Virtuous Living

THE SILENT PERIODS OF GOD (2)

When God is silent, it means He’s working on other factors needed to help you do His will. The will of God doesn’t only depend on your obedience. It depends on the synergy of many other people and many other factors. Sometimes when God leaves you in silence, it’s because He’s at the other end of your destiny rearranging the people and conditions that must make you to walk in purpose. If Elizabeth had a child before God’s time, there would have been no occasion to bring herself and Mary together. The moment Mary finished her interaction with the angel, she found that her tummy started protruding she was afraid because no one could relate with her situation but she remembered Elizabeth, a woman who had also gone through that season. One of the major reasons why Elizabeth was delayed was because of the timing of Jesus and John the Baptist.

If Jesus had died as a child , do you know how frustrating it would have been for John the Baptist to be in the wilderness? When Jesus was growing, John was also growing in the wilderness. It was when he started his ministry, that’s when Jesus was ready to be baptized. If John was born earlier than that time, John would not be able to have the patience to wait until Jesus grew. Imagine John the Baptist as an adult doing ministry. How old would Jesus be when he turned 30 if they hadn’t grown around the same timeline? There are times the silence of God means he’s putting things in place to make sense of your destiny and purpose.

When Elizabeth met Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and she was filled with the Holy Ghost and she began to speak. I thought God was silent. So the Holy Spirit could still speak through Elizabeth? Why didn’t He speak for that long? I thought Elizabeth had backslidden and so wouldn’t hear the voice of God again. For some of us the reason why God is delaying us like this is because the person(s) in the blueprint of our destinies to connect us aren’t yet born again. So God must raise someone to train such people so that our destinies will be fulfilled.

Forget everything man is saying to you. Discard all prejudicial statements from men to discourage you in your darkest moments. Don Moen sang and said “even in my darkness hour, through the sorrow and the pain, I will sing 🎤.” Sing such songs during these inexplicable periods precious ones. When I was jobless for over two years, that song meant so much to me. I sang it anytime the devil tried to discourage me everywhere I found myself, like a madman. He blessed me with a very good job and he will do better for you. In these periods, give thanks and know He’s preparing a table, fixing things so that you will never need to have any trouble about them again in your life. I trust this wise God.

When God is silent, it’s possible He’s fighting unseen battles, and averting certain dangers that may befall you on your way to executing his will. When Satan tries to stop your destiny and he can’t stop it, when he knows that it’s sure and you are moving the path of destiny, the next thing he does is that he begins to program all kinds of woes on your path to actualizing your destiny. God seeing that can suspend that which is His will for your life and then deal with the obstacles that will be waiting for you in the future. And the moment that’s done, He’ll release you to go.

Matthew 2:20, “Arise and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.” When Jesus was born, Herod was angry and killed all the children. When Jesus was born and the angels visited him, there was no angelic manifestation again or the voice of the Spirit. The angel therefore said you can now go for all who wanted his life are dead, all the curses and the yokes that would have been waiting for you. While God suspends the revelation of His will, He makes sure all those obstacles are dealt with and when the road is cleared He now says “You can go”. Sadly, most believers are not mature enough to understand this. Arise, go and marry now! Arise have your children now! Arise and be healed now! Arise and take your business now! Frankly speaking, God is answering your questions now!

Give Him praise. “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made know to God” (Philippians 4:6). If God did not train Moses for 30 years and simply because he wanted a prophecy to come to pass, He pushed Moses prematurely, He might have brought them out of Egypt but they would all die. Even with all the training, it was only Joshua and Caleb that entered that promised land. When people are undergoing spiritual training, understand it and pray for them and stop asking them meaningless questions like when will you go to school? When are you having your next child because your one and only child is 15 years now? and so on…

Jesus I give you praise. I honor you Lord and pray that You increase Apostle Joshua Selman’s oil.

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou

THE SILENT PERIODS OF GOD (1)

Having been a Christian for several years, I have asked myself some important questions but I never received satisfactory answers until God spoke to me and answered me through Apostle Joshua Selman. One of these questions has always been why does God remain silent most of the times after we have prayed, fasted and when we even live for Him?

Dear reader, I am sure you have also asked yourself that question before and you were either given unsatisfactory theological or human answers. Dear friend, if you have not yet asked yourself such a question in your Christian walk, believe you me, that time is imminent. It’s just a matter of time. The silent seasons of God are periods where you pray, fast and do everything and you won’t still hear His voice.

When God is silent with regards to Him revealing His will to you, it could means three things. The first reason is that He’s working on you. This is when He begins to work in and on you as His vessel. Revealing His will to you in your current state will be a waste so His silence means you should continue the training and the building of yourself until He makes you that vessel that will be able to do ‘that will’ you want Him to reveal. God why are you silent in my life and destiny? God was silent in the life of Jesus for 30 good years. We didn’t hear Jesus communicate with the Father as a child and yet He was God. God spoke about His birth as a child and that was all until He turned 30. Meanwhile he had been praying, fasting and preparing himself. Anytime God is silent focus on yourself and not Him. At age 12 Jesus couldn’t fulfill the will of the Father because he needed to grow. In those moments of silence, Jesus increased in wisdom, stature, and favour with God and man, the Bible says.

What have you been doing in these moments of silence? Do you complain? I hope you don’t do so. Please, learn to grow. Read, go to school, learn a trade or do something profitable with your life without forgetting to honor God at all times. Focus on allowing Him build you. Anytime God reveals His will to you it means you have become the vessel that necessitates that revelation. In this period, the Lord will withhold His voice and focus on your training. It’s not easy but worth it. The Lord give us grace to understand.

When Joseph had a dream, that was the end of it. There was nothing else he saw or heard again. He just had a dream of his destiny. When he went into the pit, I’m sure he would say Lord explain to me why should a righteous person be in a pit? There was silence!!! Why should I be sick? Why should I still be unmarried till now? Why should I be barren or jobless despite being serious with the God of the Hebrews? Silence!!! When they were selling him, God was still silent. But was he out of the will of God?

Even in your confusion, God is still with you dear friend. Romans 8: 28 says “All things work together for good to them that love the Lord (not for everyone) and are called according to His purpose”. So anytime u don’t understand your life, ask yourself this question “ do I love the Lord”? If your love is still in place find rest. Troubles only start when the challenges steal away your love for God and that’s when you will be in trouble. You will never be in trouble in the name of Jesus. Receive grace to be patient in trying moments. After years, His majesty will speak; He will take a second to speak in ur life. When it has to do with bringing your season to an end, God doesn’t sound as a small still voice. He comes majestically. He will do things that will be impossible for you to deny that He is the one behind your miracle.

Whilst you are waiting for Him to get you a job, He will favour you not by giving you a job but a very good one with other things that you never thought of. And that’s when this scripture will find expression in your life “When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream”. While you are waiting don’t be regretting what you would have been doing. Your compensation is already in the plan for when Joseph was lifted, he was given a new attire, a ring, and even a wife that he never prayed for.

Hannah had been waiting for a long time for a child because the child that was coming was not an ordinary child. He’s the one who anointed all the kings of Israel so dear friend be patient. Patience is powerful because it can help you to put together the kind of compassion you need through your pain so that you’ll sustain certain results when they come. When some destiny things come too easy there’s no memory bank of pain. You’ll be careless over so many great things. Do you think Joseph had the time to be careless after spending more than two years in prison? The memory of his pain in prison would not make him take his job lightly. That’s why some of us are so serious with God. This is because we know where He brought us from.

Don’t go to the devil or live a careless life when God is silent. Rather, draw closer to Jehovah than ever before. Be conscious of the fact that if He doesn’t help you no other person or entity can do same. The Lord bless you.

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou

Who makes the rules!?

Priorities in life have evolved over the past few decades for a lot of individuals and families. For some it’s important that they attain academic laurels and have a place within the corridors of power in whatever society they find themselves. For some others it’s all about status and living the bougie life, purely socialites. For yet another group it’s all about the money, how it’s achieved is inconsequential.

Looking rich, feeling rich, acting rich, being rich; none of it actually really matters if you’re outside of the will of God. I recently heard a story of a middle-aged woman who had grown through the ranks of her career and was doing so well. Despite all her achievements though, she was unable to make time for her family and even her health. She kept putting off taking care of herself until the fatal happened, she collapsed at the very job that had stolen her years and died within 24 hours.

Another young vibrant gentleman who had spend the early years of his life just living as anyone else finally decides to seek God after he had reached the point of depression. Unfortunately time didn’t align with his plans. He was found dead in his room one morning, how heartbreaking.

One lady shared her story about pursuing her career goals and always aiming to achieve more. She rose to high ranks of her dreams but the strain on her life and other goals were gradually becoming unbearable. She was earning a sweet pay and doing well by certain standards but she decided to make a sudden switch based on realities of life. She chose to focus more on herself, family and things that really mattered to her. Albeit, self indulgence doesn’t necessarily guarantee fulfillment. Eternal fulfillment and satisfaction is only discovered in God’s perfect will. Read that again!!

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight” (Isaiah 5:20-21).

“Every way of man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.” (Proverbs 21:2).

1. How often do you weigh the motives for the decisions you make and the actions you take?

2. What propels you to act in the ways that you do?

3. How often do you pause to reflect on the impact of your life here on earth to your life in eternity?

The first two humans were told by their Creator that it would be wrong for them to eat the fruit of a certain tree. “You shall not eat of it or even touch it, lest you die” (Genesis 3:3). But in Eve’s eyes, the tree was good and desirable. “The woman saw that the tree was good for food, a delight to the eye, and desirable to make one wise” (Genesis 3:6). And so she ate. In Eve’s eyes it was good to eat the fruit. But in God’s word it was forbidden. She ignored God, called evil good, and did what was right in her own eyes. Adam joined her. People have been doing the same ever since, and they won’t live happily ever after.

Making time for family and taking time off to practice self-love is good. Worldly standards and what people deem as success and fulfillment can be good and propel you to achieve seemingly great things. However the most prudent thing to do is to seek the face of God in all your endeavours. I will end with a few versus of one of my favourite chapters of scripture (kindly find time to read and meditate on the whole chapter).

“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, And every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”Romans 14:5-12 KJV

Why put your eternity at risk for timely pleasures that evaporate as steam? Finding God’s will for your life puts everything into perspective. Look up to God not just as your source (for substance and provision) but more significantly as your Coach (your guide and direction). Remember that He makes the rules and we shall all give an account of this life to Him. Be adequately prepared, Selah!

With love, Esinam

What if God is unhappy

“GODFIDENCE”: Having Confidence in God

“Thus my heart was grieved, And I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Psalm 73:21-26 KJV

How many times haven’t we cried out to God and He has given us strength? How many times haven’t we cried out to God to take away a pain or a situation? And yet even in those moments He always gives us strength to keep moving, to keep living, to keep breathing. As the word says he is the strength of not just our hearts but also our portion (all that we have and own) forever.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 KJV

Faith does not make us immune to the hardships of life. There are moments when jobs are lost, hearts are broken, or loved ones are taken before their time. There are other times when we are left waiting (and waiting and waiting) for our dreams to come to fruition. The dream for a child, a spouse, or for a relationship to be restored. For a loved one to overcome an illness or addiction. For a break in our career. Our hearts are left aching with longing for what we don’t yet have. Yet in our moments of unbelief and despair the word of God admonishes is this:

“Let not thine heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; And thine expectation shall not be cut off.” Proverbs 23:17-18 KJV

Most of us have spent time picturing what our lives will look like. We paint a canvas in our heads of our marriages, children, careers, friendships, and sometimes even apportion timelines for all of these things. Having a vision, direction or expectation of how our lives should pan out is a good thing, but what happens when our dreams and expectations are shattered by life’s disappointments? By the death of a loved one, the breakdown of a marriage, or the loss of a career? How do we respond? Do we get angry towards God and respond in bitterness? Do we vow to never dream again, or trust again, because it hurts too much to hope? Or, are we willing to stretch forth our hands to the heavens and surrender the canvas of our lives to Him.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, Neither have entered into the heart of man, The things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV

I have also painted a canvas of what my life would look like in my mind, but I have discovered that my canvas may not be consistent with the ultimate canvas that God is painting for me. Fantasy can be idolatry, oftentimes driven by the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. We are more prone to veer off God’s perfect will for our lives when we put our trust in an image carved out by our minds. It can be much easier to place our trust in something we can see and control, than to place it in a God we cannot see and cannot control. Give him your life as a blank canvas and trust Him to paint a masterpiece. Offer your life as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto Him alone.

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 KJV

God cares about us, and He cares about our dreams. He cares enough that He is willing to redirect us away from what we think we want, so that He can lead us into what He has for us; His perfect will for our lives. Have unrelenting confidence in God Almighty and watch Him transform your life into a spectacle of His glory.

Love, Esinam.

Confidence – Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Counting on God’s Promises

Our word for today is an audio file to exhort and encourage us all. I hope you’re blessed by it and energized to face the upcoming week.

Thank you for listening 🙏🏼

With love, Esinam.

BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT

As a young believer, I had always wanted to know what it meant “to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit”. To this end, I searched and searched so as to decode the meaning of that expression to no avail. I asked a few people about it but they didn’t give me any satisfactory answer.

I asked myself questions like, “Why would the Bible say if we sin against the Holy Spirit we will not be forgiven?“. But the Bible also says, “If we confess our sins, He (Jesus) is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness“ (1 John 1:9). This means that Jesus the Son of the living God forgives sins only if we confess them earnestly and live to please Him.

Now, does the Father also forgive sins? Jesus Himself answers that question in Matthew 23:34, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”

Concerning the Holy Spirit, Jesus said in Matthew 12: 31-32 ”Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man (Jesus) will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come”. Hmmmmm, please let’s ponder over these verses. Is the Holy Spirit greater than the other two personalities of the Godhead? Absolutely not! They are equal in glory, power and majesty. Can I shock us? Most of us Believers are guilty of this offense. Oh yes! We blaspheme against the Holy Spirit at all times.

Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries defines the expression “blaspheming against the Holy Spirit” as ascribing the works of God to Satan”. For example, some Christians say” This miracle is not of God. That man of God isn’t of God etc…. How sure are you? You maybe right at the wrong time or wrong at the right time. Let’s focus on our lives and leave what we don’t understand to God.

So why did God say if we blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, it cannot be forgiven? Some people think it’s because that’s the biggest sin. No, that isn’t it. When a man of God preaches and all of a sudden you feel the man of Gos is talking about you when He hasn’t even mentioned your name and may not even know you, you have to know it’s the Holy Spirit at work. The Bible says, He (the Spirit) convicts you of sins. So, it’s the Holy Spirit that’s the instrument of forgiveness. In fact, He is the one that makes you feel guilty. If you’re now offending Him, who will make you feel guilty to now repent? So when you sin against Him and He’s grieved, the forgiveness process will not be initiated for it’s still Him that’ll convict you that you’re wrong and now you have blocked Him from helping you. You can’t be forgiven because you have closed the door and He can’t help you. He the Spirit is a person (emotions, will and knowledge) and not human. Jesus said when “He” shall come. Grammatically speaking “he” is used for a person. Humans are made up of 206 bones, water and flesh. That’s biology for you. Bones, flesh and water don’t have knowledge, will and emotions. It’s the personality that has knowledge, emotions and will.

Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God…” So, He can be grieved. To treat the Holy Spirit as a person, talk to Him. Say these things like “Holy Spirit, I love you, I adore you, you are welcome in this place”. Anyone who has a low self esteem, or is depressed may not know the Holy Spirit. If He’s in you, He will comfort you when the need arises and give you boldness. Be conscious of His presence with you at all times!

The good news is that if you grieve the Holy Spirit, you can go before Him, confess your sins and honesty repent from them and He that gentle personality will surely feel loved, respected, honored and blot out that sin. Yes, with God nothing shall be impossible. Go to Him, for He’s your Father and He yearns for your attention, communication and fellowship with Him.

Jesus is Lord!

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou

THE STOREHOUSE

God wishes His people to prosper in all departments of life to His glory.

It’s not God’s wish that we remain poor so as to feel holy. In fact, the God of the Bible is the one who made Abraham, Isaac and Jacob financial gurus.

The Bible clearly says “ the Lord takes delight in the prosperity of His saints.” This means when you are prosperous in ur soul, spirit and body God is happy. God blesses His people through the adherence of spiritual principles like offerings, tithes, sacrifices among others. The principle that is my focus today is the “storehouse”.

What’s the storehouse? Is it only a physical storage place? Or there’s more to it?

In Malachi 3:10 the Bible says “ Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in my house and prove me now herewith says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that there shall be no room enough to receive it.”

The storehouse can be the place of your primary spiritual nourishment. In other words, it refers to your local church. So if I attend church A, church A becomes my storehouse and that’s where I am biblically commanded to give my tithes. That’s where you are spiritually fed and it’s also the place of your growth.

Secondly, the storehouse also refers to any ministry that’s committed to the salvation of souls and equipping of the saints. So, if I am led as a Christian, I can pay my tithes in a ministry that’s not my local church. Some believers or servants of God do this a lot. Men of God like Apostle Joshua Selman, Johnson Suleman among others really understand and practice this spiritual principle to their advantage. We strive in this kingdom on the platform of knowledge. I pray we get to that level in Jesus name! These men walk on God and the world just doesn’t know why they are immensely rich and they are doing well in ministry, life and destiny.

Finally, the storehouse can also be an individual, or a minister who is committed to the salvation of souls and equipping the saints. A case in point is when Abraham gave his tithes to Melchizedek and the Bible said He blessed Abraham and said “Blessed be Abraham of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth”. Consequently, Abraham became rich in cattle, silver and gold”. I have been a crazy practitioner of tithes from my schools days till now and I have seen the hand of the Lord in my finances. When I was a teacher, my colleagues envied me and didn’t know why I was making headway and they weren’t. Beloved, I can’t lie to you with the Bible.

Why don’t you try this principle with understanding and see your finances receive a touch from God.

Don’t give grudgingly because God loves a cheerful giver. Keep sowing till you see a difference in your finances. You are wise if you do what the Lord asks you to do.

As you give, he will bless you by giving you ideas, connect you to your destiny helpers or speak to you directly and tell you what you need to do concerning whatever you want from Him. When you see a man of God sowing into the life of another man of God, don’t criticize him or think he isn’t wise. If you want to go higher in life, you sow into the lives of those who are higher than you so as to tap from their grace and be blessed for ”iron sharpens iron”.

Giving to the poor isn’t out of place. It’s also biblical but it doesn’t do what your tithes do. If you want to know what your tithes do in your storehouse, read Malachi 3:10 -12 carefully. When you give to the poor the Lord delivers you from the bed of afflictions or sickness (Psalm 41:1 -3). Blessed is he that considers the poor, the Lord will deliver him in times of trouble, the Lord will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed on earth and you will not hand him over to his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing and restore his health.

Beloved, don’t let the storehouse be empty. Don’t let your church be empty and don’t let your man of God be hungry. Bless him and you too will be blessed. Don’t join people who don’t understand spiritual things and criticize the principles of God and His servants.

Remember, your church, other ministries or a man of God can be your storehouse.

Shalom! Soyez benis au nom de Jesus!

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou

Flawless

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:16-18 KJV

It is that time of year when we remember the greatest sacrifice ever made. This is not a season of bunnies and eggs, neither is it an unusually long weekend for road trips and vacations. It is a reflective period where we remember and honour the sacrifice of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ who shed His blood to redeem mankind from death, hell and the grave. All glory to Yeshua Hamashiach, Saviour of the world. Even in our weakness and unbelief He never requests a refund for the sacrifice He made. We didn’t deserve it, we couldn’t earn it, yet He did it anyway because of His love for us.

If for any reason you have not had a chance to believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and personal Saviour, I urge you to take that bold step today. What better time to embrace redemption than in the season where we remember the very sacrifice that was made to rescue us from the grips of death. Kindly say this prayer with me; “Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you for loving me and coming to die for me. I appreciate your sacrifice on the cross where you took my place, bore my sin and shame and shed your blood to set me free. I believe in you and accept you today as the Lord of my life. Please write my name in your book of life and accept me as your own. My life belongs to you henceforth and I will live for your glory. Thank you for saving me, in Jesus Name. Amen.”

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 KJV

As children of light, here are a few reminders of things we should do to maintain our relationship with our Heavenly Father:

1. Pray constantly. It might feel like a tough chore but it does us more good than we recognize. Prayer is simply talking to God, and listening to Him speak back to us. The scriptures admonish us to pray without ceasing. Take the time to have honest conversations with God; He will not screenshot them and share with anyone. The more you engage Him in conversation, the more you grow spiritually and you become increasingly conscious of His abiding presence.

2. Read and meditate on God’s word. With everything currently happening in the world, it is easy to get overwhelmed and stressed. Bills to pay, work to do, family, inflation, health issues, school, a pandemic, wars, politics, societal issues and so on. You best redirect your focus and let the word be your anchor. Cast all your burdens unto Christ, He really and truly cares for us. Try also to memorize scriptures to fill up the well of your soul. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal mysteries to you as your study the word.

3. Be kind and generous. It doesn’t take a person going about town dishing wads of cash to strangers to define generosity. Little acts of kindness such as lending a helping hand, sharing the word of God, encouraging and praying for a friend or colleague go a long way to make an impact. The next time the thought of an old friend or colleague crosses your mind, take a few moments and say a prayer for that person. They might be in a situation in which God has chosen you to intercede on their behalf. I recently had a situation where a lady’s name kept crossing my thoughts and this was unusual. I said a brief prayer for her but I still felt unsettled so I went ahead to text her to find out how she was and encouraged her. It turned out she was almost due to have a baby. To the glory of God, she had a successful Caesarean section and both herself and the child are doing amazing. Hallelujah! Many a time, it’s the little things that really count.

4. Learn to wait on God. Waiting on God involves trusting Him to meet you at the point of your need without fail or disappointment. Waiting can be hard. In fact it is hard. It is uncomfortable. It can be painful especially when you’ve been fasting, praying, giving and believing God for a breakthrough for a really long time while living right and honoring Him. Do not forget however that He knows what is best for you and sees the end from the beginning. Consider this a period to build capacity for the mind boggling testimonies that will fill your mouth soon. The very manuscript/ blueprint of your life is in His hands. Don’t give up, don’t lose hope, forge forward. His perfect will is better than any fantasy you can ever imagine.

“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:3-7 KJV

His blood has made us flawless. Our good deeds and kind works didn’t earn it. We were but as filthy rugs before Him but the cleansing of His precious blood purchased a garment of righteousness for us. As children of God living a godly life is not to prove that we deserved forgiveness but rather our works indicate an absolute faith in God and a resolve to please Him. With Christ seated at the right hand of God the Father interceding on our behalf, we are before Him flawless. Be not intimidated by lies of the devil and demonic projections. God loves you and if you trust Him and His will for your life, you will be victorious. Walk in this knowledge and confidence in Him henceforth. May the peace of God that passes all understanding fill your hearts and minds always, in Jesus’ Name.

Love, Esinam.

Mercy Me – Flawless

The Filter Effect

A woman shared a conversation between her two children, the older boy and his younger sister. I don’t recall the exact incident but in summary her daughter had uttered certain words to her friends that were not particularly pleasant. This had gone on to mar the relationship she (the daughter) had had with them (her friends). She complained about it while at home and her brother went on to remark (paraphrased) “You need to learn to insert a filter between your brain and your mouth!”.

A filter (a noun) is a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it. Filter can also mean (as a verb) to pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material. I am sure we are quite familiar with the filter concept. Drinking water companies bombard us daily with advertisements on how well filtered their products are. Social media has given us filter options to make our images look better than they originally are. Even car owners are always sure to have their filters cleaned or changed where necessary.

How often do you change/ clean/ renew the filter to your mind/ soul? The filter to your heart/ spirit? “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2 KJV). Many a time the way we speak to others or respond to a situation is pivoted on what our subconscious minds have been ruminating on over a period of time. It could even be a myriad of events that leads to our explosive response to that situation. It only takes that perfect action to determine your reaction and the words you speak. Very often these tend to expose your true thoughts and perspectives on that specific issue. As the word of God says; we speak out of the abundance of our hearts.

There are two main lessons the young lady from our opening story learned the hard way. Firstly, always be swift to apologize when you offend someone. Anytime you find yourself in a place where you take an entrenched position such that you believe the other party does not deserve an apology, pause and keep your ego in check. A posture of self conceit does not win battles. Secondly, learn to be graceful with your speech no matter how right your viewpoint is. “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” (Colossians 4:6 KJV). Many a time it takes humble statements such as; “I am sorry about what I said, it was out of place” or “Pardon me for how I acted, it was inappropriate” or “Thanks for the other day, I appreciate your kindness”, to numb whatever negative emotion our words or actions might have provoked. These simple but powerful verbal gestures go a long way to create a mutually healthy relationship for us and those we supposedly care about. Remember in Proverbs 15:1 KJV the Bible says “A soft answer turneth away wrath: But grievous words stir up anger.” Our ‘ego’ and ‘unguarded words’ however often stir us up to exhibit our subconscious inadequacies, the very nature we attempt to suppress. As children of God, that shouldn’t be our reality.

“”A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.””Luke 6:45 NLT

Notice that prior to Jesus making this statement according to the gospel of Luke, he shared a parable. From the verse 39 of chapter 6, he speaks about the blind’s inability to lead the blind and a servant’s inability to be greater than his master. Jesus admonishes is to take out the beam in our own eyes rather than focus on the mole in our brothers eye. He blatantly calls such persons hypocrites because a tree can only bring forth fruits of its own kind. Now let us pause and reflect: what are the things that we spend most of our time on? On what foundations are our virtues/values built? Let us proceed to observe what Jesus teaches about foundations.

““So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.””Luke 6:46-49 NLT

It is evident what our foundation must be; the precious word of God. When you don’t retain God in your memory you will give room to a reprobate mind. “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” (2 Timothy 3:8 KJV). If you go after false news, lies, gossip and rumour or just follow frailties because they are trending or in vogue, then you certainly will be feeding your soul with garbage. There is also the other side of this coin where certain persons are the masters of sugar quoting even the deadliest words to make themselves look good, deception in the highest order. Quoting Episcopal Sister Adelaide Heward-Mills, “They often say what is acceptable but what is usually the real motive is hidden”. May Jehovah deliver His children from all such persons.

“Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.” Psalm 119:35 KJV

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8 KJV

If you use the above scriptures as basis to filter the kind of information that you expose yourself to, be it consciously or otherwise, you are more likely to only imbibe content that nourishes your soul. Let this be the measure for controlling information that you allow your soul to meditate on and your spirit to thrive on. May it not be said of us ‘outside gentility, home cry’ because men primarily look at the outward appearance but God looks and sees our hearts.

“So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 KJV

“Shew me thy ways, O LORD; Teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: For thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5 KJV

Till the next Holy-Spirit-inspired musing:

⁃ Meditate on God’s word to preserve your peace of mind

⁃ Walk in truth to guard heart (your spirituality and sanity)

⁃ Spread love, kindness and positivity

⁃ Be cautious not only with what you say but also how you put it across

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24 KJV). Never forget to pray and feed your soul with the word of God daily. Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you oh Lord we pray, in Jesus’ matchless Name, Amen.

Love, Esinam.

Don’t Forget!

We live in a time and a season where we are consumed by so many things that take up time energy and all our resources. The subject of Thanksgiving is very often overlooked especially in a Christian walk.

For Thanksgiving to be effective it requires remembrance. Many times we come to God expecting a blessing which is often granted. We see our blessings and are filled with joy. Sometimes we are consumed by the blessing that we often forget the One who blessed us. We are so consumed with the healing we forget the Healer, we are so consumed with the deliverance that we forget the Deliverer. The test of our Love for God is in our resolve and relationship with God after we have received all we have prayed for.

In Deuteronomy Chapter 8 Moses admonished the Children of Israel on the need for remembrance always in relating to the Lord their God.

“Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers. And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.”

One tragedy of humanity is forgetfulness. If you will forget what anyone has done or what anyone has been to you, do not forget the Lord your God and who He is to you.

“Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;…” Deuteronomy 8:11-14

It is so easy to forget a difficult life one has had when God blesses them and suddenly things that used to be a challenge no longer exists. Truth be told it is human nature to be drawn more to your present realities which bring you some comfort and peace. You will have to be deliberate about remembering things of the past if your present realities and experiences are going well for you.

You see after struggling to get a job after school and the hustle of jumping one trotro to another on a daily basis to get to this job, one would not deliberately remember his or her trotro days or try to relive those days consciously when they have been blessed with a car or two. Please don’t get me wrong I have had some amazing moments and met some nice people on trotros in my earlier years. But the point I am making is that it is easy to forget the experiences and the past realities where you have to wake up at 5am to be able to catch the first trotro (mini bus) to the next station in order to beat the long queue at next station just to get to work by 8am. Now by the Grace of God your life is better, you don’t need to go through that stress on a daily basis, you are comfortable at home, on the road and at work. It is easy to take the blessing for granted. You can easily forget you have gone to bed hungry before when now you can afford any dish. You can easily forget you have been been broke and despised when now you have several bank accounts with substance. You can easily forget you owned only one dress for two years. You can forget how your one shoe had a hole at the bottom when you now have ten shoes to choose from.

To be thankful requires remembrance. Imagine the children of Israel after all God did for them, after all the tangible miracles that brought them deliverance from bondage, do you know after Moses’ absence for forty days they forgot God and went into idol worship. I have come to realize that being entitled will rob you of thanksgiving because you will feel that you deserve everything, and what you deserve you don’t have to remember.

Being thankful requires that you have a reference which you can brought to bear by remembrance. I like to say remembrance is the foundation of our thanksgiving. It is what initiates the process for thanksgiving. In my earlier write ups I spoke about David who is referred to as a man after God’s own heart. The secret to David’s relationship with God Almighty is that he remembered always where God brought him out from.

He wrote Psalm 103 to remind himself of God’s place in his life and the many blessings that cannot be taken for granted;

He writes;

Bless the LORD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits:

Who forgives all your iniquities,

Who heals all your diseases,

Who redeems your life from destruction,

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The LORD executes righteousness

And justice for all who are oppressed.

He made known His ways to Moses,

His acts to the children of Israel.

The LORD is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

He will not always strive with us,

Nor will He keep His anger forever.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins,

Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

As a father pities his children,

So the LORD pities those who fear Him.

For He knows our frame;

My God! If this is not remembrance, I don’t know what it is. To remain relevant to the Lord requires us to remember our testimonies and speak of them. By doing so you acknowledge that you did not arrive here by yourself but by the Grace and the help of God. By remembrance you rehearse your past victories that points praise and glory to the Lord Most High.

My top three favorite people who demonstrated gratitude in the Bible and who inspire me a lot are David, Mary Magdalene and Simon the leper (who returned to thank the Lord Jesus)

David remembered his past so much that there are many notable actions he took that brought glory to God. In building his first house he purposed to build God a house first, and though the thought only was enough for God, he went ahead to provide all the materials for Solomon his son to build a temple for God.

Mary Magdalene after she had been delivered from 7 demons by Jesus came to Jesus with her expensive fragrant oil to anoint Jesus. The worth of her gift and posture was a reflection of how worthy she saw Jesus the Christ.

In Matthew 26:6-13

And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

You see, the worth you put on God will determine your response to Him. Out of the ten lepers Jesus healed only one returned to give thanks. I believe he returned because he saw his state had changed by the touch of this wonderful man. He could not go without returning to say thank you. The ten lepers were all healed but only one was made whole because he returned to give thanks. In those days it was against the customs for lepers to live in the midst of the people. They lived on the outskirts of the city far from everyone because they were considered unclean. Your attitude of gratitude will bring you wholeness.

In summary we have to remember God before we can offer worthy thanks to him. Remembrance then becomes the foundation of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving becomes the stage you put your praise on. God inhabits the praise of His people,

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good;

His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100:4

Shalom peace and life to you.

Pastor Ron Chiarelli

THE DEVIL’S TARGET

Many well meaning Believers always wonder why the devil attacks them even though they are serious with the Lord.

The Bible declares unequivocally that the devil came to steal, kill and destroy ( John 10:10). Why does the devil do that? Why is it that he doesn’t attack everyone?

Beloved, the devil isn’t a fool. He is very intelligent and smart entity. He operates on the platform of deep mystery that sometimes the average believer can’t unlock. In the Bible, he attacked people like Job, Paul, Elijah among others.

These people were God fearing people like you and I. When I was in secondary school, I personally wondered why the enemy didn’t or doesn’t attack unserious people. I envied these ungodly people till the Lord directed me to the Psalms 34: 19 (Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all). Glory! Many are the troubles of the spirit filled Christian and not those who are not serious or unbelievers is what the Bible is saying.

The choice of God is always the target of the devil. You don’t need to annoy the devil before he attacks you. Just have a great destiny and he will be attracted to you but rejoice for you are more than a conqueror.

The enemy doesn’t fight a family with poverty because he needs the currency like Apostle Joshua Selman says. He does that just to make sure you are unable to empower the family with your finances. He is aware that if you get the finances you need, you will do a lot of things that may hinder the performance of his activities in your life. A case in point is that if you get money, you will send your child to a Bible school so that he can become a minister of the gospel and such a child will later be a threat to his kingdom. Given that, the devil will make sure that you never get any means of getting that school fees, let alone sending your child to school.

Apostle Joshua Selman says: “ The devil never comes around you to play or for a session of counseling for you. He comes to steal, kill and to destroy.” Demons from my family really fought me from my infancy but that has been put under the footsteps of God and will remain forever there. So shall your case be in Jesus name!

He never gives up easily. You’ve got to fight him with spiritual intelligence till he gives up on you. You don’t have to give up until he gives up on you.

The first person he targets may not necessarily be that father, but the strongest person in a family. He may torment such a person with illness, frustration, pain, late marriages,barrenness, setbacks etc to make sure you are spiritually down. He usually chooses to strike anyone that has been or will be a hindrance on his way to fulfilling his catastrophic mission.

He knows no man has ever resisted him from your background and you are the one to do that. So when you see battles you aren’t responsible for in any way, know you are a serious threat to the devil.

Make up your mind to stop that devil through consistent prayers and fasting, sacrifices of any kind(provided they are godly), and the prophetic. I see you winning that age long battle. Don’t ever say why me? You are a threat, that’s the answer.

Forget about people who may not be attacked now. All the devil is doing is trying to deal with those who are a threat for him before he attacks those who have no covenant with Elohim.

He knows if he deals with his threats first, he will later finish those unserious people easily. Otherwise if he doesn’t deal with you first and deals with them before coming to you, he knows you will pray for them and deliver them from his hands.

Don’t give up because many lives are connected to your destiny. You can’t afford to disappoint them and yourself. Even if you want to give up, remember your children.

Who will stand for them? You have that mantle so please set the fire ablaze. Scatter the devil and his cohorts and you will experience paradise on earth.

May the path of your enemies be dark and slippery in the name of Jesus!

God bless you!

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou

Overwhelmed!

Do you feel overwhelmed? Is your to-do-list bursting at it seams making you feel inefficient and unproductive? Could it be work deadlines, unmet targets, family wahala or even boredom? That was me last week super overwhelmed dealing with a number of issues. Whew!, life can just feel like a ‘mumbo jumbo’ sometimes causing a lot of frustration and anxiety.

I went seeking counsel from a woman I look up to who confessed that she also had apparently felt the exact same way the previous week. She said a prayer for me and offered tips on how she managed her situation and it went like this:

“Every time you feel a tinge of overwhelm, pause and breathe deeply, then rest. Proceed to ask yourself the following questions:

i. What is the most important thing I should be doing right now?

ii. Is it really important to me or it’s a people pleasing tendency?

Ask for help if you can and say no when you need to. You can’t save everyone!

Incidentally, my Bible plan last week solely focused on being anxious and how to deal with it based on scriptures and God’s promises. We’re living in times with so many uncertainties and unpredictable circumstances hitting us pale. There is the likelihood to feel overwhelmed, stressed, worn out or depressed. As a child of God it will be a disaster to give the devil a foothold to manipulate you based off of what happens around you.

Ever so often, we need to remind ourselves of God’s promises to spur us on in our walk with Him. Let’s break these up into six points:

1. Be anxious for nothing; do not worry.

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:4-8 KJV

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 KJV

“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.” 2 Thessalonians 3:16 KJV

2. Hope in Christ: Develop a deeper understanding of God and a richer relationship with Him.

“Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” Romans 15:33 KJV

“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 KJV

“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: For thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 KJV

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” Revelation 22:13 KJV

3. Receive the peace of God: Don’t allow your circumstances determine the level of peace you experience at any given point in time. No matter the storm that you are facing, peace is possible. Your storms reveal your level of trust in God.

“And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Mark 4:37-41 KJV

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9 KJV

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3 KJV

4. Have hope even in the darkness

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 KJV

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:11 KJV

“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalms 56:8 NLT

“The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:4-5 NLT

“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”” Revelation 21:3-5 NLT

5. Find rest in God

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NLT

““That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Matthew 6:25-34 NLT

6. Praise through the storm

“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.” Psalms 23:4 NLT

“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.” Psalms 34:4 NLT

“Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.” Philippians 3:1 NLT

An overload of negative or stressful thoughts can create a general sense of impending doom. But even when admitting your gratitude to God as a forced act of discipline, you will often experience the weight begin to lift. The principle of praising God even through pain is a pathway to His life-giving presence, which offers us peace.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

““I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 NLT

“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” 1 John 4:18 NLT

““Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”” Psalms 46:10 NLT

Whatever battle you’re facing with anxiety, the same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead is living in you. And He didn’t give you a spirit of fear.

That doesn’t mean that if you’re struggling with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, stressed or even depressed you don’t have enough faith. It doesn’t mean that you’re not trusting God enough. In fact, the selfsame situation could be the exact thing that helps you learn to rely on and trust in God. The audio below greatly helped me worship and realign my perspectives. Let it bless you too🙏🏼

Elshaddai-Adonai – Nathaniel Bassey feat. Ntokozo Mbambo Download

I pray for you that you find strength in God’s word to navigate whatever circumstance that may be causing you to feel overwhelmed. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ever sufficient for you. May nothing cause you to be distracted from His divine will and purpose for your life. Never forget that His love for you is unmatched. Remain blessed.

Love, Esinam.