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I just finished watching “The First Ministry” on Biodun Stephen TV and I’m honestly speechless.
It took me back to when I started my business. I didn’t have a salesperson, and I was so invested in the business that one day my son said, “I wish you never started this business.”
I cried. Then I knew I had to readjust.
I got a staff, started closing work by 3pm, dropped my phones and made sure he had my full attention.
So yes, I could relate to every character in this movie. ❤️
I love @BiodunStephenO movies so much. You make beautiful films that speak to the soul.
And I can’t wait to see @clintonjoshua_ on your channel!
I was genuinely excited when I saw the advert for your upcoming movie. ❤️
#Thefirstministry
One day I came home from work, sat down for dinner... and took one bite.
I yelled, "What is this? This food has ZERO taste! Did you forget salt? Seasoning? Everything?!"
My wife calmly stood up... walked into the other room... and made a phone call.
Ten minutes later, an ambulance pulled up.
Paramedics rushed in like I was Patient Zero.
Next thing I know, I'm in a quarantine facility for two weeks.
Every day, a lunchbox arrives from home.
And inside... there's a little note: So... can you taste it now?
Shutdown the NYSC ISEYIN CAMP GROUND with praises on the last day 🔥❤️🎹
This was def one of my highlights last year 🫶🏾 met a whole lotta amazing people at the camp.
@spiriitual@Wizarab10@seyimakinde @PrinceSomorin @abazwhyllzz@Ekitipikin
Our children churches need to be a place where we talk about masturbation, betting, vices, and all sorts
Being born in a Christian family doesn't translate to being born again
It is okay for them to come with their insufficiencies but it's never okay for them to remain the same
The most anticipated night of the Convention is here!!!
Welcome to the Holy Ghost Service of the 72nd Annual Convention.
Not here at the Redemption City? Join us virtually via: https://t.co/295ZqKlMK9
Heaven is here for you; it's a night of heavenly encounters.
Day 5
#RCCGAnnualConvention2024
#Heaven
A very powerful prayer to pray - LET THERE BE LIGHT !
Genesis 1:3, John 1:1-5.
A little over a year ago, one of our dear sisters and leaders in church was pregnant with a baby after a long wait . It was such big news to us. And She had to go abroad for her delivery due to the sensitive nature of the pregnancy.
She put to bed
but a fierce battle began. We kind of sensed it was going to be tough so we started praying. She began feeling some unexplainable pain. The medical team made up of some of the very best in the UK, could not figure out the cause of the pain. They deployed some of the best equipment and gadgets, medication but could not address this pain. Her organs began to shut down. We organised a 24 hours prayer watch in church over zoom and reached out to a few minister friends to join with us in prayer. But It just won’t shift. At a point, this medical team finally admitted they had done their very best and knew nothing else to do. At this point, I knew it had to be GOD and GOD alone. Then I had a moment of light ! 💡The word came. “LET THERE BE LIGHT” - I knew by the Spirit that was the key. Then we changed our prayer point and just called out for the light of God to shine and expose the darkness. A few hours later, the doctors decided to go in just one more time. But this time, Lo and behold, they found hiding somewhere in her stomach area, in our sister’s words “a blood clot measuring about a litre” - something their machines could not locate. This was clearly the work of darkness. But then the light shone and darkness could not hide.
”And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.“
John 1:5 NKJV
Can I pray for someone reading this now, every work of darkness in your life right now is exposed by the LIGHT OF GOD’S WORD. I declare, LET THERE BE LIGHT ! In Jesus’ name.
#mytestimony
My parents divorced when I was three. My dad became a Christian and my mom wanted nothing to do with God. She ran off leaving me and my dad only to return 18 months later to kidnap me. A vicious and nearly continuous custody battle ensued over the next 10+ years.
Over time my mom became a successful executive and business owner. She was wealthy, popular, well traveled, and went through men like a fat kid through cookies. My dad remarried, had seven other kids, and became a struggling pastor. It was obvious as I grew up that God didn’t pay dividends. If you wanted to have fun and be successful it was best to leave God out of your life.
Although my dad was poor he scraped together the money to send me to a private Christian school until 7th grade. His finances wouldn’t allow him to do it after that because his family was growing. I started public school in 7th grade and quickly fell in with the wrong crowd. By 9th grade I was doing and selling drugs, stealing cars, breaking into houses etc etc.
I landed in juvey and met some folks from Atlanta. So at 16 I dropped out of school, moved to Atlanta, and started running drugs from Atlanta to Charleston. One night I got pulled over with enough drugs to put me in jail for decades. I remember begging God to get me out of this and promising Him if he did, I would never sell drugs again. He did and I didn’t
I switched gears and started a legitimate business. The business did great so I opened another and another until at 30 I was ‘on top of the world” financially. Over this time I met a wonderful woman, married her, and got into surfing.
Sounds like I had a perfect life, right?
Reality is, I was a functioning alcoholic with a drug problem. I could take care of business and by all worldly metrics it seemed I was doing great. However, I was never truly happy.
When my son was 1.5 years old I had a grande scheme to achieve happiness. I would sell my business, retire, & move to Costa Rica to party and surf in paradise.
I thought I had won at life. Happiness and fulfillment was achieved…for about 10 minutes. I had fewer responsibilities, world class waves in my backyard, more time to drink, and better drugs. How could I still be unhappy?
Fast forward…I’m 44 and by wordily metrics still doing great. My kids are older and are starting to see some issues with my lifestyle. While I loved them and provided financially, I was not a good father. I was putting my desire to party above their well being. I was selfish. I knew it and it bothered me but I would just put it out of my mind and go to the next party over and over again.
One day I received a call from a hospital in Jacksonville Florida and was told my mom was ill and I should come quickly. When I arrived I learned my mom had weeks to live and they planned to move her to hospice as soon as a bed opened up.
I was sitting next to my mom’s bed trying to put on a brave face but what could I do? I’m good at partying. My hospital skills suck. I have no way to comfort or heal her.
I decided to call my dad to let him know what was going on and to tell him I was in the US. About 10 min after we hung up I got a call from his wife, my step-mom. She told me I was welcome to bring my mom to her house instead of placing her in hospice. She urged me to allow them to take care of my mom in her dying days.
I was floored. This had to be some kind of trick. My mom did everything in her power to ruin my father. She caused untold hardship on him, and by association, his wife and family. Yet, here they are willing to have her in their house, not to visit, to die slowly over days maybe weeks??
I’ve made this long enough so I’ll try to make the ending short..
I took them up on their offer. For 15 days my dad and step-mom loved on my mom. They not only cared for her body but for her soul too. They shared the gospel with her, answered her questions, read scripture, and sang hymns. My mom came to Christ before she died in that bed. She confessed her sins and asked forgiveness from God.
As you might imagine this was a powerful experience. God brought my mom and dad together one last time to teach me about sin and forgiveness, love and redemption. I accepted Christ while sitting next to my mom’s deathbed.
My life has completely changed since I came to Christ. I place my sins on Christ’s account and no longer live with the guilt from my days as a drug dealer and addict. My actions and habits have changed. I no longer party. I am a more accessible father and more loving husband. I’ve found peace, forgiveness, and happiness in Christ.
If there is anyone reading this who is struggling to find happiness in their lives and would like to talk about what it is to be a Christian, I would be happy to speak with you. Hit me with a DM
Before I came to Christ
When I was a child
I caused an accident that took the life of my little brother.
I ruined my family.
My mother was torn between blaming herself and blaming me.
She gave me up to her sister because she didn’t have it in her to be my mom.
We had an estranged relationship.
There were consequences to my actions.
I had a bad relationship with my parents and my remaining siblings.
After Christ, I sought reconciliation with my family.
With Jesus help I reconciled with my older sister and younger brothers and my dad. My older brother and I are still estranged. But I’m still praying.
I sought reconciliation with my unsaved mother, who has every right to hate me and deny me.
And she admitted to her faults and apologized and we have a great relationship now.
My mother has since turned to Jesus seeing what He has done to me. Seeing how He redeemed me. How He cleansed me and redeemed me.
But the way my unsaved mother embraced me so lovingly and forgave me for what I had done and who I was, and NEVER ONCE since we reconciled has thrown it in my face even if we get into a disagreement.
Speaks volumes to those self proclaimed Christian’s who still throw past sins of redeemed people in their face.
God is Good. Jesus redeems. Jesus Makes us new. He does NOT hold our sins against us. He does NOT try to claim consequences of sin as a reason to hold them against us.
Praise Him for that.
If you can’t be a virgin man and Mary a now redeemed woman with a past, then I should never have children being someone who once took a child’s life.
Even though I have been redeemed and now lead middle school and high school kids to Christ and lead 2nd and 3rd graders to Christ.
Thank God that mind set isn’t biblical.
Thank Jesus for forgiveness and mercy and grace. Grace that many many self proclaimed Christians lack and unsaved people have shown.
That’s a problem guys and gals.
That’s a serious problem.
We should be the light of Christ. Not the ones who condemn.