Before I gave my life to Christ, there were many sins I struggled with, and lying was one of the biggest. I lied even when it wasn’t necessary. Back then, I honestly thought I would never overcome it.
When I finally gave my life to Jesus, I expected an instant transformation because I truly wanted to stop lying. I thought, “Boom, it’s over.” 😂
But time passed, and I was still lying. It hurt me deeply. Sometimes I would feel so bad that I cried about it. The struggle was real, and I didn’t realize then that I was actually in a process, being trained.
I fell many times. One day, I poured my heart out to God and asked Him to help me, and that was when the real transformation began. Here’s what started happening: whenever I lied, the Holy Spirit would convict me so strongly that I would go back to the person and confess that I had lied. It wasn’t easy at all, but somehow I found the boldness to face people, admit the lie, and tell the truth.
Then one day, it hit me, why lie first and then go back to confess it? Why not just tell the truth from the start and face the consequences? After all, I wouldn’t die 😅. Or better still, why not avoid situations that would push me to lie in the first place?
That was a turning point for me. Also reading the Bible shaped me deeply. It
removed anger, bitterness, and pride from my heart. Pride was another struggle of mine, and one day I’ll really talk about how subtle pride is and how much God hates a prideful heart.
Over time, I began to tell the truth even in difficult situations. Yes, I still fall short sometimes, but now I rise up immediately.
What I learned is this: transformation doesn’t always happen instantly. If it did, we wouldn’t learn what God wants to teach us. So if you’re born again and still struggling with a particular sin, ask yourself, what is God trying to show me? Humble yourself completely and pay attention. God may be allowing you to learn through your falls so that one day you can help others who are struggling with the same thing.
When we are born again, God starts by dealing with our inward parts first. And when the inside is transformed, it will eventually reflect on the outside. 👌
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The true God cannot guide me to Islam and let me tell you why in a honest way.
First of all, Jesus already said loud and clear: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
So why will God guide me to another route when Jesus already dropped the Google Maps pin Himself? No confusion here, one way, straight road, no traffic. 🚗💨 John 14:6 approved.
Secondly, the God who gave me freedom will not move me to a system full of “do this, don’t do that, stand here, face here, recite this, recite that.”
Jesus made the yoke easy…not “easy with terms and conditions.” With Jesus I can pray anywhere… kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, on top of my bed… God picks up the call ANYTIME. No special network required.
Thirdly, God wants a relationship, not a religious workout routine.
He calls Himself our “Father.” Why would He take me from being His child… to being somebody’s “slave”? A slave have no mind of his own and cannot ask questions, but me? I ask my Father questions every day. And He doesn’t shout “haram!” at me. Instead, He listens with love. That father-child privilege? I’m not trading it for anything less.
Fourthly, I can’t move to a belief system where even the founder wasn’t sure of his own destination.
Meanwhile Jesus spoke with FULL confidence, He knew where He came from, where He was going, and He even promised to come back for me. That’s the kind of leader I’m following.
Now let’s talk about Arabic…
Listen, I love languages, but ehn, I cannot come and kill myself because I want to “score points” with Allah. Imagine learning a whole new language just so your prayers can be accepted. My dear, God already understands my English, my broken English, my Igbo, and even my silent tears. No Arabic exam needed. 😅
I can’t be doing gym exercises just to pray, up, down, touch the floor, kiss the ground, repeat.
When I can simply sit quietly on my couch, talk to God, and He hears me perfectly well. No warm-up required.
And honestly, I can’t look at mountains of evidence about Jesus’ death and crucifixion, historical records, eyewitness accounts, multiple sources and then ignore all of that because one man showed up 600 years later and said, “Nah, it didn’t happen, it only looked like it did.”
I’m sorry… I’m way too smart to trade thousands of witnesses for a single late correction.
Lastly, checking boxes?
I will fail! I already know myself. I will forget this one today, forget that one tomorrow. But in Christianity, Jesus ticked EVERY box for me.
All prophecy boxes ✔️✔️✔️
All salvation boxes ✔️
All righteousness boxes ✔️
Meanwhile Islam requires you to tick your own boxes one by one. And me? I already know my score will be 2/10. And that’s not looking good at all. 😂
So yes, the true God who loves me, freed me, adopted me, and keeps things simple for me… will not guide me away from His Son, Jesus Christ. That’s the truth.
My list is long, but let me just pause here before I write a whole new Holy book. 😅
May the true God open your hearts and point you all to the real path, Jesus Himself. 🙏
He actually never bought anything with that money. He did regret betraying Jesus, so he threw the money into the temple, which was used to buy the potter’s field.
However, there was a symbolic reason behind what he did. 30 pieces of silver were the price of a slave; him selling out Jesus like that symbolised how little/cheaply Jesus was valued.
The 30 pieces fulfilled Zechariah’s prophecy that pieces of silver thrown into the temple will buy the potter’s field.
The point was that the world may undervalue what is holy, but God still brings purpose, prophecy, and redemption out of human failure.