A while back, I was talking to a very young lady from Western Africa. So, after the introduction, she asked me, my age. I told her, “26 years.” Then she asked, “are you married?” I told her, “no, maybe in 2 years.” She was so genuinely surprised lol. She asked, “why? Are you okay?” I laughed and told her that I was very okay. Then she told me that if a young girl from her country got to 25 years without a husband, she would be considered “a witch” meaning that there is something wrong with her. I don’t take offence so we just laughed together even if she had alluded to me being a witch hahaha but I kinda felt sad though because it was very clear that she believed in this myth.

See, this is the society we live in today.

It has a way of defining everything about everything; from beauty to success to morality to the ‘it lifestyles’ to sexuality to dress codes to chick fashion to food to dating and courtship to family and marriage etc. not forgetting the right age to marry and this has actually left many women around the world feeling “not good enough” or incomplete.

With the social media era, there is even more pressure to be or pretend to be someone you are not.

And for the young Christian lady, living in such a set-up, exposed to the same ideologies, one would feel pressured to give in if they’re not fully grounded in the Word of God. It is very easy to be swayed by all the noise and lose your identity.

Research shows that the biggest epidemic, the biggest crisis we have in the world today is, IDENTITY CRISIS. We have so many people who don’t know who they are, so they settle for anything and anyone. The hurt and selfishness is mind boggling. Even the Christian is not spared by this craze, only if they have personalized the Word.

Anyway, being born again, I had an idea of who I was/am in Christ until I joined Global Light Ministry. Each and every Wednesday and Sunday, Pastor Sir would teach the Word of God with so much passion and in a period of 4-6 months, I had gotten a hold of who I am in Christ. I mean, I am the epitome of beauty! I am the manifestation of God’s thinking, the best thing that God ever made. God calls me a royal priesthood, a peculiar being then He said, “as He is in heaven, so am I in this world.” How is GOD??? There is no sickness in God. God wants me to manifest Him in human form,here on this earth. He lives in me. He talks through me. He sees the world through my eyes. I am the answer and solution to my world!!

This Word that Pastor has taught me over the years has enabled me to LIVE ORIGINAL in this world. I don’t try to fit in! I know who I am! I operate at the highest level of boldness! My esteem and confidence are of the God-kind. If you don’t know me well, you might mistake it for being braggadocios but hey, it is just that I know who I am!

I have learnt to face challenges head-on. Honestly, even my friend agrees that my challenges come in the superlative lol I mean they come very big haha but see, I know who I am. I am Abraham’s seed. I only win. I am God’s kid. I don’t fear. I cannot lose. The challenges are bread. All I do is apply the Word’s principles. I just effect change by faith proclamations and doing the Word. I say to myself, ‘there is more power inside me than on the outside. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I have overcome the world. I cannot fail. I do not have the ability to fail.’ The Word has made me soo confident. Every time, somebody must tell me that I’m overconfident haha but I’m not. It is just that Christ was made confidence for me at the cross so that I will never walk in fear.

I am totally persuaded that Jesus lives in me and that He is working in me both to do and to will. I am persuaded that He who began a good work in me shall perform it till the day of Jesus Christ.

Each and every day, I stand in front of the mirror, probably in the morning before leaving for work.

See, I could either choose to see an attractive, righteous, beautiful and intelligent lady; the lady that God is so much proud of, not because of anything she has done or not done but simply because God just loves her unconditionally.

OR I could choose to see someone who’s lost or confused or uneducated or broke or a failure or weird etc.

Note that the choice is always ours. Pastor says, if God gave you very big eyes haha remember the verse, “as far as your eyes can see, that He has given unto you?”, tell yourself that your big eyes enhance the clarity of the new creation realities upon your life. Never let anybody make you feel,  “not good enough.” Define yourself by the Word.

Live ORIGINAL! Walk in God’s purpose for your life here on earth!

I don’t let anybody put me in a box. I am too big oooooooh.

If something needs to be done, I will do it, no matter how difficult it is. I love being effective because I know who I am!

My identity is in Christ.

I am complete in Him. I derive my satisfaction in the fulfilment of my purpose in this world.

It is very important that you know God for yourself. Choose to know God at a personal level. Otherwise, you will live for the thrill of competing with other people for validation. You’ll find identity in what you have and allow yourself to be defined by the world.

Thank you, Pastor Sir, for teaching me the truth, my life is forever transformed!

I celebrate you Pastor Sir!!! Thank you for diligently teaching me + thousands more, the Word of God!!!

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