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michlan:
To have a relationship with God is the easiest thing on earth only that we humans make it very complex. 2 things are required; humility and obedience.

The reason why Atheists find it hard to get God is because they are proud of their "intelligence", they seek God proudly and the bible says in Prov 3:34 that He resists the proud hence they can not know Him but He gives grace to the humble and those of contrite heart. It is possible to ask God the same questions the atheists ask him and you will be surprised at how diligently He answers whereas they cannot get such answers because they are not seeking Him humbly. This is the major difference between Saul and David.

The second issue is obedience. God never starts speaking to us in dramatic ways. Our obedience to the little things he commands us will increase the level of relationship. These include obedience to little instructions we read in our bible daily. The more we are faithful to those things, you will not be able to pin point when/how exactly the relationship has grown but it will be evident that it has grown. We only observe the growth when we sit down to take a retrospect of how far our relationship with Him has grown.

Prayer, fasting, giving etc are spiritual exercises that we do naturally if we are obedient to God's word. I would have been ambiguous to start giving "7 keys" or steps to grow with God. Just stick with those 2 and see how amazed you will be at your growth. All other spiritual attributes stem from these.

Thank you sir....I appreciate

chrmn1:
just plan towards it. I'll recommend two books to you:

1. Listening Prayer by Mary Ruth Swope and
2. Three Mist important things in your life by Mike Murdock

If you need more information, do let me know

Thanks brother

michlan:
I read the post by hardmirror about his renouncing Christianity and I must say that I am glad, sad and mad at the same time.

I am glad because his story has caused a personal revival in my own heart (1 Cor 10:12 is really welling up a revival in my heart as I’m getting fresh and deeper understanding), sad because it is an anguish for one who has seen the light before turn away from the path even in the heart of the Lord Jesus and mad because the devil is not resting in ensuring that he takes as many down with himself as possible.

As I kept on reading his piece, many scriptures kept flashing that made me cry back to God for a personal revival. Therefore, I see it as a need for some of us who has seen God’s goodness to testify of His works and how real he has been to us. My aim is not to start an argument nor defend God but we owe it to Him to always tell others about what he has done for us and I am convinced in my heart that truly, there is a God in heaven. I may not have seen as many “spiritual manifestations” as him, yet my experiences are real enough such that no man can convince me otherwise.

I became born again in my second week on campus and that was September 10, 2006 when some group of Christians were on evangelism on a Sunday morning and I immediately joined the fellowship and was being taught the rudiments of a Christian life. I got introduced to spiritual books and some of the experiences increased my thirst for the supernatural and I also started seeking such experiences like seeing visions, angels, miracles etc.

Now, I must confess at this point that I have never seen angels nor visions but God has revealed himself in ways I have come to love so much I would not give up for any “spectacular” experience.


When I became newly converted, I found myself still struggling with certain sins and I would cry afterwards to earn God’s forgiveness, but it was a major problem for me to be assured that God has heard my prayers, then I resorted to some tests which I used many times but I can vividly remember 3 distinct times. At 3 different locations when I finished praying and I wanted to be sure I was heard, there was no electrical power and I asked to make sure that power came on if he has really forgiven me, it was not up to 10 seconds after I said this that it happened, 2 times I asked for power to be restored and one time I asked for the power to be off. Please notice these were not same locations and the areas were not places that had erratic power supply. All this happened in my first year of being converted and God answered this spiritual babe in my ignorance.

Another event that I can never forget was on 2 different occasions on campus in my 2nd year, I was about to leave school at night and it was raining heavily, I prayed that rain should cease for me to get home (there were urgent needs for me to get home at those moments), the rains stopped immediately and the moments I entered my room, a very heavy downpour started both times (I had to trek for about 20 minutes to get home).

Please note that all these were during my days as a spiritual babe who was just curious about how real God was and these occurrences went on to cement my faith (at that time) that they were not ordinary nor were they coincidences. I am not saying that God is always bound to reveal Himself in such manners. Then He helped me and showed me a more excellent way and since then, I have not tried those methods again.

I got baptized in the Holy Ghost on July 26, 2008 and afterwards I started noticing some changes in me. I discovered that whenever I spoke, I usually speak with more authority (I had been very timid and an introvert before now) and my words usually came with power especially when I talk to people. Then a major turnaround happened some few months later.

A popular minister was to come to our campus to minister for 3 days and we had different units in preparation for the meeting, I joined the security/protocol unit and when he was coming for the evening crusade, I was the closest to him so I approached him to collect his bible, he just smiled and laid his hands on my shoulder for some seconds and said “God bless you brother” without giving his bible to me (I later learnt he doesn’t give his bible to others to carry).

I had never learnt about transfer of anointing neither was I seeking for any anointing, I only learnt what happened that day in some books I read afterwards. I also did not feel anything as he touched me but I observed the change when I got home afterwards. I opened my bible to read and anywhere I opened to read became life and practical to me, I discovered that when I am faced with any situation at any season, scriptures will just jump from my heart describing my situation and showing the way forward. I could sit down with a verse of scripture and write pages on the issues there especially as it pertained to our contemporary world. Let me take my time to share some of my experiences on the word of God becoming life to me.

My set finished from school in December 2012 and we were hoping to go for service in March of 2013, that was when they started the issue of JAMB regularization. Some of us including me came in through pre-degree and were told that we could not make the first batch in March but rather wait for July. Suddenly, when the mobilization list for July came out, my institution was excluded because the staffs submitted our names after the deadline due to their negligence, we were all told to wait for November. It was very distressing because we had other things we needed to achieve in life rather than wait endlessly for NYSC. I could remember that few weeks before the orientation camp for July would commence, I was just lying on the sofa in our living room that afternoon and I was reading John 4 then I came to verse 35, I was about to pass it through until a voice in my heart (whom I’ve come to know as the Holy Spirit) called me back to it. I was reading the king James version “Say ye not 4 months and then cometh Harvest” (it was 4 months between each NYSC batch) and the word “Harvest” was interpreted to me as “Service”.

If you see the way I jumped out of the chair that day, I was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that I will be going for service that July even if our name was not on the mobilization list. That night we heard a news from school that the NYSC has asked them to resubmit our list just 2 weeks to camping. When the call up letter came out about 1200 of us were given call-up letters out of the remaining 2500 students. Now a very close friend of mine who was also a Christian was not among and had to wait till November. Were the others who had to wait sinners and why did God not answer their own prayer? (I will address this question later). These are verifiable facts and you can ask anyone who went for service in June 2013 from LAUTECH.

Another experience I would love to share happened in February 2016 about how I got a job after over a year of trying. I had a plan to go for my masters in GIS because I did my internship at my school’s GIS lab and was convinced it’s the field for me to pursue my career. However, I needed to get working experience to improve my chances as I planned to apply to some schools in Germany due to the free tuition. I searched online for such firms around Lagos and got 3 addresses I was planning to visit. I had spent a lot searching for jobs and it was starting to get frustrating, so on this fateful day, I left home for surulere where the first firm was located. I also called the 2 other firms on my way, one of them did not pick the phone while the other told me there was no vacancy, when I reached the one at surulere, I was told that they don’t have space to take me.

I remembered walking down Ogunlana drive and I was so dejected and paraphrased a scripture to God “I have toiled all day and I have caught nothing” Luke 5:5 and I simply heard that voice in my spirit quoting verse 4 back to me so I called back the previous one that did not pick but again I heard no response, as I got to under the bridge at Ogunlana drive where there is a checkpoint, the man called me back, I explained my situation to him, then he asked me to come and see him in his office the following day, we chatted and he asked me to come and resume immediately without collecting my CV. My plan was to also get experience even if it meant no pay but thank God I received a pay to cater for my transport, feeding and I could also save and send some money to my younger brother in school.

To me, the bible is not just some words on paper but when the Holy Spirit breaths on it in my heart, it becomes so powerful than the greatest forces in the physical and spiritual.

Permit me to also share this particular incident when I was having my IT, I had stayed back in school to do the IT in my department in obedience to the instruction I received. There was a bookshop in town I had gone to look for a particular book and I was told the book was N4500 and I was waiting for when I will have the total amount to go and purchase this book. On this particular day, I heard the same voice in my spirit telling me to get up now and go to the bookshop to buy the book, all the money I had to spare that day was 4200, I was a bit hesitant because I would still need a transport fare of 100 naira to and fro but I decided to obey that voice within me.

I got a taxi to take me to where the bookshop was and when the driver got to the bus stop before where I was going, I was the only passenger left in the car and the man apologized that he will have to turn at that junction to go to another place he needs to be urgently. The place was just about 100 meters to where I was going, so I alighted and gave the man the fare but he insisted he will not take it, I told him not to worry and take it but the man refused, so I thanked him and trekked to the seminary where the bookshop was located.

On getting there, I discovered that they were having a conference and there were various book selling stands (I had no previous idea such a thing was going on) so I approached one where I saw the particular book I was looking for and the seller told me it was 4100, I nearly cried as I was awed by how caring God was about little details of my life, then the man asked what I was doing, I told him I am a student and he said he’s very glad when he sees students and youths reading books in this generation, then he returned 100 naira to me making it 4000 naira I paid for the book, water kept dripping from my eyes on my way back because I came to appreciate the supernatural way God was leading me even if it was not “spectacular” as what many people (including me) hoped to experience but I have come to see how divine those leadings were.

Time and space will not permit me to share many other events such as the circumstances surrounding my coming to Germany, how deliverance comes from “merely” teaching the bible, my NYSC experiences, how God told me to watch and see who my real father is when I had some issues with my dad and he did not send any money to me in school for 8 months (that was the period I had money most in school), how God disciplines me when I go wrong, the encounter I had with God’s word and has made me to never fall sick or use a drug since 2008 up till this moment even though I was a frequent patient of malaria before then.

I also remember how my roommate on campus then was delivered from High BP (about 4 of us knew about it on campus) when a word of knowledge came from the pulpit when a guest minister mentioned there was a young man in the meeting who had high blood pressure and that it has been taken away. He had been to the hospital like 4 times for about a year and they kept on telling him he still had it before the ministration. The next time he went to the hospital to check, it was gone, he said the doctor kept on telling him they would keep observing to see how real his miracle was. My friend got married last Saturday and he still does not have any High BP up till now.

Or is it about a blind man that got to see when we went for an outreach and a “common” brother in the fellowship prayed for him.
I am not saying that God has answered all my prayers as that would be a lie or all his revelations have been palatable. I remembered when he showed me that one of my mum’s siblings would die that year, I informed my mum and I started praying about it but it still happened few months after that as her eldest sibling suddenly slumped and died at the age of 62. Many other times, I have prayed for people’s healing but they still do not get it. It doesn’t change the fact that He is God or powerless, the truth is that no man can fully comprehend God or know what he knows but I am content to always appreciate the little knowledge I have of and from him.

My submission is that anyone who tries to fully know/explain God will lose his mind but anyone who ignores Him will lose his soul, thus, I am content with Deut 29:29. He is the creator and is never subject to the wishes, prayers, wills, emotions, needs of his creation even though he responds to them as a responsibility.

My aim is not to start another argument over whether He exists or not but to give my own personal testimony of my experience with him. Even if any man comes up with “logical” reasons for such experiences, it doesn’t change the fact that they are yet real to me and I keep on getting assurances of His love for me as a father. My experiences with God also does not make others who do not have such less of a Christian as I’ve come to discover they also have an experience of God which I’ve never had

All the accounts I have shared with you are first hand experiences and you have the choice to believe or disbelieve them, it still doesn’t change God or whether they are true or not but I know whom I have believed, the things I have seen, touched and handled in my walk with Him and am convinced that He lives forevermore. Shalom

Wow bro I totally believe with what you have written up there....both the seen and unseen part of it. Pls bros, how can I have this kind of relationship with God. I am a logical and spiritual person. I don't believe things on face value,but from my little experience (as a baby xtian) that God is more real than we can imagine and he does not owe anybody explanation.

How can I know him beyond the ordinary, without distraction?
His words (bible) carry supernatural power, I have experienced a bit of it...How can I av it's revelation and understanding power ?

I think God and his ways is something worth knowing and understanding .......

cHAII I remember my unit at work visited that place in January 2014.......We were determined to get to the 7th ground. Omo many of us got there, even plump ladies with determination. It was indeed fun-filled.

uzuede4:
Op, if u are not comfortable with her religion, look for a wife in your own religion and leave her alone.

Breathe in and out (2ce)..Now go back up there, gently and carefully read what the Op has written and comment appropriately.

Thank me later!

Guy, you have failed the first test. But you can still make up for the remaining later. Stop feeling like she's above your league.

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Are you sincere with your intentions?
2. Do you have a steady job?
3. Do you have drive and ambition?
4. Where do you even see yourself in the next 5yrs?

Bros, if you can convincingly answer those questions with enough positivity, I assure you, you can marry Barack Obama's daughter.
So do not let the comment of all those small small girls up there discourage you, those girls are still young and naive, they know little about life.

Do not hesitate to ask her for friendship and pls, do not appear desperate.

If she says no, just lock up and move on. Plenty tilapia dey inside ocean. If one car no go benin, plenty fine cars go still go.

I'm beginning to think that this suicidal thing is spiritual....cos suicide thoughts does not just come in one day, it takes time and occur in stages. People around such people would even notice signs such as withdrawal, moodiness and loss of appetite to live. But the cases we see today leaves no trace of such . I think snake has hand inside.

OPCNAIRALAND:
certain things are predictable for 2019:
1. Ohanaeze is going to come out and declare 100% support for Atiku and call out that any Ibo who does not vote Atiku is a bast.a.rd. They will give the support without any negotiation and tradings for the position of VP. Even if they ask for VP, realizing Ibo political deficits across the nation, Atiku is likely to look elsewherw for VP.

2. Nwabueze, Ekwueme and their hosts of leaders will come out and complain that Buhari has marginalized Ibos and thats why Atiku got their endorsements. This will further fire up their supporters who will castigate Atiku as anti West and anti North but pro East and that he has promised them a referendum on Biafra if he wins.

3. Atiku has competed in every election since 93 to become President and failed in each one. He is hungry for that position and will tilt to anyone that can get him in. He has realized what Tinubu can do and will approach Jagaban for help. Jagaban has learnt, with Buhari, the dos and donts of alliance with North. Obj and Tinubu have reconciled but not Atiku. Tinubu will hold Atiku's nose to the fire. The conditions will be too hard for Atiku to accept. He may have to switch to Oshiomhole with offer of VP.

4. Atiku is a personification of corruption and theivery. Those Governors that came to government house with intention to get rich quick but has been reined by Buhari's anti corruption crusade and a lot of their bank rollers wil jump camp, abandon Buhari and form new party under Atiku. Same goes for Senators and Reps.

5. If Atiku is able to satisfy Jagaban's demands and secure his support, all the thieves with money hidden away and those almost bankrupt by Buhari will see new horizon to return to business of corruption as usual and will pump plenty of money in. Likewise, foreigners who benefitted under a regime of corruption but are finding it hard to get contracts under Buhari will also aid Atiku.

6. Either way we look at it, Soludo is deffinitely going to be in Atiku's cabinet. Soludo is pro Yoruba and may succeed in convincing West to relax and give some reliefs for infrastructural developments in East.

7. Corruption and free looting will return big time but Atiku will use secret agencies to persecute perceived enemies instead of turning them to fight criminals.

Bros, brilliant analysis. But note this. ...that desperado called ATIKU will never rule this Country.

Adanna86:
I dey Intrepid how far na?

I dey o omalincha....the spirit of God just told me to tell you i am your friend o. If you believe , should I pm you,

Adanna86:
Lol I don't have to look at the bobos shaa the bobos look at me

Hello pretty Ada. .....tell me you are good.

MrayNgozi:
@Kellibae okay im the ceo of maynaija good night from here my bed is calling me

What do you do, Madam?

[quote author=Aigbofa post=51382661]I agree with you about Abati. I was surprised he became mute under Jonathan. Telling it as it is and politics do not mix.[/quot

Yes you are right, I was angry and sad about his time at Aso Rock. But my Dad who made fall in love with Abatis article many years ago said, you can't be criticising a house you love in, no cos you are hypocritical but cos you owe the house the duty of care,so rather than critic you find ways to solve problems,silently. I think we need to stop hailing critics but rather problem solver.

masterpiece86:
A nice piece. You have said it all. Forming new political parties and recycling leaders is not the answers to our mounting problems, in as much as party politics remain on patronage, religion, ethnicity, tribalism etc we'll keep running from pillar to post. 98% of Nigeria politicians are ONLY after their selfish interest in politics relegating the interests of the electorates to the background.

I Think Nigerians are wiser Now....!!

Hmmm...I tot no one read it, but you did. Majority of those that will pass one or two useless comments will not even read it at all. The laziness to read intelligent articles like this amongst the youth is a direct indicator of the direction the country is going.

Op ...you are very right about this.....to even stretch it further, it annoys me to no length when you see single ladies frolicking around married men, most especially at work places. They role together to an extent that as a sharp guy you could tell that they are gbenshin each other. And you'll be like is she mad, but she knows he's married now?

But our world as turned in to rubbish, where sexual discipline as been delisted from the menu of decency and dignity.

Like a colleague will say, "I pity those of you that are not married yet, you'll have to choose from amongst the over used lots......."

Hmmm...so so on point...

Masikay:
Yes. You would be very wrong, because I haven't had any bitter marriage experience. I haven't even had any marriage experience at all. And I assure you my parents were okay. Still are actually.
Yea yea.. We all need to love and be loved. The thing is.. I don't think its that necessary to marry this person. I mean.. What if this person messes up? Marriage is an eternal bond (even though of late people treat it merely as advanced dating, breaking up and getting together at the slightest provocation) I dunno.. The thought of being eternally tethered (with no means of escape mind you, because I don't believe in divorce either) to a flawed human is just very scary
Maybe one day I'll find someone who'll make me think about the whole marriage thing, but right now? Nah..

Hmmm...thanks for the explanation, I think I get your point. I could infer you are filled with fear of commitment. The fear of being committed by law and trust to a fallible human that is wired with elements of betrayal and maltreatment. I still believe your views are borne out of others experience, maybe. free your mind from the fear of hurt and enjoy love; the best life has to offer.
Peace!

Masikay:
Depends on the type of person.
There are the open minded ones, who do not believe in gender roles. So the guy is a carpenter and won't be able to provide lavishly for their kids. Who cares? After all she's well to do and can afford to take the whole family abroad. These ones wouldn't think about the guys job at all. As far as they're in love, she's okay.

There are the strictly archaic ones. Who strongy believe in gender roles and punishments for the offenders. He earns only 30 thousand a month!?!? Who will give her money to buy hollandis wrapper and matching gele? Who will pay the kids school fees? God forbid she forks out a dime for the house keeping. These ones will not even consider them as "boyfriend material" talkless husband.

Then there are people like me. Who don't believe in the marriage thing in the first place.

@ boldened: with due respect for your view and curiosity for your standpoint....Would I be wrong to say that people of such view are either product of broken homes or bitter experiences from bad marriage. Why do I say so? Every human has been created to naturally long for a partner, a compliment, a soul mate and maybe a co-sojourner in the journey of life. Why would anyone feel strongly about being a lone-ranger?

On another thought, is it that such people do not have sexual and sensual needs or is it that they belong to the class of "all keys for any door"?......just wondering

No sane person will cry that projects aim at spreading development across Nigeria is being initiated. Yorubas have no problem with the development of the east, infact it is good news to them, if you understand what i mean. YORUBAs don't hate....we know the children of hate and victim.

Sanchez01:
LOL... So you actually believed that? What is the relationship of Epe with core parts of Lagos? Epe that is on the outskirt and almost in Ogun state.

I haven't really thought about it before though but I know Alausa used to be 'Abúlé Jogunosinmi', which later changed to 'Abúlé Tapa' and much later to 'Alausa', due to the influx of the Hausas. Unfortunately, our poor record keeping culture would be a primary reason why the name Ikeja may not really move us since its origin is unknown to almost all Lagosians.

IKEJA is said to be named after an Awori hunter known as Akeja Onigorun. He was a successful hunter who was celebrated within the Awori clan of the Yoruba people, hence the present name Ikeja the state government seat of Lagos. This is just one of the many stories backing the origin however, no octogenarian or historian till tomorrow has been able to come on TV to explain the name. Again, it goes ahead to show how bad we are at keeping records as a people.

Bros I do not know of historical records you have stated but I doubt if you are right on the simple reason that you are wrong about your story on 'Alausa' ....Go to Lagos radio the right pronouncuation is "the owner of awusa' ....Awusa is that local fruit you eat and your mouth taste bitter if you drink water afterward....it has nothing to do with the Northerners AT ALL....

Hmmmmm....we are watching

SAMUELS3:
You can only cancel appointment once, I did this recently.

click schedule appointment option, put old password and email address, after you login, you will see Cancel appointment at the top right hand corner. Click it, then reschedule just as the former one.

Thank you Boss...I'll do that this evening.

FSBoperator:
Yoruba you can do nothing!

Why can't the Yorubas come out and declare the true intentions of their meeting instead of using one fake economic summit as a guise? This shows how cowardly your leaders are.

And what I know from yoruba history of treachery, in this same meeting, many Afonjas will take the outcome to buhari to betray their own people.

This is just a dance of shame and we are loving it

You are so pathetic.....please tell me where your tribes chest beating has led you? political oblivion....You need to learn the art of war...it is beyond chest beating. I know you can and your lots can not comprehend Intellectual war, it has to be physical.

I see that some children of tyranny have invaded this thread. They are so pained and are crying more than the bereaved. betrayal, alignment and re-alignment is not a new thing in politics. It happens everywhere in the world, not in Nigeria alone. But unlike some children of hate and bigotry who will rather sit down and cry over spilled milk, South West would rise above the tide, as we have done many times. Some people are still crying about 1967 cos they are d.u.m.b and s.t.e.w.p.i.d.

Is anybody seeing what I am seeing. APC Governors are meeting today in Kano but South West Governors are meeting to day in Ibadan. I can see the hand writing on the wall.

Deal Gurus in the house, please help a brother.

I scheduled an interview for Wednesday 30th November, but for some reasons I might not be able to make it.

Please how can I cancel and re-schedule for another date.

I need this information urgently.

You all should continue to deal your mouth in a woman's private part, okay. Do you know the number of enzymes the woman core generates? Even the cleanest of them all is a beehive of enzymes. We will be hear to donate for you people's surgery when cancer come knocking. The best way to satisfy youself and partner is to do away with stupid illicit films that promotes bizarre demand. The only thing created for the veejay is d.i.c.k .....my ten kobo

PaulIdu:
For an Iranian man to happily give his daughter to a West African man ,my people I tell you there is really little money cannot do

Actually, there is nothing it can't do. Even if you know aw to use it, it can secure you passport to heaven.....I hope you understand my point.

.n

OZAOEKPE:
Atiku just got my vote for 2019..... He is indeed the man of the people, a man that can unite Nigerians

You know the political elites sstealing are money day and night are not really the problem of this nation but gullible masses like you and I are the cog in the wheel of this country. Please give me one reason you got from his presence at the radio station to earn such accolade from you.

Please when are we, Nigerians gonna start using our brains? Because he's romancing the easterners for personal gain you are hailing him.

If Americans reason like this, that country would be worse than Somalia today.

nNEOo:
Well my boy friend did that to me I was lying right next to them with my phone in the same bed
I did it to him once so he revenged
His girl was telling him that it not fair moving her hands toward my dick
I turn my back when all I wanted was to stick my d*** down her throat

Omg!!!

Seun:
A witch or wizard is a person who has been granted supernatural powers by 'the devil' and uses them to perpetrate evil against other people.

I don't believe that 'the devil' exists. I don't believe that supernatural powers exist. Consequently, I don't believe witches could possibly exist.

When I read about women and children being beaten and killed for "witchcraft", I feel terrible because I know they're almost certainly innocent.

Do you disagree with me? If so, please share with me the evidence you've come across that has convinced you that witchcraft is real. Thanks.

I know you don't believe so many things exist,even God. Unfortunately for humans existence of supernatural or metaphysical things are totally independent of our belief. Contrary to what you may think, I do not blame anyone for disbelief . But I pray for you and the other lots that you'll have a firsthand experience of these diabolical powers, afterall experience is the best teacher .

Even the two holy books agree on the fact that the physical is controlled by the spiritual realm.

The only way to confirm all these is to experience it. May you all be spiritually aflicted for experience sake.

kingjabz:
Na lie
Is not funny

Bros na joke joor