GOD SURROUNDS US, EVEN NOW! My name is “OLUYINKA”, and it is a beautiful name even if I have to say so myself. “OLUYINKA” means the Lord is round about me or the Lord surrounds me. I do not know exactly why my father (of blessed memory) chose to call me that; perhaps before my birth, he had an experience

WE ARE NOT COWARDS! WE STAND. Last week, I stayed away from work for two days and instructed my colleagues to do the same. The reason for this was because I had read a few articles about a planned civil unrest that was bound to get out of hand and that we should go stock up on about two months

GOD OUR REFUGE & FORTRESS. If you are outside when it is raining and you are getting soaked by the rain, you most likely would not wait out in the rain to get dry before seeking shelter, you would seek shelter in order to get dry. Many times we do the opposite in our relationship with God, we want to

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKS “Keep up the good work” is an idiom in the English language used to praise and encourage. So I come to encourage us today to keep up the good works we have been doing. Whether our good works have been standing in the gap or interceding for Nigeria, whether it’s been giving to and supporting

THE PLACE OF INTIMACY My son is a toddler and though he is the spitting image of his dad, he just loves to be around me. But sometimes he chooses to be with his dad. They run around, giggle, roll back and forth and just generally have a fun time together. Recently, as a scene played out in front of

THE STRONGER MAN. A few days ago, I had a vivid vision that went like this. A very strong man, built like a body guard (very tall, all muscle, big biceps etc) was being held bound. His hands were being tied behind his back and his ankles were tied together. He was completely powerless. Do I hear you ask

WE MUST ENCOURAGE OURSELVES Sometime ago, a friend and colleague told me that she had once been bereaved of a child. I was shocked because I never even knew she was a mother. She went on to tell me that a lot of family and friends kept coming to visit and console her. They came with words of comfort and

ABBA, FATHER. I like to believe that I was my late father’s favourite child. He used to call me “My darling daughter.” It had also been said that I was his spitting image, though that is now subject to much debate as I have also become the Xerox copy of my mother. I guess I have taken the best from

SMILE WITHOUT FEAR. “A joyful heart is good medicine, but depression drains one’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22 God’s Word Translation You never smile when you are afraid. You never smile when you have a heart full of doubt. You never smile when you are worried. And it’s tough to smile when you are hurting; Yet a smile can drive away these

DO NOT LOOK BACK My son is a toddler. Whenever we go out he is strapped into his car seat which in turn is strapped to the back seat of my car.  When we have to stop at traffic lights I look back at him, call his name, make a funny face or blow a kiss and ask if he