God of my Life

To the God of second chances,
To the God of broken hearts and shattered dreams,
To the God of unfinished songs and unsung melodies
To the God of shameful pasts and hopeful futures...

God of my weary years,
God of my wistful days and teary nights,
God of my painful groans and silent prayers,
God of my life.

The anchor that held me when my soul was on a free fall,
The banner that was lifted for me when my enemies surrounded,
The wisdom that taught me when life's manual was too difficult to comprehend,
The love that comforted me when my tears were my only food

God of my weary years..

You gave me hope when I had given up on myself,
You gave me a dream when all my dreams came crushing at my feet,
You made me a believer for you believed in me,
You gave me a reason to fly for you showed me the light on this tunnel

God of my life...

Thank you for wiping my tears when my hands were too feeble to reach my face,
Thank you for listening to my silent prayers and secret desires,
Thank you for reviving the dream within me that had died along the way,
Thank you for clothing my countenance with your glory and covering my shame with your grace

God, most sovereign

This heart is grateful for taking me through fierce battles and showing me  incredible victories,
Thank you for trusting me with your glory and assigning me distinction,
Thank you for giving meaning to my weary years and indescribable groaning,

Light of my life, I am forever grateful.

M.

WAITING TO EXHALE

“How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

I am often amused and somewhat wary of people that i meet and they say 'oh, i know you!' or when referring to a mutual friend they say 'i know him/ her that's just who they are!' what amuses me is the fact that this individuals will presume to know a person so well that they imagine they know their ability's, gifts & talents, limits. i shudder at the thought that someone else would claim to know me more than i know myself.

God created a masterpiece in each and everyone of us. Human beings are dynamic creatures that are ever transforming to fit into God's perfect mold. yet the thing that has for long crippled many of us from fulfilling our assignment is those simple 3 words- i know you! we meet individuals who want to limit us to the perception they had of us when we were still teenagers or when we could not figure out what we want in life and we sadly allow their subjective opinions to derails us, hinder our progress or dilute our passion in our pursuit of our God given assignment. i do not believe that just because you caught a passing glance of me at some time means you know me. there's much more to an individual than the occasional mood swings, the bad wardrobe choice, the broke-busted-and disgusted seasons, the out-rightly bad choices days.

God speaking to Ezekiel told him to ' go sit where they sit...' and i believe that God in sending him to the people wanted him to understand this people, feel what they felt and see what they saw. many of us need to adopt that approach before we express an opinion towards another person. i would ask that before we castigate our brothers and sisters, before we conclude it is the sins in their lives that's causing them to go through the issues they go through, before we sideline them for ' not toeing the line', before we brand others anti socials because they didnt say hi, before we spit venomous words on another person dreams because it doesn't tally with our opinion....sit where they sit.
People will always have dreams that seem strange to us and unless that person has allowed you to speak over their lives then you have no business discouraging them from doing what God has spoken to them in their prayer closets.

my strong conviction is that everyone on earth deserves a second chance in life, no matter where they are coming from or what they have done. the truth is you dont know that person as much as you think you do and you have no idea what they are capable of doing simply because you are not them. lets allow God's people to exhale peacefully without having them wait for us with bated breathes to validate their call, understand their purpose and to support their vision.

we are beautified in our purpose and as we pursue our passion, we allow others to pursues theirs too. there is always enough space high in the skies for eagles to fly. do not allow an opinion to stop you dead on your tracks..go ahead..exhale and be all you were called to be.
m.