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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Let God write your story Last Sunday, during service, my pastor preached about listening to God and allowing Him to direct our course in life. As we bowed our heads&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="let-god-write-your-story"><strong>Let God write your story</strong></h2>
<h4 id="last-sunday-during-service-my-pastor-preached-about-listening-to-god-and-allowing-him-to-direct-our-course-in-life"><strong>Last Sunday, during service, my pastor preached about listening to God and allowing Him to direct our course in life.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="as-we-bowed-our-heads-in-prayer-i-suddenly-remembered-a-song-god-gave-me-many-years-ago-and-i-found-myself-reflecting-on-it-once-again"><strong>As we bowed our heads in prayer, I suddenly remembered a song God gave me many years ago, and I found myself reflecting on it once again.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="se-bioitife-ninu-aye-mi-do-as-you-please-in-my-life"><strong>“<em>Se bioitife ninu aye mi (Do as you please in my life)</em></strong></h4>
<h4 id="se-bi-wo-loni-mi-you-own-me"><strong><em>Se bi wo loni mi (You own me)</em></strong></h4>
<h4 id="to-mo-mi-you-created-me"><strong><em>To mo mi (you created me)</em></strong></h4>
<h4 id="to-mo-mi-you-know-me"><strong><em>To mo mi (you know me)</em></strong></h4>
<h4 id="se-bioitife-o-ninu-aye-mi-do-as-you-please-in-my-life"><strong><em>Se bioitife o ninu aye mi (Do as you please in my life).”</em></strong></h4>
<h4 id="i-was-16-at-the-time-a-new-student-in-a-beautiful-secondary-school-mind-you-i-had-already-completed-high-school-but-as-a-science-student-i-failed-two-major-subjects-even-after-attempting-them-ag"><strong>I was 16 at the time, a new student in a beautiful secondary school. Mind you, I had already completed high school, but as a science student, I failed two major subjects. Even after attempting them again through GCE, I still did not pass. By then, I had completely given up on my dream of becoming a doctor. I had pivoted to something else. Perhaps I would have been a geographer today (a good one at that; I did so well in that subject). </strong></h4>
<h4 id="many-of-my-friends-know-this-story-and-one-day-i-will-tell-it-fully-just-stick-around"><strong>Many of my friends know this story, and one day I will tell it fully (Just stick around)</strong></h4>
<h4 id="a-few-people-close-to-me-know-the-many-chapters-of-my-life-but-very-few-know-that-song-no-one-except-the-holy-spirit-and-myself-truly-understood-how-i-felt-during-that-season"><strong>A few people close to me know the many chapters of my life, but very few know that song. No one, except the Holy Spirit and myself, truly understood how I felt during that season.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="i-was-deeply-sad-yet-still-moving-living-breathing-and-confused-the-student-who-was-once-the-best-had-suddenly-become-a-failure-i-lost-my-sense-of-identity-and-self-confidence-carrying-shame-an"><strong>I was deeply sad, yet still moving, living, breathing, and confused. The student who was once the best had suddenly become a failure. I lost my sense of identity and self-confidence, carrying shame and constantly second-guessing myself. The only place I could run to was God. That was where my journaling journey began. I poured my heart out on <a href="https://theoliveeebranch.com/journaling/">paper</a>, and God used people around me to speak to me.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="that-morning-shortly-after-i-turned-16-i-was-walking-into-the-bathroom-to-start-my-day-before-leaving-the-hostel-when-god-placed-that-song-on-my-lips-i-sang-it-with-a-heart-full-of-uncertainty-fea"><strong>That morning, shortly after I turned 16, I was walking into the bathroom to start my day before leaving the hostel when God placed that song on my lips. I sang it with a heart full of uncertainty, fear, shame, and pain, but it became the song for my journey and for that season of my life.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="it-was-a-song-of-surrender-i-allowed-god-to-lead-me-and-told-him-to-do-as-he-pleased-because-my-life-ultimately-belonged-to-him"><strong>It was a song of surrender. I allowed God to lead me and told Him to do as He pleased, because my life ultimately belonged to Him. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="gradually-i-grew-in-my-walk-with-god-i-experienced-him-as-a-father-and-my-faith-grew-strongly-while-i-learned-to-rely-on-him-alone-aside-from-that-god-gave-me-good-friends-during-that-season"><strong>Gradually, I grew in my walk with God; I experienced him as a Father, and my faith grew strongly while I learned to rely on him alone. Aside from that, God gave me good friends during that season. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="i-remember-songs-from-donut-mans-club-about-jeremiah-at-the-potters-house-and-also-the-potter-and-the-clay-song-god-molds-us-into-what-he-wants-us-to-be-and-takes-us-through-process"><strong>I remember songs from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whB16SHyUEk">Donut Man’s club about Jeremiah at the potter’s house</a> and also the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0QVjskgc14"> potter and the clay song</a>. God molds us into what He wants us to be and takes us through processes, and we come out beautiful and changed at the end. But that molding process can be tough. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="he-said-can-i-not-do-with-you-israel-as-this-potter-does-declares-the-lord-like-clay-in-the-hand-of-the-potter-so-are-you-in-my-hand-israel-jeremia"><strong>“He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.” </strong><strong>Jeremiah 18:6 NIV</strong></h4>
<h4 id="the-years-have-passed-and-now-everything-is-a-story-we-can-laugh-about-and-be-happy-about-but-that-season-was-a-tough-one-the-making-process-indeed-i-passed-my-waec-gained-admis"><strong>The years have passed, and now everything is a story we can laugh about and be happy about, but that season was a tough one. The ‘making’ process indeed. I passed my WAEC, gained admission into the university to study medicine, graduated, and became a doctor.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="the-journey-through-medical-school-was-not-all-smooth-but-god-held-me-through-it-all-the-noise-came-but-it-was-silenced-i-learned-to-tune-my-ears-to-his-voice-alone-and-whenever-i-felt-overwhelme"><strong>The journey through medical school was not all smooth, but God held me through it all. The noise came, but it was silenced. I learned to tune my ears to his voice alone, and whenever I felt overwhelmed, I remembered that song that carried me once before.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="i-am-deeply-grateful-for-godly-parents-who-allowed-god-to-use-them-to-direct-our-lives-they-introduced-us-to-god-early-mentored-us-and-helped-us-grow-spiritually-knowing-they-could-not-do-it-alone"><strong>I am deeply grateful for Godly parents who allowed God to use them to direct our lives. They introduced us to God early, mentored us, and helped us grow spiritually, knowing they could not do it alone.</strong></h4>
<h4 id="the-me-you-see-now-is-a-refined-one-who-continues-to-be-pruned-by-god-into-the-vessel-he-wants-me-to-be-when-you-walk-with-god-everything-about-you-changes"><strong>The ‘me’ you see now is a refined one who continues to be pruned by God into the vessel he wants me to be. When you walk with God, everything about you changes. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="when-you-have-a-relationship-with-the-god-who-made-you-made-the-world-and-made-everything-in-it-why-do-you-fight-to-do-things-on-your-own-the-arm-of-flesh-will-fail-you-allow-him-to-lead-you-and"><strong>When you have a relationship with the God who made you, made the world, and made everything in it. Why do you fight to do things on your own? The arm of flesh will fail you. Allow Him to lead you and take you on a journey of total surrender to His will and purpose for your life. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="as-the-psalmist-says-in-psalms-162-i-say-to-the-lord-you-are-my-lord-apart-from-you-i-have-no-good-thing-niv"><strong>As the psalmist says in Psalms 16:2, </strong><strong>“I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.’” </strong><strong>NIV</strong></h4>
<h4 id="i-said-to-yahweh-you-are-my-maker-and-my-master-any-good-thing-you-find-in-me-has-come-from-you-tpt"><strong>“I said to Yahweh, “You are my Maker and my Master. Any good thing you find in me has come from you.” </strong><strong>TPT</strong></h4>
<h4 id="let-your-heart-trust-god-let-him-have-your-ears"><strong>Let your heart trust God; let Him have your ears. </strong></h4>
<h4 id="dont-forget-to-trust-in-the-lord-with-all-your-heart-and-lean-not-on-your-own-understanding-in-all-your-ways-submit-to-him-and-he-will-make-your-paths-straight-proverbs-35-6"><strong>Don’t forget to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5–6).</strong></h4>
<h4 id="thank-you-for-walking-with-me-you-can-catch-up-on-my-previous-posts-here"><strong>Thank you for walking with me. You can catch up on my previous posts <a href="https://theoliveeebranch.com/category/walk-with-me/">here</a></strong></h4>
<h4 id="with-love"><strong>With Love</strong></h4>
<h4 id="estee"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/esther.ajidahun/"><strong>Estee</strong></a></h4>
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		<title>The Prince, The Coconut and The Women.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have this memory that replays in my head. That memory recently opened up to me in a way I had never seen before. Years ago, I had followed my&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4 id="i-have-this-memory-that-replays-in-my-head-that-memory-recently-opened-up-to-me-in-a-way-i-had-never-seen-before-years-ago-i-had-followed-my-dad-to-the-market-but-i-cant-really-remember-what">I have this memory that replays in my head. That memory recently opened up to me in a way I had never seen before.<br />
Years ago, I had followed my dad to the market but I can&#8217;t really remember what we went to buy . We were at the busy<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikare"> Ikare market </a>( A place in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_State">Ondo state</a>), it had very narrow roads and we wanted to cross the road and as we were waiting for that free moment to cross ( No traffic lights), I remembered a story my dad had told me when I was younger. A memory in a memory. The main character of this story is my uncle. My dad and his siblings were born royalty so he grew up in the palace and of course had palace privileges and prince privileges. You can imagine.</h4>
<h4 id="on-this-particular-day-my-uncle-was-coming-back-from-a-gathering-of-some-sort-at-night-and-was-walking-home-he-got-to-this-point-and-saw-a-tree-which-was-weird-because-he-could-have-sworn-there-was">On this particular day, my uncle was coming back from a gathering of some sort at night and was walking home, he got to this point and saw a tree which was weird because he could have sworn there was no tree at that spot beforehand. He wondered if it was a vision or if it was real, he observed it was a coconut tree and had a number of coconuts on it so to confirm it was real, he three stones at it and yes it was real. He was stunned but he left that scene as soon as he could. He rushed back home and went on as normal till his father, my grandfather sent for him on another day and scolded him for throwing stones at “some people” days ago and he was confused at first but he was warned that some women had reported him for throwing stones at them during their meeting and he had disturbed them but they were going to let it pass because of his prince privileges so he would get was a warning this time.</h4>
<h4 id="let-me-say-it-again-they-couldnt-and-wouldnt-harm-him-because-he-was-a-prince-and-they-were-loyal-to-the-king">Let me say it again, they couldn’t and wouldn’t harm him because he was a prince and they were loyal to the king.</h4>
<h4 id="it-then-struck-me-at-that-moment-if-the-son-of-an-earthly-king-had-that-privilege-how-much-more-the-son-daughter-of-the-heavenly-king-i-mean-god-is-the-owner-and-creator-of-every">It then struck me at that moment. If the son of an earthly king had that privilege, how much more the son/daughter of “The heavenly king”.<br />
I mean, God is the owner and creator of everything including that coconut tree and its members 😂<br />
Luke 10:19 says that; “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”<br />
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Have you ever wondered the kind of authority you have been given and the type of authority you carry?</h4>
<h4 id="a-royal-priesthood-a-chosen-generation-joint-heirs-with-christ-that-at-the-mention-of-his-name-every-knee-shall-bow-and-every-tongue-will-confess-its-no">‘A royal priesthood, a chosen generation’ ‘Joint-heirs with Christ’ That at the mention of his name, Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess. It’s not just about reading these words or even saying them. Do you understand it? Are you walking in that realization?</h4>
<h4 id="know-what-you-carry-and-walk-in-it">Know what you carry and walk in it.</h4>
<h4 id="as-i-write-this-to-you-im-filled-with-so-much-excitement-because-of-what-opened-up-to-me-at-the-point-of-remembering-that-story-imagine-what-we-have-been-taking-for-granted-for-years">As I write this to you, I’m filled with so much excitement because of what opened up to me at the point of remembering that story.<br />
Imagine what we have been taking for granted for years.</h4>
<h4 id="please-take-a-moment-today-and-just-remind-yourself-of-your-identity-in-christ-your-place-in-gods-kingdom-and-your-authority-you-are-a-king-a-queen-an-ambassador-of-his-kingdom-you-carry-h">Please take a moment today and just remind yourself of your identity in Christ, your place in God&#8217;s kingdom and your authority.<br />
You are a king, a queen, an ambassador of his kingdom. You carry His presence everywhere and you have power over sin and even death. You are not bound by sin because Christ has overcome this world already. Don&#8217;t just stay at the gates of this kingdom, enter into it and enjoy all the privileges. Not some, ALL. But there is something important you must not forget. Every kingdom is governed by its own rules and that’s the same for the kingdom of God. You must obey the principles of his kingdom so that you may thrive in it.</h4>
<h4 id="this-realization-not-only-helps-you-to-thrive-it-also-helps-the-people-around-you-they-see-your-new-dispensation-and-they-want-to-be-a-part-of-it-certain-things-will-no-longer-aff">This realization not only helps you to thrive, it also helps the people around you. They see your “new dispensation” and they want to be a part of it. Certain things will no longer affect you when you begin to walk in this light.<br />
I hope you see it as I can. I hope you really feel what I’m feeling now and I hope you remember everyday that all you need has been given to you.</h4>
<h4 id="please-take-a-moment-and-bask-in-this">Please take a moment and bask in this.</h4>
<h4 id="eden-is-no-more-a-place-i-am-the-city-of-god-i-bring-heaven-heaven-here-and-now-dunsin-oyekan"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5xx9gmOcU">“Eden is no more a place, I am the city of God, I bring heaven, heaven here and now”</a><br />
&#8211; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5xx9gmOcU">Dunsin Oyekan</a></h4>
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<h4 id="heres-a-post-for-you-if-you-are-struggling-with-trusting-god">Here&#8217;s a post for you if you are struggling with <a href="https://theoliveeebranch.com/trusting-god/">trusting God</a></h4>
<h4 id="with-loveestee">With love<br />
Estee</h4>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE: DEMONIC CHILDREN 2 Welcome to the February edition of the Singles’ World.&#160; In the last edition, I discussed demonic children as one of the foundational problems&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE: DEMONIC CHILDREN 2</strong><strong></strong></p>



<p>Welcome to the February edition of the Singles’ World.&nbsp; In the last edition, I discussed demonic children as one of the foundational problems affecting many homes and families today. In this edition, I will continue from where I stopped. It is my prayer that the Lord will deliver families that are going through this in the name of Jesus Christ.&nbsp;</p>



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<li><strong>Demonic Children: </strong>Some consult <em>babalawo </em>(diviner). Some of the medicines obtained from these sources are directed to be used weirdly either before copulation or after copulation. Some are used by both the couple. Some women are asked to strap plantain stems or yam tubers on their backs at some specific hours of the day or of the night to symbolise the presence of the upcoming baby. Some can also be asked to carry some sacrifices to aid their quick conception.</li>
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<p>Babies produced through all these traditional and demonic interventions are in our midst today as friends, classmates, roommates, bunkmates, siblings etc. They too will want to get married one day. Unfortunately, their consent was not sought before their parents obtained them from the idols with covenants. They had no control over their parentage or ancestry. Now that they are grown up adults, they want to live and enjoy what others are enjoying too including getting married.</p>



<p>Apart from those who deliberately consult diviners and idols, some demonic powers can tamper with the pregnancies of some women and exchange the babies in their wombs with demonic ones without the knowledge of the expectant mother. That is why they often say that pregnant women must not go out at 1:00 p.m. or enter the traditional market places in the afternoon. It is also said that pregnant women should not go to the riverside in the afternoon or go out at night.</p>



<p>It is believed that these demonic forces are very active at such periods. That is why pregnant women must be prayerful and be born again if they are not. They should regularly cover themselves with the blood of Jesus Christ. They have no reasons to be afraid as long as they are in Christ Jesus. Those that are not in Christ Jesus are not safe from this demonic oppression and possession. Their pregnancies can be manipulated and their babies will be demonised unknown to the parents.</p>



<p>We have many of them in society today causing troubles and pains. Isaiah 30:9 says “That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord.” Those are children that curse their fathers-Prov. 30:11. Those who can curse their parents can kill their spouses when they get married, because they are demonic children.</p>



<p>Getting married to them is like getting married to the devil. In most cases, they may not know these foundational issues that surround their birth. Some parents will not tell them, and some parents, after getting their babies, renege on the promises and the covenants they made with the idols; the goat they promised to bring to the <em>babalawo</em> annually, the dog or pig they promised to give <em>Olokun </em>yearly. Hence, the young man will face battles in life even before he gets married. &nbsp;</p>



<p>Some of the characteristics of such people obtained from the idols are listed below:</p>



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<li>Battling with spirit wife/husband.</li>



<li>Polluted foundation</li>



<li>Sexual lust and perversion</li>



<li>Excessive and uncontrollable anger</li>



<li>Regular and constant evil dreams</li>



<li>Lateness in getting married</li>



<li>Attracted to the wrong partner</li>



<li>Deadlock in marriage</li>



<li>Hostility in the home</li>



<li>Childlessness</li>



<li>Poverty</li>



<li>Adultery and Divorce</li>



<li>Untimely death</li>
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<p>The manifestations are inexhaustible. If such people get married, welcome to a marriage of continuous and endless battles, conflicts and struggles without any end in sight. You are not just battling with your spouse; you are in battle with invisible forces behind the birth of your partner. How can you live with <em>emere</em> or <em>ogbanje</em> (spirit child) as your spouse and not have troubles in life. There is no free gift from the devil. When the devil asks you for your cap, he will come for your head later. When he asks you for an egg, he will take a hen from you soon. There is no how you can resolve such marital conflicts in the house without doing something about the polluted foundation of your partner.</p>



<p>If you are already married to a spirit in a human form or to a man or woman with a polluted foundation, how do you get out of this bondage? How do you identify such people? It is only God that can reveal such people to you if you are patient in prayers. Even the person may not know, but the manifestations will be obvious in his life. They are usually difficult, troublesome and uncontrollable children. By the time they are married, it is hell, mehn! If you are lucky to know that your parents asked of you from the idols of the land with covenants attached to it, you need to:</p>



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<li>Give your life to Jesus Christ and be born again genuinely now. &nbsp;</li>



<li>Repent of your sins.</li>



<li>Renounce every known and unknown covenant either made by you or made on your behalf.</li>



<li>Go for a thorough deliverance from the foundational bondage.</li>



<li>Be filled with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues.</li>



<li>Attend regularly a Bible believing church.</li>



<li>Live a holy life.</li>



<li>Study the Bible regularly</li>



<li>Have a regular personal fellowship with the Lord.</li>



<li>Pray without ceasing.</li>
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<p>If the Lord sets you free, you will be free indeed. Until you are born again and delivered, don’t get married yet. If the Lord reveals that your future partner or the man or woman you intend to talk to about marriage has this evil foundation, it is advisable to keep off or else, you will be in for troubles for life or for a very long time. It is not a law; it is an advice. Foundational issues in marriage are very difficult to resolve or tackle. The best way is to avoid them. Proverbs 27:12 says “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”</p>



<p>By the grace of God, we will continue from here next month. Please do not forget to send me your comments and testimonies. If you are not born again, please surrender your life to Jesus Christ today. Tomorrow may be too late. Until then, God bless you. Amen.</p>



<p>Pastor Jide Ajidahun</p>
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<h4 id="disclaimer-this-isnt-an-end-of-year-review-awake-sleeping-soldier-your-time-is-nowdear-reader-this-is-my-message-to-you-in-2024-the-year-of-awakening-i-would-love-it">Disclaimer: This isn&#8217;t an end of year review. <br /><br />&#8220;<em>Awake sleeping soldier, your time is now&#8230;&#8221;</em><br /><br />Dear reader, <br /><br />This is my message to you in 2024, The year of awakening. I would love it if you kept it somewhere where you can always go back to it. Somewhere that is obvious. Let it be a reminder, let it always rejuvenate, and let it reside in you. <br /><br />The year 2023 is gone, and a lot probably happened. Either good or bad. It may have been joyful for some and terrible for some. It may also have been the regular year. Whatever it was, the year is gone.<br />Personally, 2023 was a trying year for me. It was up, down, down, down, down, then up, and it sustained a plateau. Picture the graph I just described, and you can understand and maybe relate. <br />Everyone is going through something, and we all have that one thing that people can&#8217;t understand but only God can. <br /><br />And this is the message I bring to you today.<br /><br />The message of salvation. <br />The message of God.<br />The message of Christ. <br /><br />You must have heard it before, and you may not have ever heard about it. The son of God who died for your sins over 3000 years ago. I know it doesn&#8217;t sound logical; your scientific brain cannot piece it together, but there is one thing I can proudly beat my chest and say: Jesus exists, and he died for you and for me.<br /><br /></h4>
<h4 id="2024-the-year-of-awakening">‭‭2024, the year of awakening </h4>
<h4 id="john-316-kjvfor-god-so-loved-the-world-that-he-gave-his-only-begotten-son-that-whosoever-believeth-in-him-should-not-perish-but-have-ev"><em>John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬</em><br /><em>&#8220;For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.&#8221;</em><br /><br />And to those who have heard about this Jesus before and think you know it, after all, you can say John 3:16 from your heart. You think you have given your life after all you said the prayer 5 years ago, but your life is still the same, with the inconsistencies between your actions and the word of God (the Bible). This message is also for you. <br /><br />I bring you to the story of life that became man so that he could die and give you that life.<br />The salvation story to me is an oxymoron. Life had to die to give you life. To give me life. <br /><br />The first step to your awakening is this salvation. <br />You can do your introspection and be honest; I am not watching you, and I am not seeing you. You know what you do in the open and in secret, and Jesus wants you to let him in. He wants to help you if only you just let him in. <br /><br />‭‭<em>Revelation‬ ‭3:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬</em><br /><em> “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.&#8221; </em><br /><br />Reflect on these words, and if you have decided within your heart that you&#8217;re ready, just say this prayer:<br /><br /><em>&#8220;Dear Lord,</em><br /><br /><em>I come before you with a humble heart, acknowledging my need for salvation. I recognize that I am a sinner and in need of your forgiveness. I believe in your Son, Jesus Christ, that He died on the cross for my sins and rose again. I repent of my sins and ask for your mercy and grace.</em><br /><br /><em>I invite Jesus into my heart to be my Lord and Savior. Please cleanse me, renew me, and guide me in your ways. Thank you for your love and the gift of eternal life. I surrender my life to you, and I choose to follow you from this day forward to shine your light in all I do.</em><br /><br /><em>In Jesus&#8217; name, I pray.</em><br /><br /><em>Amen.”</em><br /><br />Now the main matter. 2024, The year of Awakening. <br />Most of us have been hibernating, but that hibernation is gradually turning to deep sleep, coma, and now a vegetative state. <br />How long will you continue to remain in mediocrity? How long will you continue to bury those talents? How long will you allow your life to fade away gradually? No impact? No progress?<br />This is where most of us aren&#8217;t honest. If you&#8217;re a child of God, recently adopted or long-time, your destiny isn&#8217;t at the bottom of the food chain. You are meant and destined for greatness. In whatever place or capacity God has placed you. You are made for more. <br /><br /><em>‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:14‬ ‭NLT</em><br /><em>“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.&#8221;</em><br /><br />As a child of God, your progress should be measured by God, not the world. <br />What is your God-given and God-ordained purpose? <br />Why were you born? <br /><br />I apologize for my tone, but this is a charge that I want you to remember. <br />Aren&#8217;t you tired of going round in circles?<br />There is so much more! So much more!<br /><br />You have wasted so much time writing down plans, with no execution. <br />This is the time to act! Wake up for goodness&#8217; sake and take that action. Take that step. <br /><br />And yes, this charge is also for me. <br /><br />It is time to let the world see the power of God. <br /><br />You might start January with so much energy, but then it&#8217;s June, and your energy level has dropped to -5, and you&#8217;re back to square one. <br />That is why this message will need to be inscribed in your heart. <br />It is God that will give you the grace for consistency, but you must choose and decide to act on it. <br />Let me say something else: I know life has given you lemons, I know life has dealt some horrible cards, and I cannot imagine the extent of the trauma, but there&#8217;s a secret I will let you in on: you have a choice. <br />Will you remain in this cycle forever? Are you going to keep blaming them? Are you going to keep giving excuses? You are not helpless. <br />There is a song I love so much, and that song helped me during a dark period of my life. A line from it says, &#8220;<em>Holy Ghost, stay in me and do wonders.&#8221; </em><br /><br />There is an endless possibility of what God can do through you, but the time is now. No more postponing, no more procrastinating.</h4>
<h4 id="2024-the-year-of-awakeningthe-last-sentence-is-my-prayer-to-you-move-in-the-name-of-jesus-ephesians-514-nltfor-the-li">2024, the year of awakening<br /><br />The last sentence is my prayer to you: <br />Move in the name of Jesus! <br /><br />‭‭<em>Ephesians‬ ‭5:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬</em><br /><em>&#8220;For the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”</em><br /><br /><br />From me to you with all my love, <br /><br /><a href="https://ng.linkedin.com/in/ayokunleadedipe">Ayokunle.</a><br /><br />If you gave your life to Jesus or rededicated your life while reading this post, If you also have questions, contact us at our email: theoliveebranch0@gmail.com </h4>
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<p>Nobody ever really breaks down the reality of moving from a country you&#8217;ve known for 25 years of your life and starting over.<br />Everyone looks at the good side of it. <br />&#8220;At least you&#8217;re leaving naija&#8221; That was the anthem. “At least you’re leaving the trenches”<br />Well, I couldn&#8217;t really express to anyone the fear and anxiety that crippled me when I was about to leave. <br />The fear and anxiety that filled my thoughts at the airport and in the plane. <br />Looking back at my mum and brother and cousin and wishing they could all come with me.<br />I was so scared of the future and at the same time, I was excited. <br />I knew the future was bright, it was sunny but there was rain at that moment and soon, it fell from my eyes. <br />&#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard Flight&#8230;&#8221; The voice of the pilot trailed in the background as I adjusted my seat and fastened my seatbelt. I was tired from the airport stress and I just wanted to close my eyes till the plane took off.<br />As I started my meditation, I felt a tap on my left shoulder. I didn&#8217;t expect any one to disturb me because I picked the window seat for that reason.<br /><br />&#8220;Uh Ma&#8217;am..&#8221; the voice called this time and I just had to answer.<br />&#8220;Yes&#8221; I opened my eyes and faced the person beside me.<br />&#8220;The hostess passed the earpieces&#8221; I stopped paying attention obviously as I got lost in his face. He was the most handsome man I had ever seen and this is after many years of being around handsome people but this man in particular, there was something about his eyes&#8230;then I felt the tap again.<br />&#8220;Sorry..sorry&#8221; I cleared my throat and I collected the earpiece he was offering.<br />I quickly looked forward and plugged the earpiece. <br />The plane started taking off and I closed my eyes and prayed for a bit.<br />Gradually I slept off and I had a dream about my family members all playing together beckoning me to join them.<br /><br />&#8220;Hey..wake up&#8221; I heard a distant voice calling me and I stirred and faced those eyes again. I was about to give him a piece of my mind till he cut me before I had even started.<br />&#8220;It&#8217;s time for food&#8221; . As soon as he said that, I relaxed a bit then adjusted myself and thanked him.<br />The food came and of course, i just ate the desserts and the bread. Whatever else was there wasn&#8217;t meant for me.<br />&#8221; You seem really picky..&#8221; the voice again said. <br />I looked at him confused.<br />&#8220;Picky with food, picky with words&#8221; he completed.<br />&#8221; I&#8217;m not really a talking person&#8221; I replied and as much as that was true, my closest friends would beg to differ. I was something else around them.<br />&#8220;That&#8217;s what most ladies say till you see them in their element&#8221; he continued.<br />&#8220;Well, this is my element&#8221; I scoffed. He had a snarky tone at the same time, like he was interested in talking more.<br />&#8220;I saw you praying earlier, seems you&#8217;re a Christian&#8221; he continued and I ignored wondering his concern with my religious occupation. <br />&#8221; I&#8217;m Deji by the way&#8221; he continued to talk and at this point, I was almost going to scream at him till my mum&#8217;s words played in my head like she was there with me <br />&#8221; <em>Don&#8217;t be a snob o, remember to show people that you&#8217;re a nice girl&#8221;</em><br />I sighed then I answered &#8220;I&#8217;m Wale&#8221; <br />&#8220;Isn&#8217;t Wale a guy&#8217;s name?&#8221; I completed the statement with him.<br />&#8220;Yes but that&#8217;s what my dad named me&#8221; I stared deeply at him and he laughed.<br />&#8221; I knew you would say that, my sister&#8217;s name is kunle and that&#8217;s her very common response&#8221; <br />&#8221; Oh okay.&#8221; I said under my breath.<br />&#8221; Let me guess, masters degree?&#8221; He asked <br />&#8221; PhD..&#8221;<br />&#8220;That&#8217;s amazing..I&#8217;m also doing my PhD&#8221;<br />&#8220;Where?&#8221;<br />&#8220;ETSU&#8221; he answered.<br />&#8220;Well done&#8221; I said and he smiled.<br />“You won’t ask what course…” He asked and to be honest, as much as I was interested in having a conversation with him, I also wasn’t interested. <br />Moving to the US was my fresh start and I wasn’t sure I was ready to start engaging any new person now. I had a lot of junk I needed to settle first and I wasn’t going to add more to it.<br />“Public policy and management” he responded to a question I didn’t ask. I smiled and nodded looking for the earpiece so I could connect it to the tv and watch a movie. He seemed to get the hint as he picked up what I assumed to be his iPad and started reading something.<br />I knew that if I told my friends what had ensued between i and the stranger, they would almost cut my head but I didn’t care at this point. Peace of mind over anything else. <br />I selected “Eat,pray, love” and I started watching. The movie was about a woman who was on a search to discover herself after heartbreaks and when she eventually found love, she almost ran from it. The movie was sweet, almost familiar and it reminded me of someone. <br />After the movie ended, I checked the remaining flight time, We still had 2 hours to go. <br />I used the opportunity to meditate and pray some more because I needed to calm the balls of anxiety brewing in my stomach. The closer I got, the more nervous I was.<br />I didn’t know I was a bit loud till “Deji” tapped me. <br />“I’m sorry” I apologized in case I had disturbed his reading. <br />“Your praying didn’t offend me” he answered. <br />“Okay then” but as I was about to mind my business and carry on, he continued.<br />“I don’t mean to be overly forward but your anxiety is really very palpable..” I had started sweating at this point despite the cool atmosphere in the plane.<br />“5 years ago, I was in your shoes&#8230;i had no one to talk to though and I know I’m a stranger and I know you’re not supposed to confide in a stranger but I truly understand how you feel&#8221; He continued.<br />&#8220;The uncertainty, not knowing what it will be like, feeling like you may not fit in, you may not make friends, you may not thrive. Wanting to run back to the familiar that you know..&#8221;<br />He ended and at that moment I was not only shocked, my eyes were widened. He had described how I felt. Exactly how I felt.<br />“There’s a particular verse that helped me the first time I ever left home” <br />“What was it?” I asked with a very solemn tone.<br />“<em>Be still and know that I am God</em>” and at that moment, the tears came running down. That was the last thing my brother told me before we said our goodbyes. <br />He didn’t say anything else but only held my hand while I cried. <br />After a moment, I stopped and adjusted myself.<br />“Thank you very much.. ” I said with gratitude and that was all I could say. <br />“You don’t need to carry all the baggage Wale, give it to this God you pray so much to” he smiled and then we heard the call to announce to prepare for landing. <br />“Do you have a layover at Frankfurt too” I asked <br />“Yes I do” he answered. <br />“Okay” I said with much more relief. <br />We prepared to land and as I closed my eyes, I heard a voice as still and calm as the wind. <br />“<em>I am with you even until the end of ages</em>”</p>



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<p><br><em><strong>Many</strong></em> years ago, In a distant faraway Utopic Land, there was a baby girl given birth to in the stream of happiness, she was birthed with so much love and faith that she had no idea what the future held for her. All she knew was that it would be a life filled with joy.<br>She grew up with the naivety of life but the love of a family and then like all stories go, tragedy struck.<br><br>20 years later, she&#8217;s on the streets, tough and defensive but still with a little faith trying to make ends meet. She no longer remembers home, she barely remembers family. One day, she gets hit by a car and the driver takes her to the hospital. He falls in love with her and decides to marry her. They get married finally and he takes her to his hometown.<br>The prominent chief sees her and realizes she looks just like his wife. Eventually, they find out she&#8217;s their long lost daughter who was kidnapped many years ago. There are tears and reconciliation and everyone lives happily ever after.<br><br><strong><em>Can we skip to the good part</em></strong>? <br><br>I can continue this story, you can too. I&#8217;m sure you knew where this was headed. You already formed the conclusion in your mind. <br>&#8220;Forming a conclusion&#8221; is the easy part. How you arrive to that conclusion is the tricky one.<br><br>&#8220;<em>For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.&#8221; </em><br><em>Jeremiah 29:11 NLT</em><br><br>As a 90s child ☺️, i can say to an extent, i had a balanced childhood. I played a lot, played outside and inside. We had a lot of games that time and i also knew when it was time to read.  <br>I didn&#8217;t know what i wanted to be in 10 years, i wanted to be a lawyer then a shop owner then a doctor, they changed because i only knew that i wanted to be something in life. I didn&#8217;t know what exactly. <br>So along the years, the shapes changed, the colors changed and the picture changed. <br>Someone once told me that if we knew what it would take to get to a destination, we wouldn&#8217;t want to go there at all.<br>Before i entered medical school, people told me how it wasn&#8217;t easy to become a doctor but they just told me. If i had probably experienced it in my mind, who knows if i would have gone ahead with the journey.<br>As i grew older, the painting started looking like something that made sense and very soon, it became a landscape painting of one of the most beautiful places I&#8217;ve ever seen.<br>Painting for me doesn&#8217;t come easy but i had to paint and I&#8217;m still painting. <br><em>(This is just a metaphor for saying my future is one of the most beautiful places I&#8217;ve ever seen, it&#8217;s dependent on what you see your future as).</em> <br>I had a determined end for that story, the girl would find her way back home and she would live happily but there are a million ways she could have gotten home. I could have written that 100 times and it would still get to that same end. <br><br><br><strong><em>What next? I really don&#8217;t like that question</em></strong><br><br><em>&#8220;Many plans are in a man’s mind, But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).&#8221; </em><br><em>Proverbs 19:21 AMP </em><br><br>I&#8217;m not going to tell you not to make your plans but make sure your plans are from God and on God. You cannot attempt to lean on your own understanding. <br>Imagine the way i wrote that story. The character was possibly wondering what exactly was going on with her life and she may have tried one or two ways to get out of her situation. They may or they may not have worked but i, the writer was weaving a very beautiful story that made it all worth it. <br>That&#8217;s how God is to us and even far greater  because i can make mistakes while writing, even misspell or use the wrong words or context  but God is perfect in his ways and thoughts and he knows the ultimate best for us.<br>The purpose of God for your life won&#8217;t change. The plans may and they will but there&#8217;s already an end, promised. <br><br>It&#8217;s not as easy as it sounds but it gets easier the higher you go. What do you think you know? How much do you think you know? <br>You need a map and you need clarity on next steps so what makes you think you can figure that out on your own. This isn&#8217;t an adventure movie, it isn&#8217;t Pirates of the Caribbean or Chronicles of Narnia( <em>all beautiful movies)</em> but God isn&#8217;t there to give you hints. He&#8217;s not a passive character or an observer. He wants to help you completely. Why don&#8217;t you let him?<br><br><br><em><strong>Get ready to swim</strong></em><br><br>The moment i typed the first word of this article, i had no idea how i was going to pass along what i wanted but i knew the message i wanted to pass across and i trusted God and the holy spirit to write this.<br>So, I don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;re like me, discovering purpose and figuring out the ultimate plan or maybe you&#8217;ve already discovered purpose, you know what&#8217;s next but you&#8217;re scared to take that next step. <br> A dear friend of mine will always tell me;<br>  &#8220;<em>How do you know you can walk on water if you don&#8217;t step out of the boat&#8221;. </em><br>Step out! Come out! Come out of it with the faith of a child that believes in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy.  <br> It will be so beautiful to watch at the end, no more holding back. This is the sign that you&#8217;ve been praying for. Catch your sub eh.<br> Let those waters, let your waters flow and let your life move with the fluidity of an unhindered wave.<br><br>      &#8220;<em>Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not   depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.&#8221; </em><br><em>Proverbs 3:5‭-‬6 NLT </em><br><br> </p>



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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the September edition of our Singles World. In this edition, I will discuss with you again one of the characteristics of a difficult person who is not qualified&#8230;</p>
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<p>Welcome to the September edition of our Singles World. In this edition, I will discuss with you again one of the characteristics of a difficult person who is not qualified to marry and whom you should not marry. May the Lord open your eyes to the truth of His words in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<br />4.<br />Don’t Marry a Difficult Person<br />They are excuse givers: A dictionary meaning of ‘excuse’ is “a false reason that you give to explain why you do something.” Difficult people always like to give excuses for their wrongs. It is usually difficult for them to accept that they are wrong and apologise. They are usually armed with excuses for their acts of omission or commission. For instance, a man who does not pay his rent or his child’s school fees because he has spent the money budgeted for it on some other things will not admit that. Rather, he will attribute this delay in the payment of the school fees to the delay in the payment of his monthly salary by government.<br /><br />Also, a woman whose soup got burnt because she forgot it on the gas cooker may blame it on the sudden increase in the pressure of the gas or on her baby that distracted her attention instead of her forgetfulness to check the soup. Again, a man who arrives home late from the work place because he left his place of work late may excuse his lateness on heavy road traffic on the road whereas if he had left the office early he would have arrived home earlier. Simply because there was road traffic, he hides under that to cover up his lateness. <br /><br />Again, a woman who wears a tight skirt and justifies it on the grounds that all other skirts are rough and she wants to appear neat to church whereas, there are other clothes that she could wear instead of the tight and offensive skirt or a woman who wears a top that exposes her chest and says that she wears it because she is sweating and she wants fresh air to blow on her. <br /><br />A man is driving and chooses the rough road instead of the smooth one. When the wife asks him, he says the rough road is shorter to his house whereas the reason why he is not driving on the usual smooth road that he is used to is because he is avoiding a woman that he owes some money which his wife must not know about. This is a cover up! Can you imagine that! So, tacitly, such people are smart liars. Let’s look at some examples of excuse givers in the Bible:<br /><br />In Genesis 3, the Lord asked Adam, “Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” Apparently, Adam had disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit. Instead of admitting his fault, he said in verse 12,”the woman whom thou gavest to be with me she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.” Adam did not admit his error. She shifted the blame unto God and unto Eve. When God asked Eve in verse 13, Eve also said, “the serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Both Adam and Eve were excuse givers. Eve too blamed the serpent for her error. She did not admit her fault. Every husband is a potential Adam and every wife is a potential Eve. <br /><br />Also, in Genesis 4, after Cain had killed his brother, Abel because his own sacrifice was not accepted by God, God asked him in verse 9, “Cain, where is Abel thy brother?” And Cain said “I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” The Living Bible version says, “How should I know? Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?” “Am I my brother’s keeper” means that “do you expect me to know or monitor his movement all the time? He is a mature man; he is free to go to anywhere that he wants, and he will come back home whenever he likes. In fact, he may not even like it if he knows that I am monitoring him.” <br /><br />It happens in the family setting. For instance, if your partner asks you, “Do you have an extra phone charger?” You have but you don’t want to give it to her and you say “I don’t even know where it is.” Or you say “it cannot work with your phone.” Or still I don’t even know if Tola has returned it because he took it last week” whereas it has been returned. These are excuses and some people are professional excuse givers. Again, God was angry with Cain that He cursed him just as God was angry with his parents, Adam and Eve who were excuse givers too and He cursed them. Excuse giving is very provocative. <br /><br />You remember the parable of a man in Luke 14 who made a great supper and invited many people. In verse 18, the Bible says “And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.” In verse 20 “And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.” In verse 21, the Bible says “Then the master of the house being angry…” That is it! If you marry a man or woman who gives excuses for his/her errors, you will always be angry like this master. Of course, it was easy for the master to change the invitees and invite others which was what he did. But you cannot change your partner because he/she likes to give excuses. <br />Excusing giving is characteristic of difficult people, and you will always be angry. You want to live as an angry man or as an angry woman all your days? Run away from difficult people. Run away from excuse givers, and if you know you are a difficult person giving excuses when you should just admit your errors and apologise, don’t marry, please. Or else, you will continue to be a problematic spouse. Surely, marriage is not for you. <br />By the grace of God, we will continue from here next month. Please, don&#8217;t forget to send me your comments and testimonies. Till then, stay safe and God bless you. Amen. <br /><br />Pastor Jide Ajidahun</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Weekend I had been praying 2 to 3 days prior to my call duty on Thursday night at the Children emergency. Praying for a calm call, those that can&#8230;</p>
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<p>I had been praying 2 to 3 days prior to my call duty on Thursday night at the Children emergency. Praying for a calm call, those that can relate will understand what I mean. It&#8217;s harder for me to process emergencies since I&#8217;m more of &#8216;fright&#8217; than flight.<br />I really wanted a calm call and my previous call duties weren&#8217;t exactly calm hence the need for serious prayer. 😩🙏🏽 <br /><br /><strong>Thursday.</strong><br />4pm &#8211; 11pm<br /><br />It had been Peaceful and I was just thankful to God. <br />I had personal time with God, I finished the book I was currently reading and I tried sleeping when it was getting late but with my subconscious still praying because any footstep I heard scared me. <br />I still trusted God to answer my prayer. I made sure I had no doubt.<br /><br /><strong>11pm</strong><br />Voilà, a wonderful patient with a Dramatic entrance came in.<br />I already knew it would take a while before I finished up with the patient due to logistics and the different kind of delays.<br /><br />I wasn&#8217;t wrong after all. The power went off and the power house man slept and put off his phone deliberately 🤣. We eventually sorted it out but before we could do that, I had to start documenting in the dark with my phone&#8217;s torchlight amidst killing mosquitoes.<br />Apparently it was a case of &#8220;people who think they studied medicine&#8221;. They learn medicine in their &#8216;own way&#8217; and they just don&#8217;t see the importance of going to school and studying medicine properly. The child had already been given all sorts of things that I needed God&#8217;s direction on what to do and eventually had to consult a colleague. <br />I confronted the woman who brought the child and asked her what she now wanted since she had administered all the drugs she knew and she couldn&#8217;t answer. <br />But really if you are good with what you do, why come here for help? <br />Does it pay to study medicine well or is it something you learn under a year and do &#8216;freedom&#8217; and celebrate round the streets carrying frames and crates of coke? Do you joke with life? 🤷🏽‍♀️<br /><br />After I was done, I needed to sleep as it was getting late(past 2 am) <br />I still reminded God(not like He ever forgot) that I wanted a calm call and I had been praying ó. The child actually came in with an IV line in situ. God is good!<br />The truth is, God put that in place for me to ease my stress&#8230; Oh! My joy was palpable when I flushed the line and it went freely 💃💃💃 (if you&#8217;ve set paeds line, you will understand) 😁<br /><br /><strong>Calmness restored</strong> <br /><br />I still believed everything would be fine till morning, then past 4am, I saw a patient and then around 7am another patient was rushed in, I took it in good fate and started my work. Then my colleague came to join me (angel) and we did it together which made the work easier. <br />I was late for work though but still glad I was done with the call 💃<br /><br /><em>Did God answer my prayer?</em><br /><br />Yes God did&#8230; <br /><br /><em>How? </em><br /><br />God&#8217;s ways are not our ways.. He knew what could stress me like the IV line and he sorted it out and he knew I could handle the rest <br />For the other patient, he sent help already&#8230;.My colleague didn&#8217;t know why he woke up early and decided to just come but God had a hand in it. 💃🏽<br /><br /><br /><strong>Was the call calm?</strong> <br />It wasn&#8217;t turbulent nor calm but I knew that God was in this ship with me and there was no need to fear. Just like the way Jesus was in the ship with His disciples but they did not see it that way and when the storm came they were crying. <br /><br />You know what God loves me and He loves you too and trust me He always has your best interest at heart. <br /><br />You probably have learnt something, please share let me know what you learnt? 👇🏽<br /><br />Please seek help from the right sources.. Many &#8216;fake doctors&#8217; are out there on a mission to steal, kill and destroy. <br /><br />God always answers prayers. <br /><br />I&#8217;m glad it&#8217;s weekend and I&#8217;m not on call 💃💃💃<br /><br />Please give me suggestions on how to turn up 🤣😎</p>



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<p>THE QUESTIONS SINGLES ASK 28<br />Welcome to the April edition of our Singles World. In this edition, I will continue with more questions and answers on your dreams and your relationships. May the Lord reveal to us all the secret things that we need to know about our relationships in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<br />Question: I usually dream that a tiger makes love to me such that the sexual acts are very pleasurable. Please, what is the meaning of the dream? <br />Answer: Tiger symbolises a destroyer. So, when a tiger makes love to you in the dream and you find it pleasurable, it means you are enjoying what will kill you. It means you are playing with fire. Just as Samson loved Delilah and enjoyed her company by sitting on her laps and finally, he was destroyed by her, that tiger is a demonic agent from the marine world sent to destroy your marriage and destiny. You have already been polluted by the demonic acts between you and the tiger. In essence, your spirit husband is a tiger. <br />The devil makes you to enjoy the sexual acts so that you will desire for more and then get destroyed. You are married to a tiger. That is a terrible thing but that is the truth. You need, therefore, to break the covenant between you and the spirit husband. First, you need to be born again if you are not. You need to give your life to Jesus Christ and repent of your sins. You also need to undergo a thorough deliverance or else this spirit husband, in the form of a tiger, will eventually devour your life. Don’t forget that there is no relationship between light and darkness. The relationship between a man and a tiger is predatory; don’t be a prey for the devil. The Lord will deliver you. <br />Question: A woman always appears to me in my dream and lies beside me on my bed in the night, and each time I rebuke her, she will disappear. She has appeared like that to me three times. What does that mean?<br /><br />Answer: It means that there is a strange woman in your life that must be dealt with. She keeps appearing and lying beside you despite your prayers of rebuke because there is a legal ground for her to do that to you. If you are born again and you are living rightly, that is a sign of spirit wife. However, if you are not born again and you are living promiscuously, it could also be a sign of spirit wife. Some of the women that you sleep with physically are possessed with demonic powers who want to continue to lie beside you in the spiritual realm.<br /><br />Proverbs 7:36 says that the strange woman “hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.” The strange woman wants to destroy your life. If you leave her to lie beside you, she will sleep with you and pollute your life. If you are genuinely born again and you are living righteously, keep resisting the demon until she leaves you totally or else your marriage will be endangered. James 4:7 says “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” If your prayers appear not to be working, please, seek deliverance and the Lord will set you free. <br /><br />Question: I have the gift of seeing things before they happen, and I have had dreams of seeing myself getting married. Is it God that is showing me what will happen or I have a spirit husband? <br /><br />Answer: It is not every dream about marriage that is demonic. God can give you a glimpse of your marriage for some reasons. However, it is the nature of the dream that will determine whether you have a spirit wife or a spirit husband. If you dream of getting married to your fiancé or fiancée in a dream in a known Church by known ministers especially when you are planning to get married, that dream may not be demonic. Even if you are not planning of getting married, God can give you a dream of assurance that you will get married by showing you your future home just as not all eating in the dream is demonic. <br /><br />However, we must be very careful and discerning to know which is demonic and which is not. Dreams of getting married to strange partners, breastfeeding in the dream, sex in the dream, absence of your partner during your wedding, coming late to your wedding after the wedding had started etc. are all examples of bad and demonic dreams. Such dreams demand more prayers and in most cases deliverance is needed. <br /><br />If someone has sex in the dream twice and after praying against it, it stops, is the battle over or is trouble awaiting me in the future? <br /><br />Answer: Having sex in the dream is demonic, and it must be tackled with prayers and if necessary by going through deliverance. If you are living in fornication, you may have such dream but if you stop living in fornication and you repent of your sin and you give your life to Jesus Christ genuinely, you may not have such dream again. If you are a footballer, it is natural for you to see yourself playing football in your dreams. Such a dream could be a reflection of your natural lifestyle. It will stop once you desist from your wayward life and you surrender to Jesus Christ and to the way of holiness. <br /><br />However, if you have a spirit wife/husband, your prayers can put an end to the relationship. Before you conclude that the dream has stopped, ensure that you remember all your dreams regularly because the devil can make you forget your dreams whereas you are still having sex in the dream. The devil knows that if you remember your dreams, you will do something about them; he will just delete the dream from your memory to deceive you that all is well with you. Also, go for deliverance; you will lose nothing from it. At least, it will secure your future. <br />You don’t have to worry because the Lord Jesus Christ has paid the price for your total deliverance. He has broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder. You don’t have to be under the bondage of the devil. If you are not born again, you need to give your life to Jesus Christ now and He will deliver your marriage from every pollution and bondage. <br />Prayers:<br />Whatever that the enemies have planted into your marital life through evil dreams is evacuated now in the name of Jesus Christ. Every evil and demonic covenant that is hunting your marital life is broken by fire in the name of Jesus Christ. Every relationship that you have with the marine world is terminated by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ. I command every evil mark that the enemies have placed upon your marital life to be removed by the blood of Jesus Christ. Every demonic embargo that the devil has imposed upon your marriage to prevent you from going forward is lifted permanently now. Every delay is removed. Every stigma is wiped away. I disconnect you from every evil and demonic relationship, and I connect you to your destiny partner in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<br />By the grace of God, we will continue from here next month. Please, don&#8217;t forget to send me your comments and testimonies. Till then, stay safe and God bless you. Amen. <br /><br />Pastor Jide Ajidahun</p>
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<p>THE QUESTIONS SINGLES ASK 24<br />Happy Christmas to you all! May the joy that accompanied the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ fill your heart and remain with you forever.<br />Welcome to the December edition of our Singles World. This is the last edition for the year 2020. We will answer more questions on the dreams that our singles had which were revelations about their relationships and marital lives. May the Lord enlighten our hearts and open our eyes in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<br />Question: I saw myself in a dream that I was attending an engagement ceremony with my fiancé that is, the guy that I was dating. Later, they brought me out, and I sat with my partner. Not quite long, I saw my partner falling down. Please, I don’t understand the dream.<br /><br />Answer: The Lord is showing you in the dream that your marriage will have a major hitch. There is no engagement if your partner has fallen down. The fall is a sign that your marriage will have a major problem, and your fiancé looks like the target. If your partner is taken away from you, that is the end of the engagement and the relationship. <br /><br />You will have to be involved in aggressive prayers and pray against all the powers of darkness working against your relationship and marital life. Also, check if the man is the will of God for your life. God may not want you to marry him, and if he is the will of God for your life, you need prayers so that something disastrous will not happen. <br /><br />Question: What about people that only dream about the films that they watch but they do not have natural dreams? <br /><br />Answer: Dreams are some of the avenues through which God speaks to us. In Job 33:14-15, the Bible says “For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbering upon the bed.” In Matthew Chapter 2, the Lord spoke to Joseph in a dream through His angel to take the young child and flee to Egypt. God can also speak to us through other avenues such as His Word, Godly counsel, Circumstances of life and so on.<br /><br />Just as God can speak to us through dreams, the devil can also use the same medium. If you are born again and you are very spiritual, you will be able to discern between the dreams that come from God and the ones that come from the devil. So, if you don’t dream naturally, something is wrong. The devil is cheating you. If you only dream about the films that you watch, it is dangerous for you. If you watch an ungodly film, it means you will dream about it. You are what you watch. You can be possessed and be polluted if you watch ungodly films. <br /><br />Your eyes and ears are spirituals gates for demonic possession. So, take heed what you see and what you hear. Luke 8:18 says “Take heed therefore how ye hear…” What you see and what you hear can affect your heart and when your heart is affected, your faith will be destroyed. Stop watching ungodly films. Spend more time with the reading of the Word of God. Meditate on it regularly. Read good Christian books and pray vigorously against every demonic attack against your dream life. You need to move out of sensuality into spirituality. The Lord will help you. <br /><br />Question: I dream once in a while and whatever I dream about either good or bad comes to pass.<br /><br />Answer: Dreams are divine windows to the spiritual realm to enable you to see the plans of God as well as the plans of the devil. God can warn, inform, rebuke and instruct you through dreams. When God reveals the plans of the devil to you, it is not a death sentence. In 2 Kings 20, God told Hezekiah that he was going to die. He asked him to get ready to die but Hezekiah prayed and God added 15 years to his age. The death sentence was cancelled. <br /><br />God is not saying that He is just informing you and that it will come to pass whether you like it or not. He informs you so that you can pray against it and take the necessary precautions. Of course, God can inform you about some unavoidable evils that may come to pass irrespective of your interventions but it will not be all the time. Amos 3:7 says “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” So, if all your bad dreams come to pass regardless of your prayers, then something is wrong. And if all your good dreams come to pass notwithstanding your actions, then something must be wrong. For instance, if God says you are going to make First Class and you refuse to read and go for lectures, yet, the dream comes to pass you must know that something is demonic about it. It is not a miracle and God is not a magician. <br /><br />For instance, if you dream that your guardian dies and you are still in the 200 level in university, and so, no matter the prayers that you offer and the precautions that your guardian puts in place, he still dies, something is not right, please. <br /><br />It is either you are demon possessed or you are a dangerous ‘prophet.’ People will naturally run away from you. Check it! You may have a familiar spirit. Try and go for deliverance or else you will be living in fear continually. And if you are not born again, give your life to Jesus Christ today and He will set you free. <br />Prayers: <br />In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I decree that the habitation of the enemies of your marriage be desolate. I set ablaze any demonic bulwark or embankment put in place by the kingdom of darkness to hinder you from getting married in the name of Jesus Christ. I dismantle and I pull down all the strongholds of the devil against your marriage in the name of Jesus Christ. Every evil and fearful dream that you have had concerning your marriage that is determined to come to pass is aborted and terminated now and forever in the name of Jesus Christ. Every demonic and physical hindrance preventing you from getting married be evacuated now. Every delay from the kingdom of Satan to frustrate your relationship and your marital life be removed by fire in the name of Jesus Christ. You will not be manipulated to marry the wrong partner. You will not be deceived into marrying your enemy. You will not be blind into marrying the devil’s choice. You will not be put to shame. You will be fulfilled. You will have a testimony in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<br /><br />By the grace of God, we will continue from here next year. Please, don’t forget to send me your comments and testimonies. I wish you a happy and a prosperous New Year in advance. Till then, stay safe and God bless you. Amen. <br /><br />Pastor Jide Ajidahun</p>
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