Exactly four years ago, on this date, I was walking to Awo Hall with tears streaming down my face and sweat fitting my body. It was my birthday and my matriculation day. But I was sad. I was broke; unhappy; insecure and lonely. I remember that I had no good clothes to wear. I had …
He loves Who?!
“Sade, I am not sure if Peter loves me.”“What do you mean? That guy absolutely adores you. He spends time with you, showers attention and gifts and oh-my-goodness, the look in his eyes when he stares at you is like you are the only one for him.”Chidera chuckled. “Sade, abeg, leave that one. There’s something …
Do You Know My Age?
I am 25. I am supposed to be married with two kids. I ought to be working at a multinational company. I ought to have built my first house. But my reality is a single woman’s life with a job as a teacher in a private primary school with a four-figure salary. I live in …
What are You Chewing?
A“You must be a fool!”“Have you forgotten that you are a failure, just as the rest of your family?”“You are ugly, very ugly.” B “God loves you!”“Your going out and coming in are blessed.”“You enjoy good success!” Which of these sets stick more to our very human minds? I dare say Set A. Negative thoughts, …
Plus Doing His Will
Hi there!So I surrendered myself to Jesus when I was around six. That was early, huh?Well, subsequent years were full of flounderings and shakings and tiltings of my faith.One of the things I have to come to understand is that doing God’s will is as important as surrendering my life to Him. God has a …
Pack Rat, Declutter!
Last Saturday, Shade decided to clean a part of her room in the hostel. She saw shoes she had not worn in months. There was even a pair of six-inch heels she had been saving for the FYB (Final-Year Brethren) dinner that she missed last week. It had gathered dust. She saw clothes she had …
Two Weeks!
I needed to get a new car. You know, my dream car was a Toyota Matrix, 2017 model. It has a beautiful design (it is beautiful to me, sha). It fits the image of somebody who has ‘arrived’. I had made it. My selfish aunts had to know that they were not indispensable. All my …
REST IN PERFECT PEACE?
I can’t tell him to rest in perfect peace because I know that the only way to perfect peace, within and beyond this realm, is JESUS CHRIST, the Son of God.
My Confession
He isn’t stingy with mercy. I take a cue from Him and choose to be merciful Though haters may take me for a fool. He loves with no reason. I walk in his arms And with love my enemies I disarm. He is patience defined. I put my hands in His And endure the maddening …
AFRESH
She had been trying to make things work. He wasn’t cooperating. She tried harder. He remained unyielding. He was unmoving like a rock.They were struggling with their careers. They were best friends and they had grown together with their dreams until the university ‘gave’ them courses they never applied fo
I AM LAZARUS
“Lazarus, the one that died in the Bible? Is that your own Lazarus?” She snickered. “No, her Lazarus must be that one that was poor; the one that was waiting for the crumbs from the rich man’s table.” Her friend tittered. Statements like this were constants when I was younger. I disliked Bible Knowledge classes …
ARE YOUR FRIENDS ROLLS OF TISSUE PAPER?
Can we stop using people?!Many times, we say we don’t like being used. We don’t like being the fire extinguisher. We don’t like being the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). We hate being the ‘mess-cleaner’.Yet we use people!
This May Be Why Some of Your Dreams Will Not Come True
Some nights ago, I woke up to ease myself and I was finding it difficult to go back to sleep. I tossed and turned. But Mr Sleep seemed to have gone to sleep.😀 At some point, the Holy Spirit just told me that my dreams were not in alignment with God’s. And that’s why they …