Foresight: Youth Ministry of NEBC

Primary Purpose

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:14:00 +0000

Hi guys!

Guess what is happening next weekend?

No its not just Sallah break. Its Escape!!! Yup - Youth Retreat 2017! This time we're literally escaping the hustle and bustle of Lagos to Ede, Osun state. See the poster above for details abeg I can't talk too much. :D

Anyway to today's matter. The issue of purpose has been coming up a lot lately. Are you walking in purpose? Are you fulfilling purpose? What is your purpose really? Before you get excited that this is a step by step play on how to discover your purpose, strap your seat belt.

Truth be told though we are first called to a general purpose - soul winning! Yup I said it!

We'll not me really. The Bible said it:

But all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ [making us acceptable to Him] and gave us the ministry of reconciliation [so that by our example we might bring others to Him], that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].

2 CORINTHIANS 5:18‭-‬19 AMP

We are saved to save others. Now before you switch off, stay a little longer. God desires that we prosper. We need to understand that our offices, our jobs and our positions are really just platforms for our primary purpose - to bring people to Christ.

It is important though to seek Gods face for our specific purpose because before God formed us, He already had plans for us. It is now left to us to discover them.

“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations— that’s what I had in mind for you.”

Jeremiah 1:5 MSG

Failure is not a reason to give up on life. Don't feel like it's too late to discover your purpose. It never is. Therefore in whatever you do, even after knowing your specific purpose (your call or rather Gods call on your life), the ultimate goal is to win souls to Christ. In administering drugs in your pharmacy, or attending to customers in your bank, or even driving on Lagos road, your goal Is to reconcile souls to Christ. Now I'm not saying you should use your oga's time to be preaching about how Jesus was crucified, died and rose again but in your attitude towards work, the words you say and your actions, let them serve as a tool of evangelism. Basically, let others see Jesus in you.

That being said - don't forget ESCAPE next weekend! 2nd to 5th September retreat ...

Anticipate!

Love you seriously,

God's Girl

Inspire: SO UNCLE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:32:00 +0000

Hi everyone! We're about that mid year point where we sit and reflect on the year so far. Here's a piece I believe you need to read for this next half as well. Just click the link below

Inspire: SO UNCLE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

Before I leave, don't forget this Friday! Praise all the way

Time: 10pm

Venue: New Estate Baptist Church, Surulere.

Go to facebook page for details. (Sorry the image refused to be inserted here but it is the cover photo at the moment).

God's Girl.

The Christian and politics

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:33:00 +0000

Hey hey hey!

The first quarter of the year is about to be done!!! Time flies yeah? I know this year hasnt exactly been awesome so far for some people but so what? Celebrate life!!!!

Lol

Some people are already thinking 'Here we go again' - the Nigerian mentality of 'E go better' and suffering while smiling. Well, as much as I'd like to tell you all that, I'd also like to add this - What role have you played to make things better?

Its easy to give your views on policies and politics from behind the scenes and on whatsapp. Its even sweeter to sit down and wait for that church brother to appoint you somewhere but what are you being proactive about???

This is a call to action - Christians should run for office. Christians should not support Christians because they are Christians. We need to be objective to make things work.

I was reading about Nehemiah (Specifically Neh 5:14 - 18 - quickly flip through) and i realised that Nehemiah was a governor that empathised with his people. He did not sit non chalantly and watch his people 'fix stuff'. He did not just give the orders and sit in the comfort of his office. He participated.

In summary, these are the lessons I want to share:
1) A plan is necessary to give one's followers a vision to run with. It helps you execute tasks better and also builds investors confidence in you.

2) Being a Christian does not mean antagonizing 'wordly' people in power with you. Nehemiah did not go out of his way to rub it in Samballat and Tobias' faces that he was making progress, they saw it themselves. Besides that, the king loved him so much that he noticed he was sad and was willing to help him to restore his happiness.

3) Nehemiah did NOT reject the perks of his office. He only resolved not to steal and cheat. This translates to 'Don't hate!' There are privileges that a governor has that you cant have. There are benefits a president receives that you cant. Its one of those things - Kindly deal with it.

4) Being in a position of authority does not make it mandatory to help 'your people' but be open to observe the situation around you especially when youre governing people.

In all, its dangerous to enter politics without Gods backing but some Christians today have stopped listening because its too scary, its a sin or they'd lack support.

I dont know what the point of this is but i just felt led to share,

Gods Girl.

Game of Thrones - Yeah or Nah?

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:12:00 +0000

I cannot even watch Game of Thrones if not I'll just break my fast.

That statement struck me.

What is it about Game of Thrones that would cause your fast to be broken? Well, then maybe you shouldn't be watching Game of Thrones then.

Before you crucify me, hear me out. We live a version of Christianity that has become religious instead of a lifestyle. We do the 'right' things and say the 'right' things and yes we admit that we're not perfect and we're striving towards perfection but still we don't want to take too many steps away from our comfort zone.

A couple of years back, I was talking to a friend and he said something that made sense to me a little later. He was a series freak and said that that was one thing that helped him relate with 'other' people especially non Christians based on a certain level of understanding and revelation of scripture not to do certain things. Bottom line: We don't have music in common, we don't necessarily hang out in the same places but at least we have series and soccer in common.

Trust me I understand the need to want to be understood and accepted - It's something I still struggle with sometimes but I've come to a level where I need to take a stand against things I know for certain aren't building me up spiritually.

Back to GOT - not to castigate anyone but I decided to watch it a while back when everyone was talking about it and the first episode turned me off. I remember thinking that even Christians I respected were watching this! So I stopped, eventually I convinced myself to pay attention to the story line not the characters and it was pretty interesting so I went on watching it. But the Holy Spirit kept on telling me to delete it from my laptop but nah I didn't. Eventually my little brother wanted to watch it so I changed the folder name and hid it somewhere. Ask me why? I don't know!

Eventually I forgot about it thinking I had deleted it until a few days ago when it resurfaced. But now I don't need to finish it, it's gone. I'm not saying that whoever watches it is a sinner - No! All I'm saying is this:

1) If you can't proudly do something then maybe you shouldn't be doing it.

2) Disobedience to the Holy Spirit is sin. Its as simple as wearing that red shirt when you've expressly been told not to even though dressing up isn't a sin.

3) Something that you feel can defile you and 'deconsecrate' you during a period such as fasting shouldn't be avoided only for that period. It should be avoided permanently. There are things we fast from to subdue our flesh quite alright (e.g. food), but apart from that - live a holy lifestyle.

God's Grace is sufficient for us. Keep asking, you can't overdose,

God's Girl

Breathing with no air

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 23:48:00 +0000

Oxygen mask Check!
Diving suit Check!
Goggles Check!

My mental checklist goes on as the instructor goes on about safety procedures and general directions on executing the dive. Its my first underwater adventure and I'm super excited. The countdown begins - 3, 2, 1!!!!

And I'm in! Hmm ... This is pretty cool! We're all allowed till our timer counts down ... Underwater is actually very beautiful - and colorful. I know a lot of you are wondering whether I'm still in Nigeria. Surprisingly I am!!! And this body of water is amazingly clean and fresh. I can literally smell ... Wait! I've been holding my breath. How am I supposed to activate this oxygen tank thing? I remember the instructor saying something about it during my checklist but I was not paying attention ... Help!!!

'Tell me how I'm s'posed to breathe with no air ...'

Its simple really - as long as you have oxygen you don't need air. Okay that may not be completely true but that's basically what you need in the air. Let's take a little science lesson - When we breathe in, air has 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.04% carbon dioxide and a little water vapor but when this air comes out it contains 21% oxygen, 4% carbon dioxide and is saturated with water vapor. Translation of all these is: WE NEED OXYGEN!!!

Don't go just yet! This wasn't just a science lesson. The thing is this; we usually forget that though oxygen is just a component of air, its the most important. Without the other components, we'd do just fine (pure oxygen for long periods of time and at high pressure can also be toxic but that's story for another day).

God is our oxygen! We literally need Him to survive and sometimes we get so caught up in activities and feel the wind surrounding us that we don't check to make sure we've got enough oxygen in our tanks. We're excited about a new day, a new year, a new house, a new car, a new baby, a new spouse, a new job and the list goes on and on, yet we forget to turn our tanks on first - until we begin to choke!

Apart from the oxygen, the instruction is important too. There are different levels of oxygen for different altitudes.

The basic lesson today is this - let go and let God! As you dive into a new opportunity, listen for instructions and then turn on your oxygen tank - don't wait until you begin to lose your breath!

Lots of Love and Hugs and Kisses,

God's Girl.

The Unrighteous Christian

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 07:44:00 +0000

Hello everyone!

Happy new month... Today's post is really about righteousness (Duh!!!)

Can we really be completely righteous? I mean we're only human! Well, this post explains it so get clicking and get reading....

https://completewoman1.wordpress.com/2017/03/04/the-unrighteous-christain/

Have a blessed week,
God's Girl.

Love and Valentine

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:41:00 +0000

Hi guys! So if you were not at the dinner yesterday you missed out big time!! *tongue out*! Yup ... It was an amazing 'hanging out' time. That leads me to today's post - In the spirit of Valentine, it's all about love!

I cannot claim to know what love really is, or to have experienced love fully, I have however been lucky to know what I think is the highest form of love there is… friendship.

For the full gist, click the link below:

http://oreoluwaabidoye.blogspot.com.ng/2017/02/paper-hearts-pins-on-friendship.html?m=1

Have an amazing love filled week,
God's Girl

The dreadlocked Christian

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 02:27:00 +0000

Happy new month everyone! Thank God for the second month in 2017 ... Whoop whoop!!!

I saw a piece and decided to share it. I dunno who the wrote is but before that, have you gotten your Val's dinner ticket???

You better plan to be there!!! Ask any of our excos for more information or leave a comment below and we'll get back to you!! I better see you there or else!!!

Lol. Now moving on.. Enjoy this piece!

If I put on dreadlocks
Will you instinctively say that my Jesus is Fake
That I am no longer Gift.
Not the one you know:
Kind, gentle and pure.

If I put on dreadlocks
Will you still call me your child?
The child of your womb
Or will I be a strange Masquerade
Chasing all your love indoors?

If I put on dreadlocks
Will you call the cops
Dial an emergency code
This dude has broken all the moral codes.
He now has tall beards; stretching his angles
Of independence to the rear. And so much frontal confidence

If I put on dreadlocks
Will I be a suspect even before a crime
Will I be misrepresented,
Fell from Grace
Even if I can preach
I can heal the sick and cast out demons
Speak in unknown tongues
See vision and chase a thousand dreams.

If I put on dreadlocks
Will you call me a Rascal?
Or will you let me live and be Free.

Do you judge people's Christianity based on how they look? Do you feel people are not spiritual enough just because they don't look like you? If Jesus was to come to your church today, would you let Him in if He was not dressed your 'Christian' way?

#FoodForThought
God's Girl.

P. S. 7 days to the Valentine dinner!!! Grab a ticket as soon as possible! Anticipate 11/02/17!!!

The complexities of social media

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:36:00 +0000

Once again, I catch you buried in your phone screen or staring at your laptop. Opportunities are not limited to these spheres you know! You actually need human interaction as well. Before someone would have said, 'You can't find husband through that your phone ...' but the truth is that you actually can!!!

Anyway here's a piece I want to share... Enjoy!

https://davidofgold.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/the-complexity-of-social-media/

God's Girl.

An opportunity all the same

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:17:00 +0000

Hi everyone!!!

I saw this post and I'd like to share but before I start lemme just drop this - We are keying into the theme of 'Unlimited Opportunities' for the year right? Well, you're not alone. There are people who are keying into it as well - only that their idea of opportunities might not just be yours so here's a little something on a Delilah opportunity you need to beware of!

From the table of Bro GBILE AKANNI:
One aspect of Delilah that broke my guard was her food! ‘Delicious’ was an understatement when it comes to her dishes... as soon as she came, my fasting life died! The grace of fasting just dissipated. At 6.00am, she woke me up with a cup of cold juice, then followed with ‘fries’ – it could be fried chicken, fried turkey; fried goat meat; fried fish, fried snails and other bush meat from their country home of Gaza. Her service was another thing! She never delegated my food to house girls, she brought it herself: She never served me standing. She went on her two knees and pulled me by the ear with the pet name she coined for me: “Sam, the Great”... “Great is my Samson”! I also responded with “Del, the Den” My head swells up any time she tickles me with her finger and whispers “Sam, the Great”, but my heart shrinks. Some measure of anointing just drop off my spirit... She perfected my drinking spree, she never rushed me to finish a bottle. She knows how to mix different grill of wine. She served me sip by sip; “sip by sip’, I wouldn’t know when I have finished five bottles. She had all the time. She gave me full time attention! I never begged her for sex. She satisfied me to the full. I was the one who usually begged her to release me. I had no need to go out any more. She was never boring! She changed her dresses like chameleon, with assorted perfumes. As soon as I married Delilah, I was also a full time ‘househusband’. I never went for raids any more. You know before now, despite my backsliding; these were occasions when the Spirit will remind me of my call: and my call was to kill and route out the Philistines from our Father’s land. I will just jump up and go furiously looking for any Philistine’s camp to raid. That was my own form of evangelism. All of this finished for me. I began to actually cherish the Philistines. I reasoned: ‘why should we insist they leave the land?’ I began to propose a co-existence with these uncircumcised. Besides, I had put on so much weight that I could not carry myself easily about again. I had no disciple to send or any army that I have raised and taught the principles of warfare. I did not transfer the anointing to anyone. I was a loner. I was alone, now trapped between the breast and the lap of ‘Del, the Den’. When I proposed that we should have children, Delilah objected, saying the honeymoon had not finished; besides Children will interrupt our “love play” too early. Little did I know she was planning to cut me short out of the land of the living. That was why I had no descendant or do you know any of my sons that I gave birth to? My father’s name perished in Israel with me. I squandered my father’s inheritance, I left no next of kin. I was a useless son to my father and my cherished mother Manoah’s name had since been forgotten in our tribe of Dan... Delilah occupied me so much, I forgot my calling; I lost my vision and I lost contact with my people. None of them could visit me while Delilah was around, she stood at the gate and told them I was sleeping and none should disturb me. She cut me off from all who would have reinforced my life in fellowship; all who would have prayed with me, she estranged me from! She got me isolated from my roots. She so occupied me with vanities.
(copied)

Brethren, let's watch out for every Delilah in our lives as we are 2017. And if you are already trapped by one, even the lawful captive can be delivered. Let's trace back our steps to the cross, to where we 1st met Him and ask Him to fix us up again. He can restore lost hope, lost vision and lost lives. And if you are yet to give your life to Jesus, this is just the right time to ask Jesus to come into your heart as your Lord and personal Savior and lo all things will become new.
Have a blossom 2017 .
God loves you and so do I.

Flee opportunities that do not bring glory to God and ask for grace to identify yours!!!

God's Girl.

The new

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19:41:00 +0000

Happy new year!!!
Happy new month!!!
Happy new week!!!
Happy new day!!!

It's a season of new! May this season also bring newness and freshness to you and yours ... Thank you for your patronage - even the silent readers!

This new year (along with our new year resolutions or not), let's focus on developing ourselves - all aspects of our lives. We should make a conscious effort to do stuff that will develop us - sign up at a gym, take Spanish lessons, pick up an instrument, read a book that's unusual for you - the list is endless!

Above all, let's make a conscious effort to develop our relationship with God. I'm pretty sure 2016 has shown y'all that if not for God ehn..... I'll leave it at that. So please let's put the work in - it's very important!

I wish you all a blessed year ahead ....
2017 - it's our year of unlimited opportunities people!!! Embrace the possibilities!!!

Change or No Change

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 09:33:00 +0000

Happy boxing day! So I’ll take about 2 seconds and remind us about the fact that we are in a Buhari ‘Change’ era! That being said, we can’t afford to have change from 2016. (See what I did there? *wink* *covers face*). So we need to pray every day for the next few days to possess our 2016 possessions. We don’t want change from 2016. We need to exhaust the year and claim everything God has in store for us. Therefore in the spirit of emptying myself out this 2016, I need to drop the concluding part of Taiye’s story. In case you haven’t read the first part, just click here.

Hello again guys. I was telling you about myself before and the last time I stopped with my brother leaving and me taking another wife. Long story short, (because it’s the holidays and I know you don’t have time to read a very long post), business boomed and I had kids. I became somewhat popular if I do say so myself. Years later, some people came to see me and they looked like they had travelled quite a distance. Upon speaking with them, I realised that Kenny had sent them – He was coming back home!!! I was so excited, I couldn’t just sit and wait for him after sending his men back so I decided to meet him on the way. I took about 400 of my staff from farm hands to escorts so I could welcome him in grand style. My long lost brother was coming home!

While on the way, we encountered another group of people, this time with livestock. Thinking they were lost or trespassing, I asked who they were and where they were headed. One of them said they were coming to me from Kenny and that the goats, cows, donkeys and all were a gift. We came across another group that repeated the same and yet another and it made me more anxious to see him.

Finally I saw him from far and ran to meet him and hugged him! I didn’t even realise when tears started running down both our faces! Two grown men weeping!! And yes he had grown – had four women with him and about 11 kids or so. This was the point where I said in my head ‘Mama we made it! Your boys did you proud!!!’ I told him I was rich as well and didn’t need all the gifts he sent me but he explained that it was to seek my favour. I was shocked but I understood. I just didn’t think Kenny would still hold what happened against me – I wasn’t angry anymore. I mean, it had been years!!! He was very adamant about it though so I took the livestock gift he gave me just so we won’t get into an argument. Anyway, Kenny insisted I left so he could travel at the pace of the kids and not slow me down. As much as I was disappointed I didn’t want to overdo it so I agreed and offered to leave some of my guys with him. He strongly refused so I carried my people and left.

It took a while before he got home. I thought it was a pretty slow journey but I remembered that one of the women was pregnant and apparently she died during child birth before he got back home. Daddy died after he was back and we buried him and settled there together. It was an awesome experience having my brother again but eventually I decided to pack up my stuff and move because as much as our acquisitions were a blessing, they were a potential source of conflict as well. The land was not enough for all of us to stay and utilise so I did what a big brother would do. I took responsibility, packed up my family and my stuff and left – but this time in good terms.

I hope my story has taught you a few things: I’ll just highlight two I want you to take note of:

1) Your background doesn’t need to determine your destination.

2) Hard work pays!

I found this quote on my laptop and I can’t remember where I got it from. I think its Joel Osteen though - sounds like something he would say.

‘If youre gonna see Gods best youre gonna stay on the offensive and speak victory. Its not enough not to say negative words, you have to declare in faith’.

This is me saying Compliments of the Season again, you guys are simply amazing!

God’s Girl.

Christmas Snacks

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:41:00 +0000

It's 7 days to Christmas!!!!

I'm super excited... Christmas does that to me! Hehehe ... So while the halls are decked with boughs of holly, here are a few words I'd like to share:

It's not your blessing that proves the reality of the word but the truth of the word produces the blessing!

Life would be easier if we learnt to take responsibility.

If you're not tired of where you are, where you are is tired of you.

God is the same but His mercies are new every morning... He's always changing.

Before you exert your dominion as a child of God, you need to know what the death of Jesus has made available for you.

I hope as short as they are, they've given you something to think about. In the new year we wanna move from glory to glory. Truth is that the world keeps moving - If you feel like you're moving, then you're going faster than the world, if you feel somewhat stagnant, maybe you're moving at the world's pace but if you feel like you're retrogressing no matter how minute then you're probably stagnant and the world is leaving you! I hope that made sense 😃

Anyway till next post - which I promise will be the end of Taiye's story - Compliments of the season!!!

God's Girl!

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:49:00 +0000

Hi guys!!! Christmas is 20 days away!!!! I'm super excited 😄

Let me quickly drop this before today's study:

It's important to ask God for insight every step of the way. David came to Goliath prepared to fight a spiritual battle but looking at Goliath, one would have thought the battle was simply physical. That's why the Israelites were afraid in the first place. Then 1Sam 17:43 Goliath cursed David by his gods thereby going spiritual. David was therefore rightly prepared for the kind of battle that was on ground.

Today I'm giving us a little bible study! It's Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis 20. Quickly flip through so you get the back story for this post 😊

Personally I think Abimelech had to vindicate Sarah because of the Isaac covenant so that it would not be mistakenly said that Isaac was conceived in Abimelech's house.

Compare and contrast the two stories.
First of all its easy to trust God in the big things and not the little things - Abraham didn't learn from the First time that God takes care of His own

Secondly, God's grace is unexplainable. Even though Abraham was at fault, he was still favoured in the situation. Because of God's relationship with Abraham he enjoyed grace well.

Thirdly, there is no such thing as a half truth. It's either true or it's a lie. Why didn't God acknowledge Abraham and Sarah's brother sister relationship? Not because it wasn't true but because that relationship was emphasized in a bid to purposely mislead Abimelech and Pharaoh. Even Abraham couldn't get away with it.

Finally, even if you don't get it right the first or secocnd time, don't sweat it. Just genuinely repent and seek God and you'll get there. By chapter 22, Abraham was already ready to sacrifice Isaac to God - he had gotten to that level of trust!!!

I know I know Taiye's story still isn't complete! Forgive me in the spirit of Christmas

*kilzez* in Falz the bad guy's voice ,
God's Girl

Countdown to Thanksgiving: Get a love life!!!

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:29:00 +0000

I keep saying it over and over again - New Estate Thanksgiving is bigger than Christmas!!! And yes!!! I'm excited - It's less than 24 hours away... My favourite part of Thanksgiving is ~~the food after church~~ the people *smiles* aND the dancing and the colour and the merriment! It's basically a feast in itself.

Anyway here's what today's countdown has to offer:

"Last night I watched you sleep, anticipating the morning when I could share My heart with you. But when you awoke you headed straight for the bathroom without speaking to Me, without acknowledging Me. So I waited for you. I waited for you to finish your morning routine, thinking we would have some time together then. While you sipped your coffee, I could share with you from My Word. But you read the morning paper instead without speaking to Me, acknowledging Me. I watched you as you went on your way, and I longed to prepare for the events of the day. But you flipped on your cell phone and visited with a friend on your way to work without acknowledging Me. So I waited for you to take your morning coffee break, our next window of opportunity for a quiet moment together. But you sought out a co-worker instead to chat with and pass the time. Well, the lunch break and went, with you busying yourself with errands and iddle chatter with passersby. And stull you had no time for Me. I settled into waiting for the end of the day dor us to unwind and spend time together. But you filled your evening with preparing dinner, completing household chores, conversing with friends and family. Without speaking to Me. Without acknowledging Me. And as you watched evening news and wondered aloud what the world was coming to, I longed to tell you, but your comments were not addressed to Me. Eventually you made your way to your bedroom. There, in the stillness of the dark, My desire to embrace you and tell you how much I love you was overwhelming. But you climbed into bed, fell against the pillow your exhasutiong, and fell asleep without speaking to Me, without ever acknowledging Me."

An excerpt from "Get A Love Life" by Michelle McKinney Hammond.

Do you only acknowledge God at Thanksgiving time? Or maybe when things are going really great? Or you're one of those who runs to him when things are bad? Today God is saying, acknowledge me everyday! Treat me like your lover 'cos I'm in love with you.

God's Girl.

Countdown to Thanksgiving: 50 people Jesus says it's okay to hate

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:45:00 +0000

Hi everyone!! It's countdown to Thanksgiving *dancing one of those dance that broadcasts said we shouldn't dance in church* Lol!

Anyway, at this time of the year it's natural to reflect and be thankful for how God has seen you through the year.

You may not be able to afford three meals a day 😁 but you can eat one.
You may be broke 😄 but you have a bed to sleep in at night.
You may not have a bed 😊 but you have a roof over your head.
You may not have a roof over your head 😃 but you're well.
You may be sick 😘 but you're alive.

And that's enough to thank God for - that despite all that He's taking care of you.

Before I end this, think about this - it's easy to let God take care of us but it's harder to let Him take control. We need to learn the latter.

Now my Thanksgiving post to you ....

"After hours of bible study, and in a cultural climate where there is a lot of discussion surrounding who should be welcome or not, who is morally qualified or not, who should be elected (or not), appointed (or not), hired (or not), or embraced (or not), I’ve curated a comprehensive list of all the people Jesus has said it was okay for us not to love, serve, forgive, and show mercy toward.

In other words, you have Scriptural permission to hate, cast out, demonize, distance yourself from, and hold grudges against all of the following fifty groups or individuals. You don’t have to be kind to them, serve them, or even associate with them. You have Biblical mandate to talk badly about them, condemn them, and wish failure upon them. Hyperventilate online about them. Scoff. Scorn. Scold. They’re all fair game–the whole list–according to the Lord.

Without further ado, here’s a comprehensive list of 50 Groups/Individuals Jesus Says You Can Hate ....."

Originally posted on https://tituslive.com/2016/10/15/50-groupsindividuals-jesus-says-you-can-hate/

Click to read the rest.

God's Girl!

The things they never tell you....

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:44:00 +0000

Okay, permit me to take permission to be a little unconventional but this list is not something you’ll usually see. Before you jump to conclusions, please hear me out and read carefully. That said, I’m NOT a relationship expert and this is by no means a reflection of my general views on relationships – just a few things we need to be aware of sometimes. My introduction is getting too long now ... Chai! Oya let’s begin …

1) WHEN YOU ARE IN, ITS NOT FORBIDDEN TO LEAVE
Yes you heard me right! It’s okay for the relationship to end. If it’s literally NOT working, don’t force it to work. Notice that I didn’t say, don’t try to make it work. I just mean that after all your trying if it’s still not working. then let go – for your emotional health and sometimes even physical health. Try as much as possible to draw the line between giving up and moving on – You can get an older experienced and successful couple to mentor you in this area.

2) YOUR LIFE IS STILL YOUR OWN
Your life does NOT revolve around this person. Your goals, your dreams are still yours – don’t put your life on hold for a boyfriend or girlfriend – make sure whatever you decide to do is because you want to do it – not because they told you to. You’re not married yet, you’re still allowed to think of yourself.

3) A LIFE OUTSIDE YOUR LOVE BUBBLE IS ESSENTIAL
You need to talk to your friends and have a social life outside your relationship. Your life cannot begin and end with this person because even if this person is your forever, you would sometimes need a breather – some time for you so you don’t lose your identity. The thing is when you lose your identity, three things tend to happen:

The person you’re with may get bored because you’re not the person they met – your drive, your purpose and what makes you ‘’You’’!
You might get frustrated with yourself and project on the person you’re with mostly because you don’t have something to do for you.
One or both of the above usually lead(s) to increased tension, frequent arguments and maybe eventually end the relationship

4) YOU ARE NOT MARRIED UNTIL ‘’I DO’’
Don’t act like it! Don’t do things only married couples will do – and yes I mean sex. But apart from that – don’t move in and start acting like his wife. Don’t be dropping weekly upkeep money like she’s managing your house. Don’t begin your day at his house and end it there because you want to cook and clean and do his laundry. Don’t DO until I DO!!!

5) LOVE IS A SMALL PART OF THE EQUATION
‘Do you love me?’ This is the age long question that seems to be the basis for relationships but what about times that we’re not in love? What about times when the other party ticks you off so much so that it’s taking all your self control to ‘submit and respect’ or to ‘love’?
Why is it in this day and age of ‘love’ marriages that we have a higher rate of divorces? Our grandparents and some of our parents may have had arranged marriages and these lasted longer, why? I believe it’s because ‘love’ isn’t a major relationship ingredient. There’s tolerance, there’s understanding, there’s communication, there’s friendship and lots more but just know that Í love you’ just isn’t enough.

That’s all I have for now, again I’m not being negative – these are just some things I think we never hear about relationships. We know love and companionship can be blissful but relationships need work too.
Still, don’t get it twisted, love is a beautiful thing!!!

God's Girl

The Prayer Connection

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:10:00 +0000

Hi guys! So I'm not here to preach about how to pray or what an effective prayer time should entail. I just have one simple question:

What is effective prayer for you?

Is it the Lords prayer as you end your day?
Or the Angelus at midday?
Or is it the 'Bless this food oh Lord for Christ's sake' before meals?
Or the pastor led sessions during vigils?

You know what? Effective prayer is effective communication with God and from my elementary knowledge I know communication has taken place only if there is a feedback!!!

Now I'm sure you're wondering, am I to wait for God to talk back to me? And I'm saying, why not? But that's beside the point! The point of this post is that we need to forget routine and discard protocol - now hol' up! Heaven loves order so I'm not saying disrespect God or anything... But talk to God.

Tell him that you are tired and need a break from work.

Tell him that that sister in the choir has caught your eye and you don't know what to do.

Tell him that you have responsibilities that are overwhelming and you need help.

Tell him you're afraid of the dark and you need help.

Tell him you don't know what to wear to work today.

Tell him you want to lose weight and you're tired of starting and failing.

Talk to him like you'll talk to me. Or to your spouse. Or to a sibling. Or to a parent.

Sit down and tap the space next to you and say 'Okay God it's you and me tonight'.

And guess what, it's crazy but it works. Because He hears and He listens. You need to understand that He's real too.

The reason a lot of us struggle with communication with God really is because we have a communication problem - Period.

Lol means 'I'm fine', 'Very funny', 'Whatever', 'I don't know what to say' and the list goes on and on...

This is mostly because we can't talk to our faces anymore - just through our devices. We need to UNPLUG!!!

Don't miss this year's retreat! October 2nd - 3rd for just N2000. Come prepared to meet with God and mingle with people. Learn to have face to face conversations again and build communication lines... Who knows you just might meet the one!

See you there,
God's Girl.

Take a break!

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:12:00 +0000

Time is flying by and I mean at top rocket speed! It's amazing how a few days ago was January 1st (in my mind) and in a few days it's already October 1st. I mean come on!!!

But in the midst of this speed and things passing by, we shouldn't forget to prioritize our time with God. Survival is the first thing on our minds when we wake up and the last thing when we go to sleep especially in this season. We however need to review our survival strategy (visit nebc.org.ng for full messages) and include time for rest!!!

Yes I said it - Rest!!!

When God was busy creating the world, He took time out to rest too. As crazy as this sounds, we need to - at least once a day - disconnect from the world and the busyness of it all.

During this time, I know you're probably thinking I'd say spend time with God. Well if you do,

Don't use your phone bible, you can get distracted. Don't use your tab to check time, a notification might pop up. Don't watch a TV minister, you might just switch it to news.

I know this is a seemingly long piece but the bottom line is that you have to Unplug!

Youth retreat 2016 is coming up 2nd - 3rd October and if you're not there you're wrong!!!

It's just N2000 so quickly register okay? See you there!!!

The power of worship

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:20:00 +0000

I just realised I haven't posted part 2 of Taiye's story and I'm sorry. I'll post it in a bit... For now here's a piece I saw on facebook and thought I should share.

God's Girl

THIS HUSBAND OF MINE

He walked in the house only to find his wife angry, deflated, moody, irritable, frowning and with a long face.

"Hey love" he greeted her as he placed the newspaper on the table.

"Hey" she said with a dull tone. She was struggling to remove her shoes.

"You've just arrived?" He asked her as he went to the kitchen to drink a glass of water.

"Yes" she answered.

"The kids?" he asked.

"They are upstairs. Changing clothes and taking a bath" she answered as she stood up dragging her feet to place her shoes at the corner near the door.

"Are you OK?" He asked her.

"Yes" she answered.

"No you're not. You don't sound and look OK. Come on. Talk to me?" He asked as he moved closer to her.

"Aah! You and your many questions. Can't you just let me be? I have had a really bad day and I am not in the mood" she said.

He looked at her as she walked past him and went to the kitchen where she banged things in the sink.

"What are you doing? You want to start cooking?" He asked her as he followed her.

"What does it look like I am doing? Some of your questions are childish. Too much" she told him.

"Don't start cooking now. Come. Let's go to the bedroom" he requested, grabbing her hand.

"It's late. I need to start cooking or the kids will sleep late. I have no time" she declined.

"Just come. Please" he pleaded.

"If it's sex. I am not in the mood" she told him off as she reached in the kitchen cabinet to pick up a packet of rice.

"My love. Please" he pleaded reaching out for her hand.

She gave him her hand. He held her by the waist as they climbed up the staircase.

They entered inside the bedroom. He closed the bedroom door.

"Will you join me for a moment of worship? Let's kneel and worship God for a few minutes" he requested.

They both knelt on the floor and started to worship. He started singing and she joined him.

They broke out into whispers to God. She started crying as she fixed her eyes on Jesus. She shook her head side to side, clapping, lifting hands, deep in worship.

"Honey, talk to God about what happened today. Tell Him about your long day" he whispered to her.

Her lips moved. No sound from her lips. Eyes closed. Tears flowing down her cheeks.

A smile returned back to her face.

She held his hands and prayed.

"Thank You my Heavenly Father for Your throne of grace and mercy, for lifting up my burdens, for being my rock. Thank You for giving me such an amazing husband who reminds me of worship when life's issues overwhelm me, who points me back to You when I am busy focusing on the meaningless struggles of earthly life, my career and the hustle and bustle that can easily distract. This is what I love to do, to lift up Your name no matter how good or bad my day is. And as I worship You, I feel better, You lift up my countenance, I gain back strength, I smile again, You sort things out. I will not worry. Forgive me for how I treated my husband earlier when all he was trying to do is to care for me. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen" she prayed.

"Amen" he concluded the prayer with her.

He kissed her forehead.

"You look and sound much better. I forgive you Darling. Life has it's ups and downs. You may not feel like talking to me sometimes, but please, talk to God. Let everything else wait, talk to God. Don't be so busy living life when worship awaits you" he told her.

She moved closer to him and kissed his lips passionately.

They sat on the bedroom floor, his back leaning on the bed, she leaning on him as they kissed some more.

They cuddled. There.

She opened up to him and told him all the struggles she had during the day. How she got into a misunderstanding with mother, how things didn't go as planned, the pressure at work, the car accident she had driving home, the amount of duties in need of her attention at home.

She felt safe in his arms. Laughing. Smiling.

"OK Honey, let's go cook. I will help you cook" he told her.

They got up.

Walked downstairs to the kitchen.

They made jokes and sung as they cooked.

Their children watched mom and dad in a good mood and joined them.

Dinner was ready much faster and it was more fun making it.

They ate as a family.

Went to bed peaceful and happy ready for a new day.

Worship is powerful. Lifting up the Lord, does wonders in you. Pause for a while. Take a moment to worship. You will be better, your marriage and home will be touched by God.

Focus on the God who doesn't change, not your temporary situations.

#relationshipgist

Taiye's Story

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 04:54:00 +0000

Hi guys! Before I introduce myself, let me tell my story. I was born a long while after my parents had been married and I was born a twin. I’m the older of the two of us. Anyway growing up, Kehinde and I had a lot of squabbles and I figured it was a boy boy thing. I noticed though that my mum seemed to love him more^a. Its not that my dad didn’t love us either but he was usually busy with all his staff and property that we spent more time with mum. It didn’t really seem like a big deal anyway and eventually I became an outdoor man a.k.a hustler. I was out every day looking for daily bread. Some days were successful and some not so successful but I noticed that my father seemed to like me more at this point probably because I usually brought home things he liked from my hustle^a.

One of those days that things were very tight, I got home and Kehinde was cooking some delicious porridge. That’s one thing spending time with mumsi gave him that I didn’t really have. Since I was hungry, I asked for some and the guy started his usual wahala about me letting go of the fact that I was older since people said we practically came out together^b– we were not identical by the way^c. I agreed, after all, we were the same age so it wasn’t a big deal.

We moved around a bit and popsi had some wahala with the people around us. Eventually when we settled, I got married to two young ladies (it was allowed in my culture) hoping that I could give my folks grand children real soon. When dad was old, and he couldn’t really see well, he called me one day and told me to get him some of the treats I used to get him before that he liked. Remember I said we moved around a lot? Well, it took me a while to find something for him and so when I came back, I prepared it for him and took it in. All of a sudden, he started shaking and I was scared. He wasn’t sure it was me because he said I just left. I chalked it up to old age and still tried to get him to eat a little but No! The old man was adamant that I had been in there and then realised that Kehunde had deceived him. I was very angry because apparently the father’s blessing which was a big deal in my culture, he had bestowed on Kenny. I begged him to bless me too and he just said a few things and let me go.^d

You can imagine I was angry with Kenny for a long while and in my anger that day, I remember telling someone that I’d kill him. A little while later, I noticed that dad called Kenny again and prayed for him and told him not to marry a Lagos girl. That’s when I realised that dad disapproved of them^eso I went to back to our state and married another wife from one of the neighbouring villages.

Wow! Its just a little left of my story but I’ve taken a lot of your time so I’ll stop here and finish in the next post.

Until then,

Taiye.

Some of you might have figured out who Taiye is but in case you haven't. We'll find out his popular name in the next post. The superscript references would be tackled in the next post as well. Please bear with me J

Gods Girl :*

Being Delilah

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:13:00 +0000

Now I know most of you expect a piece about ‘how not to be a Delilah’ or ‘casting out the spirit of Delilah’, but this one’s slightly different. It’s more about embracing your Delilah and no there’s no other Delilah in the bible (that I know of) besides Samson’s Delilah.

Wait! Before you crucify me, hear me out J

Imagine your people have been tormented and ridiculed for years and finally you have the chance to save them. Imagine you hold the key to the salvation of your people, would you ignore that? Esther didn’t and we all celebrate her for that because if she didn’t rise up, God would have raised another deliverer from somewhere. So why do we see Delilah’s case as different? One reason – She was on the other side! She still had a role to play in delivering her people and she ultimately ‘succeeded’ but her major flaw was that she was playing for the other side.

The first lesson we should learn from Delilah’s story is that:

‘Doing the right thing matters ONLY if you’re doing it for the right team’.

In other words, if it’s not the right thing for Team Jesus, then it doesn’t really matter. Remember, without Jesus, you’re nothing. You may be righteous and do good works but you still need Him to enter heaven.

Secondly, we were all created for a purpose. Delilah’s purpose at that time was to deliver her people from Samson and she didn’t get distracted. Even in her marriage and despite previous failures, she kept her eyes on her goal and ultimately delivered on her end. I know that a woman’s primary ministry is her home (once she gets married and not during boyfriend/girlfriend stage) but that’s why God is important in choosing a life partner. Eventually one just realities that your goals somehow work out and you are still positioned to fulfill God’s purpose for your life with the right person.

This is already too long so I’ll end with one more thing. Guys please close your ears –

She had a certain kind of power over her man

Yup! Though Samson had a weakness for women, Delilah knew just where to rub his head and just the right voice to use with him to get him to tell his secret. She did it over and over again and despite the fact that she trapped him every time, he still ultimately told her the truth. Ladies, you should preside over your house spiritually but you still need to know what makes your man tick. He should be comfortable around you enough to trust you with his secrets and seek your advice. You should keep him coming back to YOU. I’ll stop here before they ask me who is teaching me all these things!!!

One more thing – guys you can listen now :D Don’t worry about your woman having power over you, it doesn’t make you weak and it doesn’t mean she’ll control you. A godly woman is worth beyond rubies.

Have a great week ahead,

God’s Girl.

Thankful thus far ...

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 05:41:00 +0000

Happy new month everyone! Happy new half of the year!!!

I remember this time last year, I wasn’t exactly in the best mood. My sister had just had a surgery and she didn’t seem to be getting better. I mean, my tough as nails sister CRIED!!!! I was sleeping in the hospital on a ‘hospital mattress on the floor. Mid year thanksgiving Sunday was really no big deal either. My sister was in the hospital still. I was the only one that went to church that day – from hospital to quickly bath at home and then to church - but only because I was supposed to lead praises for Offering. That morning again in the choir stand, someone just triggered my already imbalanced emotions to tipping point and the tears flowed. For at least the first verse of the opening hymn, there were tears in my eyes. People were shocked when the tears started forming but I just said, ‘Don’t worry, you don’t know what is doing me.’ Eventually sha, Jide (who I ended up sitting beside) somehow cheered me up and by the time it was offering time, I was a whole lot better. I still left church that day to go and sleep in the hospital again but guess what? After my praise party, my sister was up and ‘chilling’ when I got back to the hospital!

Contrast – this year, I’m doing something I’ve always wanted to do (as crazy as the execution of the plan might be but that one is story for another day), my two babies are graduating from different levels in their education. Sunday marks the first year anniversary of the surgery and the girl is more troublesome than ever! (If anyone shows her this, I'd deny it to the last word -_- ). In spite of the economy, I haven’t had reason to beg and God is just blessing me anyhow. In Joel Osteen’s words:

He’s not a God of ‘barely get by’ but a God of ‘more than enough’.

So in spite of the lack or dryness in the world, I have been able to give and my pocket has never (and will never in Jesus name) run dry! My song will always be ‘There is a lifting up’. (By the way you should download Olumide Iyun’s ‘There is a lifting up’- Awesome song).

Anyway the point of my epistle today is that:

1) No matter how things look now, once you’re alive it is a reason to praise God

2) Praise works wonders, trust me – from little things such as mood lifting to big breakthroughs crashing your walls of Jericho

I guess I’ll leave us there. There’s something about a SACRIFICE of praise – It means even when it isn’t convenient you praise! Happy mid year thanksgiving!!!

P.S. If you’ve read this and you’re still contemplating whether or not to go to church, then you need cane!!!! :p

P.P.S. It doesn't even have to be New Estate though we'd really like it if you came ;)

*running away*

God's Girl.

Defining your relationship

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 23:00:00 +0000

I just found this new year post i never posted .... Enjoy!

Happy new year Foresight family! This is officially my last post on blogspot for now. :D
New year, new things right?

So let's all move to wordpress together - nebcforesight.wordpress.com!

I got this message on WhatsApp and so I decided to share it. Enjoy!

My dear sister, this brother has been hanging around you for a long time. He is nice, no doubt. But hasn't said anything. But you don't mind. At least he is there. The truth of the matter is, when a man is serious, interested and ready, he would make his intentions known. But No. You want to give him time. And you don't want to ask him, so you don't drive him away. You keep hoping against hope. Are you Abraham?

You better ask him what his mission is. IF HE IS STAMMERING ABOUT IT, THEN SHOW HIM A NICE CLEAN RED CARD.

Even God, when people are neither hot nor cold, he spews them out.

I may be writing these things in a funny manner. But I tell you, these things have caused many pain in our churches....home and abroad...
So sister, the ball is in ya court o...

If not, na for him blackberry profile you go see him wedding invitation with another sister.

My dear sister, you know you don't want to marry that brother, u know deep within u... However you don't want him to go. You want him to hang around until Mr RIGHT shows up. Meanwhile you know his intentions are genuine o. In fact he has even made them clear. But no, your eye is on another better brother you hope will come by, and in reality this brother has no intentions of coming by. But in the interim, you keep receiving gifts and attention from the serious brother.

What you don't understand is that time is going. And what Yorubas call OJUKOKORO (greed) is your problem. And if you are not careful, you will lose both ends. And then turn out to ask,"Lord, but why?"
Continue o.....

My dear brother, I know you did not propose to the sister. But you were calling her every 10 - 10mins. Checking up on her from time to time. In fact you send her a word for the day, everyday.
Listen to her when she has things to share and give her godly counsel. In fact, you pray her to bed everyday. Chatting over social media and having late night calls.
You even pick her up and drop her off when she needs a ride. And send gifts from time to time. But in fairness to you, you have not said anything. At least not anything serious.
Then you hear from a friend that the sister has said that some friends pray for both of you as "The Lord" is doing something.
Then you get upset... " what is wrong with you sister A, can't someone be friendly anymore, what's wrong with all these sisters sef. Can't someone be a brother in Christ again. How could she say that? I've never said anything about marriage or a relationship to her".
Na true..... when you were playing assistant Holy Ghost you didn't know abi? For don't you know that actions speak louder that words?

My dear, ignorance is not an excuse. STOP LEADING THEM ON. Read Proverbs 1:1-2. There is something a young man must have. And it's called discretion. You must know where to draw the line, and when you are crossing it.
Just say I'M SORRY. finish.

Someone asked a very good question, "So where and when do we know to draw the line.
On the other hand , it is not a very good question, because as Christians, filled with the Holy Ghost, we are alerted when we begin to cross boundaries. The Holy Spirit does a great job of convicting us when we sin. Except his ministry has been stifled in the life of the believe. Then they get so insensitive to his promptings.
And if the "Assistant holy ghost" brothers are sincere, they'll admit they had this alarm inside going off when lines where crossed. And talking about "assistant holy ghost", there can be two categories of such brothers. The ignorant and naive ones, who are sincerely wrong, and the deliberate class, who know exactly what they are doing.
Most brothers, have at one time or the other fallen into group one. Until you begin to hear from friends, and have them tease you about the sister, you then realize how far you have gone.
However, the ones that know exactly what they are doing, knowing sister is already loving up, and still go ahead to satisfy their flesh by giving and receiving attention are the MAIN culprits. Even though, both are still guilty....

A guy can chase a particular lady for years unending and still be chasing another person and loving the other person without you knowing.... So its not by the no of years, gifts or time that you know who is n who is not... We really need to be sensitive enough to decipher a guys true intentions...
I would say, be SENSITIVE to the promptings of the Spirit. Sometimes you just stop. Or be nice with moderation. The idea of giving a particular sister a word a day, everyday is not your place. You are not "open heavens devotional" na!

Then there is this thing brothers do nowadays. Putting up a sister's picture on their dp, and writing sweet things by the side. When is not even her birthday or something. Women are wired differently. To you, that's nothing, but to her, especially when you start doing so frequently, she has started imagining her wedding cake, with you by the side.
Worst of all is when they are seen attending public functions together, and sometimes having colour schemes and in extreme cases dress alike. Haba! Una don marry be that naaa.... And you dey argue??????

Don't call her late at night discussing her day and challenges, and praying for the endtime revival together, then you both sleep off on the phone. Pray for the endtime revival alone.
Don't send gifts unnecessarily, even if your bank account is pressed down, shaken together and running over.

So this doesn't sound like reeling out a set of rules, bottom line is be led by the Spirit. Truth is, we know when we are crossing the lines, but flesh flesh flesh fleshy flesh won't agree.... I believe this is what is called INORDINATE AFFECTION. It is a manifestation of the works of the flesh.
I believe brothers can have sincere and healthy friendship with sisters without any entanglement. But all things must be done decently and in order....

And that my dear people is where whatsapp truncated the message! I'm sad too :'( but the bottom line is 'define whatever relationship you're in'! Remember pastor Dare said last week that all relationships would come to an end - so choose which ones to end before they end you!

Happy New Year again!

God's Girl

Religion vs Relationship

noreply@blogger.com (NEBC Foresight) — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:00:00 +0000

Hello people of God. It’s been a while since we had an episode of Contrast! So here’s today’s contrast. It is one we usually debate maybe addressing them differently. Ladies and gentlemen, they have existed since bible times and are still very much around; in the ring today, we have:

RELIGION VS RELATIONSHIP.

Here's an excerpt from the video -

I mean if religion is so great, why is starting so many wars?

Why does it build huge churches but fails to feed the poor?

You see the problem with religion is that it never gets to the core

it’s just behavior modification like a long list of chores

like let’s dress up the outside so it looks nice and neat

but it’s funny that’s what they used to do to mummies while the corpse rots underneath

Now I ain’t judging, I’m just saying we’re putting on a fake look

Cos there’s a problem if people only know that you’re a Christian by your Facebook

Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the bible and yes I believe in sin

but if Jesus came to your church, would they actually let him in?

And that’s why religion and Jesus are two different clans

Religion is man searching for God, Christianity is God searching for man

which is why salvation is freely mine and forgiveness is my own

Not based on my merits but Jesus’ obedience alone

So for religion, I hate it, in fact I literally resent it.

Because when Jesus said, ‘It is finished’, I believe he meant it.’

The video is just below with a link after it, in case you want the words, but the guy's audible enough. I've had this video for years - Its spoken word that basically breaks down religion. If you can't download it from here and you want the video, just ask on WhatsApp or in the comments section and we’ll make it available to you. God bless you as you watch (and read till the end)!

Jesus vs Religion

So a relationship is necessary so you can know your Savior

because religion is just routine – a kind of behavior

Know Jesus and let him know you!

Because His love is pure and His ways are true.

So for this contrast battle its relationship over religion

because I’d rather be alone and right than join the band wagon.

And even though it’s hard sometimes not to be religious

I have to remember that it’s in Christ I am righteous!

God’s Girl.