Thankful thus far ...

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.