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Welcome to the beloved month of March. This is the month that women get celebrated most.

I know we are half-way through the month but how predictable would I be to welcome you to new month right at the beginning of it? That’s what everyone else does! 😛

The title in essence would have been “Marching on in March” but once again, how predictable do you think I am?

The message I want to pass across to you is, we march on! Aluta!

Random question: How many of you buy grapes that carry you along for days to come? Or am I the only one who eats a whole pack the same day (or even an hour after) I buy them? I am currently eating my last bunch of grapes as I type this.

February was a tough month for me. I waltzed into 2024 expecting a smooth glide into the year, then bam! God hit me with my first spiritual battle of the year. A battle so heavy that it bordered legal recourse. No one ever prepares you for the emotional and psychological distress that a dispute takes you through. I experienced high highs, low lows, anger, sadness, physical and mental exhaustion. I wanted to cancel my subscription to adulthood then I remembered that it was irrevocable.

One day, I was chilling, minding God’s business and the next, I find myself at a law firm seeking legal advice. Who could fathom? What I do appreciate is that when God takes to through a test, you become much stronger. In 2022, my mental health was in the trenches but once God takes you through one trial, He prepares you for the next battle.

Get up, and eat, for the journey is too long for you [without adequate sustenance]

1 Kings 19:7 AMP

Last year was my year of rest. I was chilling and smooth sailing through everything. Little did I know that God was letting me rest ahead of the journey He had set for me this year! In His wisdom, He saw that it was time to get me back into the battlefield!

Here’s what happened…

A corporate giant came at me mud-slinging; and these were gravely defamatory allegations.

I was perplexed and I called my mama.

My mama was shocked too, like “What in the name of atrocities is this?” I was dumbfounded. In Swahili, there is a saying that goes, “kubali yaishe” which is loosely translated to mean “accept and let it end ” and when I spoke to my papa, he felt that that was a good approach given that I had no chances against the corporate giant. My parents were worried that a corporate giant had come for the blood of their sweet, little girl. For a split moment, I was intimidated. I started sweating.

I was almost caving in children of God but then I shelved the thought since I was preparing for a sleepover at Koki’s. Every fibre of my being wanted to cancel the sleepover and just stay at home in bed but we had planned the date two months in advance. How do I cancel last minute?

I stuck with my commitment and went for the sleepover but I was definitely not good company at all. I was uncharacteristically sleepy and wanted to stay in. Koki had planned an elaborate itinerary for me and I felt like such a buzz kill for not being equally enthusiastic. It was evident that something was bugging me and I shared with her what was weighing me down. Koki gave her wisdom on the matter and prayed with me. I went home thereafter and as soon I walked into my living room, I was bombarded with an emotional cocktail of sadness and anger.

I called my mentor and explained the situation to him and this man of God “carried my matter for head” as the Nigerians would say, and he is Nigerian actually. [ I told you West Africans stay winning 😉 ] He booked me a session with his lawyer and would always follow up on the matter for me and with me. God bless him.

An emotional rollercoaster cannot begin to describe how I went through the motions. I got a deeper understanding of why my guy David wrote the Psalms the way he did.

Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalms 3:7 NIV

I was like, “Lord, I know some people whose teeth You can break right about now.” Some folks can be crazy I tell you [rolls eyes]. The MSG version feels a commentary from a WWE wrestling match:

Up, GOD! My God, help me! Slap their faces, First this cheek, then the other, Your fist hard in their teeth!

Psalms 3:7 MSG

Trust David to get the descriptions right. The way he painted this scenario to God so vividly, he must have broken a couple of sets of teeth before.

Look, this is the man who brought two hundred foreskins to Saul and could use a sword with both his right and left hand. Why do you think God told David that he had too much blood on his hands?

But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’

1 Chronicles 28:3 NASB

David was not one to mess with. He was a man of war! He could use a stone (ask Goliath), a sword, break teeth or whatever, but one thing was certain, that his opponents would always go down!

 David would kill everyone, men and women, so that no one could go back to Gath and report what he and his men had really done. This is what David did the whole time he lived in Philistia.

1 Samuel 27:11 GNT

The lawyer’s office became my second home as I had appointments as often as three to four times a week. Geez. I count it all joy though. My mentor told me that God knew this experience would happen, and that I should ask Him what His lesson is for me.

I find it amusing how I am recapitulating this experience from a funny perspective. There’s a time I broke down in church when I had gone for choir practice. I started sobbing at the altar. The worship pastor came and embraced me then the flood gates of my tears were unleashed.

but…

God does not want me to write this from a sappy point of view. That was so 2022 hehehe. 😛 Right now, God is looking at me like, “You know what to do chile.”

Remember when God gave Moses a serious wake up call? That was God to me this time round.

And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.

Exodus 14:15 NKJV

In other words, God was telling Moses, “What do you expect me to do bruh?” LOL!

I was either pissed or sad (or both) for most of February; but I thank God for His Word that always offers solace, wisdom and comfort.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:2-6 NKJV

Yes, there were moments of God’s tough love, but He surrounded me with tenderness and support from His army of generals. I admit I was not the most pleasant to be around in February… Whew! I was physically and emotionally s.t.r.e.t.c.h.e.d out I tell you. Nonchalant took the most hits, but did so with so much grace, patience and understanding. Repaying evil with good.. hehehe! My mentor was relentless! He pushed hard even when I was almost giving up. God used him to get me back on the saddle each time. My lawyer was a good sport too. I think lawyers double up as psychologists too, or perhaps my particular one does. I have so many people to thank and appreciate; Steve, Kami, Koki, Cakes, Saru, my pastors, prayer partners, family…. You get a thank you, she gets a thank you, he gets a thank you, everybody gets a thank you!

In all things, I count it all joy. There is no test without a testimony. God has already overcome, I am just waiting to see the smashed teeth now. Hehehe!

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33 NKJV

People were (and still are) praying for me and with me, checking up on me and so much more. I do not take it for granted. I am deeply grateful. Glory be to the Lord Almighty.

The Lord has already won this, in Jesus’ Name, Amen. That is the end of the gist… for now. LOL.

One more thing, are you born again? If you believe that that Jesus is the One, True Saviour and that He died for your sins to set you free, please repeat the prayer below out loud:

Dear Lord,

Thank You for dying on the cross for me. I believe in my heart that you died and rose again and I confess with my mouth that You are Lord and Saviour in my heart and in my life. I denounce my former ways and choose to be Your child. Thank You for setting me free. I am now born again. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

If you need someone to pray with you, please comment below or reach out to me via Instagram. Let’s connect. 🙂

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Finally brethren, remember to brush your teeth before you sleep; because cavities and nasty morning breath are not your portion.

God loves you so much.

XO,

That Lady