Keep waiting, Blessed month!

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Isaiah 30:18


June is the last month in the first half of the year, and def in January, we all made plans for the year, we set certain goals, promises were made and we all believed God for sth...


Things may have gotten worse or gotten better and for some things, we are still waiting, I urge us not loose hope, God's timing is diff from ours and His ways are not only diff but are far higher than ours.. If there is life there is still hope, and I believe God will do greater and mighty things this month. He will open doors for us that we thought closed, He will make way for us and most importantly, He will never forsake us, only if we keep believing and don't get tired of waiting. He's not a man that He should lie and He's the only One who does not make false promises..


Just keep believing, have a blessed month n God bless!

Rejoice

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10


Rejoice in the Lord always, even when we can't see His hands, we need to be rest assured that He's working on our behalf, and we will c only if we believe and are patient enough to receive it.
Even when the world say worry, be depressed, loose hope, give up, I say REJOICE cos your Father is working on your behalf.

Love

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark 12:30


Jesus Christ stressed a lot about loving God and loving one another... It's easy to love God I think or at least to dwell in the idea that we love Him, but loving others is sometimes a difficult task especially when they have wronged us, but The Bible also says if we don't love those we see then we can't love God who we don't see (which is the idea dwelling part)
It doesn't mean we should just take every wrong dished out to us by others, we are allowed to get angry but we should learn to forgive in love, When we put God first and not our feelings, we find it easy to forgive even if we wouldn't normally.


The Bible says "Love covers a multitude of sin" and we also pray to the Father to "Forgive us as we forgive those who have trespassed against us" It all starts from us extending God's love to us, to others...

What are ur Intentions?

Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
Deuteronomy 11:1


When you love someone, u tend to wanna please them, either out of respect, affection or just to be accepted or even to get them to love u back.


We don't have to please God 'cos we wanna be loved back, The Bible says He loved us first, and has chosen us, not the other way around. He never changes so also His love endures forever.


But we should keep His commandments and statutes out of respect and we shouldn't feel compelled to do this, it should be done out of love. More than we doing them, God sees our hearts and intentions while doing them. So what are our intentions?

Seek the Lord always

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
2 chronicles 26:5,16

Most ppl find themselves closer to God when they are in need of sth but once they think they can handle things on their own, they tend to move away from God.

Being a Christian means to be Christ like and Christ didn't call on God only when he was on the cross or when He was being tempted, He called on Him at all times and we are called to emulate this.

The Bible says "Trust in the Lord always and lean not on your own understanding" Always remember, you are where u are 'cos God brought u there and not by your own doing. 

Never take the place of God in your life nor His Glory.

Who do u fear?

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28


At some point in our lives, we would have given in to pressures from those around us, and it might have been done out of love, fear or just to get them to leave us alone. If it were left to us, we might not have even thought of doing those things...


Now it doesn't matter whether we wanted or they wanted it, what matters is "How did God feel about it" It ain't about us or about other people, or what they think but it's all about God and what He thinks...


Y fear those who can't even kill the body and not The Almighty God who can kill both the body and soul. Let's set our priorities right and put God first at all times. Stay blessed!

He's Knocking

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelations 3:20


The Bible didn't say "I'll open the door and come sup with u" it's clearly given tat we have to do the opening..


Just as we were the one who took a step in accepting Jesus Christ with conviction of The Holy Spirit, same way, our growth in Christ depends on the steps we take, with the help of God.


We need to feed the Spirit and not the flesh, so He can always win the battle against flesh. And we should never think we can grow all alone, We need the help of the Holy Spirit.


And if we ever give in to our selfish desires, we should never be scared to pick up from where we left off and ask God for help, He is always faithful when we are not.


Y don't u open that door today, He's knocking..

Suffer for Christ

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him,
Philippians 1:29


They say a problem-less life is a prayer-less life. Being a Christian ain't just about smooth roads, blessings, success et al, we are bound to face trials, 'cos these trials are the test of our faith and they are there to make us stronger.


So we are to welcome challenges in life and know through it all that we have a God who is greater than any challenge, and we should be ready to suffer for His sake 'cos He suffered for us and He'll be with us and never forsake us. Through Him, we are more than conquerer.

God of Peace

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23


Stay connected to God always no matter what, He is always faithful even when we are not, and He is faithful enough to make us blameless in His sight only if we depend on Him, and not on ourself or anyone else...


The God of peace will preserve our soul, body and spirit as long as we are rooted in Him. Stay blessed!

God's waiting List

Can u imagine being on queue for something u think u need urgently and sometimes, u get it immediately while sometime, u are asked to wait and someone who just joined the queue gets answered before u, and u keep thinking but I need it now, y make me wait, That's how it's like to be on God's waiting list. The funny thing about waiting is, u don't know how long, waiting may be for days, weeks, years, it may even go for decades, Like the isrealites spent 40yrs in the wilderness before reaching the promise land. But if u ain't careful, few mins before ur breakthrough, u might find urself right where u started, so to be on God's waiting list and stay there till u get ur breakthrough, u need:

1) patience: no matter how long it takes, just be patient through it all
2) faith: u need to believe that no matter how long it takes, u'll receive ur breakthrough
3) perseverance: even when things don't look so good or favorable, just stay strong and never lose faith

You are bound to meet lots of discouragement while waiting, but just know Who u believe in and don't waver cos God hates a double minded person. Stay strong and have faith.

Your Treasures

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark 8:36


I think this is one question we should ask ourselves each day.


This world is just like a market place that we are passing through, and sometimes we get distracted by how beautiful a stall is or how nice their advertising strategy is that we forget our purpose for coming to the market at all and we end up at a total different stall than what we had in mind when we started the journey...


How we live this life determines where we spend our eternity, so y settle for a passing happiness instead of an eternal happiness...


One thing that can make us focus on our destination is by dwelling on things from there that's y The Bible says "where ur treasures lays, there lie ur heart"


Start laying ur treasures in heaven today...

Praise Him

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.


Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 150:5-6


Do u think you have no need to praise God today 'cos you are still waiting on Him for something, then it means u are indirectly telling Him u are alive 'cos of ur own doing.


Do u think it was ur doing that u went out and came back safely.
Do u think it was ur doing that u slept and woke up.
Do u really think u are the one staying alive and not Him keeping u alive...


You still have breath in u, y don't u praise Him when u can.


Let EVERYTHING that has breath praise HIM.

He Overcame

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


Christ did not say "since u'll have peace in me, u'll never have tribulation" neither did He say "u may" He said "u shall" which means it's inevitable.


Immediately we become His children, we are top on satan's "to do list". But the greatest consolation is that we are not alone, Christ overcame already, and through Him and with Him, we also can overcome...


So be of good cheer, 'cos He that is in us is greater than he that is in the world, we are more than conquerors, we are an overcomer!

There is hope

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
I chronicles 16:34


Instead of focussing on the things we are still waiting on God for, both the feasible ones and ones that ain't even close to being feasible...


Y don't we focus on our life today, they say if there is life there is hope, we still have life else we won't be reading this msg, and the most un-feasible thing is to stay alive "on our own" So God who is faithful enough to keep us alive is def more than faithful to do all those things, so y don't we thank him for life and for his unfailing love and mercy.


His mercy does endureth forever of which we are a living witness for...


Have a great week :-)

Love Them....

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luke 6:27-28


I think out of everything Christ commanded us to do, this is one of the most difficult if not the most..


But let's think about it, if we spend our time cursing whoever offended us, we end up more bitter than we were, but if we pray for God to change the person and to help us forgive them, our spirit becomes free'er and lighter...


Though it ain't easy, we can do all things through Christ...

Lord Bless Thee

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
Numbers 6:24


May the Lord's blessings remain with u forever and may His mercies never come to an end. May He be your guidance and shield all the day of your life and may you dwell in His presence forever more. Amen!


Have a blessed day.

His Word

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 40:8


God is always faithful and true and whatever He says He'll do, that He'll. The timings may be different, but it doesn't matter, His Word will not change, He says also in Isaiah that "His Word will not return to Him void and it will accomplish that which He pleases".


He is the Lord over all, and He is not man that He Should lie, neither does He change.


Just Believe and be patient.

God is for us

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31


If God is for us, no one can stand against us but first we need to know where we really stand, 'cos sometimes we ourselves might be an hindrance to certain promises of God.


We can't be with the world and also with the Word, God hates lukewarmness, though we are in the world, we should not be conformed to it, we should stand firm in our faith and let ppl know we stand for God. We should never lower our standards just to satisfy our colleagues, friends,boss e.t.c.


We are called to be different and not to adjust, called to set the pace for others and not to follow. Truthfully it's kinda difficult to be different at times, but our God is able, if only we would ask Him.

Our Light n Strength

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1


We have nothing to fear since we have the Light of the world as our own personal light, to light our way, just to make sure we go the right way and also to counter any evil lurking in our path.


We have no one to be afraid of 'cos the Almighty God, The great I am, The immovable rock is our strength and no one and nothing can stand against Him.


Why don't we share This Light with others today and also take time out to Thank Him for being there for us.

Persevere

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:12


"There's no promotion without examination" so also we can't know our growth in the Lord if we are not tested, and we really have nothing to worry about because God says, "I'll not give u a temptation that is too great for u to handle" besides whenever we feel we can't carry on, that the trials are just too much, all we have to do is call on our Father for strength and He is forever faithful to supply more than we need..

And if we are able to persevere through it all, we get the last laugh while the devil gets defeated as always. Praise God!

Prayer of Agreement

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken
Ecclesiastes 4:12


It is said that a problem shared is a problem half solved, greater than this is a prayer of agreement, the Bible says "one shall chase a thousand and two shall chase ten thousands" so when we agree in prayer, there's a greater effect than when we pray on our own.


And I say " a prayer of agreement is a problem fully solved" :-D