Rose of Sharon

Imagine making a debut 5 years later. Imagine what 5 years later look like.  That is how long I have been inactive for. Life happens, and it has happened very rapidly for me and you I assume. Covid was like a catalyst for many, I included.  (I am simply highlighting what the last post was here, FYI) Let’s just say, like what Nigerian movies promise ….5 years has brought transformation. Wifehood motherhood, life-hood and all the hood that is in adulthood.  Let me just pause for a moment and say that God has been faithful. One of my all time verses is  Psalm 37: 3 Trust in the  Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4  Delight thyself also in the  Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5  Commit thy way unto the  Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7...

 I had made plans for this year, month by month. I prayed and wrote down as I hoped that it would  be just as I had envisioned. Habakkuk 2:2 "Then the LORD answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it." January was fine, I was in for 21days of fasting  which ushered my February. I felt energetic, charged ready to watch the year unfold and tick my 'Calendar '! This was going to be my year! March buzzed in. I began to be more watchful and expectant but little did I know that I was about to be disrupted.  The first case of what was to be a global pandemic was announced in the country, but it didn't hit home. Well, I figured out this was manageable and no cause for any alarm. At least not to affect any of my plans.  They were tucked in neatly and put to order, as I had envisioned! Little did I know what was to follow. A week later, movements were restricted, schools were closed (this affected me) th...

Dear Jesus,  Happy resurrection! Today is a significant day that qualified us for victory. Oh, happy day! When Jesus washed my sins away. That on his day, death could not hold you, the veil tore before you.  What a day when the boast of death was silenced. Yes, the tomb is empty, He that was asleep is now in glory! Oh, what Victory! Victory over everything that could stand against us, hold us back or sabotage us from your great plans. Lord Jesus, this world needs you. We need your touch The pain is such an ouch But in your name, we vouch We are desperate that you silence the pandemic The way you overcome the devil and dropped the mic We need to see miracle and wonders Like when you calm the roaring thunders And put the enemy in his place till he shudders Dear Jesus, Little children need to play Even the women look forward to slay But the real question is how do we pray ?   Teach us what to say Mould us to you...

Sanitize but sanctify more.  As the world sanitizes, we sanctify – Do not get me wrong, I am washing my hands, sanitizing and all that jazz. The real query is: is there a spiritual insinuation in all these? With the heightened awareness of this virus what ought to be the spiritual disposition. What form of sanitization should happen internally? We are spirit first and I have to be aware that there is something deeper that I must align with for such a time like this. A whole pandemic is not just here to make me aware about personal hygiene, I believe there is more to it than meets the eye- spiritually. Faith on Fleek I was reading about the parable of the foolish and the wise virgins (see Matthew 25). When  I got to the part concerning the virgins that had no oil, I pondered why would someone carry a lamp without oil?   As I was meditating, a funny thought dropped. “They used the lamps for décor “ ha ha ( P.s God has a sense of humor and the bible is a f...