The reason for the season

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the birth of the most special person who was ever born unto this earth, our LORD & SAVIOUR JESUS CHRISTMAS. For many its a time for family, fun and frolic.

I just wanted to remind everyone of the "The reason for the season" so don't forget to include our grateful you are that he came to this world to save us and how thanks to him we can all have a better life.

I am eternally grateful to him, the price he paid was immeasurable & I will def be celebrating his birth tomorrow, I mean after all he is the reason I am who I am, A FAITHFUL WARRIOR

Keeping the faith Always
Jan 
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Sweet Victory

Phil. 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.

I was beginning to doubt the verse above too much had happened in my life too quickly and most of it was not very good. I wanted so badly to believe that everything was going to be okay but I just couldn't. I did everything including question GOD and even suggested that he has left me to suffer my hardships on my own.

Although I doubted him, I still asked for help, he was in fact all I had left and I knew deep down inside the only one who could actually come through for me. Like always he delivered what he promised, not what I wanted but what I needed. You must be thinking how can I be satisfied if I did not get what I want? That's the thing about the GOD that we serve, he is awesome enough to give you what you need but caring enough to ensure that his plan is carried out in your life. The truth is that his plan is the perfect plan, the only one that can actually make you happy and sometimes what we want is not always whats in his perfect plan for us.

One thing I am sure of is the fact that he listens to us, every time we call his name, He never lets us down. Even when we are angry or bitter with him because of our circumstances. I wish I knew all of this on Monday when I felt that the whole world was caving in on me.

I feel so relived now, knowing that I can trust him to take care of me and allow his perfect plan for my life to take its course. I LOVE JESUS and I am eternally grateful to him for carrying me through one of the most trying times of my life.

Here is my prayer of Victory

Dear Lord, I want to thank you and I lift my hands up to you in praise.

You have taken me from the darkness and showed me the light.

You have given me a Victory that I did not expect, more sweeter than any honey & more valuable that any treasure. You have proven to me that your love for me is never failing. I am sorry that I once doubted you.

I thank you for easing my heavy heart. I pray that others can experience this love that I know can only come from you.

Amen

Keeping the faith Always
Jan 
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Faith is

What is faith to you?  Is it, buying a lottery ticket hoping that you are "lucky" enough to be this week's grand prize winner. Is it landing that dream job or getting the perfect SUV that you have been wishing for.

Faith can be a lot of things to many people, different things to different people. For me, it is getting into my car knowing that I will reach my destination safely, saying goodbye to a loved one knowing that I will see them soon and they will be kept safe and sound. It means having the piece of mind to know that I can conquer any trial or hardships because the GOD that I serve is always there for me guiding me through every step of the way.

The thing about faith is every person has to have it either in another person, themselves and most importantly in GOD if we did not then well, we would not be able to live a fruitful abundant life. 

 The other thing about faith is it sometimes dwindles when things are going bad, we second guess the fact that GOD exists and always want answers to our questions. Remember that there is a time and season for everything. You may not know the reason why you are in the situation that you are in today but that does not mean that this situation does not have a purpose.

You need to be strong in your faith because everyday is a test easy enough to past but only if you want to. You will soon realise that "real" faith is better that any winning lottery ticket one can buy, faith in JESUS guarantees you an unmeasurable prize a one way ticket to eternal salvation.

Purpose driven Curveballs

I really did not want to write this post today, only because I am going through so many personal trials right now and keeping the faith through it all is not very easy. I am hoping that writing this post is in some way going to help me to keep the faith or at least remind me that I am not alone in what I am going through.


The title of this post may sound a bit weird but in a nutshell is about the purpose of all the negative situations we are placed in. When we are going through something difficult it is often very hard for us to look at the positive side of things, taking the high road or adopting the glass half full approach sounds ridiculous cos we can’t imagine this turmoil ever ending. The thing about those negative situations is the fact that they have a purpose.



I will use a famous bible parable to elaborate on this, Think of Joseph, if his brothers did not sell him to Pharaoh then he would not have been able to interpret Pharaoh'S dreams and prevent the nation from starving. You see just like Joseph your curveball has a purpose. It’s hard to see it now but it is there.




In Psalm 32:8 God says “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” All we need to do is ask GOD for that guidance that we so badly need.


Here is a prayer that we can pray to him:

Heavenly father and most Gracious GOD, Please help me through this tough time that I am going through. Lord other have forsaken me and people whom I relied on have gone away. Lord I know that you are always here with me even through this, I remember the many other trials that I have been through and know that I am victorious only through you. I put my life in your hands and I ask that your guiding hand show the me direction that I need to take. I thank you Lord for this answered prayer.

Amen


Keeping the faith Always
Jan 
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The hounour in trials and tribualtions

In the book of James,we are asked to consider our trials and testing times as a joy, That's very weird cos I have faced many trying times in my life and believe you me, joy was the last thing that I was feeling. There is a good reason that this is asked of us, simply because testing of ones faith allows us to persevere. 

Perseverance is important as this will ensure that the job is done or our problem is resolved and through this process of perseverance one would become wiser and stronger as we can use this test and trial as an opportunity to ask GOD for something that will help us through this.

Remember that when you ask something of GOD you have to believe whole heartedly that it will happen. You cannot only say that you believe, GOD knows your heart and your thoughts, he will know if you doubt him and this doubt will prevent him from helping you or blessing as you have requested.

Look at your trial as a lesson from GOD, The thing and truth about life is that trials, hardships and disappointments are all a part of it. With GOD on your side anything and all things are possible BUT it's up to you on whether you want to take him up on his offer of unconditional love. JESUS paid the price is your turn to reap the rewards.

Keeping the faith Always
Jan

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Keep the Faith!!!

Have you ever felt like there was no way out for you? , nothing could ever change. You stuck in what seems like hell & praying to God for help. Yet, day after day there is nothing; you wait and wait but nothing.

You losing faith, depressed and going insane. Why is that happening to me? What have I done to deserve this? And then just when you feel like you can’t go on any more, it happens you feel this hand lift you and this huge burden you were carrying has disappeared.

That is the Power of our Awesome God that you have just been lucky enough to experience. He sees your hurt and pain and intervenes in the right time. He is Always with you, especially when you felt hat he was long gone. He never leaves you nor does he forsake you. Believe in this for it is True.

Hebrews 11Vs1 says that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This means that even if you can’t feel what’s happening, you can’t see and there is no physical proof that things are changing, they are. You just have to have faith, because God told us his people in Matthew 17 Vs 20, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move . Can you imagine the difference between a mustard seed and a mountain, God is so powerful that all he asks of us is to have a miniscule amount of faith in him and he will move mountains for us. He is the same, all powerful & Omni present and our faith in him needs to be constant in good and in bad. Never doubt the power of our GOD and saviour, he has great things planned for us so don’t miss out, because he is the author of your destiny and he will ensure that you achieve his plans for your life.

Remember that just as the sun must shine again, you shall also recover from whatever you are going through right now. All you need to do is have faith and keep your eye on the prize which is fulfilling God’s holy plan for your life.


Keeping the faith Always
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