My Walk Down The Aisle

Scriptures: Psalm 32 vs 8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you”. Psalm 119 vs 105: "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". As a parent, there have been times i have had to give my children immediate instructions, and most times they ask me "But why mummy?" and my response, "Because mummy said so!" :) And there have been times I have had to stop everything I’m doing and seize that opportunity to teach them an important life lesson. Psalm 32:8 lays out three important ways The Lord guides: Instructs- To direct or command someone to do something Teach- To show or explain to someone how to do something Counsel- To give advice to someone I have found moments of His instructions sometimes uncomfortable, not exactly the way I would want to do my things and I find myself struggle just like my children when thy ask me “but why?”. No wonder Psalm 119:105 says your word ...

Psalm 1:3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. As i take a deep look into Psalm 1 vs 3, i can't help but notice that the tree here is planted by the streams of water. Not just any water but streams of water. This is a very significant indication of being planted by the source.  When you look at the word "streams", It signifies an overflow, gush of overflowing streams. Another important connotation is that it means a consistent flow, just like when we use the word streams of income, it means there is a consistent supply of income coming in. It also means never drying up, as a result of the streams, there is no drought!  This person is strategically positioned by the source- planted by the streams of water. Who is this source you will ask? God! A lot of references were made in the bible indicating Christ as the water that truly satisfies.  John 7: 38- “ Let any...

"For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease. 8  Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, 9  Yet  at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant."  Job 14:7-9 Water is life, water brings hope.  I immediately went to my almost dying plants with little hope and began to water it. After a few minutes, i thought i saw some difference but i wasn't so sure. An hour later, i walked back out to check and there it was! The almost dying leaves were alive again! Hope springs! A lot of times, we tend to focus on bearing fruits that we forget that the fruits will grow if the plant is consistently watered. We ask questions about why the business is not growing, why the fruits are not out yet, why its taking so long, but the truth is most times we don't consistently water that desire for growth.           ...

Galatians 6:9 - "A little leaven, leavens the whole lump" I remembered my transplanting teachings from my agriculture class in high school when i noticed the vegetables i had planted in a particular pot wasn't growing. I had watered it and done all that i could, but this plant was just withering away. To save it, i decided to transplant this vegetable into another pot whose vegetables were growing well and i watched to see signs of hope in the coming days.                                                       So many scriptures in the bible points to the fact that the right environment and the people around you are very important. 1 Corinthians 15:33 - "Do not be deceived, evil company corrupts good character" Proverbs 13:20 - "He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed" I did learn th...

I just started gardening for the first time this summer, thanks to my neighbor friend who inspired me. All of sudden my eyes opened to a whole new world of learning about gardening and it's true that experience is always the best teacher. I am by far not an expert in gardening, but i'm  willing to learn, the best part of this experience for me is always when i see life burst forth from the ground i planted in. Oh such joy! and such hope! One of the first lessons i learned is to keep watering . I had started seeing the plants grow and doing well, then i started forgetting to water them. I would only water the plants when i remember until one day when i stepped out to the yard to see the plants dying. I remember thinking "what did i do wrong?" It was then it hit me that the cause of my dying plant was my inconsistency in watering . It wasn't about the fact that i had watered it two days ago but that i had been inconsistent. The key to growth is consistency an...

                                    "You Lord, keep my lamp burning;                                      My God turns my darkness into light"                                                                                            -Psalm 18:28. It was my normal night time routine, all was set for me to settle in bed with a book, only that this time something was different... Just like every other night after my very minimalist night time routine, you can't blame me after a long day and finally getting the kids to bed, all i just want to do is get in bed with a good book ...