MY FAITH JOURNEY TO 30 YEARS OLD

  Episode 6 of 30 My unusual attachment to the northern place in Nigeria!  L ife at Jos was a turning point for me! If you have ever been to Jos before (Th e northern part of Nigeria), you will agree with me that it is beautified with lots of mountains and also, if you’ve lived in Canada 🇨🇦 before or you currently live there, you would love to visit Jos 😃. The Cold 🥶 in Jos cannot be compared to that of Canada 🍁; however, it can be a starting point for those who currently enjoy the sunny weather and plan to move to Canada or any other colder country.  Anyways, God bless Pastor Michael Bolarinwa. He guided my journey of transformation. For the first time, I recognize what it means to Love Jesus. At this point, I devoted myself more to knowing Jesus. Even though my first experience living there was painful because I needed to wake up every day at 5am for prayers. While living with my parents, we also had to wake up early for morning devotion, but most of the time, I co...

     Episode 5 of 30 I finally arrived at the point where I could choose who to follow! My choice to follow Christ started at 16 after I was done with high school. Although a Christian and churchgoer, I still didn’t know what it meant to be a Jesus follower. I remember that I would usually get jealous when I saw people serving God wholeheartedly, but I couldn’t bring myself to do that as I wasn’t even sure who this Jesus was! It was an identity crisis for me, and I struggled during the first few years after I had made a decision to follow Christ. Although I was growing up and intelligent, I was a bright, hardworking young girl! But definitely not growing in the word of God.  The girl in me was always finding expression to express my new love for Christ, but at this point, I didn’t know much. (There wasn’t a proper discipleship in my church then). I remember a particular brother from a Pentecostal church (Winners Chapel) who always followed me up and invited me to pra...

     Episode 4 of 30 Well, why am I giving all this information?  This is just the foundation of my background. It will help you understand certain things as you continue through the journey. I have come to realize that our Faith journey is continuous. Although we all were born into different religions, 90% of the time, we are compelled to believe what our family believes until a certain point.  This particular point is when we can choose who we will follow. Permit me to quote a scripture from Joshua. At this point, he needed to choose who he and his family would serve. He told the Israelites, “If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestor…or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live. But for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 NIV).  Ongoing, I will interfere with scriptures here and there. For those who aren’t Christian, the aim is not to...

   Episode 3 of 30 Even though I was still confused about both religions, I was a dedicated churchgoer! By age 13-14, I had gone to live with an aunt who was also a Pentecostal, and I was attending her church (Mountain of Fire). The one thing I remember about this church was that I couldn't go without covering my hair. I can't make that mistake; otherwise, I would do church from outside the building. I am not condemning the church tradition because I absolutely love it. Some of their rigorous traditions shaped me to eventually find my FAITH.  That being said, I was a churchgoer, and I love everything related to going to church, especially (night vigils). Night vigils are programs designed for church members to come together in one place for prayers. More like Act 2: 1, the day of Pentecost. Anyway, before moving to live with my Aunt, who is a Christian, I was already adopted into the dual religion lifestyle. Even though my mother had converted to Christianity before she g...

 Episode 2 of 30 In one word, I asked God what he would like me to discuss in my 30-year journey because there are many areas to discuss. Lo and behold, God was clear and would like me to talk about my journey in Christ so far! In this episode, I want to touch on my dual-religion background. Although I was born into a Christian home, my maternal grandfather was not a Christian. My mother, before she got married, was practicing a different religion. And for some reason, even though she converted to Christianity in her young adult life, she was still super close to her family, and I had no choice as well. I wish I did not have to deal with that because it was so confusing, especially when I went to visit my maternal family.  During my vacations, I was always compelled to adopt their style of worship by age 6 or so. At that age, I was enjoying it, as I did not even know what it meant to be in Christ, not to talk of having a relationship with Him. I was an ignorant child who knew ...