God is Your Help in Trouble

Felix put his head on the dashboard of his Mercedes Benz S600 and cried like a baby. His world was crashing down; the oil servicing firm he had built in the last 30 years was going up in smoke. Where had he gone wrong? He had kept financial records, insured all his properties and even hired only the best students from Ivy League schools yet this catastrophe had hit him.

One of his offices in North East Nigeria was bombed recently and this scared off all his clients; they did not believe their business was safe with him, he had mortgaged all he had on a billion dollar deal and this catastrophe had happened, in the blink of an eye, he had gone from one of the richest men in Nigeria to nothing!

Who could he turn to? All his friends looked as though they were sympathetic but his bankers told him they were already bidding for his properties. "Jesus I know you exist, please show up for me, I need your help. Please forgive me for not being a good Christian, please be merciful to me. I promise to serve you from now on".

Felix began to pray like he had never done in 30 years, the last time he attended a church service was 20 years ago, he saw himself as a self made man but at this moment, he realised he could not do this on his own.

After the prayer, he felt so much better and a peace he could not understand took over him. He laughed and he wanted to play some Gospel music but he had none in his car, so he sang a hymn he knew 'How Great Thou Art'.

Suddenly his phone rang; it was one of his clients, "Mr. Felix, we have decided to give you another chance, please be careful". He wanted to scream but he maintained his composure. After he dropped the call, he parked his car and knelt down on the road and began to scream "Thank You Jesus". He did not care who saw him, he knew Jesus had saved him and from this moment on, he would live his life differently.

Beloved, I don't know what you are going through but the bible says in Psalm 46:1 (NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. If you ask Jesus to help you, He will. It doesn't matter how you have been living your life before now, cry out to Jesus, He will step in, He will help you. Don't waste any more time, ask Him, help is only a prayer away. You will share your testimony in Jesus name. Amen

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Loretta & Niyi: When Angels Fall in Love

Loretta and Niyi remind me of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor; beautiful, powerful, stylish, classy yet very down to earth and simple. The first thing that catches your attention about Loretta is her beauty then her simplicity and as you get to know her more; her spirituality shines forth. She is such a complete woman; a Proverbs 31 Woman, a Daughter of Zion.

 Niyi on the other hand is a gentleman to the core; there is no pretense or faking it in this dude, what you see is what you get and above all, he has such a beautiful heart. Everyone is drawn to Niyi; he has been that way since primary school. I celebrate you both and I pray that God will continue to bless and keep you.

Enjoy their pre wedding pictures and story...

Loretta's Story

In my opinion, three years is a long time to get to know someone. Somehow Niyi made it seem a lot shorter. I met him towards the end of Uni and at a point when I had no plans to be in a relationship. My focus then was getting a degree and moving on to greater heights. BUT! We happened and everything in me felt at peace with him. Also being the spiritual type, I was more than certain he was the one.

A friend of mine and now one of my bridesmaids, Doreen Mufadzi, who happens to be the friend Niyi and I had in common, put up my picture on my birthday in 2012. Little did I know that the picture had earned me a secret admirer in Niyi. We soon became good friends and spent a lot of time sharing and debating our views on a wide variety of topics and life in general.

Fast forward 2 months, we planned our first official date in January of 2013. We agreed to meet up at Euston station while I was on my way from Manchester to spend the weekend with a friend and now bridesmaid, Susan Omeiza. Ever the gentleman, Niyi after dinner offered to drive me all the way to her house in shooters Hill as he didn’t feel comfortable with me taking the public transport on a snowy and cold wintery evening. I was intrigued by the gesture and obliged to his request…

From that moment things naturally progressed and Niyi has since been a source of encouragement and motivation. I choose to spend the rest of my life with no other person than the man that understands and compliments me. Surprisingly, he stated his intentions in the early stages of our friendship. Let's just say that he knew what he wanted, found it and likewise. It's been over two years of learning about each other, learning to sacrifice for one another, learning to love the right way and above all learning to put God first together. May I add that the learning is a never ending process but our unity lies in the fact that life is a lot more bearable when you find someone that shares in your joy and pain, sees you for who you truly are at your best and worst and makes a decision to stand by you through it all and beyond. In him I found the qualities I needed.

Niyi's Story

When I saw her for the 1st time, I kind of said to myself Whao! Who’s that cute young thing! At first I wanted a friend we had in common to play cupid but then I thought naa… I can do this! We randomly started chatting and I instantly found myself captivated by her innocence. I went and stalked her social‎ media platforms and I saw pictures of her and a guy whom I at the time thought was her boyfriend and I was like ouch…with that sinking feeling hard on my knees… in my mind I was like “that was over before it started!”

..A short while later we randomly got chatting again and I asked “so how’s your boyfriend? The fine yellow paw paw I saw in one of the pics in your profile” Naturally with everything crossable in my anatomy crossed, hoping she’d say “oh he’s just a friend”. I got my Eureka moment as he thankfully turned out to be her only brother.

I straightaway told her that I will be the guy that’ll marry her. The statement was made with a combination of hope and a little bit of fear. Hope because I really wanted it to be so and fear because that could really be the initiator of my ‘best before’ stamp! Something in me was convinced though. That inner voice said “she really might be the one”. As the inner voice grew louder I had to dig deeper; what type of friends she hung with? Who were her biggest influences? What was her mother like? Naturally by that point, her beauty had already captured my imagination but the more I got the answers the more I got to know her and the more I got to know her, the easier it was for her personality to capture my heart!

This girl doesn’t just have a beautiful face... she has a beautiful heart too!

All this while, I had been away but immediately I returned, I scheduled our 1st date. Booked a table at a decent Chinese restaurant and drove to Euston in anticipation. There she was, just arrived from Manchester in all her glory #TheMissingRib. Haven spent a splendid afternoon wining, dining and chatting away, the chemistry was obvious and more importantly I quickly established that her comfort around me was her way of sewing a seed of trust in me. Loving and respecting her was the easiest part and if the last three years is to go by, we’re in for an exciting marriage!

May God continue to bless our union and may honor never depart from our relationship. AMEN

Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

"My sweet daddy, you are the best daddy in the world" Liz gushed as she wrapped her arms around her father. "Hmm, I know all these praises are not for nothing, okay tell me what you want" Desmond said with a glitter in his eyes.

Liz grinned "there is this new shoe my friends and I are planning to wear for our end of year party and then Amina and Nneka are going to London for the summer and I want to go with them" Liz looked expectantly at her father.

Desmond's heart was filled with love as he stared at his daughter , all he was doing was to make sure you that she never lacked anything, she would never go through any of the things he had to go through, as long as he was breathing and when he died, he had put plans in place to ensure that his daughter would never lack for the rest of her life.

"Okay darling, you can have the shoes and also go to London." Liz screamed excitedly and hugged her father "love you daddy, I will buy you chocolate with the money you give me" Desmond was pleased to make his daughter so happy.

Psalm 100:4 (NIV) says Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Whenever you want to make a request to God, come with thanksgiving and praise, there is a protocol for His presence. I know that there are desperate situations but the first thing that should come out of your mouth when you want to pray is "Thank You Jesus"! That was the first thing Jesus said when He fed the 5,000, it was the same thing, He said before He raised Lazarus from the dead.

After God has answered your prayers, spend time in praises and thanksgiving as well. Your attitude of gratitude is important to God. Play some praise and thanksgiving music as you pray this morning before you start asking God to bless your day. May your day be filled with favour. Amen

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How to Know the Right Woman

"Welcome back my king, how was your day?" Kola looked sad and ashamed, he had to tell his wife that he still could not find a job. "there were no vacancies anywhere, I..." Sade held her husband's head to her bosom and kissed his forehead "you are a brilliant man, the right job will come. I want you to know that I love you, no matter what we go through and I am proud of you"

A month later, Kola won a contract worth millions of naira; the first thing he did after paying his tithe was to buy his wife a brand new car. He knew he could not have made it without her.

The woman you marry determines your future as a man. If you marry a good woman, success will come to you but if you marry the wrong woman, your life will be miserable.

If you have a girlfriend or you are married and you cannot tell her how much you have in your bank account because you feel her knowing will determine how she treats you then there is a problem. Don't marry any woman you cannot discuss money matters with or any woman that makes you want to pretend that everything is fine when there are challenges.

If a woman cannot see beyond the cars and the nice apartment, don't marry her. Your wife will see your greatness even when you cannot see it and she will treat you like a king even when all you have to your name is N1000.

Who is the woman in your life and how does she treat you?

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Trust in the Lord

"Come and see me tomorrow, I will give you one million naira to start your business" Emeka prostrated "Thank you uncle, God bless you, may your pocket never run dry"

Emeka walked with a bounce in his steps as he left his uncle's house. He got home and told his wife, she was overjoyed; they danced and laughed. Relief had finally come, Emeka couldn't wait till the morning.

Around 9am, Emeka set off to his uncle's house. As he approached the house, he started seeing lots of cars, guests were arriving, he was wondering if his uncle was throwing a party but it was too early in the morning.

As he stepped in the house, he saw people crying and rolling on the floor. "Can somebody please tell me what is going on?". "Your uncle died around 8:30am this morning, he was jogging when he suddenly slumped and died".

Emeka could not believe what he was hearing, he felt like the world had come to an end, how would he survive from now on? What should Emeka do?

The bible says in Jeremiah 17:5 (NLT) This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD.

As long as your trust is in man, God will make sure that you are disappointed every time but if you put your hope in God. You will never be put to shame.

This is what the bible says about those who out their trust in Him. Jeremiah 17:7 (NLT) But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

May all our dependence on men perish so that we can constantly put our trust in God.  Amen

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IF E NO BE GOD ? by CHIDINMA (MS KEDIKE)

Peace Be Still: A Word for Toke Makinwa

I became your fan the first time I watched your vlog and I just loved it. Right from that moment, you could do no wrong in my eyes. You were the essence of womanhood, successful, beautiful, brilliant and you had a heart for God.

The fact that you stayed in a relationship with all its ups and downs even though you could decide to throw everything away and move on showed me that you were more than the beautiful clothes and the makeup; you were a woman with a heart.

When you got married, the respect I had for you went over the roof and it has remained that way. As I scroll down Instagram every morning, I see your words of encouragement to your close to 146,000 followers on Instagram, now that's how to be a celebrity. All you ever give out are positive vibes and it is doing a lot for your fans all over the world.

I want you to know that people do not throw sticks at fruitless trees, you are a woman on a mission that's why the storms are raging and the devil thought he would attack you where you are most vulnerable; your heart, but I stand with you and your fans all over the world and I pray with you as many others have done in these trying times and we say to the storms; Peace! Be Still! You will overcome; you will come out better and stronger.

I decree the blessings of Joseph on you in Genesis 49;24 Your bow remains in strength and the arms of your hands are made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.

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Be a Blessing

Johnson wanted another car; he had been driving this Toyota for over a year, it was a good car but he just wanted something more exciting like a Mercedes Benz. On his way back from the office, he saw his neighbour and his pregnant wife under the rain, she was in pains and they had to go to the hospital.

He dropped them off at the hospital and gave the car keys to his neighbour; they needed the car more than him. They were excited and they began to pray for him, he was happy to put a smile on someone's face.

Three days later, he was promoted at his office. Now he had enough money for 2 Mercedes Benz and many other perks.

Nneka wanted a baby but it was difficult for her to get pregnant. She was watching the news when the story of a homeless woman with twins was shown. She immediately called the contact number and got the woman a house, put her on her payroll and made sure she and the twins did not lack anything.

Shortly after, Nneka found out she was pregnant and nine months later, she gave birth to twins; a boy and a girl. Her joy knew no bounds.

Beloved, the bible says in Proverbs 11:25 (NIV) A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

I don't know what it is that you need in your life at the moment, but if you let the dreams of another person come true, God will make your dreams come true. Buy your friend with old shoes a new one, increase your driver or house girl's salary. Let others experience what you want to experience and then watch God sort you out!

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Your Pain is a Blessing

Michael smiled and waved as his fans screamed his name, he loved them all. He gave a bow and the curtains closed.

Michael pinched himself just to be sure that all he was experiencing was real. Only a month ago, he had been homeless and broke, he had almost committed suicide. It was while he was singing one of the songs he composed titled "why God?" that he caught the attention of a music producer who had stopped to buy recharge card near the uncompleted building Michael was sitting. They had signed him on the spot and now he was opening shows for top artistes all over the world. Who would have thought that his life would change so fast?

Michael made up his mind to encourage people all over the world not to give up on their dreams no matter what happened. He was convinced that the reason God let him go through all he experienced was to be a voice of hope to the hopeless.

Many times, we go through challenges that we cannot explain, we don't understand why things other people do so easily have to be difficult when it comes to our turn. Why can't we get married when our friends did, or have children when everyone had theirs or have a job or be making money just like everyone.

God says you are going through that experience because of millions of people who will be in that same situation and your voice will be the voice of hope. That challenge will not kill you, you will come out stronger and better. You will be able to say confidently to the woman who has not had a baby in 10 years to hold on because her baby is on the way, you will say confidently to the business man who is neck deep in debt that God will sort him out, you will say boldly to the lady whose heart has just been broken that a better man will come.

The pains of today are the blessings of tomorrow, may your scars be a blessing and may your tears be the oil that will soothe the wounds of another. Amen

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Bible Text: Romans 4:18

Cast Your Cares on Jesus

It was the tick of the heart monitoring machine that woke Chief Kayode, he was surprised to find himself in a hospital with wires all over him and members of his family staring anxiously at him.

The last thing he remembered before now was that the bank called him to say they were going to confiscate his house because he had defaulted on the loan he collected. What would he do? Where would he run? Who could help him? As he thought about these things, the heart monitoring machine began to tick very fast.

Chief's wife immediately sent for the doctor. "Chief you will have to relax and remove your mind from anything that will upset you at this season, you have high blood pressure and if you are not careful, it will develop into a stroke". The doctor said to him.

Many people are like Chief Kayode, they are carrying their burdens alone. The bible says in Matthew 11:28 (GWT) "Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. The Oxford dictionary describes 'rest' as a time when you cease work or movement in order to relax, another calls it a period of inactivity.

Listen to me, when you reach the end of yourself is when God has just started. If you are a child of God, He will not let you succeed alone. He has said in Isaiah 41:17 (NIV) "The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Relax! Help is on the way but you must come to Jesus. Have you made Him your Lord and Saviour? What are you waiting for? Come to Jesus today.

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The Spiritual is Real

"What a waste, why would he die wretched if he had this kind of money? Nawa oh".

These were the comments from passersby when they learnt about the death of a beggar who had one million naira on him at the time of his death yet the man died of hunger. People were disgusted and sad over a man who died broke and dirty in the midst of plenty.

Beloved, we are like that many times, many people are neck deep in debt when they ought to be living in abundance, many are hungry when they ought to have more than enough, many are sick when they ought to have their healing.

If you focus only on what you can see and ignore the spiritual, you cannot go far in life. The spiritual is real and God is real! Whatever you are going through is not the true picture, ask for God's opinion on the matter and 100 times out of 100, God's opinion is always different! 
The bible says in Job 22:29 KJV When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up.

Let God's truth be the final authority in your life regardless of what you see or what you are going through.

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God Will Make You Forget All The Pain

Michelle stared longingly at the rat poison on the table and then she looked out of the window from her 4th floor apartment. She was trying to make up her mind on how to commit suicide. This life was not for her and it was too hard on her.

Michelle had dated Michael for 7 years, she had given him the very best of her life, she even had to abort 2 pregnancies because he said they were not ready to be married. She still spoke to him last night only to see someone update a blackberry picture of Michael getting married to another woman.

She fainted on the spot, she was resuscitated but she didn't have the strength to live anymore, she just wanted to die.

She lay on her bed and began to cry when her hand it something, she checked what it was and it was her bible as she opened it, her eyes landed on Genesis 41:51 (ISV) Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, "God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father's house."

At that moment Michelle began to weep before God and to confess her sins of aborting 2 precious lives; she suddenly felt a burden lift off from her heart; she became a new person.

Michelle threw herself into God's work; she had no time for anything else. It was not long before all the brothers in the church started swooning over her. Finally she met Richard, she wondered where he had been all her life, the guy was so sweet: he made her forget all her pain and just recently, he proposed to her with a red Range Rover and a beautiful diamond ring.

Beloved, I don't know what you have gone through in life, it may be so painful that every time you think about it, you cry but I came to tell you that God is about to give you new experiences, He is going to make you forget that heartbreak and that conspiracy that was planned against you, He will make you forget all the times you didn't have enough to eat. God will be Manasseh to you, He will replace all the sadness in your life and replace it with joy.

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Your Wife is crucial to your Success

Love of my life and the queen of my heart

"See how fat you are, when I tell you to stop eating and take out time to exercise you will not listen now you are rolling around my house like a ball". 

Kemi started crying as Segun stormed out of the house. She had been working hard to lose weight after she had their second baby but it had been in secret, she wanted to surprise her husband, she had always done everything to please him but it seemed like her best was never good enough for him these days.

Segun was a devoted christian and a  successful businessman but after he fought his wife, business did not come in for a month, he began to pray and fast and God spoke to him to apologise to his wife. After he apologised to her, his business picked up again.

 From that day, Segun treated his wife with utmost respect, Kemi also worked hard at herself because she now had her husband's support, she lost all the post baby weight and she's now more beautiful than ever.

Men, this may sound strange but the bible said in 1 Peter 3:7 (NLT) In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

The bible has commanded us to honour our wives and treat them with respect. "Honor" is a powerful word, every time it is used in the Bible there has been a reward. Could it be that things are not running on rails for you because of how you treat your wife?  

I want you to try something; ask your wife what it is that would make her very happy and then do it! It may cost you all the money in your account but honour her. Every attempt to honour your wife will be rewarded by God. 

Your words are important to your wife, let her know she's beautiful, let her know she means the world to you, congratulate her and celebrate her. Let me share a powerful secret with you GOD WILL TREAT YOU THE WAY YOU TREAT YOUR WIFE! Don't ever forget that! 

May God help us all in Jesus name. 

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It is Not You but the God in You!

David looked at Goliath; he was huge, like a mountain. He did not know that God made human beings this big yet here he was; a 17 year old teenager facing this giant. He had no sword, he had no shield, all he had were his experiences based on how God had helped him kill the lion and the bear and then he had his sling and a stone.

He had been practising with his sling for a long time and it amazed him to know that the first time, he would use it on a human being was in a real war but he also knew that it was not the stone and the sling, it was the power of God that would work through him and kill this uncircumcised philistine.

As Goliath approached him, David let off his sling and the stone hit Goliath on the forehead and right before his eyes, the biggest giant he had ever seen fell down like a crumbling building in front of him. David knew it was not the stone; rather it was the power of God.

Psalm 44:3 (GWT) says: It was not with their swords that they took possession of the land. They did not gain victory with their own strength. It was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your presence [that did it], because You were pleased with them.

What is that Goliath you are facing at your job, business, marriage, health, finances? It is not your strength that will make you conquer; it is God's mighty power and favour! These are the things you should prioritise! EXPECT God to show up for you and He will.

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Keep Calm and Say "Thank You Jesus"

"Mummy can I have ice cream"? Mandy gave her mum a charming grin, 4 of her front teeth were missing. Linda looked at her daughter and smiled. She remembered just like yesterday when her daughter was born, now she was the most pleasant 4 year old girl that she knew and she was very proud of her. "Ok love, you can have ice cream". "Thank you mummy! You are the bestest mummy in the world" Mandy squealed as she dashed to the refrigerator.

The bible says in Mark 11:24 (Living Bible Translation) Listen to me! You can pray for anything and if you believe, you have it; it is yours!

Did you notice that Mandy said "thank you" before she had the ice cream? Thus the proof that you believe God has answered your prayers is THANKSGIVING! The moment you thank God for your prayers, answers will come.

Keep thanking God for whatever you have prayed about, it is the proof that faith is in operation and faith pleases the heart of God.

Take a minute to thank God for answered prayers.

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