Breakfast With God

You can be cooking and smiling at yourself. Dressing up and laughing at yourself. Getting to work and swing your hips from side to side because you know you are happy. You feel happy and you know it deep down. As a woman, feelings are like second nature. You call a woman fat or skinny and it hits a nerve immediately. A fuss could be created or a tear could be shed but essentially it all boils down to feelings.  Women nowadays go after their hearts and guts and that's the way to  finding oneself. The best way to go is to lean on those little voices that direct you to matters of the heart where empathy lives and love is created. Little wonder why women do so successfully in fields of medicine, academia and social sciences. It all boils down to what matters most; the issues of the heart.  But consider all that love of finding purpose, finding true love, finding God and not actually finding oneself? Apologies to oneself is already in the works if the realisation that a...

“My help and glory are in God —granite-strength and safe-harbor-God— So trust him absolutely, people; lay your lives on the line for him. God is a safe place to be.” (Psalm 62:7-8 MSG) I love this verse. There's just one tiny detail I'd change had I written the Psalms -  God is the safest place to be.  Be rest assured that no friend, parent or partner loves you more than God. God has your back the way no one can. What better place to be?    I pray that God will reassure you of the truth of his love and protection, even in the darkest and most difficult of times.  Kunmi x

Sometimes, a really important message is best when it comes straight from the horse's mouth. So here's one of the most eye-opening UCB daily messages of the year, for me, so far. Enjoy! "When Ananias and Sapphira saw others selling their land and giving the proceeds to the church so the poor could be cared for, they thought it was a great idea - in theory. However, when they sold some land they withheld part of the money and then lied about it. They wanted increased visibility and spiritual status without paying retail for it. They wanted to ‘look the part’ without having to pay the price.  But Peter exposed their sin, saying, ‘You didn’t lie to people. You lied to God!’ (Acts 5:4 CEV). Not only were their motives exposed, they both dropped dead. And as a result, ‘Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened’ (v. 11 NLT).  One pastor says: ‘Numerous Sundays I’ve preached a message that deeply moved the members of my congreg...

“My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live Him . You’re deeply rooted in Him. You’re well constructed upon Him.  You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6-7 MSG) Have a lovely day! Kunmi x

In this season, God is really showing and teaching me a lot about prayer - as well as other things like fasting (what it really means and how it helps us) - and having REAL faith when I have no clue what the heck is going on with my life.  I've learnt so much about prayer in the last few months, and I will continue to share the lessons as I go along. But what I learnt this week was so fundamental: PRAYER WITHOUT EXPECTATION IS EMPTY.  I read this fantastic article on relevantmagazine.com , which is AN AMAZING WEBSITE, with lots of AMAZING articles about the Christian life. Gosh, I love it.  Anyway, the writer said: " What I realized recently [...] is that the place I may struggle the most in prayer is actually my expectancy. I’ve discovered my really biggest problem with prayer is that I just go through the motions. You might be thinking that it wouldn't make a lot of sense to go through the trouble of praying if you didn't expect something to ...