All He Made Was Good
So, how is your year coming along thus far? Mine is already unpredictable but I’m steady and learning to stay grounded in my mind, body and soul. As in, it doesn’t matter what is happening around me - I want to stay calm and collected. Remember last year when I shared that I don’t do “resolutions” any more? I still didn’t do one this year. I am not against it but I realized that other forms of planning and strategies work better for me and keeps me disciplined and focused throughout the year. I shared a few ‘life nuggets’ as well so revert to my early blogs in 2024 and 2025, and catch up on some good guides for life.
This year I want to do something a little different - I will be sharing some of my insights on some scriptures with you. At the end of it, you’ll realize why it blessed me and it will bless you too. This will be my sixth (6) year reading the entire Bible. YUP! I started in 2021 and here’s what I do: I pick an annual reading plan on the Bible App via YouVersion and each day, I study about five (5) chapters of the bible before I finally go to bed. This yearly practice has blessed me, transformed me, changed me and I am growing daily in my knowledge of God and also how to handle myself and engage in life.
Let’s start with Genesis 1.
“...And God saw that it was good…”
You’ll notice the above sentence at the end of almost each verse in that chapter after God created something. I started to think - God did not look at ANYTHING He created and was not pleased with it. Which means when He created you and I, we were whole. To Him, we were good. He was so proud of what He had done with us. We are masterpieces and He cherishes us greatly. My question is, why do we belittle ourselves thereby undermining His creation?
I say this with all the humility in me that I have come to a place in life where I refuse to let anyone put me down. I know my strengths and weaknesses, I know my value and worth, I know what I have and do not have and I know what God thinks of me. So, the voice or attitude of another mortal, who is only breathing because the same Lord is rich unto both of us (Romans 10:12), will no longer cause me ‘wahala’ in this lifetime. Oh yes - it is a very liberating experience for me lately. The bible says to fear only God who can kill the body and the soul (Matthew 10:28). That said, if God is for you, looks at you - His creation that He fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14) and He says you are good in His eyes, then my dear friend, you are GOOD. Just as everything He created. Be good to yourself, cherish you and value the great qualities and things God has placed in you. Grow in the areas you need to but never despise yourself.
I pray for you this week, that you will see the excellence and perfection of God in your life. That He knows you, sees you and has not discounted you. This year, do not discount yourself. You matter, you are precious to God, He created you for a purpose that only you can fulfill on earth. He says you are good - no matter your circumstances.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For January 2026
What a blessing to experience a New Year and all the joy that comes with it. I don’t know about you but when the clock strikes midnight on New Year, my heart leaps and I know it’s action time - new life, new hope, new desires, new possibilities. My declaration for you as you navigate the first month of 2026 is this;
- May the Lord grant you wisdom daily to make the right choices this year.
- May He give your favor before Him, Angels and humans.
- May the Lord give you an abundance of resources to fulfill all your plans.
- May He empower you to do greater works than you did last year.
- Let 2026 bless you in such a way that people will see you and run to God.
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Curtain Call For 2025
Well, I’ve been taunting you all since January that 2025 will come to an end before we know it and here it is. In just three days this year will be gone and never to return again in our lifetime. Life is a mystery you know and I am personally grateful to God for the gift of life. Not a single day’s date will ever repeat itself as long as you live. This is enough reason for us to revere God.
I don’t know how your year 2025 has been thus far but I hope above all things that you have something to thank God for. I’m curious to know how you spend your final days of the year but I’ll share mine. The last few days of the year are quite solemn for me - I reflect a lot on every aspect of my life and the decisions and choices I made. My wins, my failures and I also use it as an opportunity to strategize for the coming year. I purge my mind, body, soul and spirit. I let go of anything that did not serve me right. I literally hit the reset and calibration button of my life to be able to experience total wholeness. Please note that none of these exercises are as fun as it sounds but they are very needed.
I am a strong believer that life hands you what you invest into it so putting in the work will yield the right results. Joshua 3:5-6 AMP is a very profound scripture that provides direction on how to crossover into a new season of life;
“5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves [for His purpose], for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders (miracles) among you.” 6 Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over [the river] ahead of the people…”
My dear friend, your life is too precious to walk into a new year unprepared. No power, no vision, no strategy. Nah - you can do better. “Whatever will be will not be” - we have to be extremely intentional about life or life will hand us whatever it has. I don’t know about you but I like my ability to choose and not to be handed whatever is available. Ever since I surrendered my ALL to Christ, that “take this or leave it” card does not show up in my day. In all honesty, that’s the story of most people - they do not have the ability to choose. By God’s grace I have the privilege of engaging different people from different spheres of life. You’ll hear most tell you, “I don’t have a choice” and I’m usually saddened by that because you do have a choice.
I hope you will join me to make a choice to engage the Heavens to stand with us as we cross into 2026. I pray that you will make God front and center of everything you do. Walking in the supernatural daily is easier than running to God when life howls at you. Life is very easy with God so much so that even in the midst of chaos or uncertainty, you still have peace. Why won’t you choose to pursue God?
I pray that you will spend this crossover season differently so you can experience total wholeness in the new year. I want to use this opportunity to thank you for being an integral part of my year - reading my blogs and sharing your feedback with me directly. I look forward to continuing to bless you weekly in 2026.
With loads of love,
Lady Abena.