Month: April 2015

Ultimately

ULTIMATELY…I CHOSE THE WORD

 The Central Bank devalues the Naira; ISIS beheads 21 Coptic Christians; Boko Haram suicide bomber detonates a bomb in the market killing… Man kills his wife over…Woman hangs herself over… Bad news sells. Bad news travels fast. People live for news headlines such as these. Fear and terror has seized the land.  People think about all the bad stuff before they determine if they will eat on a given day or plan for the next …

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Poem

INSTINCT

It is our second guide It is as old as the first man It is a gift from God Our Instinct Some believe it is an animalistic tendency They are there for a reason They help us discern the voice to listen to Our Instinct It is the greatest part of choice making God gave us our instinct To help us find Him On our darkest day. Instinct Listen to yours ‘Dukia Mordi

HeartSong

I’M NO LONGER A SLAVE TO FEAR, I AM A CHILD OF GOD

When life unravels around me, when darkness seems to be closing in on me, you surround me with a melody and a song.  A song hatched on the cross of Calvary, a harmony paid for by the precious blood of your Son. That is why the song in my heart today is: I am no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God. You chose me from my mother’s womb. I have …

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Home Marker

The Danger of Your Location

 I had someone live with me once. It didn’t matter what she had available to her, she always would take that which wasn’t hers or put at her disposal. I saw it as stealing, and I complained every time it happened and this happened a lot. After a while, I couldn’t take it anymore, so I had to ask her to leave. Some people told me it wasn’t her fault; that it was a function …

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GraceVille

ASK IF IN DOUBT

Carol, 44, had been speaking with Bruce, 49, for over a month. She is excited to be meeting a potential husband, a man who seems real, mature and ready to marry. According to Carol, Bruce had told her ‘everything’ about his life that she needed to know. He has spoken of his past affairs; that he was never married but had fathered a child. He showed Carol, the picture of this ‘only’ child. Bruce assured …

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