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My Jesus Diary
A space for you and me…
I share in this space as God lays it on my heart. But think outside of the box with me–if you’re looking for essays and think pieces head over to the Articles category. Short stories? Head to the Short Stories category. If it’s specifically about my walk with JESUS, you want to make your bed in My Jesus Diary. Poems, Prayers, any way you turn, you’re sure to meet the TRUTH. ✨
Captivity: 4/?Â
There was a time when I lived in a sort of darkness that you could cut through with a blunt knife. You see, in the pit was despair and dismay that drained your soul and strangely, there were no guards at the mouth of this putrid hole to prevent people from leaving. Once, there was…
Look away: 3/?
What do you see? Eve saw and she took her life from GOD’s hands into hers (Genesis 3:6). Saul saw and he aborted his destiny (1 Samuel 13:11). David saw and he worshipped GOD (2 Samuel 12:19). Elisha’s servant saw and his faith was restored (2 Kings 6:17). If a child grows up in a…
Light seeks LIGHT: 2/?
After I made the first post ‘Quiet’, a sister reached out to me asking: ‘Do you think people want better, beyond the material? Do people desire the truth, deep down within them? Do people want GOD’s love and not just material things?’ Yes, yes we all do. Her question took me down memory lane into…
Quiet: 1/?Â
When I was 14, I wanted my parents to be my adopted parents and Dangote to be my real father. At 16, I just wanted to get into school because all my mates were undergraduates so I couldn’t care less if I got Law or not—I changed my course. At 20, I lived for the…
How to worship God when you feel anxious.
If you have ever struggled to pray while getting tempted to get up and try again another day, then this post is for you! Our devotion to God must be daily but what happens when the world gets under our skin and our minds get filled with unrest and anxiety even while in the presence…
Where to find a Christian Hedonist.Â
Maranatha believes in savoring food over rapid consumption, a view Fems humorously brands ‘Christian Hedonism.’ In a letter, Maranatha explains that finding pleasure in life aligns with God’s will, whether in good times or bad. She reflects on her journey from strictness to embracing joy in Christ, seeing pleasure as inclusive of both enjoyment and…
Another posthumous birthday, brother.
I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where you are. 02/06/23. Emeka, happy birthday. 🎂 I remember. I do. I always say that the people who are forgotten are the ones who have no one to remember them. I think this is true. The ones we know who have attained immortality despite physical death…
Heaven or hell?
The existence of hell is proof of God’s cruelty? 26/05/23. Dear Cheryl, I am writing today. not to share obtained knowledge but to articulate a heaviness that thoughts alone cannot decipher. I’ve been thinking a lot about heaven and hell. I made peace with death in 2020, the Corona pandemic year. I wasn’t born-again then,…
I forgot my password.
Who the hell locks a Note on their phone that already has a password + Face ID? Me. Me the hell. 02/01/23. Dear Cheryl, It’s morning. I’ve just woken up to pray and study my Bible. I pick up my phone and head to my latest worship playlist on Apple Music to pull me from…
Akunnaya.
Akunnaya means ‘her father’s wealth’. 12/05/23 Cheryl, I was speaking to my dad, or rather my dad was talking to me, last week when he called me ‘Akunnaya’. I know we talk about butterflies when we fall in love or when our crush finally looks at us. But I felt something bigger than butterflies as…