Perfected In The Fire

When God wants to bring about a change in us, He does things in mysterious ways. I often find myself praying to God prayers asking Him to help me genuinely love people, to give me grace to forgive quickly, to make me patient, etc., but God revealed to me that those prayers cannot be granted overnight. I cannot just pray such prayers and automatically start loving everyone and forgiving everything with no hesitation. In order for God to make me a patient person and to make me someone whose heart is moved with compassion, God has to place me in circumstances that will develop those characteristics in me.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."-Galatians 5:22-23

It is very interesting that the Scripture chose to use the word "fruit" to describe the characteristics of a godly Christian. Fruit is a result of a tree that has been planted. When one desires an apple tree, they plant the seed in the season. That seed is then watered and nurtured for months to allow the seed to grow roots and sprout. Eventually over years, the small seed becomes a huge tree and begins to bear apples. The entire process from seed to a tree that bears fruits takes about two to five years depending on the apple type and throughout those years, that tree must continuously be watered and cared for to prevent anything from hindering its growth. The same thing applies to the Christian. The fruits of the Spirit come as a result of the process God takes us through. The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 9:10 that God is He who supplies seed to the sower. This is to mean that whatever it is that we desire from God, He is ready to supply those needs, but it is important to note that He gives you the seeds, not the finish product. Effective change comes with work and enduring the tests that come with the process of bearing fruits.

Controlling Your Emotions: Anger

The Lord taught me a very humbling lesson tonight. I was at the home office I built in my room where I study when my neighbors started playing really loud, disruptive music. This was not the first time they've done this nor was it the 5th time. This is a problem I've dealt with constantly for the last six months. Today, however, I remembered that my brother gave me some speakers when I went home for the Christmas period. I searched for those speakers, connected them to the bluetooth on my phone, and starting playing Nigerian Christian  praise songs on the highest volume my speakers can reach. Here I was, trying to study but being distracted by the music, and now I've added to the noise with my own music. I couldn't study and at the same time, my spirit did not feel right. Part of my heart knew I was not responding to this situation right because I knew the only reason I was blasting my music was because I was angry. In a way, I felt I was disrespecting God because I was playing praise songs with an angry heart to "get back" at someone instead of to give God glory. The Holy Spirit instantly convicted me. I looked at the time and noticed that it was time for me to have my evening devotion. I've set a specific time of the day where no matter what I am doing, I stop to spend time in the presence of God. I knew then and there that God needed to speak to me so I stopped the music and said this prayer: " Lord, please  forgive me for not seeking Your face concerning this situation. Father, please teach me how to handle it in Jesus' Name. Amen". The Holy Spirit directed me to the following passage:


"Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say? This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with His finger on the ground as though He did not hear." John 8: 5-6 (NKJV)

The Unmarried Woman

I have this burden on my heart to encourage people to maximize every season of their lives. The Word of God tells us," To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1)  Last time I zoomed into the life of an unmarried man and illustrated how God  used the life of Adam to lay out the blueprint on what a man of God looks before marriage. If you haven't read it, read about the The Unmarried Man here. Today I want to zoom in on the life of an unmarried woman using the life of Eve as the blueprint. For the life of a woman, God demonstrated two phases: The Preparation and The Presentation.

1.The Preparation
" And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman"- Genesis 2: 21-22a

God formed every creature and they all had partners except Adam. Out of everything that God had created up until that moment, the first time God was displeased was when He saw that Adam had no helper and so the Lord God said, " it is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."-Genesis 2:18. The need of a helper resulted in the creation of woman. This concept is important to understand because of the preparation phase of the unmarried woman. If God created the woman to be a helpmeet, then the phase leading up to marriage should be a period of time where the woman discovers her purpose, talent, strengths, passion, and everything she will eventually utilize to "help". You cannot help someone if you do not know what you are capable of doing!

The Unmarried Man

Many times in life we wander around aimlessly living each day with no purpose. We wake up not having the slightest clue of what we want out of our day talk-less of actually implementing a plan that will draw us closer to our destiny. God did not create us to live without knowing where we are going or why we were made. Each day of our lives, each phase, and every experience of life was ordained by God to lead us to a place He destined for us. It is therefore vital that we understand which stage of life we are in. The Holy Scriptures tell us, " To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Today I want to zoom in on the life of a man of God and in a later blog, I will bring the discussion to the women. The Word of God describes two stages in a man's life: the Unmarried man and the Married-man, but today's blog will deal with the unmarried man. God laid out a blueprints for both the unmarried and married man using the life of Adam.

1. Unmarried Man: Appreciate Your Garden

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The Lord God planted a garden eastward of Eden, and there He place the man whom He had formed"-Genesis 2:7-8

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This is the first Proverbs31 Wardrobe Ministry post of 2015! For those that are new, Proverbs31 Wardrobe Ministry( P31-WM) was started last year in an attempt to encourage Christian women to honor God with their bodies by dressing modestly. The motto of P31-WM is found in Proverbs31:25b where it says that the Proverbs 31 lady is "clothed with strength and dignity".  The ultimate goal of P31-WM will is grow into an outreach program that will supply battered women, domestically abused women, and women from low income houses with clothing they can use as they try to build up their self esteem and reorder their lives. The clothing will also go to women who are looking for jobs but cannot afford interview outfits. Proverbs 31 Wardrobe Ministry will provide these women with free modest outfits, including shoes, that will help them secure the job, boost their self esteem, and most importantly, remind them that God has not forgotten them. In the mean time, we will continue to encourage, promote, and celebrate modesty, purity, and holiness. 

Today's Proverbs31- WM guest is Jully, a graduating senior at the University of Texas-Austin. She is a blogger ( www. Juelsengels.com) and she shares a lot outfit inspirations on her instagram. Read her words of encouragement below and check out her lovely style! 

"New Year, New Me"

Many people make New Year resolutions at the beginning of a New Year and the most common resolution is "New Year, New Me". People solemnly swear that they will not repeat the mistakes of the previous year, they will not fall victim to the deceptions of the previous year, and they will be so radically transformed that people who knew them before the New Year will be shocked at the changes. While all of this is good, in most cases, the people who make these resolutions only implement those changes for the first few weeks of the New Year. By the time February rolls around, the same people who swore how they will change will be back in the same destructive patterns of the former year. 

Why do these changes not last for the year or better yet, the remainder of the individual's life? The changes are not long-term changes because by our own power, we can only mask parts of our former selves. We don't truly change; instead, we suppress our habits and attempt to start fresh. As a result, while we might be able to live a "changed" life for a few weeks, the remnants of our old selves will always be around, ready to resurface at any given time. This is likened to putting on new clothes on top of dirty clothes. If you do not remove the dirty clothes first, you will still smell despite the new expensive designer clothes.  Only God can take us as we are, break us down, and mold us into His image and His likeness that we may fulfill the purpose He has given us. 

"But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You are our potter; And we are all the work of Your hand."- Isaiah 64:8 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!

By the special grace of God, we are in 2015! Happy New Year to you all! This year will be the best one yet as we walk with the Lord. He will order your steps and lead you to green pastures in Jesus name! Amen! To You alone, Oh Lord, be all the glory forever!

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TMV -Isaiah 43:19

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."