Declarations For April 2023
Happy Happy Easter and Happy April to you! What a blessing the month of April is especially for me. It’s not just my birth month but also I get to celebrate the resurrection of my Lord and savior Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is so powerful and the foundation of Christianity. The power that raised Christ from the dead has been made available for us. That same power is what has been the driving force behind every blessing and miracle we receive daily. Let the power of His resurrection awaken every dead thing in our lives and propel us into a new season of life. Declare with me:
Lift up your heads O ye gates.
Be lifted up O ye everlasting doors.
The Lord will arise to have mercy on us because the time to favor us has come.
Yes, our set time is now.
No longer will they call our land deserted but it will be called Hephzibah and Beulah because the Lord has taken delight in us.
It is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. Amen 🙏🏾!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
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.