IN THE MIDST OF PLENTY

Just as I was called for breakfast, I began to hurry up. As I stepped into the bathroom, the Holy Spirit reminded me that it was the day of the week that I normally separate to wait on God. It felt like an arrow pierced my stomach. The pain was real. The hunger became more intense. Just then I opened […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (7)

I was away from home for a couple of days. On one of the days, I did not get to call my wife early as I would usually do. When I called her, the first thing I said was, “I am sorry I did not call early”. And her response made me fall in love again. She said, “I am […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (6)

I was the youngest in the Pastors meeting. All others had been in ministry for at least 25 years. It was a privilege to be in their midst. One of the nights, there was a prophetic moment. We began to intercede for one another and relay what God would have us say. All the elderly preachers told me the same […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (5)

After the birth of our first daughter, it did not take up to a month before my wife and I noticed that we were gradually drifting apart. All attention was on our new baby. Irewamiri suddenly had sweet words for Danielle. You hear “my love” or “I love you” a couple of times in a day and I became jealous. […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (4)

That evening when we returned from the engagement ceremony of my Aunt. Mum made an unusual request. She wanted Dad to help her clear her dishes after eating. Dad obliged. Once Dad returned, she told him that she cannot see him again. Her sight was lost. Daddy lifted up his hands and she did not know the number of fingers. […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (3)

It was a trying period. We were gradually coming out of it due to the counsel of teachers. Our emotions have come under severe stress. We looked at the season and the challenges at the time raised a lot of questions. Fortunately, we had a chance to hang out with another couple- our friends. We were vulnerable as we shared […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (2)

Just as I drove to the gate of the estate where we lived, the Holy Spirit said to me, “Go back home and apologize”. I made a U-turn. I returned home and apologized immediately to my wife. Interestingly, I did not even know that she was annoyed until the Spirit of God pointed it out. Friends, no matter how much […]

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BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES (1)

That Sunday, my wife looked into the congregation as she taught and said to them, “I troubled my husband in the first two years of our marriage”. I smiled at her. I knew what she meant. She told them the truth. Strong marriages are not products of some magical constructions or assumptions; they come out of strong decisions to make […]

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WIN YOUR PASTOR’S CONFIDENCE

We were running late from a meeting with my Spiritual Father and it was the day of our midweek service. Right on the way, I began to think of the person on ground to give instructions to carry on. All the Ministerial Team was on the road. Just after we gave a call and passed on instructions, I said to […]

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IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO A PASTOR

We sat in the car that day and he said to me, “Pastor, today I want to apologise. For the past few years, I never saw or accepted you as my pastor. Today, I want to say I am sorry. I am accepting your role as my pastor”. I understood perfectly. And it was not absolutely his fault. For the […]

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