IT’S OURTHING

When I was little, there used to be a radio and cassette player that I loved. I would close the door in my room and play music loudly and I would jump around dancing and singing along to my favorite songs. (I can’t dance I know😅😏). During these “me” times, I will be so occupied with the dancing and music and the noise that I will not hear my mom or dad or anyone calling me and I missed very nice goodies, (like some kebab or some chicken or something😑.)

When I started this thing with God, I wasn’t seeking to hear from God because then again, I thought God is God and why on earth would He want to speak to me? And how would I know this is God Speaking to me. What I didn’t realize was that God had wanted to Talk to me and that’s the main reason why He sent His son to die, so that we will be able to commune with Him. He talking to me and me talking to Him was the main idea: ourthing.

Mostly, we talk to God and we forget to hear from Him or we don’t know that we can hear from Him or we are so busy listening to other things and so we don’t hear from Him just as I wasn’t hearing my parents with the loud music playing and like little Samuel who mistook God’s voice for Eli’s. (1^st Samuel 3:1-10)

I know you will be asking this same question I asked, that how do I know this is God? Well we hear from God through His Word. And the voice of the Lord is the Word of the Lord. Any other voice that does not tally with what the Word of God says is not God.

God wants all His children to hear from Him themselves and not only from other people. He wants us to know Him for ourselves and he sooo wants to talk to us if only we will seek to hear from Him and be still. Its only when we are still that we will know He is God.(Psalm 46:10)

God is speaking…Can You Hear Him?

Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Often through my heart is pealing Many another voice than Thine, Many an unwilled echo stealing From the walls of this Thy shrine. Let Thy longed-for accents fall; Master, speak! and silence all. Speak to me by name, O Master, Let me know it is to me; Speak, that I may follow faster, With a step more firm and free, Where the Shepherd leads the flock In the shadow of the Rock!

Master, speak! Thy servant heareth, Waiting for Thy gracious word, Longing for Thy voice that cheereth Master, let it now be heard. I am list’ning, Lord, for Thee; What hast Thou to say to me?

 

Every Saturday was devotion day in my house as I was growing up. My mom will lead us to pray and mostly I just didn’t know how to pray or what to say even though my mom would give us things to pray about. I didn’t feel that I had the ‘connection’ to talk to God. I found it someway to speak to God. I thought that God is God, so if I want to talk to Him I will have to be at a particular place, and do some things before my prayer will be heard.

When we started our thing, I still didn’t know how to talk to God and I always felt very far from Him. I would love to read my Bible alright. In fact, I loved to read the Bible than to talk to God, well because I didn’t know what formula I had to use.

I didn’t like the way I felt distant from God so I took what I understood by prayer (talking to God) literally. I began to talk to God like how I would talk to anyone. Before evening prep time at my school, I will imagine myself walking with God (the Father, Son and Spirit), and I would talk to Him, tell Him about my day and all. I did this every chance I had to walk alone and I will just know that God was there walking with me. (I am sure most of the other girls in my school thought I was crazy or something😅😓).

The truth is, you don’t need any formula or some serious face to start talking with God. You just need to start talking. He is right there listening and he has been longing for You for so long. God is real and He loves that His children are real with Him. He doesn’t want us to hide behind the frowned faces and all the gymnastics of prayer. I am not saying you don’t have to do your prayer warrior something oo (it is very important that you pray in tongues and all) all I am saying is that be real in all your ‘warriorism’.

There is no relationship without communication and spending time. Our thing with God is no different. If you want to go deeper don’t just know about Him. Know Him. And this Knowing comes with spending time with Him and talking to Him.

You can start by saying HI

 

I bought myself an LA GIRL press powder and on it they wrote “helps cover blemishes and imperfections” and like most girls, I was very glad it said that because there is stuff on my face I want to hide. I am not perfect. No one is actually. We all have our faults, shortcomings and weaknesses and just like Adam and Eve we do our very best to hide from God and cover our nakedness with fig leaves.

Mostly as people we want others to accept us and this mostly makes us hide behind stuff just to be accepted and loved by other people who also have this same sickness of acceptance. Funny enough we are the same people who are ready to pick up our stones and stone each other as soon as our imperfections slip out. (John 8:1-11).

God however calls us from hiding just as he called Adam and Eve from hiding. Even before we are conscious of our nakedness, He already knows and He loved us while we were still sinners, He loved us so much that, He gave His life for us (Romans 5:8). With this said, there is no need to hide from Him. He knows that we have blemishes and imperfections, but that’s the whole point of this OURTHING, that we will be made perfect in Him and that at the end of it all the Beauty of Jesus will be seen in us.

When we see how dirty we are, it is easier to agree that we need a wash and this is exactly what the Word of God does. The Word shows us how we really look, and how we will look like if we allow the word to wash us. Our first reaction has always been to run away from the one who will help us, and finding excuses to cover ourselves up. The truth is, we don’t need to worry, He doesn’t shame us, rather, He rather perfects our imperfections.  He gives His Beauty for our Ashes.

Genesis 3:9

F.W Faber

I come to you once more my God

No longer will I roam

For I have sought the wide world through

And never found a home.

For some time now, the term “YOLO” has become very popular especially among us youngsters. (I really like that series by the way just that nowadays, it’s become someway😒…just saying…🤷‍♀️). It’s kinda true that We only live once and that what we do matters and we should live life right and stuff like that… but the thing is, it’s just some little part of the whole picture. Life actually begins the moment you choose to walk with God and we are called to die to ourselves (our ways of thinking, our attitudes, our actions…) each and every day in our walk with God.

Continue reading “Our thing: Dying to live” →

Fast-forward in JHS 3, we used to have some worship sessions on Fridays and some Wednesdays at school.( I honestly enjoyed those times because my school was a catholic school and masses were quite a boring ritual for most of us…even the Catholics🤣😅) So, there I was, standing at the back of the auditorium listening to this man of God preach. After the sermon he said that God is touching someone. I had heard this statement for more than a thousand times (if i should count🙄😏) but this time, I said this prayer. I asked God that if he is real He should let me know somehow, and He did, right after I said this prayer😃😅, the preacher said something about a girl that just prayed a prayer right then and God is answering her. Right there and then I knew there was something more to just being a Church girl and a preacher’s kid. That morning I made the best decision I have ever made in my life, to invite the Lord Jesus Christ into my Life to be Lord of my life. That’s when OURTHING started😍🥰.

Now, you may think that Ourthing started with some dramatic ‘supernatural’ ish 💁‍♀️but then, every time you hear the word of God on salvation is the greatest chance you will ever get to choose to walk with God, the Master of the universe. It is the most magical and spectacular experience and cannot be compared to any other. Angels party in heaven when you make this decision (…What could be more dramatic than this). The truth of the matter is the Lord wants to walk with You, to have some chemistry with You. All you need to do is to choose to walk with Him, to choose to have A THING with Him. He has literally gone Heaven and earth for You and Died for you on a tree just so He can vibe with you. Will you choose HIM? Will You Walk with Him?

His gentle arms are wide open

Your heart He seeks for: will you open…

Up your heart so He comes in?

A walk with the King of kings do not shun

He will walk with you after all is said and done.

We didn’t just happen, we were meant to be. Even before time began He knew me, He knew my name . He has come in and left indelible footprints. My life will never remain the same. He has unlocked a part of me, made me aware of my flaws. His love for me is eternal, it never fades. He has given me His beauty for my ashes Memories of Him will forever remain. We speak the same language and that is OUR THING.