Before I formed You
If you are a believer in Christ and you have not heard this scripture yet, then come on, let’s have a joint bible study shall we? It’s Jeremiah 1:5 NIV:
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
This weekend I had the honor of being at a few events where God was catapulting people into the destinies he had designed for them. As I was praying on Friday night, I was directed to this scripture again. I started drifting into the thoughts and visions of how God thought of creating someone like you and me. He thought of how He wanted us to look, which family we will be born into, what He wanted us to accomplish on earth and how He desired to grow and develop His relationship with us. He even knew how Satan will try to steal us away from His purposes and His loving kindness and He also thought about the many times we will betray Him and break His heart but will run back to Him and He will still welcome us with a big bear hug.
I can go on and on so let me sum it up, YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE! However much the storms of life have made you question even your very existence – never forget that before God started to form you in your mommy’s womb, He already knew you. I pray for you that this will be the week that you see a confirmation of how much God loves and adores you. I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
The Secret Of Facing Life
I’d be lying if I told you that I’ve ever gone to bed hungry but I’d also be lying if I told you that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Let me correct it, it was my destiny to live like one who slept in gold dust but you know what spiritual ignorance does to you? Satan steals your birth right from you until you gain light from God, and then, you learn to step into your destiny and walk, live and thrive in it.
In my Four (4) decades on earth thus far, life has swung me in so many vigorous directions but God did not allow ANY of them, however ignorant I was, to be the end of me. By no merit, He just loves me too much to watch me break no matter how bent the storms made me.
It was one of those “taking an inventory of my life” moments that the Lord directed me to Apostle Paul’s message to the Philippians;
“I know how to get along and live humbly [in difficult times], and I also know how to enjoy abundance and live in prosperity. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret [of facing life], whether well-fed or going hungry, whether having an abundance or being in need. I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.] ” – Philippians 4:12-13 AMP.
The secret that my Jesus has taught me in facing life is to be content in any and every circumstance I find myself in. Not complacent, but content – have that extraordinary peace no matter what storms or chaos come my way. Stay grounded on the word and power of God, which I have been a recipient of. To not be moved, shaken or persuaded because I know who is my ‘Abba’ (The Aramaic term abba (אבא, Hebrew: אב (av), “father”) and anchor. I challenge you this week to give it a try and start your journey of finding confident peace with God. To have an experiential understanding when He said that “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” – Revelations 22:13 KJV.
XOXO,Lady Abena.
Declarations for October 2022
Just like that, we are in the last quarter of 2022! Whew! How did we get here? I know how – the grace of God has carried us through and will carry us till the end. There’s one declaration the Lord has laid on my heart for you and I in this Tenth month of the year and it is that He will perfect everything which concerns us!
Psalms 138:8 AMP
The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me;
Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever—
Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.
In this month of October, the Lord is accomplishing what He has promised in our lives and our testimonies will be evident front and center. He is the Alpha and Omega and so whatever He has started to develop and build in us, through us, and around us, He is bringing it to a perfect completion. I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name! AMEN!
Xoxo,
Lady Abena.