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Sunday, December 30, 2018

What do you see?

Young Elizabeth walked down the path towards her house feeling despondent as she was used to.

"There seem no end to the famine in the land.

 Everything looked so dead and lifeless.

There is nothing nice to look forward to in the New Year, she said to herself feeling terribly depressed.

 She was awakened from her thoughts 
 By laughter coming from the woods close by.

 She stopped to watch a man with long hair singing and playing on his instrument
 And Children were clapping their hands listening to him with such glee.

 "Can you hear the rain? he belted out.

 Can you feel the wind drenched with moisture?

 Can you feel the raindrops on your face?

 Can you feel your feet wading through a thick blanket of grass?

 Can you see crops everywhere?

Some scriptures flashed across her mind.

 Genesis 13:14 CJB
 14 Adonai said to Avram, after Lot had moved away from him, “Look all around you from where you are, to the north, the south, the east and the west. 15 All the land you see I will give to you and your descendants forever, 

A  thought snapped in her head,

"I get it , you get only what you see", she spoke aloud , her voice shaking with excitement.

 The man  stopped singing and looked at Elizabeth.

 She smiled and nodded and said “I too see the rain.” and walked away

 Suddenly her spirits lifted, her soul which was drooping with all life's burdens on it
felt a fresh lease of life.

“I see the rain, she started singing, softly to herself.

I see a great harvest, I hear the sound of laughter.

 I see good things ahead of me and my family,

 I see every mountain which stood in my path for years crushed to dust by me.

 I see breakthroughs in my future,

 I see myself reaching my destiny,

 I see good health and prosperity surrounding  me and my loved ones.

 Oh. I can’t wait for the New Year to dawn on me" ...she sang happily and went on her way.










Sunday, October 14, 2018

Its A Beautiful World

When God decided to create the world
It was nothing but a mass of pitch darkness.
He thought to himself, “enough of this vast ocean of blackness before me,
I want to create a beautiful world full of beauty,”
“I want to hear the sound of laughter and lives filled with joy unspeakable,”
“I want to speak life where there is no life,”
“Command light where there only darkness,”
“Create a beautiful world with the stroke of my imagination”
After 7 days he looked and smiled pleased at what he had created and he rested.
Genesis 1: 31 CJB
31 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, along with everything in them. On the seventh day God was finished with his work which he had made, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made
“Lord, John, the struggling young man said “since I am made in your image.”
“I take the stroke of my pen,
Where I see a picture of gloom in front of me I replace it with picture of happiness,”
“Where I see lack, I replace it with abundance,”
“When I feel pain, I replace it with joy,”
“When I fear the worst, I replace it with trust,”
“No matter what Lord,
You are the master of my boat,
The anchor of my soul,”
“Through the storm through the rain
I will hold on,” 
“Since I am created in your image,
I will use the creative powers bestowed upon me by the creator of the universe,"
“I will command light into my world,
With the power of my imagination
I will fill it with beauty, abundance, and joy.
And one day I will sit with my admirers,
And marvel at what I created,
And nod in agreement with them,
Yes it’s indeed a beautiful world.”

Friday, September 28, 2018

You will prosper as Your soul prospers


Miranda lay in bed staring out of the window
Sunlight beams poured into the room.
It was a beautiful sight to see of fresh flowers dancing in the wind.
But Miranda stared out blankly totally unmoved by the beauty around her.
Her mum walked into her room and pulled up a chair and gently stroked her hair
“How is it you are spending more and more time in bed it’s the fourth day now you have got up late for school.
What’s wrong she asked?
“Nothing...the young girl replied turning her head to the wall.
“C’mon tell me it’s only then I can help you 
“Dahlia said she never wanted to see me again”.
She looks at me with contempt in school and says all kind of mean things about me to everyone.
She is treating me like an enemy.”
“Why is that mother asked?
You two were inseparable since you were toddlers.
“I felt what she was going to do was going to harm her so I didn’t support her 
So she got angry.”
“Is that why you are so downcast”? Mother asked
In the bible, mother continued, David was hounded by King Saul
He had to be in hiding all the time as Saul was so bent on destroying him.
But David in spite of doing nothing wrong
Never let the circumstances get to him.
He kept his eyes steadfast to the Lord
And commanded his soul to bless the Lord
-psalms -5-9 CJB
4) I am surrounded by lions,
I am lying down among people breathing fire,
men whose teeth are spears and arrows
and their tongues sharp-edged swords.
(5) be exalted, God, above heaven!
May your glory be over all the earth!
(6) they prepared a snare for my feet,
but I am bending over [to avoid it].
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it themselves. (Selah)
(7) my heart is steadfast, God, steadfast.
I will sing and make music.
(8) Awake, my glory! Awake, lyre and lute!
I will awaken the dawn.
“Gather your spirits, girl and preserve your soul ,
as the bible says in 3 John 1:2 KJV
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Mercy Rewrote My Life


The man was bludgeoning through life

Determined to achieve his vision somehow.

With Faith in his heart

Confessing the Word of God with his mouth

He was constantly moving constantly striving

So sure he was as he keeps striding the shut doors will swing open

Mountains looming in front of him will miraculously disappear

If there was a bridge to be passed a boat will appear to take him across

Funds he will need will just ooze into his hands

All things are possible to him who believes he would say.

God in his infinite wisdom

Caught him by the collar

Slow down slow down my boy not so fast there is a lot you need to learn

And sure enough sickness came his way

This arrested his movements

It was a long slow recovery

A rest from his dreams

His daily routine was rerouted.

New tasks he never had to do before

He had to do now.

"Lord what is this why this halt

You know the long journey I have to go"! he would complain

To keep his focus to keep himself from giving up

He exposed himself to study.

That when he realised why the period of rest came

Philemon 6 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

6 [And I pray] that the participation in and sharing of your faith may produce and promote full recognition and appreciation and understanding and precise knowledge of every good [thing] that is ours in [our identification with] Christ Jesus [and unto His glory].

Mercy rewrote my life he once said to his friend

It was just all about selfish me all the time

My goals, my dreams, my vision

I would have lost my life in my sickness considering the load of stress I was drawing to myself by the minute

But now I understand the greater calling of my life

To share the about God‘s Mercy to one and all.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

It was just another day


It was the day right after their anniversary
The wishes were still pouring in
The memory of their celebrations were still fresh in their minds
It was just another day nothing unusual except a pain on his shoulder as Abel got up from bed
“You strain yourself too much dear while exercising that's  all it is ,so don’t give it too much thought,  it will go away” his wife Mary said.
Later in the day smiling at a joke Abel’s face suddenly contorted in pain his eyes rolled backwards and in an instant he passed away
“Abel, Abel” his wife shouted anxiously as she ran forward to catch his lifeless form.
“O my god what's happening!” she left his limp body to rest on its own and ran to fetch the  doc next door
“There was no more pulse he’s gone”. He confirmed turning to catch Mary as she hit floor.
Shocked and frightened she kept repeating over and over again
“I can’t believe it”, burying her head into her hands and sobbing profusely.
“He was here one moment and gone in the next,
He was so healthy and full of energy and always so pleased with himself."
"Death where did you come from?
How did you sneak into my house and catch us unawares?
Without warning or ringing the doorbell
You came in like a thief and took his spirit away.”
The doctor in an attempt to comfort her pulled her up from the ground
“Our days are numbered Mary”, holding her and spoke gently as he looked straight into her bewildered eyes
“We got to go when we have to
Haven’t you read what the scripture says?
Psalm 90:10 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
10 The span of our life is seventy years, 
or if we are strong, eighty; 
yet at best it is toil and sorrow, 
over in a moment, and then we are gone.
Job 14:5-7 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 5 
Since his days are fixed in advance, 
The number of his months is known to you, and you have fixed the limits which he can’t cross;
“Abel's set time came and he had to go..
His story on earth may have ended but a new one in heaven has just begun.
There are still chapters left in your story. Mary. So you need to compose yourself to face this moment of grief as best as you can now and for the rest of your life...
 P.S. Be prepared dearly beloved. We are like grass, here today and gone tomorrow.
Let each moment count and don’t take your days on earth for granted....