Life's Canvas: Brushstrokes of Experience🎨

Cliche! But hear me...  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."Eccl 9:11(KJV)  After a recent private discussion, I realized that I used to perceive resilient individuals as unbreakable, assuming they never experienced discouragement.  Hear me, the battle is not to the strong. Sometimes, our life is like a desert...we find ourselves caught between two dunes, with no provision in sight, with a problem that threatens to burn us unless we can find shade.  Occasionally, we observe the world's offerings and question, "Lord, why do I have to endure all of this? Why does the waiting seem so prolonged? You're not solitary; individuals you consider "strong" have navigated through similar phases or are currently doing so. The Bible is replete with...

Delay isn't a denial; imagine recognizing the clouds understanding the effort invested to fill them, and having the luxury to monitor it's progress. Just see how close you are to a breakthrough. However, the Christian life doesn't always align with this perspective. I prefer describing our journey using what I call the catapult mechanism. In this analogy, a catapult utilizes stored energy in flexed materials to launch a projectile. Before the launch, there's a pulling back, akin to setbacks and delays. But can we perceive these as refining and preparation processes? Just like a catapult requires stored-up energy to propel the projectile, our journeys might be building up unseen strength for a significant launch. Ecclesiastes 11:3"If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: " But how do we fill our clouds with rain? How do we store up energy that can propel us? Jude 1:20"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your m...

Apokalupsis is a Greek word that means revelation. It is a material that comprises of articles that are teachings from the word of God. I used to have a difficult time understanding the word of God, even when I did use devotionals a lot still seemed complex to me but not until I started studying the word of God with the Apokalupsis as a guide. I tell you life became easier as well. Here's a testimony from Amb Shallom of AOCMI Nation. "Growing up, I was a sad child! I was bullied, so l grew up believing everyone was better than me and I could never be good enough. This feeling terribly affected my self-esteem and turned me into an extremely timid person to the point whenever l got on stage, it was like I had forgotten how to sing. This was basically my life then, until l began using the Apokalupsis in 2017/2018. Because this devotional is literally the word of God simplified, it helped me study my bible better, it helped me start to see myself the way God sees me, a...

Romans 3:17 "And the way of peace have they not known" When you read the epistles of Paul the Apostle, you'll notice that he frequently refers to God as the God of Peace. He often begins or ends his letters by saying, " Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ." So, in Romans, he was essentially conveying a simpler message: They were unfamiliar with God and His ways. But, my dear friend, you know, and the very spirit of God dwells within you. So, why do you find yourself in distress? Remember the story of Jesus and His disciples in the boat. While a storm raged, Jesus was at peace, sound asleep, while the disciples grew anxious., Mark 4:38-39 "And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still . And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm...

Certainly, it's a common understanding that manufacturers assign predetermined expiration dates to the products we use, often with a safety margin. For example, if your lotion is set to expire in 2025, the expiration date printed on the lotion bottle typically falls a year or two prior to that date. Many individuals go about their lives as if they possess advanced knowledge of their precise expiration date or as if they've been guaranteed a specific number of years on this planet.  Human beings consist of a spirit, possess a soul, and inhabit a physical body. Here's some news, both positive and negative. Our time on Earth is short, even if we were granted a millennium, it would still be brief compared to eternity. Death is just a transition, as there is existence beyond death, regardless of our beliefs. /Ku shin Uma/ translates as Death or Life. How you live here on earth determines where you spend eternity. Here's the good news,  John 5:24 " Verily, ve...

News Flash... The Lord is doing something in this time and a lot of people will miss out just because they are focused on the conditions and circumstances around their lives and the world at large. Tehillah is a Hebrew word that means "praise" or "song of praise." Psalms 150:6 " Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD." Good news, If you can read this then you have a reason to praise the Lord. It's a season of praise and while a majority of the world has a valid reason or another to complain, some are doing more praising in this time and doors are opening for them. Dear friend, the faithful practice of true praise puts a person in direct line with all of the power available in heaven and on earth. A life of praise links us to God's eternal purpose and His perfect plan for us. It creates in us a landing pad for the angels of heaven to become our ministering servants. It establishes an environment that is creat...

   How I love this hymn, 🎶 What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. 🎶 God isn't just my Father, He is not there to only provide for me and answer my prayers. He loves hearing from and talking to me.    Philotheos means a lover or friend of God. I learned friendship in its best form from having a relationship with God.    Isaiah 55:8(kjv)" For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD" . God is God and His way of friendship is not the same as ours, but also knowing this has taught me that each one of my friends is unique and I should learn how to be the friend they need and not what or how I want. John 15:14-15, Jesus speaks "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants...