David’s example suggests four things that you should continue to do during difficult times:
How long will You forget me, O Lord? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? But I have trusted, leaned on, and been confident in Your mercy and loving-kindness; my heart shall rejoice and be in high spirits in Your salvation.I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
Psalm 13:1,5–6 (Amplified Bible)
1. Keep praying
David continues to cry out to God, ‘Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes’ (v.3). He pours out his heart to God. Don’t give up praying even when God seems far away.
2. Keep trusting.
‘But I trust in your unfailing love’ (v.5a). ‘I’ve thrown myself headlong into your arms’ (v.5a, MSG). It is relatively easy to have faith when things are going well, but the test of faith is when things do not appear to be going well.
3. Keep rejoicing.
He does not rejoice in the trials, but in God’s salvation. He says, ‘my heart rejoices in your salvation’ (v.5b). ‘I’m celebrating your rescue’ (v.5b, MSG).
4. Keep worshipping.
In spite of everything he has been through, David is able to see the goodness of God: ‘I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me’ (v.6). He remembers all that God has done for him.
As you begin to praise and worship God, it brings perspective to your problems. Sometimes, I find it helpful to look back on my life and thank the Lord for bringing me through so many of my own personal struggles, disappointments and bereavements, and to remember how, through it all, ‘he has been good to me’ (v.6).
Prayer for the day: Lord, I worship you today. Thank you for your goodness to me. For all the battles ahead, I trust in your unfailing love.
How to Be a Huge Success is a little book of quotations and tips from a variety of well-known ‘successful’ people. The back cover asks, ‘Are you on a collision course with fame, fortune or greatness?’ This is so often how ‘success’ is perceived in our society. Perhaps because of some of its negative connotations, sometimes in the church we are a little wary of the word ‘success’. However, ‘success’ is not a dirty word in the Bible. It occurs at least five times in our Old Testament passage for today (Genesis 24:12,21,40,42,56) – each time in a very positive light. Success is a blessing from the Lord (vv.31,50). Success is a good thing. However, the ministry of Jesus and the message of the Bible redefines success.
Psalm 8:1
Praise God for the success of his creation
In our galaxy there are probably over a hundred-billion stars like our sun. Our galaxy is one of a hundred-billion galaxies. When we consider the vastness of the universe it is easy to feel small and insignificant.
David starts and ends this psalm by worshipping God for the success of his creation (vv.19).
As he stares into the night sky, David says, ‘I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?’ (vv.3–4, MSG).
David marvels at the fact that human beings are the pinnacle of God’s creation – a masterpiece – made in his image. Not only does God love you and care about you (v.4), but he has given you extraordinary privileges: ‘You made them a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned them with glory and honour. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet’ (vv.5–6).
We have been put in charge of everything God has made. Knowing this, Christians should be at the forefront of the protection, preservation and care of God’s amazing creation.
Of course, God’s original plan for our dominion over creation has been distorted. However, in the New Testament, we see these verses are also applied directly to Jesus (Hebrews 2:8). In Christ, creation is restored (Ephesians 1:19–23; 2:5–6), and one day it will be complete and we will see everything under his feet (1 Corinthians 15:24–26).
Lord, I see the vastness, beauty and success of your creation and proclaim: ‘O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!’ (Psalm 8:9).
Matthew 9:35
Pursue success modelled on Jesus
Jesus redefines success. If you want to know what true success looks like, study the model of Jesus – his vision, life and teaching. It is the kind of success that is not universally recognised as such.
Jesus was both admired and hated. Success does not necessarily mean popularity. Some admired him: ‘There’s never been anything like this’ (v.33, MSG). Others hated him. The Pharisees said, ‘It’s nothing but hocus-pocus. He’s probably made a pact with the Devil’ (v.34, MSG).
As followers of Jesus, you also may be both admired and hated. For example, because of his campaign to end the slave trade, it was said of William Wilberforce that he was the most admired and the most hated man in England.
In his Gospel, Matthew sets out the success of Jesus’ ministry (ch.5–9). He summarises, ‘Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness’ (9:35).
In word and action Jesus ushered in the kingdom of God, bringing the reality of God’s rule and presence into the lives of those around him. This is what Jesus-style success looks like and this is what you and I are called to emulate.
To achieve Jesus-style success you, like the twelve disciples, need to model your life on Jesus and share his vision:
1. The need is urgent
Jesus saw that ‘they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd’ (v.36). Today, we see millions who don’t know Jesus and are spiritually lost. In addition, we see millions who are starving, homeless, suffering from preventable diseases and without even the most basic education.
2. The motive is love
Jesus had compassion (v.36). This is the strongest word for love in the Greek language (derived from the Greek word for ‘guts’). It is used only of Jesus. It could be translated ‘he was gutted’ – his heart broke.Jesus was unconcerned about worldly categories of importance or success. Here we see him helping two very different classes of people – an important ‘ruler’ (v.18) and a woman whose menstrual bleeding would have made her unclean and left her on the fringes of society (v.20). Yet Jesus had compassion on them both.
3. The trigger is prayer
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’ (v.38). Pray for more people to be raised up who will follow Jesus and reap the harvest.
4. The potential is vast.
Jesus said, ‘The harvest is plentiful’ (v.37). Jesus has modelled what success looks like – proclaiming the kingdom and demonstrating its in-breaking into history. Now he calls you to follow his model – to share in his mission, multiplying its reach.
Lord, there is so much need in our world yet it seems that the workers are few. I pray that you would raise up and send out more workers to go out into the harvest field and change the world.
Genesis 24:12
Pray for success in guidance.
Abraham’s servant was not embarrassed to pray for success. He prayed a prayer that we can all emulate: ‘Give me success today’ (v.12). It was not a selfish prayer. It was a prayer that God would bless someone else, ‘show kindness to my master Abraham’ (v.12). He asked to be guided by God.
This is one of the most remarkable stories of God’s guidance. On Alpha¹, we talk about five ways in which God guides us, under the heading of ‘the five CSs’. In this passage, we can see an example of all these working together and especially the fifth one, ‘Circumstantial Signs’.
Commanding Scripture
Obviously, Abraham did not have the Scriptures that we have – but he did have the commands of God that later became part of the Scriptures. God commanded his people to only marry other believers in him. Abraham told his servant he must not get a wife for his son from the Canaanites, but from his own people (vv.3–4).
Compelling Spirit
The Holy Spirit leads us as we pray. Although the words ‘Holy Spirit’ are not used in this passage, it is clear that all the participants are in a position to be guided by God, listening to him and being led by the Spirit. Abraham’s servant prayed from his heart (vv.12,45), Rebekah appeared ‘before he had finished praying’ (v.15), and when Rebekah appeared, Isaac was out in the field where he had gone to meditate (v.63).
Common Sense
The choice of Rebekah made sense. She was clearly someone who was appropriate for Isaac. It so happened that she was ‘very beautiful’ (v.16). She was also ‘a virgin; no man had ever lain with her’ (v.16). Most importantly, she was clearly generous, gracious and kind. Her immediate response to the request for water was not only to offer it, but also to say, ‘I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have finished drinking’ (v.19).
Counsel of the Saints
One of the ways in which God guides us is through godly advice (‘saints’ is used here in the New Testament sense to describe all God’s people). Although Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage was very different from the modern western marriage, in that it involved a large element of arrangement, there was also an element of choice. Rebekah was asked, ‘“Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied’ (v.57). Isaac chose to marry her and ‘loved her’ (v.67). They were following the counsel of the saints in the sense that everyone around, especially their parents, recognised, ‘This is from the Lord’ (v.50).
Circumstantial Signs
This is one of the clearest cases in the Bible of God guiding through circumstantial signs. The servant asks for a sign and was given exactly what he asked for (vv.12–26). However, as we have seen, the sign was not random. It was a test of Rebekah’s character, which she fulfilled.
As a result of being guided by God, not only was their meeting a great success, but more importantly, so was their marriage.
Lord, I pray that you would multiply this wonderful example of successful guidance amongst us. May there be more and more couples coming together and being able to say, ‘This is from the Lord’ (v.50).
Pippa Adds
Genesis 24
I have always loved this story. It is very romantic. Isaac was heir to great wealth, but he was possibly rather lonely. His half-brother had been sent away. His mother had died. But God provides this brave woman. She leaves her family. She marries someone miles from home whom she has never met. But God answers very specific prayers to guide them to this decision. Isaac goes to a lot of trouble to find a woman who shares his faith, which is so important in marriage. And I love the fact that Isaac loved her at first sight.
When I was newlywed (still newlywed though), my wife and I used to have a lots of disagreements due to our differing backgrounds. I was afraid of the constant bickerings not until our family mentor told us that the conflict is normal and that it is part of adjustment to one another.
Conflicting couples. Pexel.com.
So if yours look like mine as newlywed, don’t panic and if long-wed, still don’t fear, conflict and disagreement are inevitable in family, Christian homes inclusive as a result of our various backgrounds and experiences.
In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
Acts 6:1
The only antidote to it is EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
But what is Communication? Communication is the art of sending out thoughts, feelings, ideas, visions and belief by speaking in a manner that is understandable by both the speaker and the listener.
A communication is said to be effective if it’s understood by all the participants.
Furthermore, total Communication is 7% words, 38% tone of voice, and 55% nonverbal.
Tools for Effective Communication.
1. Conflict is bound to happen, denial is not the best course of action.
2. Agreed from onset that your partner (and children) is not your enemy.
You are on the same team. You both want the best for the family.
4. So therefore, depersonalize the problem. It is the the problem that have problem not your spouse.
3. Prepare for conflict and disagreements. To shock you, what causes fights in the house are inanimate objects. Phew!
Agreed from onset that your partner (and children) is not your enemy.
4. Do not assume that the offender offends you if you haven’t let him/her know that he/she does. The offender may sincerely not know. Therefore, speak.
5. If the offender is a man, resolve it by telling him straight. Men are more rational being (speak about 15,000 words per day) than women.
6. If a woman said, ‘you offended me.’ Be it your mother, sister, friend, colleague or wife, let her talk because women are more emotional ( speak 25,000 per day) and just say sooooory.
7. Do not sweep any disagreement under carpet.
8.Therefore RESOLVE ALL CONFLICTS IMMEDIATELY AND TACTFULLY.
9. When resolving a conflict, communicate in such a way that you are understood. Big grammars blur effective communication.
10. Don’t exaggerate. Statements like ‘you always fumbled,’ ‘you are up to no good,’ ‘you are this,’ ‘ you are that’ are all silly exaggerations. Your spouse (or kid) may have truly offended you but that doesn’t mean he/she is such a complete idiot (in Arthur Pendragon’s voice).
These exaggerations aren’t helpful or truthful and put your spouse on the defensive. (Proverbs 25:18)
11. Choose a proper time to engage.
Wanting to resolve a conflict during a hot Premier League march between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC or NBA match may not produce desired result for football lovers. Same goes to women too.
12. When your spouse is registering his/her grievance, please LISTEN (we men should abundantly take note of this).(James 1:19).
RESOLVE ALL CONFLICTS IMMEDIATELY AND TACTFULLY.
13. Don’t become irresponsible because of the action of your offender.
If it your wife is the offender, don’t stop being a good husband.
Peradventure, the offender is your husband, don’t renege in performing your wifely duties to him.
At work, don’t reduce productivity.
14. Say SORRY and ACT SORRY; whether you are right or wrong. Saying sorry and not acting sorry is tantamount to playing on someone’s intelligence.
15. Don’t deny yourselves of your conjugal rights.
16. In case of recurrent disagreement bordering on illegality, report to higher authority.
17. No yelling, foul language, or name-calling. (Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 3:8).
18. Don’t transfer aggression to innocent people.
19. Don’t physically, emotionally, physiologically abuse one another.
20. Stay on topic. No bringing up past unrelated issues. (1 Corinthians 13:4-5; Philippians 3:13-14)
21. Allow for “time outs” (where you take a break from the discussion) when things are getting heated before one of you loses your cool. If either one of you calls a “time out,” both of you respect that. (Psalm 37:8)
22. Take turns talking. Do not interrupt each other. (Proverbs 1:5)
23. Take a break to pray together when it seems like you aren’t getting anywhere. (Psalm 32:6)
24. Don’t threaten divorce. (Matthew 19:6)
With all these points and steps, I believed that conflicts can be resolved.
A quick question: who is supposed to say sorry first between husband and wife?
My husband is a great cook, and he loves to cook too, and I share that simply to get your attention.
Now that I have it, imagine my husband and I were to cook a very delicious stew. We both contributed to making it very tasty and inviting to the eyes.
It’s supposed to last us a whole week, and we know we ought to preserve it, but we are really busy people, with work, parenting and other religious and social obligations, you know how it is. By the third day, our stew has gone sour.
Neglect is what makes a sweet relationship turn sour.
You and your spouse may be inherently good people, and the things that takes the most of your time and drains your energy are most likely legitimate needs.
However, like I learned this week,
The only way to make your relationship a priority is to…
This is a chapter from my incoming new Ebook titled Sexual Purity in A Sexually Crazed World. Enjoy and download for reading when it comes out hopefully by June.
We live in a sex crazy world. Almost everything now has been sexualized as if human beings cannot survive without sex.
Sex is between a biologically male human being and a biological female human being who are married.
Whereas, it could have been better, if the world encourages marital heterosexual sex but lo and behold, our campaigns, billboards, soaps, protests, etc., focus on same-sex, premarital sex, unbridled and casual sex, abortions, bestiality and all sorts of immoralities.
But in all these, God in the Scripture commanded us to abstain from all forms of sexual immoralities as the only form of sex He approved of is sex between a biologically male human being and a biological female human being who are married.
So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female… The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.”
Genesis 1:27, 4:1
But before we discussed how to abstain, let us understand these four facts.
Four facts about No Sex till Marriage Relationship.
1. We abstain from Premarital sex not because one’s partner says so, we don’t want pregnancy or are afraid of venerable diseases but because we want to GLORIFY AND WORSHIP GOD.
2. It is 100% possible to do No Sex till Marriage relationship in this sex-crazed world. I repeat, it’s highly possible. My significant other and I did it and didn’t regret doing it.
‘For nothing will be impossible with God.’
Luke 1:37
3. Forget social media noise, many people are abstaining – you won’t be the first to do it and neither will you be the last. Many more will do it.
4. You lose nothing by abstaining from Premarital sex and gain many things by abstaining.
Now, to our discussion.
How to have No Sex till Marriage Relationship.
1. Praying:
we live in a world that is in so much loved with sex. You see sex and it’s related stuff everywhere, even the church is not spared but prayers can help safeguard you from all temptations.
“Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy.
And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9,13
2.Have fear of God:
That He meant well when He told you to abstain and that He has your best interest at heart for giving the command.
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
3. Guard what you see, hear and read:
Unless, you want to deceive yourself, you can’t be listening to shedibalabala,touch my bum bum, lemme touch your bress music, videos and articles up and down and expect to keep yourself. How then do you guard yourself? Start away from any sex inducing acts, blogs, environment, situations, etc., Any appreance of evils should be done with.
Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
Proverbs 4:23
4. Replace negativity with positivity:
As you are shunning negativity, make you replace it positive habits like Bible reading, reading edifying books, watching motivational videos and blogs, being busy, attending church services, volunteering, etc.
All these activities will naturally make you think less of sex.
Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.
Ephesians 4:28
5.Be busy:
As a normal human being, you will fell horny but productive busyiness can de-stress horniness. Once you notice that you body is beginning to act as a human being, take a walk around the neighborhood, mop the floor, write your thoughts, take a book and read, visit your friends and family, go to church, go on evagelism, pray, sing, etc.
6.Don’t tempt Satan:
Lead us not into temptations is better than deliver us from evils. Most of us are deceiving ourselves.
You said you want to do abstainance but you pack to your boyfriend’s house, Is he wood?
Uncle, shebi na you tell us say you wan keep yourself, why the kissing and plate licking?
Tempting Satan is sleeping overnight in your fiance’s abode and saying that nothing will happen, many things will happen.
Tempting Satan is always staying indoors with opposite sex .
Tempting Satan is doing foreplays like passionate kissing, smooching, licking, carousing, blowjob and thinking sex won’t happen, you will be highly playing with fire. You can mock God, what a man sow, he will reap.
Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap.
Galatians 6:7
7. Be determined like Lion:
That come what may this No Sex before Marriage will be done by me through the help of Holy Spirit.
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
8. Double date:
Don’t be surprised that I say you should double date. Before you castigate me, check the meaning of double Dating first.
Having two partners simultaneously is not double Dating, it’s called unfaithfulness. Double dating means going on a date with other courting couples.
This double Dating (or even triple dating) of a thing will serve as a charepon for you and your intending spouse. The caveat here, double date with couples who are also No sex before marriage practitioners.
With all these steps, I believe a child of God can escape the sexual filthiness of the world.
Thanks for reading and staying sexually pure.
Unless otherwise stated, all Scripture quotes from Christian Standard Bible (CSB).
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The start of a new year brings many possibilities, which makes it the perfect time to create new Bible reading habits. But, busy schedules, family obligations, and conflicting priorities can make studying Scripture feel challenging at times.
Person reading Bible. Source: YouVersion website.
Thankfully, there are steps you can take toward consistently reading God’s Word.
Here are 4 Bible habit hacks you can do with YouVersion:
1. Make it stick
The easiest way to create a new habit is by linking it to something you already do consistently. So if the first thing you do in the morning is reach for your phone, try reflecting on YouVersion’s Verse of the Day. When you combine a new habit with an already established one, it gives your new habit more “stickiness.”
Tip: Make YouVersion the first app you see, and get instant access to the Verse of the Day, by enabling the Verse of the Day widget on your phone. Learn how to enable widgets here.
2. Make it automatic
The best way to build a habit is just to start. And as you get started, don’t focus on the amount of time you’re reading or listening to Scripture, just focus on doing it regularly. Once you complete two days in a row, go for three. Once you complete three days, try for five, and keep going until you’ve built a Bible streak.
If you’re starting to build a consistent Bible habit, pick a time to study that works for you, and set up daily reminders to spend time in God’s Word.
Tip: Keep up your momentum by viewing your Bible streak on your YouVersion Home Feed. You can also set up Plan, Prayer, and Verse of the Day Reminders here.
3. Stay connected.
You’re more likely to keep studying your Bible if you do it alongside someone who cares about your spiritual growth.
Plans with Friends offers a simple, easy way to make sure you continue building your Bible study habit.
There are thousands of Plans in YouVersion, so simply pick a Plan that interests you, and start it with Friends. At the end of each Plan day, you’ll be given a space to chat with your Friends about what you discovered.
Tip: You can do a Plan with anybody! Simply share a Plan link on social media, or share a Plan with someone within the app. Get started by choosing a Plan, and follow the prompts to invite Friends to join you.
4. Make it feel new.
Sometimes, the reason we get in a Bible reading rut is because what we’re doing feels too familiar. Switch up how you engage with the Bible.
If you typically read Scripture, try listening to an audio Bible. If you tend to study Scripture in one specific version, switch to a different version for a month and see if anything new stands out to you. Or, try reading in a new order to gain a fresh perspective.
Tips: To easily compare Bible versions, tap a verse, and then select the ”Compare” button that appears. And, you can listen to any portion of Scripture with audio Bibles.
Making the Bible a part of your everyday life doesn’t have to be daunting—and thankfully, we don’t have to do it alone. God loves to come alongside us to encourage and empower us by renewing and transforming our minds. He reveals Himself to anyone searching for Him.
As you commit to studying Scripture regularly, remember that the God who created you can also enable you to break through the resistance that holds you back, so that you can consistently engage with His living and active Word.
The new year is the season where there is so much fun in the air and it could be a perfect time for you to find another woman’s son to find you or to look for another man’s daughter for friendship and marital settlement in 2022.
If you are game, primed and ready to roll then follow this guide to find or to be found (as the case may be):
1. Open your social media DM.
Who knows maybe your significant other has been waiting for you for two years. Love can happen anywhere, including your DM.
Do you reply to every message in there? Absolutely no! Carefully select anyone with the sensible message while ignoring all ‘hello angles.’
2. Start sharing values on your social media page.
Where there is a carcass, there the vultures gather.
By starting to offer values on your social page, group, blog or weblink, you will eventually attract a crowd. Maybe your future spouse may come with the healing to your singleness in his/her wing. Who knows.
Read the story of Ayosolas below.
Couples of Zuckerville’s Facebook page
3. Be a commenter.
First of all, make sure you comment your marital status and contact info in the comment section if you are ready to mingle and settle this year.
Apart from commenting here, don’t just be a values sharer, be a value encourager by commenting, liking and sharing other value givers’ and content creators’ creative works.
You can even tailor your comments to the person that you are developing feelings for provided the ‘feelee‘ values aligned with godly principles. I bet it with you, people can be known through what they read, write and say.
Facebook posts are the written form of our thoughts, beliefs and ideologies.
The caveat here, don’t just comment casually, comment intelligently and argue respectfully. Maybe the person that will find you is also a fellow commenter.
Did you know why I hammered so much on your social media? Because it is the easiest means for baby boomers, millennials and Gen Zs to find love.
4. Owambe is a goldmine.
If you are seriously considering marriage this year or the year after, do not joke with parties and any avenues that put you amid opposite sexes.
Such parties include wedding parties, burial parties, chieftaincy ceremony and various festivities.
Even if you are not invited to one make sure you volunteer to attend one or look for one to attend in the neighbourhood. All that you need is boldness, a good phone to exchange contact, neat clothes preferably native wears and perf so that you can appear nice to your would-be suitors.
You can’t attend five in a row without seeing love.
5. Now, let’s go to church.
If you have been skipping church before, this ain’t the best time to do so.
This is the time to make church and churchy activities serious and be serious with them for life because there is joy in the presence of God.
There are thousands of single men and women in the faith but they don’t go to clubhouses, you can only find them in the choir, youth meetings, camp meetings, church volunteer groups, etc., plus the fact that some of them are not active on social media and you know what, they are serving God sincerely.
If you don’t marry from the church, where will you?
6. Listen to recommendations.
Like I said yesterday, somebody knows someone that he/she thinks can make a good spouse to you. If you got that opportunity please don’t belittle it. Check the recommended person out first.
After all, there is nothing sinful about matchmaking.
7. Prayer is the master key.
Let’s sing this song:
Prayer is the key, Prayer is the key, Prayer is the master key, Jesus started with prayer, And end it with prayer, Prayer is the master.
The whole process of searching, looking and finding should start with prayer and continue in prayer.
Why prayer? People can be wicked and fake what they are not. So you will need prayer to separate the chaff from the wheat.
Praying means you are saying to God, ‘my father I can’t do this in my power but you can help me.’
This, we are sure of, He never fails.
Finally, do you want to settle down this year, drop your contact info in the comment section?
Let’s start with this true story of mine. It happened in November 2020.
Her: Master Joel, do you like 🥰🥰🥰 lady.
Me: Yes, I do, ma.
Her: As in very ❤️❤️❤️?
Me: I am sure I like them like that 😄😃
That was a phone convo with a former colleague of mine recommending her very beautiful friend of hers for me for a relationship that can lead to marriage.
For brevity sake, the recommended lady and I met and talked but relationship didn’t materialize between us.
Seeing/finding my wife under mango tree is the best feeling in the world.
This year also, a senior friend recommended another godly lady to me who eventually became my wife.
What am I striking at? Somebody’s child will find you but do you know somebody child knows somebody’s child that should find but you are unfindable because of your attitudes.
Somebody’s child has a good friend that can marry but he knows your stubbornness can kill another woman’s child.
Somebody’s kid has a godly sister that can make a good wife but she knows that your eye no dey stay one place.
Somebody’s pikin want to recommend one of his/her for you but they are afraid that you may rub their faces in the mud through your behaviors.
Dear, somebody’s child had somebody’s daughter/son for you that he/she think may find you but are you findable?
Did you trying finding love last year and it didn’t work or you intended that some love should find but the search didn’t materialize?
My brother or sister, don’t panic. Read this story of mine and put your mine at rest.
The story goes this: I remembered telling this story before on Facebook.
The story of a girl who came to my workplace for Teaching Practice.
The lady is a Christian, educated, skillful and both of us were 100% singularly single as at then.
Infact, I have 9/10 assurance that if I asked her out, she will obliged.
But I didn’t. Why? I just don’t feel towards her. I can’t just say what happened, I just know I don’t jelly toward her.
Fortunately, my LOML has the same skill set as my wife – bag making among others thing that my own do like event management, catering, teen coaching, etc.
Sorry for digressing. The lady I didn’t ‘love’ became someone’s wife last November.
The lady I didn’t felt for is now somebody’s son heartbeat.
The lady my heart wasn’t jelly towards today has found someone whose heart has melted for her.
What I didn’t like, someone love it.
Even I, was rejected by 17 ladies but I thank God that my wife was 10x better than all of them in all manners.
That someone did not see the gold embedded in your soil didn’t and wouldn’t diminish the gold in you.
Somebody’s kid definitely will mine you one day.
A farmer sees crop to bring out of the soil while a geographer is thinking of bringing out precious stones from the same piece of land. None is wrong and none of them is right, training differs.
1. Father, thank You for 2021. Please Lord, in the this year, help me do all that You tell me to because I know that if I obey You, You will bless me greatly.
2. Lord, please be glorified in my life like never before. In 2022, let all men know that indeed I serve a Living God.
3. Lord, in this year, please have mercy on all the nations of the world. Let there be peace and prosperity around the world. Take sorrow far from all our nations, in Jesus name.
4. Father, please bless the works of my hands in 2022. Let me prosper greatly, more than ever before, in the mighty name of Jesus.
5. Father, make a way for me in this year. I don’t want to struggle; please let all struggles end this year, in Jesus name.
6. Lord, surround me with great helpers in the year 2022. Please bring helpers of destiny my way – people who have the capacity and willingness to help me, in Jesus name.
7. Father, please destroy every evil that the enemy has planned against me and my loved ones this year, in Jesus name. In 2022, I will enjoy victory on every side, in the mighty name of Jesus.
8. Father, in 2022, make me stand before kings. Elevate me far above my dreams for the year, in Jesus name.
9. Father, open the floodgates of Heaven and bless me greatly. Bless me so much that it will overflow to all my friends and loved ones, in Jesus name.
10. Father, in 2022, I will not cry over my loved ones, my children will not die, no one will be missing and no one will fall sick amongst my family members, in Jesus name
11. Father, in 2022, help me to serve You like never before. Give me the grace to please You and to live holy every single day of the year, in the mighty name of Jesus.
12. Your personal prayer request for the the year 2022.
13. Father, thank You for the great privilege to see the first day of 2022. Thank You, Jesus
(Culled from Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye).
Welcome to last day of 20-day Blogmas (Blog + mass).
Thanks for this journey of 20 days, likes, comments and the follows.
Yesterday was Christmas but Christmas didn’t end yesterday, it is a daily lifestyle for Christmas.
Why? Because Christmas is a celebration of the Anointed One ( Christo + mass) and it behooves us to relegate that to December 25th – once a year.
For a non-christian, it starts and ends yesterday but for a blood-washed believers, it starts today and continues till eternity when we will behold His face and sees Him as He is.
Now, how can celebrate Christ after Christmas i.e., how can we do Christmas after Christmas? There are many ways, but the most important ones are listed below:
See sin as worst disease than COVID-19
And flee from any appreance of evils
By living all your live for the glory of God as this is your highest worship
Be humble as the first Christmas signifies.
Remember the poor.
Fight for the powerless.
Speak for the voiceless.
Pray for a depressed soul.
Encourage a weary heart
Support a ministry.
If you can do this and many more godly acts, you will be celebrating Christmas after Christmas.
Once again, Merry Christmas and Happy New year in advance.
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