Parenting is hard, and it goes beyond being overly religious. And I really love how Oversabi Aunty addressed that. 👏🏽❤️
As someone who watches movies to learn a thing or two, here are some of my takeaways. 🎬
🙏🏽 Faith and parenting go hand in hand.
Exposing children to prayers and Bible reading is a good thing, but it becomes almost meaningless when the parent who is supposed to guide them is emotionally distant and unavailable.
💬 Communication matters
Imagine finding out everything you need to know about your child from a stranger when you’re supposed to be their mentor, their safe space, and someone they can talk to about anything. 💔
👀 Look inward first.
You know how the Bible talks about removing the log in your own eye before worrying about the speck in someone else’s? Oversabi Aunty was busy policing other people’s children while her own children were struggling right under her nose. 😭
💔 What will people say? When Temitope got pregnant, I expected her to handle the situation like a mother. But she was more concerned about what people would say, and I was just there like 😳😳
👨👩👧👦 Be present.
A lot of parents are guilty of being so engrossed in their own world that they barely take the time to listen to or communicate with their children.
Being physically present isn't enough. Parenting has no manual. And leaving your job to become a full-time housewife doesn’t automatically make you a better parent than a working-class mother. Being present is more than just being physically available.
🫂 Be your child’s safe space.
Oversabi Aunty was a good reminder that parents need to do better. Be approachable. Listen to your children. Create an environment where your child can come to you even when they’ve messed up badly.
You should be their first point of call. Ideally, you should be the first person your child thinks of when they have a problem, not the last.
🚨 Strict parenting doesn't automatically equal good parenting.
You can be strict and still be emotionally unavailable. You can set boundaries and still make your child feel safe enough to talk to you.
A very relatable storyline and a good watch for me. 🎬❣️
Every question he is asking is actually valid.
Back when I used to attend Scripture Union meetings, I remember asking one day: “How do I truly prove to somebody that God, the Bible, and everything we believe in are real?”
Till today, nobody has really answered that question for me completely.
Do you know how strange it feels to realize that so much of Christianity is built on belief, faith, and hope? There is no physical certainty for most of it.
Sometimes you just wake up one day and ask yourself:
“What if the Bible is not real?”
“What if everything we were taught is wrong?”
“What if there is nothing after all this?”
So honestly, I understand why he is asking those questions because I have asked myself those same questions many times too.
I’ll tell you 4;
1. Every single day, your body produces at least one cell that has the potential to become a full-blown Cancer. But your immune system destroys it quietly without you ever knowing.
2. Your skeleton is very active. It constantly breaks itself down and rebuilds itself from scratch. Because of this process, you get a completely NEW skeleton every few years (about 10).
3. You actually have a second brain in your stomach called the Enteric Nervous System. About 90% of your Serotonin (the chemical that makes you happy) is produced there, not in your head!
So when you eat rubbish, it tells your brain to ruin your mood. That’s what is responsible for the 'butterflies in your stomach' feeling.
4. Cervical cancer is one of the ONLY cancers in the world that gives a 10 to 15-year 'notice period'. The virus that causes it (HPV) can hide in a woman's body for over a decade with ZERO symptoms. It is almost 100% preventable, but only if you catch it during that silent period.
Pray this:
“Lord prepare me for the things I’m praying for.
May I have what it takes to manage the blessing well.
Let no blessings you give me take Jesus away from me”
Amen.
HALLELUJAH CHALLENGE DAY 5
Genesis 46:12
Prayer items:
1. Er - TO AWAKE
- In the name of Jesus, Oh Arm of God, awake on my behalf. Awake and wrought mighty things in my life, mighty things in our homes, health, careers, ministry, nation.
- I will awake to the light of God; in prayer life, in the study of the word, in my zeal and worship to God, to holiness. I refuse to sleep in prayer and the place of the word: let there be an awakening and a a revival.
- I am a burning and shining light, my world will rejoice to see my light.
• My prophetic gifting awake; my gifts and talents and awake!
• I am strengthened with might by the Spirit , in my inner man
- I refuse to slumber in the place of prayer, spiritually.
2. Ornan: STRENGTH
- I am strengthened with might in my inner man, by the Spirit.
• My strength will not fail in the day of advisory
• I am strengthened emotionally, in my mind, I am stable. I am immovable, sure, steady, firm by the strength of God.
• I will leave this Hallelujah Challenge with strength.
• I am a mighty man of valor
• I will not give up; I am strong. I have power! Greater is he that is none than
Father, by this prophetic praise still and silence the avenger in my life, family, church and nation
3. Shelah: PETITION, REQUEST, PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
- Lord, come and answer the one you love.
• Father, extend your peace to me, my family, my nation, like a river, let your people enjoy peace - that which comes from the Spirit.
• Rest on every side: Peace be still
4. Zerah: BRIGHTNESS, TO RISE and SHINE
- I arise, by reason of my praise
• The world will rejoice to see my name.
• Ugo, ARISE! You haven’t seen anything yet, there’s more!
5. Perez: BREAKTHROUGH, TO INCREASE
- I brekaforth, I breakthrough!
• On the left and the right, I expand. I am spreading, enlargement.
• Father, I declare a break forth:
I declare a multiply, increase growth, enlargement in all areas
6. Hezron : To ESTABLISH, TO EXPAND
- Father, I declare divine settlement, establishment, strengthened in all areas of my life.
• Perfect all that concerns
• I declare “I have come to stay”z
I am established in Faith, family, ministry, in my career. This business is a generational one!
7. Hamul: MERCY
- Father, arise and show me your mercy.
• I declare that this is my set time for favour.
• I declare I am settled early.
• Show me your mercy
• I am helped, established, succeed, stand by mercy in Jesus name.
#HallelujahChallenge2026 #HallelujahChallengeFeb2026
I heard a testimony of a lady today.
She said, "I woke up around 2am with a strong urge to pray, but I went back to sleep, then I woke up again, so I got up and started praying in tongues quietly because I didn't want to wake my dad, but I got so caught up in prayer that my voice became loud. Then my dad woke up and joined me. We prayed together for about 20 minutes, and then we went back to bed. But I still couldn't sleep; the urge was still there.
I got up again, and my dad joined. This time, we started mentioning our family names and prayed for each of them and went back to bed. Except the urge was still there. This happened three times; we prayed and went back to sleep, but the urge was still there.
Eventually my dad said, "Let's surrender it to the Holy Spirit. Let's ask Him to reveal who is in trouble to us while we pray in tongues."
We did that, and we got the victory. We still don't know who it was, but the burden was lifted.
And my peace was restored.
My dad went to work in the morning; he works at a construction site.
His boss told him Mr. So-and-So did not come to work today, so he had to fill in for him. My dad agreed and climbed the ladder. Before he got to the top, he came down and said, "I'm sorry I can't. As I was climbing, the Holy Spirit reminded me of a dream I had last night. How I climbed that ladder, and the cable cut; I fell and hit my head on an iron, my skull was wide open, and I died."
One of his colleagues laughed and said, I will take his place. And climbed the ladder. Ten minutes later, the cable cut, and he fell, hit his head on an iron, and died instantly.
My dad had this dream right after we got the victory and went to bed, but it was hidden from him till the appointed time."
Y'all, Isaiah 43:4 is no joke!!! That man said, 'I will take his place,' and he indeed took his place. When the Lord wakes you up to pray, please pray. You don't need to know why. Just pray.
@Adukegeorge@mfmprayercity Again, you are still on the church matter! No one is talking about leaving “ministry or church” I talked about walking in Christ, please calmly read to understand not reply. Shall we continue in sin that grace May abide?? Rom 6:1