Greater Love (Valentine)

It is Valentine again, a time to show love to the very special people in your life. In this season of giving love, what love could be greater than that which is between lovers, families and partners?

“Greater love has no one than this, that he should lay down his life for his friends” Jhn 15:13

The only kind of love that is greater than all the forms of love the world is accustomed to is the God-kind of love. It is the love that is greater than any known love.

The God-kind of love which is the greatest forms of love is what Christ demonstrated to us by laying down his life for all man kind.

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” Rom 5:8.

You may seem fulfilled at the moment but without Jesus, you can’t truly know what it means to be truly loved. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son…”

As you celebrate this Valentine day…… Celebrate the God-kind of Love

As you show your love to your friends and families… Remember Jesus

Valentine may just be a day out of 365 days, but Jesus loves you everyday in 365 days. So if you are celebrating valentine and you haven’t really accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, now is the best time to do so…. All it takes is for you to sincerely ask Him to come into your life and He will personally visit you.

We at The M.E.A.L Platform is celebrating the God-kind of love this Valentine.

God bless you for Reading.                                                                            Happy Val’s Day.

TitiOluwatosin

It's a New year and with a look back at 2017, the journey so far, all I can say is "Titi Ni Oluwatosin" meaning "Forever God is worthy to be served".
I was inspired by the Hashtag of my friend's wedding last year while chatting with her some days ago to write this short thought.

#TitiOluwatosin

When we started the journey, I never knew I would call upon you.

When it started becoming sweet, I never knew I would be needing you.

When it started going rough, It never occurred to me that it was you that I only needed.

Yet you were always there
Yet you always cared
Yet you never got tired of waiting.

What manner of Man is this they said, who never gets angry even when we don't pay him his dues, even when we reject and insult Him.

What manner of Man is this who keeps calling in a still small voice so as to avoid disturbing our seemingly perfect life.

Then I called out in my despair to the unknown God, and you made me knew that you knew me right from the start.

You made me know that even if I never knew You, You knew me and that you are Yahweh.

My joy knew no bounds since you accepted me with all my pride and guilts, even though people stil wondered that what manner of Man is this who is Holy but still wine and dine with a sinner like me.

My joy knew no bounds since you brought me Love like no other.

Somewhere in my heart, I thought of the journey so far, I looked for words to qualify my present situation, then I heard the words "Titi ni Oluwa to sin".

I listened again and I heard it over and over again.

I looked at my life, my past, my present, my future.
I realized there has only been just one person. You.

TitiOluwatosin- The God who never gets tired of me.
TitiOluwatosin- The one who has stood by me all time.
TitiOluwatosin- The God who has made me know peace and joy.
TitiOluwatosin- The God whom I'll serve all the days of my life.

#TitiOluwatosin.

I take this space to celebrate the grace of God in the love story of a family I admire. Mr and Mrs Oluwatosin Afolayan. Who owns the Hashtag.

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Happy new year once again from Me.

Welcome to 2018

It's a New year, and I want to officially welcome you into the year.
It's another year with New and improved resolution from we at Adeyeni's Pen.
The one and only resolution for 2018 is  to ensure that we post articles that will be life changing and inspiring to everyone who comes across our blog. For this we pray to God for strength, wisdom, unction and power to achieve.

This is to officially welcome you all once again into 2018.
The theme for the year 2018 is "Letting God Lead Rather Than Following You".

We will be posting more on this theme as the Lord leads this year.

Thank you for visiting today, we hope to see more of your visit through the year.

Happy New Year
From Me
Adeyeni Gabriel Ajayi
Freelance writer.

12Days of Christmas

It's Christmas season again and I personally want to celebrate the love of my life, the only one who deemed it fit to die for me.
His birth was for my freedom and his death was for my liberation.
He gave me a gift which is now my true love... My true love is the Word, because it's never changed over time.

Here's what I've learned from my true love over the course of the year.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love said to me... Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love said to me, it's going to be a boy.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love said to me, the baby is coming.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love said to me, it's a boy.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love said to me, he's name is Immanuel.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love said to me, he's gone to save the world.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love said to me, He's come to set the captive free.

On the eight day of Christmas, my true love said to me, he's gone to heal the brokenhearted.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love said to me, He's been arrested for mankind's sake.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love said to me he'll be crucified for my sins.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love said to me, he's risen from the tomb.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love said to me, he'll come again soon to take me home.

After my true love made all this known to me..  I realize that Christmas is not the time to wine and dine but a time to reflect on my life and judge if the essence of Jesus birth is still valid in my life.

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the birth of him who died in their place.

Fè-mi

*Fè-mi (The Proposal)*

*Sister*: Fè-mi
*Femi*: what?
*Sister*: Yes you heard me.

 *Femi* : Why should you say such a thing, you are a respectable young vibrant sister and also firebrand, hope you know what you are saying?.

 *Sister* : I perfectly know what I am saying, I have been waiting for you for the past two years
I keep watching and waiting for day you would come up to me and say, sister, you are the will of God for my life, would you love to walk this journey with me?
Instead, everytime you come, you keep counting the ceiling, you keep looking at the albums,
You keep stammering,
You keep saying don't bother, I have nothing to say.
I have gone back to the place of prayer many a times but I keep seeing just you.
Do you want me to die waiting?
Do you want me to become a laughing stock among the sisters?

 *Femi* : But what happened to the tradition that forbids a Lady from proposing to a man?
What happened to all the proposal seminars where you keep hearing that you must wait for me?

 *Sister* : who traditions EPP?
Tradition! Tradition!
Tradition my foot, I know what's mine and I won't let you waste away.

Marriage seminar! so you can mention that too, did they tell you to keep shivering and backing out whenever you walk up to God's will?

 *Femi* : Ahh, sister, you should take it easy, I am still waiting for the perfect time ni.

 *Sister* : No don't worry, every time right from when we were still in school was the right time.
Everytime we walked home after fellowship was the right time, but you kept kicking the dust.
Everytime we were at the eatery together was the right time but you keep munching pies like that's the reason you took me out.
Everytime we went to the library to read alone was the right time, but you keep facing your book like you were really serious with it.

 *Femi* : But I can't believe this, I believe you are making a mistake somewhere.

 *Sister* : No, I am not, six times you have told me you wanted to tell me something and each time your lips keep vibrating like it's on massage machine.
And all you would say is don't worry, I just wanted to see if you were alright.

 *Femi* : but I was going to say it today.

 *Sister* : Say what? After you have already done all  your rehearsals before coming and your liver still failed you, and just now yu said let's be going, you now said you were going to say it.
See Bro Femi, if you don't propose right now don't ever call me again, don't even greet me if you see me, infact just forget about me.

 *Femi* : ahh, I will talk. *Sweat trickling down his head* ehm ehm
Goes down on one knee and says
Please forgive me for all the times I kept you waiting, I have known that you are God's will for my life for the past four years but wasn't sure you have also gotten the message and I feared getting a negative response.

*Wipes the sweat off his forehead*
Please Sister, the spirit of the Lord is telling me that you are my life partner, please I will like you to also pray about it because I have my conviction that you are the one.

 *Sister* : Pray kwa, me that I have been waiting for you like kilode, even this morning sef the holy spirit still showed you to me. I agree jare.

Femi stands up and can't believe he had just done what he had been afraid to do for the past 13months.

 *Moral* : The holy spirit won't propose for you, you have to be man enough to do it.

Brothers please stop wasting sisters time.
Stop using text messages to woo sisters, once you are sure of your conviction, don't waste anytime to propose.

This is dedicated to Femi Abowaje, the inspiration behind the write-up.

Happy birthday Bro.

Fè-mi( the proposal)
Written by
Adeyeni Gabriel Ajayi
Freelance writer

When Life Happens

When Life Happens

You've got good plans and motives.
You aim for high places.
You pray for good times.
You hope for a greater tomorrow.
But what happens to all of such plans when Life Happens?

You have dreams of a bright future.
You pray for a perfect partner.
You picture a happy forever after home.
But what happens to all of such when Life Happens?

You want to be Loved.
You crave to be relevant.
We wish to be irreplaceable.
But what happens to all of such when Life Happens?

You wish to be influential.
You pray to be famous.
You want your prints to be seen on the sands of time even after you are gone.
But what happens to all of such when Life Happens?

What happens when Life gives a setback to our assumed perfect future.
When Life makes our fairytale home becomes a battlefield.
When Life discard us like trash.
When Life reduces us to nothing.

When Life Happens is
when things don't go our way
When it doesn't look good to us.
When it doesn't work for us.

When Life Happens
All people show us is sympathy
When Life Happens
All people show is our mistakes.

When Life Happens
All we need is Empathy
All we need is Care
All we need is Love
All we need is Revival

When Life Happens
All we need is Jesus
He's the only one who can show you Empathy
He's the only one who truly cares for you
He's the only one who loves you dearly
He's the only one who can revive you and your situation.

Life Happened
to the widow of Nain
To the wedding at Cana
To Dorcas of Joppa
But they all met with Jesus Christ and there situation was rescued.

You don't have to wait till Life Happens to you before calling out to Jesus.
He's right here with you
Call on to him today and happen to life before life happens to you.

One Step at a Time

One step at a time

Unsteady steps precedes  steady and firm steps.

Shaky fingers precedes firm grips.

Nothing has ever been well furnished right from start.

No man was born a hero in one day.

No leader took hold of power in one attempt.

It all began with one step at a time
It all began with one decision before the other
It all started with one idea before the action.

The road to success may seem far at sight, but with one step at a time, you will look back and realize you've come a long way from the starting point.

Don't despise little beginning, embrace one step at a time.

Don't covet high places, be content with taking one step at a time.

Salvation took thousands of years to be manifested but every man right from Adam till John the Baptist was part of Jesus's one step at a time.

One step at a time and you will appreciate the gains of success.

One step at a time and you will know what it takes to become a leader.

One step at a time and your results will stand the test of time.

One step at a time.

Adeyeni Gabriel Ajayi
Freelance writer
Adeyeni's Pen.