Do you remember the first time?

she remembers the first time
As the crowd looked on
With hate in their eyes, their hearts full of self-righteous indignation
His head was bent as he wrote in the sand
and when He looked up, she saw love in His eyes
feeling unworthy she looked down
and saw he had written 'forgiven'

he remembers the first time
the toil the night before with no results
there was something about the way He spoke
the authority in His words, the passion in His heart
the greatest miracle that day didn't have anything to do with fish
for when He changed his name
he knew he would never be the same

she remembers the first time
there had been so many people
pushing and shoving
trying to get close to Him
but not understanding His power
though frightened, she surged forward to touch Him
and she experienced His healing

i remember the first time
His first words
I imagined the look in His eyes
as He said to me
"Come just as you are,
You don't have to be afraid anymore
I love you with an everlasting love"

What about you? Do you remember your first time? It's easy to get caught up with the hustle and bustle of life and forget it's not about religion but relationship. You can't help knowing the Lord without loving Him. He's just that type of person. Encounters with Him don't always come with peals of thunder and bouts of lightening but we can always make them memorable. Leave the place of prayer today with something special in your heart and keep it with you as you go through the day.

Don't forget to keep smiling

Remain blessed and highly favoured

Me

Transformed

abused

aimless

broke

confused

depressed

heartbroken

weak

JESUS

Free

Purpose

Prosperous

Peace

Joy

Loved

Strong

What can I say..JESUS makes all of the difference.

Blogger appears to be out for me. I can't put a title on this post. Hope your week is going swell.

Remain blessed and highly favoured.

Me

Update: I think it was a technical glitch, oh well these things happen. Remain blessed and keep smiling!

More than

Peace is more than calm

it is a rest of mind

in the midst of the storm

Joy is more than laughter

it is dancing

for my miracle even when it hasn't shown up yet

Love is more than a feeling

it is the knowing

that we are in this together through thick and thin

Faith is more than just belief

it is standing

even when circumstances want to knock me down

Praise is more than singing

it is rejoicing

in any which way because of who God is to me

Prayer is more than speaking

it is superimposing

the will of God over the will of man

Life is more than the acquisition of stuff

it is about what we have done

whom we have served and why we will be missed when we leave

Hi everyone,
Hope you are having a swell weekend! Just wanted to put down some lines although for some strange reason, I can't get the formatting right so that 3 lines form a paragraph. Anyways, in keeping with 7/7/07 I decided to have only 7 verses, however I just noticed that the number 7 occurs 3 times in the date as well so 7 verses x 3 lines! Today is the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year. 7=Perfection and 3=completion so I'm believing and trusting God with you that there will be a perfect completion to the issues and situations that you may be facing.

Don't worry about how big it is, God is bigger and we will surely have cause to look back and smile and celebrate because we serve a miracle working God. Not only will we finish what we have started with Him but we shall finish well.

Remain blessed and highly favoured

Me

N.B Please do suggest a title!

Love is........

She asked the question...Is love enough?

Love is the twinkle in your eyes when I show up, the smile on your face when you hear my name

Love is in your words when I am discouraged and you gently remind me of who I really am, that I'm made of tougher stuff

Love is when you hear past beyond the words to how I feel and even understanding what the silence means

Love is when I place my head on your chest and I can feel your heart beats just for me

Love is when I'm tired of the journey and you place my hand in yours and when I'm really weary, you give me a piggy back ride

Love is when I make mistakes, you open your arms to receive me when I come back home

Love is when I go to bed at night and you are there, i wake up and i can feel the breath of your presence

Love is in your giving. Your willingness to lose everything and to take the pain, shame and humiliation that was mine so that we could be together forever

Everyday, I see the expression of your love. You let me know it's not a feeling, it's a doing. I'm really sorry because some days I take your love for granted but I know it cost you everything. I'm glad you chose me, there's so much to say but know this I love you, greater than anything and more than everything. Thank you for loving me in spite of and not only because of.

I love you and yes I think love is enough.

For God so loved the world that He GAVE His only begotten Son that whoever should believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16, capitals mine)

But God DEMONSTRATES His own love towards us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8)

Me

E je ka gbadura!

I hope the title of this post means Let us pray. If I have damaged the Yoruba language, please it is not intentional, i am trying to learn. I've been meaning to write this all week.

Dear Lord

I thank you and I praise you because You have been so good to me. You have been faithful concerning your word which can never return to you void without accomplishing it purpose in my life. Thank you because I'm here and I'm still standing. Thank you because as each day goes by, You reveal more of Yourself to me through your Word and the Holy Spirit.

Father I'm asking not just for myself but for others as well that we are aware of your presence at all times because You have promised never to leave or forsake us. That when troubles arise, we remember that You are there and You are working and your silence should never be taken as absence. We pray for more of You, that You reveal more of yourself in a new way.

Father help us to be aware that we can let go of yesterday's disappointments, yesterday's betrayal and yesterday's hurt and step into today, a new day of hope, joy and peace. Remember what your word says about a new day springing forth.

Father, help us to remember that even when we go wrong, like the Father of the prodigal son your arms are open to welcome us back home when we admit our mistakes and choose to walk in your forgiveness.

Father, help us to love, truly love even when it is difficult. Give us the wisdom to make the right decisions in our lives and to choose to walk on the right path even when it is the road less travelled. Give us words that comfort, words that edify and words that encourage that we be the light and the salt of the earth and truly make a difference.

Father, we face so many challenges on our jobs, relationships and just life in itself but we know that with you all things are possible and that with prayer we can overcome whatever life brings because you can do exceedingly, abundantly and far above anything we can think or imagine according to the power at work in us. We ask for favour that comes with open doors that our names shall be mentioned for good, that just like Esther found favour in the sight of the King, we also shall find favour before those who will be used by You to bless us.

We present every negative report, from the doctor, from the bank, from the office and wherever before your throne, just like Hezekiah did because we know that You will fight for us as we stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. You have the power to turn it around because You told us that You will turn our mourning into dancing again. We shall surely overcome all the plans of the enemy.

We rejoice because when we pray, we pray to an Omnipotent God of all strength, a Promise Keeper who keeps His Word, the most High God who is higher than all names and situations. Jehovah El-Elyon, truly at the mention of your name all knees must bow. We pray in the name that guarantees an answer, the name of Jesus. Thank you Lord in anticipation of answers to prayer.

Your baby who falls in love with you a little more each day

Me

What a week!

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

I can finally write some words on my blog. What a week it has been but I thank the Lord that I am still here and I am still standing. The experiment didn't work the way it was supposed to but I thank God anyway as I am still here to repeat it.

How is everyone, i must thank you all for your comments on my last post. Reading it now..it makes perfect sense and I'm glad I'm free.

Happy Birthday Mummy, when you read this I want you to smile because you are more beautiful everyday. I always remember how you smile when people ask if we are sisters but we are more than that, we are best friends. I thank God everyday that you are my mother, my 'paddy', my business partner, my prayer partner, my tutor and also my student. I love the fact that you can ask me questions, that you are not the sort of parent who 'knows it all'. I love the fact that we can discuss anything and even though we 'fight' we try to be fair (ha, ha).

I love the way we have 'names' for everyone and we can laugh until tears fall from our eyes. I know it isn't always easy with the MC but i love that you share about it even though I know I'm not always a good listener. I love the way you say it as it is (call a spade a spade and not a garden fork!) whether it's what I want to hear or not. I love the way you dance to my music when I'm playing stuff in my room(well, really your music since I love music from way back!)

As I grow older, I find out how much like you I am..the only thing I don't like are the fingernails (LOL!) but I thank God for the mother that I have. Truly as the Bible says you and your children are for signs and wonders.

Have a great birthday today..i wish I could celebrate it with you but here's a million kisses from London to Lagos via Virgin Nigeria (hope say e go reach there o) mwah. Love ya!

Me (don't want to write what you call me, they may think I've gone loco!!!!)