Day 4 Gratitude Challenge
I am grateful to God for my family. Sometimes, I wonder what it would have been like to have been born into another family. Although, I didn't get a chance to choose through what family I came into the world but God, who knows all things and sees the future, made the perfect choice for me. By myself, I could have made a mistake cause there would have been absolutely no way to tell which was a good family and which wasn't, and even if there was a way to tell, my still-developing-embryonic brain couldn't have possibly been able to figure it out.
I am thankful to God for keeping us in unity, peace and love for soon-to-be 3 decades of being a happy family. For the provision and the protection especially when that bad guy tried at different times to snatch different members of my beautiful family, in Shania Twain 's words, we still together, still going strong and I have God to thank for that.
Although, we have some odd ways of expressing our love and care for each other, my family is the most supportive family to wish for. I am grateful for my really cool brother, Princewill Osaigbovo , my sweet-spirited, drama-queen sister, Benedicta Osaigbovo , my over-sophisticated brother, Bob White, and my Jesus baby and baby of the house, Eugenia Osaigbovo who inspires me when I am slacking in spiritual matters. Of course, my parents who are also teachers, preachers, counsellors, fashion police,intercessors(my mum especially), providers(God is the source). I nominate all the people mentioned in this post(my siblings n Shania) to take up this challenge and share what they are grateful to God for.
Sunday 12 October 2014
Day 3, Gratitude Challenge
I am grateful for my salvation. He has chosen to call me from my darkness into His marvelous light and has leaked some of His nature and spirit into me. I am grateful because I am no longer just existing(I was grateful for my very existence on the 1st day of this challenge) but I am living now that He's found me. Yes, He found me, I was too blind to find Him, He called me, I was too dumb to call out to Him, He pulled me close, I didn't have the strength to pull Him.
I am grateful for a clearer understanding of His will and purpose for my life.I used to be so confused. Now, Its all coming together in bits like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. I am grateful for the sweet fellowship and the warmth of His love which is like nothing I have ever felt before. I am grateful for places like The Glorious Fountain Ministries and Avenue Baptist Church where I go to get sharpened and all the men of God in my life especially Rev Igho Yegbeburu and Rev Oke Odunayo who keep me straight.
My nominees for today are my pastor friends: Rev Oluwole Ojo , Pst Adewale Jolade,Pst Sammy Damilola, Pst Donald Osanyade , Pst Donald Tiemo .I nominate all of my friends from The Glorious Fountain Ministries and Avenue Baptist Church to share with the world what God has done for them.
I am grateful for my salvation. He has chosen to call me from my darkness into His marvelous light and has leaked some of His nature and spirit into me. I am grateful because I am no longer just existing(I was grateful for my very existence on the 1st day of this challenge) but I am living now that He's found me. Yes, He found me, I was too blind to find Him, He called me, I was too dumb to call out to Him, He pulled me close, I didn't have the strength to pull Him.
I am grateful for a clearer understanding of His will and purpose for my life.I used to be so confused. Now, Its all coming together in bits like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. I am grateful for the sweet fellowship and the warmth of His love which is like nothing I have ever felt before. I am grateful for places like The Glorious Fountain Ministries and Avenue Baptist Church where I go to get sharpened and all the men of God in my life especially Rev Igho Yegbeburu and Rev Oke Odunayo who keep me straight.
My nominees for today are my pastor friends: Rev Oluwole Ojo , Pst Adewale Jolade,Pst Sammy Damilola, Pst Donald Osanyade , Pst Donald Tiemo .I nominate all of my friends from The Glorious Fountain Ministries and Avenue Baptist Church to share with the world what God has done for them.
Day 2, Gratitude Challenge
I am grateful for my country, Nigeria.In the ugly face of boko haramism, unemployment, corruption, kidnapping, bribery, injustice, i wud spare u more, there is still a lot to be thankful for. we being d undefeated giant of Africa is one, we not having natural disasters is another, coupled with d fact dat we just kicked ebola's ass n d so called world powers are seeking our advice on d issue. we just clocked 54yrs of ruling ourselves without tearing d nation apart(wit d way we were going at a point, i thought we wud split), soccerwise, we are doing well, having won d african cup n come 2nd in d women world cup. am i leaving something? yea, our sense of humour n resilience is amazing n am grateful for dat. i nominate my most trustworthy friends, Abraham Owie n Audu Ajayi to take up dis challenge.
I am grateful for my country, Nigeria.In the ugly face of boko haramism, unemployment, corruption, kidnapping, bribery, injustice, i wud spare u more, there is still a lot to be thankful for. we being d undefeated giant of Africa is one, we not having natural disasters is another, coupled with d fact dat we just kicked ebola's ass n d so called world powers are seeking our advice on d issue. we just clocked 54yrs of ruling ourselves without tearing d nation apart(wit d way we were going at a point, i thought we wud split), soccerwise, we are doing well, having won d african cup n come 2nd in d women world cup. am i leaving something? yea, our sense of humour n resilience is amazing n am grateful for dat. i nominate my most trustworthy friends, Abraham Owie n Audu Ajayi to take up dis challenge.
Day 1, Gratitude Challenge
I am grateful to God for my very existence. My highly imaginative mind(another reason to be grateful) has thought of where I would have been and what I would have been up to if I wasn't born. I have even formed idealogies about where unborn babies lived and what they do while waiting their turn to born . First, I thought they lived with God in Heaven and had number tags on them so that when a woman was about to conceive, God picked the the next on the number line and planted it in the woman's womb and the others would cry because they would miss their little friend and that ironically the new next-on-the-number-line would be happy because it knew that any time soon, a couple would get married, have their first night and bam! it wud be its turn to visit the world it has heard so much about, have new parents less awe-inspiring than God and have a new home just for a change.
But then, as I drew closer to God, I got to understand that He doesn't waste His resources by creating what He doesn't yet need. So here goes my newest idealogy, which by the way has to be a little correct: there are no unborn babies in heaven or anywhere else in the universe. They don't even know that they don't exist or that they might exist someday or when they would exist. God is still in the creation business. He creates a new human every time a woman conceives. And that's how he created me.
There were probably a thousand and one sperm cells at my creation but I swam(even though I cant swim now) the fastest of them all to win first place.Small and tiny as I was at that time, with no gills and no life jacket on, that was a pretty impressive feat.Imagine, if I wasnt born. I wouldn't even know there was something called life and what it felt like to be living.I would be nameless, faceless and 'identity-less'.I wouldn't have posted this. But I am here now and pursuing my dreams. I hope to be as fast now as I was then and catch up with my dreams. Thank you, Lord for creating me.
Last time, I checked this was a gratitude challenge and not a final year long essay so in closing, I would like to nominate my friend, Obuh Stevyn, who overrates my linguistic proficiency and who I was chatting with at the time of writing this, my boss John Nasamu, for being the friendiest boss ever and my co-author-to-be, Eseimieghan ThankGodfor being more than just a business partner.
I am grateful to God for my very existence. My highly imaginative mind(another reason to be grateful) has thought of where I would have been and what I would have been up to if I wasn't born. I have even formed idealogies about where unborn babies lived and what they do while waiting their turn to born . First, I thought they lived with God in Heaven and had number tags on them so that when a woman was about to conceive, God picked the the next on the number line and planted it in the woman's womb and the others would cry because they would miss their little friend and that ironically the new next-on-the-number-line would be happy because it knew that any time soon, a couple would get married, have their first night and bam! it wud be its turn to visit the world it has heard so much about, have new parents less awe-inspiring than God and have a new home just for a change.
But then, as I drew closer to God, I got to understand that He doesn't waste His resources by creating what He doesn't yet need. So here goes my newest idealogy, which by the way has to be a little correct: there are no unborn babies in heaven or anywhere else in the universe. They don't even know that they don't exist or that they might exist someday or when they would exist. God is still in the creation business. He creates a new human every time a woman conceives. And that's how he created me.
There were probably a thousand and one sperm cells at my creation but I swam(even though I cant swim now) the fastest of them all to win first place.Small and tiny as I was at that time, with no gills and no life jacket on, that was a pretty impressive feat.Imagine, if I wasnt born. I wouldn't even know there was something called life and what it felt like to be living.I would be nameless, faceless and 'identity-less'.I wouldn't have posted this. But I am here now and pursuing my dreams. I hope to be as fast now as I was then and catch up with my dreams. Thank you, Lord for creating me.
Last time, I checked this was a gratitude challenge and not a final year long essay so in closing, I would like to nominate my friend, Obuh Stevyn, who overrates my linguistic proficiency and who I was chatting with at the time of writing this, my boss John Nasamu, for being the friendiest boss ever and my co-author-to-be, Eseimieghan ThankGodfor being more than just a business partner.
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