THEY SHOULD NOT SCARE YOU. Sometimes we find ourselves in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges and we react in diverse ways. Anxiety, dread, fear and panic are just some of the reactions we express when on the face of it, it does not look good. It has been said often that our very first reaction determines the outcome of

NO GOOD TIME TO GIVE UP  Gbolahan felt down in the dumps. How on earth did he let such a thing happen to him? How had he taken a wrong turn? Now it looked like he was heading absolutely nowhere. He was on an emotional roller coaster. Anger! Fear!! Disappointment! Discouragement!! Confusion! Anxiety!! Fear again!!! More anger!! Trauma! Doubt! Fear

WATCH THAT DOOR. Everybody likes open doors. Imagine just stepping off the bus and the heavens begin to pour out torrents of blessings on you! The first thing you will look for will be shelter. And an open door would be very welcome at such a time. Open doors speak of access and open doors speak of blessings. But it

EVERY ONE MATTERS TO JESUS  Our GOD is an awesome GOD. And everyone matters to Him. I was following a service on television the other day and people got to come forward and share their testimonies of something miraculous that God had done for them. I just watched in amazement as people took their turns and talked about different challenges

THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP.  The twenty third Psalm could be said to be the most popular Psalm in the whole bible. I learnt it by heart in my native Yoruba language as a child. For me, that had more depth of meaning as I have begun to see increasingly now, with other scriptures when I read them in Yoruba.

HE SAVED ME COMPLETELY.  There was a frenzy of activity at the Jaiyesimis residence. Love was in the air and all was set for Adebukola and Olufemi’s wedding. Even OpeOluwa was coming in from the UK with gifts, souvenirs and all Oluyinka’s bags and shoes to match. Yipeee. It was going to be a day to remember. This was the

JESUS; MORE THAN A SUPER HERO I am truly grateful and thankful for the gift, the honour and the privilege of motherhood. As a writer, I get a lot of inspiration from quality time spent with my son. Bath time, for example, is always “mummy and me” time with my son. At that time, my phone goes into flight mode.

STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Anger, Bitterness, Envy and Jealousy are self destructive emotions. They eat up the one who feels them even up to the point of death. Stay away from them. In exhibiting these emotions, one shows that they are unable to control themselves. And the more they think about or focus on the object of their negativity, the

THE LORD MY SHIELD (YAHWEH MAGEN)  A little while ago, in the place of praise, worship and thanksgiving, I had a vision of a parent holding their child really tight to their chest, in a way that there was no doubt that they were trying to protect and shield that child. And immediately I knew God was revealing Himself to

WE MUST PLEASE OUR FATHER. While growing up, I always wanted to do things that would make my parents proud of me. I remember once when I transformed a bare space into a cafétaria, I invited my dad, who was an architect, to come and take a look at the work I had done. He was very pleased with me