What's with all the noise!
Can I please have some quiet!
My head is pounding from the force....
My mind in turmoil from the battle......
How did I get here?
When do I get out of this dungeon?
Am I ever going to be free again?
Oh this noise!
What I should have done,
What I shouldn't have done,
What I can do!
Oh, please save me.....
I am drowning in these thoughts..
They are sickening!
I'm sinking so deep...
I cant feel my legs anymore.....
Its frightening!
I feel like I'm in a tunnel,
I need light...
I need someone or something........anything
To pull me out of this hole
Its blackout.......!
I'll just close my eyes
And this would all be a dream!
OR.....maybe;
I'll remind myself that God is with me..
He laid down His life for me....
So I'll surrender all to Him
And He'll make me brave!!!
Brave enough to pull myself out of the dungeon
And rise above my situation!!!
For me, I have been down this road a couple of times in life, but God's love has somehow, always seen me through. :) If there's anyone out there that feels this way; I charge you to be Brave today! If you can't totally relate to this write up, I charge you to still be Brave!!! :) God is with us, Jesus army!!! Enjoy this beautiful song by Amanda Cook & Bethel music. Shoutout to my lovely friend Amy for hooking me up with this song. As always find the lyrical video below!
Have a fear free week people!!!
It was rant to your siblings day in my world. And rant to my siblings I did. Don't ask me why because I don't have an answer to that. But I'll tell you what though, my ranting paid off as I learnt a huge lesson from my siblings.
Okay, so a certain someone was really pissing me off. I was so pissed off I couldn't even find the right words to express the depth. Actually, it wasn't that deep. Looking back now I think it was flimsy, but I don't care. Hehe. While ranting about how irritated and annoyed I was; I used a scenario to express myself to my siblings.
I was like, so lets assume your brother, sister or cousin has a child whom you love and care about so much. But then there's this worker he/she has that probably feels in all of his/her wisdom that he could love this child more than you and most likely know even better than you what this child will ever want/need. Duh uh!! Have you never heard the saying "blood is thicker than water!!"
I don't know if I made any sense up there, but what I was trying to say in sum is this; There's this person that is all up in my business and it's pissing me off. Why? Because I can handle my business, it's none of this persons business ( for real, I got this!) and I need this person to let me be and just watch while I do my thing. Aaaaarghhh.
Anyhow, that's the point that cracked my brother up. I said that and out of nowhere he bursts into laughter. Obviously to my annoyance. I ask why he was laughing and he went; "I feel your pain, but it just made me realize what God goes through with us humans. He's the real MVP!!"
There and then it hit me like lightening. I felt ashamed of myself. Not in a bad way though. To think that I'm like this with God. I'm highly annoying and irritating. I pray about stuff but still try to fix it myself. I surrender all to Him but won't leave Him to do His thing. I'm there, worrying, strategizing, making back up plans like He has ever failed me!!! I'm all up in His business even when He has told me to cast my cares and burdens unto Him. He created me, gave up His son for me; yet I believe I love me more than He loves me! To crown it all up despite all these, He has remained by my side, never leaving or forsaking me. Chai!! There is God oo. What's there not to love about Him. Someone out there please help me hail this REALEST MVP!!!!!
N.B. The real MVP according to the urban dictionary is "a person who is well deserving of credit and recognition in a situation in which their role would otherwise be overlooked or deemed insignificant to the resulted success."
While you are hailing Him, enjoy this beautiful song by Lauren Diagle again "how can it be" and meditate on God's goodness to you. As always I have the lyrical video for you.
There are times in life you wake up and for one reason or the other, you are unable to count your blessings. You just can't bring yourself to doing this. You can't see beyond your shortcomings, your unanswered prayers, your pain.....
It doesn't end here, you take it a notch higher. You just have to go there. You begin to compare yourself with other humans!! This is your greatest undoing!! Your mood takes a downturn for the rest of the day. Woe betides whoever crosses your path. You just want to keep brooding about why things are working this way for person A/B and not you. Your thoughts graduate to anger against God and furthermore to bitterness against person A/B. You begin to resent these persons you have chosen to compare yourself with!! If care is not taken, this can go on for days and then you realize you can't hide your resentment towards your target anymore. You begin to think bad thoughts towards this person subconsciously; forgetting that blowing out another person's candle won't make yours shine brighter. You focus all your energy on this target and begin to "judge his/her case". justifying how they don't deserve what they have and you on the other hand deserve it and more a million times over. You subconsciously begin to wish this person ill. Forgetting yet again, how this won't make things any better.
Hmmmmm......jealousy is a bastard!!! Pardon my language. But as always, I bring good tidings. You don't have to let this monster rob you of your everlasting joy. Once it starts creeping in (yes it's a creeper, gradually growing as you feed it), nip it in the bud with speed! Starve it!! You wonder how right? Well.....unfortunately, I don't have all the answers. Go to God in prayer. *insertgrinhere*
However, there's this one thing my mother taught me and it has helped me a great deal. So I'll share it, who knows, it just might work for you as well. My mom taught me to pray in such a situation as this. Cliche right!! What did you expect na!! It is what it is FAM! We are #jesus'army# Pray to get rid of the monster and pray for those you have chosen to compare yourself with. As annoying and hard as it seems. Once you do it, you'll feel better and would be able to count your blessings. Trust me on this one.
P.s. How do u handle your green eyed monster? I'll love to hear from you. Simply drop your comment. Thanks
Haven said this, it's time to introduce our jam for this week..... PRAY by Sanctus real.
Cheers #J.A#
LYRICS
I bow my head to pray, I don't know what to say
I'm not sure how to fix the things I'm dealing with
I'm in a desperate place, I need to share the weight
But I just don't know how, to let it all pour out
Though I'm silent, my heart is crying
Cause I was made to come to You
So I pray
God I need You more than words can say
Right here in this moment
You know my heart, You know my need
You know every part of me
So even if it's just to speak Your name
I'm gonna pray
I failed to find the time, but You've been calling out
I let the days go by as if I could live without
But it's gotta be here now, I won't be pulled away
Cause it's just You and I, so let the world around us fade
According to the dictionary, fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc, whether the threat is real or imagined, the feeling or condition of being afraid. The anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur. Being afraid has further been defined as being filled with apprehension and apprehension as anticipation of adversity or misfortune.
Enough with the dictionary definitions. I hope I succeeded in giving the most explanatory ones though and we can all relate to the definitions above. There are just sometimes in life when fear attacks and tries to destabilize us. Tries to steal our joy. We miss our joy of today because of our fear
of tomorrow or more commonly, the unknown. Fear is a spoiler!!!! Aaaaaaarghhh!! There are some of us out there who perpetually live with/in fear. Hmmmm....it's not your fault, don't feel bad, the world we live in is a wicked one and satan a more wicked being.
As always I bring good tidings. We don't have to live in fear! When it attacks, we don't have to focus on it. You and I have a choice!!!! Who is greater than all our fears??? JESUS!!! Do you know him as your Lord and personal savior? Yes??!! Then it's a done deal. You belong to Him, you are His offspring......and no; He has not given you the spirit of fear, but of Power, of love and of a sound mind!!!! (2Tim. 1v 7)
Always remember this, when fear comes knocking. Shout it down!!!! Allow me to go back to the dictionary definition. The part which states that fear is an emotion aroused by a threat WHETHER REAL OR IMAGINED!!!!! You will agree with me at this point that more often than not our fears are driven by our imaginations. Clear that thought!! Get rid of that imagination!! Do not feed it, do not let it thrive!! Confess that you belong to Him who is greater than all fears, speak the word!! But just incase you are feeling too far gone to be saved by doing these; I have just the song for you!!!! And the lyrics too!! SING IT OUT LOUD!!!! You are welcome!
Enjoy this beautiful song of deliverance by Bethel music. Shoutout to my sister for hooking me up with this song!!!
Cheers Jesus Army!!!
NO LONGER SLAVES
You unravel me, with a melody
You surround me with a song
Of deliverance, from my enemies
Till all my fears are gone
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
From my mothers womb
You have chosen me
Love has called my name
I've been born again, into your family
Your blood flows through my veins
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I am surrounded
By the arms of the father
I am surrounded
By songs of deliverance
We've been liberated
From our bondage
We're the sons and the daughters
Let us sing our freedom
You split the sea
So I could walk right through it
All my fears were drowned in perfect love
You rescued me
So I could stand and sing
I am a child of God...
Hello Jesus army!!!! How have we all been? Hanging in there? GREAT? I hope it's the latter. I was talking to my cousin about what to post and she said...."with God all things are possible."
She said this and I told her I'll have to share a testimony but I don't want to put all of my business out there. That's how good God has been to me. For real! Yes I've had my fair share of UPS and DOWNS but notwithstanding He's been Amazeballs and testifying here would mean sharing my life history. All I am, all that I have, where I am; it's all been Him. He's been with me through it all. No matter how far I drift, He never leaves my side! Glory!! Honestly, "no matter what i face, in His time he takes all that is wrong and makes it right." His timing might test my patience. No doubt. But in the end it's always worth the wait. I could go on but there's not enough space on here. :)
Take time out this week to count your blessings. Think back on events that have occurred in your life. No! That wasn't luck shining on you; that was GOD. Share a testimony this week. Encourage yourself and at least two others in the Lord!!!
And as always, enjoy this beautiful beautiful beautiful song by Lauren Diagle. Shout out to my brother for hooking a sister up with the song. And yes please sing along; it just adds effect. Hehehehe. I have as always provided you with the lyrics. Enjoy!!
Cheers to a testimony filled week!
LYRICS
Whoa...
Though at times it seems
Like I'm coming undone
This walk can often feel lonely
No matter what until this race is won
I will stand my ground where hope can be found
I will stand my ground where hope can be found
Oh, O'Lord O'Lord I know You hear my cry
Your love is lifting me above all the lies
No matter what I face this I know in time
You'll take all that is wrong and make it right
You'll take all that is wrong and make it right
Whoa...
Your strength is found
At the end of my road
Your grace it reaches to the hurting
Still through the tears and the questioning why
I will stand my ground where hope can be found!
I will stand my ground where hope can be found!
Oh, O'Lord O'Lord I know You hear my cry
Your love is lifting me above all the lies
No matter what I face This I know in time
You'll take all that is wrong and make it right 2x
I love You because....You first loved me
I love You because....You gave your life for me
I love You because....You hear my cry; almost always
I love You because....when I feel You don't hear my cry
You are indeed looking out for me.....good looking out papa
I love You because..... You look beyond my shortcomings
I love You because.....your mercies are unending
I love You because......no one can love me the way you do
I love You because...... Even when I fall You catch me
I love You Lord because
Just because.......
Because I was created to love You
I'm so glad You revealed this to me
And I love You for that too
Even though I don't tell you enough...
I love You a lot
Even though I don't show it enough
I love You Lord from the depth of my heart
At this point, words fail me!!!!
I love You forever.......
With all that I am by Your grace....
And forevermore!
I hope whoever is reading this loves God more than I. ¯\..(•͡.̮ •͡ )../¯ Enjoy this beautiful song by Tye Tribbett which aptly expresses my mood at the moment. ( I wish I could be in this mood forever. But hey, I'm only human and......wait for it.........the struggle is real yo!!! Hehe).
Okay, first of all, I apologize for being MIA. The spirit is sooo willing, but the flesh is weak. Lord have mercy on me#
Alright, so I have been thinking about what to post for a while now. I've had several topics come to mind but I have just not been able to articulate my thoughts. Anyway, I stumbled upon a video on Facebook today and that was all the ginger I needed.
Be your brothers keeper. What does this even mean to you? The phrase in my opinion, is deeper than it seems. And it's a very dicey one as well. This is because sometimes we tend to mix being your brothers keeper up with being nosy and bossy. In short, it's a huge topic I think should be discussed at a bible study or something. There are several dimensions to it.
Today though, I'll just say what came to mind after watching the video. So about the video; there's this elderly man sharing his thoughts on some bad decisions he made earlier in life and peoples( his close family and friends) reactions to them. He explained that he just kept getting the " oh well, if you are okay with it and it makes you happy, then go ahead" kind of reactions. Looking back now, he's wondering why no one ever really told him the truth. About telling your defaulting friend or family the truth; wow! It is tough I must confess. However, I think we should stop patronizing. "Hey bro, what you are doing is wrong, I don't believe you should do it, the bible doesn't support it, even if it'll make you happy, I doubt you'll be happy for long. I'll keep praying for you"
Does that sound too harsh? Maybe, maybe not. The determining factor of how it will be perceived is nothing but GOD and GOD is LOVE. Hence, your driving force for expressing your belief or thoughts on a persons decision or action should be LOVE!!! This brings me to an inscription I saw somewhere
"Our culture has accepted two huge lies, the first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. YOU DONT HAVE TO COMPROMISE CONVICTIONS TO BE COMPASSIONATE" - Phil Robertson
I have highlighted the last line. Please think on it. Taking a stand doesn't make you judgemental. Letting someone you love know your thoughts/beliefs regarding their actions isn't judgemental, so long as you are in tune with God yourself. Basically, the thing is before we speak, I think it is paramount for us to pray that God fills us up and takes charge.
Now, the other thing this man said in his video which I held on to is this; I'm paraphrasing....."sometimes, we want to repent but the shame of being wrong won't let us, other times, we feel too far gone to be saved".
I'm sure we all can relate to this and have at one point or the other been in this situation either on spiritual matters or other matters. The good news as always though is this, the love of God is unending and his mercies endureth forever. In summary, life would be so much easier to deal with if we were all filled with God's spirit, all of Him and none of us. It'll be easier to be your brothers keeper and we'll understand that we are never too far gone to be saved among others.
I feel like I'm all over the place in this piece. I pray that somehow in this my incoherence, you find that one line or word that will make a difference and add value to you. Enjoy this beautiful song by Casey J - fill me up.
After several minutes of cajoling; I eventually decided to go for this walk with my mother. Don't judge me o. Nobody needs to workout in my country; we practically live in a gym. Even the simplest tasks won't get done without your maximum input!! (-_-) story for another day!! Notwithstanding, I love my country no be small!
Back on track; so I'm glad I took the walk with my mom because as we discussed several things; (majorly her worries!! Aargh! Hehe.) It hit me like a shot!!! I have been missing the point all along. I've been asking for so many things from God while underestimating the need for His MERCY!!
Yes! So we wonder; why do bad things happen to good people and good things bad people?!! "I've been praying and fasting and praying and fasting for this one thing from the Lord but then this other person might just whisper a prayer and BAM!! It's settled for them. Wait Lord; do you not see me, but......but.....I just don't get it"! I search and search and 'research' myself. And to the best of my biblical knowledge, I'm doing everything right! Infact, People around me as well; see me praying and fasting fervently and lead me to believe that God indeed has to hear me; they hype me and make me feel even more confident in my actions!!
But alas! The thing is I fail to realize that I am seeking and asking with a knowing/ belief that I'm doing all that is right before God and for these reasons; I begin to focus on what I'm doing, forgetting what He can do. I believe I deserve to be heard! I pride myself in these things I do, thinking "God just has to answer me; can't He see how I'm asking so?"
News flash!! God doesn't have to do anything for me or you. We don't deserve anything from Him no matter what we do. Choii!! Really though, it is clearly stated it in His word....
Romans 9:14-16 KJV
[14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. [15] For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. [16] So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth MERCY.
So that is the secret huh? No degree of whatever it is I do to get answers from God is enough to justify a response from Him. Nothing but His mercy justifies this. You can't begin to imagine how
much I've underestimated The 'Lord have mercy on me' prayer. If God is going to have mercy on
whom He wants to; I pray that I'm that person. I'm the one whom He'll bless so much not because of what I've done or I'm doing but simply......JUST BECAUSE!!! Just because He has chosen to be compassionate towards me; because he has seen my actions and heard my plea for His MERCY!
Please don't get it twisted though; I don't mean you shouldn't fast and strive to be holy and all when seeking the face of the Lord; I just mean you shouldn't seek His face feeling like you deserve to be heard cause you have been good or cause you've deprived yourself of some earthly pleasures and you now feel worthy!! WASH!!! Oh well, from now on; my on-the-go prayer shall definitely be "LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME!" I hope you make it yours too.
Enjoy this beautiful heart felt cry by oritsefemi "mercies of the Lord"! This song is quite old but it does justice to my current state of mind and hopefully yours after reading this post! Make sure you sing along!!
Have a mercy filled week people!!
LYRICS
Intro
Mercies of the Lord
Come down now to your children
Na by your mercy oh Lord (2x)
Aanu Oluwa, anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Oritsefemi oh oh!
Chorus
Mercies of the Lord
Come down now to your children
Oh yh, yh
Oh oh uh oh yeah
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Na by ur mercy oh Lord
Oh yh yh, oh yh yh
Baba show us love o
Once and for all o
No let us fall o
Baba God we dey beg o
O yh yh yh oritsefemi o
Baba show us love o
No let us fall o
Once and for all o
Baba God I dey beg o
Of the Lord o come down now to your children
Omo I dey beg o
Baba I dey beg o
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
I dey on my knees o
Jehovah hear my prayer
Mercies of The Lord come down to your children
I know say I no dey worthy
Dirty dey for my body
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Mercies of the Lord, come down to your children
I know say I no dey worthy
So have mercy upon me mighty Lord
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
I know say I no dey worthy Lord
Have mercy on me oh
Chorus
Some people believe say den know much
But den know nothing
My brother be careful of the talent
Jehovah gave to you
If you misuse it, abuse it, you got to lost it
Don't blame no man, it's what you sow
You got to reap
Me I dey cry o, water come finish for my eye o
Brother tell me wetin I go do o
Tell me, tell me wetin I go do o
See me I dey cry o.....
Chorus
Show us your love o
To my family
Show me love oh my baba
For the face of my enemy
Show me love
Inside the music Wey I dey play so
Baba show me love o
Inna me life o
As I dey drive oh baba
Na ur hand I dey
As I dey waka, baba na you dey tell me to waka
As I dey cry so, Baba hear my voice o
As I dey laugh o, come join me
I dey cry.........
Baba show us love
Chorus
Oritsefemi dey cry o
Oritsefemi dey beg o
........
Chorus
So I was at this salon on this fateful day. Not the small by the road corner kind. It was considerably big. The owner must be doing well; I silently thought to myself. It was my first time there and the first thing that caught my attention is this; There was music playing. Great sounding one too. This owner had just entered my good books. Hehe. After a few minutes; another revelation. Alas, it was Christian music playing. Oh my!! Another awesome point for the owner.
Honestly, the music was so good, I brought out my flash and begged to have them copied. This isn't the main point of the day.
To the main point, I was drying my hair and then I begin to hear the conversation between the guy I just found out to be the owner and a client. And as if the gospel songs were not enough; I realized he was evangelizing!! Oh Lord!! In the most subtle yet powerful way ever!!! I don't believe this! When The Lord said it's about our hearts and not entirely about our outward appearance, He wasn't playing. ( not like the guy looked anyhow tho and I wasn't eavesdropping. Maybe he was trying to win my soul too! That's why I could hear. Hehe)
That the end is near is no longer news. The decadence we see around can not be over emphasized. This is the time to rise up and give your best!! Strive to depopulate hell!! Spread the good news!! EVANGELIZE!! When last did you tell someone about God's love?!!
You don't have to go about with a megaphone to evangelize. In your own little corner, make the change, be God's love, stand for what's right! Do not compromise. Cause a revival through your actions. Shake your world with our father's love!! Please, nothing you do to move the kingdom of God forward is too little. Just start!!
Enjoy this song by Jesus culture and let it serve as a constant reminder of what you need to do!!
Be a blessing this week!! Cheers!
LYRICS
I can hear the footsteps of my King
I can hear His heartbeat beckoning
In my darkness He has set me free
And now I hear the Spirit calling me
Wake up child
It's your time to shine
You were born for such a time as this
I can hear a holy rumbling
I've begun to preach another King
Loosing chains and breaking down the walls
I want to hear the Father when He calls
This is the anthem of our generation
Here we are God, shake our nation
All we need is Your love
You captivate me
I am royalty
I have destiny
I have been set free
I'm gonna shape history
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It's a new week! And once again; as always, I'm very expectant!!
I don't have much to say today. All I have to say though is this.......
The song you are going to hear today aptly expresses my desire!!
We all at one point or the other, if not always, desperately need and hope for blessings from the Lord.
The question is, "are you ready to receive?"
Let me quickly chip in this analogy. Imagine there are two balls at your disposal, a plastic tennis ball and an original basket ball; there are two people in front of you; say a 3yrs old toddler and a 23 yrs old youth. You have to throw both balls from a distance. It's compulsory, both lives depend on you throwing these balls. They are both looking at you with longing in their eyes begging you to save them. Who would you throw which ball at and why??!!! Can the toddler handle the hit of a basketball??? No!! Not until he/she has grown in strength! However, by all human standards, the youth will definitely handle the hit of the basket ball better than the toddler. So I personally will throw the plastic tennis ball at the toddler and then the basket ball at the youth! Because that's what I feel they can handle as individuals. That's what they are ready for!!
That said, let me break it down; by ready, I mean...........
what's your motive for wanting this?
Are you mature enough to handle what you are asking for?
Are you broken enough to not take the glory from God?
Are you ready to use this blessing?
Are you ready to be a blessing to people around you in return?
Is your heart ready? Do you have even the tiniest mustard seed-like faith at least?!
Think on this, people and while you are at thinking enjoy this beautiful song by
Jamal Strong and the triple mass choir -"My hands are lifted up". It's a very easy song to learn too! Just nine lines. Please sing along!
Cheers to a blessings filled week!!!
On those days you wake up
Get dressed and then struggle to go about your daily activities
Because you don't have that life yet.....
The one you have dreamt of all your life; yet lived
Because you just don't know
You have a trillion and one unanswered prayers
And you don't even know why....
It's the point where you can't even start a prayer....
The words aren't coming
On those days; take a minute
And remind yourself this "vanity upon vanity, all is vanity"
This done, appreciate God for the greatest gifts of the day-
Your ability to get up, see, feel, move about; your ability to hear!!
...............And listen to this song I have for you!! *shinningteeth*
It's a beautiful song by Lecrae - "Boasting"
It's a reminder that all glory belongs to God!
So, even if you haven't gotten all the answers you need;
And still don't feel better by reading this (-_-)
Glorify God!! Woo hoo!!!
Why? Because He sacrificed His life for you... John. 3 v 16
Because that's how it's meant to be
Because you deserve nothing
He deserves this and more!!
And hey!!! He gave His life for you!
So whatever you are asking for now is a piece of cake!
Just wait on Him and as you wait, you can also boast in the Lord!! *wink*
Yes! BOAST!! This our God is "Amazeballs"!! "Fabtastic"!! "Awemazing"!!
Rub in the devils face all the awesome things your Heavenly Father is preparing for you.....it's all a matter of time...... Habakuk 2 vs 3
Find lyrics to the song below and feel free to have a rethink about what you really want out of life!! Yeah! The song is quite deep!! Hehe!
P.s. So you have the lyrics twice. That's a sign that you need to pay attention to the words of this song!!! I have said my own o! #okbye#
Cheers people! Have an awesome week!!
LYRICS
[Chorus:]
If this life has anything to gain at all
I'll count it loss if I can't hear you, feel you, 'cause I need you.
Can't walk this earth alone.
I recognize I'm not my own, so before I fall
I need to hear you, feel you, as I live to make my boast in you alone.
[Verse 1:]
With every breath I take, with every heart beat,
Sunrise and the moon lights in the dark street.
Every glance, every dance, every note of a song.
It's all a gift undeserved that I shouldn't have known.
Every day that I lie, every moment I covet
I'm deserving to die, I'm just earning your judgment.
I, without the cross there's only condemnation.
If Jesus wasn't executed there's no celebration.
So in times that are good, in times that are bad
For any times that I've had it all I will be glad.
And I will boast in the cross. I'll boast in my pains.
I will boast in the sunshine, boast in his reign.
What's my life if it's not praising you?
Another dollar in my bank account of vain pursuit.
I do not count my life as any value or precious at all.
Let me finish my race, let me answer my call.
[Chorus]
[Verse 2:]
Tomorrow's never promised, but it is we swear.
Think we holding our own, just a fist full of air.
God has never been obligated to give us life.
If we fought for our rights, we'd be in hell tonight.
Mere sinners owed nothing but a fierce hand.
We never loved him, we pushed away his pierced hands.
I rejected his love, grace, kindness, and mercy.
Dying of thirst, yet, willing to die thirsty.
Eternally worthy, how could I live for less?
Patiently you turned my heart away from selfishness.
I volunteer for your sanctifying surgery.
I know the Spirit's purging me of everything that's hurting me.
Remove the veil from my darkened eyes.
So now every morning I open your word and see the Son rise.
I hope in nothin, boast in nothin, only in your suffering.
I live to show your glory, dying to tell your story.
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Glory was solely meant for you.
Doing what no one else could do.
With All I have to give, (With all I have to Give)
I'll use my life, I'll use my lips. (My Lips Yeaaah)
I'll only glory in your Word. What gift to me I don't deserve.
I'll live in such a way that it reflects to you, my Praise.
Okay! I apologize for my slothfulness. I am like 3/4 posts behind!! The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!! *coveringmyface* Good news though; even in my slothfulness, God has been working out His purpose for me....and you too. I believe!!! Whoop! Whoop!
Why do I believe, you might ask; well.... Just because!! Because God is forever faithful and forever true!!! Even though satan has been digging up a million and 50 reasons why I should go to a corner, hide my face and brood; guess wot?!!!! All I feel like doing right now is praising God!!....I hope you do too.
God is preparing you and I for some great place and doesn't want us to be half baked!!!! Hence, the heat yo!!!! Shout out to my sister sister for reiterating this today!!
So, if you per chance are not feeling the vibe and you honestly would rather brood than worship! That's okay. Just do me this one favor; listen to this beautiful, "fabtastic" song by Frank Edwards - 'Halleluyah' while you are at it. God made me pay attention to it. It makes me happy. Hehe!! Please listen, sing along and enjoy!!!
Cheers to a new week!!!!
LYRICS
A million miles above the sky
Angels bow before your throne
You are God and God alone
That is the song they have been singing
All creation call you holy
Even now we bow before you
Worthy worthy worthy
Is the lamb upon the throne
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
What a mighty God you are
You reign, you reign, you reign
The lilly of the valley
You a reign, you reign
I am forever grateful
I am forever yours
You are forever faithful
You are forever true
So we lift up holy hands
As we sing this song to you
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
Hallelu hallelujah
We lift our voice to praise your name
Hallelu hallelujah
Heaven and earth adore you lord
Revelation 3:16 KJV
[16] So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
I was in church about a week ago and the preacher spoke on lukewarmness!!
This hit me big!! I started thinking about my life. Like seriously!!
I don't want to be neither here nor there! I want to burn for God!! I don't want to be bothered by anything else but how God feels about me and my actions!!!
Just like every other Christian, I want to please God
I want to make Him happy so desperately;
In all i do, think and say....
However; as willing as my spirit is;
My flesh is weak!!!! *sigh*
Notwithstanding, i will strive on
I will keep at it
Until I become a complete 'God pleaser'
Until my focus is on God and God alone
Not what He can give me...
Until I'm all of God and there's none of me...
Here's a lovely song by Anthony Evans that I'm feeling so much at the moment because it expresses
my desperation for God to take over all of me!!!
Find the lyrics and song below and feel free to sing along.
CHEERS!!!! "CONSUMED" - ANTHONY EVANS
What's my hearts condition
Haunted by my decisions
What's happened to me, I'm not who I wanted to be
No sense of direction
Where are my convictions
More than anything I want freedom from these chains
chorus:
Consume me with your fire
Reveal and uncover
Impurity in me
Until your glory is seen
Destroy the disguises
Until my heart beats only for You
I want to be consumed
Move me like only You can
Break me until I'm your man
More than ever before I want to be radically Yours
Use my imperfections
Fix my double vision
Make me new I'm running and won't stop til you
chorus
Covered by grace
Held captive by mercy
I want them to look at me and only see you
I want to be Consumed
Today, I'm not exactly in my element. I was going to post something entirely different. But changed my mind. Maybe because this jam right here lifted my spirit when I heard it. So much so, I had to share!! *smiles*
It's just a feel good, happy song. Reminding you of your authority in Christ!!!
Building your confidence in your identity!! We are more than conquerors!!
It's also a warning to your haters, enemies of your destiny!!
Enemies!! Watch it! More like, "YAGO"! "Clear away"! "Comot for road"! "Get out of my way"!
Yes!! He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world! (1John 4:4, Keep declaring it this week! )
When all those depressing thoughts, satan laden thoughts are trying to suck the life out of you, bring you down and make you feel less than you are; please feel free to scream "YAGO"!!
Unfortunately, it's a pretty new song, so I couldn't get the lyrics. However, everything written above pretty much sums it up. That's what the song is expressing. If you don't understand Yoruba, please find a Yoruba speaking somebody. Hehe. Or better still, my Yoruba speaking readers can do us the honors and translate the lines they understand. How about that? *nwshiningteeth*
This tune right here is the tune fam!!! The Afro beat style is just beautiful! The lyrics powerful!! A big shoutout to Ayoola!!
Its a new week, call your haters' attention to your identity with Christ!!!! Whoop! Whoop!
I live, breathe, dwell and bask in the illusion
That I'm an above average writer
I pen my thoughts........
Sometimes you can relate, other times, maybe not?
I'm an awesome writer in my mind still..
Albeit a different kind of awesome and writer
So I stumbled across a picture today
Which read "It's never hard to love, we just choose not to.....
Love never gives up"
These words got me thinking
What is Love; do we really have control over it?
It's a possibility that you sometimes think you love someone you don't know
While in truth, you love the someone you think the person is or can be
And in reality, you are just obsessed with the person's physical vitals
And have gone further to merge them with your idea of what you want
Does that even make sense?
Well; you eventually grow into the age of renaissance
And you move on; when the object of love isn't forthcoming
Or you get to know this object and come to a sad realization
Of being wrong in love because the pedestal on which you have placed this object
Is a far cry from where it indeed stands (boo hoo hoo)
This kind of love, you can choose to love or not.
However, I think it is safe to say at this juncture,
That true love just happens
You can't choose to not feel it or feel it
You just simply feel it!!! Irrespective of whatever!!!
In my very lengthy time I have spent on earth. (-_-)
I must add that I have lived life "vicariously"
And I have seen that love...true love is a battle field
You sometimes walk, run and as sad as it sounds fall
Yes, fall in this battle field.
All you can do is hope and pray you fall in the right battle field
Where the other party picks you up
Otherwise, you are trampled upon by much more than you bargained for
And in the end amidst struggles, you pick yourself up......
And glide through life as a shadow of your true self.
I think it is safe to say at this juncture again,
You can walk, run, sit and many more in the battle field of Love
But never, never fall!!!! Because you can never truly be sure of the other party
#I'm just saying#
It's a 50/50 chance;
The bitter truth is, you can't help being in love
But ladies and gentlemen, cheer up!! Because
You sure can help falling in love.....I think!
It's your decision.......I believe!
That said how about you take a chance on the only one able to write the best love story ever!!! He is the true definition of love. With Him there's no dilly-dallying. He's always got you and is always there waiting for you regardless of whatever!! His name is JESUS!!!! Accept Him, you might be saying to yourself "I have accepted Him"; so I ask, "have you surrendered all that concerns you to Him?" Give Him the wheel and you don't have to worry about all the jargon I thought to share above. Hehe
Enjoy this song by Forever Jones....He wants it all. One love people!!
"But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying." (Psalms 70:5 KJV)
On those days I am weary to my bone!!! I feel like or no; I really have tried all I can.
All that is in my power to do. And one way or the other, nothing seems to have worked! I'm trying to explain to the voices in my head how hard I've tried and how I'm not just sitting around waiting on God for a miracle. After all, faith without works is dead right?!!! (James 2:20)
Aaaaaarghh! I just want to scream and have some peace and quiet. An awesome time away from the battle in my head. I'm at my wits' end yet again! I just honestly don't know....what to do, what to plan, what to pray about! It's on days like this I remember and hang on to an inscription I saw somewhere once.
"You don't always need a plan. Sometimes
You just need to breathe, trust, let go
And see what happens"
I'm sick and tired of planning and almost attaining but then somehow eventually not attain my goal. All my life I've been made to believe you can't live a life without a plan!!! But I give up!! It's time to let go and totally, wholesomely, completely, unashamedly depend on God. I'm left with no other choice at this point!! Maybe it's okay for me not to have a plan. Maybe, just maybe in this era of total dependence, I will finally find purpose. True purpose! Divine purpose!! And this time, all will work out just fine!!! There'll be no more "almosts".......Almosts that don't count.
This brings me to our song for the week!! Hmmmm.....words fail me to describe how much I feel this song. A heartfelt, desperate cry to God!! The best song for my mood. For any mood actually!! As always I encourage you to sing along. Find the lyrics below and enjoy "What can I do by Tye Tribbett ft. KJ scriven!!
Cheers to a new week people. It's going to be a beautiful one!!!
"What Can I Do"
[Chorus:]
Tell me what can I do
Cause I can't live without
I can't live without you
[Repeat 3x]
[Verse 1:]
So here's my heart.
Here's my mind
I give you my soul
Need you to take control
Cause I've tried it
Tried it on my own but
what i found is
I can't make it
[Bridge:]
on my own
on my own
I can't make it
I can't make it
on my own
on my own
I can't make it
I can't make it
[Chorus:]
Tell me what can I do
Cause I can't live without
I can't live without you
on my own
on my own
I can't make it
I can't make it
on my own
on my own
I can't make it
I can't make it
[Chorus:]
Tell me what can I do
Cause I can't live without
I can't live without you
For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God...Rom.3v23
Honestly, as hard as it is to admit, sin is sin, there's no greater sin than the other.
So no one has the right to feel holier or better than any other person because they commit different sins. "I'm not a fornicator, I don't steal, oh yeah, I just back bite and lie a little sometimes". RIGHT!!!! You know you can sin either in thoughts, words or deed right?! Hmmmmm!!!! Those sinful thoughts don't make you any less a sinner cos it's in your head! Sad but true!!!
I'm sure you'll agree with me that there's this one struggle we all have as Christians. Trying to stand right with Christ all through our journey on this earth!! The struggle is real yo!! Your struggle might be different from mine. You might even find it as trivial in comparison to yours. But it all boils down to one single fact!!! We are all humans, born sinners, saved by the blood on the cross of cavalry; in need of continuous saving from the little foxes in this earthly entity!!!
So cheer up folks!! There's no need to berate yourself or compare yourself to other earthly beings!! Trust me, you are not alone!! Except of course, you are somewhere out there sitting on your high horse believing you are 100% a saint because your sins are less obvious than others. Then my friend; you need even more saving than I thought!!!! The good news though is this, for this struggle; JESUS is always the answer!! Ask for help!!
This brings me to our song for the week. It's titled "in the light" by DC Talk. Awesome lyrics, awesome tune, "FABTASTIC" song. I can carry on hyping the song, but I'll let the lyrics speak for itself and speak to you. So find the lyrics below and the song as well. Feel free to sing along!! ( the lyrics can be turned into prayers #justsaying#)
