

    It was a human being that broke your heart, not Yahweh, so praise ummhangeable Promise Keeper.

    Two, if it is a romantic breakup, dance away! There are many saves that God is doing for us that we have no inkling about. Maybe you are saved from a potentially damaging relationship and lastly, the bible said, ‘in everything, give thanks.’


    3. FORGIVE AND TAKE THE FIRST STEP OF RECONCILIATION.

    Yeah! You didn’t misread me! You have to forgive your heartbreaker whether the person realises his/her mistakes or not, after all, we have done worse for Jesus and He forgave us.

    Don’t just forgive, take the first step of reconciliation by calling, emailing, DMing the offender to normalise the relationship after all Christ didn’t wait for us to repent before dying for us.


    You say, ‘it is not easy and unfair.’ who said it will be? But that is Christ’s teaching and Christ Himself is the one that will grace to do His will. Remember, blessed are the peacemakers.


    4. GO OUT.

    After doing the stuff above. Stop blaming yourself.

    Stop pity party.

    Go and pursue your objectives, goals and aspiration.

    Go out, network and make new friends. It is your season of love.


    5. LOVE AGAIN.

    There is an adage in the Yoruba, loosely translated as, ‘if a car hits you, it is still a car that will carry you to hospital.’ Love again and love with Queen Esther’s saying in your mind that, ‘if I perish [again], I perish.’ 

    It is one human that broke your heart, it’s still another human being that you will marry.


    6. DON’T PUNISH OTHERS.

    It is your ex that dumped you, not all girls, so don’t punish your next, sir.

    It is that boy that is unserious not all boys.


    You were swindled by one man not all.

    So let’s be guided.

    7. GUARD YOUR HEART. 

    Lastly, guard the remaining part of your heart with love, joy and soundness and let it spring out of life.

    MAY YOU HEAL.

  • SCARCITY OF GOOD MEN AND WOMEN…AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT – Mrs. Modupe Ehirim.

    SCARCITY OF GOOD MEN AND WOMEN…AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT – Mrs. Modupe Ehirim.

    In the course of my work as a Marriage Educator and Counselor, I meet many people who desire to marry.

    The young women lament that they can’t find good men.

    The young men too lament that they can’t find good women.

    I find this somewhat perplexing because many young men and women that I meet have great characteristics. It seems to me that both men and women do not know how and where to meet prospective partners who fit them.

    In The Right Fit Marriage Academy we asked married people to tell us how they met the persons they married. Here are some responses we got:

    “I met my fiance in our campus fellowship. He was my discipler��. He was an executive in the fellowship, one of those spiritual brothers we look up to in the fellowship. Through our discipleship class, we became friends and friends became intimate friends and from there it happened ��” T. A.

    “I had graduated from school but visited UNN for some other reason and noticed her but never spoke to her at all..so after many years I got a recommendation from a good friend of mine and when I asked for details..her name popped up. I searched my Facebook friends list. Luckily she was there and her number was also there. I took her number from there and started calling..and she finally agreed to take the ride of life with me. Best pal ever.” I. N.

    “My husband met me at his colleague’s wedding. The mother of his colleague is my church mum. I had to drag myself to the wedding. Hubby was just taking pictures of us with the bride as we danced with her. According to him, he was just taking a random picture and later I came to stand close to him and he took another picture of me. He was just scrolling through the pictures he took and he was like this lady’s complexion is captivating (I’m dark skinned and he told God he wanted omo dudu.lol). When the colleague came back from honeymoon, he asked her for my number. She had to ask her mum for my number. Her mum questioned and questioned and called me before releasing my number. I was a bit skeptical at first but I agreed to meet him. And days turned to weeks and I met him officially two months after we began talking. We’re now married.” O. A.

    These responses show that meeting with a prospective marriage partner happens as you go about your regular activities. However, you have to be present and intentional in order to recognise the opportunity when it presents itself.

    What should a person who is eager to find a suitable partner do? If you are that person, what should you do?

    Here are seven steps that will help you to overcome the “scarcity problem”.

    1. Avoid Pity Parties

    Your attitude and mindset play a significant role succeeding in any aspect of life including finding the person you will marry. Avoid feeding discouragement and bitterness because you have not yet met a good partner. If you have a cheerful and optimistic attitude and outlook, you’ll be much more attractive to a prospective spouse.

    2. Look beyond your immediate community.

    Be open to the idea that a prospective partner that fits you may currently live in a place that is far away from where you currently live. Long distance relationships have their own problems, true. The problem is not the distance. If you know and practice courtship principles that work for a long distance relationship.

    3. Keep your eyes open with people you already know.

    There may be a person that you have known for a long time without having any romantic ideas about them. If you pay attention, you may suddenly see such a person with fresh eyes and see in them a possibility of a relationship with them. At times, your friends may see the possibility of that person being suitable for you and nudge you towards them.

    4. Accept assistance from GOOD matchmakers – Family, friends, professionals.

    One Marriage and Relationship expert stated the dramatic finding that 63% of married couples were first introduced to each other by family or friends. Be open to suggestions and advice from RELIABLE family members and friends. In our careers and businesses, you and I appreciate the value of networking. We are open to using our networks to make beneficial connections. Why not let the same networks work for you in your search for a prospective marriage partner?

    5. Use the Online Space – Social Media, Dating apps.

    You, like many people, may find the online space scary. Yet it is a great platform for meeting new people who share similar interests with you. What you need is to carefully choose the online spaces that have developed a solid reputation and where people of similar age, background, beliefs and interests gather. While interacting with people in the online spaces that you choose, exercise discernment. Today, you can find out a lot about people you meet online even without asking them any questions.

    6. Go to places and events where people who are like-minded are.

    If you want to catch a fish, you go to where you think the most fish are. If you want to make a sales contact, you attend meetings with the likelihood of finding potential clients. If you want to find a prospective marriage partner, it makes sense to go to locations and events where you know that the kind of partner you are looking for is likely to be. Meetings, conferences, training programs.

    7. Seize your moments of opportunity.

    If marriage is one of your life’s priorities, then you should be intentional about the activities that will make it happen. If you are not intentional, you may actually miss good opportunities for connecting with someone who could be a great match for you.

    Do you have additional tips to add to this list? Share with us.

    Written by Mrs. Modupe Ehirim via The Right Fit Marriage Academy on Facebook.

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