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At long last

It was so difficult waiting for many days to speak with someone.. Finally, it was over and time to get cracking on what we've missed out but I wasn't feeling too good.
I did get to chat on this bbm thing which I hate (can't wait to leave Africa to stop using it smh). I managed throughout the conversation. Good thing he didn't notice, otherwise he'd have been worried. Anyway, this someone is like a brother, known him from childhood... He is my best male friend and a wonderful Christian, someone I care so much for. He has challenged me so much in using the word and when I say I am sick, he says confess good health (lol.. Sometimes, I'm like 'do you think I want it? I am saying it to you because that's how it is'). It has been pretty difficult keeping up communication with him and his family (btw, we are family friends) due to distance. 
I am lying here due to this whole sinusitis thing again and I am so angry at everything right now. I wish to feel better. I have prayed and cried :( God help me is all I can say.

HIS STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN MY WEAKNESS. 

I will bask in Christ's strength.. Though I am weak, yet am I strong! Glory!!!

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So I was sick

I have had sinusitis for many years even then I didn't know what it was,that was aback in Africa. When I relocated to England, I got confirmed to be a sinusitis patient. Oh well, I thought, I knew I would get over it. Then the nose bleed started and I knew this had got serious. Did I panic? No, I don't remember doing that, I knew I prayed and prayed. 
It got better and better and better. Every winter previously, I suffered severe nasal problems, inability to breathe and I began snoring when sleeping, this wasn't good. I kicked off on some marathon prayers boy, and I got better and better every year.

While visiting Africa this year, the devil tried to show up again with the same thing. Just the way it started couple of years back about eight or nine years ago, it came back. Severe headaches, inability to breathe... I kept up with my nasal spray treatment but that didn't help. Snoring got back and I was like 'oh no'. I began praying and praying, it got me dizzy and weak well, I prayed that out too. I am back facing the sinuses but what I got to tell you is I AM HEALED! I may still have some bits here and there but I do not have the nose bleeds any more. It has got a whole lot better than few years back. I can only say, I am a product of prayer. AMEN

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Out of the world

I have been cut out of the world again following recent events in my life. Just incase you do not know, I am still in Africa and got couple of weeks, almost a month left to return to now-hot England (can't wait). 
I have been in the spirit of prayer because it is summer camp time with The Lord at all my churches around the world. The UK camp is coming to an end and the Nigeria one will kick off soon. I should be attending about a week of the Nigeria one as I have to return to work.
I have limited blogging on my Poetry for now due to this and down in New Jersey, a convention is going on and I pray The Lord visits them as they start tomorrow. This as well has been part of my prayers.
I may not be effective on here for a while. Please do bear with me. Just to let you know, I finished my study of the book of Proverbs and Corinthians yesterday! That took like a month. Thank God. I am now studying Ecclesiastes, Matthew and some Genesis. Join me if you can and let's talk God. Hehe. Blessings to you and yours!

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My great yesterday

I promised the devil two days ago that I would laugh so hard at him and I DID IT yesterday. I laughed and laughed, oh it felt so good. He tried to take testimony out of my mouth, I told him my victory just started.

I prayed and prayed prior to the laughter. It felt like God was listening but didn't want to say a word. At some point I almost blasphemed, I was frustrated, my faith giving way but I realised it was the trick of the devil. I prayed again, this time using praise, I apologised for my frustration and asked for more grace and FAITH. I needed all I could get.
I studied the word, did three chapters instead of my usual two. During the study of the third, I felt sleepy, I barely kept my eyes open to finish it up. Then a deeeeeep sleep enveloped me. You know in Genesis God caused a deep sleep on Adam? That was the kind. Never slept so much during the day and I wasn't tired.

By the time I woke up, my strength renewed, I felt fresh in the spirit. I was all smiles and grins. It felt so good. I knew my problems were still there but God gave me a promise in my dream and I woke up feeling like I just won the lottery of £10,000,000. Wow, it felt so good to begin laughing at the devil right then. I had to go out to check if my prayers had been answered so quickly but I knew it hadn't. I got to the centre and found others waiting, I began encouraging people. Previously, I was the one who needed encouragement, now I gave it to others. I told them 'have faith, it won't be long' oh yeah? I needed that but I gave it because Christ was in me, and he gives joy when he lives within. Amen.

I am still laughing at the devil. The devil thought he had me, hahaha but Christ bought me and I am his most treasured possession.. Can you beat that? I am all high in the spirit and it will go on till the next week because Jesus bore my pain and took my sorrow to the grave, he rose up and it was gone. Hallelujah!!! 

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A testimony of God's Grace and Mercy

THIS TESTIMONY IS THAT OF A BROTHER I DISCUSSED WITH AND I AM GLAD HE SHARED HIS TESTIMONY. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ, I KNOW IT IS REALLY LONG BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT.

I was in senior high school, started playing sports, working out and began getting attention from the opposite sex. Out of curiosity, I got a girl friend, before I knew it that was the first girl I got involved with sexually. From then on, everything went downhill, I was doing things to please her; things I won’t normally do like disobeying my parents. I disobeyed my mum to attend prom because I had already paid for everything. From then on I tasted what it was like to live the life ‘I always wanted’.

Fresh man year was good and GPA was really high but sophomore year my grades started slipping, because I was so into clubbing and parties and I was still with my girlfriend from high school but we broke it off eventually. From then it became a regular thing to get involved with girls and it became a lifestyle like that was who I was. Interestingly, I thought I was doing well. I still attended church, keeping up appearance and participating in church activities. I knew inside of me I wasn’t okay, but I didn’t know how to remedy that. Whenever I felt a void, I got involved in something else but it never filled that void. I wasn't focused as a result of this I changed school twice.

My first semester at my third University, I did badly because I was so much into the ‘life’ I lived then. I always tried to fix things that got bad, I always had a plan but everything I fixed, nothing really worked.

I kept playing the games, like a charade. I said to me, “I need to go back to church”. I was using my own wisdom to be good and to do things better but it never worked because that was self-righteousness. I kept going back to my old life. I could never get committed to God; everything I tried pushed me deeper into the bondage I was in. I said ‘I’m done with women, done with clubs’ and I got back into something deeper.

Soon, I got addicted to pornography and this was a huge monkey for me. For years I battled with it but eventually discussed with my pastor. I felt I was on drugs, whenever I couldn't get a fix, I got into it.

At some point, I got involved with a fraternity because a friend at school was involved. I decided to pledge to the fraternity. It was the last day of the pledging process my mother found out and was highly upset, she cried and all my family got together to talk about it. At first, I tried denying it but gave up and told them the truth. They talked to my pastor but at that time I wasn't convicted, I was doing those things to please my mum, so she wouldn’t cry. I met up with my pastor and he prayed for me but inside me I still wanted to do what I was doing. I took some time off just to keep it low-key. When I got back to school, I got back into the fraternity and sometimes we attended meeting in other states and I would lie to my family about my whereabouts.

In the fraternity, I found myself being surrounded by all the things I've been burdened by. I kept playing the charade, my life was going down hell, and there was nothing in me that was successful.
The turning point came on one convention and the message spoke to me. And I decided I wouldn't go that way of life any more, no drinking, parties or women; I stuck to it. But I was still involved with the fraternity. Then my mother found out again when she found a paraphernalia that we wore; she had been praying and got a revelation that I was still involved with them. I kept up all appearances so no one noticed but you can’t really hide from God. The Holy Spirit led her to check my jacket, I lied but I ended up confessing. I could see the hurt in her eyes that she could never trust me again, I had disappointed her. That was a driving point for me – I decided to stop going to the meetings and chose serving God truly. I stopped taking their calls and made an effort to stop the fraternity. But pornography was still a major thing for me, the more I chased after God, God moved that burden off me.

I travelled to Virginia to see my sister and I met up with a pastor’s son. He really challenged me and that Sunday, I surrendered everything and from there I never went back. I started reading the bible more, kept pushing for more of God and dedicated my life more to God. Previously, I was serving God like an activity but now I am truly living my life for God. It wasn't me doing the work any more but God was doing the work in me. God was pushing me and taking me out of temptation and he directed me where to go. There was a summer I didn't go anywhere because if I had gone anywhere else I would have found myself in the same bondage. But there is more to come, if you want more of God you need to go deeper.


I met up with a brother at church and he prayed for me and that led to my baptism of the Holy Ghost. After that, I had a different strength, the Holy Spirit was really helping me, and I was just in tune with God. There are so many things now I don’t take for granted because I understand what it feels like to be out of tune and out of touch with God in such a way that you have nothing holding you back, everything your flesh wants you give it.

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Okay, I've had enough!

I got telling the enemy this since yesterday. You know the devil is so smart, he thinks keeping you sad will take you away from your blessing. Yes, he may be right because when you are sad, he has power over you. I was sad and I felt the devil had won but Mercy and Grace told me to rise again through God's word. Amen!

Good thing I kept studying the word. I got back up and gave the devil a kick in the butt! Hallelujah! I am smiling again because Jesus bore my pain on the cross. This is the happiest moment of my life. And I profess the gospel of Christ in me. 

My Faith is stronger not small because when you push a baby-bird, you are teaching it how to fly and one day it will fly so high and away from you when you'd trouble it no more. The devil has pushed me to my limit and I'm flying higher and higher everyday. Isn't God so good?

He gives us troubles to make us stronger and I am confessing Philipians 4:6 - Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known unto God.

I encourage you to follow suit in that verse of Philipians. Let us go to the enemy's camp and TAKE back what he STOLE from US! Glory!!!

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Read today

I just read a powerful book today. The moment I picked it up from my aunt's bookshelf, I didn't drop it. I needed help with revamping my prayer life.
It is titled: WHEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER by Stuart Sack
It got me on Facebook this morning, I tweeted sections of it till my fingers ached and are still aching because I just finished discussing this book with a friend over bb. 
I wrote a review about it on goodreads but I don't think that review hit my thoughts exactly, I wasn't in a mindset for review at the time but Prayer. And I did! Hehe I am still basking in it and will continue at midnight. Join me hehe.

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Ever got there?

Have you ever got to the point where you wish to pray but you can't? I got to that point today. The devil knows how to steal your time, he almost succeeded by letting me worry about situations at hand. I was able to get back up in prayer but it wasn't like yesterday. I like hitting the climax with the Lord, in prayer. It is always an amazing time.

About my day, 
Still in Africa, my internet ran out and I had to get help!! Got some money on hand and ran out like something was going on with me to get more bandwidth. I just had to keep up with the world, my world in England. Oh I miss the summer there. It  has been raining cat and dog here. I don't like this time of the year in Africa to be honest. Well, I am pretty tired and about to do some bible study before bed. Tomorrow is Church, yay! An awesome time in His presence. Enjoy yours because I defo will enjoy man. Blessings to you and yours

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Marriage???

Previously, when I was couple of years younger, not that I wasn't up to the age of getting married, I was so scared.
What got me scared. All around me I hear of separations, I grew up in a Christian community so you'd not hear of divorce, more like they separated for a while or some stay in the marriage but you can tell they aren't happy.
This grew with me till good age, like sometimes now I get scared. I am really not scared anymore, I am just worried. So I started the 'future family prayer' thing. I am committing it all to God. I woke up thinking about it this morning. "What will it be like?" kind of question popping in my head. The bit that scares me most is having a baby. Lol. But good thing is I am no longer scared. I am so looking forward to it and I can't wait to see my cuties. It is going to be so amazing to be used by God to procreate. How Wonderful! I am continuing with my 'pray-date' session with God. I hope you have a date with God too every week on this matter? It helps relieve the pressure. Thank God for Prayer!

Enjoy the rest of your day. I am still in Africa :D Loving it, but winding down now, preparing to return.

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Praise in my bowels

I woke up this morning and couldn't contain the tears
I said PRAISE BE TO GOD for all he has done, and yet to do and all he won't do because his thoughts for me are good and not evil.
See, I look back in my life today, and I can say he made me go through those rough patches for me to appreciate my today.
HE is an awesome God. Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.
I can STRONGLY recommend you to him today.
Look back on your life today and see the many things that would have gone wrong without the Christ in you. Bless His Holy Name.

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Transformation: New Life

I've been a Christian almost all my life should I say. Yes, when you hear the word Christian you do not think of the meaning first before you exclaim "oh,what church do you attend?" .
I have been a Christian but not Christ-like. When he made me a new creature I did not totally, 100% follow in the way I.e. no constant renewal of the mind. This is very deadly as a believer you need to constantly dig deeper for more of God.
Bless the name of God. I've been doing things my own way, till God said, no child my plan for you is best. Initially, I battled to accept God's plan, but when I fully yielded, I began seeing many truths and reasons in his plan.
God has brought people my way to help me in my walk and everyday I am renewed by their words and walk. Everyday I kneel in prayer saying, "thank you Jesus for this friend", I mention names as they come to memory.
I want to encourage anyone struggling spiritually, pray this prayer "Father, as I study your word, open my eyes to behold the wondrous works out of thy law. Let your spirit teach me all I need to know and may I grow hereafter, Amen." Afterwards, take up your bible and study. "Study to show thyself approved unto God" don't just read ask yourself like in Acts, "understandeth what thou readest?"
I have been blessed by this and I hope it blesses you too? If unable to understand, share with other bible Christians or here on my blog, or contact me via my emeraldogz.com contact page, the Holy spirit will explain all that needs to be understood. Glory!

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Change of routine

I am a programmer, database developer and cyber security researcher by career. I am currently in Africa devoting my time for web development to my small firm. We currently have a number of projects going on and The Lord has been faithful.
Everyday, I wake up and do not leave my apartment here in western Africa, I sit back to work because I've got deadlines. I take a nap and wake up in the wee hours to work till dawn. I sleep in the morning and when I wake up, I devote time to studying the word and deep consecration, communicating with my Father in heaven.
Well, today took a different toll. I woke up and felt the need to dedicate time to the word and prayers. Oh yes! It's time to wait on The Lord, not just for blessings but also for more Grace and wisdom to walk with him, according to his will.
So instead of my usual work routine, this morning, I am praying, listening to sermons and watching my church summer camp going on currently in Portland, I'll be attending the UK one, that's my permanent location. God has been gracious and spending this day with him even in the midst of tight deadlines and problematic program codes, is my utmost joy. Join me if you care to, otherwise, I'll be praying for you. Blessings to you and yours!

P.S.: if you want to look through my profile, here it is www.linkedin.com/in/gigirl

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