My Walk Down The Aisle

#1. My first lesson was that there will be challenges. I remember reading (Numbers 13), God knew there were giants in the land before he led the people of Israel out of Egypt. God had given them the land, therefore their victory was sure.The Lord has given you your spouse, who is your promised land, indeed there will be giants but will you be like Caleb and Joshua? Who despite the giants knew they would conquer. Their confessions were different and they took possession of the land.  #2. Marriage is meant to change you, to make you better. I am a strong believer of the fact that God is in the business of reconciling his children back to him. After Salvation, I believe that marriage is His reconciliation tool. It will teach you to love, to sacrifice, to serve, to forgive and to keep doing it consistently over and over again. Tell me how you will not become like Jesus. #3. When you pray for new wine, remember to pray for new wine skin too. We all want newness in our...

Isaiah 49: 1-7 “Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. 3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” 5 And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength— 6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” 7 This is wha...

The story of Ruth is a beautiful story of restoration and recovery from all that was lost. Boaz was a symbol of hope and a new story. A journey from bitterness to renewal; Ruth had lost her husband and she had no children, her mother in law, Naomi had nothing left but to go back to Bethlehem and Ruth decided to go with her. On entering Bethlehem, Naomi asked to be called Mara which means bitter, but that didn't last because God changed her story. Have you ever been in situations where life experiences have left you bitter, bitter at the decisions you have made, bitter at those around you... loss of a loved one, loss of a job, delayed expectations,shattered dreams... Trust your convictions; Even though Ruth was widowed, there was one thing she was sure of, not going back to her people, she was from Moab, but she was sure about following her mother in law to Bethlehem. Even when Naomi presented strong facts of little or no hope, Ruth stood by her decision. And God honor...

What comes to your mind when you are told "you are created in God's image"? or when you read Genesis 1:26-27 : " Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps  and  crawls on the earth."   27  So God created man in His own image, in the image  and  likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them." Just as the above passage reads, being created in the image of God, does not necessary mean physical attributes or physical form but a spiritual personality , a spiritual likeness and form .  Physical Expression The Godhead is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, so also man is made up of Spirit, Body and Soul in the likeness of the Godhead! How amazing is this! Even...

“This is who I am…” “This was me before I got married…” “You knew me before we got married, so why should I change?” "Just accept me for who i am.." Even though we are not saddled with the responsibility of changing our spouses, only God can do that, it is important to understand that "marriage is meant to change you!" Yes! to make you more like Christ! A better husband, a better wife, a better friend, a better parent, a better You! Both parties, working together to be a better form of themselves under God's guidance should be one of the founding blocks of a Christ centered home. Salvation brings you to Christ and Marriage is one of God's reconciliation tool, to ensure you act, behave and think Christ like. Truth is if you are the same person as you were when you first got married, then you are not growing and growth requires effort and the willingness to grow. No one wants to be stagnant on a job, we want promotion and increase, so we w...

I recently took time to evaluate myself in the light of the story of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-10 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like  ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet  the bridegroom.   2  Five of them were foolish, and five were  wise.   3  For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,   4  but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.   5  As the bridegroom  was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.   6  But  at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’   7  Then all those virgins rose and  trimmed their lamps.   8  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’   9  But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’   10  And while they wer...

We have looked forward to this day for a while. My son will always say "mummy am so excited for camp" and I tell him "I know, you have said it like a hundred times". The Christian kids camp is for kids ages 5 and up and Jomi just became eligible to attend this year. I cried, oh I cried, not at the fact that I was dropping my son at the Christian kids camp for the first time,  not at the realization that he was growing so fast and he will be in camp for a week... well maybe that... But as these children were coming into the camp, trying to find their groups and parents were ensuring that their children were settled in, I saw the hunger and the eagerness to receive from God and it dawned on me... Godly parenting is an action word! You have to be deliberate in teaching them God's word, in their daily confessions, in shaping them into women and men after God's heart. It is not enough to just pray for them, you must be active in their spiritual growth....

"Come up hither" It was another mother's day celebration and my husband and kids had plans for me, well most of the plans was for them but i appreciate the thought and the opportunity to spend time with them. One of the plans for the day was to go for thrill rides, well this was more for my first son and it was a lot of fun and laughter. When it was time to go on the roller coaster, i sat in with my 5 year old and i was screaming and laughing just having fun as i watched him laugh at me. Then he said "mum, you shouldn't be scared of heights, don't you just like the view from the top?" My ears and heart heard something deeper than what he meant, so i looked down and i saw a beautiful view that i did not see when i was on the ground, most of all, i saw farther... Then i heard in my heart "the higher you go the farther you see.." Sometimes, the problems and circumstances we face seem overwhelming because we are looking at them fr...

This is a video teaching event for couples on Kingdom Marriage byTony Evans. It is a time away to rediscover yourself and your spouse under God. It is a date with God and your spouse. You don't want to miss it! "Marriage is a covenantal union designed by God to enable both partners to fully live out their divine purpose for being. Only when both partners understand their responsibilities underneath God will they maximize this unique union" Tony Evans A Roundtable Discussion, Free study materials, Admission is free and Lunch will be provided. DATE AND TIME Sat, June 3, 2017 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM LOCATION Whitebrook Suites Conference Hall 16B, Imam Dauda street, off Eric Moore Road, Surulere Lagos, Nigeria. Please click the link below to register:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kingdom-marriage-tickets-34159419744

Is it not exciting to know that there is nothing we go through that God doesn't know about? The bible summarizes everything in this world into 3 major categories  : The lust of the flesh The lust of the eyes The pride of life     1 John 2:16-17 says  "For everything in the world- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life- is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away and the lust of it, but whoever does the will of God lives forever." Every temptation and sin in this world can be categorized into either one of these categories, adultery, hatred, jealousy, envy, rage and anger, selfishness etc.. just name it. Did you see the word "everything" in verse 16? The temptation of Jesus in Mathew 4:1-11 was very strategic, the devil tempted Jesus with everything in the world. It is important to note at this point that, the fact that you are fasting and waiting on God does not immune you to the devil's...

I have just finished a bible study with the women's group from my church, we studied the book 'Armor of God ' by Priscilia Shirer. It was an interesting study and i had so many things to learn. An important lesson i learned from the bible study is about heavenly places which i am going to be sharing. I found this particular revelation very liberating for me and i pray it will be liberating for you as well. For me, there is something intimidating when the bible verse  Ephesians 6:12  is quoted  "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Scary right? look at all the forces of darkness in one sentence :) I know the next thing people say is "God is one your side" "God is fighting your battles"... But there is an understanding that you need to have, You need to have an understanding...

As a parent, there have been times i have had to command my children to do something, sometimes they ask me "Mummy why?" and my response sometimes is "Because mummy said so!" :) And there have been times i had to stop everything am doing and seize an opportunity to teach them an important life lesson. In other words,there are command moments and there are teaching moments, this is the same with the word of God, there are instructional commands and there are in-depth teachings. God's commandments restrict and guard and His teaching enlightens.The bible says in Psalm 119 vs 105:  "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". God's word contains His commands and teachings, His command is the lamp bound to our feet to guard us from going astray while His teaching sheds light to our path. God's Word,(His commands and teachings) will lead us on the right path. His commands restricts, His teaching enlightens. Proverbs 6 vs 20...

Take a moment and think of all the popular names you know..... Now think of the name Jesus ! Do you know that God can choose to act or not act for His name's sake? God honors His name that much. For instance, 1 Samuel 12:22: "For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own" For His name's sake God spared His people, the psalmist understood this principle when he said in Psalm 23:3 "He guides me along the right paths for His name's sake" Psalm 25:11: "For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquities though it is great" Psalm 106:8: "Yet he saved them for His name's sake, to make his mighty power known" Isaiah 48:9: "For my own name's sake I delay my wrath, for the sake of my praise, i hold it back                          from you, so as not to destroy you completely" 1 John 2:12: "I am writing to you dear children because your...