Ey guys return to the things you love! Whether it’s running, writing, reading,swimming or whatever else you love. Return to it. Don’t let this life eat you up!
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The Rapture is the moment when all believers, living and dead, will meet Jesus in Heaven! We will then receive a new heavenly and immortal body. What a beautiful Heavenly reward to look forward to! Our Lord is coming for us, Hallelujah🎶 Get Ready For The Rapture 🎺🎶☝🏽☁️👑🕊
The moment you realise that no one is worth making you lose eternity with Christ, you begin to overlook things and take things you ordinarily won’t let slide, from people.
God sees everything. Have a prayer altar and pour out your heart to him daily.
Take a cue from the Psalms
Every time I read the Old Testament, I think “seriously?!” Again?
When will these Israelites learn?!?”
And then I realize… I’m the same as them…dang that mirror hurts.
So we’re all agreeing that the theme for June is REST shebi?
Rest from stress, hurt, struggling, pain, tough seasons, turbulence, disappointments, depression, anxiety, illnesses.
REST!
May we truly surrender and enjoy the fullness of God’s rest.
#seasonOfRest
AKUA' STAND
Pastor Kofi, a Ghanaian pastor, and his wife Akua, were dedicated Christians. They served God and had drawn many from darkness. In the lives of many, God had used Pastor Kofi mightily. His church was a big one, and people came from far and near for prayers, healing, and miracles.
Then Pastor Kofi fell ill. Initially, he thought it was malaria and typhoid, and he went to the hospital and did a test, and truly, he was diagnosed with typhoid, and treatment began. The more treatment he received, the more he became worse. He started losing weight, and more tests were conducted, but nothing was wrong with him.
Akua became worried; she started to pray concerning her husband's health. The church members were concerned. Like a dream, the family woke up one morning and discovered that Pastor Kofi could no longer talk. Akua and the children cried.
Akua travelled to her husband's village and informed her husband's family what was happening. Yaa Asantewaa, the sister-in-law of Akua, listened with rapt attention, then told Akua to return to the city and bring Pastor Kofi home.
"Kofi is a stubborn man. Our father's gods are dealing with him because he refused to worship them. When you bring him, I will perform some rituals, and the gods will heal him."
"God forbid! My husband is a child of God. He can never bow to any idol. It won't happen," Akua told her.
Yaa Asantewaa laughed loudly and clearly. "Really?" she asked, rolling her eyes and laughing.
"My husband is a child of God and cannot bow to any idol," she mimicked Akua.
Her brethren who were seated with Akua laughed.
Yaa Asantewaa stood up and left them, then she returned holding a short staff tied around with red and white pieces of clothes.
"You see this; it's supposed to be in Kofi's possession because he has been chosen by the gods to be their mouthpiece. I have been holding this for six years, but my brother has not made up his mind to come home and take the mantle. The chief priest has asked me to return it. Do you know the implication of returning this to the shrine?" she asked.
Akua shook her head in the negative, while others laughed sarcastically at her.
"It means this family rejected the gods of our father, and the person chosen will lose his life along with his first son. I have been sending messages to my brother for years, but he gave me deaf ears. For years, we have been offering sacrifices to pacify the gods, but now the gods are requesting the return of the staff."
Akua sighed.
"If you know what is good, return to the city and bring your husband here within six days. We will appease the gods, and all will be over; then, he can take up the mantle."
"I know what you're thinking, that your husband is a pastor," Agyeman said, a younger brother of Kofi.
"It doesn't matter. Some of the pastors you see are native doctors. No one knows. They cover their practice with the name of Jesus. Your husband can do the same." Kwame told Akua.
"I...don't think we..." Akua began.
"Return and do what we asked you," Yaa Asantewaa told her.
Akua thanked her in-laws and travelled back to the city. It was very late when she got home. Her children were not sleeping. Her husband was very hot. She got water and cleaned him up. Her daughter told her he refused to eat. Akua cooked something for him that night and forced him to eat a little.
Having balanced him very well on the bed, she dragged a plastic chair close to the bed and took his hand in hers. She narrated how her journey went to her husband.
"Your people want me to bring you home for some rituals, but one thing I know, Kofi, is that you will not bow to any other god. No one will take you to any strange place. I met you in the service of God, and you will remain in God's service." She felt him grip her hand tightly. Akua prayed for him before going to bed.
The reason I get my kids to church on Sundays without seeking their consent is the exact reason why I send them to school without their consent.
It’s also the exact reason I give them their drugs when they are ill(no matter how bitter the drug is) without their consent.