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THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 10)

  Please click on any of the links below to catch up on my story. Thank you for reading!  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 2 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 3  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 4          THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 5 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 6 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 7 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 8 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART  9  We entered into the compound of this magnificent building, beautiful flowers were neatly planted around, there was a swimming pool in the extreme left corner of the compound, five cars were parked in the garage, judging from the appearance, the cars were new.  The security guard led us to the entrance of the mansion " You should have the keys Madam, you may use it please" I brought out the key from the envelope and inserted it into the door lock, turned it to the right and the door opened. My children and I stepped into the mansion, we stopped dead in our tracks, with our...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (Part 9)

Please click on any of the links below to catch up on my story. Thank you for reading!  THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 2 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 3  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 4          THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 5 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 6 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -   PART 7 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 8 We arrived at the address, It was in an estate which had the most beautiful houses we have ever seen!  The paper read House Number  2, We walked past the first house and on the next house was hung a placard with the numeric number 2.  This must be the place. My children chorused We rang the bell and a young man opened the gate.  " Good afternoon"   We greeted "Good afternoon ma'am ,how may I help you please?"   He inquired "Umm. The thing is ...umm...we... I tried to find the right words to explain how we got there. ''Okay,  an elderly man gave us a lift in his car this after...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 8)

  Please click on any of the links below to catch up on my story. Thank you for reading!  THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 2 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 3  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 4          THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 5 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 6 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 7 So, where are you headed? We will drop you off at your destination Ma'am . The driver motioned to me I was silent for a while. I was wondering why God would want to take us back to the place He knew very well was not safe at all and not just that, He wanted to take us there so quickly that He brought us a free ride. I was confused. When people mentioned that God was mysterious, now I knew the reason. My ways are not your ways. Then the least you can do is give me some details of your ways. I responded  I was done being a zombie, imagine me obeying everything He tells me to do without even giving it a second thought, I would rather be ali...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 7)

  Please click on any of the links below to catch up on my story. Thank you for reading!  THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 2 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 3  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 4          THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 5 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 6 The day had finally come for us to leave the hospital, we thanked the nurses and doctor for their care, but most especially the receptionist - we gave her a bear hug, held hands with her and prayed for her.  We left the hospital with nowhere in mind, we couldn't go back to our house, it was not safe at all.     Oh God? Please help us. Where do we go to from here? Obviously not to Pastor Joshua's house.  Who knows he may be offering his house as tithe to God too. Whew!  My fears and worries were heightened at this point, I was desperate for an answer from God but He was quiet.  " Seriously God, I dislike it when you are quiet like this" I said o...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (Part 6)

  Please click on any of the links below to catch up on my story. Thank you for reading!  THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 2 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 3  THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 4          THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 5 We were admitted to the hospital for three days. Honestly, staying at the hospital for three days without the fear of debtors barging into our room was amazing to say the least! Lest I forget, whoever said hospital meals are the worst, obviously hasn't starved for a long while, to the extent that his or her taste buds eventually finds any type of food delicious and I mean ANY TYPE OF FOOD, whether the food tastes nice or not. My children and I had grown accustomed to "Compulsory fasting" and what we'd call," Compulsory diets" whereby we eat only one kind of food day in and day out, (and that's if we actually get the food to eat)  Oh, when I said food, I meant BREAD. And I don't mean a sand...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART5)

  WIDOW'S DIARY  -  PART 1 WIDOW'S DIARY  -  PART 2 WIDOW'S DIARY  -  PART 3   WIDOW'S DIARY  -  PART 4                                                                                                                           FROM :  THE WIDOWS DIARY " Get dressed everyone, We are going to the hospital right now" I announced They all looked at me confused " Don't ask questions now, Please just do as I say, okay." I responded to their questioning looks  They simply obeyed and followed me out as I led them to the nearest hospital.  When we got to the hospital, we en...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 4)

WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 1 WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 2 WIDOW'S DIARY - PART 3                                                                                                                               FROM : THE WIDOW'S DIARY After returning from Pastor Joshua's house, I didn't know what to do anymore.  "Where do I go from here ? Whom can I call on to help me and my children? God please send help to us" I whispered  I walked a short distance and I was so consumed with anxious thoughts and the more I tried to get rid of them, the more they plagued my heart. In despair, I sat down on the road side and...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 3)

THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 1 THE WIDOW'S DIARY -  PART 2 F ROM: The Widow's Diary So I quickly rushed to my late husband's friends house (actually that was his only friend, people had deserted us when we needed them the most)  "Pastor Joshua, please we really need your assistance, my children and I are about to be evicted Sir " I cried out " Oh! I am so sorry to hear that ma'am, what's the issue again, those thugs?" He queried " Yes Sir, my boys tried to defend me when one of them tried harassing me Sir, and they beat them blue-black" I explained "Wow! It is well, I also noticed your swollen face as you came in, it is well Ma" He said flatly  "Amen, please we really need your help Sir" I pleaded on my knees " Ah Madam, you are aware of my my family and I financial difficulties, in fact the only money left in my wife and I pockets is our tithe! And you know how much we talk about being faithful in the payment ...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY (PART 2)

 Hello!  I think I'm much better now to continue sharing, thanks for your patience!  The day my husband passed on to glory, I felt my whole world collapsed.  That was the beginning of poverty, Hmmn... I thought I knew what poverty was when my late husband was alive but I was wrong.  After his death, My children and I saw the height, length, depth, color, In fact, We could recognize the ugly face of poverty even from a distance!  There were times, We would starve because there was no food at home and even when there was "food", It was usually bread and we would have to divide one loaf of bread for everyone to eat and drink water. This greatly affected my health and that of my children.  Not just that, We had to move to a smaller apartment, Actually, It was not even close to being called an apartment, it was made of dry leaves, Carton, Nylon and Palm Fronds.  To crown it all, It was a mini zoo, because all manner of Cockroaches, Rats, Mosquitoes, Fl...

THE WIDOW'S DIARY

                      FROM : THE  WIDOW'S DIARY Hey there!  Normally, I would introduce myself but I prefer to stay anonymous for the purpose of this post, Thanks to TaiKeh Idahor for having me here,  However, For the purpose of this blog, you can call me "THAT WIDOW" and this is my story, I'm THAT WIDOW who could not afford to put a three square meal on the table for her children,  I'm THAT WIDOW who could not pay up her bills,  I'm THAT WIDOW whose husband left "comfort-less" (with a huge debt to pay),  I'm THAT WIDOW everyone pointed their fingers at, whispering in hushed voices (but i could still hear them) about my situation!  And finally, I'm THAT WIDOW famously known for a divine miracle that took place right in my kitchen!  Here's a bit about my late husband, He was everything you could ever dream of in a man, He was also a prophet, someone you'll most likely call a Pastor. He was a fe...

JESUS! WAKE UP!!! SERIES (Part 9)

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Hello TaiKeh fams! Welcome to the conclusion of JESUS! WAKE UP!!! Series.  Bible Text :   "... The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out of these men, let us live in the pigs.” Jesus said, “Go ahead, but get out of here!” Crazed, the pigs stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned. Scared to death, the swineherds bolted. They told everyone back in town what had happened to the madmen and the pigs. Those who heard about it were angry about the drowned pigs. A mob formed and demanded that Jesus get out and not come back." Matthew 8:28‭-‬34 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/mat.8.28-34.MSG Today, Let's compare the lives of the swineherds to that of David,  Jesus explained the reason why they ran away in John 10: 11-14 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary. A hired man is not a real shepherd. The sheep mean nothing to him. He sees a wolf come and runs for it, leaving the sheep to be ravaged an...

JESUS! WAKE UP!!! ( Part 8)

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Hello TaiKeh fams!  Welcome to Part 8 of Jesus! Wake Up!!  In our previous post, we talked about how important it is to involve the Holy Spirit before making any decision, whether it is an important or trivial decision .  The Bible text is from  Matthew 8:28‭-‬34 (MSG)  Bible Text : They landed in the country of the Gadarenes and were met by two madmen, victims of demons, coming out of the cemetery. The men had terrorized the region for so long that no one considered it safe to walk down that stretch of road anymore.  Seeing Jesus, the madmen screamed out, “What business do you have giving us a hard time? You’re the Son of God! You weren’t supposed to show up here yet!” Off in the distance a herd of pigs was browsing and rooting. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out of these men, let us live in the pigs.” Jesus said, “Go ahead, but get out of here!” Crazed, the pigs stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned.  Scared to death, the sw...

JESUS! WAKE UP!!! (Part 7)

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Hello TaiKeh fams!  Welcome to part 7 of JESUS! WAKE UP!!! Series, We discussed in Part 6 how the demons thought that Jesus wouldn't be able to survive the storm they had prepared, but THEY THOUGHT WRONG! You should check it out!  Bible Text : They landed in the country of the Gadarenes and were met by two madmen, victims of demons, coming out of the cemetery. The men had terrorized the region for so long that no one considered it safe to walk down that stretch of road anymore. Seeing Jesus, the madmen screamed out, “What business do you have giving us a hard time? You’re the Son of God! You weren’t supposed to show up here yet!” Off in the distance a herd of pigs was browsing and rooting. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out of these men, let us live in the pigs.” Jesus said, “Go ahead, but get out of here!” Crazed, the pigs stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned. Scared to death, the swineherds bolted. They told everyone back in town what had happened ...

JESUS! WAKE UP !!! (Part 6) - THEY THOUGHT WRONG

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Hello TaiKeh fams!  Welcome to part 6 of Jesus! Wake Up!!! Series Bible Text : They landed in the country of the Gadarenes and were met by two madmen, victims of demons, coming out of the cemetery. The men had terrorized the region for so long that no one considered it safe to walk down that stretch of road anymore. Seeing Jesus, the madmen screamed out, “What business do you have giving us a hard time? You’re the Son of God! You weren’t supposed to show up here yet!” Off in the distance a herd of pigs was browsing and rooting. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out of these men, let us live in the pigs.” Jesus said, “Go ahead, but get out of here!” Crazed, the pigs stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned. Scared to death, the swineherds bolted. They told everyone back in town what had happened to the madmen and the pigs. Those who heard about it were angry about the drowned pigs. A mob formed and demanded that Jesus get out and not come back Matthew 8:28‭-‬34 M...

JESUS! WAKE UP !!! (PART 5)

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Hello TaiKeh fams!  Welcome to the month of October! Huraay!!! Praise God!  We discussed in our previous post on why Jesus "risked" His life to go to the place where even the people who had been living there for years never dared to go. Today we shall be digging deeper into the Bible text below.  Bible Text : When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. Matthew 8:28 NIV https://matthew.bible/matthew-8-28 From our Bible text, we can deduce that two men were possessed by terrible demons and had terrorized the entire city for a very long time that it became an unwritten rule that no body could go beyond the area where these two demon possessed men lived. There are different types of demons operating in every city, country. The demons in charge of a particular place may differ in terms of operations from another demon in another city. For example,...

Jesus! Wake Up!!! ( Part 4)

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Hello TaiKeh fams!!  Welcome to part 4 of JESUS! WAKE UP Series!!!  We learnt in part three that when the Word is asleep, storms will continue to rage but until you wake the Word up in your life, the storms will not stop.  Also, you must have faith when declaring the Word against the storms that come at you.  Today we'll be discussing another reason why Jesus still went into the boat without thinking twice, even when He knew a storm would come arise.  Bible Text : They landed in the country of the Gadarenes and were met by two madmen, victims of demons, coming out of the cemetery. The men had terrorized the region for so long that no one considered it safe to walk down that stretch of road anymore. Seeing Jesus, the madmen screamed out, “What business do you have giving us a hard time? You’re the Son of God! You weren’t supposed to show up here yet!” Off in the distance a herd of pigs was browsing and rooting. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out o...