A Strenghtful day...

Hello...How was your yesterday?
I would really love to know how it went. Mine was "Strenghtful", although stressful.
  You see, in the morning, at the beginning of sales, I prayed to God to strenghten and send help to us and God did just that. From morning up till the evening, Divine strenght was given.

I don't know what you must be passing through right now or what you are about to pass through..
  I just want to encourage you by letting you know that the Grace for Strenght is available and all you need to do is ASK and I strongly believe that as you do ASK, it would be released upon you as it was released upon me, in Jesus name, AMEN.

BONUS TESTIMONY
That was how we got to the bus-stop in the evening, after the sales of the day. On entering the bus, the conductor showed me a seat but I decided to sit on a different seat, one much closer to my people.

As the bus started moving, we entered into traffic and that was when I started feeling the discomfort of the uncomfortable seat, I was sitting on.

You know that seat in danfo buses that is like the extra seat attached to other seats, that the conductor has to pull out for you to seat on...that was the seat and remember, we were stuck in those slow moving traffic.

As we got to one junction, where the road was really jallopy, I prayed a short and fast prayer in my mind, that God should make the person seating at the other end of my row seat(the one close to the window) to please come down, so that I can shift position.

Just after the quick prayer, the person announced that he was dropping at the next bus-stop and immediately he alighted, the traffic eased and road became free. Oh, Isn't God just too BIG?
  And you can't imagine, he was the only one to alight from the bus till we got to our bus-stop.

Now, someone might say, "That is just coincidence" but I will say, "No, that was answers to prayers". How?
Let me tell you how.
  Remember, when I was to enter the bus, the conductor showed me a seat which I declined, do you know Why? This is because the Lord was ordering my steps(just like I asked him to, earlier in the morning).
  God knew ahead that the only person that would alight from the bus before we alighted would be the man on my row.
  This means that if I had sat on the seat that the conductor offered me, I would have remained in discomfort on another uncomfortable seat till it was time for us to drop.
  This Great God, Using Uncommon means to supply my every need.

Please join me on this journey of expectations, believing God for a miracle, answers to prayers, direction or provision to needs through Uncommon means, this week and I believe and pray that your expectations and mine would not be cut short in Jesus name, AMEN.

#God of Uncommon means...

SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY!

Dear _______,(please, insert your name)
How was your day, today? Thanks for listening to my testimony about the LOST BUT FOUND story.
  Well, today, was not as rough and drama-buzzing as yesterday but guess what? I have another story for you today.

You know, on Sunday evening in Church, Pastor told us to expect God to supply our needs through Uncommon means, this week, and you know what?
  It has been working for me, at least, yesterday is one proof, so I want to encourage you to join me on this journey of expectations, believing God for a miracle, answers to prayers, direction or provision to needs, this week and I believe that your expectations and mine will not be cut short in Jesus name.
   Okay, Let's get back to my story.

So, at some minutes past 12am today, God opened my eyes to some truths about this:
"Man is NOT a Spirit that has a soul and lives in a body" rather "Man is SPIRIT, SOUL and BODY" (this sounds a bit confusing, right?)

Let me explain this as the Holy Spirit helps me.

When a person dies, his soul and spirit is still alive and goes to meet God for judgement (NLT:And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, Heb 9:27) even though his body is still left here on earth.

The Bible shows us that resurrection at the last day or Rapture would not be complete if the soul and spirit of the man is not joined with his body.

From 2 Cor 5:3, it says that "For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.(NLT)".
  Also, we can see that it is from our present earthly body that we would transform/translate into our heavenly body. We can get this from 1 Cor 15:42; it says:
"NLT:It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever.
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NLT:Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength.
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NLT:They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies."

These verses shows us that the body of man is not just a trapping that his soul and spirit is living and enduring in but just as we have the Trinity as been the same God, so also, we have the Spirit, Soul and Body as the same man.

The Spirit and Soul can not function to its maximum potential without the body. They all need each other. Just as man is on earth, that is the same way we will be in heaven, made up of the Spirit, Soul & Body, and this can be seen in 1 Cor 15:49 that says:
"NLT:Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man."

And it doesn't just stop there, from 1 Cor 15:51, we see this:
"51
NLT:But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!
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NLT:It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.
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NLT:For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies."

Do you know why those who have died will be raised to live forever?
  This is because although, they are dead on earth but living in heaven in their Spirit and soul form, they are not yet perfect and complete, because the body that needs to be transformed into an immortal body is still trapped here on earth.
  So, the dead rise up first because their bodies need to be joined with their Spirit & Soul for the transformation to happen.

From 1 Cor 15:23, it says:
"NLT:But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back."
  Just as Christians go to heaven to await the resurrection of their bodies and the judgement day, so also do evil doers/the wicked go to hell to await the resurrection of their bodies.

So, it is that Matt 27:52 says:
NLT:and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.
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NLT:They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people."

This tells us that the people that were raised from the dead are part of the crowd of captives in Ephesians 4:8, which says:
NLT:That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.”
  After the resurrection of Jesus, these were the first group of people to be resurrected because it was with their physical bodies that Jesus took them along with him, so that means they were transformed into their immortal bodies, because if one was to check their graves, it would be empty because it says:
"Jesus raised them(their bodies) from the dead and they left the cemetery, not their spirits but their bodies".

This means that a form of resurrection occurred for the people whose bodies were raised from the cemetery into heaven.
NOTE: They appeared to people in the city, the word "appear" connotes temporary not permanently.

I know this is a lot for you to chew, so, I ask the Holy Spirit to shed more light on this in your heart as you go and also study to find out how true this is.

So, remember, "Man is NOT a Spirit that has a Soul and lives in a Body" rather "Man is SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY".

Lost but FOUND!!!

How was your day?
Mine was a rollercoaster filled with different rides: ranging from Joy, Fear to Anger, even Hunger..(Mhen, I was really hungry today).
  You can't imagine what happened to me today.

So, today, in the afternoon, at the shop, I bought some goods from the "Premier" Uncle and as usual, I left it outside where he dropped it, even though, I could have told someone to take the goods inside but I didn't and guess who came in next... That Lady, I don't even know her name.

Anyways, that was how she came and carried some goods to one side that I should come and calculate them. From where I stood, I couldn't see all that she took, so I depended on whatever she told me to calculate.
  When, I was through, she paid for the goods and I gave her, her change.

Few minutes later, that fair in complexion customer that is always asking for bread came and asked me for "Canoe" big bar soap. So, I went to check the goods that "Premier" Uncle dropped for me, only to discover that the Full carton of the soap was missing.
Gbese!!!(As the Yoruba's would call it.."Trouble", "Problem", " Wahala",...etc.)

I was no longer myself, I started looking everywhere for the soap, "market" that I have not paid for.

That is how I was looking for it and praying to God(The Holy Spirit) to help me out of this trouble, only for me to look towards that lady's market that I had calculated earlier on and see two cartons of "Hollandia" yoghurt that I did not calculate, sitting comfortably under her other goods that I had calculated.

Sharpaly, I asked my people if the yoghurt was our own, they answered "Yes".. I did not even think twice or waste time, I went straight to her goods and carried my cartons away.

Imagine, I was still looking for a full carton of soap and this woman is carrying two cartons of yoghurt. Please, tell me, where is my gain?

As I was still praying and thinking, that is how this Great God, this Sweet God, reminded me of one of the customers that an okada man helped to pack his loads..
  He, then, laid it on my heart to send someone to the man's shop, to ask him if the soap was mistakenly packed into his goods.

Few minutes later, the person I sent, was walking towards me with the Full carton of soap, no reduction. Isn't God a great God? Isn't He too much?

When pastor declared yesterday, that God will supply all our needs through Uncommon means throughout this week..It was NOT a LIE!

In my case, God used a lost product to help me discover two of my goods that would have gone just like that and still brought back the lost product to me.

Indeed, God is a True & Living GOD!

Jesus turned Water to Coke!

It's last Sunday of the month, the drinks have finished and it seems like half of the population have not gotten drinks..Where did all the drinks go to???

Sis Wunmi says let's pour water into the empty bottles..Sis Titi laughs hysterically... Bro Laolu and Bro Jeffrey have gone to buy bags of pure water satchets..

After 15 mins, 5 crates of Coca-Cola bottles are filled to the brim with pure-water, if we are going to do this, at least we can do it to its full..

It's time to go and share the "water-bottles", they have just entered the church hall, when..."JESUS..., then, BAM!!!, a loud thud is heard at the entrance, It's Sis Titi on the ground...

What happened?...Splashes of cold water meet her face, She has woken up...Thank you, Jesus...What happened??

She said, " I have always read the Bible as a book of stories, some times as non-fiction, most times magical, other times as romantic but never as real-life stories... Jesus turned Water to wine, I thought it was a metaphor until today...

If any man had told me, I would have cursed the man as a liar and blasphemer. How?? I was there when Sis Wunmi told the brothers to fill the coke bottles with water... I laughed..What was her plan?, I thought.

I was sent on an errand by the Pastor and I was just at their backs when they were carrying the crates into the church, I saw the water filled bottles but I heard my name and turned to see who was calling me...only to turn back and see Bro Jeffrey giving someone a bottle of coke, I mean Coca-Cola coke..I thought I was seeing double, just for me to see Bro Laolu also carrying bottles of Sprite, Fanta and Bitter Lemon from the same crate..I don't know what happened next...

Jesus turned Water to Coca- Cola Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Soda water...

Jesus is real o, The miracles in the Bibles are real...They are not bed-time magical stories formed by half-sleeping drunk men in the name of inspiration...

#InspireMe#Feb2017#

Ignorance...

Sitting comfortably in their semi-lavishly furnished parlor on those leather sofas that make "squish squish" sound when you make even the slightest turn, this conversation began, after Okon, Bola and Kenneth just finished eating full bowls of Eba and richly garnished vegetable soup with chilled pure water from Mama Ekong's buka...

Okon: Eh...This Mama Ekong food no go kill person..Ehn..Una see Gloria when she waka come from church this hot afternoon.. Who dey go Church on Saturday?

Kenneth: A no no ooo, Saturday, wey person suppose take flex, rest, then, flex again...

Okon: Yes o, I even hear say for her church, Na only grass dem dey chop..U don hear that one before??

Bola: My brothers, you no suppose dey talk like that.. As una dey talk, I am very sure say God no dey happy...

Kenneth: Wetin concern God with the matter wey we dey yarn, Everything, God, We chop, God, We sleep, God, We Shit, God...we no fit talk now..God..

Okon: No mind am, on top say him pidgin no pure, Na so so God..Oya tell us wetin we talk wey vex God?

Bola: Ehn, Kenneth abeg bring my two Bibles come. Come see wetin God talk about this matter...In Romans 14..

1.
Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don't see things the way you do.
And don't jump all over them every time they do or say something you don't agree with—even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department.
Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently.(MSG)

2.
(NLT)For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables.

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(NLT)Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t.
And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.

Okon: Jesus, so this kind thing dey for inside Bible...

Bola: E never finish...

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(NLT)In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike.
You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable.

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(NLT)Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him.
Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating.
And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God.

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(NLT)So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer?
Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Kenneth: Ah!!! Me too o, I no know say this kind thing dey inside Bible...

Bola:
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(NLT)Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.

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(NLT)So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.

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(NLT)I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat.
But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong.

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(NLT)Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable...

Okon & Kenneth: God, forgive us o, we no know...

Okon: Now wey I know, No be for my mouth una go hear that kind nonsense again...

#InspireMe#Feb2017

God, I don't have...

Sometimes, we don't know what we have until we see what we don't have...

Health in the face of Sickness
Life in the face of Death
Wealth in the face of Poverty
Liberty in the face of Bondage
Being Whole in the face of being Deformed
Joy in the face of Sorrow
Having it Easy in the face of Struggling
Having someone to Love in the face of Loneliness
Living with Purpose in the midst of NFA's(No Future Ambitions)
Living in Abundance in the face of Scarcity/Want
Having a Job in the face of Joblessness
Riding in Comfort in the face of Hustling in sweat

We are blessed with infinite blessings each day but the only way to be appreciative is to thank God for what you don't have...4th Feb, 2017

Happy Sunday People!!! Have a blessed week ahead... #Inspire me.

Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!

It was no longer rumours, rather, it had become stale gist hanging in the air...the hike in fuel price, three months ago, had made men stock their houses with jerry cans of fuel in their different sizes, ranging from 5 litres to 50 litres, as their pockets could handle.

This was the scene at Mr Williams house, on that fateful Sunday Afternoon. Ben, his 11 yr old boy, such a curious one was carrying out an experiment he had learnt from school, those "don't try it at home experiments", the experiment was at its final stage, all it needed was a bit of solvent, "what would be a better solvent, if not petrol?", he asked aloud.

Straight to the backyard, he took just a little, screwed the cap of the can back and left to continue his experiment.

Six hours later, while the family sat to have dinner, Bisi, the house maid was two blocks away, gisting with Iya Tunde, the pepper seller, when....BOOM!!!...
  A large pillow of Fire and Smoke with the remainings of the house was seen scattered in the air. That was the last, seen of the Williams...

Few days later, when the area was searched for the cause of the fire explosion, it was discovered that one of the jerry cans was leaking, spilling petrol, then, there was a spark from a naked wire which ignited the leaked petrol, straight to the other jerry cans that were full of petrol arranged side by side...

PLEASE NOTE: Let us be careful in the way we store our fuel..Check your jerry cans regularly, for any defect or leakage, make sure the caps are tightened properly.

"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well."1 John 1:2, NIV