When Ordinary Things become Worship!

When Ordinary Things become Worship!

We all have routines! Waking up, preparing the kids for school, school run, work, house chores, cooking, running errands for our boss,reading, watching tv,gardening e.t.c. We all have activities that consume our days. Some activities are routine, some are occasional and are all ordinary.

These ordinary everyday activities pile up into weeks, months and years of ordinary activities which eventually makes up an ordinary lifetime.

These ordinary activities are what our lives are made off as ordinary as they are. These ordinary activities are what we are going to held accountable for in the presence of God!

God says we should put Him first in all things. " So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God." 1 Col: 10:31. 

These ordinary activities make up the "everything" God is asking us to Glorify Him with.

Imagine putting God first while doing ordinary house chores, while working in the office, in your everyday relations? It changes these ordinary activities to Worship! 

We worship God when we put Him first. I hear people say I would have beaten or dealt with him/ her if not for God. I would have spent the money if not for God!. I gave her the last money in my pocket to feed just because of God! That is putting God first in these situations.

Let's take this further and worship God with our trials, temptations and everyday activities. We will do all these ordinary activities anyway so how about making these ordinary activities holy, spiritual and supernatural. Let's pray and let God know that He is the reason why we live, why we breathe, why we do.

Jesus was an ordinary carpenter that worshipped God with his ordinary activities. Moses was an ordinary man,Abraham was ordinary, David was an ordinary shepherd boy, Daniel an ordinary young man! 

So Let us worship!

Find Your Crusade!

Find Your Crusade! 

At this very moment, there are people in hospital who are in pain; some families do not know where their next meal is coming from; some people are grieving because a loved one just died, some are in emotional pain because their relationships are disintegrating, and there are people with overwhelming health challenges. People are in dire situations and they want a way out. Millions are looking for fulfilment but they do not know how to get it. In trying to find satisfaction, they try to get more money, acquire many material possessions, some eat and drink excessively, while others acquire more sexual partners. Unfortunately, these acts do not give lasting satisfaction. Jesus met a woman at the well in Samaria and struck up a conversation with her. When He told her about the Living Water, she was very interested. However, Jesus was trying to draw her attention to the very core of her life. He showed her that this earthly life only gives temporary satisfaction; none is permanent (John 4). Most people cannot correctly identify that it is fulfilment they are looking for but when they experience it, they recognise it.

You will experience lasting fulfilment when you find alignment with what God had in mind before He brought you to this world.  Your fulfilment is tied to your purpose. Majority of us do not find our purpose because the sin nature has birthed self-centredness in us. Unfortunately, your life is too small to be the reason why you are on earth. In order to find your purpose, you will have to step out of your “bubble” – your comfort zone. Inside this bubble, our focus is on our self (Proverbs 11:24). When we are unfulfilled, there is a tendency to give in to anger and frustration. In this state of mind, when we have issues with others, we believe they are the ones with the flaws (James 4:1-3). Shifting your focus away from yourself helps you to understand other people’s behaviour better. The people who hurt us the most have issues they are dealing with. Hurting people hurt people. When we understand people better, we have the capacity to bear with them. Jesus and His disciples had divergent solutions to solving the problem of hunger; the disciples wanted to send the people away but He took responsibility for feeding them (Mark 6:35-44). Helping others requires that we accept more responsibility. When you focus on yourself, you notice your lack of ability and resources but when you look out for others, you will solve a problem for someone. Then, start from helping one person instead of trying to take on the problems of the whole world simultaneously. Until you get out of your bubble, you will not find the relationships and resources God has provided. The purpose of power is to help others and to cancel the prevalent inequality. You are not on earth to feed your selfishness.

In order to find your crusade, have goodwill towards all men and wish others well. Secondly, use your opportunities, no matter how small, to make life better for others. Lastly, set up non-profit and profit-making platforms that will give you a voice. Whatever your business is, make it a crusade; don’t just work to earn money.

Written by Sam Adeyemi

Jesus in Your Boat!

Jesus in Your Boat

If I am with Jesus, there shouldn't be a storm.Christianity is not a playground but a battle ground. It is Warfare! Smooth life is a distortion of the gospel. We will face problems and pain but it will never sink you because Jesus is in your boat. Don't ever let the presence of a storm make you doubt the presence of God.  The storm will rock u but it will not sink you. You are in d storm with His presence and for his purposes. It was Jesus's idea for disciples  to get to the other side. So Jesus knew there would be a storm.They were not in the storm because they were out of Gods will but because they were in Gods will. James1:2-4

In psalm 23: David understands that the presence of God is always with him " though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for thou are with me, thy rod and thy staff. Thou comfort me..."

You are in middle of a test, why does a good teacher test you? So u can move to a new level.Sometimes the difference between  where you  are and where God wants you to be might be a storm.

Scripture implies that Christians seasoned by heartache are the heroes most likely to be entrusted with the divine grace to comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.Matthew 18:14 

Though it may not seem possible at the time, God does not allow pain without purpose

Written by Kachi