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Living & Enjoying Singlehood (Part 2)

Most of the time we rush into marriage because of family pressure, the tension from friends who are already married and wondering what you are still waiting on, and the weight of time and age. My beloved princess, it doesn’t matter if all your friends are married, and you seem to be the only single person amongst them. God’s purpose for your life is different to theirs. So because they are married, doesn’t mean you also have to rush into marriage.

So many young ladies today are rushing into marriage because of the different pressures they face, and therefore, decided to go for ‘anything comes.’ God did not waste His time designing a beautiful princess like you for ‘anything comes’ philosophy. He made you and prepared the best mate fitting only for you princess. So let’s encourage each other as we patiently wait for God’s timing. I always say this, the greatest prayer you can ever pray for a single person is ‘May God’s will be done in their life.’ It shouldn’t be a question of ‘what are you waiting for to get married?’ This births pressure on that person.

It’s heartbreaking for me anytime I hear stories of single sisters and all the pressure they face mainly from friends and family, which drives them to rush into marriage without seeking or understanding God’s purpose for their lives, or even soliciting counsel from mature women in the faith who have been married for years. Maybe someone told them that Singlehood is a state of incompleteness, making them rush into marriage to be or feel complete. That’s not what the Bible says. Come on people, don’t pressure us.

If anything, Singlehood is the most satisfying stage where anyone can go beyond and over in their relationship with God without limits. It is the stage where you can worship and pray anyhow, anywhere and at any time. You can go on fasting, prayer and seek God for as long as you want. You can attend life-changing conferences, seminars, and retreats as many as you want. You can travel on holidays as much as you want. You can sleep as much as you want. Ohh sleeping, tell me about it, I love sleeping. You can have whatever meal you want. And if God so much blesses you, then you can buy the type of car you want or even the house of your dreams. So you tell me, what is incomplete about singlehood?

A man doesn’t complete you. It is Jesus Christ that completes you, and He has made you a whole person. We get disappointed so many times in our relationships because we enter in with expectations of being fulfilled by our fiancé or spouse and when they fail (because they can’t fulfil us), then we get all miserable and heartbroken. So we end up saying all men are like that. Excuse me; all men are not like that; you just got too many expectations that he can’t fulfil because he’s not meant to complete you. You need to understand and believe that God made you a COMPLETE PERSON. So walk in that confidence.

You are a lady for The King! You are His Princess. That’s who you are!

I leave you with a quote from Bishop TD Jakes ‘Are you living a whole life in the absence of someone telling you, you look great, nice or good? Live life, don’t stay on-hold waiting for the life partner to come before you start living life. Each day is a gift God has given you to live life, so live it wholly and enjoy God’s blessings. Find something that interests you and do it.’

And I add, whatever that interest is, whether it’s dancing, acting, singing, bushwalking, writing, swimming, you name it, let it be something you have a passion for and love to do. Engage yourself in that interest or talent and nurture it grow and blossom in greatness.

The Season of Singlehood is a GIFT, and a gift is meant to be loved and enjoyed, so embrace it and enjoy the journey.

You are Single, You are Whole & You are Complete!

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Living & Enjoying Singlehood!

Singlehood! What a beautiful gift from God.

Hello everyone, I am going to spend the next two weeks talking about this topic. It is a burden I feel I need to share with my Single ladies out there, and I hope this post encourages you to love your current status as a Single lady.

I am a Single lady, and I love this season of my life. I don’t want to wish it away or trade it for anything else at this moment until when God is ready to take me into the next season of my life. It’s a season I pray to cherish for as long as God has destined it to be because it is the best gift in this stage of life.

Singlehood is not a ‘lonely state’ neither is it an ‘incomplete status.’ There is fulfilment in this season, and the only way to find it is to be in Christ and know your worth in Him. Knowing who you are in Christ makes the difference in this status of life. And because you are single, doesn’t mean that you cannot fulfil your purpose in life.

Never see Singlehood as waiting for ‘BWOG’ (brother-will-of-God) stage, where you sit down dreaming when he is going to come, where he will be coming from, and what nationality, or how tall and muscular he’s going to be, and worrying about the looks. I think doing that, is a waste of precious time that we can use for something else other than wishing the arrival of ‘Mr. Right.’ I am sorry to say, but it is called idleness, and so many of us find ourselves in this scenario. I’ve been there too. We feel life can only be complete when we get married, as some so-called marriage counsellors may have told us. Can I broadcast to you that this is incorrect?

You are a whole and complete person, and a child of God with a purpose to accomplish on planet Earth whether single or not. God did not announce you an incomplete person without a husband. We are complete in Christ Jesus not in a man. So do not waste this period with wishy-washy thoughts and desires. Asked God to reveal to you the purpose of your life, and what He expects of you in this season and do it diligently.

Now, I am not saying not to desire to get married or that you’re not going to have the desire of marriage because it will come naturally to you. It does so many times to me, but I decided not to allow it distract me or take my eyes off what God is leading me to do NOW in this Season. Whenever the thought comes, it’s best to pray about it and commit it to God and ask Him to lead you into it when the time is right. God knows we want to marry someday and if it is His will, for any of us Single ladies, then He will do it in His own time.

Whatever the void is in your life as a reason of what people have told you about your current status, or what you have allowed filled your space of Singlehood, ask God to fill it with His love. Remember the Bible says that Jesus is our husbandman. So we have the best husband in the world. The One that never fails nor disappoints. His love for us is incomparable to anything in this world. God’s love is UNCONDITIONAL towards you. So get filled and wrapped up with His love in the meantime.

A few years ago, I had some upsetting questions from family members asking me ‘what are you waiting for and when is Mr. Right going to come? Haven’t you seen anyone or hasn’t anyone approached you yet?’ A particular family member asked me, ‘don’t you have men in your University or workplace? Do you know you are getting older and may past the flower of your age?’ Oh, my goodness, it was annoying listening to her as all I wanted was for her to stop talking. So I had to reply her by saying ‘I am waiting for God, and I am married to Jesus. Whenever God is ready, He will make it happen!’ Ohh she wasn’t happy with my answer. But I had to take my stand, so she’ll know my opinion, and that I am not bothered with how long it takes in the Singlehood Stage. It is God who calls the shots and decide what His plan is, for every one of His children.

Singlehood is a gift the same way marriage is, and not everyone is endowed with it. God knows you are the best steward of this gift at this stage and that’s why He entrusted it to you. So enjoy this gift called ‘Singlehood’ and live it faithfully.

If you are in this Singlehood Season, I encourage you to get busy seeking your purpose and working towards fulfilling it passionately. Refuse to be discouraged. You are a Princess of The Most High God, and He loves you so dearly that He has consigned this gift of ‘Singlehood’ to you. Please use it wisely and maximise every moment of it.

Remember what He says to you in the Book of Jeremiah 29:11 ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and future.’

More to come next week. Stay tuned.

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Where are you, Woman? Unveil that Princess in You!

A letter to the broken, lost & hurting Women out there!

Today I want to be a voice of encouragement to you all.
To women who have no voice because of the many scenarios of abuse, they went through. The guilt and shame, rejection, terrible past, neglected and broken by one relationship to the other. I have been there, and believe me it wasn’t easy. I got to the point where I condemned myself. I thought my life was heading for shipwreck. But Jesus Christ found me where no one else could reach me, and gave me hope; which is still keeping me today. It took me years to overcome and step out of my broken and messy situation. I was worth saving after all, but only Jesus could, and I am glad He rescued me.

So I want to announce to you, that you are not worthless because of your situation or what you went through. You are a Princess. You are worth loving. You are priceless, irrespective of who you are, where you came from, where you’ve been, what people call you, your race, ethnic, colour or nationality. We are the King’s daughters. Wonderfully crafted and marvellously designed, worth far more than gold and diamonds. Your presence on this earth brings multiplication in the human race. Your womb is made to carry and birth great men and women, presidents, kings, governors, prime ministers and every other person God has brought into this world, was and is through you.

The enemy knows your worth and how powerful and influential you are, so he tries to snatch your life off by sending wolves in sheep clothing. Sometimes he assigns them very early in your life, just to terminate your destiny, other times, he waits until you think you’ve got it all together; then he sends them in like a flood to sweep you off your feet in defeat.
But I encourage you today, to stand up. Look the enemy in the eyes and say enough is enough. For so long you’ve deceived me into believing I was less worth than anything. But now I know who I am in Christ. And I stand and testify, that God made me in His image and after His likeness. I am a precious gem, a princess and daughter of the Great King.

You are loved and worth dying for by the King. And you are worth all the sacrifice that Jesus Christ went through. You are a mighty woman of valour. A royal precious and chosen vessel of honour to The Almighty God. You are created to rule and reign. That’s who you are PRINCESS. That is your new identity. So reject any other contrary to these in Jesus Name.

So I challenge you to ARISE as the Royal Princess you are, shake off the past, the hurt and the shackles that held you bind to your mistakes and circumstances. Stand firm, lift your head up high and look ahead having your focus only on Jesus. The One who never disappoints. The Redeemer and Saviour of your soul. Ask Him to heal your heart and take over your life, and let go of all the past baggage you carry that are weighing you down.

Take a good look at yourself in a mirror and see the stunning Princess God made you. You are not a mistake neither an accident. Be fearless, and know that God has chosen you for such a time as this SEASON. He planned your existence before the foundation of this earth and assigned a purpose fitting only for a Princess like you. He has also promised never to leave you nor forsake you.

Know this; you are a mind-blowing admiration that the world is waiting to see.

So where are you, Woman? Come out of hiding and unveil that Princess in you!

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Run that Race!

Hello everyone, it’s been a while since my last blog post in January. A big thank you to all my readers out there who supported me during the African Australia Awards. I am humbled and honoured to be one of the three women who won the ‘National African Australian Women in Leadership Award for 2017.’ Above is the photo of me receiving the award.

I’ve also been busy finishing my two manuscripts, and I am hoping my first book will be out before Christmas 2018.

Now to our topic for today. I have a short motivating message for you all. I shared it to a group of leadership women where I was invited to speak earlier this week. So I thought I’ll just share a bit with you.

Run that race! I believe to run a marathon and be successful or win; one must have to plan and be well prepared ahead of the event. No one wins a race by sitting down doing nothing.

So this is my challenge to you today:

Don’t just live life every day, but plan it according to your purpose and what you want to achieve each day. Don’t just take a job because of the money it pays. I know most of us do that, and yes, I know we need the money. I need the money too. But go to work because it is part of your purpose and you love doing it. Otherwise, you get grumpy every Monday going into that office. When your job is part of your calling, you look forward to the start of the working week going in all pumped up and ready to take charge of the day.
So plan and take charge of your day, don’t let the day take charge of you.
Do not be afraid to take the challenge when it presents itself. Take it by the wheel and drive it to success. All you need to do is to rise in confidence and courage and walk into the path of greatness you’ve been dreaming about for so long.

Life is like the relay field. Everyone is set on their position waiting for that baton to be handed over to them. My question is, are you prepared to take it when it comes to you. Have you already identified the race you’re meant to run? If yes, then position yourself, take the baton in confidence and boldness, and run your race to the finish line.

Wherever you are, be it in your career, your purpose and anywhere life leads you, let your race be engraved in you, give it all you can. Give it your best shots in that race track. And know this, ‘You are a leader,’ so run and lead with a difference!

Are you running that RACE?

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Colliding with Transition

When you come headlong, colliding with transition how do you build up the courage to step into the new and let go of the past, and believe in The All-knowing God who not only sees your past and present but has the power to give you a glimpse of the future. And also enable you to move forward and take hold of that transition role, which is positioning itself right before your eyes and beckoning you to take over.

So I clashed with the borderline of ‘Transition’ during the last few hours of twenty-seventeen (2017) but was scared to my core to step into it. Should I step into it, turn back or settle there and wait for a deliverer? I want a deliverer who will move the borderline a bit further to give me more space to think, prepare, evaluate and weigh the balance scale of the negatives to positives before I take hold of the new and jump into transition.

A transition can be scary. You never know what it unfolds down the line. But I’ve seen people just walk into it unafraid and not bothered to give it a second thought. How and why did they make that hasty move? Haven’t they seen or heard about past experiences of people who have walked into transition and collide with changes, disadvantages, advantages as well, and unexpected sacrifices and demands? I mean costly sacrifices with big price tags.

Now I hear you say, ‘can someone just leave me here, where it is safe to make my own decision, plan my program and move when I want to and feel ready?’ I got in that boat too, and I asked the question ‘why is it so hard to face transition?
You may be going through the same battle and wondering how you’re ever going to get through it. You say, but I don’t want things to change. I hear you. And believe me, I am sitting on that fence and scared to jump to the other side. Perhaps if only I can foresee what that other side will present in the future, then I can gather the courage to jump into it. I have so many options and pictures in my mind that I want which are different from what the other side looks like at the moment.

My heart wants to say yes, to the new transition role but my mind is frightened because that’s not the picture I want. You know how you work out plots and snapshots of the things you desire in your mind but can’t seem to see it physically? That’s what I am experiencing now. You may think, ‘how come that is happening to you?’ Well, I guess am human too, and we all come to a point in life when we encounter storms that throw us off our boats leaving us to face the raging waves ALONE.

I’ve heard people say it is greener in the transition role, but my current side is green too, and I love it. But then I went to church on a Sunday Morning of the 31st December 2017 and collided with a message telling me to ‘look up and move forward.’ I can’t describe what that sermon did to me, but it brought me to tears as I confronted my fears. But this time not ALONE. The Great Deliverer (Jesus) was on my side with His promise ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.’ Jeremiah 29:11. Wow, how timely was this message?

So here I sit on my couch, on this late afternoon of 31st December 2017, hunched over my keyboard typing this post and gazing at the blue and white sky, and across my lounge through the balcony are these fresh green leaves of summer dancing in the wind from the trees. All I could do was encourage myself in The Lord.
As I watch the sun pressing to shine through the partly cloudy forecasted weather, I could sense a new dawn hidden in the transition role trying to pierce through to give me a glimpse into the unknown future that the Great Planner has lovingly designed for me. I hear the herald of a new day, a brand new chapter that is arising from the horizon.

So I stand tall today, colliding with ‘Transition’ and fearlessly marching into whatever it presents, knowing that my King (Jesus) is with me and He has promised never to leave me nor forsake me.

Can I encourage you today? Wherever you are and whatever is in front of you, stand up tall and brave up as you walk into that seemingly fearful transition, and let FAITH awaken in you as you face that UNKNOWN. His promised to you is ‘Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10.
He is The Righteous God; there are no errors in and with Him.

Have a great and purpose-fulfilled twenty-eighteen (2018) as you look onto Him to lead and guide you.

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Your Life, His Vessel!

My post is going to be brief and short this week. I want to leave us with some thought-provoking questions to meditate on as we approach the end of twenty-seventeen.

You and I are God’s vessel, and He created us for His use and purpose. The question is, are we living according to His planned purpose for our lives?

I know you may be tired of me talking about purpose, but sorry I can’t help it.

Jeremiah 18:1–4 is a very challenging passage which leaves me evaluating my life as His vessel. However, the line that is most convicting is verse 4, ‘And the vessel that He made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seems good to the potter to make’. I’ll be talking about the first part of verse 4.

Question 1. What kind of vessel was the initial one before it got marred?
Question 2. Why did the potter mar the vessel?
Question 3. How long was the vessel standing before it got destroyed?

I’ve learnt a lot working with children. Sometimes when you ask them to draw, paint or make blockhouses or whatever, and then you later see them scratch off or dismantle what they initial made and try to redo it, what that tells me is that the initial design wasn’t good enough. Something wasn’t right, and that’s why some of them will take the pain of redoing it again. Just like the Potter remoulding the vessel.

The potter would not mar the vessel for no reason. Something must have gone wrong. Was the vessel serving its purpose? Was it broken or cracked? Was it leaking or just lying down unused, or was it dormant and living a purposeless life? Was the vessel old and rusting, or was it a habitat for bugs and trash?
I asked all of the above to get us thinking. These questions can be applied to our Christian life and examine our walk with God, the ministry He has entrusted into our hands, His purpose and assignment for our lives, the task He gave us, and how we obey and abide with His Word.

Are we operating in the areas God has called us? Are we fulfilling His purpose for our lives, or are we yet to discover His purpose?
Are we obeying His Word and Commandments?
Are we living the life God expects of us?
Are we living an idle life, dormant and being a waste bin for anything that comes along?

Do we have our vessels cracked, broken, leaking and rusty, or is our life scattered around with pieces everywhere?

My prayer is that wherever we are in this RACE, we will acknowledge our state and ask for God’s Grace to do things the right way.

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The Urgency of the Call!

Growing up in the African Community, you learn to discern and recognise an urgent matter by the caller’s tone. I can still remember then when called to do some chores or carry out an assignment; you can tell whether the task is urgent or not by the sound of the call. I am not referring to a phone call, but a visible face to face call where your attention and presence is needed.

When you are called the first time, you analyse its urgency by the tone and weight of the caller’s voice before you take action, and after you do and realise it wasn’t, then you ignore it and hope it doesn’t come the second time. And if it does again, you can still decide to heed or ignore. But in most cases by the time it comes the third time, the intensity of the call will get you running to answer straight away otherwise you experience the outcome.

Living in my neighbourhood, if you’re wise enough, you don’t even wait for the second call, because it can come with sudden gravity or pain. I can tell you stories of my childhood experience with answering a call, but I’ll spare that for now.
Reflecting on most of the scenarios I’ve experienced, I recently asked myself, was it necessary to have gone through such pain just for a simple call. I’ve sustained swollen face, hot bottoms and sore hands or bruised back just because I ignored a first or second call. Quite a few of those calls have resulted in pain and disciplining for me because, in my culture, you dare not give deaf ears to an older adult when they call for you; otherwise you face the music. And I am not talking about dancing you know, am talking about punishment.

You can always define the urgency of a call by the intensity and weight of the caller’s tone.

Most of the earthly calls, come with pressure, pain, sorrow, disappointment or heartbreaks, but we still answer. However, a Calm Loving and Compassionate Voice beckons us to come, yet we prefer to ignore and walk away because we know that Voice is Gentle and won’t react as the human voices do.

There has been a call going on for over 2,000 years ago, and that Voice is still calling but how many are willing to answer. How many will run at the first call and who are those waiting for the second, third or the final round? Some calls don’t come twice; others come with such pain and sorrow that you end up regretting why you didn’t answer at the first time. Which one are you waiting to hear?

The calling Voice has been at it and patiently waiting for you and me, will we heed or turn deaf ears.

The urgency of this call is getting so intensified and weighty in this SEASON, that I don’t think it’s best for anyone to keep ignoring. I pray that we will all answer NOW before it comes with pain, sorrow and ‘had I known’ regrets that are irreversible.

Jesus is the Voice. He has been and is still calling everyone to come to Him.
How many times will you make Him call before you answer?

The LAST call is going on NOW, and the END is at hand.
What are you waiting for and what’s holding you back?

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Where do we Stand?

I have battled with this message for months to pen it down, and after I did, it took me days and well over a week before I finally got the boldness to post it today. I thought it might hurt some people or I may get misunderstood. But that’s fine because I believe this is the right time to bring it up with so much happening in our world.

Now, I know why this was a convicting message in my heart for months. And after crashing into Ezekiel 33:6 last week, it just confirms that this is a message for this season. So I am trying to stand as a Watchman but also watching my life because I am not yet where God wants me to be in my relationship with Him. I fell so many times and cry so hard asking that He keeps me in His will because I don’t want to be the Watchman that will just focus on reminding and warning people when my own life is a mess.

As the days go by and the end draws near, we are getting more watered down in our messages, faith, lifestyle and walk with God. No one tends to be thinking of the END. Everyone is doing what they want and feel like doing. No one bothers about what God wants, expects, what His heart is saying or even realise that Jesus is coming back soon.

Most of us are afraid of what people will say or how they’ll react if you decide to stand for God, but no one cares what God will say. People will always have something to say. Over 2,000 years ago of history proofs that when Jesus walked the earth. So what are we afraid of anyway? Frightened that we will get stigmatised, criticised, called names, isolated or tagged? If we just take the focus off ourselves, then we won’t be bothered by what people think or say. It’s not about us but Him in us.

We are becoming more insensitive in our faith walk each day including myself. I don’t understand where we are heading in this race. Most of the things we do does not emulate Jesus. We dress the way we want and go to the places we feel like going and listen to the same songs that are contrary to praising and lifting the name of Jesus. And then we wonder why people are rejecting our salvation messages. I’ll tell you why, because we are no different to them. They don’t see any reason or difference why our words and testimonies should get them off their tracks and into our race course. Nothing for them to envy in us.
We dress like them, talk the same language and laugh at the same jokes, go to the same places they go even when we are convicted not to do or go that way. Most of us have gotten so hooked up in this circle that we have lost our conviction. We don’t get convicted anymore of anything. Our ears have finally built protective deafening wax to The Gentle Voice of The Holy Spirit. The sad thing is that we don’t even know it, or should I say we know but can’t be bothered.

Where are the Daniels of this day to live an exemplary life for the next generation? We have too much noise, hype and vibes but no foundation. If we are faithful and deeply rooted in Christ Jesus who is our foundation, then people will see the difference.
Has anyone stopped to ask where we are going? We got a whole generation coming after us and what we are modelling for them is that ‘it’s okay’ to act, live and behave in such ways in our walk with God because He understands. No, no, no! That is a BIG ERROR from our end. I wish I knew all these things during my teenage and youthful days because I’ve made some dumb mistakes myself thinking I was living according to the 21st Century adventure. But I was just living a reckless life without Jesus and with no urgency of time and The Lord’s Return.

I am here to remind us especially the youth and millennial age, that our lifestyle and walk with God is far more significant, enriching and rewarding than what the world has to offer. I envy the days of Smith Wigglesworth, Kathryn Kuhlman, Billy Graham, Charles and Frances Hunter, C.S Lewis and A.W Tozer. Indeed they understood what living for Christ is and how to be an example even under pressure and criticism. If they have been talking about the end times all during their time, then I reckon we are at the edge of the end. At the very tipping point. But we are still living like we got the whole world and time in our hands.

Let’s wake up from our sleep and slumber; the end is at hand. I leave you with this scripture. Revelations 3:3 ‘Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.’

Where do you Stand?

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Life Scars

Life scars! Don’t we all have them?
You can’t dodge scars, no matter what you do. You can put a mask on it, but that’s how far you can go. Though they may not look pleasing, they still remind us of the past and add taste to the testament of our lives. You know how mothers try to protect and are on 24 hours watch guard of their little ones making sure they don’t hurt themselves, but despite all that policing, there comes a time when the child wants to try something unguarded. In the process of doing that, they may fall, trip or hurt themselves but what that teaches them is next time I won’t go that way otherwise I get hurt. So the child quickly learns from that experience to avoid the same mishap.
As humans, we fall so many times, and each scar retained from such scenarios has a story to help someone.

Scars are part of our lives and journey here on earth. They remind us of the ‘how’ and ‘why’ and also add as vital ingredients to the unfolding future ahead.

The scars and marks on His body took away every sickness, disease and pain that could ever afflict humanity.

Some of my scars are scary to reveal or recall. Some are so painful that they still hurt anytime a flashback occurs. I can’t believe I got them and how I got myself into some of them in the first place. These scars are just not physical, but emotional too. The ones that you can’t go back and change, the ones that have done so much damage to your dignity, your personality and your pride. The ones that dig deep into your soul and rob you of your self-worth leaving you worthless. Some of them stand as consequences of my stubbornness and others came along from one season of my life to the other.

I have tried to hide a few of them because that’s what we are good at doing, but some of them are just beyond hiding. Some scars are so visible that anyone who has been down that route before can see them on you. And it takes someone to look into the eyes of your soul to notice the ache. The different facial make-up and cover-ups can’t help you ignore or hide them. It is beyond your strength and hiding skills. You will need divine intervention to help you cover those scars.
Jesus took all the scars on His body so that you and I don’t have to carry them anymore. We don’t have to bear the shame and the flashback trauma of the events that led to those scars.

Know this, the events that led to such scars did not take God unawares. He knew it was going to happen, and one way or the other He has warned us not to make such decisions or take the steps that led to those events, but like we always do, ignore His promptings. But the amazing thing about those scars, I know you may be thinking ‘what’s amazing about scars?’ Oh yes, there’s quite a lot of exciting news about them. They become a learning curve and experience platform that strengthens and adds flavour to the stories of our lives.

The testimonies of our lives are not complete without the different scars we experienced, they contribute to the needed recipes of building and fulfilling our purpose here on Earth.

The scars may be ugly, tormenting and taunting, but love if you just take your eyes of them and focus on the experiences that could change and transform someone’s life, then you’ll know that there is no ugly situation that God cannot turn into a life-changing message.
Even Jesus experienced the scars from the stripes and the cross to complete our Redemption Story. The message of the Gospel is not complete without mentioning the scars of the Cross and that of the Stripes. And those painful and ugly stripes He took on His body, became the healing and transforming power that changed lives and grants us divine wholeness in every situation.

What are those scars you’ve been trying to hide for so long? Hand them over to Jesus and let His transforming power heal and use them to bring hope and encouragement to someone at the end of the rope.

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