The Gideon In Us
In the book of Judges when you read from verse Six (6) onwards, you will encounter a man called Gideon. Yes, I’d like for you to pause here, read all about him and continue this blog :). Great, thank you for sparing me the summary of Gideon and hey, you got to read the Bible at least. Go on and check it off your to-do list for today.
Anytime I read about him, I am fascinated by so many things including the fact that He had a strength like no other in him but didn’t even know it. How he asked God to prove Himself at least Three (3) times and I see the patience of God in trying to convince Gideon that He is with Him and will use Him to do what no one can do. Gideon’s confidence and self-awareness after he defeated the Midianites and how he chased down Zebah and Zalmunna and finished them even when the other townsmen doubted he could.
Truth is, most of us are Gideons - we have so much in us but we cannot even see it. The Lord has placed greatness in our bowels and He is waiting for us to step into our manifestation but we are too afraid to come forth. Maybe it’s time to ask God to show us a sign to confirm that He is really with us. Don’t be afraid to ask Him because like Gideon, He desires to give you the confirmation you need to do what He has purposed for your life.
I pray that this will be the week for your confirmation so you can step into your greatness. I decree it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. Amen.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Life Is A Corkscrew
The Teacher says in Ecclesiastes 1:15 MSG that “Life’s a corkscrew that can’t be straightened, A minus that won’t add up.” In other translations or words, whatever is wrong cannot be really made right and whatever is missing cannot be found. I’m curious, what then happens to the saying that “you can right the wrongs”?
Most people give or receive second chances in life and some will usually say, “I’ll make it all up again”. To the Teacher’s point, we cannot really make anything right again. Instead, we build a new and better life or experiences to overcome what was already done or lost. For example, if you hurt or cause pain to someone and you’re given a chance to make it right, you cannot wipe away the hurt or pain, you will compensate for it by creating great moments, turning over a new leaf, becoming a better person or doing whatever it takes to make the person happy. Good experiences have the power to erase the memories of bad ones. The Bible even reiterates that we should always overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21 paraphrased). I know there’s a world somewhere where there’s no evil or pain or disappointment, a world where the corkscrew always fits right back in the bottle. The only caveat is that we cannot experience that world in our mortal bodies but one day, if we keep living our lives on earth with Jesus Christ, we will be in that world with Him in eternity.
So, as long as we are flesh and blood, life will remain a corkscrew. It will never fit the wine bottle again but you can put a new stopper in or chip out some pieces off the old corkscrew to make it fit. May your week be filled with beautiful moments and experiences that will erase the old pain and hurts. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For March 2023
This is what the Lord has declared over our lives in this month, if we walk in His statutes and keep His commandments and obediently do them;
- He will give us rain in its season, and our land will yield her produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
- We will eat our bread and be filled and live securely in our land.
- The Lord will also grant us peace in the land, so that we may lie down and there will be no one to make us afraid.
- He will also eliminate harmful animals from our territories, and no sword will pass through our area.
- We will chase our enemies, and they will fall before us by the sword. Five of us will chase a hundred, and a hundred of us will put ten thousand to flight; our enemies will fall before us by the sword.
- The Lord will turn toward us with favor and regard and make us fruitful and multiply us, and He will establish and confirm His covenant with us.
- We will eat the old supply of abundant produce, and clear out the old to make room for the new things He is bringing into our lives.
- He will make His dwelling among us, and He will not reject nor separate Himself from us.
- He will walk among us and be our God, and we shall be His people. He has broken the bars of our yokes and caused us to walk upright with heads held high as free men.
We declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.