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Good Morning My Blogger family,
It's been ages since I made my last post here.

Did I stop blogging? No!
Actually, I started a new blog site on Word press due to the fluctuations of the work-ability of this blogger account, most especially since, Google Plus accounts stopped backing up this site.

Well, to avoid losing more, like I said earlier, I opened a new account with Word press, under the name Reinspire.
Please, click here to be redirected to the new blog site.

Thank you very much for following me all these years. It's been an amazing time.

God bless you.

N.B:I won't be closing this account, so please feel free to check out the archives for any of the articles that would inspire and refreshen you.

A LETTER TO GOD...

Sitting on my bed,
45° degrees angle from the door,
Somewhere in Africa.
22.01.2019

Dear God,

The Struggles of a Young, Christian lady

How it all started: The Beginning
Has it ever happened to you, that you will like to chat with someone but you have nothing to say.. So you just have to waka pass??🚶
God, please help me, you have helped me but you know me na, Human being 101, I am still learning to be like you, perfect.. And it's more awkward, I mean, I try to gist with the person but he's always tired or claims to be tired..
And I am like, but you gist with other people, why is my own now different?🤷

You know when you just wish to be friends with someone but you don't know the ice-breaker.
I think the worse is when you actually converse everyday but you don't talk..
In this one, the person just has to reach out to you, because even if you reach out, it won't do or produce much...
God, have you ever felt like this?😞 (Psalm 53:2)

The Conversations
If you have, it must be painful and wearisome but God, so many people know you.. But come to think of it, why in that chapter were you looking for just one person and you didn't find? (Ezekiel 22:30)

Aren't people as close to you as they present to us? Or are you also lacking friends or a friend?
God, if you are lacking a friend, please, let me be your friend and you be mine. Teach me how to be your friend. (Isaiah 54:13)

Let the Bible become interesting to me that I never want to leave your presence...

Do you know what we discussed at ZOE yesterday, we discussed how to know a person better, something like that and Wunmi said, most times, people don't get to know her because they don't pay attention and they make assumptions.
Is that how we treat you, is that how I treat you? If that's how I treat you, I am sorry..😣 Really sorry...😭

Fears & Weaknesses
I guess because you have been painted to me as a Big God, so even when I call you my friend, I have it at the back of my mind that you are someone bigger than me, that can change it for me😡 at any time, if I mess up and I also get scared of overfamiliarity.
You know they say,“Overfamiliarity breeds contempt”, I want to be friends with you but I don't want to disrespect you or make you angry or disappoint you, or make you feel sad.

I can be very annoying, selfish, but you know when I love, I love and I really want us to be friends, irrespective of what our relationship has been in the past up till now.
God, if you feel half of all these feelings I feel, please do let me know..😯 So, I know I am not the only one in this, (you see what I was saying, Selfishness)
Please God, I know you can't behold sin and I also know Jesus has made me holy, but truly, I still don't understand how it works..🤔

You know now, with different teachings, I just stick with what I have known, at least it has helped me this far, although, I know it's simply by your mercy.🙏 (Romans 9:16)
God, I really hope we can be friends, It would be cool and I definitely don't want a one-sided relationship, it sucks🤕 and you know it, so, please help me.
Let's plan this...

Ways to get closer to God
When people want to get close to each other, they spend time together, opening themselves up, not hiding anything. (James 4:8)
I know I have the Bible, but this time around, I want to read it and see, hear you talking to me.
I am tired of reading the Bible and then, wondering who I offended😥 especially when I land on those judgemental verses...

So, from today, you know me better than I know myself,
1. When do you think is the best time for us to chat?
Plus, God, I read singing is a protocol to enter your presence (Psalm 100:4),

2. Must I always sing, I get tired of singing sometimes, especially if I am just waking up or I am really tired or I am just not in the mood to sing?
So, how do we go about that one?

3. How can I pay attention to you and not make assumptions rather, in how many ways have I made assumptions that just broke your heart and you were like I thought she knew me better than this?

4. I read yesterday in Mike Murdock's mentorship program book that you get angry when people don't believe your words and you get happy when people trust and believe your word, is that true? (Hebrews 11:6)

If yes, then, from now, please help me (Philippians 4:13), I will never doubt your words, whether they make sense or not. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
God, I believe we would make the best duo or quadruplets, I mean You, Jesus, The Holy Spirit and Me.

Final prayer
God, please help me be a good friend to you, please show me ways to be a good friend to you in Jesus name.. and help me do those things, so that,
1. I can make you happy,
2. I will be happy and fulfilled and
3. Just like Enoch, we will walk together consistently till Death brings us together...

Warm regards,
From your new found friend😍,
Miss Deborah U👸.

Word for Today:
“From heaven, God looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him.” Psalm 53:2, Contemporary English Version

Welcome NOTE from the Author:
Happy New Year! This is our first official post for the year.
I pray we all live in divine health, prosperity and abide in a greater understanding of God’s love for us, to see more of these posts this year and I pray it blesses your heart, keeps you strong, encourages you, so you know you are not alone in your struggles.. Grace & Peace... Shalom!

MiRaCLeS!!!

This morning was hectic, plus stressful but who caused it? Me!
However, I am not here to cast blame but to inform you that the way you think God would/should work doesn't always happen that way..

(5:12am)
Me: Hello, Uncle Morris, Good Morning. How far?
U.M: Start coming out...

(5:27am)
Me: Uncle Morris, Where are you?
U.M: I have left, I told you to leave the house by 5:10am

Me: Should I still come or should I turn back?
U.M: You can still come, I will try to stall the bus

(5:30am)
I am walking on a deserted road, "Lord, please can I see a bike?"
God: You better start running...
Me: Ah, no wonder you told me to wear my flats, I am wearing heels..

What do you think?

(5 mins later)
If you passed the Chevron-Ajah express way by this time, you would have seen a lady running barefoot with shoes in her hands, that was Me!

Me: Uncle Morris, how far?
U.M: Where are you, the bus has come.
Me: I am close to the bus stop.

Well, I got there at the same time, the second person they were waiting for arrived..

Normally, when praying, we are expecting a "Ghen ghen" miracle, like seeing a bike at 5:30am on a Sunday morning, which can happen but at times when God wants to teach you how to use common sense, that won't happen, plus the bus waiting for me was a miracle, trust me, I know!

Isaiah 55:8-9
8“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.

9For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

Have a blessed week ahead!

The NAiL! (II)

...Please click, if you have not read The Nail (I)...

At this point, all I could think of was Peter locked up in the prison and how the angel came to set him free, so, my sis & I took our matter to the Lord in prayer.

Sincerely, I thought the door would open by itself, so, I just stood looking 😆, what do you think? It did not open.
Do you know those "SHURE" heavyweight doors, this was one of them..

Then, we decided to use common sense (which was given to us by God), and we started looking round the room for any form of iron, or screwdriver, we did not find any.

Somehow, during our search, My Sis noticed a nail hanging loosely in the wall only supporting the wire of that old looking creaking wall fan, which she pulled out, and to our amazement, it was not the normal pointed tip, it had a flat face like a screwdriver.

This was what we used to unbolt the screws on the door handle and set ourselves free..."

On that day, our ordinary looking nail fulfilled its destiny, that is to be a Savior.
The "Grand nails" could not help us, the "Artisan's nails" could not help us.

Like, our ordinary looking nail, you might feel that your life is ordinary looking, but I tell you, you are made for more.

You might feel like your life has no value or less worth compared to your mates, but I encourage to see yourself through heaven's eyes(from the Prince of Egypt movie) and this is why, God says (present tense, right now),

Before you were born, I knew you and ordained you, you are beautifully and wonderfully made, not just to exist but to fulfil my purpose for your life, here on earth, and I promise that as long as you seek and follow me, I will cause all things to work together for your good and you will have hope and a lovely future...
(Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:14, Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11)

You are made for more, you might not feel like it, look like it but make no mistake, you are not just here to exist but to live and to live to your fullest...

Oh lest I forget, another Tip: After prayers, when in doubt, use common sense..😁

Shalom!

The NAiL! (I)

Are there days you have felt insignificant, like your whole existence can be summed up in a one word, Dull?

In comparison to your mates, your colleagues, your juniors, your friends, even haters, it's like your world is just stagnant.

Let me tell you a story...

So,there was this nail, it was used to support the wire of a wall fan, it was nothing fancy, just a normal nail.

Not too far from it, were similar looking nails, they were used to hold the rods of these beautiful curtains. These nails were nothing fancy too, but because of what they supported, they were called the "Grand nails".

Everyone who entered the room was mesmerized by the curtains and always praised its beauty and this made the grand nails the talk of the town amongst "nails".

Close to these grand nails, were nails used to hold the wooden hanger, used to hold clothes, these were called the Artisan's nails.
They were not as great as the "Grand nails" but they were also proud in their own arena.

Everyday, our ordinary looking nail would always wonder, why it was made to hold wire, ordinary wire of an old looking, creaking wall fan, until this fateful day...

"I needed to use the toilet urgently, so my sister and I entered the room, while I used the toilet, she was browsing on her phone, lying close to that old, creaking wall fan.
When it was time for us to leave, it became a problem.

Flashback:
In a hurry to use the toilet, and ensure our safety, we locked the gate of the house and left the key at the mouth of the gate.
As we entered the room, we left the key at the keyhole of the door and closed it because of mosquitoes.

Remember, we forgot the key at the door outside.
You see, that door had issues, you could only use the key to open it from the inside, this automatically meant we were stuck inside.
That would not have been a problem, but you see, the main gate was locked and the key was still at the mouth of the gate.

Tip: When a key is left at the keyhole of a door, another key can not open that door at the same time, you can try it.

So, this meant, we were stuck twice, nobody could help us from the outside and we were stuck on the inside.
Oh, we would have passed the windows but they were burglar proof..."

Look out for The Nail(II)...

Have you been faced with a difficult decision to make?

Are there times, you have been faced with a difficult decision but you know you have to make it if you want to succeed..

Most especially, when this decision will affect your relationship with others.

Inasmuch, as Joseph didn't exactly make decisions in the beginning, he always knew and stated where he was going to and this is why everytime he was faced with making a decision, even though it was difficult, he knew where he was going to.

When you know where you are going to, it is easier to know what to avoid and what to accommodate but it doesn't make it easier when it has to do with relationships.

No matter, how well, your head knows what to do, sometimes, your heart will just be playing "Tinko, tinko" with you.

I know where I am going, I have to make this decision, no matter how hard, I need to grow.

This is where the test and lesson of "No Attachment" comes in, but how easy is it, not to get attached to someone close?

Do you know where you are going to? Have you been faced with difficult decisions to make, which are necessary for your growth?

When, faced with this dilemma, what do you choose, do you stick with the relationship because you don't want to offend anyone or do you move on, because you can't afford to be stagnant?

Ecclesiastes 3:5 says, "There is a time to embrace and there's a time to turn away"..NLT

There's time for every activity under the heavens.. #reflect
Have a blessed day today. Shalom!

I am in PAINS!!!

Right now, things might not be going the way you want. It's like everywhere you turn, sadness slaps your face and grief keeps running after you to give you a hug and you are wondering who you offended.

You feel all alone and you keep asking, "When will this pass, Will it ever pass?"

"Though mourning and sadness may last for the night, Joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5b(paraphrased)

No matter how dark the night may be, the sun will rise and no matter how heavy and long the rainfall is, and how dark the clouds looks, the sun will shine again.

Jesus said, He won't leave or abandon you, He's closer to you than your brother or your sister, He's holding your hands, he won't let you slip, He's holding you firm.

Yes, you feel alone but He's there, He's waiting to comfort you and give you peace, He wants to hold you close in his arms, hug you and give you warmth. He wants to put a smile on your face and uplift your heart.

Jesus cares for you, no matter what you are going passing through. He feels your pain and hurts with you.
In the midst of these, He has promised that, He will cause All, All,(not some) ALL things(the beautiful, bad and ugly) to work together for your good. (Check Romans 8:28)

He sees your tears, feels your pains. He understands! Yes, He does. However, if you are not convinced, then, pour out your heart to him, the grief, the pain, the anger, the confusion, the heartbreak.
Tell him everything and allow him to comfort you, heal you, restore you and be a father, a lover, a friend, a mother, a sister, a guardian, whatever, you wish him to be, let him be to you...

Jesus loves you and He cares.. It is well. Shalom!

Bible references:
Psalm 91:11-12
Proverbs 18:24
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 41:13
Isaiah 43:4