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28/04/2023

Deep Cleaning Your Past

It’s hard to ask the Holy Spirit to cleanse us, because it means admitting our brokenness. Often, we’d rather hide our mistakes or try to self-help our way to Jesus. But the Gospel isn’t about pulling ourselves up to God’s level. It’s about God sending His Son down to ours.

Your past doesn’t have to paralyze you. Your mistakes do not define you. Your brokenness is not too big for the God who set the stars into motion.

Sometimes, the most faith-filled thing we can do is come to God in the middle of our mess, acknowledging that it’s too big for us to clean up.

We see a powerful example of this in Matthew 9. A woman who had been bleeding for 12 years approaches Jesus, knowing that if she can only touch the hem of his garment, she’ll be healed, whole, and restored.

This woman would have been considered ceremonially unclean, meaning that she had been rejected for more than a decade. Can you imagine the faith required to push past a crowd who says you’re unworthy to get to the Savior?

This woman recognizes she needs help, and she sees her Helper. And what happens next is a powerful reminder for us all:

Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. Matthew 9:22 NIV
Her faith healed her. Not her efforts, good works, achievements, or brilliance. Her faith.

The truth is, none of us can deep clean ourselves. Our mess is a reminder that we need a Savior, and His name is Jesus.

Pray: God, I come to You today feeling the weight of my mistakes. Remove my guilt and shame, and remind me of Your love, forgiveness, and mercy. Help me overcome any unbelief in my heart, and strengthen my faith so that I can serve You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

23/04/2023

Deep Cleaning Our Hearts

Think about the feeling you get after you deep clean your space. The clutter goes away, the surfaces get that gleaming, shiny look, and everything smells fresh and new. As you look around, you feel accomplished—like you can breathe again.

We now have entire shows about people tidying up their homes, color-coding their pantries, and minimizing their stuff. But while we may be quick to get on board with getting rid of our junk, what about the internal work of deep cleaning our souls?

Many of us are carrying around emotional baggage, and our mental clutter can be overwhelming. But instead of addressing it, we often ignore it. It’s easier to keep moving, stay busy, and distract ourselves with activity than to address the very real mental load we’re carrying.

But just as we can’t clean our houses by shoving everything into a closet, we can’t shove our emotional junk into a filing cabinet in our brains. If we do, it eventually spills out, often leading to relational conflict, physical side effects, and resentment.

We don’t have to wait until we’re at our breaking point to evaluate what’s broken. In fact, it’s a really healthy practice to regularly invite the Holy Spirit to renew our minds and clean our hearts.

We see this practice modeled for us in Psalm 51. David—known as a man after God’s own heart—has messed up. Big time. He’s just committed adultery with Bathsheba, then he tries to cover it up by allowing her husband to get killed.

He writes a plea for forgiveness, then he prays this prayer:

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NLT
David turns his remorse into genuine repentance. He doesn’t just shove his emotions down or hide in his shame. He turns to God. He invites the Holy Spirit to do a cleansing work in his heart.

Every day, we have the opportunity to do the same thing.

When we’re overcome by guilt, shame, bitterness, rage, or unforgiveness, we can ask God to give us a clean heart. When we’re faced with temptation, we can ask God to purify us. Even on a normal day, we can ask God to cleanse our hearts and fix our thoughts on Him.

It’s time to invest in our souls like we invest in our space.

It’s important to note that deep cleaning our souls doesn’t just mean fixing our behavior. It’s deeper than that. Deep cleaning our souls starts by evaluating the state of our hearts.

In Matthew 23, Jesus is talking to Pharisees who are careful to do the right thing on tiny details but missing the right motivations in their hearts. His words capture why it’s important not only to clean the surface of our lives, but to allow the Spirit to transform our hearts:

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence! You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.” Matthew 23:25-26 NLT
Over the next few days, we’ll talk about how to deep clean our souls from toxic influences, relationships, and bitterness. But today, take some time to pause and reflect: What areas of my soul might need a deep clean?

Pray: God, create in me a clean heart. Reveal to me anything in me that is displeasing to You. Show me any areas where I might need to allow the Holy Spirit to cleanse me, and help me honor You with the way I live. In Jesus’ name, amen.

18/03/2023

09/03/2023

Success is not for the lazy, work hard, work smart, be consistent, kindly remember consistency comes with huge discipline.

Just so you'd know,
This post is only for those interested in succeeding.. so its not compulsory you work hard because it's not compulsory you succeed.

05/03/2023

Any religion that teaches you that you have to die before you enjoy is fraud

Know this and know peace.

02/03/2023

Don't be ashamed of any thing you do legitimately,

Just stay away from bad energy if not they would kill you and your business.

01/03/2023

The society makes you feel like it's either you are earning 8figures or you are failing.

Don't fall for that, you are doing just well
Don't be prejudiced!

27/11/2022

I am sure most of y'all went to church today, deceiving your hypocritical selves that ye are christians.
Yet most of you are extremely veil, inhumane and wicked

I pray the lord touches that stone you call a heart and replace it with flesh before the devil comes to pick you straight to hell.

Don't just stop at giving your life to Christ, desperately and hungrily seek for a change in your character, you can be perfect in Christ.
Work on your self and stop lying on zodiac sign.

07/10/2022

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08/08/2022

It's crazy when people expect you to be the nicest and most amazing to them, yet wants you to accept them just the way they are, that's selfish!

05/08/2022

Kindly note

No matter the wiles, lies and deception of the devil, destiny can neither be created not destroyed by any man.

04/08/2022

“Although it's good to have talent, character is so much important because bad character is an enemy for great talent.” “Poverty can't make you miserable; only a bad character and a weak spirit can do that.”