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Birthdays : A child of mercy!

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Hiya!😊 A pleasant day it is, ain't it? How has it been at your end? I hope you still remember to smile and cut yourself some slack? Birthdays are a special time of the year. They remind us that we're growing older, but they also symbolize how far we've come. ... When we celebrate someone's birthday we're not only celebrating the length of their life, but we celebrate how much they've grown in the past year. (Copied) I recently added a year and to commemorate the celebration, I decided to do a lot of introspection . I realized I didn't want to celebrate it so, I had a few friends write letters to me. And trust me, a hard girl like me was moved to tears. Not because I didn't believe the words they penned down but I got to see myself through the lens of others. As the year was beginning, I wasn't feeling pumped and I was led to read Psalm 136. And this I found out, "We endure difficult people in our lives. We endure work we don't enjoy. So whe

Intercessors

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Hi, a beautiful day it is, yeah? Welcome to November. How are things coming along? Indulge me a bit as today's message comes. Have you ever bargained with traders at the market? How did that feel? Especially when you felt you were about to be exploited. Now imagine bargaining with God? The funny thing is, we do this skillfully. I love the man Abraham because of how he went ahead to transact with God over Sodom and Gomorrah. He went on from 50 to 10 with soft speech. Have you ever wondered why he stopped at 10?  For me, I believe that's because he expected Lot to have raised at least 10 accountable people who God can count on. Sadly, that wasn't so. We move on in our day-to-day lives not caring about other people. We all are guilty of this. But for whom can we intercede? Whose lives can you hold the hands of God for? Don't you think the celebration in Heaven would be more beautiful if they tagged along? Remember that God only gives what we ask for. Go ahead and ask him f