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MY CHRISTMAS WISHLIST | Ene Grace

by Lima
written by Lima

Tomorrow is Christmas. It’s amazing how far we have come. I’ve thought about the right post for today but I decided it’s best for tomorrow. Today I will be sharing a friends Christmas wishlist with everyone. We’ve so much in common and hopefully we’re going to plan most of it next year. If there’s something you want for Christmas It’s not to late to make a request.🥳🎄

BREAKTHROUGH

Yes, a breakthrough for my loved ones and I. I don’t know what form it will take, but then who wouldn’t love to have a Christmas miracle. It might be relational, financial, spiritual etc, my heart is open to receive.

A GIRLS’ TRIP TO DUBAI

I would love to go on a girls’ trip with my baby girls. I want to have fun and also see the city in all it’s glory. I’ve seen and heard so much about it on TVs and in books, it’s high time I get the real view.

I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DANCE

Funny right? But I can’t dance, the steps are always epic in my head. Until it’s time to bring it to reality, then it ends in premium tears.

A CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

Yes, I would love to have a big Christmas party with my family and loved ones. It’s been awhile I saw them and it would be lovely to connect once again.

CHRISTMAS CLOTHES

I’m not forming hard lady. Hard lady is a baby girl at heart. I want dresses, jeans, shoes, and lots more, preferably a complete makeover. But my family now sees me as an adult. This adulthood ain’t it at all, I want to be pampered.

MECATION TO MALDIVES

If that’s the word, I would love to visit Maldives. I know it’s a romantic getaway, but then I love the view. It’s captivating and just maybe I might get over my phobia over water bodies. Another place I will like to visit is South Korea, I think their movies occupied a certain space in my head and I’m already imagining myself there and eating their ramen noodles with chopsticks.

BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS

I love reading, preferably novels, but then I love reading in general. That’s one reason I can never get bored being in my own company, my mind travels far and wide because of the pictures created in my head. I will love to read more books and also get a journal where I can pen my thoughts down and also my conversations with Abba.

TABLE DISCUSSION

I would love to have a personal encounter with people I consider to be mentors and also people I very much admire. An opportunity to ask them questions that have always been dancing in my head, listen to their stories and views about life, to learn from their experiences and mistakes to avoid making the same and in the process, wasting precious time.

CHRISTMAS PRESENT

It doesn’t matter what form it takes: cake, chocolates, tickets to see a movie, jewelries, credit alerts and many more. If you can fulfill any or all of it, my heart is quite open to receive in advance. 

Thank you.

Merry Christmas, Lima 🎄🎄🎄🎄

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A heart of gratitude
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A Heart of Gratitude |Christmas

by Lima
written by Lima

“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”

Albert Schweitzer

One of the ways I want to spend my Christmas is to wake up to amazing text that comes in every Christmas morning. Some people are truly thoughtful and wise. Asides giving out gifts, you can send a message of gratitude to your loved ones.

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”

Cynthia Ozick
A heart of Gratitude

Our biggest mistake in life would be to take for granted everyone we should have held in high esteem. It’s not to late to send that text message, that love note, and that thoughtful gift.

“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I lost my friend before I even got the chance to do something wonderful or nice for him, and it broke me into different pieces. You truly can’t tell when it will be too late. Now is the best time to do the needful.

“Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.”

Rhonda Byrne

Everything you give thanks for multiples. Jesus broke the bread and gave God thanks, and we see how what wasn’t supposed to be enough became abundant. Gratitude is the key to expansion!

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

Willie Nelson

I know how tempting it is to sit and recollect how tough this year has been, but make it a choice to count your blessings in this season. Make it a choice to see Jesus in every experience, make it a decision to be grateful, and sing praises to God. Count your blessings and watch your life turn around.

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

Gilbert C. Chesterton

THANK YOU QUOTES FOR FRIENDS

  • But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.” – Thomas Jefferson
  • “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
  • “There are many things which I am thankful for in my life, and you are at the top of the list.” – Unknown
  • “Not that life hasn’t been tough, but taking every step with you has been a lot easier.”_ Lima
  • “A friend is someone who understands the dealings of God in your life, the different seasons, knows your past, but still believes in you.”
  • Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” – Mencius

GRATITUDE QUOTES FOR PARENTS

  • Mom and Dad, I don’t know what I would have done without you. Thank you!
  • I have imagined my life up to this stage and you are my greatest inspiration.
  • When I count my blessings, I count you and Dad twice.
  • One of the things I want to whisper to Jesus is a ‘thank you’ for giving me the best parents in the world.
  • Dear mom, I know life has been hard without Dad, but I just wanted you to know that when the storms came you covered for us all.
  • Dear Mom and Dad, thank you for believing in me and making me aim for the best version of me.
A heart of Gratitude

I will stop here, but there is a lot to be grateful for. Send your Gratitude to God, to your siblings, to your friends, relatives, spouses and don’t forget to send one to me🥳

How do I send my gratitude messages? Send it as text messages and not chats, let it cost you a few Naira or dollars, it will be worth it!

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Gift Ideas For Christmas

by Lima
written by Lima

Hey gaissss… I know you’ve been thinking of the perfect gift to give your loved ones. Now, the good thing about Christmas is that you can gift any and everyone. While we are trying to extend love and warm hearts, I have made it a duty to help you sort out some gift ideas. Let’s just say this is my own gift to you! You don’t need so much money to put a smile on the face of someone, though I can’t promise it’s going be free, but I can give some cool ideas that won’t tear your pockets or crash your account.

Say NO to lame Christmas, and make someone smile on or before that day.

SPECIAL MEAL/ DINNER DATE

Call someone, ask them what they love, and take them out for dinner or make them meals🤗 (I sang this part in my head).

gift ideas for Christmas

HANDWRITTEN GIFT CARDS

Letters never grow old, you can keep them and read them all over again. It’s amazing how people think handwritten letters are undervalued. I still have some love notes from way back and it feels good to read them all over again.

Gift ideas for Christmas

CREDIT ALERT

Credit alerts hit differently 🥺. I like the sound of alerts. Please credit your loved ones, credit your friends. They don’t need to be broke, or in desperate need of it. Don’t wait until they ask for help, make someone smile. Ask for their account details, and drop your gifts.

CLOTHES

Like I said in my previous post, we all want Christmas clothes; we all want to look good, smell good, and love good. Get someone something nice and lovely for Christmas. You can also gift your old clothes, the ones in your wardrobe that are tired of staring at you, give them out!!! Dry clean them and package them, someone out there is cold and needs to stay warm. Thank you on their behalf ❤️

Gift ideas for Christmas

ACCESSORIES/ JEWELRIES

Though I’m not the ideal kind of classy babe and I find jewelries to be stressful, but I think every girl needs a pair of clean jewelry to go with their lovely Christmas clothes. You can gift us those pieces of jewelry you no longer use, you can buy pieces of jewelry for your parents for Christmas.

GADGETS

I want new gadgets😪🥺 I’m already tired of my phone and a new gadget is just the right Christmas present I can gift myself right now. Can we say goodbye to the smashed phone, broken laptops, taped earplugs, can we? I mean you can also gift yourself something new, but the idea is to do something for someone in this season.

Gift Ideas for Christmas

MAKE-UP KIT

Let me fight for the rights of sisters. Brothers? Please get your sister’s new makeup kits this season. My mum doesn’t wear makeup, but if yours do, why not gift her a makeup kit. You don’t have to buy the whole kit, you can buy a few of the things inside it and package it. The word for today is packaging, package it well.

HAMPERS

I like exploring through hampers, collections of beautiful stuff. A collection of skincare products, snacks, cereal, books, perfumes, and a lot more will go along way.

MOVIE TICKETS

I’m not a movie person, but I will enjoy a visit to the cinema. And I hear that em, new movies will be our starting from 23rd of December, so why not do movies?

Everything here is applicable for both genders. Don’t be bias and don’t just fold your hands and wait for gifts, extend yours too.

FLOWERS

Nigerians don’t appreciate flowers🌚, don’t even think about it in your gift ideas😂.

What other gift ideas can you suggest fro Christmas?

Merry Christmas, Lima🎄

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Ten Things I Want for Christmas

by Lima
written by Lima

I have a list of more than ten beautiful things I want for Christmas, but my account balance now has a voice of it on. What??? You heard me right🥺😒

But there is power in spoken words, just maybe if I say them louder they will all come to past🤫

Are you ready?

Are you sure?

I WANT A MONKEY

Okay!!! This might sound crazy to you but I truly want a monkey for Christmas 🎄 LOL, what? I’m not cooking it, I’m keeping it. But to be more realistic I want a Terrier puppy. I had to babysit a Terrier for three days and it was the best three days of my life. Though I had to bit around the bush to get the nicest name for it— I called it Romeo cause he was just too charming, then I realize he was the beautiful ray of light I had to wake up to every morning, so I named it Ray. It took me more than a week to recover after returning Ray. He was a bundle of joy. I enjoyed feeding it, cuddling it, and just playing around the house. (wipes a drop of tears).

A TRIP TO DUBAI WITH MY GIRLS

I want a trip to Dubai with my girlfriends; I mean one good amazing time to love, tour, and see the world in a different view.

I WANT TO SING A SONG

I want to hold a mice and sing a song, but then I’m reminded with the ugly fact that I can ruin everyone’s Christmas with one song. God, where was I when you were sharing singing talents 😫

A BIG CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH MY FAMILY

I want to have a proper Christmas with my family; I know this might not be possible this year, but I believe in miracles. I know what it takes to have one homely Christmas with my family. Coming from different religions and belief, I happen to be among the few that celebrate Christmas and stay close. This is not a wish but a prayer, please join your faith with me and hopefully, next year my family and I will have a big Christmas party and Jesus will be the center of it all.

CHRISTMAS CLOTHES

Deep down, beneath the chambers of my heart I know that I want Christmas clothes. I want new shoes, new jeans, new shirts and new dresses. I need a makeover. But all of a sudden everyone thinks I’m all grown up for that😚

A BAECATION

Should I say this one, or just keep it to myself??? Okay… here we go. I want a baecation people; I want to travel with man and see the world. I want to go to places I haven’t been before; try new food, new cultures, and just love up.

HELLO SANTA

I want to meet Santa 🎅, I have only gotten the chance to meet Santa once at my friends school Christmas Carol. I didn’t even get a close look at him, neither did I get the gifts.

TABLE TALK

I want to have a table talk with people all over the world— like one big table, with lot of food, drinks, snacks, meats, chocolates and a lot more goodies. I want to hear everyone share their experience in life and I want to get to meet new people, teach on amazing topics and just catch up with them. I have played this day in my head over and over again, and I have written it down for 2021. Definitely going to crash some goals!

Six things I believed about Christians as a child

MONEY CAKE FOR CHRISTMAS

I have seen the cake and I think it’s super beautiful. but I want to eat my cake and have it😁. Who is baking me a money cake?

I MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS

I miss the good old days where we can visit each other, dine together and hug around. And I wish there is a way the world can celebrate a big Christmas together; no walls, no barriers, just kind and loving people dancing and singing and praising for the rest of the day! I want God to look down at us with a big grin on his face, I want us all to hear Him say how proud of us He is and how far we’ve come. I want a world without Corona, without wars, without hazards, without hatred, without racism. A world filled with love and laughter. Where we can hold hands as one big family!🥺

What do you want for Christmas? Let’s see if we have something in common in the comment box. And I hope your account isn’t saying otherwise. I have come to a better conclusion, I’m just going to stay at home and hug a bowl of ice cream 🍨😍

Merry Christmas, Lima ❤️

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Six Things I believed About Christians as a Girl Child

by Lima
written by Lima

Well… since this is my first proper Christmas celebration as a Christian, I have decided to do a Blogmas for the remainder of the month. I know right, it’s almost late. Well, it’s never too late to write. LOL! I wasn’t sure I wanted to do countdown blog post to Christmas, however I feel suddenly inspired to share some amazing facts and ideas about the season.

Hey guys, it’s been a while and it’s almost Christmas.

Here are the six things I thought of as a girl child from a different religion.

  1. Christians are going to hell; I don’t know how the idea got into my head, but I grew up believing there is no place for Christians in heaven. A religion where people keep screaming and dancing like crazy had no place in heaven. I thought it was disturbing and stealing God’s peace away. I mean why so much noise, He can hear you!
  2. Christians are dirty people; before you judge me, just hold on for a minute. I wondered for many years why we had to clean off with water every time we used the toilet, but the Christians around me can just shake it off and walk away. Now I know better, personal hygiene has nothing to do with which religion you are from, you can choose how clean you want or hate to be.
  3. Christians are indecent people; don’t cast your stones yet— in the northern part of Nigeria, dressing decently is key. You are addressed the way you are dress. But I took it a little too far. I expected everyone around me to lock up because I had to cover myself from head to toe.
  4. Christians are cheats__ they are not faithful in everything they do. I believed if not one, only a handful of them are honest. I never allowed any Christian to prove his/herself cause I had my perception of who they truly are. Instead of sweetness, I expected the sting from every uncovered bee.
  5. Christians are greedy people; I don’t even know how that sat with me, but I was told and I held firmly unto the fact that they crave what wasn’t theirs. I was taught to be satisfied with what I have, but they had more and more requests list every day. They wanted so much from God. I took the position of God, judged them, and termed them greedy!
  6. And Christians are a lot more— having been taught to keep my distance for years, the only thing I achieved was getting closer to them every passing year. I love to fix broken things and if these Christians need my help, then here comes Santa’me with the gift of fixing and helping them fall out of people’s accusations. In an attempt to fix what wasn’t broken, I fell in love with Christianity and I heard His voice.
    There is no place in any religion that teaches one to cast stones at the other. In the spirit of Christmas, I hope we can leave our thoughts and mindset behind and show some love.

Love people regardless of what they think of you. Regardless of what they do to you. Love doesn’t mean proximity. No! Love is a command, proximity is not!

Truly, I am grateful for a lot of things in my life. God has transformed my mind and changed my belief system. I don’t only sit and dine with Christians, I now kneel and pray with them.

Today, I am grateful that I got to meet Christ.

That I am called, chosen, redeemed, loved, forgiven, and accepted. I am who God says I am.

How I fought through sexual sin

Quick question; what are your thought about other people and their religion, what bad thoughts do you need to let go of? Drop it and let see if we can do the letting go together🤝

Love, Lima❤️

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It's okay to be human
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It’s Okay To Be Human Too

by Lima
written by Lima

When life gets hard, it’s okay to get soft.

When the journey gets rough, it’s okay to get smooth.

When everything seems far away, it’s okay to get closer to God.

It’s okay to want more from life.

It’s okay to want less sometimes.

It’s okay to get tired; broken, week, fragile, it’s okay to be down.

It’s okay to fall and not feel like getting up.

It’s all okay…

Sometimes life gets too harsh, the break becomes irritating, and every trace of hard work becomes frustrating.

It’s okay for your head to face the scorn of the public.

Keep your eyes on the Instructor

It’s okay to be in over your head.

Don’t get motivated out of your essence as a human.

If you don’t understand what’s going on, wait! Wait in trust until He makes things clear.

Wait in hope until your faith is strengthened to carry your legs.

It’s not always meant to be this overwhelming.

But here we are in the thick of it all, yearning for a touch of heaven, a puff of fire that can blaze us again.

I don’t want to sermonize perfection today, I only want to let you know that’s it’s okay to be smashed.

But choose to be gracefully broken.

The break has disclosed a lot about people— things about ourselves that we’ve never imagined or thought of, but here we are. Don’t beat yourself!

Free yourself from frustration.

Allow yourself to be gracefully broken before the Father.

His mercies are new every morning.

It’s okay to be human too!

Love, Lima ❤️

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Things you should know about Natural Hair with Rachel Doji
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Things you should know about Natural Hair with Rachel Doji

by Lima
written by Lima

Hello guys.

Today I have with me Rachael Doji, fondly called ’Chelle’. She’s a natural hair consultant and a devotee. Chelle will be answering all our natural hair questions, you can also drop your questions in the comment box after reading. Let’s meet Miss Rachael…

I’m Rachael ‘Chelle’ Doji, I’m a final year student of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University. I’m from a family of two and I am from Taraba state.

Q: Thank you, Ma’am, how has your career influence your confidence?

Well, it has enhanced my communication and relational skills. I often meet people that are very conscious of strangers and I just have to try to engage them first. Mass communication has boosted my confidence and encouraged me to relate more with people of different age grades.

Q: Can you tell us about your natural hair journey so far?

Natural hair journey.
It started as a love-hate relationship, but as they say, knowledge and understanding is power. My natural hair journey has helped me understand the nature of my hair. It was stressful for me at first, but then I figured that the stress was all in my mind, I had done all I knew how to, but waiting for the result was really hard.

After shaving my hair, I just wanted to be Rapunzel in like a period of five months, LOL. I did not see results like that, although it was glaring I wanted to see growth… I thought growing my hair was going to be like covering a school syllabus and once I’m done I’m ready for the exams, then pass but alas! This was not the case.

Q: How long did it take you to grow your hair out?

I did not do a big chop, so it took about a year to get it all natural from the root to the tip.

Q: What is your take on haircare, what does it mean to you?

My take on hair care is that: the hair, just like every other part of the body should be well cared for. In fact, after your skin as in your body, your hair is next in line. I mean it!

Haircare means caring for yourself and your body holistically. For me, if you care for your hair you care for your body.

Q: What product do you use for your hair?

The word product is broad, but I use mostly organic products or things that are easy to find.

  • Eggs
  • Honey
  • Onion
  • Ginger
  • Mayonnaise
  • Rice

Q: Wow! All on the same hair, what are their functions?

Okay, Eggs and honey are good protein treatments for your hair, while rice water, onion, and ginger can be used to enhance the health and growth of the hair.

Q: What is the different types of hair texture and do they have similar hair care routines?

Hair textures can be dense, coarse, soft, thick e.t.c. Well, hair care routines do not only depend on your hair texture but porosity too.

Q: What is the big chop?

The big chop is to cut off your hair completely.

Q: How often should we wash our hair?

It depends on you really. Some can be weekly, bi-weekly, and some monthly, but a month should not pass by without you cleaning your hair.

Q: How often do you change your hairstyle and why?

As often as you want to, as long as your hair is neat.

Q: Can you tell a person’s personality from their hairstyle?

Personality is deep, but I can tell how neat, organized, and tidy they can be by their hair.

Q: Does your hair influence your love-relationship? I know guys that love girls with long hair and others prefer a lady with short hair, what do you have to say about this?

I don’t want to be with someone who doesn’t like hair, it’s going to be hard cause I’m hairy. I mean all over and then I love owning my hair. I need someone who would just let me be myself, and a great part of me is my hair. I love it! So if a guy loves a lady with short hair, go for one who has or is willing to carry short hair.

Q: We talked about your hair saying a lot about you, should we consider styling and caring for our hair a lifestyle and how does it affect a person?

Yes… Styling your hair should be a lifestyle, overall hair care is part of body care and it is general hygiene.
Be clean from the crown of your hair (head) to the sole of your feet.

Q: What would you say to people who are just starting to grow their natural hair, is there a miracle means or shortcuts to fast hair growth? (Please safe a soul, LOL)


Actually, there is no miracle hair growth process or products out there. Patience is key!
Do your best, let your hair breathe and wait for the results. Where you need help, ask the right questions.

So let’s just stay patients, and in summary, do all the hair needful tips. That’s;

  • Have a regimen
  • Be faithful when it comes to moisturizing.
  • Learn what works for your hair and stick to it.
  • Do not be under unnecessary pressure to prove anything.
  • Love your hair and be positive about it.

This is truly helpful. Thank you for sharing these amazing tips with us.

Thank you for having me Lima.

You are welcome, ma’am.

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If You’re Single, Waiting on Marriage, This Is For You

by Lima
written by Lima
A Youversion Bible Plan

Good morning guys…

So, this is supposed to be the end of this plan, but the Holy Spirit inspired me to share this plan with us on the second day, that means we skipped day one. Well, even the first shall be the last and the last shall become first. LOL, tomorrow is the grand finale and I will be posting the first part of this plan.

Every part of this devotional has been a blessing to me. We grow by our ability to learn, unlearn and relearn, I sincerely pray that you are growing in this season.

Previously on Dating

I began writing the song Seven Days After Hello two weeks before I met my husband, Adam. I already had the bare melody and chord structure. When he came into my life, I was given the lyrics. Seven days after our first “hello,” we began dating. Three months later, we were engaged. Throughout that time, I continued writing this song, adding to it piece by piece as our relationship developed. This is the song we danced to at our wedding. Fact: if I could go back in time and tell my single self that story, she never would’ve believed me.

Love is a whirlwind; it’s exhilarating! It’s like the best ride at Disney World. However, if you’ve ever been to a theme park, you know it begins with waiting. You wait. And wait. And wait. It’s hot, your feet hurt, and it’s boring. To pass the time, your mind runs rampant with questions: How long will I have to wait? Will I ever find someone? How will I know? How will I decide? If I do find someone, how will it change my life?

The questions never end. Boredom turns into fear. Fear turns into defensiveness, apprehension, and confusion. Ultimately, you feel stuck. Waiting on marriage. You’re stuck in time until this mystery is solved—until you finally meet this person and can start your life.

My best advice for anyone in the waiting-on-marriage period is to ask God to hold your place in line, and then go explore the park! There is so much you can do while single. You are a free agent for God’s work! The enemy wants you waiting in line—bored, sore-footed, and sunburned. But God wants to take you everywhere and show you all the sights and sounds!

**Spoiler** If you leave the line, if you trust God with your place in line, you’ll eventually find it’s not just some thrill ride you’re longing for. What you really want is a companion to explore the park with. God will be that companion, and it will be the adventure of your life. He’ll fill that place of longing with all sufficiency. And when you’re whole, complete, and satisfied in your companionship with Him, there may come a time when you meet another companion—a whole, complete, satisfied individual who also left that dreadful line. It’s time to stop waiting on marriage and start running after God.

I had dreams in my heart that were dormant for years. I wanted to pursue my passion of music and ministry, write and record another album, and direct a documentary! I felt my singleness was holding me back. But the truth was, it was a gift. Think of being single as your springboard, launching you into your dreams with all your heart. It was through pursuing my dreams to make music that I met my husband. He is now my co-adventurer! We are aligned in our callings, passions, and interests in a unique way because we both got out of line and met while exploring the park.

“We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:20-22‬ ‭NLT‬‬
Lamentations 3:2
“Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭25:4-5‬ ‭NLT‬‬
Isaiah 40:31

Written by _Brianna

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I’m Still Single_ and That’s Not a Burden

by Lima
written by Lima

People say your 20s are for “finding yourself.” I think what they really mean is, find out what you want to do in college, meet someone, and settle down by the time you’re 22, 24 at the oldest. Longer than that, and you’re labeled as restless, wild, or worse—indefinitely single.

It’s not hard for me to remember what I thought my life would look like by now. I would have an intelligent, bearded husband and one adorable kid. I’d have a book draft due next week but would finish it on our way to London or Rome. Obviously, I had very realistic life goals.

In college, I found love, but he didn’t love me back. After that experience, I just left “love,” or the thought of it, out of my life. I attended university and traveled around with friends. Dating was off the table for me. And, surprisingly, I had a blast. I loved picking up and moving when the wind changed. People called me a nomad, and I wore the title like a badge of honor. I wasn’t tied anywhere or to anyone.

Something changed as I moved into my late 20s. Nearly all my friends had married and were working full-time. But I didn’t want to give up my nomadic lifestyle. Yet, the more I ran, the more God chased me. And the more He chased, the harder it became for me to ignore Him. As much as I wanted to find my own path, I had to accept that God’s was better.

Maybe you’re dealing with changed plans. Your life hasn’t turned out like you thought it would. And that realization, the acceptance of it, is tough. For me, it’s often in the in-between moments like driving in my car or walking somewhere when it hits. Or hurts.

I’ve found that sharing how I feel often helps me turn the corner from sad to grateful the fastest. Friends can bring perspective and hope when I’ve lost both. And I find comfort in telling God that I’m hurting and don’t understand. It might be easier to shake my fists and say I’ve been forgotten, but I know that’s not true. Because when I really think and pray about it, I’m thankful for this time.

I felt God calling me to plunge into life headfirst this year. Dive into all that He has for me right now. Right now, in my singleness, working a full-time job that I can’t wait to go to each day. I still love being a nomad. I’m not afraid of eating at a restaurant alone. I’m not worried about what people think when I go to the movies and say, “One ticket, please.” I’m owning this season of life. Why? Because God has chosen this season of life for me. He’s given me this time to know Him and to understand His ways. Singleness is a gift. I’m never alone. Life is about a lot more than avoiding loneliness.  I’m learning about how God uniquely created me to love Him and others and to enjoy life.

What changed for you? What happened in your life that you weren’t expecting? Tell someone. Get it out into the light and let God heal you. You may find you’re thankful for this season.

“This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.””

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Joshua 1:9 NLT

Written by _ Jess

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Celebrating an icon with SOM’19

by Lima
written by Lima

Hello guys…

The day we all have been waiting for is finally here, the 25th of June where we all get to celebrate a rare gem and a spiritual father. Well, most of us can’t share our testimonies without mentioning or appreciating a true man of God. So today, a number of us from 2019 School of ministry (A school put together by Eternity Network international) are here to celebrate the set man of God, Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak.

From the very first time I got to know about Apostle, through a message ‘Conquering Cosmos’ given to me by a dear one in September 2014 till date, I’ve been learning from an exceptional gift and model that the Lord gave to me and my generation.

For me, Apostle epitomizes a lot of things, chief among them is the personified expression of geniune love (a true evidence of transformation and Christlikeness) and secondly, is the vivid connection between selflessness and impactful living.

Looking back today, I thank God for the immense impact Apostle’s life and mentorship systems has had on my life and on the lives of many across the globe, I pray that the Lord will continue to sustain him, even as he takes him from Glory to Glory.

Thank you for being a Father, Mentor, Teacher & Model and as we all celebrate and rejoice in God’s Faithfulness and the selflessness of a Living Epistle; together with Friends, Family, SOM ’19, Body of Christ, and well wishers across the globe, we say Happy Birthday Apostle!

FESTUS AYODELE ADESIPE

ENI/SOM/2019/205

Happy birthday to a Father ,
today is a day we’ve all looked forward to and we are happy that the 25th of June has finally come. It’s a day we cherish so much because a rare gem was born. We honor a man whose diligence has paved a way for many to walk through the hall of total freedom and deliverance from satans bondage.

Our transformation is a testament of your unrelenting sacrifice of constantly instructing, reproving and correcting us. We are confident stewards of God’s grace because you have taught and shown us that godliness with contentment is great gain.

You are a protector to many and we have enjoyed so lavishly the covering of a father in you. We love to always see you happy and I pray today that your joy will be multiplied in Jesus name. Your spiritual investment in our lives will not be in vain and we will always be intentional in living the lifestyle of gratitude which you have modeled for us, bringing honor to the name of Jesus.


I join millions of well wishers across the world, SOM’19 to wish you a HAPPY GLORIOUS BIRTHDAY!!!

FIYIDI MIKAILU

ENI/SOM/2019/220

There are moments in a man’s life when his life-defining ideologies are formed.  These ideologies determine the course of his life’s journey and his ultimate destination.

At a time when certain truths, Kingdom ideologies and dimensions of God were not known to many, there you are, more than just a man; a system, a mouthpiece, a fatherly figure, a model and indeed an apostle who has been instrumental in establishing the ideologies of the Kingdom in the hearts of men, bringing about a revolution that started in a small town in Nigeria but has now spread beyond the continent.

Our beloved daddy, our role model, our reference point, one who’s graciously anointed and yet so humble, who seeks to bring balance to the Body of Christ; we can indeed say we are blessed to have lived in the same generation as you, to have studied under you, to have drunk from your well of wisdom. Not only have you been able to impact others as a leader, but you have also raised others to become leaders and teaching them to do same.

Your messages have become prescriptions we give to people in need of transformation in different aspects of life. Your love for the Body of Christ, your labour to see that men are transformed is indeed worthy of emulation

It is indeed an honour to have learnt from you in the school of ministry, while we also saw the results in the lives of those who have followed you in ministry as testaments to what we can become if we follow the same path.

Thank you Apostle Joshua Selman for revolutionizing our views about God and pertinent issues of the Kingdom. Thank you for saying yes to God. Thank you for who we have become today as a result of your labour of love to ensure you bring us into these awesome realities.

On this special day as we commemorate the birth of God’s general, may you enter into higher dimensions of the anointing, higher shall you rise, fulfilling your mandate to the full, finishing strong; may your labour in our lives never be in vain as we advance to take over the mountains we have been called to, In Jesus mighty name. Amen!

Happy birthday Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak.

We love, honour and celebrate you deeply Sir.

Samuel Daikwo

ENI/SOM/2019/137

GRATITUDE! GRATITUDE!! GRATITUDE!!! TO OUR DADDY, APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN NIMMAK

I’m using this opportunity, being your birthday, to appreciate you Sir, for being such a loving and caring father, an embodiment of love and passion for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Through your mentorship and fatherhood, I’ve being transformed through the word that you have brought to us with simplicity and love by the Grace of GOD. You have poured yourself to this generation as a drink offering, a perfect representation and ambassador of the kingdom of GOD.

Through diverse encounters I’ve had right from the time I came in touch with your messages in 2014, to the time of School of Ministry in 2019 and till date. I don’t think I can recover from the impact and kingdom influence you’ve had on me which has been the driving force of my passion for the word and fulfilling the Kingdom mandate.

Thank you daddy for all you represent to the body of CHRIST and to this generation, I love and celebrate you.

​​​​​​​​MARYAM OMOWUMI UMAR

​​​​​​​​ENI/SOM/2019/341

TO APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN 

Words may fail me to appreciate the impact you have had in my life; is it your selfless love, your genuine care, your love for excellence, or the level of the anointing you carry?

Truly, your impact may not be quantifiable but we will try to list some of them.
You gave definition to some of the things that I had no word or explanation for. You changed some ideologies that are not in accordance with the word. You showed us the ways of the kingdom and life. Always encouraging and making us realize who we are and making sure we grow. We have come to realize that truly, understanding and growth are what sustains possibilities.

Even in ministry, through your teachings and mentorship, we have stood out in our areas and we can boldly say

The anointing is the difference.


Apostle Joshua Selman

You are truly a Father cause Fatherhood entails making provision and care for people whether biological or not. Thank you for your arm of love over us, we truly appreciate it.

We want to use the medium, to say a Big, Bigger, Biggest, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, DADDY.
We love you, we value you and we appreciate you.

FRED ARON

ENI/SOM/2019/362

I remember how I had a lot going on for me, I wanted to attend the school of ministry to rediscover myself in spite of my busy schedule and God didn’t fail me. I have found purpose and my true identity from following you. You have made following Christ easier and understanding the word even better. Every class, every ministration, every word you say we do not take for granted. Thank you Apostle Joshua Selman for a beautiful section. You have put us through the school of life, the school of truth and it is the school of ministry. We have found purpose and we’re gracefully chasing it today Sir. We love you and we wish you a Happy birthday.

SADIYA MUHAMMAD

ENI/SOM/2019/075


When God leads follow, when he gives you instructions obey, when you encounter pain and distress on the way, never look back, when the dreams and vision seems concealed, keep searching the thin light for the next phase, when you meet rejection and loneliness on the way, encourage yourself in the Lord and focus.



I’m privilege and blessed to be a branch of this amazing blossoming tree, exceedingly giving life &light on Earth.
Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak, thank you for been a trail Blazer. I’m encouraged to keep following because there is hope for us.

ISAAC ADEMOLA

ENI/SOM/2019/208

Thank you School of Ministry 2019 (SOM’19), God bless you!

We love you Apostle Joshua Selman and on behalf of the 2019 School of Ministry (SOM) student we say a big Happy birthday to you, may God bless and increase you mightily.

Apostle Joshua Selman’s live broadcast by 10:00am, stay connected!

Wish Apostle a Happy Birthday in the comment box below.

A father and a mentor.

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Make or Break: Sex can Make or Break your Relationship – Mike Todd

by Lima
written by Lima

When you don’t understand what sexuality means to you, it will break or almost break the promises of God in your life.

Mike Todd
Pastor Mike Todd

In his message, Make or Break? Pastor Mike Todd shared the wisdom of God on sex and how it either makes or breaks your relationship. He said,

The same fire that can make things (cook, boil, heat up) can burn things. The only difference is, the fire that can make things is in a container.

Pastor Mike Todd is my mentor in the area of love-relationship. I love how he talks about the elephant in the room (the gospel we refuse to share) and how he brings to light the matters of the secret place. So, today I’m going to share some part of his message that blessed me. This is only a minute part of the message on relationships. You can find the link to the rest of the messages at the end of this post, do listen to it!

Sex can make or break your relationship

The thing that is really making or breaking your relationship is on sexuality and the ideas that you have about sex.

God made sex, and we need to know that sex affects everybody. It affects how we act. It affects how we talk to people. It affects how we see people.

Make the word of God the standard of your life and how you are supposed to view sexuality!

1. Sex was God’s idea

The message many of us probably got from church was just to not have it. What happens if you already did? (Church folks have left behind unanswered questions on sex) but the truth and only the truth can set you free. The problem is, there are many people in church who won’t deal with the truth.

If you don’t get the truth, you can never be set free.

Mike Todd

“But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation.”

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Mark 10:6 NLT

God made man, he knows our appetite and urges. He understands them.

“‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one,”

Mark 10:7-8 NLT

When you have sex with a person, you are supposed to be joined in three ways:

  1. Emotionally through intimacy.
  2. Physically through the action of sex.
  3. Spiritually through covenant.

So, when you thought you were just having a one night stand, you were joined physically, emotionally and spiritually!

And when you join with anybody, it creates soul ties.

When you are doing something to feel a void, you are creating a burial to your future.

Mike Todd
Some of us are trying to figure out why our new relationship is not working, it’s because you are joined (through sex) to the last one.

There is no relationship that you will ever have that there won’t be strings attached.

Sex signifies marriage. When you have sex with a person you have consummated a marriage. How many people have you said I do to when you really didn’t?

This particular question got me thinking deep, sex is a mystery. Sex is Gods idea! So I said “the wedding isn’t the marriage.” When you come together: that is covenant!”

Potential relationships will go horrible when you enter into sexual relationship before you are ready.

Gods plan of one

The concept of one: one God. One man. One woman. One marriage. One sex partner. One flesh. One lifetime. One picture.

2. Sex has been perverted

Anything God said is good, the enemy came to pervert it.

“Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,”

1 Corinthians 6:9 NLT

Be truthful and honest. Talk about what’s going on. God can’t bless who you pretend to be, he can only bless who you really are!!!

What you hide, he can’t transform!

Don’t fool yourself… some of us are fooling ourselves, thinking that we can still be hooking up believing God for our man of God.

Sex is good but sex has been perverted, it is the only sin that you sin against yourself.

When you don’t understand what sexuality means to you, it will break or almost break the promises of God in your life!

Mike Todd

“You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.”

1 Corinthians 6:12 NLT

What are you a slave to? If you are a slave to sexual sin, sexual sin always brings friends. Sex changes your character! And if you don’t deal with it, it will pass to the next generation.

The same thing that can make you can burn you.

Mike Todd

Well, we have come to the end of today’s message review and because I want you to watch the video, get understanding, wisdom and for some of us deliverance I’m going to stop here.

Click here to watch full video on YouTube
Thank you Pastor Mike Todd

Don’t forget to click on the like button, drop your comment and share on your social media platform to bless another soul…

Love, Lima♥️

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7days without my phone

by Lima
written by Lima

Hello, good morning. I have missed you guys!

Sadly, i broke my phone screen because of an insect that flew on me in the middle of the night. Really? I’m still wondering why it did that to me, LOL. I guess, i really needed the break off my mobile phone for a while.

I documented some of the things i did during the break that blessed my life and at the end i realized that with or without a mobile device you can still have a very productive time, Bless me God for sharing.

okay…

27th May

My sister left with my phone to get it fixed and i’m left with my PC, but i have decided to take a social media fast so NO, no logging in

I washed the pile of dirty clothes that has been staring and secretly pleading with me to get it cleaned and yipeee its not as boring as i thought.

28th May

I woke up excited. Feeling blessed to be a part of something big and been able to make a change in a way that matters.

Decided to write and I published a blog post on expectations.

Spend more time with my family without my phone and it was super fun.

Tried finishing a book but I gave up and started studying, i have been off and on with studying school work but I decided to take it serious this time around.

Tutored my cousin.

29th May

It’s Friday and I miss koinonia ( a meeting put together by Eternity network international).

I wrote an amazing piece and decided it was one of the best spoken words I have ever written and I am so ready to present it.

I am spending most of my time thanking God, guys it has still not downed on me that my phone is missing. oh, it’s not with me.

Friday evening, alone and studying. I went through all the dog and cat breeds material and it made my evening. I figured I actually love veterinary medicine more than I thought, and my friend was right when he said I needed to start blogging about Vet. Are you guys ready?

30th May

Well, it’s Saturday and I’m alive😒

I miss my friends and I’m so logging in. So I broke my social media fast and I logged on to Facebook and my twitter account. I even downloaded WhatsApp on my system but I didn’t use it. Please, I tried.

I miss helping and talking to people over the phone.

I also missed a zoom meeting but, I’m good. I’m halving a ME time and it’s worth it.

31st May

Hahaha…

I woke up and showered, I am going to go check on a few friends in faith.

LOL, you guessed right, none of them were around. Then it finally hit me, phones are important. We need to communicate’

I came back and removed my wig, I just wasted transport fare. I smiled and went back to my books, well I even read my younger sisters junior secondary school text books. And I watched some movies.

1st June

This day scammed me. Yes! I was scammed o…

I watched like six movies + Aquaman (finally) I actually enjoyed it.

Then I studied and prayed at night.

2nd June

Decided to make my hair and look like a babe, after my morning routine. I even gave my hair a good treatment before braiding it.

And…

Well, my phone arrived, it was a surprise 🌚

And I figured out that I actually love surprises.

The lesson

We are all focus on our phones that we forget to take care of ourselves. I am a victim, I take my phone everywhere. Sometimes it does the thinking. Our phones are helping and not helping us grow and we are hiding behind the excuse of having our phones as our place of work. Well yes, it is but you can actually take a break.

If we are not careful, technology is going to replace everything and everyone that is important to us. So take a break and learn something new.

Learn to talk and listen to God without your phones as a distraction, learn to think and hear yourself out. Learn to spend time alone without your phones cause I just realized that what we actually call spending time alone is not what it is.

When you decide to spend time alone, create a time when you don’t actually need your phone and enjoy talking to God.

Be intentional about your growth. Make sure you are growing when you say you are. You can only deceive yourself in the journey of growth.

Make sure you are growing intentionally and not incidentally.

If your phone is your place of work please note that you are going to need to take a break, you are going to need to rest. So create time for that.

Technology is a very vital part of our lives but we hope that they won’t replace us, they won’t replace our friends, they won’t take away our joy, happiness and peace.

It has been very helpful in this season and through our phones we have done and achieved a lot of things and we are grateful for that but please take a break, rest your eyes and your mind. RELAX!

I’m grateful for this six days, yes I didn’t actually complete the seven days. My phone was fixed before then, and I’m back to work, but I actually had one of the best moment of my life. Though it was incidental, but I’m actually going on an intentional break soon and I hope you do the same after reading this post.

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Expectations in relationships- yes or no?

by Lima
written by Lima

You have probably heard the saying ‘’ do not expect anything from anyone’’ and we have use that quote as a yard stick to measure the size of the heart of the people around us. EXPECTATIONS!

Every relationship has expectations.

Every time you make a proposal or commitment you are creating an expectation.

Apostle Joshua Selman

A relationship cannot thrive without clear demands, in other terms without clearly defined expectations. So the saying do not expect anything from anyone is a myth, you expect certain things from the people you are involved with.

At home, your family members expect you to be in your best behavior and take responsibilities as you grow. Frustrations and disappointments are as a result of failed expectations.

At work, your boss expect you to behave yourself in a certain way, present work related subjects in a specific manner and failure to do so can cost you your job.

You are expected to behave in a certain way as a Christian: go to church, study the word, pray and fast and engage in beneficial spiritual activities. Even God expects certain things from us, example FAITH. His word says to have faith, to pray without seizing, to multiply, to replenish and to dominate the earth.  This is enough to make my point very clear. We all have expectations!

The reason you are reading this right now is because you have had an expectation that Lima’s blog has met and can do it again.

Five expectations you should go into a relationship with:

  1. Expect to be loved;

Well, love is not all there is to a relationship. it’s just the starting point, but it is a vital point. I haven’t seen anyone who dived into a relationship except with another motive and not expect love. Everyone desire to be loved in different ways and we enter relationships expecting for this goal to be met and in return we give back love. You also expect the best behavior from the person you commit to, cause with love comes understanding, passion, sacrifice, trust, pleasure, and so on.

2. Expect to be cared for:

 I haven’t see a relationship that thrived without care, we all have different love languages and different temperaments and not all things work for everyone, but something we do have in common is peoples skill; everyone wants to be loved, valued and appreciated. For someone whose love language is attention, some hours spent together, listen and talk to them, understand them and you just sit and watch most of the keys fall into place for them. They will feel loved, understood, pleasured and your time is considered as a huge sacrifice.

3. Expect to be honored and appreciated:

A man understands love from the  stand point of respect, as much as the woman wants to be loved, a man wants to be respected. We all want our little efforts to be appreciated and rewarded with thank yous, a smile, a hug, and even a kiss.

4. Expect to be valued:

you’ve heard the common saying ‘you never know what you have (value) until you lose it.’ well, its true. Some of us can’t eat what we dish out to people. it doesn’t matter how bad you were treated by your last friend or love-relationship, when you go into another one expect to be valued and also value the people around you. Cause when you say you love people you are actually saying that you value them regardless of their flaws.

5. Expect to be celebrated:

some of us lack the ability to celebrate the people in our lives, and that has to change. when you celebrate people you show them a level of honor, and when you honor people you open up new dimensions for yourself. learn to compliment your girlfriends/boyfriends/husbands/wives it goes a long way, never get tired of doing it. Because we also want it, we crave for an applaud, a sweet smile that echoes well done!

Since we now believe that with commitment comes expectations and failure to meet these expectations results into frustrations. Let’s talk about the category of people who expect the worst from life!

I am sorry that life didn’t go as planned and that’s because God has better plans for you; one day you will laugh over everything you have been through, but you have to start seeing life in a better light.

Some of you haven’t been so lucky with relationships and whenever you’re trying a new one out, you go in with unhealthy expectations; you go in with understandings from the pit of hell and expect to be treated the same way you hate to be treated. You need to set your mind free and trust the Holy Spirit to heal you so that you can start to have better expectations in life and in relationship.

Some of us have lost good people because of our bad decisions and some opportunities and because it is said that opportunity comes but once we don’t expect to meet or come across more opportunities.

Today we pray for healing and deliverance, in Jesus name… amen!

  • Expect good things to happen to you.
  • Expect people to love you and to value you.
  • Expect to marry a good man\ a good woman.
  • Expect to be cared for and not to be beaten with words or with palms.
  • Expect to be celebrated.
  • Expect to meet the right people.
  • Expect to be wealthy no matter the circumstances.
  • Expect to understand and play your roles in relationships.
  • Don’t expect to turn out like your abusive parent or to be irresponsible.

Expectations are hopes and when you can see it, when you believe it and when you pray about it, it will become your reality.

Today, turn your expectations to prayers cause only God can meet them without disappointing you or without frustrating you. We are humans…

And pray to God to help you let go off every expectation barrier or mindset.

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How I fought through sexual sin 2

by Lima
written by Lima

Statistics shows that 51% of children who have been abused end up in an abusive relationship.

Before I continue, I had like to appreciate everyone of you. Your love, encouragement, my dear I couldn’t take it all. The number of emails and messages I got are overwhelming, you guys literally encouraged me by sharing your stories. Oh how did we get here, LOL. You guys are the best. I love you ♥️

Let’s take a brief look at the previous post;

How I fought through sexual sin

1. Self-acceptance

2. Self-discovery

I replied to one of the emails I received and I shared first hand with a friend; the reason you can’t talk about your past freely is because you haven’t healed, it’s because you have pushed it pass you without bothering to pick the pieces of yourself left in the dirt. This will lead to the third way I fought through sexual sin.

3. Forgiveness:

You are only as free as the people you have forgiven. Forgive yourself for falling into every trap, forgive yourself for the mistakes you have made, then stretch it by forgiving the people involved.

When I started praying about the things I have been through and praying for the people involved, which was one of the most difficult experience. I started to pray for my mum and that was when I realized that I held a great bitterness towards her, I was angry at her for always being busy, for not seeing my secret tears and I knew deep within me that I had to forgive her and let it go. (My mum is the most beautiful and strongest woman on earth, try raising six kids on your own) Forgiveness doesn’t happen at once, it a phase you have to grow through… it’s difficult to realize the unforgiveness that’s within us, until we start to pray about the situation.

4. Repentance:

Please note that i arranged these according to my dealings with God.

I’m trying to count the number of times I have given my life to God and the number of times I took it back. Thank God for his unending mercy and love, he has rescued me.

The fact that you have repented of your sins doesn’t mean that you won’t go back to them. This is the phase you get to experience God as a father.

As a child I always gave my mum my savings to keep, sometimes I give up and take it back, other times I find catchy things I want to buy with my money and no matter how she tried to make me understand why I shouldn’t spend my savings, I always picked the option where she had to give me back my money.

But whenever I go back to her, she still collected my savings and helped me saved them. It’s the same relationship with repentance, you will have to learn to go to God unashamed, no matter how stained or dirty you look.

I remember the number of times I just wanted to hide in my blanket and listen to the devils update on how terrible and worthless I am instead of go to the father for cleansing.

You need to be the kind of child that goes to God and not run away from him when things get dirty.

If God can raise the dead, he can manage the living.

Mike Todd

Learn to go to God and tell him all that you have done. We confess to God not because he doesn’t know what we have done but because we need to accept our wrongs and be able to talk to him about it.

5. Deliverance:

We can’t ignore the place of deliverance, life is more spiritual than physical. Everything that has happened or is happening on earth has first taken place in the spirit realm.

Sex is spiritual!

Every one you have had sexual intercourse with has a piece of you and you have your souls tied together ‘soul ties ’ where there was an exchange of spirit and characteristics.

You start to look like the people you have been involved with, you start to act like them. That’s when you start to lie, steal, and do other things you have never done before or imagined.

I’m speaking from a place of experience cause I struggled with lying, there is no way I’m going to tell my mum or sisters that I have been indoors watching porn. Look at the transitions, from when I knew it was wrong to when I loss all sense of what’s right or wrong. You need to be spiritually delivered from sexual sins!

I met my spiritual father Apostle Joshua Selma’s in 2013 and I started running away from church. See why I told you that you need spiritual deliverance, it’s very easy for me to have believed that I have been healed and keep to myself but the moment I decided to open up, the devil wanted to wrap me around his fingers. In every stage of your life you will always need counsel and authority to submit to.

I was prayed for and separated from the spirit of sexual sin for good!

Did I go back to it?

Yes, I did!

And then I repeated It over and over again,

We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am a creature of the flesh [worldly, self-reliant—carnal and unspiritual], sold into slavery to sin [and serving under its control]. For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].”

Romans 7:14-15 AMP

Only the power of Christ can set you free, with deligence from your own part.

I have made mistakes, I have taken stupid decisions, I have been with the wrong people, but do you know what statistic can’t show, it’s can’t calculate the rate of Gods mercy and redemption. It is right when it says 51% of people end up in toxic relationships but when you meet Christ, when your life encounters Christ, statistic has to bow…

You have the right to choose what defines you, your past or your future?

I had an ugly past but I also knew that In Jeremiah 29:11 God says he has a plan for me and I also knew that I was tired of making plans for my life, plans outside the will of God and by the time I was 16 I was head over heals for Jesus. I was in Love, divine Love of the father.

And one day I would write a letter, this letter is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but in human hearts.

2 Corinthians 3:3

The spirit of God is touching you today, if you have had to go through similar situation or a different one, the spirit of God is touching you where you are, he is healing you. As you read this blog post God is moving in every area of your life, he is here to love you and to heal you.

He will leave the 99 to go after you. Rise and forgive yourself and every one that has caused you pain,God is touching every ugly path and healing every wound, he is giving you closure in the areas you need closure.

If you have been abused before whether its emotionally, physically or mentally God is reaching out to you with his overwhelming reckless love, rest in his embrace today,

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:28-30‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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As we gathered here
God is moving everywhere
Souls are desperate
Spirit of the Lord is in this place

As we gathered here
God is moving everywhere
Souls are desperate
Spirit of the Lord is in this place

To heal the sick
Mend broken hearts
Wipe your tears
He’s touching you with Healing Wings

So lift your hands
Receive your sights
Rise and walk
He’s touching you with Healing Wings

Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost

For the Spirit of God is here
For the Spirit of God is here
I believe it
I receive it
Lift my hands
I’m made whole

Holy Ghost

Receive your healing right now
Receive your touch
For the Power of God is on you
The presence of God is all over this place

Receive it!
Receive it!
Receive it!
Your healing!
Your deliverance!
His presence is all over this place

Amen!

On my next post, i am going to share some powerful keys on sexual purity.

I love you❤️

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How I fought through sexual sin

by Lima
written by Lima

Woooo!

I don’t think this is as difficult as I imagined it to be but hi guys, I’m here.🌚

Five years ago i asked God for a platform and in return I would tell my story and other people’s stories and give him back the glory. My first blog failed woefully cause I was still trying to discover myself, now it’s been three years since I started my journey as a blogger and I will love to say a huge thank you for your constant support, your views, likes, comments and shares. I’m greatful! I’m not babbling but what I’m about to share with you used to be a big wound in my life and I need to catch my breathe.

Growing up…

So I knew about sex a bit early, not from sex education or my mum siting me down to give me the talk but from the neighbors I had to stay with while my single mum was busy working. I started watching porn at about five years old, from when I had no idea what it was they were doing on the black and white screen to when I understood every single sensual part of my body.

And when I had to run from those same neighbors I called aunties and uncles trying to touch me in all the wrong places, I can’t say I pulled through completely but I still have ugly memories flash through my mind, and while growing up I struggled with my whole life and fought with every single energy not to be addicted to sex. While my mates enjoyed reading a book at night I found it pleasing to browse naked pictures and watch porn online.

I don’t Know if while growing up I thought it to be wrong cause it was everything everyone was doing around me, they watched it freely even in the day time so it was ordinary, or at least I believed it and I never had to hide from anyone. I mean when I’m not in school, I’m home alone or at my neighbors.

I told my mum before it got worst but I guess I just never had a way of making things clear at that age. I can’t remember what I said but I just wasn’t clear and I had to endure it for almost another five years of my life and in that five years, I believed a whole lot of things, I believed their lies, I believed every single thing they told me about my body, about my gender, about how to stay happy. They were my first tutors on sex and they gave me the highlights.

I grew up hating men, I grew up believing that I would never be enough without giving my body out and while I struggled with that as a Muslim, I mean while I struggled to find my place in a world were you couldn’t trust your kids with anyone, I started to hear God!

Although the damage was already done and I craved sexual pleasure more than any other thing, when I found solace in romance novels, I heard God. It was crazy at first, I just stormed on the Bible in our room and for days it was just there waiting for me to at least come close. So I had stay in my room and abuse myself, abuse my mind and watch it my life collapse.

I decided to flip through the pages one day, I was tired of lying to everyone and looking like the good innocent child at home. They all thought I was this sweet child that loved books never did they see pass me.

One crazy step

My life took a detour when I flipped through those thin pages that held heavy words I couldn’t explain nor understand, words that drove me out of my house as a child into the four walls of the church, I wanted an answer. I was desperate for one. Every bit of me screamed for help only God could hear, no one saw what I looked like inside, I was messed up emotionally, mentally and physically.

God can help you fix all the messes you’ve created.

I went to church one evening, no (I didn’t go) I walked pass a church in my area and I saw a friend and she invited me in. I sat and listen to them rehearse a song they were to sing on Sunday morning and instead of listening for the lyrics, I was looking at them. They had something I lacked and might never get, purity. They could sit comfortably with those boys and sing like it was okay to do so and those boys were not looking at them the way those uncles looked at them! They saw them as sisters and I wanted to be seen that way, to be looked upon with pure adoration and kindness that’s not demanding.

Few months later my cousin came from my mummy’s home town to baby sit and watch over the house while my mum was away and because I wasn’t comfortable with the neighbors anymore. You know the saying…

The devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know.

I was abused brutally by my cousin and he threatened over and over to stab me If I say a word and it’s scared the life out of me. So when I tell you that I fought low-self esteem to be where I am right now I mean it.

The first thing I had to deal with was acceptance, I needed to accept myself, I needed to undo the damages, I needed self love but I was nothing but a damage good but that’s the favorite part of my story.

You are not damaged, you are planted.

How I overcame sexual sin

1. Self-acceptance

There is something I love about God, when he meets you, he is not in a rush to change who you are, he is not in a rush to show you how mighty and great he is, he is not in a rush to prove himself cause he owes it to no one. Instead he shows you what love is and what it feels like to be loved.

I woke up one morning and the love of the father was overwhelming, I felt it in my bones and I wanted it but to keep it I needed myself, I took a pen and wrote every single thing I hated about myself, I accepted it as my weakness and I asked God to help me see myself through the lens of his eyes. I needed to see that sexual sin is deadly and I needed to forgive myself.

“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Most truth are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up. -Edward R. Murrow

2. Self-discovery

I remember walking to church and that very day I met a pastor, I introduced myself and told him that I came to church to discover my purpose.

I remember his beautiful smile and his warm embrace, the second time I didn’t attach any meaning to a males proximity. He thought me a lot and walked me through the process of self discovery, that day I went back home and I knelt down. I didn’t know how to pray as a Christian then but I did pray and I still remember what I said cause it started to change my life, to change the way I saw myself, to change the things I believed about myself. I had my difficult days, I had days I crawled back to my old self, I had days I felt naked and I hid from God, I had days I felt worthless while discovering my self.

I will stop here for today, I’m glad I shared this with you. So you can see that we all have scars, thank God they don’t hurt anymore🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️

I can’t imagine my life without God… where would I be? What an amazing Grace♥️

You waited by Travis Greene
“You Waited”

You came out of your way
You sat down to speak to me
What amazing grace
That you’ve shown, so patiently

And You, waited for me
Just for me
For me

You called out my name
Knew my past, covered my shame
This amazing grace
You’ve shown, so patiently
You’ve shown, so patiently

And You, You waited for me, just for me
You waited for me, just for me

Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God

You waited, waited
You waited, waited
You waited, waited
You waited, waited

…

What amazing grace
That you’ve shown, so patiently
You’ve shown, so patiently

And You, You waited for me, just for me
You, You waited for me, just for me

He is still waiting for you darling!

Feel comfortable to share your thought in the comment box and I promise to reply them all and you can find my contact details on the homepage♥️

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Covid-19: Just One Plague

by Lima
written by Lima


As I pen down my thoughts, the novel corona virus is sweeping through the nations of the world leaving havoc in its wake. On a lighter note, I must admit that the code name given to the corona virus-Covid-19 sounds like a name that could be given to a Russian secret agent in a James Bond film, I kid of course.

To say that the world has been taken aback by this pandemic-covid-19 would be an understatement. It’s almost as if everyone had expected the virus to do its thing, take a few lives, blow over, scientists would get a cure or a vaccine for it and life would return to normal. Of course, this is not the world’s first rodeo haven already seen Ebola, SARS and the HIV/AIDS pandemic claim lives over the years. As at time of writing, there are over 2 million confirmed cases globally with over 139 thousand deaths due to the corona virus.


The first few cases of the covid-19 were reported in Wuhan, China late in December, 2019 and it was almost as if no one really cared and life went on as normal. Fast forward to January, 2020 and reported cases began to emerge of the virus affecting other parts of the world including Europe and South America. It was then the world stood up and took notice.

In Nigeria where I come from there’s a saying in Pidgin English that goes “Disease no dey kill black man” It’s an erroneous belief that ailments that afflict white people can’t kill an African man. Indeed that saying was proved wrong again as Nigeria reported its first case of the covid-19 on February 27th, 2020 while a few other African countries had begun reporting cases.

Nigeria’s index case happened to be an Italian man who had been to Milan, Italy and had come to Nigeria via Lagos state and eventually went to Ogun state to do some business. Some schools of thought on the origin of this dreaded virus exist (personally won’t want to delve into that in this piece), nevertheless, regardless of which school of thought you belong, my aim in putting this piece together is simply to point out some lessons this pandemic may be teaching humanity at this critical point in human history.


  1. Firstly, the pandemic has helped expose to the world once again the fragility of life.

“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity”

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Over time man has through major advances in science and other fields built for himself some sort of invincibility almost to the realms of making himself a demigod. Man has over time denied his need for dependence on His Creator. This problem began right from the fall of man in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). As the pandemic- covid1 swept through different countries, the panic, fear and anxiety among people was palpable.

Nobody wanted to die, the first instinct was survival and for the first time in a very long time, the deadly covid-19 posed an existential threat to mankind as we know it. In advanced climes were systems were working, shortages of basic protective materials like facemasks, hand sanitizers, latex gloves were experienced during the early phase of the pandemic. Retail outlets, shops, pharmacies ran out of them as people scampered to buy what was available. Fear and panic were the order of the day as the demand for these necessities inevitably overwhelmed the supply. Inevitably, scarcity ensued, hoarding where these protective materials were in short supply also was happening simultaneously.

Short story: Nothing Left To Lose

The pandemic also exposed a deeply rooted issue that has afflicted man right from ancient times-greed. The word of God in Jeremiah 17:9 readily comes to mind,

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

KJV

With demand overwhelming supply, unscrupulous business people saw an opportunity to rake in mammoth profits and took advantage of the situation to hike the prices of these protective materials. Of course, consumers were at their mercy as the danger posed by the virus became more apparent and these materials were simply in limited supply. A case in point here in Nigeria where you could get a facemask for about fifty Nigerian Naira (13 cents) prior to the pandemic, a facemask now sells for more than two hundred Nigerian Naira (52 cents).

2. The pandemic has helped expose the limitations in the wisdom and power of man.

As covid-19 began to wreak havoc across Europe and the Americas, it became apparent that major world powers may have initially underestimated the capabilities of the virus and also appeared helpless on how to respond to the threat of the virus which was described as novel. World powers that seemingly had the world at their feet such as United States of America and the United Kingdom were not spared from the effects of the virus. Nations famed for been proactive were caught off guard and were on the back foot from the get go. Covid-19 has shown it is no respecter of reputation, power, intellect or even wealth with even prominent personalities being infected by the virus. The Bible does state

“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all”.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV).

My heart goes out to anyone reading this piece that may have lost a loved one or knows someone who did to this dreaded virus. May the soul of the departed rest in peace. Amen.

A lot of things happen in life for which we have no answers and death is one of such things. I won’t pretend I have life all figured out, nobody does! What keeps us going in the midst of everything is faith in the goodness of the Creator. His omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence are far beyond what mere mortals can comprehend.


3. I believe God has utilized the covid-19 pandemic to remind His creation that He is still in charge of running His universe. Does this imply that the virus is Gods making and it is His deliberate plan to wipe out every man from the face of the earth? I believe not. Was God aware beforehand that such a virus will sweep through the world and cause the havoc that it has done?

God in His Omniscience was fully aware of the emergence of the virus beforehand. A cynic may then proceed to say “If God knew beforehand that this virus will cause great havoc, why didn’t He do something to stop it from happening?”. I do not hold brief for God but the world has been moving at super speed with no recourse to the Creator of the universe, sin and iniquity has multiplied in alarming proportions across the globe.

God is gently using this pandemic to remind us again to repent genuinely and find our way back to Him again as man was never created to function outside the support system of His Creator.


4. I believe God is also using the pandemic to sanctify, reorganize, and re-equip His Church for the rapture. It’s no secret that some parts of the church had been engulfed in great sin such as worldliness, adultery, fornication, materialism and other vices that Jesus Himself condemns. Covid-19 has also helped to redefine what believers have come to know as church. We have become so accustomed to having fellowship, services, and other meetings in our church buildings and have placed so much emphasis on these buildings rather than on ourselves.

The ban on large gatherings including religious ones has helped us realize that we are actually the church not the buildings we congregate in. It’s been a time for deeper introspection, more intimate personal communion with God and a revival of dead family altars.
Just one plague, and the world stood still, travelling, economic activities are at a standstill, cease fire among warring nations, sporting activities, religious activities, political activities, virtually everything has grinded to a halt. It’s truly a wonder how just one plague could have such a profound effect on humanity as it has had. For many, life is on “pause” at the moment and once

the “play” button is hit, life continues as normal. I do wonder at times if life will ever be the same again after this pandemic is defeated, what will be the new “normal” for the human race? Will we approach life differently than before, or do we just see all that has happened as an inconvenience, a mini interruption to our normal lives and return to our old ways? Some questions that beg for answers.


As I conclude, I must admit that my general disposition to life is to look at a life from a glass half-full perspective, and while many are being infected by the corona virus and lives are still being lost daily, in my view, there has been a silver lining in all of this. As I did mention earlier, the pandemic has been a time for deeper introspection, more intimate personal communion with God and a revival of dead family altars. Homes on the verge of collapsing are being restored. Super busy mums and dads have had more time to bond and re-connect with one another and their kids. The lock down due to the pandemic has provided much needed rest for the working class and many have used the chance to pay closer attention to their health and fitness by regular exercises.

The lock down has provided avenues to take online courses for career and personal development, learn new skills, revisit abandoned passions and lost loves just to mention but a few. Jesus while speaking to His disciples in Matthew 24:1-14 told them of what they are to expect as the signs of His second coming. The emergence of this pandemic has simply reinforced what He told them. Not to sound like a prophet of doom, but much more devastating plagues will come upon the earth before He finally returns (Revelations 16) but Jesus Christ offers this assurance The corona virus is simply a prelude to what is to come.

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved”

Mathew 24:3
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Thank you for reading this piece and I hope it blessed you. Please stay safe, stay indoors, practice social distancing and wash your hands regularly. Your family needs you! Your country is counting on you to do the right thing. This too shall pass in Jesus Name!
Dotun Olugbemiro 17th April, 2020
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by Lima
written by Lima

Apparently we are all on break because God is fixing the world and we just have to let go and let God, while doing that I will love us to go through some wise sayings of Jesus.

These sayings help us clear our confusions and answer our many questions. I hope that this break the world has given to us will be an opportunity for us to improve ourselves and live better lives so that when we return to the outside world they will see and testify of the changes and the goodness of God in our lives.

Therefore make yourself isolation worth it!

I started a bible study challenge with a friend Doctor Halima, yes! you guessed right we are namesakes and we have a lot In common, she is a God sent to my life and I just want to use this platform to appreciate her. Thank you Ma, I love you❤️

I was studying The fifth chapter of Mathew and I decided to give the headlines like it’s written in my bible.

Anger

““You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:21-22‬ ‭NLT‬‬


During this break if you are with your families, you will be stepping on some nerves and they will be stepping on yours too, fill your heart with the word of God, you no longer have time as your excuse not to! Use the break as an opportunity to fix every broken part of your life while spend quantity time with your family.

Adultery

““You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your eye—even your good eye —causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your hand—even your stronger hand —causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:27-30‬ ‭NLT‬‬
This is going to be a topic for another day on the blog, wait patiently !

Divorce

““You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’ But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:31-32‬ ‭NLT‬‬
The good thing about staying at home is you will come to realize what you have or what you don’t have, a lot of people strive in their marriages cause they are away from each other but now that you are all together, you might get to realize somethings about your spouse that you dislike and can’t tolerate. It is good that during this break you build your home and water it with love, the word and prayers.

May this break reduce and not increase the rate of divorce in the world. 🙏 Amen!

Vows

““You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.’ But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.

Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:33-35, 37‬ ‭NLT‬‬
I know that some of us are afraid and scared of what the pandemic is causing in the world but please in this season don’t be quick to make vows you can’t keep to God or to people, make sacrifices to God instead, let your yes be yes and your no be no.

Revenge

““You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:38-42‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Learn to forgive in this season.

Love for enemies

““You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:43-48‬ ‭NLT‬‬
It’s a time to love everyone, pray for everyone, intercede and stand together in prayers. This is not a season to hate but to forgive!

And finally, take time out to study on all of these, meditate on the word of God and trust him to save the world, he has done it before with his son as the price, he will do it again!

Please take a moment to say a prayer for the world, you can also drop your prayer in the comment box.

Lord Jesus, we know that you are the doer, we come to you for help, we trust in your judgment father but we ask you for mercy, have mercy lord and heal the world in Jesus name. Amen!

Salainis

I had learned already many of the Outland methods of communicating by forest notes rather than trust to the betraying, high-pitched human voice.

None of these was of more use to me than the call for refuge. If any Outlier wished to be private in his place, he raised that call, which all who were within hearing answered.

Then whoever was on his way from that placed hurried, and whoever was coming toward it stayed where he was until he had permission to move on.

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by Lima
written by Lima

My name is Victoria Emmanuel, from kebbi state zuru local government. A graduate of Ahmadu bello university zaria.

I studied Bs.c Mass communication.

The experience has been quite interesting at some point challenging, I can put it all together that God has been too faithful. I love the course I studied, It was what I applied for and by the grace of God, I will be practicing broadcast journalism specifically.

I have confidence in my gifts/skills, my ability to love people easily and making friends.

At about age nine, I started my journey with Jesus. I grew up in a Christian home, serving Jesus was kind of easy. I believed there is more in Jesus than I have received from home and I wanted to know God for myself. I remember times that my prayer and study life hasn’t been consistent either from distractions here and there or tiredness. God has really helped me by creating systems and making them always available to put me back in space.

The 31_lineage

True! The vision is understanding the person and character of the woman in proverbs 31 and replicating that possibilities in our days amidst the whole vices creeping into our society and corrupting the ideal standard of God’s own Lady. I received the vision in 2017 precisely, God placed the burden in my heart of first becoming it before sharing it with the world. Then I came across a piece of poetry that left a burning desire to chase the vision, I began to hashtag my works with 31 status which l later changed to 31_lineage. The vision and the mission is contained on my Facebook page with “31 lineage” as the known brand.

The purpose of the 31_lineage is for every woman to work upon the ancient landmark set by mothers of old, the likes of Esther, Deborah, Katherine, Joyce, Ruth and the woman of proverbs 31.

To also create in both men and women the mindset of working out their relationships/marriages according to God’s standards not the world’s way.

More information about 31 lineage is on facebook already, just click on the link and there we go.

https://m.facebook.com/31Lineage/

Becoming proverbs 31

The journey has been a deliberate one I will say. The experience has been a package of falling and rising, It beckons on my consistency at every point. I studied the chapter and read it over and over again, I fixed my name on it, I prayed the reality into my life, changed my mindset from the norms and beliefs, and also accepted the workings of the the Holy spirit in my life.

It has been a gradual process, the people around me started noticing a change in me. they walked up to me and said it.

It took over a year, as it is now, I believe God has not even started with me yet, it’s just a touch. He want many other ladies to be part of this experience, just why we are now available on Facebook.

The inspiration has been from him and the evidence is all around!

The testimonies that accompanies the message are overwhelming and really humbling.

The truth is that, becoming a woman of proverbs 31 is not by effort or timing. It is a grace that can only be given by God and the access we have through the sacrifice of Jesus to connect with the graces that were before us.

How to live a life of purity

Purity is first a state of heart, then an expression. Both work hand in hand.

To be pure in the context of relationship has to do with abstinence from sexual immorality as commanded by God (1 Cor 6:9-20).

It is very important to know that sexual purity is not some doctrinal verdict that hinders one from sin but a command from God. For every godly relationship to see the light of the day, it has to be centered on the foundation of God’s word. It is quite interesting and a bit difficult to sustain one amidst the romantic hypes in our society but with the help of God and his guidance it is possible to enjoy such possibilities.

My opinion on purity in a relationship is based on;

  1. Divine help
  2. Setting principles and boundaries
  3. Determination

With this, one can strive towards achieving a set goal.

In creating boundaries, i will say a particular principle does not work for every relationship. First, you have to consider proximity, environment and nature of the people involved.

The general knowledge is that both parties should avoid being alone in rooms or hotels, they should avoid any activity that will eventually lead to sex and seek counsel if they thinks they cannot hold themselves.

Sexual purity starts from the heart.

I’d advice anyone intending to be in a relationship or already is, to have a strong relationship with Jesus First.

The whole process will be made easier.

And finally…

Fear the Lord.

Do not follow the crowd on the matters that has to do with your relationship, marriage and family life. Not everything generally accepted is godly or true.

You have to first know God and surrender completely to his will before you can become a woman from a different lineage. Surrendering here means keeping aside all you think you have, all that you think you know, or have learned in the past and submitting your entirety to God.

Run from satanic ideas that comes as wisdom from people around you, when it is Jesus you are following he sure will lead you and your home.

It might not look like it when you first start, just know that the backing from God is all you need and you can do all things through him!

Everything is possible to him that believes.

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