One of my teachers said to me, “You do not operate as though you are in Eruwa at all. You have succeeded in living above the spirit of the environment.” Many times, people step into our meetings and say, “We cannot believe there is a church like this here”. First, every location has a spirit that is prevalent therein. In […]
I was in a conversation with an elderly one and he referred to a cultural adage. I smiled and asked him whether there was a biblical back up for that adage. He could not find any but wanted to still justify the adage. I gave up. There are things you have accepted that has shaped your thinking and way of […]
At a point, I realised that it was getting harder to wake up at night to pray. My schedule daily was heavy no doubt but it was easier to press my phone than to stay in the place of prayer. When I discovered this pattern, I issued myself a warrant- I cut down on my meals at night. I ensured […]
We were excited that our trip to the well would come to an end and yes it sure did. Daddy dug a well right behind the house. However, our excitement was seasonal. Why? Our well dries up once the rainy season is over. Once there is dry season, we have to go back to the well. Today, the compound has […]
A dear pastor was teaching many years ago and I heard him say, “A loud Amen is a venison for the soul”. I did not understand him fully until I became a pastor also. There was a day I began out saying blessings over the church and the atmosphere was not receptive. I stopped and moved on to something else. […]
Weeks before we went for the monthly ministers meeting with my spiritual father, I had to spend time investing in prayers. I had set my heart on a particular matter. It had troubled me for a while. We had a great moment at the meeting. I gave attention to every word. And it was as though my Spiritual Father was […]
Every time we go for the monthly meeting with my Spiritual Father, I take time out to pray for him. I back it up with a text message appreciating him for his labour over our life and ministry. I end it by mentioning how expectant I am. My dear pastor and father said to me recently also that “When I […]
In the early days of marriage, there was a middle-aged man (who was not even close to the family) who would knock on our door without any notice. We would always receive him with a great sense of hospitality. However, his visit was becoming more frequent and uncomfortable for us. Annoyingly even when he knocks and we keep quiet, he […]
I travelled with a dear one for a couple of days. While preparing for the return trip, he asked whether he could stop midway while I go ahead with the journey back to base?I smiled and told him that when next I would travel with him, I would ask him if he would be going all the way or he […]
It was the Anniversary of the Church. We were in the Conference of my pastor and father in the faith. I prayed quietly for an encounter. That day, Pastor did the unusual. He walked into the ministers lounge with the guest minister. As he turned to leave, I knelt before him and told him it was our anniversary. He laid […]
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