John 3:16

Just here chilling on my bed enjoying a book when the revelation of this verse clouds my strong sense of reasoning. "For God SO loved the world, that He GAVE His only begotten son, that WHOEVER believes in him WILL NOT perish but HAVE eternal life.


...this is the greatest prophecy ever scripted. How could a great God be so mindful of me? To see my wicked ways yet So love me? He wondered within Himself, "She must be saved; something must be nailed to judgement". So he GAVE his blameless son, a ransom.


WHOEVER!
WHOEVER?!
Growing up in the dorm with a couple of irresponsible spoiled brats we always had a problem of heaping up lost and found unclaimed valuables. Whose high end shoes? Whose pants? Who owns this teddy bear? Who has this plate? Whose watch is this? Who leaves a tennis shoe outside? Who brought this Issey Miyake to school? Here we are no one to claim this expensive items. People sometimes wish to themselves it was theirs, still not one claims ownership. Then the Principal throws the WHOEVER clause and you can't tame this kids anymore. "Claim what is unclaimed." she says. "Its for whoever".


That is what that WHOEVER clause does in this prophecy. It qualifies me to claim ownership. This inheritance is no longer a Jewish heritage nor for the Torah readers alone. We are equally eligible. The equal opportunity God has offered me FOREVER bliss. My DIY self ask what qualification? He said nothing. Puzzled, I ask again, whats my role? He said just as a baby takes a passive role in the birthing process, your role in salvation is simple- Nothing, I do all the work.


WHOEVER tags HOWEVER, HOWEVER anchors WHEREVER, WHEREVER begat WHENEVER. WHOEVER! as long as you believe Him- receive Him. WHOEVER don't put job orientation into consideration neither does it put character into judgement. Permit me to say "Who freaking Ever believes" Can anyone just believe Him?


This simplicity troubles mankind. We expect a more proactive pronouncement, to have to conjure up a remedy for our sins. Some mercy seekers have climbed cathedral steps on their knees, showered in the darkness of the night by a still river, journeyed through miles of hot rocks bare feet. Others have written their own testament. "God helps those who help themselves". We'll fix ourselves, thank you.


But wait! You daily trust power you can't see to accomplish things for you. You believe a chair will support you, so you put your weight on it. You believe that water will hydrate you so you swallow it. Jesus invites us to do the same, trust....JUST BELIEVE.

Selah!

If Heaven Ain't A Gift!!!

Ever heard of the sentence," the gift that keeps giving"? I have heard it before but can't really tell in what context. As lay awake, listening to Lecrae's song- "gotta know" in the wee hours of a friday morning, i got a revelation of that sentence.

Christ is the gift that keeps giving. First He was given for the remission of sins, upon receiving Him as a gift He gives us the power to become the children of God. As He leaves for heaven, he leaves the holy spirit (lets not even talk about the "gift" He gives) to lead and guide us into all truth. He also promised that He goes to prepare a place for us.


Now I know my salary and my wallet so very well and there are exquisitely expensive things i want but my pocket can't afford. And unless someone gets it for me, i could would never own them it. So is heaven for me. Matter of fact it is the only thing that makes this life worth living.  With all that goes on, the wind chasing and vain purchasing.   My great unaffordable present! If you have to buy a place in heaven to make it there i would definitely be heading to hell. But thank God for making me eternally worthy and promising me a glorious abode there. If Heaven ain't a gift then i ain't getting in! Couldn't possibly get in...selah!

Happy Father's Day

     Where are the Fathers? The real men.  The true breed of men. Who do not neglect their children, their wives and responsibilities. The chaos that the absence of this breed  causes is heartbreaking and pitiable.  Young people these days feed on that false media representation to see what  a man should be like. Young men battle self acceptance and people approval daily because they had no real man to show them how to grow into a responsible man, how to treat a woman. There so many  women that I know now that they don't know how to treat their husbands or boyfriends because they never had a real man in their life growing up. No father to guide them and give them that verbal affirmation a woman needs. It really hurts. I have seen some of my friends battle bitterness, anger, impatience, and commitment issues because they are still hurting from that "Absent Dad Syndrome".  The absence of real men brew a life time packed with pain, a tortured mind. You will be surprised the demons after the mind of children who has that father vacuum opened in their lives. But God....

      As for God, His ways are perfect; His words are flawless and He is a father to those who take refuge in him. A father to the fatherless, husband to the widow. He says what he means and means what he says. He never leaves you nor forsake you. "He said can a mother forget the baby at her breast  and have no passion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, i will not forget you". People say change is constant, I say God is constant. You really don't have to fight for His acceptance- He had accepted you before you were born. He is the only one who can perfectly fill a absent dad vacuum. The only medication for "ADS". Behold what manner of love the father hath bestowed upon us, see what great love the father has given us in naming us children of God; and such we are

     Father, I just want to thank you for being the ever faithful father. You have the most amount of children, yet You juggle them all perfectly. Your love is so wide, so deep, I can't contain it, can't search it all. Thank you for being my father. You accept me in my sinful nature and slowly break evil habits from me. Yahweh! Jehovah you are great. I just want to use this opportunity to thank you for my earthly father. I thank you for keeping him, for making him a responsible man. As I metamorphosize into a woman i realize how much is presence in my life influences me. He is the benchmark for my husband. Thank you so much for keeping him. Please continuously shelter him under your pavilion. I pray that you feel the father vacuum in the lives of fatherless children.  help them to know that they are accepted, they are favored, let your love encompass them. Help us realize that only you can feel it...only you can satisfy our soul. Love you deeply. 

Happy Father's Day to all the real men out there!!!

The Long Ride Home

     A while back, I was heading back home after meeting up with a male friend. I began to reflect over the day and smile to myself as so thoughts run through my mind. It was about 10:30pm and I had a 45 minute ride back home. No radio, no chit chatting on the phone, just a quiet ride home, no distractions of any sought. Just me by myself on the long ride home. I enjoyed my own company as i bask in total silence, enjoying the breeze that came with the dark of night.
     In stillness of the night and time I reflect over my thoughts, my actions, my deeds. I asked myself how this friendship can turn into something more. I don't think so. He had said a couple of things that did not flow into my values and my spirit just did not go with him again. He even went to the extent of blurting something out that made me say "Something in the milk ain't clean". I began to negotiate his fate with me in my mind and I suddenly realized how this long rides give me time to think and make right, godly decisions. This long rides home have saved my life, time and again.
     A few months ago, I got a call from my old apartment manager saying I was billed for damages. I was furious! For real is this lady tricking me right now?! My voice, my attitude was ready for a fight. "I am coming over right away" I said. I hung up the phone and hurriedly drove down there, ready for a fight. Then this yoruba adage came to mind "Ori bibe ko ni ogun ori fifo" (meaning beheading is not the medication for headache). I guess I must tread softly. I got there, said a short prayer to God for favor and then went in. My voice had changed: "Hello Jaime! How are you doing? Please don't give me a heart attack, I didn't get what you were saying over the phone" I exclaimed.
     So she broke my bill down and I realized that one of my friends that helped me move misinformed me and my ignorance was going to cost me a lot of money. I began to plead with her. Back and forth we went till we made a deal. She was able to cut my final payment down to a  fraction of the cost. As I walked to my car I realized if I had stormed in to fight I still couldn't have beat the deal I just got with her while peacefully and amicably dissolving the situation. Besides, I didn't have to be angry, yell or scream or curse anyone out. God must be proud of me right now, I smiled.
     I snapped myself back to my current situation-boy situation. I realize when I reflect, sleep over, think through things I make wise decisions. Moral of the story: Aint nothing wrong with thinking and reflecting. Every love interest, every friendship, every action and deed should daily be subjected to review. If I was able to reflect decisions to birth the wise decisions, I would be thinking through and reflecting the relationship I have with this dude. And I trust myself and my partner-JC. We would be making a wise one. Shalom!!!

I would never be bound again!

       I don't think i will be sane enough to live this life without the faith and resurrection power of Christ that i have and walk in. Of which we are all  entitled to because of His death at the Cross. Even when things don't go my way. I Believe in who I Believe. When i think about what my savior has sacrificed to satisfy me with peace...hmmm  i can not help but live a life of liberty.  Liberty came through Christ. I will never be bound again. Acceptance came by him, i will never be rejected. Abundance came through him i refuse to lack anything. I was dealing with some health issues recently but I can tell you God is faithful. He was graceful not to heal me; He made me whole- completely whole. My inner person have been transformed. Anointing has broken the yoke, NO lie of the devil over my life.
     That being said, I am actually attaching this song too because there is just something about it that excites my spirit. And because of the series of healing and deliverance i was privileged to witness last week, i can tell you that the devil is powerless. The first time i read Colossians 2:15, i was provoked in my spirit like for real this clown is powerless, empty, weightless...he shall have not dominion over me, my mind, my health, my finances...everything about me. I would live you with it Colossians 2:15 and Bishop Morton's "Never be bound Again". Please meditate on the song and the verse

Colossian 2:15
MSG Version: He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked across the streets.


AMP Version: God disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them and in it (the cross)


CEV: There Christ defeated all powers and forces. He let the whole world see them being led away as prisoners when he celebrated his victory


NCV: God stripped the spiritual rulers and powers of their authority. With the cross, he won the victory and showed that they were powerless.


NKJV: Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.


This song is loaded with prayers and spiritual warfare confessions. I pray the spirit of God in you will inspire you to pray along with the words.  You know you can always message me to pray along with you (laide.onthehorizon@gmail.com) Be Blessed.

Divine Partnership

     It is always great to reflect on our actions and our choices in life whenever we have a time to think. Some times we blame God for our misfortunes but really He did give us time to think over our action plans. I, for one, have been working to partner with God over my life. I sometimes subconsciously forget that am in partnership and make decisions without consulting Him first. Afterall am the one that will live with the consequences of my choices, so i think i know whats best for me.I forget my sight is dim and shallow while my partner hears all things, sees all things and knows all things.
     Now family believe when i tell you that i begin serious prayers when the going gets stuff. When the situation persist even harder i begin to question God. The worst of it sometimes is I tempt God. I get on my knees and begin to quote His words to him "Why did you let this happen to me when you promised me in your word that you will never leave me nor forsake  me?" "Lord i thought You glory in your word above your name." " Jesus! but you promised to leave the holy spirit, the comforter with so tell me why i feel all alone?" Do you remember someone who did this in the bible? Satan! while tempting Jesus. (If you are truly the son of God jump down for the bible said he would give angels charge over you...). May the lord have mercy on me!
     You can not partner with God and fail. I was talking with a guy at some point and i really liked him but you know why we stopped talking...better yet one of the reasons we stopped talking. His pastor had not given him the release to date someone at the moment. Every manner of thought ran through my mind about him to say the least. But when he explained why he took heed to him i could not blame him. He said a lot of things have happened in his life that if not for the leading of the holy spirit through his pastor he would not be where he is in life today (trust me when i tell you he is in a good place) and the few times he was stubborn to heed, he paid for it. Its almost like he runs everything by his pastor and his opinion counts heavily to him even more than his earthly parents (could be scary but hey it works for him). Not that i advise you do the same.
Thats how we should be with God though. Every breath that we take, every moment we are out it must be his way only. Like go read about this man that partnered with God, Abraham. He was so prosperous that his servants were enough to fight a victorious battle against a whole nation. God fought battles for him.  He did not have a servant- master relationship with God. God called him, His friend. Thats the greatest achievement in life if you ask me.
     Back to partnering with God, We start with the little prayers everyday, the little heart to heart talk while driving to work; the 10 minute bible devotion; the one minute speaking in tongues. The 10 seconds  to say God I love you and appreciate you in my life. A consistent lifestyle  POL (praying out loud; praising out loud). Any moment to spend with him is a great moment.
     My time is up but i would leave you with this: "God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord  (I corinthians 1:9)." And like they say at Household of faith- have a blessed week and a great tomorrow!

Scars are Marks of Healing

Ever had a deep cut before? Blood gush out as if your red blood cells opened a tap for blood to be wasted away. Its hurts. You feel pain but then slowly with time the blood stops trickling down. You still fell hurt. Some tissues begin to build a cover up; scar tissues. If you try to peel it off blood will flow out again. So you let it be for a while. Then one day you realize it doesn't hurt anymore but the scar remains.


Deep wounds heal but they would leave a scar. Thats how tragedies and life pains are to us. They seem like they would never go away and then suddenly God calms the storm. Everything begins to fall in place yet the scar remain. The scars are not their to re-inflict pain. They are there to remind us of how far God has brought us from. They are there to remind us that we may be bruised again but there is a ray of hope. They remind us of our painful little beginnings. Don't despise them. They are marks of healing, hope and God's love that covers all things.


So next time you remember the wounds of the past, thank God for where He brought you from. Revisiting the pain is like peeling off a scar. It would hurt. If you are nursing a deep cut now remember Malachi 4:2 ("But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall"). Peace of the Lord be unto you!


Say this Prayer: Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals! I thank because You are the God that is able to erase every pain. I want You to rise with healing in Your wings and speak peace to every storm in my life, nurse my pain away and give me Your peace that overshadows all human comprehension. Amen


Thanks for reading! Comments welcome! Leave me a message! if you want me to agree with you in prayers send your request to laide.onthehorizon@gmail.com 

All I need is U

This was composed as spoken words but i never got to do it. Be blessed:

• O Lord! how manifold are your works. In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your possessions. 
• This day we leave our fears at your feet and we gird ourselves with the royal garment of praise
• Remind us today to be strong and be of good courage. To not be afraid, nor dismayed for U, O Lord, are with us wherever we go
• God! we want to hear, we want to feel again the father's love.  Your Love, let it draw us near
• For every burdened heart, let your love, your spirit cause to sing. Let your joy lead for we know that all our soul desires is U.
• Lord let the ceiling we are trying to breakthrough this day be the floor of a new dawn, a different level, a greater harvest, a deeper dimension, a stronger relationship with U.
• Let your lovingkindness and truth continually preserve us
• Many O Lord are your wonderful work which U have done; and your thoughts towards us we can not recount in order...

Amen (Selah)