Offloading Unresolved Pain II
‘You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!’ Isaiah.26:3.
It is impossible to keep wounds fresh and to keep the pains away. Keeping the wounds fresh will only keep the pain fresh. Many of us think that by keeping the wounds fresh, we are punishing the people who have hurt us. The truth is that you are only punishing yourself. The next step to offloading the baggage of Read the rest of this entry
Offloading Unresolved Pain I
‘But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too’ Mark 11:25.
Unresolved pain is capable of destroying our relationship with God. The truth is that when you are carrying pain, you are actually carrying in offense the people that caused you that pain. When you refuse to let pain go, you cannot let the people go. It is impossible to be carrying pain and have forgiven the Read the rest of this entry
Pointers II
‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Matt.11:28[KJV].
Unresolved pain is so bad that it keeps us from reaching our potential. ‘Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.’Ps.73:21-22. God has such great plans for you, do not allow the pain of the past rob you of it. Read the rest of this entry
Pointers I
‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Matt.11:28[KJV].
Living the life of a victim is staying in the place of defeat. God has so much more in store for us which is why He wants us to learn from every painful experience. It is the wisdom gained from the past pain that will keep you above the future pain. The fact that you have been hurt does not mean you will not be Read the rest of this entry
Walk Tall
‘Take My yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls’ Matt.11:29[KJV].
People are quick to read ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Matt.11:28[KJV]. And fail to take into consideration ‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls’ Matt.11:29[KJV]. In other words, when we Read the rest of this entry
Unresolved Pain
‘…I’m a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.’ And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest? He will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends’ house!’ Zec.13:5-6
One indisputable fact of life is that you are going to get hurt. It is guaranteed as long as you are human. No matter how much we love, protect and prepare a safe environment for those around us [even our children], they will still get hurt. It is just a part of life. As we mature we encounter painful experiences. Read the rest of this entry
In Love and Honesty to Grow
‘Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people’ Prov.14:34
Nigeria is God’s own, and it is important that we start to see her that way. God is personally involved in the affairs of this country and we need to be thankful for that. There are a lot of prophecies hanging over Nigeria. We have to stay expectant and trust God that every positive prophecy for this nation will come Read the rest of this entry
God bless Nigeria
‘Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people’ Prov.14:34
If you travel overseas frequently, you will agree that there really is no group of people like Nigerians. Nigerians are simply unique and fantastic; and the nation is blessed. This country is packed with all sorts of human and material blessings from God. She is not a poor nation by any standard. This blessed country alone Read the rest of this entry
Housing The Holy Spirit
‘Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.’1Cor.6:19-20
It will be very beneficial to us Christians to study the instructions God gave to Moses when he was setting up the Tabernacle [the place of meeting] in Exodus [Ex.25-40]. You will see how much detail God put into the Tabernacle just because it was a meeting place for Him and His people. God put the same detail Read the rest of this entry
The Seal
‘…the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His ownby giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago’ Eph.1:13
A seal is figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. Another definition says a seal is the design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user. For a person to carry the seal of God means that the person belongs exclusively to God because he bears God’s mark on his Read the rest of this entry