ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

In a normal pregnancy, your ovary releases an egg into your fallopian tube. If the egg meets with a sperm, the fertilized egg moves into your uterus to attach to its lining and continues to grow for the next 9 months.

But in up to 1 of every 50 pregnancies, the fertilized egg stays in your fallopian tube. In that case, it's called an ectopic pregnancy or a tubal pregnancy. In rare cases, the fertilized egg attaches to one of your ovaries, another organ in your abdomen, the cornua (or horn) of the uterus or even the cervix. In any case, instead of celebrating your pregnancy, you find your life is in danger. Ectopic pregnancies require emergency treatment.

Most often, ectopic pregnancy happens within the first few weeks of pregnancy. You might not even know you're pregnant yet, so it can be a big shock. Doctors usually discover it by the 8th week of pregnancy.

Symptoms of Ectopic Pregnancy
>Light vaginal bleeding
>Nausea and vomiting with pain
>Lower abdominal pain
>Sharp abdominal cramps
>Pain on one side of your body
>Dizziness or weakness
>Pain in your shoulder, neck, or rectum
>If the fallopian tube ruptures, the pain and bleeding could be severe enough to cause fainting.

If you are experiencing the symptoms listed above, contact your health care provider immediately and go to the emergency room. Getting to the hospital quickly is important to reduce the risk of hemorrhaging (severe bleeding) and to preserve your fertility.

»Causes of an Ectopic Pregnancy
One cause of an ectopic pregnancy is a damaged fallopian tube that doesn't let a fertilized egg into your uterus, so it implants in the fallopian tube or somewhere else.

You might not ever know what caused an ectopic pregnancy. But you are higher risk if you have:

>Current use of an intrauterine device (IUD), a form of birth control.
>History of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
>Sexually-transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea
>Congenital abnormality (problem present at birth) of the fallopian tube
>History of pelvic surgery (because scarring may block the fertilized egg from leaving the fallopian tube)
>History of ectopic pregnancy
>Unsuccessful tubal ligation (surgical sterilization) or tubal ligation reversal
>Use of fertility drugs
>Infertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Diagnosing an Ectopic Pregnancy
Once you arrive at the hospital, a pregnancy test, a pelvic exam, and an ultrasound test may be performed to view the uterus’ condition and fallopian tubes.

If an ectopic pregnancy has been confirmed, the health care provider will decide on the best treatment based on your medical condition and your future plans for pregnancy.

Treating an Ectopic Pregnancy
If the doctor suspects that the fallopian tube has ruptured, emergency surgery is necessary to stop the bleeding. In some cases, the fallopian tube and ovary may be damaged and will have to be removed.

If the fallopian tube has not ruptured and the pregnancy has not progressed very far, laparoscopic surgery may be all that is needed to remove the embryo and repair the damage. A laparoscope is a thin, flexible instrument inserted through small incisions in the abdomen. During this surgery, a tiny incision is made in the fallopian tube and the embryo is removed, preserving the fallopian tube’s integrity.

In some cases, medication may be used to stop the growth of pregnancy tissue. This treatment option may be appropriate if the tube is not ruptured and the pregnancy has not progressed very far.

After medical treatment for an ectopic pregnancy, you will usually have to have additional blood tests to make sure that the entire tubal pregnancy was removed. The blood tests detect the hCG level, the hormone that is produced during pregnancy.

Getting Pregnant After an Ectopic Pregnancy
Most women who have an ectopic pregnancy have normal pregnancies and births in the future, even if a fallopian tube was removed. As long as you have one normally working fallopian tube, you can get pregnant. If the ectopic pregnancy was caused by a treatable illness, such as a sexually transmitted disease, getting treated for it can improve your chances of a successful pregnancy. The infection is not what caused the ectopic – it is the scarring that occurs due to the infection.  Treatment of the infection does not get rid of the damage already done.

Talk with your doctor about how long to wait after an ectopic pregnancy before trying to conceive again. Some doctors suggest waiting 3 to 6 months.

After an ectopic pregnancy, take the time you need to heal your body and mind. Above all, don't blame yourself. Counseling or pregnancy loss support groups can help you and your partner cope.

Source: WebMD

Pharaoh and His Armies Are After You

When this title was ministered into my heart as I sat down minding my own business, I was like "What? I don't even know Pharaoh so what is my own with him?" I actually thought I had not heard correctly but yes that was what I heard.

I settled down and The Holy Spirit then began to expand it in my heart. . .

The devil always wants to capture you and take you back to the place you were saved from in the first place.

The  case study of the Israelites made the message much clearer. The children of Israel had been in captivity for over 400 years yet the enemy wanted to take them back into bondage upon their deliverance. I wonder if they had not had enough of them. Pharaoh and his army went after the Israelites relentlessly. Their enemies were not ready to give up on keeping them in bondage. The enemies obviously felt it was a mistake to have allowed them out of their grip in the first instance.

Don’t even think for a moment that the enemy will happily let you go of his own volition.

He must be forced to do so.

Take a look at these verses of the Scriptures:

Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does. (1 Peter 5:8-11 MSG)

This is why the devil keeps coming with temptations every now and then. He just wants you back in his clutches. It is your decision to make whether you want your freedom to be permanent or you like being in bondage.

You must fight your way out of the custody of the strongman holding you captive. Violently take your freedom back.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

If you have surrendered your life to Christ, you know the truth and have been set free by Him.

However, you must keep working at making your freedom permanent. If you relapse, you open yourself to the possibility of going back into bondage in a more intense measure.

You cannot afford to let your guard down for any reason at all. You must stay alert. It is important to always be on your feet ready to attack.

And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels. (Ephesians 6:10-12 MSG)

You are not alone in this war zone. Every Christian is a target for the enemy.

The enemy will keep trying. The only way to being free indeed is staying attached to Jesus the Vine. He has already overcome the world so victory is assured in Him.

I have decided to follow Jesus and stay free. . . No going back. What about you?

I say, "No retreat. No surrender."

May God continually grant you and I victory over our common enemy in Jesus' name. 

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

Quarantined for Valentine's Fever

I attended a school for girls only. The norm was that when students were returning to school for the second term of the session (which commenced in January), they came armed with all sorts of gifts for their special friends.

I really never knew how serious this issue of valentines day was until one day in my semi - final year when our teachers went to the hostels while students were still in the class area to ransack our belongings. The school bus was filled with a LOT of items. I was amazed because I barely had enough pocket money to cater for my own needs at the time.

Most of the gifts these students brought to school with them were contrabands. Only God knows how these students were able to smuggle in those items without being caught during inspection at the gate upon resumption.

They damned the consequences. They were ready to loose their integrity.  They did not care about their good names as long as they were allowed to celebrate valentines. They were infected with what I call the "Valentine's fever"

When infected, you loose your sense of reasoning. You seize to be objective. You go all out on the wrong path not caring about the aftermath of your decisions. It all happens so fast you are neck - deep in trouble before you realize what you have done to yourself.

Many youths look forward to valentines day celebration with so much excitement.

Valentines day- a life determinant day.

Many destinies are truncated by this fever. Many loose their virginity at valentines. Many engage in all sorts of sexual sins during this period. Lies upon lies by the predators who come to their preys in the name of love.

All for what exactly?

A stick of rose made with cloth? You don't even get to get a bunch of fresh flowers.

Or is it because of a bowl of ice cream or chocolate bars? As if you would die if you don't get to eat one.

Or probably because of a teddy bear that actually looks more like a cat than it looks like a bear? And even if it actually looks like a bear, have you not survived without one up until now? If indeed you need to hold on to something while you sleep, I guess your pillow should be appropriate or at worst you roll up a wrapper for that purpose.

How about you have a rethink before you catch the valentine's fever.

In case you have been infected, it's best you are quarantined till you heal up completely.

Even if you are yet to be infected, I will suggest you get quarantined too. Else your friends influence you into joining the bandwagon of those set for destruction.

To protect yourself from this fever, you need a constant shot of God’s love. God’s love is appropriate for the healing of those who are infected too.

Embrace the love of God through His words. Isolate yourself in God’s presence.

NO ONE can love you like God does.

Love yourself enough to say "No" to the gimmicks of the one who just wants to take advantage of you.

Don't let anyone deceive you with some smooth talk and cart away with your treasured dignity. It's valentines day not your honeymoon.

If you must celebrate valentines, make sure it does not take your salvation from you. As long as God is part of your celebration, it's okay.

A word is enough for the wise.

Be wise!

A little something for my married folks: celebrate your love everyday not just on valentines.

I love you all with the love of Christ!

💕

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

REPAIR THE RACE

Still on the inter-house sports competition in our children's school that i started talking about in my last post (Click here ). . .

When it got to the time for the relay race, an athlete who took the second leg fell and caused his house to move to the last position by the time he passed the baton to the next person. However, immediately the guy who was to take the last leg of the race laid his hand on the baton, he ran like his life depended on that race.

Lo and behold, the unexpected happened. He swiftly moved from the fourth position to the first position at the finish line. Almost everyone rose up from their seats, screaming with excitement at the miracle.

At that point, I heard in my spirit, "Repair the race".

Here's what was ministered to my heart:

It doesn’t matter what your parents and generations before now have suffered. There can be a change for good. Jesus said,

 “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. (Matthew 18:18 NLT)

Have you noticed an embargo has been placed on your lineage and has been manifesting in your life causing you not to attain your full potential? It is time for a repair!

Vehemently reject the negativity that has ravaged your life. Take the bull by the horn. Face your problems right in the face in the place of prayers, coupled with fasting if you think it is necessary. Challenge those obstacles in your way with the Word of God. Insist that the negative occurrences have come to an end. Take your victory with all sense of determination.

It is time for a change. Have faith in God and declare the mountains before you to make way for you.

Receive double honour in place of your shame.
Receive the beauty of God in place of the ashes that has covered your life.
Receive strength in place of fear.
Receive gladness in place of mourning.
Claim divine peace in place of despair.

There's still more. . .

Have you fallen? Rise up my friend. Stand up from your fallen state. It is time to put a stop to your backsliding.

It doesn’t matter how far in sin you have gone. There is hope for you. Jesus is beckoning on you today with open arms, to come to Him thou weary soul. Drop your sins at the cross today and decide not to return into that mess.

The Blood of Jesus is potent enough to wash every layer of sin from you, no matter how thick and to make you white as snow.

Don’t allow the devil keep you in the mud of sin. Arise and begin to shine in righteousness from today.

Your return to God will turn you to a celebrity in Heaven because so much joy fills Heaven when a sinner repents.

May the Lord pull you out from the miry clay and set your feet upon the Rock.

By the power in the name of Jesus, the Lord will step into your case and turn again your captivity and it will be as if you were dreaming!

Your story will change for the best and all who have looked down on you shall henceforth look up to you in the name of Jesus!

✌

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

RUNNING TO WIN

I was at our children's school's inter-house sports competition sometime last week. The very first competition was the filling the bottle race. The children were expected to fill bottles with narrow necks, stationed midpoint using a cup. Each child would run to the starting point with an empty cup, scoop some water from a bucket stationed there. The children went back and forth and then ran with the full bottle to the finish line.

The intrigue in my story lies in the result of the competition. Alas, the boy who got to the finish line last was declared winner of the competition.

Why? His bottle was the only one that was full to the brim by the time he got to the finish line.

I was ministered to right there and then and I'll like to share with you.

It is not about how fast you run but how well you run your life's race.

Make sure you run according to the rules God has set down so that you are not faced with a rude shock at the finish line (at the end of your life). Live a life of obedience and you will enjoy unfathomable blessings from God.

There is more. . .

It does not matter how slow your own race looks. It does not matter how far behind your mates you are. It does not cost God ANYTHING to set you on top of them when the time is right by Him.

The last can become the first.

I forgot to mention earlier that the boy employed a strategy that set him above his contemporaries. He carried the bottle with one hand and carefully used the palm of his hand to cock the bottle so that water did not spill off the bottle while he ran. Now that is wisdom.

I admonish you to focus on where you are going. Run your race with patience. Maintain your lane and key into God’s direction. Rely on the wisdom of God. Run with God and you have no choice but to be a victor (or victoress).

Slow and steady wins the race.

Here what the preacher had to say:

 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time. (Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLT)

I pray for you today that God will satisfy you early with His goodness.

Be expectant. Your miracle is on the way.

~OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

Setting boundaries

God's boundaries for you and I are His loving restraints to keep us from falling away from Him. Boundaries of love from a loving God protect us from the evil one. They are always for our good

No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6vs8)

God's Word clearly states certain rules that we must live by. But God's Word also talks much about following the Spirit of His law, doing things that will not cause another to stumble, even though those things might technically be appropriate.

It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.....I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. (1Cor 10vs29-33)

It is important for us to follow (strictly) God's boundaries for us.... And to set boundaries for ourselves based on God's Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit for a successful Christian journey.

May God help us!

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Do you know that it's not only the rich/wealthy that could be proud? Some poor people are so proud that you begin to wonder what they are proud about. They glory in the nothing that they have. They won't accept their condition and of course their pride will make them fall further. The spiritual state of wealth is even a more serious issue.

Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favour and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! (Matthew 5:3)

There is this saying the principal of my secondary school taught us, "He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool".

You know, I agree. When you meet someone you can label 'I too know' (and who actually knows nothing), what is going to be your likely reaction? You leave the person in his state of ignorance after trying to make him see the light.

The Good News Translation puts Matthew 5:3 as “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor . . .)

God expects us to come before Him humbly, acknowledging the fact that we are truly insignificant and that we need Him to make us significant.  He despises the proud. He wants us to realize that we are/have nothing outside Him. When He sees that we rely on Him for help, He sends us help. He empowers us in our lowly estate. He raises us up from our valley of nothingness.

We must trust Him for spiritual strength. Our righteousness is like a filthy rag before him. It's not by works that we gain His blessings upon our spirits but by His grace alone. Only they that wait upon the Lord shall have their strength renewed. It is someone that knows she doesn't have any power of her own that will wait upon someone stronger and mightier. We must rely on God. And then He will bless us.

~OMOSEBI Mary Omolola

DEALING WITH BOREDOM

Getting bored?

Loss of hope brings boredom. Hope helps us to press on even when life gets difficult.

Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Heb 6vs11-12a

Getting tired of what is good, a sense of meaninglessness , laziness,... are all signs of boredom.

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Gal 6vs9

REMEDY: If you truly and really follow Christ's example everyday, you will never become bored! Let you heart be filled with His love, joy, hope and WORDS. See each minute of the day as a blessing.

This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!” Neh 8vs10b

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. Eph 5vs1-2a

SUFFERING IN PRIVATE BUT SMILING IN PUBLIC?

I see one of the Pastors' wife quietly slip into the Church vestry as we were about to end the intercessory prayers that bright Sunday morning. The first thing that struck me that morning was the fact that she was unusually late to Church that morning.

It was still quite early and we could barely see each other's faces. But when I did see her face, I was totally in shock.

I had noticed one time before that particular day that this soft- spoken beautiful woman had come to church with a bruised lip but seriously I just thought it was a boil or something.

But this time for real, I just felt it in my spirit that something was not right with her. I approached her after service that day and she agreed to meet with me the next day.

She explained to me all the horror she'd been enduring in her marriage of ten years. Years of battering and all sorts of emotional violence.

Many youths had mentioned how they desire their marriage would be like that of Pastor and Mrs X, in my presence

Who could have thought that our ever smiling Pastor X would be capable of hitting his wife?

Who could have thought that this tongue talking and expository teacher of the Word was not upholding the truths of the word he taught and preached day in day out?

Who could have thought that this couple who would always wear matching clothes to every social function and Church service were in actual fact nothing from being in unity?

I couldn't have thought.

Even the sister in question couldn't have imagined herself in such a loveless marriage with an hypocritical man.

It is sad that we have to talk about this even in the household of faith. We are however faced with the reality of it.

Well, hear this. God hates all forms of violence.

Before someone will take me up, saying that I didn't wait to hear the husband's side of the story. . .

No human or woman deserves to be assaulted. . . Yes. No matter what the woman has done and how unsubmissive she is. Yes, you have no excuse to go down that route even if that was your parent's way of showing his anger.

Your wife is not your child or slave so why are you treating her like one?

The alarming increase in the number of people suffering from domestic violence is disheartening. I cannot even begin to mention the number of marriages suffering from this menace, that I know personally.

Jesus' recommendation for conflict resolution spells out the steps you need to take:

 “If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.  But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.  If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. (Matthew 18:15-17 NLT)

"Speak out" is what I would tell you if you are a victim of domestic violence if trying to reason together personally has not yielded any fruits.

"Fear God" is what I would tell every perpetrator of this evil called domestic violence.

You need the Holy Spirit so you can bear the fruit of self - control

And if you're single, would you please stop coveting another person's marriage and pray for God's ideal marriage for you?

May The Holy Spirit invade every home and fill every heart with the fear of God!

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016

THE TESTED AND TRUSTED DRUG FOR ALL LIFE'S ISSUES

Towards the end of my first degree, i had to go for a six-month industrial training which took me away from my state to Lagos, Nigeria. Some days back, I remembered a particular incidence during that period. I remember wondering why a certain man chose to enter the commercial bus I was in one day when in actual fact there was no spare seat.

Few seconds after the bus took off, the man started advertising his wares. He was actually a mobile chemist shop. And the funny thing was that almost all the drugs he had to sell, according to him could cure so many diseases.

Imagine one drug being prescribed for headaches, stomachaches, muscle aches, bone problems, all forms of infections, blood repair and many more health issues.

Why the story?

When this incidence flashed through my mind, I heard something in my spirit that has got me giggling every time I remember:

"I HAVE A GBOGBONISE DRUG "

I personally have a problem with swallowing many tablets per time so I would definitely feel more comfortable with having all the drug components for all my issues compounded in just one tablet.

Are you looking for a 'gbogbonise' drug? No need to look any further.

Check drug insert for details:

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Nomenclature : The Holy Bible

Composition : God’s Words

Presentation : A sachet of 66 capsules

Indications : Indicated for the prevention and treatment of all forms of sicknesses, stagnancy, lack, pain, barrenness, darkness, depression, oppression, and death. It is also perfect for burning all consumables and breaking rocks in pieces. It is perfect for creation of new things and the repair of damaged bodies, hearts, etc

Dosage:  Ingest at every given opportunity. Meditate upon it day and night. Confess it always. You can never suffer from an overdose.

Side - effects : None.

Storage: Store in your blood - washed  heart and close firmly lest it be stolen from there.

Expiry date : Never

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With this drug, you do not need to run helter skelter seeking solution to your problems. Simply follow Doctor Jesus' prescription and you will see positive changes in your situation.

A trial will convince you.

The taste of the pudding is in the eating.

Taste and see that the Lord is good!

#mygbogbonisedrug

~ OMOSEBI Mary Omolola
© 2016