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GREEN LIGHTS. A believer I am, Transformed to be who He is, For the truth of who I am Is only revealed in who He is. I never knew who I was Or who I was meant to be My god was my belly and thoughts, My desire was to fulfil my lusts. But that was before He found me, Before He called me to be who He is. Light is the totality of who He is, And darkness will not be found in Him. Darkness should not be found in me, For Truth says I am who He is, But darkness seems to have overcome me, In a sharp contrast with the light in Him. Here I am missing my cues, Here I am falling out of line. My heart does not seem inclined, To His Word which is the truth. I understand He has found me, Why do I keep losing myself? I know He has called me by His Name, Why do I keep running out of His way? It seems my past will not let me go, It seems my lusts won't leave me alone. I struggle to put them away, But the more I try is the more I fail. Help me Lord to trust in You, For my abilities have fa...

Beautiful as they are... The sunlit hours of daytime are here again Like spotting a single snowflake in a blizzard So is the dim light of a distant star The stars are disturbed and can't wait anymore They have chosen to be seen with the sun. How bright shall their light be? What beauty would they carry? Of what significance shall the clouds be at night and the beholding eyes of many who gaze to count the stars. Glory to Him who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, The LORD of hosts is his name. A place and time for everyone  Your knowledge of who you are and where you belong matters.  The zenith yet your niche.  The writer drawing and the tailor singing  The teacher plays soccer and the comedian a Doctor  The stars have decided to compete with the sun  The sun also has chosen to shine in the night  A place where envy and strife rules  A place where negligence takes over...

Self-esteem is a favourable, dignified and appropriate regard of self. It is the quality of the expression of self image. Every human has a self esteem but there’s a variance as to how much or less we operate in it. Self-esteem in its moderate state is not wrong. Don’t have a low self-esteem and don’t be over confident either. Since we’re discussing low self-esteem, I’ll do some expounding. Low self-esteem is a tangible decline in the level of dignity and relevance with which one sees himself or herself. When a person suffers from low self-esteem, he thinks and believes that he’s inferior to everybody in the world and that his opinions or views about things are nothing to reckon with. It then goes a long way to disease his mental vitality and with time, without care, he begins to lose interest in life. Inferiority complex births low self-esteem and low self-esteem produces failure. This is why this deadly phenomenon must be aptly gotten rid of. 4 Ways to Get Rid of a Low Se...

             Àbíkẹ́, Omo ìyá mi ,the totality of your beauty isn't in the number of-shape the thesis in your mind portrays. It isn't exactly all you think it is, in the hallway of your mind you see a wretched looking anti-zaftig, and a very blue creature with fangs and claws all these set in as the voices get louder.  The voices: “Àbíkẹ́ you can't make it”, Àbíkẹ́“your time is up, you can't catch up to your mates”.  Àbíkẹ́, your mind gets darker as these voices get louder. Àbíkẹ, the only voice allowed to dominate in your world is the voice you allow, in your case “ voices ”,the million and one hundred voices you allowed have had you going, decrepitly.                   Àbíkẹ́ ,the dawning of a mindset starts in your inner person, the enlightenment of the pictures in the hallway of your mind begins with how well you allow the light.  Most peo...

Dear Distinguished,    DEAR DISTINGUISHED: Keep On Praying!   Now that you have asked nothing in His name, how do you expect to receive? Daddy knows your needs and His responsibility to provide for you so you don't need to ask? His eyes are not too heavy to see your lack of primary wants? He knows your spirit is willing, your flesh is weak so without a word from you He'll send help?   You have forgotten so quickly how Uncle Peter almost drowned while walking on the sea until he cried out for help right? He is not blind you say... If you have sense, you'll ask, enter, ascend, receive and have your quiver full of joy.    See Esther, keep on praying! Say that again -keep on praying! When life is crazy; keep on praying! You missed an opportunity? Keep on praying! Your account is red? Keep on praying! Haven't paid your fees? Keep on praying! Your store is empty? Keep on praying! Your hormones are up? Keep on praying! Had an unexpected baby?...

Is it the knowledge of who one is? Maybe the difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood or a name or persona—the mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known. What then could it be? It still draws back to a definition of who you are and what you represent.Why are you who you are? The truth is: When your identity is found in the Creator, you will be empowered to create on levels that swallow up other forms of creativity which do not align with His sovereignty. Speaking of the different forms the issue of identity may rise, here I will be writing about certain things we need to understand as regards this issue. The place of God in identity is a very unique and crucial place in identifying who one really is and why. When God created man, it was a very special one. Why? God did that in his own image and likeness. This is our real identity and where it actually lies. What identity do you carry? Is it the ...

I am Ajoke... The child that was cared for by all The one that was looked upon as love Born with a thousand silver spoons In my parent's eyes, I was the apple But I was assaulted Raped by strangers, my virginity was collected Now regret and bitterness fill my heart I should not have gone out that fateful night They say I've become a harlot But is it really my fault? Circumstances defined who I am And I choose that it continues like that. I am Iyanda... They say I have a great destiny For my name means to be set apart. But I see no path to my destiny, I am from a race of the worst of paupers. My parents struggled And I soon found myself in school. But I was forced into a cult, And I was expelled as soon as I was caught. I encouraged my heart that failed, Told myself to get on the feet again. Now I've become a success, For I didn't stop where I was defeated. We are victims... Circumstances played a part in what we became, But it mostly depended on what we chos...

Every human being is living for a certain purpose and relationships are integral parts of the purpose. Talking about relationships, as teenagers, friendships are primary. There is a saying that ‘if you want to walk fast, walk alone but if you want to walk far, walk with people’. The place of friendships can never be overemphasized on your way to fulfilling destiny. As much as this is credible, unavoidable is the fact that ‘your choice of friends can make or mar you’. In essence, the choice the friends you make can leave a favourable or fatal effect in your life. This is completely evident in your lifestyle as a teenager. If your bossom friend wants to go to the movies with you, because of the height of the intimacy, you run out of resistance if at all you want to offer one. A friend with whom you move with virtually every time cannot be on his way to the shopping mall while you decide to stay back. No! it is not done. But yes, there are a few concretely determined peopl...

 Agreements, they say, can be broken anytime as long as there's a book and a pen.  ‎I'm left to wonder of an agreement I'm convinced is way beyond a pen and a book.  ‎An agreement that involved and still involves Faith in the one who's able to save and keep.  ‎A written document yes! Not written in books only but engraved strongly on our hearts.  ‎An agreement with a Paramount seal.  ‎You wonder how “Paramounty” it is to be overemphasized?  ‎It's one never to be taken away.  ‎Note the word: Not-ever.  ‎The words of these Promises unwavering as even the One who made them.  ‎Consistent in all ways ,ever available when needed.  ‎All documented even for future purposes.  ‎These Promises we stand by even on stormy days and in withering moments. Some days in our minds where most of our adventurousness exists,there we are left to wonder why some  promises tarry? You wonder why the word “adventure”  is used...

Dear Distinguished,     Did you miss me? I'll take you out for dinner after.. .  Scrap that! Scrap it!! I'm taking no one out for dinner please. How did that line get here? Thinking about it, it's actually a line from one song in the movie "Let it Shine". I'm no movie freak so don't ask me who produced, directed or acted in it- thank you.    You wonder how I manage to remember it? I used to meditate on the songs. I literally had the lyrics of all the songs crammed up in my small head (and it's really small). Imagine that I had used that space to cram dy/dx. I wouldn't be any better I'm sure.    However, if I had heeded the call to abide in the vine, we'd probably not be having this conversation. At most, we'd be looking at another angle. This angle would have included fruits. If only I had recalled he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruits;  cause without me, ye can do nothing.    Alas you ha...

When will there be peace? When will the chaos cease?  Our decrease now know an increase!  Every where seem to have its piece!  Ehnicity against Ethnicity!  Mothers against their daughters!  Father against their sons!  Nations against Nations!  Creatures spitting on the Creator Muscleless mosquitoes throwing fists Fists of sleeveless anger  To the one who sits in Heaven They are asking already answered questions,  Doubting the existence of the one who birthed existence.  This is the end of a beginning.  Now the beginning of the end. To those of you who have ears, Listen!  To those of you who have eyes, watch!  Peace is never the absence of evil or chaos,  It's the acceptance of the Prince of Peace.  Peace is not measured by money,  Neither is it measured by properties. Peace is not conditioned to circumstances,  Neither is it conditioned to situations. Peace is measured by the measure given,...

The race had started. The fastest and he whose strength was far beyond any had been praised by the eyes of them as the winner. They had already concluded. There was one whose single step will cover metres. What could be done? Still the little one amongst them gathered much strength in another who decides the affairs of men. At the sound of gun they started. With their limbs they were as swift as leopards. The little one amongst them still gathered strength,  with the hope to get to the finish line. Still running. At least he played his own part having done all he could. In training, exercises, breathing and all you could ever think of. What do you actually expect from this little one, amongst many champions who had already mastered the act of athletics ? Still running. Almost getting to the finishing line, and you know something happened. The presumed winners started losing their breath.  Some had cramps, heart issues while others missed their lanes. What could have ha...