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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Mere Christianity

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I recently completed reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and it really is a fantastic read. It contained great insights whic...
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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Boundless Love

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The one thing am learning as i progress in the xtain walk is the depth of God's love for us. I mean its immense and overpowering. You al...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Permanent Cure or Constant Medication

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Everyone has weaknesses they struggle with which are sources of pain. My struggle with my individual failings have always been a major focus...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Cry Freedom.

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Freedom is a concept mostly associated with captivity in a physical location like a jail, prison or some remote location in the Niger Delta....
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Guilt and Grace

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I recently read a book by Derek Prince on "Spiritual Warfare" and it mentioned something i found particularly interesting. Amongst...
Monday, February 02, 2009

Create in me a Clean Heart

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I bumped into this passage today which just encapsulates my mood right now. I know how David felt in this psalm. Here we go. Wish everyone a...
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Sunday, February 01, 2009

A Prayer for Forgiveness

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Father, have mercy on my soul For failing you in the heat of the battle For preferring the cisterns of the flesh to your heavenly waters For...
Monday, January 19, 2009

Attack – The Best form of Defence

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Ephesians 6: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

In Pursuit of Purity

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Pastor Noel Jones preached at the 2nd service on the Sunday after The Experience and i felt inspired and was determined to catch up on his w...
Monday, December 01, 2008

One Wish

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If you could ask God for one thing and He guaranteed it would be immediately yours what would you ask for and why? As i posed this question ...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Manna

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"When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said ...
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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Caging One's Demons

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Ok. I know this isn't a topic that people like talking about but its one i think about a lot as its an area i have personal experience i...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I Love You

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I am in love with God. When i look at my life and see all the close calls i have encountered, the stupid things i have done and still do, am...
Monday, September 08, 2008

All I Really Wanted

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"In my time of desperation Came this simple revelation That all I ever really wanted Was you" These lyrics were taken from a song ...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Better Late than Never

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One thing i write a lot about on this blog is God's mercy and grace. Though repetitive, its probably the most important part of ones xta...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Its all in my head

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A few weeks back, i heard the Nelly song "over and over" and the lyric "its all in my head" sort of captured my state o...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Searching for the Light

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When "the dark side" takes over. When one seems to be stuck in some sort of rut. When there seems to be no escape no matter how mu...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Lost at Sea

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Amidst the waves of sin and doubt I try to speak to You but the words don't come out As i wrestle with my guilt and shame Still cant sto...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Going through the Motions

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I haven't blogged in a while and strangely enough i had tonnes of stuff to write about. The last few months have been full of highs and ...
Monday, March 24, 2008

Who is a Mature Xtian?

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You know what. Sounds like a straight forward question right? But think about it for a sec? If someone asks you to define what it entails to...
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Friday, March 21, 2008

The Real Valentine's Day

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Today is good Friday. The day the son of God laid down his life as an atonement for our sins. As a sinner this display of love is immense. H...
Monday, March 03, 2008

No Choices

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“I have no other choice but to trust You That’s all I can do I have, no other choice but to believe” This are the words of a song by Tye Tre...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Numbing Growing Pains

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Growing is a very painful process. When things don’t go the way you hoped or dreamed it’s very easy to start to doubt God. Doubt what He sai...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The Futility of Pride

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There is a thin line between confidence and pride. Between pride and arrogance. Between pride and self-sufficiency. Between pride and selfis...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

The Goal Oriented Christian

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I got the Max Lucado book "In The Grip of Grace" recently. It was a great read. It talks a lot about the abundance of God's lo...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

No Retreat. Total Surrender

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This is my 100th post on this blog. I cant believe it to be honest. Cant believe ive stuck to it for such a long period of time. There were ...
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Monday, December 17, 2007

Strength Zone vs. Comfort Zone

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One of the key themes of many self-development books is to focus on your strengths. Focus the majority of your time and effort further devel...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

Fighting Temptations

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I’ve started reading “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren. It’s a fascinating book and would recommend it anyone who hasn’t read it yet....
Monday, December 03, 2007

The Experience to Me

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The Experience 2007 was another awesome night. I just wished it went on for days on end. I can’t believe I have to wait another year for my ...
Friday, November 23, 2007

I Want an Okada

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No, I haven’t gone mad. But am entertaining the thought. Well not a “cheng – cheng” okada and not one of those speed bikes but a moped. Why?...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Super Mario Christians

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I was doing some reflection over the weekend and strangely found a link between the Nintendo game "Super Mario Bros" and christian...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

You Rang My Lord

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Am thinking of becoming a butler. Well, not in the conventional sense. I stumbled on this verse which hopefully will explain things better: ...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Death to Self

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A few friends of mine have given me some feedback which i really appreciate. While i would like to think of myself as being very focussed th...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

One step at a time

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I suppose it is only human to expect complex solutions to complex problems. Ive been doing a lot of reflection recently about various aspect...

Garageboy at the Great IFE

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I went to OAU a few weeks back. Apart from the air being so clean that as a Lagosian your lungs struggle to process the pure oxygen free fro...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

True Peace

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I read about this in my devotional today and was so insightful I thought it would be a good idea to share. Peace is not the absence of storm...
Friday, September 07, 2007

Garageboy in the Middle - Not Anymore

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A wrote this passage below last weekend but didnt get a chance to post it earlier. A friend of mine decided to take some time out to pray an...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Heavenly Pleasures

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How do you derive pleasure from your relationship with God? Earthly pleasures are in the flesh. They are instantly gratifying. Be it eating ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

We will never deserve it

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"All our righteousness is like filthy rags" Ive come to the realisation that God doesn't bless us because we deserve it. God...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Most High Place

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"Down at your feet O Lord is the most high place" During yesterday's mid-week service, this song was sang during praise worshi...

A Man After God’s Heart

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I recently finished reading a book my mother got me on the life of David and what a fantastic read it was. There is so much to learn from hi...
Friday, August 10, 2007

He Knows Your Number

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NEVER EVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DEVIL. He is a powerful adversary. He knows your number. He knows your weakness. He knows what makes you tick a...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Extracts from Ps 119

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I stumbled on this verse below while doing my devotion this morning. Hope it speaks to someone as well. 9 How can a young man keep his way p...
Monday, August 06, 2007

Wise Words from Hoobastank

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“Am not a perfect person, there many things I wish I didn’t do But I continue learning, I never meant to do those things to you and so i hav...
Monday, July 30, 2007

Reconnecting the Line

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The spiritual line between God and I has been silent for a while. In church yesterday, it just hit me that I hadn’t heard from him for a whi...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Driven vs Workaholic

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Yeah i know this sounds overtly dramatic but i stumbled on this website http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org which i thought was great. It g...
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Holidaying on the Precipice

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A book i read a while back wondered why xtains like to play around the boundaries of sin instead of fleeing from it at the 1st sign of tempt...
Monday, July 09, 2007

Redemption

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I used to struggle with asking for God’s forgiveness for my sins. I used to (and sometimes still) overburdened with guilt and shame and will...

Strengths and Weaknesses

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In my quest for spiritual development and maturity. I’ve noticed I spend a lot of my time focussing on my weaknesses. Areas for improvement ...

Taking Out the Trash

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Am currently in one of those moods where my mind has been wandering. Seriously wandering. I’ve been entertaining thoughts which I shouldn’t ...
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Misplaced Priorities

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My career objectives and goals are very important to me. My desire for personal and professional development is immense. But there is always...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Romans 6

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1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do ...
Friday, June 01, 2007

Power of Forgiveness

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When we ask for God's forgiveness in our lives for the things we willingly and knowingly do despite the blessings He showers on our live...
Friday, May 25, 2007

No Accidents

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God does not make mistakes. He does not do accidents. But he allows things to happen to us for a reason. When situations arise, in the heat ...
Monday, May 21, 2007

Human Needs & Spiritual Solutions

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I mentioned earlier on this in this blog about a book i read which mentioned the different types of human needs and how are issues/trials/be...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

Prayer for Help

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Heavenly Father. I know i need You. I know You are the only one that can save my soul. But i don't know why i have difficulty reaching f...
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Hide and Seek

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"Hide and Seek" is a game played by children and as i play this game a lot with God i can say with certainty that i am still A SPI...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Lessons Learnt

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I read in a devotion today the link between the trials we face and the lesson God is trying to teach us. Basically trials happen for a reaso...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Spiderman the Xtian

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I watched Spiderman 3 last week which was quite good to be honest. But i couldn't help noticing strong Xtian themes in the movie. The in...
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Thursday, May 03, 2007

I Believe i Can FLY

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My last few posts have been quite pessimistic. I supppose i was just going through a spiritual low or reacting to all the pressures around ...
Friday, March 30, 2007

An Incovenient Marriage

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Ayokunle always knew this marriage was never going to work. Ayo and Kunle could never get on. They both wanted different things in life. Vie...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Spiritual Sickness

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Whenever we think of Jehovah-Rapha, the God that Heals, we always seem to equate that healing with the physical healing i.e. blindness, hand...
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Monday, March 26, 2007

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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One of the major themes through a lot of my posts has been the fight between our human/carnal nature and our spiritual side. Like Pastor Pau...
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PUSH: A Scorecard

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Its a been a week since PUSH ended. I can honestly say its was a worthwhile experience which i know intend to do annually. I now understand ...
Sunday, March 11, 2007

"For my power is made perfect in weakness"

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As i am a human being, living in human flesh, with human faults and weaknesses, i find this bible verse very intriguing. Ive spent the last ...
Monday, March 05, 2007

Practice Makes Perfect

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One of the things am learning about this fasting process is what it means to be a practicing xtian. When hunger strikes, as it does round 3p...
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