#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 2-3

For those who are undertaking this #21DaysBibleChallenge with me, here are parts of my devotion from day 2 to day 3. As always feel free to comment your insights or message me! Let's grow together in faith!

Day2: John Chapter 2

Here are a few things the Holy Spirit revealed to me through John chapter two.

1.  Trusting in God + Obediences works miracles 

"Jesus said to her, " Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, " Whatever He says to you, do it."-John 2:2-5

• Mary demonstrated great faith! She knew who Jesus was, she knew His powers and capabilities. This knowledge of the Almighty made her resilient in her request so even after Jesus said His hour has not yet come, she ignored it and went on to tell the servants at the party to obey whatever Jesus tells them to do! The end result was a miracle!
• When Jesus asked Mary, " what does your concern have to do with Me?" it wasn't that He didn't care about the panic occurring at the wedding. Jesus wanted Mary to state her request! This taught me that like Mary, when I am faced with difficulties, I need to know that only God can help with the problem and also like Mary, I need to bring it to God. When God will ask me, "what does this have to do with Me," I will reply, "Lord I am Your daughter! Whatever troubles me is the concern of my Father! Help me, Father!". God will not let me request go unanswered. He will perform a miracle to keep me from facing shame!

2. My body is the temple of the Lord! It is NOT for sale.

"And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. ...And He said to those who sold doves, " Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!"- John 2: 14-16

#21DaysBibleChallenge: Day1

If you are following my blog via Facebook (www.facebook.com/FeeFeblogs), you'll know that I started a Bible challenge on April 1, 2015 using the Book of John. The point is to cultivate a habit of spending time before God. I know what it means to be busy. I am in my second year working on my Doctor of Pharmacy degree at a very prestigious college of pharmacy and I understand that many days 24 hours is just not enough time to get everything done. However, last year the Holy Spirit really started convicting me in this area of having daily devotions so I asked Him for the grace to make the time. It was not easy at first and to be honest, it's still not easy, but I am learning to crucify my flesh. The Bible tells us that whatever we feed will grow. If we feed our flesh, we will live by the flesh, but if we feed the Spirit, we will live by the spirit and not fulfill the desires of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). So, for 21 days we are crucifying our weakness, our stress, and our laziness to hear from God! I promised to be sharing what I am learning as we proceed along these 21 days so here are a few things I learned from each chapter.

Day 1: John Chapter 1

1. Jesus Christ is Lord

" In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God."-John 1:1

The very first 18 verses of John chapter 1 described the love that the Father had for us in allowing the Son to come to dwell among us for the sole purpose of reconciling us back to God the Father. No longer are we in bondage to sin and the law because Jesus Christ came with grace. We are not saved by the law or by our good works, but by the grace of God. " And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ"-Jon 1:16-17

2. The Many names of Jesus Christ

• The Word- John 1:1
• The Light - John 1:7
• The Only Begotten of the Father- John 1:14
• The Only Begotten Son- John 1:18
• The Lamb of God- John 1:29,36
• The Son of God- John 1:34
• The Son of Man- John 1: 51

Each of these reference to Christ Jesus reveals a different character of God. Jesus Christ is the Word that was with God from the beginning even before creation. He is part of the "us" in Genesis when God said, "Let us make man in our own image." He is the Light. A friend shared from her devotion that darkness signifies lack of knowledge; therefore, Christ is the embodiment of knowledge. The same John says grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. There are many doctrines claiming to be true, but the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the truth. Jesus Christ is also the Lamb of God that was offered up as a sacrifice in our place. During this period of Easter, I cannot help but thank God for love that drove Him to the cross! The varies names of Jesus challenged me to find out more of His names. When I know Him, I will be able to stand upon that name and challenge any situation because the Word of God says that every knee will bow and every tongue confess at the mention of the name of Jesus! (Philippians 2:9) There's power in the name of the Lord! 

3.  We must witness after salvation

One of the most powerful revelations given to me from chapter 1 was seeing how the Gospel of Jesus was propelled from person to person. John the Baptist started it by saying, " I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God"- John 1:34. Among the people who heard John say this was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. The Bible tells us that Andrew, " he first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (John 1:41). Not only did Andrew tell his brother about Jesus, be we are told he brought Simon to Jesus and it was at that moment that Jesus called Simon "the rock". We are then told that Jesus called Phillip, Phillip followed Christ, and then "Phillip found Nathenael and said to him, " we have found Him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote- Jesus of Nazareth" (John 1:45) 

The first thing that stuck out to me was that everyone spoke! I was reminded that in order to bring someone to Christ, I must speak! I must verbally share the love of Christ with those around me. None of the new converts came to Christ without someone sharing Christ with them. The Word of God says, " how then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?"-Romans 10:14. We have to speak! We are the preachers that the world is waiting on before they can believe in the Lord Jesus Christ! The second thing that stuck out to me was that the people that called, others to come follow Christ started calling people from their family and people they knew. This just taught me to pray for my family and friends that we may all know Jesus and make heaven. It is not enough to be saved. We are saved to bring others to Christ starting from our own circle of family and friends. 

Thank you all for taking on this challenge with me! If you feel led to share what you are learning, please do! I would love to learn from you all! In an attempt not to make these #21DaysBibleChallenge blog posts too long, I will post my devotions from Day 2 and 3 later on this weekend! Until then, may the Lord keep you and bless you. May He honor your efforts in spending time with Him in Jesus' name. Amen!

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5 Things to Know During Your Small Beginnings

A very common phrase used among Nigerians is the phrase "From grass to grace". It is usually said when someone overcomes great trials and hardships to reach a new level of wealth, luxury, and comfort. They remember the struggles of the beginning and use that as a testimony of God's faithfulness to them now that they are better off. Today I want to dwell on the grass stage of a person's life when hope still seems far away. This is the season that is often referred to as "small beginnings". This season of one's life is characterized by hardship.  For some, it may include things such as starting a new business or reviving a dead business and having no one to believe in your business or ideas. It could be starting a ministry that God is calling you to, yet people doubt your anointing. For others it's  standing in the gap in prayers for their family that is going through financial or spiritual hardships, while some it's deciding to pursue a new career path or changing area of focus in one's educational pursuits.

All of these changes are challenging to undertake and they require tremendous faith to trust the direction God is leading you. These leaps of faith are often met with opposition from friends and even family members who struggle with understanding the vision given to you. They may ridicule you, discourage you, and undermine the assignment in your hands. If care is not taken, we may allow their opinions to override the voice of the Lord, but God is asking today, "For who hath despised the days of small things?" (Zechariah4:10a). Who are you or anyone else, to despise the dream God has given you just because it's in its early stage? When you are in the grass phase of your life, there are five attributes of God that you must not forget.


1. God Always Finishes What He Starts
"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ"- Philippians1:6

Your confidence in the beginning stages should lie in the fact that God cannot stop what He hasn't completed. This can be seen in the manner in which God created heaven and the earth. In Genesis we are told that God created the heavens and the earth on day one, created the sky on day two, created dry land and all plant life on day three,  created the stars and heavenly bodies on day four, created all sea creatures, all creeping things, and birds on day five, created man on day six and rested on day seven.  He rested on the 7th day when He saw that all that He has created was good. This is to show that there's a divine order/schedule to how God works. The Lord will  only stop when what He has destined for you is perfected.

Proverbs31 Wardrobe Ministry_ Edition4

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 Louise, a college student based in Houston, Texas. This Liberian beauty shared her affordable style with P31 -WM and wants to encourage other young women to take pride in their appearance. We love it! Check out her styles below!

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!