GREATER THINGS AHEAD

Hey guys,
It's sooo good  to have you here,  I really hope you have been very well, and you have had a very wonderful year. I wish you a merry Christmas, and the very best this season has to offer in Jesus name, Amen.
Alright, you need to kindly bare with me; it has indeed been one very busy year; thus my irregular posts. I put this post, just for you, so don't go anywhere until you are done, it won't take so long a time. Enjoy.......
You know what? I was just thinking of how the year did some sort of race; I mean just a couple months ago, we were sending warm messages to family and friends, saying happy new year, and look where we are now *smiles; very soon it'd be happy end of year; welcome to the new year. Well, for some others, it may have been a very fantastic, perhaps funtastic year; all those plans came to reality just as planned. Maybe for you it  just may have been  the opposite, You didn't quite bargain for what you got this year; if that is the case, then this post is just for you. Yes you; so savour the lines below
Alright, so not too long, ago, I had some plans laid out and then some things began to happen. It felt like all my plans were coming in to play, it was so exciting and I kept imagining how everything would be. Suddenly, all my 'well thought of plans' come shattering down right in front of me. O God!!! What on earth happened to my "faith talks", and all the "calling forth". Trust me, it was very disheartening. Little did I know, God had  greater plans for me. So, few weeks after, those plans transitioned. My experiences and achievements during that 'plan transition' period were the best ever. I mean the feats I was able to accomplish became an amazement to me, because those accomplishments were nowhere in view.
Long and short of the story is this, no matter how the months have been, if you truly are friends with God, He has got soooo much more in store for you; even greater than the best gift you could ever have thought  to give yourself. You can rest, assured that no matter what happened or is happening, God has got really great plans for you and if you hold on to Him they will be fulfilled right before your eyes.
So, that's my word for you this season, I'd be very glad to hear from you; until then have a very merry Christmas.
Love you loads,
Smiling D.

THE LITTLE THINGS? I CARE

Hi guys, hope you are very well. I am very well myself, and its very good to have you here. Enjoy this..... So, I had this experience not too long ago and thought to share it with you. Over time, I have realized that God is very concerned with every single thing about me, even things that are seemingly small. Alright, it was this Sunday morning, and I was headed to church, I got on the bus, and not too long after the bus moved, the rain began to threaten. I did not have an umbrella, and I would have been very drenched before I even got to church. Almost immediately, I started talking to God, and asking Him to kindly hold the rain until I got to church, to my utmost surprise, and joy, I got to church very dry, the rain did not fall after so much threat. I clearly remember that whilst I was asking God to kindly hold the rain until I got to church since I did not have an umbrella, He told me that I shouldn’t  worry that I would not get drenched however, I must ensure to share this exact experience with others, to be honest, I felt so loved yet again,and understood again, that God really cares about the things that bother you. It is very important for you to always tell Him how you feel and what you want, no matter how "unimportant" you may think it is. So, this week, this month, whenever, wherever, do not hesitate to talk to God about anything and everything you need, He'd definitely come through for you as He did for me. Indeed God loves you and cares about even the things that are  seemingly unimportant

Smiling D

TARRED?

Hi dearest, its been  a very long time,, hasn't it? My sincere apologies, for not writing all these  months, been sooo busy, however, that's no good enough excuse at all.  Good thing I'm back now O well, I’m excited to be here again and to also have you here, I really hope you have been doing very well. 

I came up with this, and thought to share with you; so enjoy......

Alright, so you'd be doing a little exercise, which requires just your mind and your mouth, however, before you do this, you need to know the rules,and we've got just one rule which is you must believe in what you are about to do, so let's go......

 Simply tell yourself, and  you need to say it with so much confidence;  “I am a star, and I will shine”

Do yourself a favour, by saying this to you everyday and watch out how  beautiful your life will turn out sooner than you think. Alright so here is my jist for you

Some few years ago, say four years ago, I was coming inn from an event, and at the time, it was  already dark, good for me, the  road was tarred; so it was easy for me to see where I was headed to. Unconsciously, I looked at the ground and I realized that the ground was shining. This was an amazing site; almost immediately, I realized that a flood light was somewhere far away, but the rays from the light were reflecting on the ground and that was what triggered the shine the ground emitted. The closer the flood light reflected on the ground, the more shine the ground emitted.

 It did not end there, the  sun was really out on a certain day, and I was walking on my way to the hostel, road tarred obviously, I looked farther giving myself  an angle of depression  the ground was shinning so well.  I then merged the two experiences I had where the tarred ground was shinning as a result of the light that reflected on the ground;it then dawned on me that if a mere ground, tarred though could emit such shine and beauty then it will be so easy for me to emit much more than a mere ground is emitting.

Tell yourself again, “I am a star and I will shine”.  Its no news that you, o yes you are more valuable than a tarred ground, but you have to know this, if you want to shine then you must be “tarred” and you must have light reflecting on you. It’s amazing to note this I have never seen an untarred road or a bad road reflect or emit shine irrespective of the light that is reflecting towards it.

You may ask what makes me “tarred”? It’s Jesus that makes you tarred, trust me if you don’t have Him on your inside do not expect to shine. It’s His word in you that is the light that reflects on  your tarred road{life} and causes it to keep shinning.

Dearest, I hope you have Him in you, if not simply ask Him to come inn and save you and He will do cause He’s  been waiting for you to just tell Him that. If you already have Him in you a big congratulations, you keep being in Him, read His word, pray, and talk to Him like your bestie and watch out how bright your life will shine.I look forward to hearing how brightly you will begin to shine

Loads of Love,

Smiling D.

LET ME SEE YOUR HARDWORK

Hi dearest, I’m so delighted to have you here, I hope you have been well. Well, in this post,I’ll be sharing with you my personal story and I hope it sparks up something in you. Enjoy……….

This is very funny, years before I got into the university I had this feeling that university students do not have to read, well, my bubble was burst when I realized for myself that it was a different ball game entirely. With His help I always did very well in my exams and then in my semi final year I had so much responsibilities, my time management skills became very poor as a result I had less time for my books and then I must confess I became lazy. Then it happened…………

All through the semester, second semester to be precise, He kept telling me, "D, I want to see your hard work”, “I really want to see your hard work”; Stubborn as I was, I still was too busy to read as required and my aim was to hit a first class grade. Exams came as they will always do, I did them, and results came afterwards. Guess what? Well, that was the worst result ever in my university days.

Funny enough, I did not feel too bad, cause I heard Him tell me clearly that if I do not work hard, I will fail, so, I knew that to a large extent I had a major part to play in what happened.Yes, it was the worst result ever in university days but there was no carry over.

Final year came and I decided within me that He was going to see my hard work, I put inn my effort, via reading, tutorials and I certainly put Him inn. Now guess what? He gave me a beautiful result that semester. Well, nothing to hide you are my friend you know, {lol}, He gave me a first class result that semester.

I was filled with joy when I realized that it was the result I always wanted, and I knew that inasmuch as He loves me, He hates me being lazy. He wants me to reflect Him in all I do, He is a hard worker then I must be too.

Dearest, know this, He is more than able, it wouldn’t take Him anything to make you the most outstanding in any field but trust me, He wants to see your input and that’s exactly what He blesses. No matter how little, show Him your work and watch Him crown your effort with mega success. I look forward and I know I will hear your greatness story.

Loads of Love,

Smiling D.

ALLOW ME.

I was very eager to serve my nation. Eventually,when the posting letter came I was very excited because I knew I was going to make a whole of impact there. Way before I served, I had always prayed to God telling Him that I wanted to be posted to town, a good organization, lovely accommodation, interesting pay and all of those. One thing I kept emphasizing was that I never wanted to be posted to a school. After being in the orientation camp for three weeks, letters were distributed stating everyone’s place of primary assignment. I couldn’t wait to get mine to know where I was posted to for my primary assignment. I couldn't believe what I saw, I was posted to town, in fact the central of the town. Oh my! God had answered my prayers without any man’s help, you can imagine how excited I was about being in town.

I had to report as soon as possible to my place of primary assignment in TOWN. I went to the organization with excitement but soooner than I knew, y excitement turned into a sadness that I did not envisage. What I found there was very horrible, it was so obvious that I wouldn’t be happy there nor would I be able to fulfill God’s plan for my life there. At some point, I was advised to leave town and go to a village to serve my country, that I will be better in a village than in a town. What!, how on earth could living in a village be better than living in a town? To be honest, I never wanted to leave town, but somehow I had no choice than to leave town. I was very sad but I realized that all through that period in as much as I was sad, I had this very strange peace in me and I just knew that God rather wanted me in that village than in the town. I obeyed and went to report in the village, as a TEACHER. Yes, what I was running away from became what I found myself in. My service year was the most amazing year in my life ever, I was able to do things that I wouldn’t have done on a normal day, God used me greatly to affect the lives of those students. I had a splendid time in the village living life at its fullest, being so excited all of the time. Up till this time that I type these words to you, I am still shocked on how I was able to affect the lives of hundreds of the village young adults within that space of time. Anytime I see my colleagues, they always look at me and wonder if I’m really serving because God’s glory, beauty just keeps shinning in my life. I was living the life. It was in that same year, serving in that village that I was able to organize a programme for all the secondary schools in the local government and it recorded a huge level of success, with different organizations coming all the way to partner with us.

The long and short of the jist is this, I know you have something in mind that you want or love to do or have, but trust me, God knows you better than you know yourself, so why stress yourself?, why not leave everything to Him and let Him do the thinking and arrange everything  for you beautifully. Just allow Him do whatever it is He wants to do, and you'd be amazed at the places He'd take you to.

Loads of Love,

Smiling D.

SHUSH!!

Hi dearest, I’m so glad to have you here; I really hope you’ve been great. Just relax and enjoy…………..

If you have a house or better still if you have somewhere to lay your head, then lift your voice and sincerely give God a bear hug, a broad smile and a big thank you from the depth of your heart. I couldn’t believe that getting somewhere to stay and call mine could be a great challenge, I had to serve my country. Somehow along the way, someone who didn’t know me from Adam decided to let me inn; so I was there for some time. At some point, it was very obvious that I wasn’t going to be settled properly, because there were so much arguments in relation to who was going to take over the accommodation when, the real occupant left. There were days and even nights I would just keep thinking of how I was going to cope.  a ,particular night when everything seemed not to favor me; I wanted to kindly request someone to  allow me just occupy the accommodation as soon as the real occupant left; suddenly I heard a sharp “No, You are not begging anyone for anything”. That was a strong caution from my bestie; I decided to obey. Few days after the real occupant left, I could not explain what happened but the  other person changed her mind and just let me stay,  I was alone in that room, having fun, praising God and just living life at its best.

Dearest, there are some situations that may want to push you to meet people for help but whether you are hearing it or not God is saying “SHUSH”. Why don’t you tell God instead and watch Him touch the person and move him or her just as you would have wanted.

Dearest, could you just shush and let God do all the talking.

Loads of Love.,

Smiling D.