It is the last Saturday (Sabbath) of
this superb month, July, and we are gradually going to the end of the project #31days31epistles,
and frankly speaking, I enjoyed every bit of it. Each day from July 1,
different persons have shared their epistles with us. I hope you have been
inspired throughout this month.
Today we are going to read one of
my very good uncle’s epistle, I call him Dee Obi. He is an Elder with the
remnant church, Seventh day Adventist church, Sango-Ota, a father of three and
one wife. He is my mentor, a superb role model and most of all, he loves the
young people. Oh, did I mention that he enjoys music and a die-hard fan of Arsenal
FC (abeg no joke with him club o). Enjoy his epistle below.
Having just survived a not-too
favourable but God-seen-through 2013, I looked forward to a much better 2014 as
we marched into the month of January.
However, as the realist that I am,
I knew that the first half of the year would be a little bit to the right and a
little bit to the left because I knew, right from the beginning of the year
that I am going to have a booming second half of the year 2014!
Having said that, I must confess
that I am grateful to God for the first half of the year 2014, because He led
me all the way, despite my numerous shortcomings. I am most grateful for the
good health I have enjoyed, not just me alone, my entire family because as the
saying goes...health is wealth!
I am also grateful to our heavenly
Father for His hand in my work; those who know would testify that it is not
easy embarking on the journey that I do on daily basis and come back in one and
safe piece. To crown it all, the recently concluded mid-year inventory further
strengthened my faith and trust in God and that whatever thing (that is genuine
and needful) we ask of Him, He does not deny us and that He is always near at
the very mention of His name.
During the period under review,
God has been merciful to me as a person and to my family in general. So many
times I had reached an accord with God over a particular thing; those many
times our heavenly Father would prove His faithfulness but I would be found wanting! Despite all these, He hasn’t stopped
showering His love, mercy and favour (which I don’t deserve) on me and my
family. For all these, I say Lord...thank You, accept my praise!
One thing that I will love to
share with other readers of this project about my experiences during the first
half of 2014 is that you can’t just stop trusting God! In fact, we will be
better off if we stayed trusting Him, even though our expectations haven’t yet
come to pass...because the Bible said that He who promised, does not lie and
will SURELY fulfil His promise.
On so many fronts.....I have experienced
God’s goodness and upliftment on so many fronts.....
On the spiritual front, I have
learnt that things about God do not depend on how good you think you are or can
even be. We can never be right with God when our character is weighed against
the Law of liberty, hence the need for us to rely wholeheartedly on the merits
on what Christ achieved for us on the Cross of Calvary! That alone can suffice! Within the period under review, God deemed it
necessary to call me to a higher level of responsibility in His vineyard
despite the fact that I know that I am not worthy....but His grace alone has
been sufficient for me all this while.
Now, my expectations for the
second half of the year 2014. Like I said earlier, God has uplifted me on so
many fronts....though all these are not yet visible....I can see through the
eyes of faith that I have been pencilled down for a positive change during this
second half of the year.
Amongst my numerous expectations are
that my family and I will continue to enjoy the good health that God has
blessed up with. I also expect that by His grace, my duties in His vineyard I
will discharge with all my strength and wealth. That the good job the Lord gave
me will continue to blossom, secured from the eyes and out of the reach of evil
people and beings. Above all this, I expect to move into a house my family and
I can call our own before the end of this year.
In all these...what can I
say....other than to thank God for His favour? Hope you will be encouraged by
reading this true life experience of how good our God can be!
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