It has been an exhilarating year 2024!

An intense, rollercoaster one on some days, and a calm, still one on other days. There is a lot to say and a lot of feelings to put into words but all I can bring myself to say in this very moment is

Thank You Jesus!

At the start of the year 2024, there were a lot of factors I had to navigate. I was in a different season. I watched a lot of supernatural events unfold and one statement that God kept whispering in my ear is “Be still, and know that I am God”.

I learned pretty early in the year that nothing in this life is in my control. Sure, there are a lot of scenarios where I have to show up to make things work. But in the grand scheme of things, I am powerless without God holding my hand every step of the way, and that He has continued to do and will always do.

The Holy Spirit brought me to clarity and to a definite position where I had to pick a side.

Am I on God’s side or the devil’s side?

Am I on the side of peace or the side of chaos?

Am I on the side of joy or the side of sadness and depression?

Am I on the side of letting God lead or on the side of defending myself?

Am I on the side of forgiveness or on the side of vangeance?

Am I on the side of moving on or on the side of holding on to what has been lost?

What side are we on?

Whose side are we on?

This is one question that we spend most of our lives trying to answer if we are not careful. And one good thing about God is that He will always do what is best for us by bringing us to a place where we can answer that question for ourselves by beholding the events unfolding in our own lives.

And I finally answered a resounding “YES. I am on your side, Lord!” I cried out and I held on.

“Lord, I can’t do this anymore without you. I have run out of strength. I am drained. I have no power of my own. Please come into my life fully and shine Your bright light in all the rooms of my heart. Illuminate my body, soul, and spirit with your love until all that is left of me is pure white light”.

And the rest is history.

The following weeks that followed I felt an inner peace that I have never felt before. I felt free. I found myself going to church more regularly, and even enjoying service. I joined the prayer group. I even took one or two church classes.

I reached a point of realization of the depth at which the Holy Spirit had taken root in my life. He is in total control of my life and my destiny.

I mean, there are still days when I want to stay indoors and join the online church service, but it doesn’t change the good work that the Almighty God has started in my heart and life, and is now continuing. What truly matters is that I dedicate every living second, minute, hour, day, week, month, and year to Him. Every moment of consecration counts.

In this life, we will always face challenges. But one thing that God promises us is that He will always be with us through it all, and that is one Word that I have held and will continue to hold onto.

So as we approach Christmas and prepare for a grand entry into the new year 2025, I pray that God equips us with His love, strength, peace, goodness, meekness, joy, wealth, wisdom, discernment, prosperity, and every other good thing He has prepared for us.

I also pray that He keeps us aligned with His will so we spend our limited time on earth doing what He has called us to do, which is spreading His love in our community and our work, and leading others to His light. And that He grants us the strength and the grace to continue to choose His side.

All these we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Merry Christmas, and a Prosperous New Year!