This Thing Called Life
It looks like 2025 started off with a vengeance. The number of obituaries popping up here and there and sudden attacks got us thinking about this thing we call life. I’ve been to a few funeral services already and have some more coming up and I couldn’t help but think what’s happening to the life we know?
I know for a fact that most people have become anxious especially with the current climate of things economically and politically. Anxiety for some is on the high and we are just starting the year so imagine what the next eleven (11) months can bring? The uncertainties of life can throw some people off balance so here are some of the scriptures that I embed in my brain to keep me focused and unmoved even in the midst of chaos and uncertainties.
Philippians 4:6-7 ESV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Isaiah 41:10 ESV
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Psalm 55:22 ESV
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”
Psalm 121:5-6 ESV
“The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.”
I pray that these scriptures will bless you and your family and bring you total peace as you navigate the year ahead. It is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For February 2025
We are already in month two (2) and this is just how the days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months and the year will end before you know it. Moses prayed that the Lord should teach us to number our days so we can gain a heart of wisdom and live fully in our time. (Psalms 90:12, paraphrased).
Since the days are fleeting, I’d like you to declare Psalms 90:14-17 with me:
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
The Ultimate Plan
A lot of us set plans and goals for ourselves and especially coming into a new year like this one, oh, it is a must for most of us. It’s a good habit to live by because you cannot walk in life aimlessly, without an agenda or destination. I tell you what though, the problem is not the plans we set for ourselves but it is whether we commit our plans to God and allow Him to perfect these plans according to His will.
Someone asked me, “how do I know God’s plan for me?” In a simple response, it is anything that is good and progresses your life. Anything that does not bring you harm but gives you hope and a future. Most importantly, anything that glorifies God in your life and people can see it and bless God as well. If the plan does not show a God who is glorified through your life, it is not the ultimate plan. (Read Jeremiah 29:11).
Proverbs 19:21
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
I have seen how the year can go south when all your plans are scheduled to go upwards so I pray for you that in this year, the Lord’s purpose for our lives will be fulfilled and that purpose will prosper us in every area of our lives and give us total peace. I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.