Breakfast With God

I found this image while I was scrolling through my Instagram timeline earlier this morning, and thought, "Wow. So. True." So, of course, I thought to share it with you. If we all thought about this before we condemned someone else... how different the world would be. Kunmi x

As a Christian, one of the most important things I've learnt is saying 'Yes' to your flesh less and less, and yielding more to the Spirit of God (or the Holy Spirit) - which will ultimately make you happier, and leave you in a lot less pain.  But it's TOUGH. I want to be more like God, but my humanity keeps getting in the way. But I realised this on Tuesday - forget about the war (to be a super, all-loving, ever-forgiving, eternally joy-filled Christian); take it one battle at a time.  That means: Making small but powerful steps every day. If someone says something silly (and insignificant) which upsets me, instead of putting up an attitude immediately, and be rude or cold to the person, I choose to carry on with the conversation as normal and let it go, rather than let it ruin my morning. Every time I do that, one decision at a time, I make my flesh weaker and weaker. And when the flesh doesn't have the ultimate power, there's space for the Spirit to d

I'm a total expert at dwelling on my insecurities. I'm the Chief Wallower in how I'm not 'deep' enough for God,  how I'm not the perfect Friend Indeed to pretty much everyone in my circle, or why I'm still struggling with certain things after walking with God for a while - and then, I wallow some more about WHY I'm SUCH a WALLOWER. Yo. My head is bu-sy. (Which isn't great; hence why I've been reading Joyce Meyer's Battlefield of the Mind  for the last - what? - six months? Anyway.) The fact that I can't seem to get past everything that is so wrong with me, and why I'm so wrong for this Christian life, really doesn't allow me to see how God used the most flawed people to achieve... pretty much anything He wanted to.  I got a wakeup call yesterday morning when I saw a poster, with this written on it: Do you seriously think God can't use you? Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer

One of Christianity's biggest questions is: Why did God give us free will? He's the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-present God, so why did He not foresee that we (I mean, Adam and Eve - oops) would totally screw things up? He could have prevented all of this drama we still have to deal with a million years later, no? Well, the answer came to me this morning when I was reading Genesis 2 - which narrates the creation of man, and God's well-intentioned instruction that Adam and his wife should steer WELL clear of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. " You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die. " (Genesis 2: 16-17) This was the answer: God never wanted robots. From Day One, He wanted people who would take the time to get to know Him, build a bond with Him, and come to love Him for who He really is. And isn't that what most of

One of my favourite things to pray in the morning is, Lord, please help me to be patient, loving, kind and full of compassion, today. Help me to be considerate, put the interests of others above my own, and be a great reflection of you . I love saying these words so much because it's one of the most earnest desires of my heart. But what I fail to think about, almost every time I pray this prayer, is just how God is going to help me be these wonderful, angelic-esque things.  In my head, it goes a bit like this: God waves his wand around a few times (all the while thinking what an awesome kid He's got), and I'm all of a sudden immune to all the bad drivers out there, my shoulder is the perfect one to lean on, and I just can't help but spread sparkle and smiles all around this dark, dark world. Yeah. Not really likely. You see, when we ask God to change, mould or even break us, what He really presents us with is an opportunity to build that particular muscle in

When I started Breakfast With God, my number one aim was to be as honest and open about my walk with God with you. Selling any false ideas of perfection was never part of the plan. In my not-so-long years as a Christian, one thing I’ve always believed is that it’s (very) okay to struggle. And over the past week, I’ve really struggled with God. I went from battling with feelings of emptiness and a general lack of enthusiasm, to dealing with difficult news and not being able to even speak to God. I distinctly remember saying to Him while I was driving home on Thursday, “I really can’t be around you right now.” It’s the first time in a long time that I literally felt separated from God. You see, there are times in all our lives when   we are going to feel lost, confused, abandoned, rejected, betrayed, used and misunderstood – Christian or not-really-sure-about-this-Jesus-thing. It’s part of the journey. In these times, I strongly believe that, hands down,  the most useless thing

(Disclaimer: I write for a living. Just so all the references to headlines and articles make sense. As you were!) This week, I’ve been struggling a little bit with feelings of unfulfillment. I’ve been feeling as though I haven’t been (as) productive (as I’d like) with work. I feel like I always have something I need to get done. I feel overwhelmed by the tiniest things, like my inability to write a totally-out-of-this-world, amazing headline. And because I like to analyse things, I concluded it was Post-Holiday Depression (that is a real thing; google it!), and I would snap out of it and get with the program after a couple of days spent in traffic and a dash of positive thinking. Well, that didn’t happen. As I speak (write), I’m still feeling somewhat unfulfilled. But sometime mid-week (it’s all been a blur, people), the Holy Spirit gently whispered to me, only seconds after I woke up in the morning, that I should stop looking for fulfillment in things on this Earth. Fulfillm

I believe all gifts come from God, and He really is the best gift-giver! He knows exactly what you need, when you need it. Sometimes, He'll even through in a surprise! Recently, God blessed me with one of those surprises - one that's making my heart overflow with joy, and putting a big, fat smile on my face everyday. But of course, the devil hates all that. How dare I have this much happiness? And so he sows seeds of doubt, worry and anxiety (sometimes, straight up PANIC) in my heart, which strangle the happy, ooey-gooey feelings. So, instead of enjoying God's great gift, I start to think to myself:  Don't get so excited; anything can happen!  You know all this won't last forever, right?  What if it doesn't work out?  Just wait until XYZ happens! And immediately, I subconsciously begin prepare my mind for the worst, and refuse to allow myself to celebrate God's gift, for fear of everything going south. Until today. I know

Morning everyone! :) Please don't forget to follow Breakfast With God on Twitter, @breakfastwgod - so you never have to miss a single post again. (I'm really hoping you don't want to! *fingers crossed*) Lots of love, Kunmi x

Okay, I tricked you a little. I learnt more that one crazy important thing, thanks to UCB's Word For Today (if you don't know what I'm talking about, this is a good place to start -  http://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today.html . I've found UCB incredibly useful, practical and most importantly, easy to digest).  Last Friday, I started with  What I Really Learnt About Prayer This Week , but it couldn't stop there because there's JUST SO MUCH ABOUT PRAYER WE ALL SO DESPERATELY NEED TO KNOW, and I really believe understanding these things will help your prayer life the way it's helping mine. Now I've wetted your appetite (successfully?), let's get to it. 1) How you choose to pray really is up to you. You can walk and talk, vent as you jog, kneel with your head bowed down, lie on the ground, lie therapist-style on a long couch, go for a drive... whatever will help you focus your heart and your mind on God. For a long time, I didn't realise my sty

With prayer and I, it's been a mostly up-and-down relationship. We haven't always seen eye-to-eye, we've fallen out of love quite a few times, and we've oftentimes flat out ignored each other over the years. Luckily, it's been more on the 'up' lately, for which I am super glad, because God knows I need it more than anything. The real transformation came when I realised that I didn't have to say the "right" things when I prayed, speak 'Christianese' (meaningless words that God is supposed to be impressed with), or lie to God about how/what I was feeling. A good friend of mine, Jen, once said, "Don't tell God, 'Oh Lord, I just want to worship Your holy name', when in fact you are about to combust from pain, sorrow, difficulties and frustration." That statement TOTALLY changed the way I pray. Now, that's not to say that I only run to God to cry about my problems (there's ALWAYS something), and I am complet

"You, O God, do see trouble and grief ; you consider it to take it in hand . The victim commits himself to you; you are the Helper of the fatherless." - Psalm 10:14 Take this with you wherever you go today. Good morning! :) Kunmi x

This is a tough one. Becoming like Jesus is a life-long, continuous process. It requires being broken, submission, perseverance, pain, dedication and so much more. It's so easy to want to categorise things into: "my church life", "my work life", "my school life", "my social life", but what God really wants is for your WHOLE life to be open to Him.  Jesus wasn't one way when He was with the disciples and another when He was with the multitude; He was the same, all day, every day. This is what we, as His followers, should strive for - wherever we are, whomever we're with, and whatever we're doing.  We are called to live a life of ambassadorship. The dictionary defines an ambassador as "an accredited diplomat sent by a state as it's permanent representative in a foreign country".  *I would just like to pause at this point and pick apart a few of the words/phrases*  ' Accredited ':  We have been given author

I stumbled on this quote on Instagram yesterday:  "You cannot worship God beyond your knowledge of Him." I paused, re-read it, absorbed it, and meditated  (and believe me, I'm totally new to this whole meditating-on-God's-word Christian thing!)  on it throughout the day. I realised the amazing truth in this. True worship to me means totally, and truthfully, absorbing myself in God's presence - whether that's by speaking to Him, singing a Bethel song, or just staring at the ceiling thinking about Him.  I believe you cannot worship someone you don't love, and you can't love someone you don't know. You might be reading this, and you're at a point in your life where you so want to know God. Not just hear about Him, or conjure up your own ideas of Him, but you want to know the REAL Him. (Good news: He eagerly wants to let you in.) But where do you start? There's no better place than the Bible.  As you go through verse after verse, a

I had a mini epiphany two Sundays ago, when a friend at church said this: "Imagine two dogs. You starve one, hit it and keep it locked away from everyone else. With the other, you're nurturing, kind, and give it all the love, attention and food it can stand. Which one do you think will grow?" The obvious answer was Dog B, and the whole audience agreed.  What was she talking about? Our flesh, our spirit and the constant tug of war between the two, going on within us. But although the answer was pretty obvious, this analogy helped me (so much) understand the reality that WHAT YOU FEED GROWS. Although in practice, it comes with its challenges, it's a pretty clear (and dare I say, simple) logic. That transformed everything for me! (I'm dramatic like that. Apologies.) I promptly went on Google Images, typed in "Feed your spirit" in the search box, looked for an appealing-enough image and made it the wallpaper on my phone - because I just had to ke

"You can’t wring enough meaning out of secular accomplishments to satisfy your soul. The hole you’re trying to fill has an eternal dimension only Christ can fill. That’s why you must pray, ‘Lord, show me Your vision for my life.’" Source: UCB Kunmi x

I love ChaseGodTV so much because it deal with real issues that Christians in this day and age most often struggle with.  This particular Webisode is one that has helped me a lot, put things in perspective, and changed the way I see singleness - a place of preparation. Hope you watch it and your mind is renewed. Lots of love! Kunmi x

Did you know that the Spirit of God has given YOU power, the ability to love and be self-disciplined? Nope, I didn't make it up: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:6) I had read Timothy a few times, but this verse never stood out for me. It's very exciting finding something new in God's word that you never knew existed - and totally changes the way you think about something. There are many times I (and we) feel like I don't have the mental, emotional or physical strength to deal with certain things, the power to love someone who is just so unlovable, or the ability to restrain myself - but God revealed to me that I actually do! And that changed the game completely. How so , you ask? (Maybe you didn't, but I'll tell you anyway.) Now, picture this: You have constant nagging headaches; the kind that isn't moved at all by any painkillers you bring its way. One day,