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What do you see?

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Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ''Jeremiah, what do you see?'' and I said, ''I see a branch of an almond tree''. And the Lord said to me ''You have seen well, for I am ready to perform my word'' 💓 Image Credit: Google  I see God's peace in the chaos and anxiety I see forgiveness, even when guilt tries to overwhelm me I see God's plan even when life goes off track I see God's hand even when my plans fall through I see the gift of eternal life in life, and in death I see joy even when my heart aches I see God's wisdom even when I make mistakes I see God's promises amidst it all I see my season, I see my future I see the branch of an almond tree I see the gift of salvation The almond tree is the first fruit tree to bloom in all of Israel, and the last to bear fruit. The owners have to wait for a bit more to see the fruits, and eventually the fruits come, they take it to the market and sell for good pri...

Where is your safe place?

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" He that dwells in the secret place of the most high, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty'' - Psalm 91:1💗 Hey guys! The past few days have been a blur. I haven't been able to do much, been eating a lot, cranky and just everywhere.  I didn't know why or what to do, It felt like I wasn't in control of anything. This happened for like 2 weeks and one day I just knew I had to do something about it because this wasn't me or who God was created me to be. Come on! Do you know who my father is? He is the King of the entire Universe!!  So I did a few things: 1. I cried  I think this is my number 1 coping mechanism. I cried the negative feelings, anger, sadness, confusion and uncertainty out. I didn't just cry out. I cried to God because like someone says, he collects our tears and keeps them in a bottle and turns them to sunshine. Well, I choose to believe that lol. I told him I hated how I felt and no matter how things are in the different areas of my l...

Kelly's Favorite Songs

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Hey Guys!! How are you doinnnnnggggg? So, I thought to share something that is really important to me and a huge part of my life and growth. WORSHIP.   Image:Pinterest You know how there are some songs that remind you of a situation or different moments in your life? Yeah, I have some of those and they are so powerful! I'd share the song, how it helped me and my favorite lyrics from it  💓 . Like my pastor taught us, Grace is really a song. (These are arranged in no particular order) 1) More - Lawrence Flowers x intercession -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqpNwzvPsDU Image:Pinterest I love this song because it's a genuine prayer to God and perfectly describes how I feel and what I want to be.   ''For the worshiper in me just wants to be free, from the intellectual mentality''   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Every time I get the chance, I wanna give my best t...

Train your mind to be calm in every situation

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What do we say to panic? Sometimes, situations spring up and panic sets in. We begin to pace, walk around, make decisions not properly thought through, and stress a whole lot. And guess one of the worst things you can tell someone who is upset and panicking? Calm Down. Lol However, it is important that we train our minds to be calm in every situation. Most times, when things go wrong and we hurry to take action, we make the wrong decisions, sometimes, with results worse than what is making us panic. I like to be calm. I do not like panicking and in as much as I know how to work under pressure, I'd rather not. Here is what I do when situations that cause panic, happen. 1 - I talk to God/Journal.  He is my peace. He comforts me and with him, I am assured everything is going to turn out fine. I simply say  ''God, see what is happening o. See what your girl has gotten herself into. I really need you to come through for me. He always does Hebrews 13:6 - So we take ...

If God be for me, who can be against?

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Hey Guys,  I just want to give God praise for this morning. This beautiful Monday Morning. I stayed up last night. Had some personal work to do and by 3:45, my eyes were wide awake, kikikiking to memes on Twitter 😪, after all, I do not have to go to the office tomorrow Finally slept off a few minutes past 5. Tell me why I woke up this morning, by 9:00 am for a 9:00 meeting looking like I just finished fighting a bus conductor in Lagos traffic on an early Monday morning. Luckily for me, I came in right on time as it was almost my turn to share my status updates. I looked like this: Come on, of course I looked like this 😎😎: Like it wasn't enough that my eyes were half open and I was still trying to put myself together, HR then asks' everyone to put on their video! Oh my goodness! I am not ready! I put it on anyway😭  Anyways, this just goes to remind me how involved God is, in our lives. Before sleeping, I asked the Holy Spirit to wake me...

Jos, the city that raised me

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Image credit: CometoNigeria.com I think losing a loved one in a crisis is one of the differences between having and losing hope in humanity. Imagine going to work and returning home, cut up into tiny pieces, in a sack to your family. How about being surrounded by an army of men shouting while feverishly pouring petrol around your home with your family in it. As the lighter comes on, you watch your past, present and any possible future, go up in flames before you shut your eyes for the last time. I had witnessed unforgettable experiences during the 2001 crises in Jos, Nigeria, but despite this, I never lost hope in humanity but I think most people did. The first and only time I’ve seen a bullet was when my father boldly took a stroll a few blocks from our house. The crises had been brewing for days and all residents were relegated to a 24-hour curfew. We had been indoors for a week and my father was curious to know the status of things after the fight the night before, as the...

Uncertain Times

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Dear God💓, Everything is uncertain down here 💔 People are dying, getting laid off work, hungry and anxious. The anxiety is loud and the uncertainty of things is killing. I also get very anxious, but you have asked me to be anxious for nothing, but by prayer, supplication and thanksgiving, make my requests known to you. I ask that you heal the world. I ask that you comfort those that mourn. I ask that you give wisdom to Health Care Professionals around the world. I let myself to be used to help my community. Thank you for resources. I won't be greedy and think of myself alone. You are a good God. Everything good comes from you. No matter how things are right now, you remain the good God I have always known. I pray everyone gets to experience your goodness. Help me to find comfort and companionship in you because to be honest, it's really lonely down here. Give me the wisdom to understand that loneliness doesn't mean I need a new relationship. Singleness is ha...

He won't withhold anything good from you

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I have always had a special relationship with Jesus. Lol yeah, I know every one does because Jesus loves each and everyone of us equally, however, I think mine is really special. For as long as I can remember, things have always worked out for my good. Even when the things that I really want to work out, don't, that is them working out for my good. Well, I am a child of God and all things work together for good for those that love the Lord :) Take for example, when I really wanted to go to one of the most prestigious schools in Nigeria to study my dream course, law but ended up going to another amazing school to study Mass Communication where I specialized in advertising and Public Relations. Today, I work in one of the top three advertising agencies in Nigeria and love what I do so much. I also got to meet some of the best people that I call my family and friends today, through the school I attended. What if I went to the other school, what if I studied law? Well...

I'm Back to my Happy Place

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It's been such a long time But I'm back to my happy place! Its been a really long time and a lot of stuff has been going on with me. I kept saying I have no extra time to write and I really have nothing to write about. But I've come to the realization that you have to create time for the things you love and trust me, writing keeps me sane. So guys! I'm back for real and I miss you all and I can't wait to go on my journey with you guys. XOXO

ITS CALM DOWN TIME!

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I feel one of the thoughest years of your life is between 19 to 21. It is like, Oh my God! I just left my teenage years, Oh my God! I am now an adult and Oh my God! I am now into adulthood proper. And this is when you begin to get all forms of depressed, sad and angry at yourself. You think to yourself, I should have it all together by now, I am graduating soon, I should have millions stacked somewhere, I should have this and that. It happens to me. It happened to me last year, It happened to me this year, it happened to me today. It would happen because we are humans. But the thing is,

HEY GUYS!

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Hey guys! I have been away for so so so so long! I apologise for that. I am back and I really hope to touch and pass relevant messages across to you. Thank you. XOXO Kehlee

We tell others not to judge, but we judge the future.

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The past appears safe to many because we know what the past holds. Or rather, we think we know what it holds. We know every nook and cranny of the past because we have been there. No matter what the past has thrown at us, some still prefer to go back there because the thought of the future is so scary, we would rather suffer in something we think we know how to handle than venture into something new. This covers relationships, careers, friendships, opportunities and many other aspects of life. Something a lot of people don’t seem to know is that it’s better to venture into the unknown with the knowledge of the known. That would help you deal with the unknown. Some of us deal with relationship abuse, insecurities and a lot of things that hurt us but we can’t seem to let go and move ahead. Your partner may cheat on you, lie to you, and just hurt you and then they leave you. But the fear of going out alone and starting over makes you crawl back to them. It’s not like you did so...

A FINAL NOTE

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A FINAL NOTE!!! Hi, I’m Kelly. Over the years, I’ve seen people who rape has affected in all areas of their lives and it affects them so much that positive outlook to life is impossible. These people turn to various vices in order to feel loved as they can’t seem to find love anywhere. Some hide it inside them and it eats them up slowly. I don’t really know how it feels but I am sure it’s a terrible experience. It a horrible horrible one for you but you don’t need to face it alone. You could send an email to kellypraise39@yahoo.com and you could call the ever available line, Jesus. Believe me,that line always works. And I just wanna tell you one last thing; YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE IMPORTANT YOU ARE KIND
3 rd and final part of “but I was just 14. Aunty ini lived in the heart of Calabar that was where all the activity took place. She was so happy to see me and was very hospitable. Her house was very big and she looked very wealthy unlike how she was in primary school. I found out that she went back to the university after she left my primary school to get a degree in medicine. She was now a medical doctor at an international hospital with a branch in Calabar. One day, she came into my room and hugged me for about 5 minutes without letting me go. She said it wasn’t my fault that any of that happened. She told me that sometimes, bad things happen to good people and those good people have no control over those circumstances. She hugged me and we both cried. I was relieved. I felt better. That was the first time since the incident I felt loved and not worthless. That was all I needed to hear. I wanted to hear that it didn’t happen to me because I was a bad person. I wanted to hear...
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This is a continuation from yesterdays story “but I was just 14”. After the tests, I sat at the reception with my mother. All through, I didn’t say a word. It was just mother that was sobbing and saying things like “Olorun, bawo lo se ma fin mi ni omobinrin eleyi?” (Meaning dear God, why would you give me a daughter like this). People coming in and going out of the hospital kept looking at mother and at that moment, I was glad I didn’t sit close to her. The doctor came out with a few sheets of paper in her hand and called us into her office. She started by saying I was clean and free from any disease and infection that usually accompanies sexual intercourse. When she started talking about anti natal care and how a teenager can
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BUT I WAS JUST 14 I was just fourteen and he was supposed to be my best friend cried Tolu. At that age, what we were supposed to be taking from each other was maybe money or novels or something teenagers playfully take from themselvesbut he took away everything from me because according to mother, a guy takes away everything when he takes away your innocence. I have always enjoyed having older friends and Rotimi was 18. I remember coming home from Rotimi’s house that day as It was my turn to visit that Thursday. It was raining but I didn’t care. I was oblivious to everything around me. There were blood stains all over my dress. I couldn’t even shed a tear. You know that kind of sadness where you can’t show any emotion but to open your eyes? Yeah, that was it. Mother was sitting outside grinding beans
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Hey guys!! Im totally sorry for being away for such a long time!!! But im back and im back with plenty things packaged for u! enjoy!                                                                 With love,                                                                   Kehlee.