THIS WOMAN OF FAITH

Before the novelty of the new year wears off Let me take time to welcome you to 2015 and wish you a great year.. I so love a new year,it is a constant reminder of the Kind of God we serve.. who gives us another opportunity To start again,dream again,run again..regardless of what May or may not have happened in the past year.. Permit me to take a slow ride down memory lane as I look back at the highlight of my year 2014... I must look back so that I can appreciate  from whence God has brought me and where he is taking me to. I must look back lest I take for granted all he has done for me. I must look back so when the enemy comes to lie to me that God hasn't been good I can count my blessings and make My boast in the Lord. 2years ago after the loss of my daughter I found out that there was a 50/50 chance that the next child I conceived  was also going to die. I remember the consultant looking at I and my husband with a very sad face as he told ...

I am literally exploding with thanksgiving... My Heart is over flowing with gratitude and my soul blesses the lord.. I am going to sing like never before Regardless of the difficulties of this present day.. a song writer wrote this beautiful prayer below: "The sun comes up It's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes" So many times we start out in life singing.. We are young, full of dreams, hopes and aspiration We grow, mature,life happens and our song looses its tune.. We Started out strong full of faith,singing,shouting,declaring  but somewhere along the line we have lost our voice.. We enter a marriage singing and when trials and challenges come Our voice cracks and we loose our song.. We experience delays, hardship,frustration and our song can barely be heard again. For many started the year buzzing, singing loudly... The challenges hav...

4 years ago on the 18th of Sept, I married my best friend.. and it has been an amazing ride.. There have been many highs as well as lows I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday I danced my heart out..it was indeed a joyful celebration of love neither of us knew what lied ahead but we were certain that we loved ourselves enough to venture into the future. I remember being single and saying to my girl friends that I would enjoy my marriage rather than endure it. I had a picture of what my marriage should look like. The more I mature in love the more I realise that enjoying marriage every day and through every season is no walk in the park It takes a conscious effort,a lot of hard work and the fruit of the holy spirit. It is so easy for the excitement and enjoyment to die,we begin to endure each other as we do life together. I have also come to understand very strongly that the devil is after marriages So I need to consciously fight for my marriage,...

I attended a funeral 2 weeks ago of a beautiful young 33year old mum of 2 kids under 5 The turnout was pretty impressive,there was no room in the chapel people from far and wide gathered in spite of the inclement weather to pay their last respect to this wonderful lady. It was a sad day indeed.. I remembered the last time I was at a funeral I remembered all those l have loved and lost and I could relate with the family and loved ones of this lovely lady.. Death is so unfair and can seem so final...we ask questions,why lord,why now we mourn,we grieve,we feel the void Hard as it might be to accept, death is an integral part of life, we can't run away from It and We must prepare for death consciously. I began to wonder why the bible admonishes in Ecclesiastes 7:2 that it is better to go to the place of mourning than a feast The message translation says we might discover something from it.. A lot of people approach the subject of death with trepidation we all desir...

A few weeks back,I wrote about how hard the enemy fights to steal our joy... I shared that the secret of staying joyful was staying in an atmosphere of praise and praising your way out of every seemingly difficult situation.. I think that really got the enemy mad As always...when you share powerful principles like that your faith would be tested.. It has been one challenge right after the other for me The minute I get my head round one issue another phone call comes in ushering a new challenge.... some days I feel like laughing other days..hmmm I am not so sure how I feel.. I must say...It can be hard to praise God and stay joyful when you can't see the way out of a situation. I sat down in my living room the other day and my mind was so far away.... I knew what I was doing..I was worrying.. and I heard this loud and clear in my spirit; We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. I heaved a ...

It has been too long since my last post... and I am grateful for the privilege to be able to write again... As always,God hasn't stopped speaking.. He continues to encourage and strengthen me especially in the times when I don't feel,inspired,encouraged or motivated.. I am truly grateful for His awesome presence and grace. I met someone recently and after spending 2 weeks in her company She said something..and it got me thinking... She said "Stella you are always happy" I responded with a chuckle but long after the conversation ended... I found myself still musing over what she said. What she identified is much more than happiness.... It is joy I took a walk down memory lane to a time when I was a very bitter and unhappy girl I remembered a time over 10 years ago when I was going through depression.. I was just sad...I had lost a mother,had deep issues with my Dad,was failing in school and didn't know what to do with myself... I knew the lord,...

I couldn't help the tears..as the choir continued to sing the enormity of Christ's sacrifice literally brought me to my knees Easter always does that to me.. It is such a humbling reminder of the extent God went to prove his love for me.. where would I be without Jesus... I looked over at my husband as He was deep in worship all I could say was thank you Lord for the hope we have in you.. sometimes I attempt to think of what my life would have been like If hadn't known Jesus.. truth is... I would probably have been depressed,broken,shattered and the list would continue... I won't say that knowing the lord has exempted me from trials and storms No I have had my fair share as I know you have as well.. But what I love about knowing the lord is that I can still dance in the rain and sing through my storms... I wear a genuine smile and when I say it is well..it is because I believe so Doesn't He promise us that when we go through fire we would not be ...