SEEING OTHERS THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD IS THE KEY TO ACCEPTANCE

It's usually difficult to accept other people for who they are, especially those you dislike, think are not on the same pedestal with you or think don't have the same values as you. The solution to this hard puzzle is to see them through God's eyes!

Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong......Thos e who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them. (Rom 14vs 1&3)

Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. (Rom 15vs7)

Pray for the grace to accept your spouse, sibling, parent, colleague, neighbour, church member,...especially the hard ones (so that God may be glorified). The world will then see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven who has helped you crack the hard nut of acceptance.

LEFT HANDED, NOT LEFT OUT: HELPING YOUR CHILD SETTLE IN WELL

Research reveals that 9 out of ten people are right handed. Therefore the 10% of the population are assumed to be "left out".

Raising a lefty can be a hard nut to crack especially in a society where right handedness is believed to be the normal thing.

The truth however is that left handedness is not new. There are actually three (3) records (not just 3 men) of left handed men in the Bible. All these men were from the tribe of Benjamin and were very strong men who dI'd exploits in their time. (See Judges 3: 12-30; Judges 20:16 and 1Chronicles 12:1-2).

We all need to know that God has great plans for everyone irrespective of the hand you use most frequently.

From my experience from where I come from, the odds are that your child's tutors and people around will want to force your child to use his/her right hand more instead of the left hand.

Here are a few tips to help your left handed child or ward settle well into his/her peculiarity :

1. See your child as Special not Abnormal. Your child is totally normal. Scientists have proof that if your left hand is more dominant, it means that the right side of your brain is more dominant than the left, which favors intuition, emotion, imagination, creativity, and holistic thinking. I particularly admire the left handed people I have related with. They all have an edge over others in one way or more.

2. Regulate your child's company. It is important to let your child see other like - handed persons. This will reassure your child and let him know that he is not odd. You need to tell your child's teachers not to try to "convert" your child.

3. Let your child see him/herself as special and unique. Point out left handed great personalities to your child. They are many so I'll let you do the research yourself. . . Well, Obama is one of them.

4. Reorder yourselves. If you are a right handed parent with a left handed child, you should be in a mirror position for your child to see. That means you stay opposite him/her instead of beside him. The use of the left hand can be difficult where virtually everything has been designed with the right handed in mind. Simplify the issues by eliminating the perception of left or right being correct or incorrect. Let your child use whatever hand is most convenient for him per time for the different tasks. For instance, tell him to open the door with the hand closest to the door knob.

5. Equip your child. Thank God people are getting more liberal with having left handed people around nowadays. Developing writing skills is a major hurdle lefties have to cross. Get your child left -handed friendly materials. Carry out research on how to ease your child's learning process. For instance, since a lefty ' hands move towards his body while writing instead of away from it in the case of a righty, let your child know it is okay to move the book around to make writing easier.

Love your lefty like you love your righty. Embrace each child's uniqueness and help your child do the same.

Lift up their hands.

No more leftie discrimination.

God bless all left - handed persons!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

Never Doubt It; God Cares For You

God cares for you. Never doubt that fact! Just give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about what happens to you.


In case you want proof, here it is:


And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? (Matt 6vs30)


He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands. (Ps 78vs72)


The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. (Ps121vs7-8)


The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them. The LORD protects all those who love him,
but he destroys the wicked. (Ps 145vs18-20)


You are important to God. Be at peace.

Cast all your burdens upon Him.

Smile, God cares for you!


- Omosebi Mary Omolola

Praying for God’s Mercy

Shall we pray this morning for God's mercy. . .

Lord Jesus, we thank You for Your saving grace. We praise You for Your mercies that endure forever.

We ask this day that You will have mercy on us. In every way that we have by ourselves dug out problems for ourselves, we plead that Your mercy will speak for us. We do know that Your blood speaks mercy and not vengeance. Speak for us. Forgive us.

Bring us out of the ditch we dug for ourselves by Your mighty power. We ask that You save us from the clutches of the enemy that we submitted ourselves to. For even the lawful captives shall be delivered.

Repair our foundations. Rebuild our ruins.

Build up again Your hedge of protection round about us.

Thank You Father for delivering us, in Jesus' powerful name.

"I Love Pure Gold!" . . . But Can You Pay the Price?

Ever before I got to read about gold, my mum told me about it since she saw raw gold firsthand from her father who was a gold merchant back in the day. She told me the first major thing I ever knew about gold, and that is the fact that gold is a very soft metal.

Gold cannot be destroyed though. It can be dissolved by chemical means, but even then it remains as gold-only in a more widely dispersed state. It withstands all forms of stress. When hammered, it can come out as thin as thin itself without being destroyed. Gold is also a very heavy metal.

One more thing, gold is very beautiful.

Gold is extracted from ore. It is usually found in the company of quartz and other metals.

Now I'm almost where I am going. . .

Gold is usually rough in its natural state. However, because of its malleability, it is easily smoothened. It is easily purified. It willingly let's go of the impurities that have attached themselves to it.

The more it is pounded and washed, the purer it becomes.

Looking through Exodus 37, we see God's specific instructions about the vessels for use in the tabernacle. God gave instructions to make sure the vessels were made of Pure Gold. Note that He didn't just say vessels of gold but vessels of pure gold. Refined gold. Gold without impurities. Purged from every metal that looks like it but isn't it.

Everyone was born in sin. We all had the sin - connection.

However, to become vessels in the house of our God we must pull the plug on the connection we had to sin.

God can not stand impurities. He wants us to be pure- thoroughly washed by the water of The Word. He wants us to be without blemish, spot or wrinkle. He wants us our garment to be properly laundered.

Becoming pure gold requires willingness. Because the process is a very painful one. So if you choose to escape from the furnace of purification which comes in form of discipline/suffering, you just can't become pure. God desires perfect vessels. He wants every impurity burnt off.

God wants us, like gold, to be soft yet very strong. Gentle as a dove and bold like a lion. It takes discipline and self control to be able to contain gentleness and strength in the same vessel. The refining process God takes us through brings us to that point.

God wants to beat us into shape. He wants to use the hammer of the word to transform us into smooth jewels.

 He disciplines us because He loves us. He wants us to shine. He wants the world to see what He has made of us.

The heat he allows us pass through is simply aimed at getting us up to the standard of God. For He cannot behold iniquity. He wants us to develop certain important virtues that will make our lives really attractive. He wants to build us up. He wants us to be perfect so that we can be presented faultless before God. . .

. . .and fit for the Master's use- vessels unto honour.

Endure the process, it's for your good. . .

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

How far?

I wish to challenge someone today: Take your walk with God more seriously. I did not say "work for God". I am talking about your relationship with The Master. I am 

As I write to you today, I write to myself too. Is your relationship with God better than it was before or otherwise? What is the common language heard from you these days? Is it "I used to pray for 5hours at a stretch before; now I can barely pray for 5minutes"? Or, is it "I haven't read my Bible by myself since the beginning of this year. I only read through the text in my devotional every morning"?

It's time to examine ourselves. We are truly in the last days- when the love of many will wax cold. And indeed, it is waxing cold. People are too busy. "We have to struggle to make ends meet. There are several bills to settle with our meagre salary" they say. They go through the day looking for ways to get more money. No time to fellowship with their maker. They return totally exhausted. "My husband is not encouraging me to walk closer to God" is not a tenable excuse. Neither is "my children are a handful".

Don't be carried away by the pleasures of the world. We are pilgrims in this world. Always remember that. Keep eternity in perspective. Don't be weighed down by the pressures of life either.

The cycle goes on and on if you allow it. I am here to remind you that the longer you refuse to charge the battery of your phone, the lesser the power available on it. It's just logical. We were taught the 'law of use and disuse' back in the days. When you utilize a machine, it keeps running. It performs better. Leave it for years and that new machine will become rusty. Some parts begin to wear out. The longer you refuse to do something about your current spiritual state, the colder you become.

Let your heart seek the Lord while He is near. There is no chasing after God once life here on this side is gone. Let your heart long to be with Him. Reconsider your perception when it comes to God today. Today is the day of salvation. Make a decision for God. He really loves fellowshipping with His children. Well, except you are not one anymore. It's time to rise from your slumber. Arise from your fallen state. You have tarried in this valley for too long. It's time to begin climbing up the mountain.

I pray Lord that your fire of revival will fall upon every life that needs revival. Restore unto us the joy of your salvation. Jesus, Light of the world, make our paths shine brighter henceforth. Holy Spirit, we cry out for your help. We have no power of our own. We are coming back to the place of worship. . . In Jesus' Most Precious Name I pray!

Shalom! 

OMOSEBI, Mary Omolola

2015

Be a Blessing, Thou Blessed of the Lord!

God's blessings are numerous- peace, comfort, joy, fellowship with God, hope, success, prosperity and eternal life with Him!

The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually). (Num 6vs24-26)

As we share the blessings God has bestowed on us, we bless others as well. Encouraging others with God's Good News is one of the most rewarding of His blessings. Cultivate the attitude of blessing others. Let it flow through you with ease.

For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. (Rom 1vs11-12)

He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. (2Cor 1vs4)

May God bless us richly! And may He give us the grace to remember that He blesses us so that we might bless others! Don't get tired of doing what is good. You will surely reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.

Be a blessing, thou Blessed of the Lord!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola

THE BEST TIME TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW IS TODAY

Where are the men in the house? You really need to read this. . .

At creation, God's plan was for a man to leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife. And i have not seen where he changed that norm. What that means in essence is that he is now one and the same with his wife.

How come some men refuse to do the needful and leave their fathers and mothers? (And everyone who played the role of father and mother in their lives). I hear about so many cases of men who prioritise their extended families (that’s what your parents, siblings, uncles and aunts become when you get married) over their immediate families.

I am not saying that you should neglect your parents and siblings but you need to get the order of your priorities right. Love them like you love yourself. You cannot give what you do not have. Your spouse is you. If you do not love your wife it means you do not love yourself. In my opinion, it is hypocrisy to say you love others when you do not love yourself. You must never shove your spouse behind your 'family'. I believe that is a wrong move.

If you are yet to put things right please do it now.

I'd like you to answer these questions honestly. . .

Who is your next of kin?

Have you amended who your next of kin is at the approprate quarters after you got married? How come your brother is still your next of kin when you have a wife and children?

What about the official documents of your assets (landed properties and all)? Whose names are on them?

And why are you just buying a property with only your name on the document?

Do you have a will? If you do, how have you protected the interest of the wife of your youth and your children?

I know these are very sensitive issues. I am not a pessimist. But life happens. Some people just have to exit this world early and there is nothing anyone can do about that. However, you can do something about what happens with your family after you exit this world.

I have seen cases of people (firsthand) who left their wife and children in abject poverty even though they themselves were rich just because of their ignorance and negligence.

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly. (Proverbs 13:22 NLT)

I do not believe this Scripture is saying that you should skip your children's generation and focus on your granchildren's. So don't tell me that you want your brother to keep and later pass your wealth on to your grandchildren. When next you are taking a decision, ask yourself what your decision says about you- a good person/wise person or otherwise.

God trusted Abraham to pass on the legacy of godly living first to his children and then generations after them. (I am tempted to digress to tell you that the greatest inheritance to leave your children is spiritual wealth and moral direction but I'll stay in line)

Even God has plans for His children. Jesus has gone to PREPARE a place for His disciples.

What plans are you making for the future?

Make plans for the future and commit those plans to the Lord; trusting His will to be done.

Your spouse and children should not be left to suffer.

I have seen and heard about too many horrifying cases to know how important this issue is.

I am not trying to 'teach' you how to run your affairs but to encourage you to give thought to the issues i have raised here.

This is a real life issue that we must take cognisance of and I was inspired to address it.

May the Lord help you to take the right steps NOW!

Shalom!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

Hello Ladies, Wise Up!

When I was a child, the groundnut/popcorn sellers would put their wares in a box made with glass girded with wooden frames which they called "show glass".

Any customer is free to taste the groundnut/popcorn to confirm if it's crunchy or properly roasted. Some others taste for the adequacy of the salt/sugar. The amazing part of the story is that the customer has the right to either buy the groundnut / popcorn or not- even after having a portion of it.

In case of rejection, the groundnut seller may walk away. But God help you if you just tasted groundnut from a woman with a very sharp tongue and you refused to buy from her. Nevertheless, the reaction of the seller usually does not change the decision of the buyer.

It breaks my heart when I see ladies ditch their pride for whatever reason they feel is good enough. Some look for the love they have probably not gotten from home desperately and thus fall victim of predators who go around looking for gullible ladies.

Others out of their greed for material things and covetousness loose their dignity to men who have no regard for them- men who only want a taste of their "wares" without intentions to settle down with them in marriage.

Stop putting yourself on display like a valueless person.
Don’t hurry off to get married as a way of escape from your 'overbearing' family or your slim economic status.
Don't grant any man who is not your husband assess to your body in a sexual way.
Don’t get pregnant in the name of trying to 'tie' a man down.

These are wrong reasons to get married.

Ensure you are certified for marriage before you venture into it. Wrap up yourself tightly in God’s love.

Introduction is not the same as a wedding. It is not a licence to move in with your fiancé.

An engagement ring is not a marriage seal.

Don't break the chain and sell yourself short of your worth to any man. Don't jump classes. You will regret doing that.

God's order is for you to marry first before engaging in sexual relations.

Any man who can not wait to get married to you before having sex with you should wait outside your life. This should be your resolve.

Fear God and love yourself.

A man who cannot wait for you before marriage will most likely not stay faithful to you in marriage. Getting married does not control lust. The fear of God does. Having wrong values don't just disappear into thin air on the wedding day. Each one of us is like a seed - bearing fruit. It is what you carry on your inside that you sow in the future.

Respect yourself first if you desire respect from others.

Like I usually tell myself and others who care to know, I  have one life to live here on earth; I have to live it well. There is no room for playing games with my life. A slip on my way may give an indelible scar. The stigma may remain till the end of your time here on earth.

Stop playing games with your life.

Don't turn yourself into a car that men test - drive.

You are precious in the sight of God. Don’t treat yourself like a nobody. Hoist the flag of chastity.

Don’t sell out your birthright for a brief moment of pleasure (whatever that translates into for you).

Wisdom is profitable to direct!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

The Serial Killer You Should Flee From

Some years back, God revealed something to me in my dream one night. I saw a young plant growing in my heart. I asked God what that meant and He told me it was the fruit of unforgiveness- Bitterness (that i harboured against someone).

This bitterness was standing in the way of my relationship with God. I had bottled up my anger which kept my soul under siege. I was suffering from incessant headaches too without knowing the source until God revealed it to me.

I begged God to forgive me and that He would help me forgive the person in question. I had assumed that I had forgiven the person but in actual fact I had not released this person completely from the prison of my heart for the wrong done against me.

Practising sin cultivates the fruit of sin- emptiness, bitterness, foolishness and a sense of meaningless activity. If you refuse to uproot the planting of wrong done you by forgiving, it grows into bitterness and bears several fruits of the flesh.

Here's what Job and Solomon had to say about bitterness:

The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord. Prov 19vs3

“I am disgusted with my life.
Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain. Job 10vs1

So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind. Eccl 2vs17

Unresolved bitterness is deadly. It is a serial killer. It affects not only your spirit but also your soul and body. Your relationship with God is jeopardised and your body suffers from different kinds of illnesses like headaches, hypertension, etc.

Where the spirit of The Lord is, there is liberty. The joy of the Lord is a valid source of strength.

Are you bitter (at yourself, life or someone else)? Check out for the root cause (lack of a sense of purpose, unforgiveness, etc).

God is not a God of bitterness but of joy. Don't let the devil rob you of that precious asset- Joy!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016