Curtain Call For 2025
Well, I’ve been taunting you all since January that 2025 will come to an end before we know it and here it is. In just three days this year will be gone and never to return again in our lifetime. Life is a mystery you know and I am personally grateful to God for the gift of life. Not a single day’s date will ever repeat itself as long as you live. This is enough reason for us to revere God.
I don’t know how your year 2025 has been thus far but I hope above all things that you have something to thank God for. I’m curious to know how you spend your final days of the year but I’ll share mine. The last few days of the year are quite solemn for me - I reflect a lot on every aspect of my life and the decisions and choices I made. My wins, my failures and I also use it as an opportunity to strategize for the coming year. I purge my mind, body, soul and spirit. I let go of anything that did not serve me right. I literally hit the reset and calibration button of my life to be able to experience total wholeness. Please note that none of these exercises are as fun as it sounds but they are very needed.
I am a strong believer that life hands you what you invest into it so putting in the work will yield the right results. Joshua 3:5-6 AMP is a very profound scripture that provides direction on how to crossover into a new season of life;
“5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves [for His purpose], for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders (miracles) among you.” 6 Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over [the river] ahead of the people…”
My dear friend, your life is too precious to walk into a new year unprepared. No power, no vision, no strategy. Nah - you can do better. “Whatever will be will not be” - we have to be extremely intentional about life or life will hand us whatever it has. I don’t know about you but I like my ability to choose and not to be handed whatever is available. Ever since I surrendered my ALL to Christ, that “take this or leave it” card does not show up in my day. In all honesty, that’s the story of most people - they do not have the ability to choose. By God’s grace I have the privilege of engaging different people from different spheres of life. You’ll hear most tell you, “I don’t have a choice” and I’m usually saddened by that because you do have a choice.
I hope you will join me to make a choice to engage the Heavens to stand with us as we cross into 2026. I pray that you will make God front and center of everything you do. Walking in the supernatural daily is easier than running to God when life howls at you. Life is very easy with God so much so that even in the midst of chaos or uncertainty, you still have peace. Why won’t you choose to pursue God?
I pray that you will spend this crossover season differently so you can experience total wholeness in the new year. I want to use this opportunity to thank you for being an integral part of my year - reading my blogs and sharing your feedback with me directly. I look forward to continuing to bless you weekly in 2026.
With loads of love,
Lady Abena.
Merry Christmas 2025
I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that Christmas is here again. What a blessing to be alive, well and witnessing the joys in many faces. 2025 has definitely been one heck of a year. It has tried me in every area of my life but it also gave birth to a new season and chapter of my life. God saw me and came through for me and I am eternally grateful.
I pray this Christmas brings you something new to be thankful for. That you can look at your wish list and say that God has been faithful to you and your families.
Merry Christmas and may the joy of the season be part of your life daily.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
December Doesn’t Have To Be ‘Detty”
Full disclaimer - I am not here to rain on your parade so continue reading please. Probably because I hail from Ghana, several times I’ve been asked about “Detty December” especially from non-African friends and acquaintances. In all honesty, I hadn't even heard of the term until last Christmas when a friend broke it all down for me because she’s an invested “Detty December” celebrant. She explained in layman’s terms to me that “Detty December” was like being on the Las Vegas strip. I then did an online search for it and social media definitely did not disappoint - it had a lot of snippets and information about it. Well, it sure is a party isn’t it? Listen, I’ve been to Vegas for a friend’s wedding but the images I saw for “Detty December” in Ghana were over and above what Vegas or Miami will do.
I always remember growing up in Ghana that the Christmas season is the real deal. We had loads of activities, events, parties, new clothes, goodies, you just name it. I don’t think we had “Detty December” though. Maybe I was just too sheltered to notice it back then. I didn't get to let my hair lose and sell my royal oats or dance with strangers till morning. I proceeded to speak with some folks in the homeland about this Christmas and it’s a split view. Some like “Detty December” and others do not because they feel the hype about it makes things unaffordable for the average person. Then of course we have the majority who feel the moral decadence is on the high during “Detty December" and they don’t want to have any part of it.
Whatever your take is on “Detty December” I think it depends on which side of the coin you sit when we toss it. Your lifestyle choices definitely impacts your participation in certain things but I don’t think December has to be “Detty” for you to have a jolly good time, especially in Ghana. Most visitors have saved their money all year to come and throw it around, you don’t need to jump on their bandwagon. Decency is to be cherished too and I hope that our younger generation value their health and safety more than a few days of partying into oblivion. Wisdom is very profitable in today’s world and it will always guide and preserve you.
I pray for your safety and security that you’ll make your December purer and not dirty.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.