Divine Encounters

I woke up on Monday and while praying I told God that am tired. Tired of waiting; tired of life; tired of everything that is life; and guess what God am tired of hearing people say they are tired of being hopeful but not seeing their desire fulfilled. As I prayed and gave God thanks that even in my tiredness I needed a solution and one that would be a cure to what I perceive to be a prevailing issue in the world today, I was certain God would answer. I am sure am not alone in this but many today are tired, just plain tired of the battles of life as life just seems draining. Since Monday, God has been reminding me of the power of joy as God given joy overides tiredness or heaviness. God takes the garment of tiredness-heaviness- and places a garment of praise-joy Isaiah 61:3 ! I made up my mind to praise God like never before. I dance anywhere and everywhere as the joy of God is my strength. Tiredness affects your attitudes towards the battles of life. Being tired of the warfare of life...

One thing about life is falling down or failure has no respect of age. You may have been walking well when suddenly you trip and fall. A baby may just not have the capacity to walk fall and suddenly just falls to the ground tired by the new experience. For each person at whatever age when you fall down the most important thing is to get up and get moving again. Life may have drained you that you just want to pack it all in; I have a word of encouragement to you, get up and get moving. Where you are is not your destination and neither should you allow your experience become your life. Your present is not your future, unless you get up and move you cannot arrive at the desired destination. We all fall in differing mannerisms but don't allow a fall or failure to define you. I will end with the words of Solomon, let them inspire you to run the race. "For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again " Proverbs 24:16a

Life has a habit of painting pictures in us that many a time are limiters to our progress. The struggles of life form bonds that tie us to pain and may in some cases cause us to go down on the path of life instead of taking flight into greatness. Abraham and Sarah were barren, in need of a heir, promised by God of a miracle but wondering when. Along the way they tried to help God which resulted in a mess. But all this time God kept encouraging Abraham to maintain the right picture of the promise being fulfilled and not being denied inspite of delay. Count the stars, see the sand, images that were to reinforce the picture of the promise God had given of a son. Moses in the desert, having run away from Egypt on the count of a crime, encountered God who changed what he had settled for life and gave him an assignment that was bigger than his dreams. God never gives you a task that will not require His help to accomplish. To accomplish the assisgnment of God, Moses had to first adjust the ...

Words are powerful, in fact Solomon said that death and life is in the power of the words Proverbs 18:21 . Your words make your life., but I have come to realise that for dreams to become real you have to speak what is within your heart and mind. Your words must be synchronised with your thoughts to produce the dream you desire. Nobody learns to speak without first hearing someone speak. We learn to speak from our hearing others speak. Listening to many people today I have realised that we have to regulate what we hear that we may speak aright. Words are so powerful that when God spoke darkness backed off, Genesis 1:3 . Jesus said that we would be judged by the words we speak; its words that hold the world together. Looking at the world today we can see the effects of bad words and great words. What you hear affects what you speak out. Spend time listening to words that are not life filled and you will soon bring forth nothing that is life filled, consequently if you develop a habit o...

In the account of Jesus resurrection I encountered Thomas famous for his doubting that Jesus arose. This gentleman derided by many for his doubting is really a picture of many today. Think about it how many times do we doubt God. Doubt is not just an expression of thoughts ruminating through the mind but can also be displayed in actions. As I thought about Thomas I realised that many times we, including me,  have a similar attitude towards the fulfilment of the promises of God.  Here was  Thomas, who had not only seen Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead, he also had seen countless miracles, but had also listened and heard as Jesus had declared Himself to be the Resurrection and Life. He had also heard him say that He would rise within 3 days; yet even when the other disciples told him that Jesus had risen as He had said he doubted. His expression of doubt only revealed his state of mind and heart.  How many times do we in life doubt the reality of the promise of God i...

Have you been rejected by anyone or by an organisation? Its not the best feeling in the world. Rejection leaves one pandering at the abyss of loneliness and desperation, wondering why and what could have been done to save the situation. dejection is what many feel after being rejected. Dejection is the sorrow or grief we have after being refused or granted what we desired. Both these feelings are companions that many are akin to in the world we live in. If you have never felt these feelings then please go on living as you will soon know them. What I have come to discover is that we are slowly becoming immune to the effects of rejection that dumping relationships either on personal or corporate grounds is easier today than ever before. But as I have observed human behaviour I have also come to discover a greater rejection that is taking place in our lives today. Rejecting truth is the greatest concern I have for humanity today. Truth as presented by God is what has and will sustain hum...

You only do what you do because you have placed some form of value to it. For example, I believe in God and therefore see my life through His view point as I am convinced that a God centred life is fulfilling and purposeful. Recently I was reminded that in life we are in agreement either with the circumstances of life or with the convictions within that generate hope for a better tomorrow. I just need to jot down some persuasions and address the many circumstances in life that are attempting to speak. I am persuaded that God is God. No arguments or disputes about who God is; He is God. I am persuaded that God is in control. The world may not think so, the news may not show it but God is in total charge of the earth and heavens. I am persuaded that God is able to do what I commit to Him 2 Timothy 1:12b . Irrespective of what life has offered, irrespective of the challenges I have faced, irrespective of what appears to be impossible, irrespective of the tough times we are living in, I ...