The Thoughts Of Yimika Adeniyi.

One of the things I've battled with since I started this journey with Christ is the fear of coming off as hypocritical. The 'what will people say syndrome'. I wasn't always this way, I have my past. My mistakes, my flaws, my faults. Christ has washed away my sins. As his word says, if any man is in Christ old things have passed away and all things have become new. New. I have been washed clean. Why then do I bother? Why then does the opinion of people bother me? Certain times I think back, casually.  Perhaps because of a picture, video or even a movie. Several things make a person remember the past. And most times, I feel stupid. I wonder; how could I have done that? Really? I did this? But the truth is, it shouldn't be that way. If I have accepted Christ and believe in Him genuinely, it's past. It doesn't matter if I committed the worst sin before, I have been forgiven. So now, by God's grace, I'll boldly talk about Christ,  and if anyone ...

Take action and stop whining. Until you do, not much will change.

Several times I've been down, I feel alone so many times. I've faced situations that made me question if it was all worth it. I mean, all this faith in God, does it pay?  But this writeup came from a place of devotion. A place of surrender. The bible records that when David was down and didn't know what to do, he encouraged himself in the Lord. He didn't mourn or whine, he just went straight to God. I like to think this involves allowing the Holy Spirit comfort you. Jesus said He would send us a comforter, the Holy Spirit, but do you let him comfort you? Do you allow him help you with it? All of it? I laid down on my bed, paused for a moment and just didn't think. I didn't let the thoughts come, I simply rest my mind, gave room for peace. And slowly, the Holy Spirit moved, scripture by scripture, reminding me of His promises to me. I played some songs, and this encounter stresses how important having spirit filled music as a believe...

Where do you see it from?  Where does he?  What about she? How you see things decide how they turn out. Do you always focus on the bad? Can you pause one day, and shift your focus? Life is turbulent, never quiet,  always speaks. However, can you see the calm behind the storm? Where is your attention? What do you see? I see victory. I see joy.  I see freedom.  I see peace.  What do you see?

I am in a rather happy mood writing this. Joyful infact. Someone said something to me today that made me feel really good about myself. Amazingly good. So that's what is motivating today's writeup, 'How do your words affect people around you? Do your words make people cry? Sulk? Rethink their lives? What impact has your speech made? I met a man, and while talking he told me when he was little, he close to no female friends. He told me he perceived them as pompous, and usually they would boo him. He said his response was always so brutal, the girl's left crying. He would out of the thousand words the girl said, make one counter statement, that would surely make her sad, hence, the tears. This may sound normal to some, but, the reaction to your speech says something about who you are. Yes, people will react however they deem fit. But, I always say if everyone says there's a problem to you, the problem just might be you. What sort of person are you if ...

Something to start your week.💖 Is this how you want to go on? Wasting away? Feeling unaccomplished? Will you ever get up, Mr Excuse? How long will you convince yourself that there's no room for change? Will you eventually get up? You decide.