THIS WOMAN OF FAITH

I Dare you to Praise! The wait was the hardest part, each passing day brought with it a certain kind of dread,What would the outcome be? What would be our fate?All sorts of scenarios played out in my mind, and time seemed to have come to a halt, it  was a nerve wracking wait.I would catch myself staring into thin air as the days leading up to the fateful day went by in a blur. It took forever before the result of our daughter's diagnosis was finally released and I can still remember sitting in front of the consultant as He looked at my husband and I and told us our daughter was not going to be ok, He said it with no display of emotion, perhaps years of delivering bad news to people must have hardened him up, I couldn’t blame him. I cannot remember the wave of emotions and thoughts that ran through my mind but the ride back from the hospital is one I can never forget.We sat in total silence for that hour long ride home, everyone consumed with their own thoughts, trying to ma

Distraction! What do you do when you have exhausted all options humanly possible? When it feels like you have hit a brick wall and there is no way to surmount it? What do you do when You just don’t know what to do? This past week, I have literally felt this way.. I have worried much, I have been so bothered about How and when the answers to my most pressing needs were going to come that it had left me feeling dispassionate about the things and people that God has placed in my care. A certain lady who I check up on regularly came to mind and I Sighed; I should check up on her, Maybe later came my reply, I was so consumed by what I was going through and I honestly didn’t feel like encouraging someone else. Days ago I was chatting with a dear friend of mine and she said something to me and I knew it was God speaking, She said; Stella, Do not let anything distract you from your purpose. As I thought about what she said, I could hear God loudly. I could see how crafty and s

There was so much noise coming from the back… And it was distracting the others close by It was a large hall and the speaker addressing the students was having a hard time Projecting her voice. A few of the students were listening keenly but the back benchers were being entertained By a fine young chap… He was the ring leader; the chief noisemaker. As I made my way to the back,I made eye contact with him and He looked back at me with a daring stare as if to say; What are you going to do to me. I smiled at him and asked him to walk with me. with him out of the way, perhaps the other boys might gain from the speaker. He stood up with a pompous air about him.. His friends cheered and hailed With his hands in his pocket and some major swagger, he strutted towards me. Oh dear I thought, this was going to be interesting. I took Dan outside and we began talking. I asked him a lot of questions; his best food, favourite music and a lot of stuff I cannot remember now. We ch