Stay Calm
In the beginning of last year, I shared some little nuggets about life to help us navigate some situations. Well, let’s start again. Today’s nugget is about staying calm in the midst of whatever situation or storms will arise in your life this year. Yes - I know it’s easier said than done and of course I’m not in your shoes but if the bible is correct as it is, then please know that there is nothing new under this sun as Ecclesiastes 1:9 says. In other words, there’s nothing that you will encounter this year that someone hasn’t survived already, or is going through it or hasn’t overcome it. Problems go around just like the earth circles around the sun so when the dial stops, it is bound to find someone.
There’s a scripture that intrigues me every time I read it and it is Mark 4:38-40 (paraphrased). Jesus was sound asleep and unbothered on a boat which was in the middle of a raging storm. The disciples were so afraid and one of them out of frustration woke Jesus up, asking if He didn’t care that they were all about to die. Jesus stood up and at one command told the wind to be still and everything became calm instantly. He looked at the disciples, bemused and scolded them for their fear and lack of faith. Knowing very well who He was and that He was also on the boat with them.
Here’s your cue when you feel like you need to scream or jump or react and it is out of fear or panic, take a deep breadth and stay calm. Do everything in your power to calm yourself because in the midst of chaos, you can’t make the right decisions. Find a place of solace and revert to this scripture because with Christ in your boat, you will always smile at the storms. They will overwhelm you but they cannot drown you.
I pray for you this week that the Holy Spirit will calm your spirit in whatever storms may come your way.
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For January 2025
Welcome to 2025! I’m sure you’ve read my blogs a few times on my take on new beginnings? The new year is a great time to reinvent yourself, set some realistic goals, clean out your life or bring in something new, dream a new dream, on and on it goes. I wish I could live in peoples’ heads just to know what they are thinking about the new year. I bet you that billions of decisions are made around this time of the year and everyone is hopeful that their decisions will bring them good fortune and happiness.
I am also very sure that your church or the ministries you follow have released their ‘guiding WORD’ for 2025? It’s important because that word is the foundation of everything you do this year. I really hope you still asked God for your own ‘guiding word’ because I did and He gave me mine. It’s important to have a personal encounter and relationship with God in spite of what you receive from church.
I declare that this will be the year where we find total peace in our lives. Let nothing be missing and nothing broken in our lives. May we live in great health and abundance and see the end of 2025 victoriously. Let it be so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Ready Or Not?
I’ve had the honor of counseling a few people who reached out to me during this holiday season and the bottom line is that they were depressed and anxious about the year coming to an end and ushering in a new year while they feel unaccomplished in the dreams and goals they had for this year. I listened empathetically and some with sympathy and I can boldly share that God gave each of us a unique manual for our lives. Our experiences differ and so are our challenges but through it all, He is the same Lord and the bible says that He is rich unto all who call upon Him. He does not discriminate. (Romans 10:12 paraphrased).
If you’re like me who spends the holiday season reflecting on my year and taking inventory of everything that happened in and around my life this year, you can find yourself in the space of deflation and anxiety and yes it even happens to the strongest of believers. Fact still remains that whether you’re ready or not, 2025 is just a couple of days away and you can embrace it with strength, hope and courage or you can embrace it with fear. I pray you choose hope and courage over anything else the devil might present to you. That you will remember that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask for or think, according to His power which works in us. (Ephesians 3:20 paraphrased).
We do not know what lies ahead in 2025 but I know the one who holds my life and yours and He says His plans for us are good, to prosper us and give us hope and a great future so hold on to that promise this week as you usher in 2025. (Jeremiah 29:11 paraphrased).
XOXO,
Lady Abena.