He makes all things beautiful

The other day as I was returning from work, I made a stop at a shop. I had a couple of options on which way to take home but because I was in a hurry, I wanted to know the fastest way home. I decided to consult Google Maps on my phone. Do note that I have had positive experiences with Google Maps in the past, so I was open to go with its suggestion. To my greatest surprise though, it showed my fastest way home was through “Allen Avenue”. The first thought that came to my mind was 'My Google Maps is broken'. You wouldn’t blame me! Google Maps had never suggested Allen Avenue to me before at that time of the day and anyway, everyone knows that Allen Avenue traffic could be crazy during rush hour. I re-entered the destination, made sure the traffic update was on and it still suggested going through “Allen Avenue”.😱😱 As I sat in the car, debating what to do and which route to take since obviously my Google Maps was faulty, I heard clearly in my spirit, “ *This is how pe

“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener.   2  He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. John 15: 1 - 2 This past weekend I finally did my closet clean-out that I had put off for a while. I needed to go through my wardrobe to get rid of some old items and make some space in the closet. This is something I do periodically; well I plan to do periodically is more accurate expression, but things don’t always go as planned 😊 . The process while not fun, after all it is still a chore, is usually an interesting. Interesting because of all sorts of ‘finds’ like empty perfume bottles that are reminders of past happy moments; that scarf which was presumed missing; the dress still hoping to be worn one day even though it has been 3 years; long forgotten items that are just happy to come out of the closet even for a min. As I was looking through and making the ‘all-important’

CHOOSE YOUR RESPONSE WISELY… lessons from Hannah Today we will be looking at the life of Hannah, the mother of Samuel, one of Israel’s greatest prophets. (You can read the full account in first chapter of 1Samuel). The Bible doesn’t tell us how long Hannah and her family had been going to Shiloh but we can deduce that it most have been for several years. Every year Hannah went to Shiloh. Every year she got a bigger portion of meat. Every year Peninnah troubled her so much. Every year she could not eat her meat because she was sad. Every year she went back home and prepared for the next year’s replay of the exact same story (1Sam1: 3 – 8) . The scene was imaginably predictable, and everyone would brace up for the drama after the sacrifice. Peninnah knew what to say to provoke Hannah and she knew what response she will get, Hannah will not eat her meat. Elkanah must have gotten used to the watching this play out too. In an attempt to console Hannah, he told her I am bette

My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me… Daniel 6:22 A sister shared a testimony at church today that blew my mind. It was a reminder that we have a Father who is in control of ALL things and who loves us so much that He suspends laws and protocol to deliver us. The testimony goes like this. On her way back from work she stopped over at the market. When she was done shopping, she got into her car. The car started but the gear would not engage. As much as she tried, it didn’t. She was understandably upset about this as nothing was wrong with the car previously and it was already past 7pm. Finally, she decided to open the bonnet even though she was clueless about cars and was secretly hoping someone would be kind enough to help her figure what to do. As she got out of the car, she saw a little girl of about 4 years standing by the car looking confused. She asked her what the matter was and she said, my little brother is under your car

Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because [they have] no knowledge: and their honourable men [are] famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst (Isiaih5:13). An incident occurred recently that taught me a lesson on the potential cost of ignorance, bringing the above bible passage to life. We all know this popular saying, " Ignorance is Bliss". Well I don’t know about that, but I will add ‘do you know the cost of that bliss’? The other day my son told me about the ‘deal’ he made with his aunt. He traded part of his TV time and got noodles for dinner. Shock does not even begin to describe what I felt. I was shocked, not just because it sounded ridiculous but HE DID NOT HAVE TO. The truth was he was going to get noodles for dinner anyway. Twenty min earlier, I had concluded dinner plans and he was getting noodles. He traded his precious TV time for noodles which he would have received anyway, because of ignorance.  Dear friends, are you trading your 

A gift of life, like a drop of dew. A gift from God, we say thank you - Seyi Ajo. Today I will be sharing a poem my daughter wrote several months back (she didn’t like me sharing anything she wrote, so I am sure she won’t be too pleased, but again who is telling 😊 ). This had always been my favorite and I truly believed she was inspired just to “teach” me gratitude. I hope you feel the same way. It came to mind recently after I read a post online that touched me deeply. The post goes “help me thank God, we found a bed for him (her brother) in LASUTH”. She was truly grateful for a hospital bed! That touched something in me as I am reminded of things I take for granted, things I don’t want in my life that others call a miracle. The poem goes A Gift of Life A gift to walk, a gift to run A gift to jump under the sun A gift to talk, a gift to sing A gift to dance with a wing A gift to cook, a gift to eat A gift to have a meal with meat A gift to see, a gift to re