Day 14

It’s been 4 years that I have been off high blood pressure medication and diabetes medication .

It is freedom . It is either the WORD of God works or not . I am the living proof. Someone once asked me , what if you die and I answered , I go to heaven . How bad is that?

Day 13

I celebrate the lessons God has taught me over the years. I remember one time my job was taken away from me on account of a conspiracy based on a lie.As a Christian , I went to God in prayer with the air of righteous indignation. I was so sure that God had to do something because he knew I was innocent and I was not shy about letting him know. How can he be there and they get away with this, I insinuated to him multiple times . Eventually , I got the job back and I was so pumped.

A decade later, I faced a different situation. I was in all sorts of difficulty but this time it was entirely my own making. As a Christian , I could barely pray besides begging God for forgiveness . I was crushed with guilt and a strong sense of stupidity. No bravado in prayer, just a timid , unsure demeanor. This lasted for a good while.

One day as I was begging God as usual, I perceived his words in my thoughts asking a question. DO YOU THINK I AM GOOD TO YOU ONLY WHEN YOU ARE INNOCENT ? IF THAT WAS THE CASE , YOU WILL NOT BE HERE NOW . Wow! That day , hope rose in my heart like a tiny candle in a dark room . I stopped begging for forgiveness and began to declare his goodness over my life. Not everything I believe for have I seen, but against hope in hope I believe that HIS WORD I believe is accomplished .

Day 12

A couple of years ago , I was privileged to hear an account of the Lords goodness to a childhood friend . I was best man at his wedding .

His wife became so light headed and sick at work that she had to quickly see a doctor .The diagnosis was brutal . She had fibroid and surgery was needed ASAP. She headed home to link up with her husband,but on the way,she almost fainted. She barely branched into another clinic . She was depressed, confused and stressed out. The doctor there listened to her ramblings quietly , then decided to run a test . Shocker! She was pregnant

What would have happened if the first doctors actually did surgery on her to find out , it was no fibroid but a fetus? She carried the pregnancy to term and gave birth to a boy, her only boy , for she already had 3 daughters

The lord is our shepherd .

Day 11

About 4 years ago, my only sister began to have seizures. We- all 5 brothers-were very concerned . Then the frequency of the seizure doubled. We became alarmed.

Routine tests confirmed our worst fears. They found two tumors in her brain. . What can we do?where do we start ? She was our only sister . It was horrifying .

Doctors said our best bet was surgery. We gathered ourselves and chose that path and of course we prayed and prayed. She and her husband flew to India for the surgery . We had hope

The surgery was successful, the tumor removed, no complications. None. It’s been 4 years plus and nothing . All her body functions normal like nothing ever happened

There is a popular chorus we sing in Nigeria , it says ” I have a very big God, he’s always on my side , a big big God, he is always on my side

Day 10

It is amazing how The spirit of God works with us and in us to do his will.

When I made the decision to write down my insights as I studied the scripture, I really did not know the consequence of it .4 years later , I decided to put them together to make a book. As I began to collate these insights , I was shocked at what I discovered .

60- 70 percent of the insight I received was about identity in Christ , was about the way God sees me. Then it hit me. All this time, while I studied the Bible, God was changing the way I saw myself . Then I got the point . If I cannot see myself the way I truly am in christ, how I can truly live the new life

I cannot fully express the joy that exploded in me . All things do work together for our good

Day 9

After being born again, I had a lot to understand . Initially when I see people prayed for or hands laid on them they fall. In fact some fall under periods of prayer with nobody touching them.As far as I knew then, God must be doing a major work in them. No way they fall under such anointing and nothing happens . God was about to teach me something .

Then I was in an evangelism group. We always went to hospitals to pray and preach to people . On occasions , we went to a brothel to preach . The managers let us. So one day we went there to preach and pray for the ladies there. It’s amazing how welcoming they were of the gospel . Many prayed the prayer of salvation but we had no means or infrastructure to get them out of there. It was heart breaking . Some of those ladies were not more that 18-19 years and they have been there for a while .

Anyway , we tried to get them to church service and they were willing but an older one told me that she couldn’t come. I asked why. She told me that anytime she goes into church building she leaves there thoroughly embarrassed. Again I said something like ,we don’t judge you, we will love you to come .

Then she told me that anytime she went for church service and they start praying , she would fall and roll all over the place . That she can’t stand straight , that it’s like everyone was watching her. That she will be so ashamed .I was stunned. I mean , how can the power of the anointing have the very opposite effect. Instead of drawing her nearer , it actually pushed her away. My eyes opened that day . One does not need to fall to receive anything.

Up until then , I could not understand why I had not falling under the anointing when others were. Clearly the kingdom of God is not about a physical reaction

Big revelation for me

Day 8

I smoked all through college and years after. I was still smoking when I got married . I did everything humanly possible , tried every trick to stop smoking to no avail. I will quit in the morning and return to it with a vengeance by evening time.

One day by the grace of God, I accepted the life that Jesus was offering , I was born again.It was evening that day as I walked about half a mile to my apartment in Lagos . I was beyond happy. It was as if a huge burden was off my shoulders.

Right across from where I lived was a corner store I always bought cigarette from . On getting near my place , I made for the corner store to buy cigarette as usual. I took a few steps and stopped. I thought to myself , why should the product of a plant rule my life. I turned and went into my place. The next day, Monday ,was the beginning of new believers class. I went for about a week. I was so immersed in the things of God that I remembered after 3 weeks that I had not smoked any cigarette .

That year was 1999 . I have not smoked since that day nor have I had the desire or urge to smoke .

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength .Philippians 4:13

Day 7

Almost everyone I know have survived an accident . So have I

One day driving back from work and very tired , I had about a mile to make my house I slept off. Suddenly I felt I was flying in the air and woke up. My car and I had been hurled into the air , sleep cleared from my eyes immediately . I gripped the steering so hard and was screaming ” blood of Jesus, blood of Jesus as the car lurched and skidded from one end to another and finally stopped.

I was shaking like a fig leaf in a storm . The left rear rim of my tire had bent and the front left tire was busted but I was unharmed . I was still shaking when my brother in law came to assist me, my hands were so unsteady that I could not use a wheel spammer . It was about 3 am in the morning

Ohhhh ! I have a very big God.

Day 6

My father told me this story and I thank God for it

He was one of the very few that made it to college in his time. Then Nigeria had only one college .

He had taken the entrance exam because he saw others doing it and he felt he could pass the exam . He passed and went to the school. He had ZERO money .

He stayed in the school for about 2 months but finally began to pack his stuff to leave because he had no money for tuition. College was not to be.

Then on his way around the school for about the last time , he walked through the admissions office . Right there was a new notice , that any student that will agree to teach at a certain high school for some years , the high school will pay their tuition . That must be God .He went ,signed the agreement , finished college and changed the destiny of his family .

He was the first man in my village to go to college

God is good

Day 5

My cousin Uche was excited when another relation came back with a dump truck. He drove it for a company . Late afternoon , uche was all around it in awe.

At about 7 pm , no one had seen him , the truck was gone and no one had a clue.

Now a man from another village walked into our village. He has been asking around for the family of the boy killed by a car by the main road .It was Uche. He was splattered on the ground comatose but with faint pulse. He was barely alive.My dad rushed him to a nearby clinic but the doctor told my dad not to bother , he don’t see the boy making it. My dad threw a major fit. ” How dare you say he will not live are you God” my father thundered. He drove him another hour to another hospital and he was admitted.

Long story short, Uche was in coma for SIX full months and woke up.

He walks with a limp but he is alive

The reason for my 21 days of gratitude is that my mind was being bombarded with so much negative thoughts , so I decided to write down for 21 days the goodness of the lord to me