Overwhelmed

Happy new month! How time goes fast,the other day was 1st Jan and now we can almost sing Christmas carols..

There was a time I went to work and at the end of the day I’d feel like I had done nothing.There was so much to do yet I did nothing or so I felt.So much pressure around me and I was experiencing a burnout.Any one relating?

When I talked to Jesus about it I came across this great lesson that I want you to take home.Whatever you do it is God who causes you to think and act so that He can take delight(see Phil 2:13 NKJV).As the 2016 curtains draw,you may feel like you have so much to accomplish before the year ends.The to-do list is very long and the time is short.So you’re depressed.

Good news is that there’s a solution!Trust the Lord and He’ll direct you(See Prov 3:5-6),commit your plans–in this case the to-do list to God and watch Him do the rest(See Prov 16:3).No need to be overwhelmed anymore.

When I started trusting that He takes pleasure as I sew and I can forward my daily tasks to Him first thing in the morning,my days have been lighter even when challenges come my way.May this spur hope and rest for you.

Blessings to you,

Wambui Muriuki.

Looking Back 2

My favorite bloggers do stock taking from This is ESS,Ms Kibati and many others.I do ‘Looking Back’ rather what I’d call reflections.Honestly speaking the last time I did this was last year a time like now which is bad,I need to do it oftenly.

So from then these are the chronicles of my life.

Eating: Everything! This cold weather has transformed me into….even Mr P laughs every time I say am just eating.Carbs and fruits are my fav.And I am 61kgs Yaaaay!!

Queer eating habit: Boiled maize daily! If I don’t grab a piece I feel like am not complete and the way I chew it without feeling embarrassed even if the guy next to me is staring like,”This pretty girl eats maize?” 

Drinking: Tea.Chai.It is shocking me than its shocking my mum.

Reading: The Bible more.As I put posts together I just find myself referring to scriptures.My auntie gave me a beautiful devotional book by Donna Maltese that I’ve been ready daily. I’ll be honest:I have slumped on reading motivation books instead am buying novels at the moment am reading Yesterday by Fern Michaels.

Watching: Grey’s Anatomy,White Collar,Covert Affairs and every other investigative I lay my hands on.

Exercise: Lord please help me here.

Appreciating: That this life rewards hardwork.People at their level of knowledge.Good manners and positive thinking.

Obsessing: On Ankara fabrics and designs.DIYs,Cars,Photography,All things natural hair and fashion!

Fearing: Electric faults.The pole next to our house misbehaved so am avoiding these electricity lines like plague.

Sewing: Skirts and dresses(Enrolled for a tailoring class).Some woolen fabrics with my mum.

Learning: To be content.To take one day at a time.To be comfortable with my body and skin.To be thankful at all times.To appreciate others and to be humble.To be open minded more.To state my case and stick there.

Crushing: On Hill Harper and Matt Bomer(He has blue eyes and the way he suits up…Damn!)

Keeping off

Thinking: About taking my Masters,business and this blog.

Feeling: Happy,loved and thankful for all the blessings.

Hoping: To cook better,have a family,have a big library and be the best I can.You keep on reading my blog and getting inspired.

Blessings to you,
Wambui Muriuki.

Thrill of Obedience

If something is thrilling it’s something you enjoy doing.As Christians we are to walk in obedience though sometimes we think it is tedious.I’ll tell you a story.
Today I was supposed to run an important errand for someone,only to get there and discover my ID was required which I didn’t have.I went back home looking for it,found nothing and decided to use my medical insurance instead.On my way,the conductor asked everyone for fare except me.When we alighted he went away and I looked for him to pay.
As I walked away,God reminded me of being a woman of integrity(which he woke me up to yesterday).I reminded Him of my current situation and He assured a solution.I went to the office presented my medical insurance and voilà! I was sorted and helped my friend.
Obedience is never as difficult as we want it.It is a way of discovering God and His amazing ways.Obedience should never be out of fear of negative consequences of disobedience.God’s blessings come from obedience so while you do it you’ll find amazing joy.Every time you do something right,you feel happy and lifted.
Trust and obey,to be happy in Jesus.That’s how I feel today.

Blessings to you,

Wambui Muriuki.

Note:Thrill of obedience was a bible study for 30th Dec 2015 on https://www.intouch.org/read/magazine/daily-devotions/the-thrill-of-obedience

Answered Prayers

Happy new month! Yes the month’s still young and six days into it,I’ve been taking stock of my life and the contents of this post stood out.Have you been asking God for something and looks like He hasn’t done it? That makes many of us but have you paused and thought about that prayer item closely?
Since last year there are several things that I kept on asking God for and I was thinking He forgot.Nothing was happening,I even stopped praying and let the tide take me to wherever.That was until a few months ago.I started noticing that things were changing in my life it’s just that I hadn’t taken time to see them.He had answered!!
As I thanked God He reminded me that I asked them in secret and He answered.He reminded me that though it took time He hadn’t forgotten them He was taking His time to do them.He taught me that He needed not answer them with thunderstorms, He had other ways and means that I couldn’t even see!! I asked Him to forgive me for not trusting Him.
You could be there with a prayer item that is taking forever to get answered don’t despair.Our prayers don’t have to be answered with signs and wonders for them to qualify as testimonies.They could be as simple as God helping you to change gradually,paving a way for things to work and other little great ways that our God will choose.
Trust Him to answer the prayer.Mark 11:23 NIV Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Keep reading for more answered prayers that I’ll share.

Blessings to you,

Wambui Muriuki.