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🌷Eve {2}

Hello God’s Princes & Princesses! Must be nice being the Almighty’s children! I really wouldn’t want anything less. Which makes me wonder why someone would willingly choose the devil like???? I don’t know if you guys have seen that video of the man who was saying if you refuse Jesus he will mobilise some boys 😂 I’m about to do that too.

You read my blog & you don’t take JESUS seriously , I will mobilise Yielded People , we find you and deal with you!! You would have to visit the dentist for some fake teeth because the ones you have now will be crashed into powder 😂 (that’s a serious threat!) but on a more serious note,

Fix your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ

Today.

So, Eve right. Last night while teaching in the Midnight Prayer Group, I shared that Eve was presented to Adam like a gift, a need. God saw that she was needed in the garden. She wasn’t created to do what cows do, to act or think like a chicken, or to just be stagnant like the trees in Eden. She was created with something within her, the ability to help, to nurture, to build. I absolutely love being a woman. God’s works are truly beautiful! I found myself saying, “A woman, what a great concept.” Then I thought, maybe that’s not the best English but honestly, who cares? As long as you catch my drift!

Someone told me they’re beefing with Eve and honestly, I get it! Like, “Eve, why did you do it? We wouldn’t be stressing about bills and weaves if you just stayed away from that tree!” And I really need a weave which l wouldn’t have if I was still in Eden. I was telling my cousin that I’d have had the most wowalicious hair. Now they are telling us to pay thousands. Yho ai! Anyways

Think about it: Eve stepped into an already created, already beautified world. And not just that, there was a handsome man waiting for her in it. Literally, soft life on a hundred! Adam had already been given the instructions on how the garden was to be run. So every home, every Organisation, every institution has rules that guide it. These rules exist to protect peace, order, and uniqueness. For example, your parents might have wanted you home by 6 p.m., while someone else’s parents wanted them home by 3. Another family might not have cared at all. That’s why, wherever you go, it’s so important to learn the rules that govern that space. Otherwise, you risk being a lawbreaker and living in conflict with your environment.

If, in my house, we don’t wake up at 5 a.m. blasting Drake, then don’t come here and start doing it. You will have to leave with your CD and disrespect. Do you see what happened with Eve now? She didn’t lock in to the guidelines that were already in place. They say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” And in context, I agree. Why would you go to Zimbabwe and try to impose the constitution of South Africa? The people will fight you, and honestly, you may not live to tell the story!

This principle applies to every area of life: work, relationships, church, even school. You have to ask yourself what are the foundations of this place, what keeps it running, what are the rules, what is expected of me, what are the consequences of breaking those rules, how do the people here live, who can I align with, and who is the leader I should follow? Even in marriage it’s the same. You’re not marrying someone who grew up with you under the exact same roof (unless you’re a lunar 🌚). You’re stepping into a whole new system with its own order. Eve had to do the same. She needed to lock in with the rules that were already in place, because that’s how the garden was designed to be run.

“But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch it, or you will die.’” But the snake said to the woman, “You will not die.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ICB

Eve finds herself in a conversation with a different kind of animal. This animal speaks. Did animals speak back then? I have no idea but this one did. And here’s what I want to talk about: women often find themselves in conversations. We talk too much. We always want to open our mouths, to explain, to engage and sometimes we struggle to ignore and just keep quiet.

When the snake spoke to Eve, she could have said, “You know what? Talk to Adam. I have no say. I just arrived.” But instead, she engaged. And do you know how many bad relationships we could have avoided if we had just not responded? Eh! A relationship always starts with a conversation. Do you know how many friendships could have been saved if we had just stayed silent when that person came to gossip? How many beautiful things could have stayed beautiful if we had just learned the power of being quiet?

I’m also learning this lesson myself , don’t respond. Women talk everywhere in church, at work, at home. And many times, things fall apart because a woman got into the wrong conversation. So I want us to reflect: what are you saying, and who are you saying it to? Who are you in conversation with right now? Are they good for you? If the answer is no, then do what Eve didn’t do: stop the conversation.

Being Christian doesn’t mean you have to answer every DM. Some of them you shouldn’t even dare open, because they’ll drag you into a den of lions, and trust me those lions will deal with you. Sometimes silence is your greatest weapon. Sometimes you don’t have to respond at all. A marriage ended in divorce because someone couldn’t hold their tongue. A friendship collapsed because someone couldn’t resist clapping back. A destiny was delayed because someone answered a sneaky text. Eve doesn’t only teach us to keep away from sin, she teaches us to keep away from sneaky conversations. Yep, even the ones that start with, “Let’s meet at my house…” Sneaaaaky! Netflix and chill? With who? Boy, leave me alone! Girl, l don’t have the time it’s the last days!

Ladies and gentlemen, the conversations you’re having right now can either birth sin or righteousness. Be careful. Leave some on read. Leave some on gray. Maintain your position as a child of God. See you tomorrow.

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The Women In Scripture

🌼Eve [1]

Happy Monday family. I hope we all had a great weekend.

My take away from the weekend is from the service yesterday. The woman of God said, “God is still there, maybe not in the way you want Him to, but He’s still there.” That really struck me because I sometimes expect God to show up a certain way, and when He doesn’t, I start to think He’s not with me. But the truth is, His presence is constant even when it doesn’t look or feel like what I imagined. I want us to reflect on someone in the Bible who actually detached from God: Eve.

We all know the story, but let’s look a little closer and see what we may have missed.

Who is Eve? According to the book of Genesis, she was the first woman, created from the rib of the first man, Adam. Eve wasn’t born like you and I. She didn’t have a mother. She was never conceived. She didn’t spend 9 months in anyone’s womb so nobody could borrow money from her and when it was time to pay, say to her, “I carried you for 9 months!” Nobody played that card with her. Eve came into the world fully grown. She was a woman, not a girl. That means there’s nothing we can study about her childhood or where she grew up. She was formed in Eden, and that’s where she lived with her husband.

Now, let’s look at how she was formed and why. Because I hope you know this: God doesn’t just do things. He has a reason and a purpose for everything. God isn’t just productive; He produces according to purpose. He’s not just after results; His results always have a reason. This helps us understand that God makes no mistakes. He doesn’t occupy Himself with useless adventures or meaningless projects. His works are deliberate, calculated, and designed for a purposeful outcome. Eve, too, was created in purpose and for a purpose. Okay, let’s go to Genesis!

“Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬ AMPC‬

Adam has been created. Everything is already in place, but when God looks at Adam, He sees that although Adam has Him, something is still missing. Sometimes we lie to ourselves and think, “Ah, I have God, so I don’t need people.” But this scripture proves us wrong. God desires that we also have people to fellowship with, even when He is in our lives. Any gospel that says, “Cut everyone off,” is not right.

Adam had no people around him, and God Himself said, “It is not right.” Then God said, “I will make this man a helpmeet.” Before we even study the other words used in this scripture, let us pause here Eve was created as a helpmeet. Not a prostitute. Not a one-night stand. Not a “friends with benefits” girl. Not a side chick. Not a “fornicate with me, I will still marry you.”

And let me also say this: God did not create any woman to be used and raped. No!. God never created Eve for all that. I can even go further to say, child bearing is not the main reason why God created women. He did not create Eve for entertainment at strip clubs, or for exploitation by men. So when women get into those things, they have already missed purpose. A woman who doesn’t know the why of her existence will never fulfil her God-given purpose. There’s so much to study so I will just write and stop where I can.

Now that we’ve established that women were created for a purpose, I advise you to discover your purpose. Where purpose is unknown, time will always be wasted. When God was planning to create Eve, He used words like suitable, complementary, helpmeet, companion, just right. He was not thinking failure. He was not thinking weak. He was not thinking purposeless, ugly, or “less than.” He was not labelling woman with the swear word or any other false identity.

I have to say this so that every identity you have adopted that is not of God may be broken right now. The truth is clear: “The woman was made for the man” (1 Corinthians 11:9).

But understand this properly, Eve was never created to be a feminist.

She was created to help, but with a capacity that was suitable for Adam. In other words, she matched him. That means there was a specification. A type. Someone might say, “The Bible never talks about type.” True, maybe not the word type, but the context shows that Adam needed a certain kind of woman not just anyone. Not just any girl on social media, like some people do today.

Some men say, “I love all women black, white, coloured, Indian I just love all of them. I want all of them. I can handle them. ” Let me be honest with you: you’re a fool.

You are not normal if you want all women. Adam didn’t need all women. He needed one woman his type, his match, his God-ordained companion. Let’s stop here. Eve’s creation has taught us, you were created from a reason probably bigger than you know and understand. Who else can help you discover your purpose than the One who created you?

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The Overcoming Believer

Reflection Friday

POG, I just realised there are still quite a number of women on our list that we haven’t covered. So next week, I’ll try to make the blogs a bit longer so we can go through as many as possible. After this series, I’d like us to study some men in Scripture, and then we’ll see where the Lord leads us next. Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a beautiful day.

For those of us in South Africa , we’re almost springing into Spring, and I’m super excited! I was honestly so fed up with jackets and boots. The only downside? Soon I’ll be fed up with the heat too. Is there a place with perfect weather all year round? If so, I’ll pack my bags, relocate, and live happily ever after! I have a short message for us, I’m writing on the go, but I trust that it will help us.

What are you good at? Your skill, talent, or gift?

Identifying that isn’t always as hard as we make it seem. We all know what we’re not good at so it should be easier to identify what we are good at. Simply put, it’s usually the opposite of what you can’t do well 😂 We’re in August. That means we have four months left in the year. I want us to practically plan our growth.

For example, I’m good at writing. So, I ask myself: in what ways can I improve? What haven’t I done to expand in this craft? Maybe visit more bookstores, try ghostwriting for well-known people, invest in more advertising, or publish more books.

Here’s how I can plan, just a rough idea:

  • Research the best-selling authors in my genre.
  • Read their books and measure myself against them.
  • Take action by fixing the mistakes from my first published work.
  • Get more work out there.

I’m sharing this to give you an idea of how to scale up before December. Nobody rises by accident. Not by mistake. Rarely. Ever. Never. Some of you can bake. Some of you can cook. Here’s a tip ,specialise in one dish and sell it until you’ve built enough clients to roll out the rest of your menu. That being said, go do your homework. Let’s meet here next Friday with progress in hand. At the bottom of this page, you’ll find events you may want to attend and a link to a new magazine that’s sure to inspire you. If you know any business seminars on and offline please plug us in the comments.

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🌼Orpah {3

I know you’re thinking, “Ah, but what’s left to learn?” I thought the same! But stay with me, and read carefully so you can catch the flow.

We meet Ruth, Naomi, and Orpah at a point of deep loss: all three have lost their husbands, and Naomi has decided to return to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law, “Go back home.” Ruth refuses, saying, “Ma’am, I’m going with you. Where you go, I will go!” But Orpah, though she weeps, eventually turns back. If you’ve ever written a history essay, you’ll know there are always two sides to an argument , you explore both, then conclude with the stronger side. That’s what we’re kdoing today. Yesterday, we looked at why Orpah was right to leave , the relationship had ended. Today, we’re asking: Why did she choose to go back to the old?

What kind of place was Moab that Ruth didn’t even think about going back? She would rather take the risk of moving to a completely new environment, no friends, no familiar faces, no connections, than return home. She chose to be a foreigner over being comfortable. Why not just go back home like Orpah? That question made me think of Abraham. “Come out from your father’s house!” Leave the place and not just for a visit, but for good. Orpah, when given the same opportunity to step into something new, chose not to take the risk. And sometimes, it’s in taking that risk that we step into our breakthrough.

She returned home to the old idols, the old relationships, the doors God had already shut. She reopened what was meant to stay closed. She went back to the familiar, to the things she had once left behind, to the addictions, to the world, to the old way of living. She walked back into her past when she had the chance to walk forward into her future and this time, with God in it.

This may be a bit sensitive, so please read with care. There are people who have left this world after being given the chance to walk away from abusive relationships. As a counsellor, I understand how abusive environments can shape a mindset that says, “I can’t leave this is where I belong.” But the truth is, everyone comes to a crossroad a moment to choose. To stay or to leave. If you’re in such a place, please see this blog as a guide , a reminder that you do have a chance. PLEASE LEAVE!

Spiritually, we have all been given moments to repent. Yet some of us have gone back to Moab. Back to using charms, herbs, and strange concoctions to get our way. Back to the idols we knew from childhood because “they work.” All the while, ignoring the opportunity to choose Jesus as Lord.

What new opportunities has God placed before you that you’ve ignored simply because they challenge your comfort? Is He telling you to apply for a new job and leave the old one behind? Is He urging you to step out and win souls? Is He inviting you to follow Him to your “Bethlehem” because He knows you’re better off there? Take time to listen. Ask Him to open your eyes to see what He sees.

I hope you’ve caught the drift , this is about choices.

When you stand at the crossroad, which path will you take? And how will that choice shape not only your present, but your future? Some of us left but we are slowly returning to what we left ..

What will it be? Moab or Bethlehem? As for me? I can never turn back o. It’s already too late o. It won’t make sense o. Where am l going to?

Make a choice

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Worship Wednesday

My lovely family, it’s Worship Wednesday!!💃

I want to share something with you that I believe is a word in season. Many times, when I’m too stressed, too overwhelmed, too burdened, I find it hard to worship. My prayers feel like they shoot straight from the pain point almost as if the only thing I can speak about is the heavy thing weighing on me. I end up saying, “Lord, please show me mercy and do ABC for me.

I don’t know about you, but some burdens are so distracting that they consume our focus. The grief of losing a loved one is the same; it can be all-consuming. I may not know exactly what you’re going through, but I want to walk you through the path and process of casting your burdens onto the Lord so that your worship is not distracted.

One of the biggest challenges people face is financial strain. As you get older, the bills pile up, the world increases its demands on your pocket, and the things you never had to think about at 15 are now unavoidable. There’s no dodging them. It’s hard to pray when your account is empty, when you have no job, when you’re in debt and even worse when there’s nobody to help you.

But here’s where I want you to start: abandon the orphan spirit. I’m teaching you what I had to learn myself. You are not dealing with this issue alone, even if it feels that way. God wants to help you. You might say, “But how? I’ve been praying.” Yes, but perhaps you’ve been praying panic prayers or doubtful prayers. And scripture says that such people should not expect to receive anything from God.

So how do we cast our burdens on the Lord?

It starts with relationship. Who is God to you? If you said, “My Father,” then think about what that means. Those who’ve had the privilege of a good father know that a father provides. A wealthy man whose child is starving is a wicked man. And if an earthly father provides for his children, don’t you think God your heavenly Father, is better than man? Would He sit in heaven with streets of gold while you struggle to pay fees? Struggle with grief? Struggle with sickness?

The issue is often relationship. I cannot walk up to a stranger and ask them to do ABC for me but in relationship, confidence is born out of faith. Faith that says, “This person loves me and has my best interests at heart.” Stop seeing God as far away. Start seeing Him as your present, loving Dad. Approach Him as you would a father you trust:

“Dear Dad, this is what I’m facing. I can’t help myself. I need ABC. You told me to ask when I need help, so help your son/daughter.”

How you ask shows the depth of your relationship. And when you come to Him as a child who knows their Father’s love, you can truly cast every burden on Him knowing He cares for you. Today I want you to go before God in worship with a list of things you need. Please trust me, I’m not bluffing. I’m telling you the truth. Write it all down. Put on a praise song and dance. Put on a worship song and worship while holding that paper. If you like, carry it in your hands as you praise and worship.

When you finish, read it to God and pray that prayer above, then thank Him. Remember, you are speaking to your Father! Cast the burden, release your praise, and watch what God will do. I can’t wait to hear your testimony.

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