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My grandmother used to say ; count your blessings while the sun is up and…. She never used to complete it and whenever I do ask her to complete it she would say “or the rain may just wash them off”. I will end up smiling but also be left in thoughts. I always wondered how a tiny drop of rain(heavy drops sometimes) could wash my blessings off. But as I grew older it began to make sense. The mystery behind what she meant by count your blessings began to unfold. Although it took me a while to realize it(smiles). On my way back from school today, the sun was scorchingly hot and it felt as though it was shining right into my skull. I tried to look for a safe haven to hide my head but there was none around. And then I remembered my grandma’s wise old saying. Earlier this morning it rained so much that I thought God was so angry with us. So much so that the thunder strikes shook the foundation of my home. Though it rained and of course messed up the road, hiked the fares of transportation, ...

https://whitneyibeblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/the-journey-continues-at-57/?preview=true "Change rarely comes to those who are secured and comfortable ; it comes to those who are unsettled by what they have seen" Good morning ☕🍞🧀

I know what’s like to be busy and how much of the things around you, you don’t take note of. You just can’t help it. Can I do something about it you wonder? Yes, you can. When we talk about busyness and fruitfulness, we are literally addressing the way we use our time. Time is a resource that God has given us and he’s expecting us to be fruitful with it. Over the years I have learned not to use some certain words, words like “Am too busy”, “I can’t do this now”, “I don’t have the time for this”, “I am just passing the time”. My people, time is not a commodity to kill or to pass. It’s a steward that’s to be harnessed. Personally, I don’t like to waste time. I like to be productive with every minute. I don’t like to be kept waiting for a long time when I can be doing something resourceful and worthwhile with my time but yet again being impatient doesn’t help and it definitely hasn’t helped me much. I make diligent effort to keep everything on schedule and that doesn’t mean everythin...

Hi everyone, how has your day been? Mine has been quite a rainy day. As a matter of fact, I got drenched by the rain. I didn’t expect it to rain as heavily as it did but at the same time I’m grateful for it and am sure those that have farms, gardens, would be thankful for it as well. Ok, so in the morning before I rushed off to school, I was speaking on how we should make every moment count. Well, I don’t mean to suggest that we should be doing something with every minute of every day. Taking time to reflect and just drink in the quiet and silence is also very valuable during those moments between scheduled events. Silence restores the soul and helps prepare us for the next thing we need to do. I value my quiet moment and so I try to create time to have my “alone moment” no matter how tight my schedule is. We need to learn to discern our needs physically, mentally, emotionally, and of course spiritually and use our time accordingly. Sometimes reading is best and at other tim...

No turning back.  On your mark, get set…..  What are you waiting for?  Don’t wait to be pushed, just go. Don’t get distracted from behind, just go. Be focused on what’s ahead and keep going. Let bygone be bygone. If you have a case, settle it, once settled keep moving, no turning back, there is no future behind.  Turn your back.  Turn your back against whatever it seems will draw you back, friends, family’s activities etc.  If it does not work for the purpose of taking you ahead, turn your back.  If you must be a leader you must turn your back against vices et al.  Yesterday is gone, forget it Today is here face it Tomorrow is waiting grab it.  I’m nwosu

When the tunnel is dark The road is cramp When the end is blank The way is swamp I am your friend, still your friend when the wind is tough The room is hot When the land is hard The sky is blur I’m your friend still your friend. When the light is gone Your eyes is off When your nostrils are block The air is off I’m your friend still your friend When the load is heavy Your back is weak When the way is long Your legs are tired I’m your friend still your friend When you hope is dead Your faith is faint When you God is away Your end is dead I’m your friend still your friend When you need a hug But your arms are gone When you need a kiss But your mouth stinks I’m your friend, still your friend when you have a dream But sleep is on a journey When reality is done But you are still in the utopian I’m your friend, still your friend. When you need an arm I’ll give my arms When you need a leg I’ll walk the mile I’m your friend, ...

The  scripture admonishes in “Matthew 12:34 (KJV) O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. With this scripture in mind, we need to pay close attention to people who don’t clap when we win, people who don’t derive joy when we excel in any endeavours. They may tell you it’s because they are going through a lot and so can’t celebrate with you; the truth is, no matter how sad a person may be, if they truly care about you, they will put aside their pains just to celebrate with you. Some even go as far as pretending they’ve got no issues just so you don’t have to worry yourself about them.  Real friends are like diamonds in the rough, difficult to find. But when you find them, you will know because everything about them is contagious. Same thing with fake people. We have to decide what we truly want to contact at the end of the day.   Some people are like clouds, when they ...

There are two types of people. Those that hate their life and do something about it and those that hate their life and don’t do anything about it. Which type are you? I often ask myself this question, especially when there are so many craziness around me. One thing is for sure you cannot expect to stay on the right path if you are walking with the wrong people.  Some people make themselves miserable and everybody else miserable when they can rather make themselves happy and everybody else happy. This is often easier said than done. But then, sometimes the people who act the happiest are the ones going through the most right? Yes I believe so. I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they have been through. There are some people that when they come into your life you just know you will never be able to replace them if they left no matter what, even when we choose to admit it or not. When the wrong people leave your life, the right things star...

As parents, guardians, wards, it’s our deepest desire to see our children happy, successful, amiable, virtuous and role models. We would sacrifice anything to see them happy and out of danger. Won’t we?. We would even go as far as denying ourselves happiness, comforts, just to make them happy and succeed in all their endeavor. We believe that if it’s well with them today it will be well with us tomorrow. But even with all efforts, sacrifices, pains, hurts, discomforts, we still feel it’s not enough, like we haven’t​done our best nor given our best even when we know we’ve given all we have. All our visions and hopes are in their welfare and in them achieving greater heights than we ever did right? How about channeling all our anxieties, worries, expectations into prayers? Do you know the place of prayer in the life of any individual? If you do, then you will understand why it’s important for us to pray for our children every day and not sometimes. A wise and clever enemy will alw...

There’s no me without you guy….My life isn’t perfect, but I’m thankful for every one of you! Sometimes I look at my fans, followers, well-wishers, critics and I wonder how I got to be so damn lucky. It’s amazing how some people who have never met you in person can have your back all time. That’s what you guys (my fans) have been doing. You guys have had my back for the past two years and counting. I have experienced love from my fans across the globe. From USA, Canada, India, Nigeria, Spain, Turkey, Ghana, Uganda, and many other country that I can remember right now. Many have left me congratulatory messages, intelligent responses, derogatory remarks, some comments have left me smiling, confused, broken, and even angry but in all of these, i have no regrets because being here, right now with you guys is a rare privilege and I’m grateful to God for that. Yes I love to write but I never thought I will get this far or be where I am today. You guys are the reason I made it this fa...

Up our faith! God rarely places dreams in our hearts one day and fulfill  them the next. He begins by giving us a desire for something but then He rarely gives us the exact timing for when that desire will be fulfilled. I know what it’s like to be frustrated because you feel you have waited so long and so patiently for something that seems it will never come to pass. You know you have not waited forever, but you feel you have. You become weary, and you feel you simply cannot wait any longer. This happens to all of us including me. It is often part of the process we go through as we walk with God through seasons of waiting and as we hold fast to the promises we believe He wants to fulfill in our lives.  There is always a preparation period, and it is different for different people. I have been believing God for something for quite some time now and even in the silence i know he is speaking and working but i can’t move or take any decision until I get a cloud of confirm...

It is difficult to have confidence and belief in yourself, when people do not allow you to be yourself!  We should not waste our life’s living in fear. When you do something do it with all your might and confidence. Nothing great can be achieved with fear and doubt. Over time, I have learnt that it is courage and confidence that gives wing to perseverance. Always follow your dreams. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Magic and miracle is in believing. Dear fans, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you. Do not be afraid to dream of great things. The only thing we do for free without anyone’s opinion or suggestions is breathing and dreaming so breathe freely and dream big. You are destined for greatness. If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything believe me.  A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will give you enough strength and confidence to ov...

How much of our sacrifice will God consider worthy? How much of our praises, worships, thanksgiving, will God consider as worthy enough? Psalms 51:17 (KJV)   says “ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. As I was observing my siesta after I returned from service, I don’t know if I was dreaming but all I kept hearing was “ worthy sacrifice, worthy sacrifice”.   I quickly woke up and knew God wanted me to write on this topic. I started by asking myself what kind of sacrifice will I offer to the Lord and it will be considered a worthy sacrifice? What kind of sacrifice will you offer to God and it will be considered a worthy sacrifice? Abraham is the father of many nations, loved and blessed by God. Today we are proud to say we are the sons of Abraham. We even have a popular song we sing in Nigeria “ Father Abraham has many sons, many sons have father Abraham, I am one of them and so are you, ...

Hi everyone, am I the only one or is there anyone else thankful for this holiday break? I wish the holidays could stretch a little longer but then it’s not just about me. Many of us have jobs, businesses, school, life to get back to. Wondering what holiday am talking about? Well, I am referring to the break given to all our Muslim faithful’s as they round up their fast and since it’s a national break it extended to everyone in the country. Yesterday, I wrote on agreeing with God and how we need to value ourselves and always know that God does not measure our worth by what we do.  https://whitneyibeblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/agree-with-god-be-doubtless/?preview=true ... Today, my little one said to me she doesn’t want to go to school anymore. I asked her why she would take such a decision and she said: “I am not good in mathematics and I keep getting low scores.” “Everyone keeps laughing at me”.  I have always known mathematics is not one of her strengths, she prefe...

One of the biggest mistakes we make as believers is that we fail to remember that God’s timing rarely matches our timing. We think and plan in temporal terms, and God thinks and plans in eternal terms. What this means is we are very interested in right now, and God is interested in the long term. We want what God feels right now, what produces immediate results, but God is willing to be patient and deliberate as He invests in us over a period of time to produce results far better and longer lasting than we can imagine. Just as our children try to talk us into giving them what they want right away, we often try to talk God into immediately giving us what we want. He loves us even more than we love our children and He loves us too much too hastily give in to our pleadings. He knows something born prematurely might struggle to survive, so He waits until He knows everything is properly prepared for the arrival of our dream. He sees what we do not see and understands what we do no...

I thought it couldn’t be done With such beautiful decay, beautiful creatures are every where I kept running and kept hiding I was never good at finishing anything I start  All I wanted was a voice, yet no one would listen But you caught me and changed everything You made a difference where nobody else seems to You gave me a voice louder than mine Questions and answers to life you got them all Got me to where I wouldn’t reach You would go along as long as I was going You showed me how worthwhile things can be when we earn them How things can be seen clearly without the tears and in the rain You showed me it was no use standing along the road when I could go on the ride with you. There was no need to sit and fantasize or dream about pot of gold’s nor about the things I would like to have when all the gold and silver belongs to you You drew me close even when all I wanted was to be far away Nobody else does it like you do Nobody else writes it just...

We can try all we want to prescribe rules and regulations for people to live by, but if their hearts are not changed, they will break our rules and resent us for making them. There will always be a time when we have to realize and admit we are being selfish, but we can only come to this realization if we learn to be honest with ourselves. Yea, I know it’s not always that easy. The heart of the gospel and the heart of love is dying to self. If we are truly going to love others, we have to resist self-centeredness in every form. Self-centeredness means being completely focused on ourselves, wants, our desires, our priorities etc. We constantly expect people around us to exist for our benefit and not for themselves. We believe and think they should work to keep us happy, do what we want, and put us first. And by all means, they should not do anything to irritate us or get on our nerves, frustrate or inconvenience us.    William Gladstone once said “Selfishness is the ...

I am grieved when I hear people devalue themselves with comments such as “I am so stupid”, “I hate the way I look”, “I never do anything right”. When I ask them why they are so fast to condemn themselves their responses are always “My mama said I would never be anything”, “my step father says I’m a failure”, “my friends says I’m a failure”, “my boss doesn’t see anything good in me”. These remarks and many others are so sad and derogatory, they represent an unbiblical way people think about themselves and I have come to understand how dangerous that kind of speaking and thinking is. It does not reflect the truth of God’s word, align with the way He thinks about us. It leaves us trapped and continually live in fear, be less fruitful and less powerful than He desires us to be. We can never rise above the thoughts and beliefs we have towards ourselves, so we must make sure we believe what God says about us. We must stop merely agreeing with other people and their negative pronounc...