STILL ON THE PROCESS..

We are Meant to be Gods silver.

You see the fire can get really fiery so the impurities can rise to the top and these are the issues in our lives, disappointments etc. He skims them off, purifying us, refining us,

Different fires will come and go, but it isn't to mar us, it is to refine us in that area of our lives.

When we become born again at first, He may see a dim image of Himself but as times goes on, His image becomes clearer and more beautiful. He tests and builds our faith, showing us how far we have come, where adjustments need to be made. He perfects our perserverance. Then He gave us the bible to show us how to go about it. He will give exam then give expo. That's when He can call you good and faithful servant when you have come out refined, that's when you can call on. Him and He will deliver you.

 Zechariah 13:9

Then He told me some more things, This same fire that produced refined silver can also produce reprobate silver. When we resist and ruin His refining process. No matter how the fire burns, the wickedness and hardness and impurities are not released and removed, we stubbornly cling to our ways 'that's just the way I am', ' I naturally have a temper', 'I say it as I see it', 'in my family we are proud', 'I could not take it anymore' etc. 

so the silver becomes rejected. 

Jeremiah 6:29-30

God will send several fires for your own sake but when we refuse to let go, He will set us aside and call us rejected silver o. We are terms useless to Him, He won't kill you but He will not use you for His work. You become a Sunday Sunday chair warmer.

Imagine that you have been called by God but because of pride, hard hearted ness and selfish ambitions God says He cannot use you? Or gives someone else the duty meant for you.

The fire is for your good and His glory and it is a matter of urgency. 

Father help me not to forget the assignment you placed in my hands, let me come out shining, better than I went in, help me not to repeat the exam, let no one take my place, the fire not and I no go like enter again. Ehn!

Sheila, when God wants to bless you ehn, it will pour like heavy rain wey person no fit see road. Thank you for your kindness and understanding.

Pastor O and Pastor Stella, God bless you for not giving up on me, for realigning my brain. E wan shake before.

THE PROCESS..

You know when you hear something many times and because you have no direct contact with it, it won't make sense to you. Or when a prophesy comes that you will be called blessed among women, or the greatest in your family, you think it will just stroll in the next day. 

News flash! There's a PROCESS. Ask uncle Joseph in the bible, ask Mary (Jesus mama).

That process 99.9% of the time! it isn't palatable, but for the end game they bore.

In the last three weeks, 2 different people have told me that God said He's with me, I should not be afraid and I'd laugh soon. Then I had a dream receiving instructions, when I woke up, I only remember 'go ahead, I am with you in this' but there was a long conversation. (Emi Mimo will bring it to rememberance no worry),

A few days ago, Emi Mimo ( the Holy Spirit) sent me on a research on how silver is refined, then I came across a video, then a book. It blew my mind.

First of all the refiner sees the lump of ore, studies it closely under the sun, when he sees the streaks of shine under the sun, with his experienced eye, (becoming saved)he sees that silver is mixed in it. He takes it to his table, crushes it under his hammer ( breaking process). While at this, he put his fire up, getting the right temperature. When he's sure of the temperature, he puts the pieces of broken ore into the fire and watches impurities come off the top, he skims them off, repeating the skimming till  he sees the shine.

Now the thing that struck me was that he never ever takes his attention off the ore. He doesn't want it marred. He has control over the fire. So no need to ask God if He's there when the times get tough. His eyes are on us.

He has 'choice ' silver, the most lustrous of all metals, beautiful and highly valued. Worthy to become a coin or a trumpet or ornament, worthy to grace tHe kings table, finger or reflect the sun on his crown. The refiner has taken what was impure and made it pure, potential value has become actual value, and the fire, the guarded, guided fire made the difference. The fire allowed ordinary ore from the earth to be transformed into treasure...

ONE OTHER BEAUTIFUL GIRL WITH ANOINTING...

It isn't their birthdays but I think I didn't write about them on their birthdays because I probably had internet issues then.

I grew up in a home with only 2 sisters and they are way older so I didn't know how sisters around your age relate.

I'd met one of this my sisters before, in a friends house. Had a few mutual friends but we were never friends. The day I saw her in a house fellowship, I was surprised as I was just entering the love of Jesus myself, I didn't know I was meeting with destiny, I didn't know I was meeting the kindest, most generous soul ever. I didn't know God was preparing sisters for me.

We started to say hey to each other, she got married a few months after I did and one day called me to say we should come together to pray for our husbands and children once a week, I jumped at the idea. She offered her home, and that's how her home became our altar. 

Excellent home maker, intercessory minister, gifted with an awesome dream life, very kind, very generous, teachable,people gatherer, she may appear crazy but very sane and grounded in Jesus. 

Sometimes after scaring the devil to a corner, we would fill our stomachs with her excellent cooking skills (after all na pro cook she be). When the rest of us are slacking in Monday prayers, she's our class prefect to beat us back in shape, she fit dey do say she no really wan pray but she spits fire in the word as well, the one who taught me how to use my iPad for my blog. 

Devil wanted to use us for evil but here we are. Doing the work of the master in our little corner.

Gina Agbukor if I never appreciated you before now, I want you to know that I love you very much.

God bless you, increase you, your husband is respected at the gate, my omah is blessed. Every seed you have ever sowed in kindness will come back to you in hundred folds. Men will favour you, 2015 will favour you, men will favour your husband, your husband will love you like Christ loves the church. You will fulfil destiny.

ANOTHER FINE GIRL WITH ANOINTING..

We are taking over the world, whether the world likes it or not. 

When I first saw her, I first thought of how to use her as my face model to do a photoshoot for my make up studio, pretty face, perfect teeth. I didn't realise I had just met one of the people who will hold my hand in my trying times, I didn't know I had just met with destiny.

Somehow, as deep calleth unto deep, I asked her to join our prayer network of young women in young marriages. She agreed and I am soooooo glad I responded to the nudging of the Holy Spirit. 

I've known her for a little over one year but I feel like she's been in my life for years. I am so sure if we had met before Jesus found us, we would still have been good friends. 

Prayer machine, Jehu anointing carrier, 'bulldozer' according to Faith Gande, Amazingly kind soul

 ( thought she was faking too ) very selfless, many times she will be giving her all to you with so much excitement, you'd swear she has so much stashed somewhere.

I've learnt not to take any relationship for granted, being friends with You has made me understand the true meaning of love, through your character I understand patience and endurance. You give me strength in ways you can never understand, the one I can tell anything on the face of the earth and won't judge me. The one I can let see my most embarrassing moments and we would laugh through it.

Relentless, stubborn in the right direction.  Quick to follow the leading of God, stands by her own no matter what.

With you Beatrice I have learnt it isn't about who has been around you the longest.

With you I feel like a very funny person because everything i say makes her laugh. We may fight, but we become better sisters for it.

You know that friend that you tell each other the bitter truth, you fight, then cry, then hug each other and laugh at your stupidity? That's Beatrice for me! 

For all the opportunities you have lost in this life, Heaven won't rest till it delivers them into your hands. You won't fail God, the assignments He has given you will be completed, you will pass them excellently, anyone on the face of the earth who has ever mocked you, will celebrate you, they will be the carriers of the good news, God will honour you and your husband. Elevate you, children will surround your table, joy will overflow in your life, God bless you.

Step into your season of favour, fruitfulness and joy.

Happy Birthday my sister, my prayer partner, the one who sits at drivers seat while I drive her (imagine o), my partner in tins, my friend, my meat loving partner, my coke buddy, my do as u do person, most of all my ' friendship mi'... Love you big babay!

YET ANOTHER FINE GIRL WITH ANOINTING..

Told you we are taking over. Hehehehehe

This one is who I call our last born. When she first came to join WWP protocol department, she appeared so shy and fragile we were not sure how to post her to work. So when the pastors asked for a few people to work with them, we just sent her and someone else, and she showed strengths in ways I can't describe.  Somehow she has become one of the few in wwp I have become attached to, I'd never forget a few things you have adviced me on. I'd hold them for a long time. Will never leave you without a kind word, gesture or prayer. (As pastor o pikin u no get choice)

Very sweet, caring yet fearless person. She will state her case softly but very firmly. Solid person to have on your side.

Pastor O's personal baby, our last born.

Happy birthday my Dolapo Osewa, I wish I could buy you the world today but I can't afford it yet.

God bless you my aburo as I call you, May He honour you, where you are now, is the least you will ever be. As you were born in this season of celebration, May celebration never cease from your life, may favour follow you. May your love for the things of God never go cold. You will marry well, the wrong man will not see you, you will be a light to very one you come across.

I love you dolapo to the moon and Jupiter and back babay.

ONE MORE FINE GIRL WITH ANOINTING..

On the 7th February 2006 I got a call from a friend that there was a vacant house in wuse 2 and I ran there to inspect the place and then met one girl wearing a black outfit looking uninterested in my excitement. I remember thinking this one won't be easy to get along with. 

Less than a month later I moved in. We almost got along, because we had mutual friends anyway. 

Somehow we fell out, I dreaded seeing her, then we became cordial. Now she's one of the few I can call FRIEND.

From someone who always thought every bad thing in life happens to her to someone who's annoyingly positive, that sees only good in everyone. At a point I used to think she was just been fake but she's for real. Cares for every single person who crosses her path. 

I tell her she makes me appear like I need to become born again.

From someone who would tell you to go to hell then give you a detailed description of what the journey to hell will be to a person who will hold her tongue and smile through when someone is insulting her.

Someone who will in the midst of her very busy schedule make sure any other assignment given to her is carried out.

Someone who will leave a can of coke and biscuit for you by the tv after you have had a long journey, while she herself isn't in town.

The one who will worry about you when you don't even realise you need to be worried about.

When you have filled her head with complains and whining, she will laugh loudly and heartily and then tell you "it is well", hold your hand and pray with you.

You are one of those who will do career, marriage, motherhood and ministry together and succeed on all fronts.

Very annoyingly sweet. Beautiful in and out, disciplinarian, responsible, kind, thorough, teachable, trustworthy, loyal,generous, planner,intelligent. Sometimes I just like proving you wrong!!! *warefa*

I am proud that you are one of the stars on my crown, I can only imagine how mama feels if I feel like this.

You will marry well, the wrong man will not see you. Your husband will wake up with songs of praise on his lips everyday because you are his wife. The proverbs 31 woman will be jealous of you. God bless you. Honour you. 

Happy Birthday Sheila Osondu Iheke, my landlord, my friend, my lil sister, my anchor, my prayer partner, Woman on fire for the Most High God, woman ready to shake the world for the gospel to be heard, Gods sign post. 

I am blessed my path and yours crossed.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Until last year, Christmas didn't mean much to me even as a Christian. For me it was a season to just chill and do nothing. Even when people invite me to countless lunches/ barbecues , I'd go just not to add to my growing list of 'offendees'. Christmas carols were a waste of time and a moment to roll my eyes at every thing everyone did. 

As I woke up this morning at 4 am to pray, I felt that old feeling of 'what's the fuss about Christmas' coming up again like bile, I tried to trace it back to how it happened and deal with it emotionally once and for all and I realised it was from childhood. I didn't look forward to Christmas because I associated it with work. "Labour". 

After Church Guests will be around and there would be cooking to take to neighbors etc. it wasn't fun then because I was in boarding school and expected to be at amusement parks and parties but I appreciate that practise now. It was reaching out to your neighbors who weren't celebrating and also a few less privileged people who lived around us. 

Then as a younger adult it was hampers from 1week of December so by Christmas all you want to do is sleep in. No early morning basket runs or deadlines to meet. So there was barely celebration for me or understanding the reason for up the season.

I wish I had this feeling earlier, I'd have tried to relive those moments this year. Cook and give to people who can't afford to. Let them feel the LOVE that was born on this day many years ago. Now I know it isn't just a time to chill, i will gladly do that 'labour' for someone to feel loved this season. In the midst of the bubbly atmosphere remember why Christ was born and He's always with us.

Make it count people! 

Merry Christmas!!!

Isaiah 7:14

MY NETUSHKA IS 9..

And this lovely collage by tobi! 

Still feels like yesterday when I carried you in my arms when you were born, maybe because I was the first to carry you, I've bonded with you eternally. You were so beautiful at birth, still so beautiful now. My neta, my first child, my smallie, my baby turned 9 today! She's my niece, not the only niece I have but I love this child specially. Doubt I'd love my biological child more than this.

My sister thinks neta is her miracle baby, but she's actually mine. She's the reason I met with destiny, God blessed my sister with her after 14 years of waiting because He knew that would bring me to abuja, if not I'd have been on the fab lane to hell.

I've never met anyone who didn't like neta, she automatically makes a bad day beautiful. Beautiful in and out, intelligent, smart, funny.

God bless you my pikin, I am sorry I could not spend the day with you today, but you were on my mind every minute of the day. I love you from the depth of my soul. 

You will excel among your peers, as you light up every place you enter, may your light never go dim. 

Happy birthday my love.

WHATSOEVER YOU DO TO THE LEAST....

Two weeks wwp organized an outreach to misplaced people from adamawa and Borno because of the insurgency.

I was very hesitant, because I was quite tired and had many errands to run, and I asked the outreach team how long the drive will take and they said 2 hours. And there were many things lined up for the week, so my plan was to call my resident pastor and take permission but I found myself in opique as early as 7 am that day. 

Oh well! So we got there and when I saw the faces of the children, the dejected look on their faces, the uncertainty, the hopelessness, I started to cry not just because my pastors and other sisters were crying but because I heard the voice tell me ' you thought it was an inconvenience to come and see me'. I wept and asked Jesus for forgiveness. 

It will never be an inconvenience to see you Jesus. Forgive me.

Pastor O handing out gifts to the children.

Now these people have lost their wives, children, husbands and other family members, have no where to sleep, barely any water, no mobile phones, far away from civilization and then Government is requesting millions from them to give them a land to settle in?  What do they have? Should they not be cared for by the government? My heart broke. 

Then the chairman started to console us. Imagine! We came in SUVs, complaining that the journey was far, complaining that we had no service on our mobiles, yet these people who seem to have lost everything they ever owned and knew were consoling us. 

We hope it was indeed a merry Christmas for them, no matter how small.

Faithful God.

I am glad I went for this outreach despite my "busy schedule".

Matthew 25:35-40

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER..BENNY COHEN.

So it is my big sister's birthday today. There are 4 full grown urhobo men between us. She is the type to rescue you out of any tight situation. She's a kind person, shrewd business woman sha, she now married an Israeli so the business acumen no be here matter. We have an older sister who is the General Commander of the Patrick Ojanomare clan, and another brother. This are the strict ones, the ones that our folks flogged responsibility into their heads and then they in turn slapped it into us, thanks to them sha,it made us better people, I for don be gangster. 

Aunty Benny is the 'go to' sister when you are in trouble and need a soft landing so the deafening slaps don't come in quick succession. She was the one we all looked forward to her return when she was in university because we know say "fun times are here'. 

Because of the many boys, her presence was a breath of fresh air. I would sleep in her room when she's in town, afraid she will soon leave me again, watch her dress up, make up. She was a serious fashionista, she liked shakara, and I was in awe of this woman.

She's plenty of fun and pleeeenty of hard work too. She's the kind of sister/ mummy to ask you if you tried your best in an exam you may have failed. She's the type to give you long ropes, (may you not hang yourself sha), give you many chances. Ever willing to help, accepts you as you come. With the way she loves, I can understand with the father of the prodigal son. I could talk all sorts with her and she would laugh from her soul, she made me feel like I was funny.  

She's also the mama of ms TC accessories and my netushka, My 1st child. It is no wonder being around you feels like celebration, you were born in the season of celebration. May celebration never cease from your life. As you light up a place when you step in, May darkness never be able to comprehend your shine. I am proud and happy you are my sister.

Happy birthday CEO TOBIX and Company.. 

Mrs Benedicta E.....( make I no write this name to spoil the tushness of ur name)Cohen

WHAT's YOUR BURDEN OF PROOF?

It has been a busy week, many many matters arising. 

Yesterday was WWP leaders husband appreciation dinner, awesome. As my Samu wasn't around, aunty Sheila took his place at the table. 

Anyway, it was at the hilton, there was plenty food. Pastor Ike spoke to the men, that man is very wise. I envy Omasiri, her husband will get good counsel. 

Then the icing on the cake fror me was Pastor Gold Olanrewaju, Ah. He spoke of how God called him, how his life changed.

He was a club hopper, registered in major clubs in lag with loads of money. Did all the fine boy with money tins. He was on he highway to hell, he knew God called him but he refused to answer, he was way too cool for Jesus. 

Then he fell ill, bleeding from every hole, pus coming out of his body, in his words, he started decaying from inside and started to stink. People ran from him. In all this, his wife stood by him, interceding for him. Chai.

As soon as he surrendered to Christ, everything CEASED! Because of his story, many will meet Christ. I identify with him so much. Someone told me to stop writing about how my life was that it would make people look at me funny. 

I listened to Joyce Meyer this morning and she spoke deeply about her scars from what her father did to her. I respect that woman so much, when she was asked how come she's so open about her last, she said when anyone sees her life now,it is proof that God is alive and He is good.

If you are going to say that God is provider, healer etc... You had better have proof or no one will take you serious. That is your burden of proof.

And mine is God is good, He is mindful of me, He can turn anyone's life around, He wants me happy so I will tell the world how I know this which is my STORY! 

Romans 1:16

ANY U- TURNS?

My friend calls me a week ago at around 3 am crying hysterically, I was so scared that maybe armed robbers were at her house or something, I started to speak in tongues o, (na wetin I sabi be dat). And then i had an earful. I asked permission to write about this because I know a looooooot of people are going through this or have gone through this (marrying a "mistake")

She wants out of her marriage because she says she knows the man is a mistake. He is everything she didn't want In a man but he looked good on paper and she don clock 32. He's an unrepentant womanizer and is living off her. Lost his job just after the wedding 3 years ago and has refused to get another job, instead will take money from her and if she doesn't give him he goes to other women.

That night he knew she was out for vigil and brought a girl home from the club. 

Imagine going to pray about your family situation and you come home and meet him with a woman on your matrimonial bed? He thought she would be home at 5, unfortunately she felt sick and chose to come home.

I felt her pain, I cried with her, prayed with her but I could not say much when she asked me if she should leave her marriage. I cannot put asunder even with my words. Especially because she knew who he was before she married him, she claims he hid it well, but my love I beg to differ, We all know, no woman should say her husband hid his character. Character na like smoke, e must comot in due time. 

The bible says God hates divorce, and many men take advantage of that especially when it is a Christian girl.  My take is if your adultery was to your own peril e for no pain me, but you drag your innocent spouse through that spiritual and mental torment. She has treated many infections/ diseases, he will beg, she will forgive but now she wants a divorce. I didn't have the guts to even tell her to endure.. 

How many men's/women's souls do you have inside of you? Every person you sleep with leaves a part of themselves with you. Sexually transmitted demons are not something to play with and are harder to get rid of than diseases!!!! Soul ties are more powerful than you think. The right mate for you will PRAY on your soul not PREY on it. Women, God made us to be protected by our husband's and sex makes you feel married, even though you aren't. Sex is a spiritual bond because of the connection made during love making. Do you ever wonder what your soul looks like to GOD? Sex does more to the body than the eyes can see. Be careful who and what you allow your soul to tie to!!! This picture touched me. #WhoIsLivingInYou? #StopPremaritalSex!!!!!!

This isn't a joke, many people think they are just having fun, you are on a fab lane to destruction.

In situations like this, can there be a u-turn?