Heart to Heart 2

To you

My most beloved cousin

I want to say, thank you

Thank you for accepting the call of God upon your life

Thank you for staying strong

Thank you for keeping the faith

Thank you for waiting on Him

Thank you for the many lives you’ve influenced for Christ through your ministry

Including mine.

To me

Calling you my cousin feels distant

Because you’ve been so close and intentional in my life

You are not just my cousin

You’re my brother

You’re my friend

You’re my mentor

And I’ll forever thank God for you.

Thank you for being consistent in my life

Thank you for loving me selflessly

Thank you for accepting the call of God upon my life

Thank you for praying for me

Thank you for pastoring me

Thank you for receiving my calls late in the night

Thank you for being flexible in my favour

Thank you for modeling how a man ought to be

Thank you for being the man that you are.

Your faith, your love for God and His people deeply inspire me

I’ve told you this before (privately)

But today, allow me to honour you publicly,

Kelvin,

Know that I love you permanently

Know that you have a special place in my heart and no one can take it

Know that I got you in my prayers

Even during the silent days

Know that above all else,

You are truly special to God and His kingdom

And I’m happy that He’s bound us as family

I love you for all time!

May how we relate inspire our children and many generations to come

For God’s glory!

(Imagine this was written on a Saturday night past midnight…You know what that means…lol!)

*smiles*

 ^“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8 ^NIV )

Cheers!

  

#StayInspired! 

                                                                                             #GodGotYou! 

#HeartToHeartStory2

By,

Winnie Doxa.

Heart to Heart 1

One day I woke up and asked myself, is it worth the effort? It, here, referring to life. That day I felt like everything I had achieved was meaningless. I was clearly tired of the fight, I didn't have any more energy to live hard, to laugh heartily or love truly. All I knew I wanted was to quit!!! Yes, to completely let go of everything you can think or imagine of, Infact, top on my list was to delete all my accounts, I was just tired, and that question kept playing in my head, is it worth it? 

You could be at the same space I was, you look back and wander, do I really have to do this? Why does it have to be me? Can God use someone else? Is it worth it? 

Yes! It is! It's worth every sweat, every tear you cried, every hurt or pain. What God has called you and I to do, is worth it! I know it's tough, I know sometimes you just want to scream or run away, and that's okay, it happens to us all. 

So, that morning, I lazily got my phone from where it was and this was the first message I read

I look at you

And I am very proud of you

After so many battles and challenges you faced

Some lost and others defeated

But you have triumphed.

I believe you are a great warrior

A home keeper

A peace maker

You are standing there and with great faith

You are adorable and no one will bring you down 

Because God is the one who sustains you

My warrior friend.

These words shared by a dear friend were timely, I felt encouraged and inspired to keep on keeping on. Hey! Read those words again and again, remember, it is only God, who sustains you and I. You've come too far to quit. #GetYourFightBack!  #KeepPaintingYourWorld! 

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." (Romans 8 ^NIV)

#StayInspired!

                                                                    #GodGotYou! 

                                                                                                                              #HeartToHeartStory1

By

Winnie Doxa.