DEAR PAPA

This lesson cost me… literally! So… I had to go to the cold store in my neighbourhood and my budget was GH¢200. As I got dressed, I made a mental note of what I was going to get and what I’d buy in the market with the change. As I prepared to leave, I put my money in my back pocket and some tissue in my front pocket. I heard ever so faintly: “Put the money in your front pocket and put the tissue in the back pocket”. I felt that wasn’t really necessary. After all, I was going on a walk that was less than 500m away from my house. I got to the cold store, placed my order, and I confidently reached into my back pocket for my money as I was told the total price of my purchase. “That can’t be right”, I said to myself in disbelief as I searched frantically for the 200 cedi note I had put there. All I felt was an empty pocket and guess what? There was a small hole in the pocket! Oh no!! I didn’t want to believe that I had lost my money. After a few seconds of trying to convince myself that I...

Dear Papa, I tried… I really did! You know it’s been a struggle to stay away but I guess it’s true that a leopard cannot change it’ s spots. I thought these desires were supposed to be dead. Am I not crucified with Christ? So why are these thoughts engulfing my mind and why can’t I stop these desires? People seem to have a formula for what I need to do and what I need to change but they can’t see the war that is brewing in my heart and mind. The thoughts flood in like a tsunami and I feel like I’m about to lose control. Who can help me? Who can save me? It looks like there’s no way out! Am I truly more than a conqueror? It sure doesn’t feel like that right now. I will lift my eyes to the hills and hope with all that I’ve got that I will lay hold of the help You freely give. When I feel overwhelmed and have no words to say, may my heart speak a language that can only be understood by You. Away from prying eyes and lips that are quick to give counsel, may I hear Your voice in the sti...

Crash After crash After crash Like the waves of the sea live in a world of their own, Your love crashes over me and overwhelms me No limits, no boundaries,  Never ending, unstoppable,  You’d do everything, To make sure that I find my way back home I could never earn it, and deserving it is a far stretch Who am I that You love me so much? Why do you keep pursuing me? I run and hide   And You, the All-Knowing King,  Wait for me to return to Your loving arms Where can I hide from Your presence? You want a love that is pure and true A love that isn’t forced or volatile  Soft, yet firm Bold, yet tender You make me whole I come alive when I'm with You Love lives here.

Do you know that this is the bank with the most assets? It is the wealthiest bank on earth. The product this bank trades in is frequently on the lips of many but only a few are willing to either invest in it or withdraw from it. It is full of many unsaid “I love yous”. Calls that were never made and messages that were never sent. Visits that never happened, and many regrets and unspoken words are locked away in it. This bank only thrives when the measure of deposits is equal to the measure of withdrawals.  The truest intention of the Father for anyone who has an account in this bank is bankruptcy… I guess this is one of those ‘using the foolish things of this world to confound the wise’ phenomena. The only way we can understand this is to come to the realization that we cannot love others if God has not empowered us to do so. And we can only be empowered to love when we accept God’s love for us. When we go beyond a performance-based kind of love and accept the Father’s love, we won...