Category: Spirituality

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GRATITUDE: A MEANS OF GETTING BLESSINGS FROM GOD?

We may not have realized it yet, but it’s seeping through to the surface. I have seen videos (skits), movies with the message of gratitude. The narrative being pushed? We all know it. ” When you come before GOD, instead of complaining and asking for things you’re still believing for, praise GOD, appreciate HIM and then HE will bless you”. It’s been sinking in, I myself too found myself caught up in it.

Let me tell you what this has done and is doing to us, it’s made us not truly worship. If we sincerely look deeper, we will realize that with each praise, each show of gratitude to our Maker, we are expecting something, double promotion, double miracle, name them, things probably more than what we even think. I mean, when you praise GOD HE stands up from HIS throne right? We force HIS hand to move, isn’t it? So when we try to praise, we hope to force HIM to do something for us.

Well, how about praising HIM and not getting anything? Have we thought of that? Maybe the thought has crept in, and we silenced it, binding and casting every “evil voice”

We really need to come to a place of genuine thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for life, for JESUS, for the blood that HE shed, for every good thing HE has given to you. The scripture tells us that every good and perfect thing is from the LORD, how about appreciating HIM for that? The Psalmist says, my soul forget not HIS benefits. When you begin to see just how good HE has been, you’ll find yourself bursting out I’m praise without thinking of your request.

Am I saying don’t make requests? No. 🙉 I’m saying we should not use our praise as a means of exchange, let our praise not be transactional. Yes, we may have been doing it subconsciously because of what our mind has been fed with (this is the power of media), but we’ve become conscious now, so let’s begin to refeed our minds. The scripture is the perfect tool to begin with.

Let’s praise with reckless abandon. Let’s praise not expecting anything in return. Let’s praise because HE is GOD and we reverence HIM. This is the true praise, one from the depths of our soul. Let’s make praise a lifestyle.

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LET THE LOVE OF GOD SHINE IN OUR HEARTS

Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. This scripture tells us that everything that we see, everything we act out is a product of the state of the heart. As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is. This is another scripture buttressing the above statement.

So letting the love of GOD shine in our hearts means filling up our entire being with HIS love. When HIS love shines in our hearts, it shows in our day-to-day activities, in our daily interactions with others, HIS love shines through us to others.

How do we let HIS love shine through us? By spending time with HIM. How do we spend time with HIM? By daily reading the scriptures, meditating on them, praying to the FATHER in JESUS name. It sounds simple but we don’t do it. There’s so much hate in this present world, we can see 2 Timothy 3:1 manifesting and we can’t afford to be caught up with it even as christians. We need to show what true love is, not only in speech or words, but in deeds, in our actions. However, we can’t give what we don’t have. If we don’t have GOD’s love, we cannot give it, and that’s why we need to let HIS love be spread abroad in our hearts.

GOD is love, and to love we must know HIM, and knowing HIM is having intimate relationship with HIM. There’s no other way to build this relationship except through consistent study of the word (scriptures/bible) and prayer. You can never do too much of these. These times are wicked times, they are evil times. Times where christians need to be more visible than ever, and our visibility is shown through our love. We evangelize in love and with love(in love because that’s the sole reason for evangelism, we want to bring souls back to the FATHER, with love that when we are talking, they feel the love from our words, our hearts reach out to them in our speech). We see people in depression, in diverse states that is not normal, needing financial help, emotional support, help in whatever form, we give it to them in love. For GOD so loved the world that HE *gave* HIS only begotten son, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish but have everlasting life. The message of CHRIST is summed up in love, right? It’s evident. CHRIST came because of the love of GOD. So we inevitably have to love, and we can’t love properly if it’s not the love of GOD shining in our hearts.

The love of GOD constrains us from saying certain things that can be hurtful, from doing things that are selfish, things that would not go well for the other person, from looking the other way at someone who needs help. It doesn’t matter what I say, if GOD’S love is not there, it won’t make meaning. HIS love in us makes it easy to love others. The commandments was summed up into two by our LORD JESUS CHRIST; Love the LORD your GOD with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbour as you love yourself. See? It starts with loving GOD. Of course as a child of GOD, you will love yourself and love your neighbour as much as you love yourself. Our love for HIM grows as we fellowship with HIM(GOD).

If you have not received CHRIST as your LORD, it’s not too late to do that now. Close your eyes, speak to HIM to come and take full charge of your life, to help you love as HE has loved you. Remember, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Let’s talk in the comment section. The LORD help us to love. Shalom.

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THE WORD IN OUR WORLD 🌎🌍 TODAY

Just a short one… The past days have really been something else. The hustle, the bustle here and there, reading the scriptures was almost a hassle (Thank GOD HE caught me). I’ve heard betimes, people saying that they’re too busy to read the bible. I kind of understand because I was almost there until I remembered that this cannot be traded for anything else. Yeah, we don’t have time to read the scriptures because there’s no space. This our world right now is really fast-paced. Likeeee

However, what we attach importance to, we create time for it. We honestly have no excuse for not reading the bible. When we recognize the significance of the word in our world today, we’ll not miss a day of reading the scriptures. The only reason why we don’t read the scriptures, claiming there’s no time is because it’s not important to us. I’m telling you. What you treasure, what you understand its value cannot be taken lightly and would have time mapped out for it, must. The word really needs to come alive in our hearts. Ahh!

BENEFITS OF THE WORD

The word illuminates our hearts and directs our paths. As a christian, when you read the scriptures first thing in the morning (this is me giving you a tip), you receive instructions for the day and strength for whatever it is you’d be doing that day.

You cannot pray amiss with the word. It’s a most effective way of praying. Praying with the word. Some of us struggle with our prayer life. What we don’t know is that you can be reading the scriptures and begin to pray from there. Prayer and bible study go together. We go about saying nobody can be perfect, all of us always sin. The word is what keeps us in check, as we read the word consistently it enters our soul and prevents us from sinning. That’s why we can call ourselves children of GOD. We have HIS word. If we do not, we aren’t christians honestly.

HE speaks to us through HIS word. It’s the primary way through which we connect with HIM.

P.S. We don’t read the bible as literature. Please always ask the HOLY SPIRIT for understanding before reading. It’s a game changer.

See you next time, byee.