surety of the word

Good day! I hope you doing great and you’re keeping your head up. Always remember you are strong enough and you are qualified.

I would like to drop something buy you that has been on my mind this week. I believe we all know that we supposed not to worry and believe that everything will work out. Not being worried and waiting in patience go hand in hand; sometimes we can wait impatiently that’s why we still try to find short cuts. My question is, what are we doing while we try not to worry and wait? If you’re worry about the outcome, then what work have you put in it so far? What is your contribution to the success of the thing that makes you worry? Or do you just sit, do nothing and just use the time to worry instead of taking an action?

God is not implying that we shouldn’t do nothing when He said we should not worry. It means, keep doing what you are doing knowing that your labor, sweat, and time won’t be in vain. It means doing the work keeps your mind off the issues that may rise so you wouldn’t have the time to worry. Do not worry does not mean do not work; it doesn’t mean sit and expect manna to fall – partial dedication will not produce a big harvest, it can only feed you today and leave you hungry tomorrow.

Worry cannot substitute the work it only delays the process.

Love you and thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day♥

 

Hey there! Hope your week has been awesome. I’m drawing the curtains on this series and I’ll be posting every other week from now onward or weekly depending on my schedule. I don’t know about you, but this series has been a blessing to me; I always find myself being reminded to be conscious of me and things that come my way.

I believe our efforts are in vain if we don’t work with the one who sustains it all. Yes, we can try to be intentional about our thoughts, words, joy, and all but if God is not in it we’ll always live miserably. Continue reading “Be Intentional series V (finale): God & I” →

When a guy wants to date a girl, the words he says to her carry more weight than his bank account. He would promise Heaven and Earth, a tomorrow which does not belong to him, but he hopes that his words based on how it has been presented will activate an interest in the girl. I guess you probably know where I’m going with this, right? Maybe dating does not start off like this nowadays but what I’m trying to say is that we do and undo with our mouth. Continue reading “Be Intentional series IV: WORDS” →

Happy Saturday to you! Hope your day has been awesome and you’re doing great as well. My week has been a little different, God shook me a little and it made me understand that He does not need my permission to do anything to me, whether good or bad (as in things that make me uncomfortable) – but I realized it was necessary for this topic.

One thing we do well is worry; it’s like a reflex to problems. We react with worry whenever something shoots out of the normal range of our expectation. Sometimes we do it without even thinking about it. Our mind is constantly reminding us of things that are not in order and we try to solve the problem in our head though it never gets solved. I have come to realized that nothing gets solved by being worried. Problems don’t go away because we worry or complain – even tears though it might clean the face does not wipe away problems. Continue reading “Be Intentional series III: WORRY” →

Happy New Year! I hope you had an amazing transition into the new year. I hope you are also enthusiastic about it and your expectations are high. First and foremost, I wish you the best in everything – I pray that you’ll become the best version of you and you shall achieve all that God has for you. Don’t accept defeat; don’t accept failure because you will win!

Today’s “Be Intentional” series is about thoughts. And if you haven’t noticed, the first part has been posted last month on joy. So, I noticed that some people aren’t interested in this new year new me charade and it makes me wonder why they’re not interested or should I say tired of becoming “new”. Being a new person has nothing to do with a new year. It has nothing to do with new clothes or forming a new attitude; it has everything to do with the mindset. And why wait till the 31st of every December to realized that it’s time to step up?

Continue reading “Be Intentional Series II: THOUGHTS” →

I’ve been upset this year more than I have ever been. I got to know myself a whole lot due to my job and I can say that I have been tried. There were times I wanted to quit, wave it a goodbye and look for something else but then I look at my expenses and I have to think twice. I don’t hate my job but I don’t like how I feel on some days due to familiar challenges that are out of my control. In the midst of it all I have learned to work with the negative energy.

I have realized that it’s not easy to just mind your own business nowadays. Truth is someone is always bringing their own matter into your business uninvited, and we all know uninvited guests most of the time barge in with unwanted inconveniences. And then all of a sudden we have to put our joy, our good mood on pause and address being mad or worried at something. I realized that sometimes we try to fit our bad moods into our schedule more than we try to fit in our good moods.

This is what I think; I believe we’re in control of our emotions. We are in control of what we say and we’re in control of what we want to believe. Anything happening in our proximity should not sip into our lives affecting us in any way. I know it sounds crazy, and I’m not saying don’t be angry or you can’t worry over stuff but our reaction and how long we babysit that thing is what I’m talking about. I did this with my job and just the other day after work a staff member was surprised I had a smile on my face after a crazy day. I’m not saying we should fake our joy either. Genuinely be joyful; joy outlasts happiness by the way. Enough of depression, enough of being downcast – enough of having a bad day because of what some stranger did on the highway. Intentionally put a smile on your face and understand that real joy comes from within not from anywhere else.

Things will happen in different ways and forms all aiming for one goal: to destruct, depress, and drain you – but I need you to understand that you get to choose how you feel. You get to decide whether that thing takes away your joy or not. So be intentional about your emotions and don’t allow anything to take your joy from you.

See you next time! ♥♥♥

 

Hello fam!

I realized that every time I want to write something I always battle with what to write. Not that I don’t have anything to write about but I can’t just settle on one thing. I have finally come to an agreement with myself about making a series for the upcoming weeks into next year. I want to talk about being “intentional” about ourselves in different capacities. It’s something that I’m becoming aware of and something I want to work on as an individual. For the purpose of this series, we’ll get to take a step back and reflect using our invisible glasses to magnify the things we have overlooked and things we have handled very sloppily.

When I was thinking about this series, one thing that came to mind was that God is intentional about us. Nothing escapes his attention. He knows the end from the beginning and that means everything that is happening right now is in the intention of God. So if God is intentional then why can’t we that ones living out the intentional plan of God live with our senses wide awake and not allow things to just happen?

Truth of the matter is we have the power over what we allow into our lives. We have the right to say yes or no and no one can do anything about it; depending on the situation- don’t go do that to your mum though she might slap you. But what I’m saying is we can’t live like we’re blind when we have eyes and I believe God desires for us to grow above the norm and get really “professional” with ourselves. Let’s check everything that comes our way, if it’s missing a last name or a period we should be bold enough to send it back. And if it’s not worth it we shouldn’t waste our time or emotion on it.

I’m excited about this series and I look forward to learning myself and I pray it blesses us all. Love you and have a blessed weekend!

 

I thought I was hidden far away from you.

Never thought I’m your beloved.

Never knew your love was free, begging me to open my eyes to see.

Oh how foolish was my thoughts!

You were the door that opened when the others were shut.

For every rejection you approved me.

You planted my feet on the rock and you covered me.

I’m yours because you called me your own.

Thank you for choosing me before the world tried to choose me,

and because of your mark, I’m untouchable!

Daddy, I’m yours!

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God has approved us! God loves us and He cares for us. God is for us and He’s with us. His arms are wide open to all not excluding you. Are you down? He’s the one that lifts. He’s that strong; don’t ask me cuz I don’t know where he works out lol. We are the children of God and that means we are untouchable. Are you at the rock bottom? His arms will extend that far to pick you up. With God on our side, we are over-comers because we are His own. We got this!

Catch you next time! Love you!

 

 

Hey there!

Glad to have you here today and I pray your week has been amazing. We’re almost at the end of the year and our life is still unfolding with new revelations. If you pay close attention to the things around you, you would notice that there’s always something to learn. Learning requires being disciplined and having a heart of a learner; it’s a deliberate choice. If you want more, you would have to accept that you lacking then you can have more. Food for thought.

Now back to what I want to share with you today. Something happened this week and for a moment I almost doubted my decision. The thing about me is that I don’t have lot of friends so I appreciate friendship whether big or small. I love regardless which sometimes makes me look stupid because why reach out when you know they might cut off your hands in return? But in the midst of it all, I have learnt not to exalt the love of people over the love of God for me – so that included making some boundaries and setting priorities in proper positions.

So here I am, sticking to my decision thinking maybe I should go low because I may have my standards too high – but looking back, I’m glad I did not do that. Focus is a verb and we all know a verb is an action word. Which means if you’re not focusing then your vision is distorted because you looking everywhere. Question is where are you looking? What’s so attractive about that distraction that you just have to look? All it takes is a second. People’s lives change within seconds. A glance off the vision brings you a step back, so why risk it?

Don’t go off the script because someone can’t keep up with it. It’s very simple; the character is not for them. Don’t lower the standard because someone can’t keep up with it. It’s very simple; their muscles aren’t built for it. Stick to the script and don’t lose focus. Things will go out of focus a little but make sure you always get a clear vision.

I’m gonna leave it here and see you next time. Love you!