Zoe and Joel - Chosen Generation

11/03/2024

The world is not really that friendly. Zoe, Joel, toughen up! An added advantage is Christ living within you.

08/03/2024

07/03/2024

Staying around 'religious' parents is not an automatic guarantee. They need to know God personally too.

06/03/2024

We should be excited with them exceling in school, skills acquisition and trainings, etc. We should however be more excited about their spiritual life.

04/03/2024

I listened to a preacher who narrated how he met a 7year old boy who had been expelled 3 times from 3 different schools.
Why? He follows female classmates to the restroom and touches their ge****ls. Some of the bold little girls reported him resulting in his expulsions.

The preacher picked interest and decided to visit the boy's house and walked into his elder ones watching p**n.
I had a classmate in primary school who would do things like this too but we were not bold enough to report him then.

Boldness, that's one thing these Zoes and Joels have in this generation.
Let's add the knowledge of Christ to it by all means possible.

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01/03/2024

About 34 weeks gone as a Primagravida, I passed some of these delicacies displayed in small bowls for sale. I started craving and bought two small bowls. I was craving.
It so happened I was alone at home, so I ate them till I could not eat again. No space to even eat dinner thereafter.

The next day, I frequented the rest room more than I could count. I was still alone at home but was not craving anymore.
My frequent visit to the rest room continued the next day. It being my antenatal clinic day, I went to the clinic. My doctor was unhappy that I waited two days before visiting the clinic. According to him, it could be labour sign, same muscles needed to push the baby...it could be so many other things he queried but I knew it was what I had eaten and I deliberately forgot to mention that part to him. Of course I was placed on admission immediately. It was not a nice experience at all.

All these happened because I was alone, accountable to no one, no one checking in, at least as regards what I ate that evening and how much of it I consumed because of a craving.

Even as adults, we need to be accountable to people, how much more our dear Zoes and Joels. There is always harm lurking around if it is otherwise. Check their friends, the books they read, the shows they watch, games they play, listen to what they say etc.

Hello parent, hello guardian, how far with your Zoe and Joel?

27/02/2024

One day, what they are learning will be exhibited. One day.

24/02/2024

Young or old, male or female.

23/02/2024

The mischevious grin on a suckling baby as he/she feeds and bites hard on the mum can be so funny sometimes but certainly not to the mom who winces in pain.
To be honest, they really do not mean to cause harm, they are just catching fun.

We really may not mean harm, just merely following our hearts. Our hearts without Jesus is impure. Don't follow it.

22/02/2024

A group of children under 10 were asked if their faith in God would help them pass an exam without them reading and over 60% of them said yes". Oh, what great faith! How did they learn this? From us, parents/ guardians/ teachers/ seniors most likely.

FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.

We can come to God however we are but we are not allowed to remain the way we came. There must be changes. Our faith in God makes us do what we ought to do.

21/02/2024

That queue is almost empty, if not totally empty. The Doers I mean.

When Zoe gets worked up about what her peers say, I remind her not to bother herself, talkers have always been more, you be a doer. While you busy yourself with doing, you will hear less what talkers are saying and best of all, you get better at what you are doing.

We start doing and keep doing.

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20/02/2024

The time to do this is now.

17/02/2024

The world is full of challenges.

16/02/2024

Us and the children God has given us, we are made for signs and wonders.
Amen!

14/02/2024

Well, they do have their own ideas about Valentine too.

Zoe said Valentine Day marks the day marriage as established by God was recognised and enforced by one man called Valentine.
Of course Joel will follow this idea, I overheard her explaining this to him.
Where she picked it from, I know not but certainly not from home.

What do your Zoe and Joel say Valentine Day is? Lol

12/02/2024

It is only Him that can stay in the middle and seperate some kind of two fighting scenarios.

08/02/2024

If we do not do it especially as God is present to help us and them, you see these our precious Zoes and Joels, people will do it for us.

That's the bitter truth.

07/02/2024

Virtues that will carry them through life, the ability to stand even if it means standing alone, to have a mind of their own, we can gift this to our wards.

You see the book of Proverbs, it is packed with wisdom and as a minister in junior church, I always recommend they read one chapter per day. Today is the 7th day of the month, so they read Proverbs chapter 7 in addition to any other devotional they read. Month in and month out, for as long as we can push them to read it.
Total self confidence built in God.

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They are not abnormal, just different.

06/02/2024

Can we remember the number of times in our lives we have paused and said "this could only have been God" ?

Take a look at this generation.
Our Zoes, our Joels, we hold them in trust as parents/guardians. Who and what are we exposing them to? Lord help us to show you to them.

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04/02/2024

Buy these Zoes and Joels their bibles please, just do your part beloved parents and guardians. God always does His own part. There is a revival coming.

02/02/2024

Zoe and Joel will watch TV and play video games well into the night if allowed without dozing. But the moment daddy comes out...

Daddy: Time to pray, turn that thing off

Give them five minutes, they will doze off.

Mummy: Will you stand up and sing now else you will not like yourself.

After prayer time, their eyes are as clear as crystal and them wanting to continue playing the video game or watching TV.

Mummy: Go and sleep or are you not going to school tomorrow?
Joel: We are not feeling sleepy
Zoe: We slept when we came Back from school, I'll just be tossing on the bed if I go and lie down now.

Mummy: Go and sleep before I count 5! One, two...

They will do their own bidding if not controlled. These Zoes and Joels, control them for now parents and guardians. Please don't gree for them o.

Pix: Almost a decade ago.

30/01/2024

My parents 'over pointed' us towards God almost to the detriment of abadoning other issues that are as well important.
As a parent now, I'd rather be found repeating that mistake of over pointing instead of failing to point My Zoes and Joels towards Abba. That is top piority.

God forbid we fail on all sides!

12/08/2023

Shadows cannot replace the real image or object. They remain shadows always

Just allowing them grow around religious activities without intentionally leading them to Christ is replacing the real with a
shadow.

Happy Sunday.
CHEEK OUT THE PIX. WOW! Black Zebras, how come?

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11/08/2023

If you stay on a zebra crossing, cars will wait for you to cross the road.
Selah, Selah again, Selah yet again.
It doesn't always happen that way. In my part of the world, that sign is as good as a design for aesthetics purpose on the road.

Many things are not really what they seem to be in reality.
Jesus said to be as wise as a serpent but as harmless as a dove.
If they learn some basic reality from the home font, it will better prepare them for life, their already blessed and favoured life in the near future.

Zoe: He did not even think of my own portion, he ate everything.
Mummy: Joel, you must think of others, you should learn that. Realize Zoe, that many times, people will not think of you, they will even eat what belongs to you. Learn to take what belongs to you as others are taking theirs.

No car has ever stopped so I can walk across the road when I stand on a zebra crossing sign, none! At least on the part of the the globe where I live my amazing blessed and fulfilling divine purpose life.

SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH, GROOM, MENTOR, BUILD, ETC THESE ZOES AND JOELS FOR LIFE AHEAD.

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10/08/2023

To Aaron and his sons...

I know Abraham will teach his children...

Let the little children come to me...

What does the above tell us? GOD IS INTERESTED IN THE ZOES AND JOELS UNDER US.

We will give account someday but the great news is We still have time now!

Parents/Guardians, ARISE, SHINE, don't allow 'gross darkness' take them over.

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09/08/2023

He that believes is saved. If you believe, you are saved. If I believe, I am saved.
Though we are in the world, WE ARE NOT OF THE WORLD. We are not of the world!

Redeemed! Justified! Congratulations!


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08/08/2023

The mind is so strong. Building the mind so it has enough 'oil' and never runs out of oil is non negotiable. Scriptures is Perfect Oil.

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27/07/2023

Actions repeated over and over again, that is how to build. One brick laid on top the other over and over and over again, that's how the world's tallest buildings are built. Repeated actions!

Those things that make them nervous but we find will help them, we encourage them to do it. A child learns to walk despite falling so many times, repeatedly. Imagine if we kept them down because they fell.

Raising kingdom standard Zoes and Joels.