Dear Osaze Let me tell you something. Grief is a funny old thing. If you don’t process it, it will just stay locked up in your heart; trapped. Weighing the heart down, whether we are conscious of it or not. If you are lucky, it will come out at a most inopportune time. If you’re …
The other day I joined a prayer session with some other members of Kingdom Community. One of the prayer topics during the prayer call was Pursuing Wholeness, an inner healing programme I am running in collaboration with the fellowship. Pursuing Wholeness is a one-year journey positioning participants to not just live a fuller and more …
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As I have shared in the past, I battle with periodic episodes of angst concerning my children – their today and their tomorrow. One child-related event or the other would occur, triggering bouts of quiet anxiety. Sometimes, other people’s children would face difficult circumstances and I have to stop myself from projecting those negative situations …
A stream of consciousness (sufficiently coherent, hopefully relatable, but definitely lacking in elegance 😊) In the last few weeks, the Lord has been making some “moves” that have left me wondering: Is He dependable? Is He fully trustworthy? Is He fully fully good? He has really been coming across as, shall we say, unpredictable ………. …
For those of us living in Nigeria, now more than ever before is a time to take special care of our mental and emotional well-being. In the last few days many people have faced a cocktail of negative thoughts and emotions that even the most articulate have struggled to put words to. That notwithstanding, I …
Let’s face it, sometimes life just feels a disappointment. Plain and simple! For a lot of people around the world right now, so does their nation; a disappointment. As you were growing up, you had such high hopes and expectations and then somehow, in adulthood, fewer of them than anticipated have been met. This feeling …
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There is a saying that as your heart goes, so goes your life (well, at least I think there is, and if there isn’t, there is one now 🙂). You see, we live from the place of our hearts; whether we are conscious of it or not. The New Living Translation version of Proverbs 4:23 …
When we find ourselves in toxic situations, we often build walls around our hearts to protect ourselves. Essentially, we self-protect. The challenge, however, with these walls is that they not only provide some sort of barrier against people who could hurt us, they also act as a fence against those who could love us. Not …
So the Lord has been dealing with me about the issue of perfection in the last few weeks. Honestly, it’s not an area I thought I had an issue but when the Lord keeps highlighting something to you then you would be wise to pay attention; especially when he had broached the subject a few …
So a few days ago I started reading a book I found on my bookshelf, Total Forgiveness, by RT Kendall. It is blowing my mind and challenging my heart. The interesting thing about forgiveness is that so often you find yourself in a place where you think that you have done all the forgiving you …