GRACE OVERRULED!

To people like me who daily fight #fear..

I can't lie that I have the courage.

Well,
I know you think I am courageous
I know I have displayed it in other areas.
But the truth is, even in those moments
It’s Your presence that took me through... Every day I have to walk in it
Faith,
Without it
I know I cannot please You.
But Man! 
The truth is,
I am so damn scared! 
Remember that prayer I made as the year began? 
Yes,
I need you to #stay #close #Jesus
Stay closer to me than a wall is to paint.
Stay close.

In moments of fear
Remind me that 
You’ve given me the courage to be the courageous woman you've called me to be.
Fear, you are #not #my #portion!
I refuse to be led by you.
I know He (God) has promised never to leave me nor forsake me.
I shall live by #faith! 
Faith! Faith! 
So help me God! 
For your glory! 
By 
Winnie Doxa.

It takes #faith, in God, to be a #Christian!

Do you believe?                                                                            

Written on September 28^th  2016. #LiveCourageous! #FaceYourFears! #LetYourFaithRise! Stay blessed! Cheers! #Graced! *smiles*

WHY!!!

WHY?
Is the question I kept asking myself whenever I think about it.
How could you act so cold? 
Yet, you call yourself a Christian.

You're looking at me as if what I am talking about has nothing to do with you.
Well, I am not here to condemn you.
I just don't understand why? 
You call yourself a Christian... There is a time, I served you, in your ministry diligently.
Yet, after helping you achieve your goals.
All you told me is, God bless you sister.
You chose not to look into my needs.
I was hungry, you didn't feed me.
But still I stayed.
I lacked transport, but still I stayed.

I stayed because I know I am called.
So, God took me through.
You listened to their lies against me.
You pulled me out of the very thing that I was created to function in, based on what they told you about me, why? 
Did you even consult God before deciding that?

Friends, tell me why? 
Why does church hurt sometimes? 
Why have we chosen to become our own enemies?
Stabbing each other with false words
Have we forgotten that it's from the #fruitof the #lips that one feeds from? 
What #seed are you #sowing with #your#lips? 
What happened to encourage one another as long as it is called #today? 
What happened to #bearing with one another's #burden? 
What happened to being #one as a #bodyof Christ? 
I don't know about you
But I am sick and tired of all this hypocrisy
I want to live a life #worthy of the #calling I have received.
Anybody like me? (Are you feeling me on this...)
It's time to #rise #up & become a #better#you.
#ForHisGlory

By
Winnie Doxa.

NB: This piece was written on August 23^rd 2016.I guess it's time to put it out here...#IAmStillInTheProcess of being transformed to be like Christ! So, I bet this piece reflects you and me. Let's allow God to continue working in us! Stay blessed! Cheers! *smiles* 

CHEERS!

CHEERS TO US!

To you,God my Father

God my closest friend

God my comforter,

Thank you!

Thank you for your unfailing love towards me

Thank you for your faithfulness

Thank you for staying,even when I walked away

Thank you for the battles you’ve fought for me

Thank you for saving me

For taking great delight in me

For quietening me with your love

And rejoicing over me with singing.

To my beloved mum

I thank God for you

Thank you for accepting to be my mother

For nurturing me into the woman I have become

Thank you for being a strong pillar in my life

For your endless prayers and permanent love for us, your children

Thank you for laying down your life that we may have the stuff you never had.

I love you for all time, friend.

I am looking forward to what God has in store for us

Cheers to us!

To you my siblings and extended family

It’s been truly a journey, you know

But I’ll forever thank God for all of you

You helped me realize stuff in me I never thought I had

Thank you for your love that liberated me

Cheers to us!

To you my dear friends and fans

Uuuuummh!

The thought about you warms my heart

I really don’t know if I’d be here today if it were not for your firm belief in the person that God has created me to be.

Thank you for always being there,

You’ve seen me in my highs and lows,joy and sorrow,pain and fear,hopelessness ,depression and everything that happened in between

But you’ve still chosen to be here

To be part of this life story that has begun a new  chapter today

So,

By the grace that God has given me

I vow to use every gift he has given me faithfully as He continues to enable me to reach out to you for His glory!

You have a special place in my heart!

Cheers to us!                           

Thank you!

By

Winnie Doxa


NB: This piece was for her birthday.I hope you can share the same sentiments or better, with the people in your life.Celebrate life! Cheers! *more smiles*

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.