Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Lioness ; Praying Woman



Hi Darlings, I almost missed doing this today but as they say ,  Passions speaks a different language.
Today we will be talking about ourselves women as spiritual beings (someone is wondering what this is about abi….pls just stay with me).
A lot of us got to where we are today by fluke not real handwork on our relationship with God – some of us got married to the right guy by grace,got the right job,met the right friends and even made the right decisions in very critical period by GRACE ! We have not really stopped awhile to listen at what God was saying or even if we could still hear him at all and mind you, this is something you don’t realize until you consciously think this through .  This is a tap for us to take our places in our homes (by this, I don’t mean wives & moms only o)


The Bible has made us to understand that we were created as a Help- Mate for the Man and what that says is that, before we came, it was apparent the Man couldn’t function exceedingly well (he could function but not exceedingly well) If that doesn’t give you a boost of Confidence then I’m lost. We are the pillars of our homes, we keep the home running in every situation- good, bad, bland!  And immediately we lose grip of this reality, we start observing some strange acts,results and even persons accessing our homes. No wonder Matt 12 : 29 ,Psalm 144 :12. It means that in our lives, our homes, career,children’s lives, we are very influential and if a temptation is going to come, it will not see the light of the day except God  allows  it !
How can we wield this influence to its maximum?

Faith : It is important we believe in God, his authority, power and his ability to do so much more than we ask. People who know me personally, will agree that I’m a planner- I plan  my Month, my next holiday, my weekend  etc.. but a couple of things have happened in the past that I believe God was just trying to say “Oya do your worst nah” or just plain “I am the God! Is there anything too hard…” and so I have gotten to realize that without Faith we can’t even start a conversation with God to know his plans for us  and also believe in those plans
Confession : Psalms 51 slays this part for me..no matter how you may have missed it, he is willing and able as long as we admit and confess. It helps to come through the blood of Jesus as nothing washes whiter. I  believe we all get bold and confident after acknowledging our sins and asking God for forgiveness. I do not think anyone is perfect as perfection only comes from God so do not beat yourself up when you miss the mark now and again. Moreover, did you ever come across that quote “ God calls the unqualifies and qualifies them” .

Adoration/Praise/Thanksgiving : Have you heard that God  dwells in the praises of his people Psalms 22 : 3  ...this means we must always be singing praises since we want his presence 24/7 . I don’t know about you but worshipping God just humbles me, it’s like a great opportunity and I do not take it lightly. It’s quite easy to get into the worship mode in church or a gathering but doing it on our own, we sometimes run out of gas and from books and testimonies,  I have learnt you can start by downloading your favourite worship songs, buying CD collections so this can be your lead when you are going solo. I don’t play with my Nicole Mullen, Donnie Mcclurkin , Frank Edwards, Women of Faith…please tell me  more. I have realized that most times, in this mode, prayers are answered, strongholds are brought down and breakthroughs happen Acts 16:  23- 26

Supplication/Intercession – There’s power in a praying woman no doubt. When you hold you home and other factors together with prayer, everything comes to its rightful place .Has your husband given you his prayer requests because he trusts your relationship with God ? Has he called you first when things started going left in a meeting, Have your siblings called you, not for money  or free ride but to put them in prayers.. I was so humbled when my friends hubby called to remind her of his prayer points on our way to a service sometimes back….remember we are pillars, take your place!!
Praying for yourself and for others isnt just for the sake of your needs but in doing that, you are actually obeying God  when he commanded “  Pray without ceasing”  1 Thess 5 : 16-18


Please share how you have been able to keep yourself ground through the ups and downs of life..We are all waiting to add to our long list .


46 comments:

  1. Wow!!
    Barbara I am so blown away with this write up !!
    You have touched the most important area to me, life isn't just looking good and all that but also remembering to feed our souls.
    I have learnt how to keep awhile during worship now. Thank you for inspiring.
    It's my first time here too��

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    1. Thanks Yeecah for your perspective..all areas which seem to be a challenge is important but of course our r/ship with God isn't available for comparison

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  2. Prayer..The foundation of all there is to be.

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  3. Prayer is our communication line with God. Inspired by this post. H.E

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  4. You don't know how much I needed a boost such as this. Yes I'm an Alhaja and I believe in the power of prayer. I'm so inspired and encouraged . God bless the work of your hand sis.

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    1. Am glad this is hitting home for you Alhaja.. God is God everywhere ! ,would have liked to pull out some verses from the Koran as well but the fear of blasphemy kept me!

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  5. Ohh my !!! Barbara dis post is for me "LOL' when I pray deeply and continuously I feel a great joy welling up in my heart, there is truly power in a praying woman no doubt.
    Barbara dear I really love your blogging platform trust me to visit regularly , keep up the good work dear.
    P.S : the red hair net woman "LOL"

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    1. @ red hair net ! Thanks Seun for stopping by..we all are conquerors thru prayers .

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  6. beautiful write up barbs! this reminds me of a book we all should read...woman you got an assignment!

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    1. Thanks Busola... I'll check for that .Have you read Praying Mom by Stormie ? it's another eye-opener

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  7. Singing praises to God gives me so much joy. In every thing I do I give it up to God, that's prayer too. But for me I believe that one of the greatest form of prayer aside singing is the way we treat people, you can never go wrong with that . with this post I am inspired to do more.

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    1. I agree totally Ugonma..lets treat people how we want to be treated!

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  8. I appreciate this Barbara u have been a great encouragement to me, Every women has a divine heritage in God. GOD said d seed of d women would bruise d devi Gen 3:15, dis means that every women has a seed that can bruise d enemy's head.
    The best way to build ur identity is through ur relationship with God.

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  9. Thanks Ades and thank you too for always stopping by with positivity!

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  10. Hmmmm! Soul lifting, spirit filling, exactly every woman is a gate keeper in her home. Barbara well done!

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  11. God bless you barbara. This is really very inspiring i must say. Nothing as seeing a well rounded woman.
    I usually run out of things to say when the prayer time gets long but with your idea I can last longer talking to my God. God bless you babe

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  12. Thanks Dunola..I'm glad you picked something good.
    Amen to your prayers and God bless you too

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  13. For me prayer is is a deposit,I'm so reaping my intrest rate in prayers.💃💃💃. Impressed by this write up . God bless d work Of ur hand BARBIE

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  14. That's a whole new insight for me Lanre...Deposit!
    Amen and you too dear

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  15. This is so inspiring.. Prayer kips my family going n the testimony is that"all that we needed his hands has provided". Am happy u sharE this. God bless u

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  16. The power of a praying woman!!! When I was younger it was hard to find prayer points but now ehn...I fire prayer on all cylinder! There is so much to pray for, and when I see results of my answered prayers, it shows that GRACE goes beyond sin. A praying woman is the back bone of the family never stop praying for your family

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    1. As in, the prayer points are endless ooo..lol

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  17. This is so on point.
    God will help us women straighten out priorities...
    Please when do you update your blog posts so we can be sure. You are so blessed dear!

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    1. Every woman needs that prayer Onyi! Everyday is a struggle...
      I'm aiming towards Wednesdays and Saturdays. For now, I'll still keep reminding everyone as much as I can until my schedule is set in stone.

      Thanks for always stopping by gal!

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  18. Prayer is what helps us get a balance. .I don't know what we would do without prayer, there's so much going on daily..praying and prayer time is the only"me time" some of us have..chic_momz

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    1. You are spot on Chic Momz...God strenghten us all

      Thanks for stopping by

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  19. Prayer is the master key most times I wonder how our father's say their prayers but Mother' pray without ceasing and that keeps us going. My thanks to Miss Barbara Arisekola for sharing with everyone her understanding of praying through the developmental stages of a child’s life, and also Family.

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    1. Thanks Gish! You know it's now Mrs abi?..lol, dont mind me.
      Anyway our Fathers do pray sha but our Mums are our mirrors!

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  20. Wow......Absolutely correct friendmi you doing a great job here well done♡♡♡Taiwo Olawunmi

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  21. This is so good. Thanks a lot for sharing **hugs**

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