SEEKING FIRST

When I was eight years old my dad bought me a toy, it got broken and my elder brother told me my dad would punish me, I got so scared so I wrote my dad a letter of apology, telling him I was sorry for wasting his money, and that it will never happen again.

After reading the letter my dad said something to me that I would never forget, he said a toy was not built to last forever but the way I treat the toy he gives me would determine the level of trust he would have in me, which will in turn determine how expensive my next toy will be, and also one of the ways he can tell that was responsible.

I had a sudden need to be responsible, I decided to wash and keep all my toys safe, you don’t want to know the once I destroyed in the process(lol).

This memory came to mind one faithful day, I had attended a prayer meeting and a prayer request was raised for us to pray for financial increase, with so much zeal I started praying, I don’t know if it happens to you but my mind started wondering around areas I needed the money for, I taught of my house, my car, the trip around the world, my children’s school fees, my trip to the spa etc. basically the good life, then just like a heavy metal falling from the top of a building and landing on a car the scripture hit me, mattew 6v33(seek ye first……….) that was when it made sense to me, I should be asking for resources for the kingdom that should be my priority, and every other thing  will be added unto me, I will not lack or worry about being broke.

What is the motive for what I pray for? Is it beneficial to the cause or is it all about me and how I can show off to people

 God wants to give me so much, grant me my heart desires, lavish me with so much resource beyond what i can imagine, but here is the jamb question (A Nigerian based university entrance exam)

Why do i need it?

Can God trust me with such resource?

What is the reason behind my request?

What is the state of my heart?

(Food for thought)

I LOVE MONDAYS

I HATE MONDAYS

It is a phrase I have heard severally even before I got the first class experience wake up and go to school or work.

Sunday evenings is a constant reminder of what is to come, the almighty dreadful, depressing Monday morning, which promises bonuses like

·         Waking up early

·         Finding what to wear(if u have not done that the night before

·         Traffic

·         Carry over work from Friday

·         New challenges at work etc.

·         Panic attack for a deadline one is expected to meet

Makes you want to call in sick, create a family emergency, it’s amazing how the go to response for avoiding Monday is always to cower and hide. Then you resolve to just saying I HATE MONDAYS.

Over the years I have come to hate Mondays literally, I have wished for an extra day in the weekend, so Monday would stay away a bit longer. Kai gaskiya (honestly) Mondays are just Mondays.

Aside from the standard dislike for Mondays, other attempts have been made to inform Monday how we dislike her, we have pictures, slogans, smileys you name it, Monday knows she is not liked at all.

This morning on my way to work  I watched as cars pass by and I looked at the countenance of the people heading to work and I smiled because I  knew without a doubt we shared the same sentiments, can I get an amen (AMEN)

Then the Holy Spirit said something to me that got me thinking

IF GOD HAD APPROACHED MONDAY LIKE THIS WOULD THERE BE LIGHT? SELAH

ARE YOU IN PURPOSE?

Dearest one

How are you doing today, it’s been a while I last saw you. Miss you so much, I hope you are well and you are happy where you are. I have no reason to be concerned because I know you are in good hands. Strong healthy hands that guide you to accomplish that which I created you for.

I remember when I first created you. It was a beautiful day, a sunny day, leaves dropping, the air cool from the water Brooke next to the shed, the wood was carefully selected for your place of assignment, I knew just where you will excel so I made sure you were perfect for the place of calling and equipped for the challenge ahead.

The steel I used for your head, its rare, unique suited just for you, no one else can carry it, no one else can use it effectively but you…………….oh my dear you are so special.

How is your guardian doing, I believe both of you are working together to get the job done, I trust your capabilities, as I earlier said in Jeremiah 1v5

 

As I earlier said in the beginning of my letter it has been a while, I miss hearing from you, you used to call me every day, we spent time together, I sharpened your steel, guiding you in the right path so you can be culturally relevant and  you were so effective, you made me proud, but of recent the logs sent over to me are not as many as you used to send, the report I get is that you are blunt, which is funny because you know spending time with me sharpens you, making you so effective and ready at all times.

Lately you spend more time focusing on trivial things that are not in line with your assignment, focussing more on activities than doing the actual work you were created to do, worrying about peoples opinion of you,selling your self short and struggling with the enemy on your own when am your strength, your guide, your protector, the Holy spirit mentioned you don’t even communicate with Him any more, ignoring the caution and advice he gives to you. You don’t even follow in the footsteps of you mentor....... Christ, am worried about you.

The work I sent you to do is yet to be done; I am depending on you my darling one. I am relying on you. This is not the time to be relaxed or lazy, it’s time to work, because the work is great but the laborers are so few (Matthew 9v 37) and its imperative you do the work now because a time comes when you won’t be able to do that which has been assigned specifically to you.

arise and get back to work I NEED YOU...............

I want to ask you the same question I asked Adam…………………………………where are you?

Yours truly

I WANT MORE MORE LORD

He who hungers and thirst after………………………….. (Mattew 5v6)

I wonder what this scripture means to people in Somalia, not with the intention of being insensitive but I figure they can best describe how to hunger and thirst for something.

How to wake up in the morning with hunger pangs, searching and craving for food, water, etc.

The means of achieving these desires are alien to us because no matter how we complain, we find ourselves fed, these people without having the exact details are little or no options. depending on the relief brought to them.

So when I declare that I hunger and thirst after the Lord, I really have to ask myself do I mean what I say?

What’s the reality of that word to me?

How desperate am I to eat of His daily bread?

How eager am I to study and meditate on the word

Do I have the passion to wake up and search, search for replenishment?

Do I experience a pain when not fed by the word?

The tears that follow that lack of satisfaction, do I have that passion?

Am I aware of how refreshing it is to dwell and meditate on the word?

Am not there yet but I have to put this question out there

HOW DESPERATE ARE YOU TO EAT OF THE DAILY BREAD AND DRINK OF THE EVERLASTING WELL?

I CELEBRATE YOU.

BE GRATEFULL

Being grateful is not an art, is not a profession nor a hobby, nor is it limited to a specie.

It is a way of life, its showing gratitude for what is made available to YOU

The expectation of receiving makes our eyes light up with excitement with an uncontrollable smile (do I detect a hint of self esteem boost (smiling)

Our RIGHT is another topic entirely; we are not obligated to shower a rain of gratitude because we believe we are entitled.

 But we should still show/give it anyways………………………..the source might decide not to give it, just as you will decide not to show appreciation.(hhhhhhhm now that’s a thought)

Show your gratitude to the smallest of all gifts, gestures, etc and watch how it will increase

It’s simply,  don’t look down on a gift , a person, a country, a child …………………………………………………..YOU WILL NEVER KNOW

Just say a simple THANK YOU, to the source and most importantly to God for using the person to bless you……………… YOU WILL NEVER KNOW (it could be a test.)

(Note to self) LET GOD TRUST YOU TO MAKE SOMEBODY GRATEFUL TODAY...........................................

YOU WILL NEVER KNOW

Let me start…………………….THANK YOU for reading………………..and liking……………………commenting.

NOW YOUR TURN……………………TRY IT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW

COLOR ME

COLOR ME

Your colors make me beautiful

 you color me GREEN, making me flourish in everything I do, my life at that point is filled with the aroma of that early morning dew and flowers glistened with drips of water and the cool wind blowing, while I take a deep breath of air, that sweet early morning air….

Am so content in your presence, total surrender and vulnerable to Your strength, making me realize Lord that you color me PINK

You color me BLUE, as the sky free and bright, the clouds defined and when I look closely I can create images, understanding the gift of creativity You have blessed me with

You color me RED, reminding me of the blood shed for me on the cross, the pain felt on my behalf, the sacrifice so great, made just for me, just for me

You color me PURPLE letting me know I belong to a royal family, sitting right beside the Lord Jesus Christ, in complete realization of my inheritance, dressed fully in Your robe of covering and wearing the ring of ownership to You, surrounded by luxury and wealth

You color me YELLOW as the sun flower I radiate brightly under the sun, being the salt of the earth, reflecting Your light all over the world

You color me white, Your holiness so pure and true, knowing I can be holy because You are holy

You color me, am wrapped totally with Your colors Lord, fearfully and wonderfully made, standing out in total beauty and pride, a child of royalty, bold and confident, cloth in Your robe of many colors, I take long and proud strides just like Joseph in his coat of many colors.

Just as the lily represents a new life You restore me with Your amazing colors, making my life………….without a doubt COLOURED

I glow in Your colors, You color me daily

Waiting..

So often we feel that we are the only ones endlessly waiting for things to come to pass in our lives.We wonder if God truly understands and relates to the pain of waiting,to the grief of longing for something,to the wondering if we will ever receive our heart's desire. As we fidget and manoeuvre our hearts and emotions to find a comfortable place in the midst of the waiting,we once again ponder how God feels.Has He ever had to wait for anything?The answer is yes!He waits for us to be reconciled to Him.He waits for us to love Him the way He loves us.He waits for us to walk in obedience to Him.

Oh,my friends,God is well acquainted with waiting!He waits for us to become all He created us to be and acquire.He is our portion and reward,and we are His joy.He constantly cares about our welfare.He waits to exalt Himself and reveal His goodness to us.He wants to be our greatest joy so that our joy can never be taken away.