PAPA GOD CLEANS-UP BEST

When my daughter began to crawl, she was really excited about it and would wander off playing and exploring the extent of her new found ability. However I noticed that after a while she'd come back to wherever I was at the moment and try to get my attention either by tugging and pulling at my clothes or climbing all over me. After a while I observed that she usually came back after she'd done a "number 2" in her diaper. Hmmm.

One day as I changed her diaper, the Spirit of God ministered to me. He said, "This is how God designed His children to come back to Him when they mess up. No matter how far off you have wandered, come back boldly for Daddy's good clean-up. You can't take care of your mess by yourself. Only God can."

A lot of times Christians make mistakes ranging from minute to scandalous. People judge and condemn so much that we forget that our Heavenly Father still specialises in forgiving and setting us on a clean slate. Out of condemnation we wander even far away from God because we feel we have disappointed Him and we try really hard to set things right by ourselves as though we really could. The more we do this, the more we struggle. However, we must remember the Bible says “So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”
Hebrews 4:14-16 NLT

God wants us to draw close to Him when we mess up. Contrary to the lies of the devil, He desires your fellowship most when you have strayed because you cannot put yourself back on track by your own power. So the next time you think you have been such a terrible sinner, repent and run to the Father. Tug on His clothes and don't let go until you are well cleaned up.

I've had this message for over a year now but God has impressed it in my heart for me to share it now.

Have a God-conscious day.

THE DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE

THE NIGHT BEFORE….
“This is not the life I dreamt of as a child!” I thought to myself. I staggered towards the door and my hands trembled as I tried to find my keys. My heart raced and I was out of breath. I was really afraid as the events of the past twenty minutes flashed through my head. I let myself into my home and slumped on the couch. It was a mess and it reflected my life. I was a mess and I needed help cleaning up my mess. I had no idea on  how to but I was tired of me.

I had just been diagnosed with Cirrhosis, the final stage of alcoholic liver disease. I brought it upon myself and I felt guilty. I was only 25 but I had been drinking heavily since I was 20. At first I did it for fun, but after sometime I couldn’t stay off the bottle. It had been a burden but one I wasn’t willing to relieve myself of. My grades, my job, my relationships and my family suffered all because of my drinking but I seemed not to care. I was a nuisance with a stinking attitude. I had always known deep down in my heart that I needed help but no one wanted to come close to me. Today I was told I could only be considered for a liver transplant if I could stay off alcohol for at least three months. I knew that would be impossible and the thought of the consequences depressed me even more.

I lay on the couch, closed my eyes and cried. I cried at who I had become. I thought of all I had lost to alcohol. I thought of my family; my parents and brothers. They had tried to help me but I had constantly driven them away. I thought of my mother, we used to be best friends. She had tried to help me overcome this but I fought her. I fought her so much that she had to stay away for her own safety. I thought of my childhood friends Amy and Judith. I remembered how we used to talk about our future when were in high school. We were brilliant and always had good grades. We had big dreams and the two of them achieved their dreams. Amy was a solicitor with a top-notch law firm and Judith was an advertising executive. I always wanted to be a pediatrician but I couldn’t keep up with the pressure. I dropped out of university after my second year. I had only managed to get that far with low grades. I took up a job in a clinic but I was fired after I turned up to work very late and reeking of alcohol. I had tried my hands at a few other jobs which I left voluntarily because I could not keep up. Finally, I settled to work as a cleaner during the day and a stripper at night. I really had no choice since I had bills to pay.

I opened my eyes and they met with the bottle of vodka on the table. I got up, picked it up and opened it. I drank a mouthful and put it down. I felt really guilty again and I fell on the floor. “I need help” I muttered. “I need to talk to someone. Who do I call?” I thought. I looked around for my phone. I saw it lying close to the bin and I went over to pick it up. As I bent to pick it, my eyes sighted a yellow leaflet in the bin, with the words “DO YOU NEED A FRIEND?” written in bold. Without picking up my phone, I reached for the leaflet in the bin. I was curious. “How did this get here? Why is it in the bin?” I thought. I opened it and my eyes met the word “Jesus”. I was a bit irritated at first but I was still curious so I began to read.

I read that Jesus is the ultimate friend one can have. I read that He died for my sins that I may have life in abundance. I learnt that He could turn my life around and give me hope. Then I read, Hebrews 4:15-16; “For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. Let us then confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favour to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].” That was it! I suddenly felt lighter. I wasn’t without hope after all. I could talk to Jesus. He’s the only one who could help me overcome this. I didn’t know how to pray as I had never been to a church in my life. Infact I had never fancied Christianity. It felt like a joke to me but tonight was no joke.

I knelt down and with tears running down my face I said, “Lord Jesus please help me. I believe you are God. I believe you died for my sins and that of the world. I am a mess and I’ve lost everything. I’m about to lose my life but I know you can give it back to me. Give me another chance at life and make me whole again. Come into my life; give me peace and a reason to smile again. I don’t want to live like this anymore.” I fell asleep on the floor and for the first time in five years, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

...THE DAY AFTER
I woke up joyful. It was a special day. I knew something happened to me the night before. I got up from the floor and wondered how come I lived in such a messy home. I began to clean up my room. I started by clearing all bottles of alcohol. They suddenly looked like bottles of poison. I emptied them into the toilet and flushed them down. I picked up all the clothes lying on the floor and I saw that leaflet again. I smiled as I picked it up. I opened the curtains and let sunlight in. Life suddenly seemed beautiful again. I took a shower and went to a bookstore. I bought a Bible and that was the beginning of my miraculous journey.

The Bible taught me that Jesus is a friend that sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24) and I could always trust Him with my life (Psalm 3:5-6). He is our ever present help in time of need (Psalm 46:1) and He rewards all who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). I learnt that His death on the cross was to wash away my sins and that of the whole world and that by believing in Him, I was free from condemnation of sin (Romans 8:1). Most importantly, I learnt from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John that He is a healer and turned impossible situations around. I prayed that He will heal me and I believed He heard me.

I stopped drinking and after three months I went back to the hospital to ask if I could be considered for the liver transplant. A few more tests were carried out and I was told to come back in a few days. When I got back, the doctor smiled at me and said, “I don’t know how but there seems to be no trace of liver disease. I can’t explain it but it seems some sort of a miracle.” I couldn’t believe my ears. I was ecstatic! Really?! “You mean I don’t have liver disease?” I asked. He replied with a nod. I couldn’t contain myself. I wasn’t going to die after all. I had a second chance.

That was nine years ago. I’m alive and healthy with no trace of liver disease. I went back to school and graduated as a doctor two years ago. I reunited with my family and friends and they too have come to know Jesus. I’m married now to a God-fearing man with a beautiful daughter. My new life is a miracle that only God could have given me. I continue to share the testimonies of my new life. God healed me and made me a blessing to others. Today I counsel people who suffer addictions and life-threatening diseases. If Jesus could clean me up, there is no one who cannot have a chance at a beautiful life. Come to Jesus, He is the ultimate friend you can have.

Disclaimer: Written in the first person narrative but not the life story of the blogger.

FAITH ALWAYS WORKS

Hebrews 11:3, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

The Spirit of God has been speaking to me about faith for some time now. I want to share a few points that were brought to my remembrance.

1. FAITH CALLS THE THINGS THAT BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

Romans 4:17 tells us that God quickens the dead and calls the things that be not as though they were. Sisters, this is tricky and that's why sometimes we do not get it right. The Bible said "...calls the things that be not as though they were..." it didn't say "...calls the things that be as though they were not..." A lot of times this is what most of us do and keep doing and then we wonder why our "faith" is not working. Faith always works and if its not working, you need to review what you are doing. For example, if you want a certain sex of a baby, before you conceive, ask God for that sex and begin to call forth your baby boy or girl. Its not when you are five months pregnant and the doctor does a scan (which you so willingly submitted to) you begin to bind and cast the sex shown to you. If you have pain in your body what you should do is to say "In the name of Jesus, I reject pain! I decree that I am whole and function in health!" Don't be saying "O I'm not having pain, there's no pain in my body. It's not there." You may find out the pain will increase until you end up unconscious or in a really bad state. Then you will be discouraged. Many have died from this sort of issues and Christianity is faulted because everyone around will say "She refused to take drugs ooo. She kept confessing the word but she still died." Brethren knowledge is necessary when working your faith.

2. FAITH IS BASED ON THE WORD OF GOD.

Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God, Romans 10:17. The Bible is complete and accurate! It contains God's mind and thoughts towards us for every situation and every circumstance in our lives. When you are faced with a situation, the first thing you should do before you look for uncle or aunty to help you is to get to the word of God. Before you share with men, tell God first. By His Holy Spirit, He will give you a word from scripture to work with for that situation. Remember Romans 10:8 & 10 says the word of God is near us in our hearts and in our mouths which is the preached word of faith. Verse 10 says that with the heart man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Salvation talked about here is not restricted to the new birth but salvation in every trouble or circumstance unfavourable to you. God did not promise us a trouble-free life, but He has made a way of escape in His word. Get the word into your heart and keep it on your lips; mutter it, speak it and shout it. Shout the word out to yourself as many times as fear grips your heart. Shouting the word of God drowns your fear. I am a witness. It works like magic. When you shout the word even your mind is brought under submission to the anointing to conform with the word of God hence fear is dispelled.

 

3. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.

James 2:18-19, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." Sisters our faith is seen in our works and words. You cannot say you have faith for something and you are acting the opposite. I like how James put it, he said our faith can be seen from our works. Imagine someone who claims he wants to have a 1st class but never studies and everyday he declares "I am the head and not the tail. First class is mine!" At the same time there is someone who doesn't even know God. He says nothing to no one but studies like his whole life depends on it. Who do you think will get the first class? Now Mr Believer who has been making noise to everyone will appear like a joker to everyone but in actual sense, he didn't have faith. His faith would have propelled him to work hard. If you have faith for something, act accordingly. If you believe God for a spouse, what have you been doing to get yourself lined up in God's word? If you want to lose weight, why you are confessing that your efforts are working, you have to watch what and when you eat. That's faith! You can't be saying, "I declare that my husband finds me this year in Jesus name!" Yet you can't keep your own tiny one room together. You are not even interested in caring for another or even home management. That is not faith. Faith will propel you to do the things you need to do in agreement with your confession.

 

4. FAITH IS YOUR BUSINESS.

Now this is the big one. Whatsoever you are believing God for is your business. You don't have to tell anyone. It's between you and God. I have found out that there are people you must not share your faith walk with. If you want someone to come in agreement with you, you must be very careful to pick someone who is on the same level of faith with you. There are people whose faithlessness albeit clouded in being realistic will make you lose faith. In such cases, I keep my issues to myself. When you talk with some Christians about what you are believing God for, instead of encouraging you and even giving you much more of the word to hold unto for your miracle, they will tell you (based on their own experience) how it may not work or how you need to have a plan B. So I advocate for "Faith is personal". The miracles I have had in my life were usually the ones where I didn't share with anyone personally what I was planning. I only cried at night and muttered the word of God to myself to drown my fears. The only time they knew there was a project was when I was sharing my testimony. Now while I am not saying you cannot share I advise you exercise discretion in choosing who you share with just so they don't water down your faith and increase your fears. 

5. LOOK UNTO JESUS.

The Bible teaches us to take heed how we hear. Now when you are working faith for something, please stay away from people who tried before and failed. No no no! Those are not the ones to listen to at that time. They will tell you not to bother because it won't work. Also stay away from stories about those who tried it and failed. Trust me that's the last thing you need to hear at that time. If you are single and praying for a spouse, you shouldn't be looking at all the brothers and sisters who are over 40, who bring down heavens when they pray but still single. Nooooo! Life is personal and spiritual too. Their lives are not your business. Don't look at them. Face your own challenge and be determined to win! We cause problems for ourselves when we make men the standard. The Bible is replete with stories of men and women, who through faith won in life. Those are the stories you should read. Read them and the Holy Spirit will minister rhema to you for your peculiar case. There are also men and women today who have won via faith, learn the principles of God’s word that they applied and do same. However, keep your gaze on the word of God, not on them. The word of God hasn't ever failed and the Hebrews 12:2 says, "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Now who we are supposed to look unto is Jesus not Sis Mary or Bro Joseph. Keep your eyes on Jesus! Was He tempted? Yes He was? Was He troubled, smitten and stricken? O yes He wasn't spared! Did He win through it all? Glory to God He did! That is who you should look unto! God doesn't want us to look on anyone else but Him. The reason you may have been struggling with your faith could be because you have set your gaze on men. It is time to take your eyes off men and keep them on Jesus.

6. FAITH HAS NO PLAN B.

Its either it works or it works. No alternatives.

 

Your life is your responsibility and God will always meet us at the level of our faith. He has made a way of escape but its left to us to follow Him strictly or half-heartedly. Either way you choose, God will still love you and He will remain God but there is a higher life. Choose the higher life!

 

HELPING GOD....

Genesis 16:2, And Sarai said to Abram, See here, the Lord has restrained me from bearing [children] I am asking you to have intercourse with my maid; it may be that I can obtain children by her. And Abram listened to and heeded what Sarai said.

Have you ever found yourself cracking your head, trying to figure out how to help God bring His word to pass in your life? It could be words spoken to us in the Bible or personal words of rhema which He ministered to you through His Holy Spirit. Whichever the case, you made attempts to help God perform His miracle because it seemed He was taking too long or because it seemed to your human mind that the task was too daunting for Him. Been there, done that! Lol.

The problem with helping God is that we end up cheating ourselves and getting less than the very best He planned for us. A typical example of helping God can be found in Genesis 16. God had already promised Abraham that He will give him descendants which would come from his own body (Genesis 15:1-6). Sarah was aware of God's promise to her husband. However she percieved that being old she will never be able to concieve and she made an attempt to help God bring His infallible words come to pass. She persuaded her husband to have intercourse with her Egyptian maid Hagar so that she will bear a son in her stead. Abraham conceded and impregnated Hagar Sarah's maid. Hagar in turn began to look down on her mistress and this caused problems in Abraham's household (Genesis 16:5-6). 

Sarah worked a miracle and her mighty miracle had consequences. She suffered shame, agony and unnecessary tension in her home. Suddenly, what she thought will make her joy complete in life became her worst nightmare. The consequences of her actions did not fizzle out with time; read Genesis 16:6-12. The Bible teaches that God in His own time, brought His word to pass by the birth of Isaac and made it clear to Abraham that his posterity will be in Isaac (Genesis 21:12). Ishmael was born after the flesh, man's design and orchestration but Isaac was the son of the promise (Galatians 4:23). Sarah's miracle did not erase God's promise but it wrought avoidable problems. However Ishmael was still made a great nation because he was a descendant of Abraham. The descendants of Ishamel still cause a lot of violent problems all around the world till this day.

Now in our own times, there are many ways to help God. It could be that God has spoken to you specifically about empowering you financially in the coming month. Perhaps, the amount of money/funds he has released into your spirit is too big for your human mind to comprehend and suddenly you begin to strategise on how to work the miracle. He may have told you where it will come from but not how and then you go to the drawing board to draw the "how" plan. You may even resort to cheating/lying which you'd even tag as "wisdom" but while you're working you're magic, God is watching you. It could be that God promised you a contract and then you go out of your way to bribe the awarding panel to bring God's promise to pass. Sisters have you ended up being emotionally attached to Tom, Dick, Harry and Deji because God told you He will cause a good man to find you in 2013? Or the brothers have been with Precious, Grace, Uche and Amaka between Janurary and now in a bid to find their "good thing". I'm sure we all can relate to helping God at one point or the other in our lives. 

The Bible tells us that the gifts of God make rich and He adds no sorrow (Proverbs 10:22). This is the where we cheat ourselves when we help God. We work miracles that bring us happiness for a minute and sorrow for a really long time. You can't help God and still get the total package. Like Sarah it may seem like you've hit your target but it will come with unpleasant consequences in due time. We have come into God's rest and ceased from our own struggles (Hebrews 4:10) but whenever we resort to helping God, we work in the flesh and end up struggling. You can't be wiser than God. He is Lord of everything. I've had struggles, I've tried to help God in the past but I ended up sweating profusely for a long time. It was not until God ministered to me in a special way that I realised there are things only God can do! I've also let God work out His purpose by His Spirit in my life and it was hassle-free. I operated from a position of rest and I was thankful for His grace.

 

We need to understand that God does not need our help to be sovereign. What He says is done is done, what He promises will never fail. It may seem like you're running out of time but God is never late. He's always on time. If God puts a vision in your heart; confess it, dream it, pursue it but be led by His Spirit. Let God guide you. Let Him reign and even if it seems like its taking longer than you expected; let go and let God. We all need to imbibe patience in our faith walk; waiting joyfully on the Lord. In His own time, He makes all things beautiful.

Stay blessed.

THE WORD OF GOD IS LIGHT (Facts vs Truth)

Psalm 119:130, "The entrance and unfolding of Your words give light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple".

Short people are always quick tempered! Ever heard that? O yes, you most certainly have. Its a belief in this part of the world that people who are below the average height for both sexes get angry over trivialities, are usually stubborn and assertive. It is believed that they are that way because they do not want to be taken for granted for not being as "tall" as everyone else around them. Close observation of most short people seem to give credibility to this belief but does it make it true?

Have you heard that all men are promiscuous and lying cheats? Aha! I know you've heard that times over. Infact your great-grand mother preached same to your grandmother, who handed it down to your mother and then to you. You should expect them to cheat because its in their nature right? Little wonder most men turn out to be promiscuous and lying cheats. Fact or truth?

How about the saying, "Heaven helps those who help themselves"? Lol. I laugh because I once saw a movie where a lady actually said "The Bible says heaven helps those who help themselves" and I just shook my head at the boldness with which she said it. I wonder where that saying got the credibility of the word of God because it is as false as it gets. Some people seem to be helped by "heaven" because they appear to be helping themselves but does this saying express the mind of God?

Its also the norm that rice must be eaten for lunch on Sundays; weddings must be on Saturdays with colourful and flamboyant receptions whether or not you can afford it e.t.c. We live in a world shaped and run by the philosophies of men hence the darkness in the world. There are so many philospohies and sayings of men which sound good to the ears and appeal to our senses but they contradict the word of God and only keep us in darkness. The world is filled with men and women who appear successful by the standards of men and so we idolise their words and actions as success symbols. We adore them and almost worship them. Children are brought up to believe that those ones are people to look up to and emulate. They have made it and as far as the world is concerned, if you follow their footsteps, you can never go wrong.

The world teaches that hoarding wealth and keeping one's resources within one's family is one way to stay successful and always at the top but the word of God teaches that we should give, give and give some more (2 Corinthians 9:7). The world teaches us that fornication and adultery do not matter for in the case of the former, one should "taste the soup" before making marital committment and in the case of the latter, one should not be restricted to eating one type of soup. However the word of God preaches pre-marital abstinence and marital fidelity (1 Corinthians 6:9). The world insists on "get rich quick or die trying", while the word of God teaches us that there are days of little beginnings and wealth gotten hastily will dwindle (Proverbs 13:11 Amp). The world celebrates cheating and lying as wisdom and indecent dressing as trendy/classy. In the case of short people, they were not created quick tempered. Its a rub-off from a belief system. Its a theory that creeps into the mind (I don't even remember where I heard it for the first time) and will begin to apply if the hearer grows up to become not so tall. Can anyone prove from scripture that God created short people quick tempered and tall people easy-going? If you can help yourself, why would heaven help you? If its ok to have fornicate or commit adultery, why does it bring so much hurt to the participants and why does the word of God forbid it? The theories and systems of the world are designed to keep men in pitch darkness but thanks be unto God who has given us His word to light up our world and lives. The ways of the world lead to harm but the ways of God lead to peace, joy and fulfilment.

We are in the world but not of this world and so we live and function by different set of rules (John 17:16).To live victoriously in this world, we must work and apply the principles of the word of the one who made both the world and the men in it. We should not be conformed to the patterns and systems of the world but we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds. We can choose to live by the facts of the world or by the truth of God's word (John 17:17). It is the entrance of the word of God that illuminates our hearts and causes us to see things differently in life. The word of God makes known to us the mind of God; we begin to see the way God sees. It is only by the word of God that we can stay ahead and on top of our game in a world that is designed to keep us in bondage by its systems.

Step up! There is a higher life! Get to the word of God. Know it for yourself. Let the light of God's word shine in your heart.The next time you hear/read something, judge it by the spirit of the word. The next time you want to act let your heart be yielded to the dictates of the word. That way you begin to live free of the bondage created by the traditions and philosophies of men and live the life God wants you to live.

THE WORD OF GOD IS LAW!

Hebrews 4:12, "For the word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart". 

God is good, has been and will always be! He is the sovereign God who rules over the universe. His word is law! The word of God is the only valid reference manual for good success in this world. His word was in the beginning; all things were made by His word and without His word was not anything made that was made (John 1:3). God’s word has creative ability and by His word we can create and re-create the circumstances of our lives to fit His purpose and dreams for us (Hebrews 11:3). His word is able to produce what it talks about. 

 

By the word of God, we understand that God loves mankind immensely and unconditionally. For this love He gave His first begotten son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of the whole world that we might have eternal life through Him (John 3:16). By ourselves we could not be saved from the torment of the kingdom of darkness; neither could we reign in life as we have been destined to from the beginning. We did not have an inkling of what we needed to be saved and reconciled to God but God proved His love for us by the fact that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). Now we are kings and priests unto God. This is our testimony.

Our testimonies are of the word of God! Our testimonies are not limited to what God has done in our lives or in the lives of people who put their trust in Him. Our testimonies extend to what the word of God has said concerning us in His word. I am who God says I am, I have what He says I have and I can do what He says I can! This is my testimony! This is my proclamation of faith and my confession.

I testify that I have eternal life. I testify that my faith proclamations are matched with corresponding actions to bring to pass the realities I create in my spirit. I testify that I have perfect peace because my mind is stayed on God (Isaiah 26:3). I testify that Christ is my passover and so sickness, failure, frustrations, disappointments and death pass over me (1 Cor 5:7). I testify to a spirit of love, power and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). I testify that the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places and my heritage is good (Psalm 16:6). All things are working together for my good and the best things in life are mine (Romans 8:28). My life is a burning and shinning light which shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. I testify that I am an able minister of the gospel and the work of God prospers in my hands to the glory of His name. Hallelujah!

What's your testimony? Get to the word! Perhaps you are not yet born again and you're thinking, "Well I have no testimony." I've got good news for you! Now is your set time to receive the new life; the God-kind of life. You did not happen upon this blog by chance for God has pre-destined that today and at this time, you will receive His word that will change your life forever. Don't procrastinate for tomorrow may be too late. So take a minute or two and pray this prayer. Say it out loud, don't just mutter it. Pray thus;

"O Lord my God, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I believe in my heart that you raised Him from the dead (Romans 10:9). I accept Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and King. I receive eternal life into my spirit and I declare that I am born again! I am a child of God and I have the righteousness of God. I have overcome the world because the greater one lives in me (1 John 4:4). As you are O Lord, so am I in this world. I live in the consciousness of my new life and I reign as a king in this world. This is my testimony! Hallelujah!". 

Praise God forever more! Congratulations and welcome to the higher life. Let's talk about Jesus; His saving grace and constant faithfulness in our lives. I'd love to hear your testimonies. Please share your rhema in the comments section.

*big smile*