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For a while now, I’ve been holding back from God the very things He asked of me to serve and love Him with: my mind, heart, and soul. I’ve watched my prayers go unanswered and wondered if He really cares and loves me. I’ve seen my dreams crash right before me and wondered why the doors of opportunity were shut in my face. So a part of me just wanted to lay back and pretend that I didn’t owe God my love, my life and my whole being. But I do. Every. Single. Day. Even though I haven’t always gotten what I desire, I believe that what God wants is the best for me. His word says, “…The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). And over the past few weeks, God has taught me that if I’ll “allow Him” to have his way, I’ll see his good plans unfold each day, regardless of the circumstances I face. He’s teaching me to trust Him completely.

The story that comes immediately to my mind is that of Abraham. First, God asks him to leave his country for a land that He, God, would show him(Genesis 12:1). Here’s God saying, “Leave what you know and what you have and go to the unknown. I’m leading you into the unknown. I want to bless you”. And Abraham doesn’t look back. He does precisely that. He let go of all he knew and probably thought he wanted and moved, holding on to God’s word. But this is not the part that captivates me so much. I move to Chapter 22, where he’s being asked to sacrifice Isaac, his promised child. And he does so, or at least intends to, trusting that God knows what He[God] is doing. Just when the sacrifice is about to be made, an angel calls out to him and says, “Now I know that you fear God”. Abraham was willing to sacrifice what he held very dear. We fear God[respect, honour, revere Him] when we can let go for Him: offering our most dear thoughts, desires and actions because He says so. After that, God gave him another opportunity in the form of the ram(vs 13) and blessed him. God had already promised him a blessing in the beginning, but he uses the words “Indeed” and “greatly” this time. Other Bible versions have the word “certainly”. There is a blessing in letting go for God. I tend to have a strong, stubborn will sometimes. And having my way doesn’t bring the joy, peace and strength to my soul that comes from obeying and trusting the Father’s ways.

Our sacrifices today may not be in the form of a son; they may be in the form of habits, desires, and mindsets that we have held on to for so long but are worth putting away. The sacrifices may be our will that we have to lay down so God’s will will be done; our time that we have to devote more to prayer and the reading of His word; our fear or anxiety that we set aside for faith; or the moral or lustful impurity that we set aside for holiness. We can trust that God has better plans for us and that the sacrifices He asks of us are for our own good so that we can live the full life that we have been called to in Christ Jesus.

“God, the one and only— I’ll wait as long as he says. Everything I need comes from him, so why not? He’s solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I’m set for life.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭62:1-2‬ ‭MSG‬‬.

This post was originally published on July 10th, 2020.

Today I had the chance to listen to my dad’s story. At least a portion of it. I couldn’t help but smile, pondering how this man, whom I’m privileged to call my father at a very young age, took charge of his life and ensured his chances of hitting the road to success were very high. It got me thinking. And I kept asking myself, “so what’s my excuse?”. What opportunities have come my way that I have yet to fully grasp because I have neglected to pursue my fullest potential? How many days have I done things that have no benefits to me, and how many times have I ignorantly watched others do the same. I know God has good things in store for us. But some of us are too lazy and comfortable to reach those things.

Today my father spoke about the power of choices. He showed how his elder brother dropped out of secondary school for no apparent reason and decided to stay home. And that was that. He asked us to think about the repercussions of that choice that we all see evidently today. He spoke about a classmate who wore the finest clothes and had siblings in Europe who pampered him with so much but couldn’t use these as an advantage to pursue his education. He did not say these things to make us feel like he(my father) was any better than them. Instead, he used it to illustrate that life is tough, and the choices we make both in the easy and tough times compound to give us an inevitable outcome. Even though his father was not well-off, he seized the opportunities offered by his uncles to support his education and never took them for granted. Ultimately, he was awarded a scholarship to study in Eastern Europe!

Today, something definitely shifted somewhere in me. Even though I haven’t written in a while, I promised myself I’d share this.

What’s your excuse for not reaching your fullest potential, not giving your dreams 100% focus, and living a mediocre life? T.D. Jakes said, “You can’t step into an extraordinary destiny with mediocre effort”. Some of us are looking for something, and we don’t know what it is. That frustration is a wake-up call to focus. A friend recently shared something the renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng said in an interview. He was asked why we no longer see doctors as great as him in Ghana (paraphrased). He said “the young ones are not determined enough”. How badly do you want to succeed?

I can still hear my father’s words as vividly as he spoke them. Daddy said, “Persevere”.

This post was originally published on April 12th, 2020.

I am beautiful, powerful, strong and able. These are some of the things I tell myself every day. Not reminding myself of who I am and not letting my true identity sink deep into my spirit made me want to give up on life. When I write about Something beautiful, I don’t just want you to know that that’s who you are; I want you to believe it in your spirit, heart, and mind. God wants you to believe the truth He’s written about you. A lot of us are imprisoned by negativity. I know what that means. I used to tell myself negative things all the time. I couldn’t accept my worthiness in Christ, my completeness in Him and the victory He’d given me through the cross. It’s hard to believe because it’s too simple. The idea that I am unique, worthy, blessed and enough through faith is too radical for me to think.

Our human minds want to logically explain everything that happens in our lives. But get this, your life in Christ is not based on logic. I don’t need to see it to believe it; I have to believe it to see it. That’s the life we’ve been called to. Have you ever felt like you needed to be validated by someone else, like your identity was based on what you have, how smart you are or how pretty you look? It’s a very shaky foundation for your identity because people’s standards and opinions change. You might be smart today, but tomorrow you’re at the bottom because the world’s standards keep changing. Why would you put your belief in something that is continuously changing? Just think about it. Why would you place hope in something that could ultimately let you down? You’re better than that! When I learnt to think of myself the way God thought about me, I could spend minutes in front of the mirror just saying, “You’re so awesome. And you’re going to do great today”. Because His word tells me that I’ll do exploits(Daniel 11:32). I don’t look down on myself anymore because if God-the Father of the whole universe, says He’s on my side, who am I to feel small.

Recently somebody said something that made me laugh but made me think deeply about how I felt about God. Just imagine you’re Bill Gates’s daughter/son. LOL. I’m sure they’ll have to get an auditorium for your swollen head alone at your school or workplace. Just imagine how you’d walk, talk and strut. You’d enter every place knowing and believing that you carried great power.

The same thing applies to us in Christ. It’s about The Name you carry, The One you belong to, and the One who lives in you. Today, I want you to accept that God has made you so much more; I want you to understand that your true identity is rooted in God’s word and that you’re made for more! You can’t feel small and unworthy and allow the enemy to play with your thoughts. It’s time to redefine yourself based on God’s Word. There is still time. And if it’s a bit tough because you don’t know what God is saying about you, read and search His Word. Nowadays, when I read my Bible, I have a highlighter/pencil/pen or anything I can use to make a mark in my hands. Whenever I see what I call “an identity statement”, I mark it. That way, when I take my Bible in my low days, at every page, I find who I really am- The loved, forgiven, healed, restored and victorious treasure I’ve been destined to be.

This post was originally published on November 21st, 2019.