Feel Empty After Talking? Stop! 2

The first part of this topic talked about how we should watch our mouths, alongside things that come out of it, and how the Holy Spirit would always nudge us in our spirit when we're about to cross the line. Then that awkward moment comes when we disobey and after having a good laugh for the day, and about to reflect, you feel empty and find it quite difficult to connect with yourself and the Holy Spirit.
I can almost hear someone say 'yes, how did you know that?'  Well, it's because I've been there! I'm human! I've disobeyed, I've talked too much too! And yes! I've blamed it on my temperament! But I wonder why self control is a fruit of the Spirit if we're going to keep giving excuses and blaming our temperament, while we're indirectly saying 'I won't control my mouth!' .

Okay, enough of the blame game.

Feel Empty After Talking? Stop! Part 1

Have you ever had a long talk with someone and felt empty right after that? or had a good laugh over something someone said and felt quite 'off ' afterward? Or you feel a part of you is gone after either or both scenarios?
 Well, the good news is that you're not alone in this ( I, and tons of other Christians feel that way sometimes and we should talk about things like this more often).
The bad news is that 'something' has really left. Remember when the woman with the issue of blood touched Jesus and He said virtue (power)  has left him? Yes. It's the same. Only that the reasons are different.
Another bad news is if we feel like virtue has left us, then

The Christian and Wishful Thinking

Let's begin today's post with a scripture ( The scripture always shows us the way, right? Psalm 119: 105 says so).
Proverbs 24: 27 says

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field: and afterward, build thine house.

When I read this scripture, it was as though I was hit with something harder than a blow. Why? I've always wanted to be like people I admired, but it's either I didn't do what they did to succeed or I lost my identity in the process of trying to be as successful as they are. I've learnt my lessons from both sides though. (Smh)
Truth is, as Christians,

People and Excuses...

Hi guys, it's been a while here and I so miss sharing my thoughts as I get inspired. This post is particularly inspired by a very recent experience with different kinds of people I met ( to think that I just started understanding the meaning of love in 1Cor 13 from verse 5).
 Anyway, I learnt three things about people and three other things about love .
Things I learnt about the people I met.

Dealing with Expectations and Disappointments II.

Hello, it’s another beautiful day on planet earth, and we’re still talking about expectations and disappointments. Some days back, I shared a recent experience I had on this topic and I hope the reality of that story helps us as we deal with this (for story, click here.) The fact that you’re a Christian doesn’t exempt you from these feelings of anger and hurt from disappointments (except we don’t want to be sincere with ourselves; which we often do anyway. For goodness sake, God knows our frame and He remembers that we are dust!).

So, what exactly are we telling God when we get all expectant from fellow humans like us?

Dealing with Expectations and Disappointments 1

Have you ever expected so much from somebody and got your hopes dashed? Well, I have and I have also had to deal with the hurt several times until I learnt a spiritual truth about expectations and disappointments. We’ll be talking about them in a short while, after I share a recent experience I had on this subject. Here goes.

I was invited for an outing by my friend, and her big sis was going to be at the outing, so you could say expectations were quite high on my side.

The Deadly Church Disease: Gossip!!! Part 3

Happy New Month guys! Enjoy fresh Grace.

I’m sorry I couldn’t post anything yesterday, had a filled time at church. I’m sure you did too…

Okay, so we’re back to gossip. In a recap, we’ve identified what gossip is and it’s causes. For more click here and here .Today, we’ll be talking about its effects and how to overcome it.

So, let’s start with its effects.

1.       It sows STRIFE into the hearts of the listeners