Journey with me through the molding process

Gabriel walked to and fro his little room troubled. He had just received a call from his school’s administrator who informed him of being dropped out of the only course he had left to graduate from his Engineering program. Unsure of what to do next and surrounded by impossibilities, Gabriel found himself in a wilderness. Oftentimes the wilderness is translated to mean a place no good comes out of, an evil dwelling or place. This is rightly so. According to the dictionary, the wilderness is “a position of disfavor.” As we live daily, there's a very high (possibly 100%) chance, we would face our own wilderness. It could be a financial wilderness (as in the case of Gabriel), a relationship wilderness, career wilderness, or any other form of wilderness. Isn’t it awe-inspiring that Jesus also found himself in a wilderness? What we do in our wilderness state is what matters the most and this I believe determines what the future holds. Personally, I have come to a conclusion ...

A few months ago I found myself in a situation common to most young adults. Some find themselves in this situation earlier than I did while others go through it at a later stage in their life. As a young adult (maybe an eligible young adult), I set out on the quest for love. No, not philia love (a type of love that is felt among friends who’ve endured hard times together) but one which surpassed that. I in all honesty believed I could get whoever I wanted. Not only did I believe this, I had good (or so I thought) justification to back up my belief. One, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil 4:13). What a way to coin the word of God to justify my desires. Two, I believed all I needed to do was say the right words, knowing fully well that ladies are moved by what they hear. In addition to those two, I had read about the five love languages by Gary Chapman (I strongly advise you to read this book) and the importance of speakings other people's love language to th...

My strive for excellence cannot be discouraged. Neither can words, actions, challenges, nor failures halt me from achieving my goals. I am unwavering once I set out to achieve any goal. I am crazy. So crazy I am, I pride myself in my failures. I stay hidden and unknown to many as a result of my misfortunes. Yet I give up not. To some I am an epitome of the words "failure personified" In me you see she who fails seven times but rises up eight times. I possess the GOAT-LIKE attitude - always coming back until I get what I desire so strongly. I am addicted to my ideas and visions. I am called Passion . No, you dare not call me Passion. I am the complete opposite of her. I am called Profit. I am fueled by the positive and therein I am energized. Keep this source of energy ever present and you can be rest assured I will never retard. I take pride in my many successes which in turn yields much asset. For everything I do is to achieve one outcome - Profit. Yes, Prof...

Being mean is relative you utter out. No!!! Your opinion doesn't count.  This you yelled at the uttermost pitch of your voice.  Well, if you are not patient enough you might as well take your leave.  This you say with an angry tone of voice.  I am too busy with life so I cannot give you the attention and love you long for. This you proclaim in a cold manner.  You see me hurt through your numerous knife-stabbing words. You see my heart bleed. You see heavy tears of grief roll down my eyes. You feel the agony and distress your harmful words cause me. Yet you question if you are mean? You see yourself to be too perfect. Perfect with no iota of imperfection. Too perfect to be embedded with any atom of fault.  Spotless and without blemish you like to call yourself. You say "This is who I am and I can do nothing to change it." You dump the blame on your temperament. You hold steadfast to the claim that you are not mean. What ...

Ever noticed how quickly you remember your faults, sins, and shortcomings? Ever noticed how minimal you remember your righteous acts, love shown towards others, and obedience to the later as instructed by your Creator? The devil specializes in accusing us. He prides himself in constantly trying to remind us of those things we do or have done that doesn't glorify God. No wonder he is known as "The Accuser of the Brethren." The devil specializes in accusing us. He prides himse lf in constantly trying to remind us of those things we do or have done that doesn't glorify God. No wonder he is known as "The Accuser of the Brethren." Our reward isn't on earth but in heaven. We run a marathon not a sprint. Watch a marathon race and you'll realize that he who ends up in the first position after the first lap isn't necessarily the person who wins at the end of the race. Therefore run this race holding steadfast to His grace, which is more than suf...

Dance, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, means "to move your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played." Dance is one of the ways we express our inward feeling. There are so many reasons why we dance. Some dance because the music that is being played is just too good that they subconsciously start moving their body to it. Others dance to celebrate an event or occurrence of joy. When I was much more younger than I am now, I found it difficult to dance in a way I wanted to. I just did not possess enough skills as far as dancing was concerned. My movement was mostly off rhythm. Oh! It was frustrating.  While I struggled, I had a friend whom could dance from sunrise to sunset without any problem. He was simply a very good dancer. I wondered why he could dance so well and I found it difficult to dance at all. After-all, we were both skinny and all my body parts and organs were functioning as they ought to. I was distraught and agi...

The Christian race is not a sprint but a marathon. It requires a lot of refueling in order to make it to the final destination (heaven). It requires a lot of self-control, righteous living, love, for others, patience. In short, it requires a lot of Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  23  gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." The cost of sin is numerous. Sin separates us from God and His presence. Since sin causes a separation from God and His presence, it automatically exposes us to the the reach of the Devil. When we dwell in God's presence, He surrounds us with a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire. (Exodus 13:21). Dwelling in God's presence automatically guarantees that we abide under God's shadow.  "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:...