You Are Powerful!

The conference - Entre Amigos/Among friends, was organized by my dear friend Pastor Julieta Piox. The theme was "You Are Powerful" - referring to the innate potential we have within us to achieve greatness on every level. It was a life changing experience for me! There was an incredible ministration by Dr. Verna Price based on her book The Power of People, which focuses on the four Kinds Of People Who Can Change Your Life.
The Power of People is a very clear and common sense approach to understanding your personal power by learning a simple way of understanding and sorting out people in your life. The book is designed to help people achieve personal and professional success. It is informative, inspiring, motivational and thought-provoking. If this is what you've been praying for, you may need to read her book!
And if you are a woman (or man) who has prayed for such a touch on their life, please visit her website and buy your own copy as I understand that it is sold out on amazon! You may also click on the link below to access an audio recording of the message.

God bless you and you have an inspired day!

https://soundcloud.com/mettabel-okulaja/you-are-powerful-at-entre

The Lies We Believe.

I was scrolling down my timeline on Facebook and I saw a picture with the caption
"back in the day". This caption brought back memories of a lie that I had believed for many years.

I do not have a lot of "back in the day" pictures because I had been convinced and had believe the lie that my face was so ugly, that it did not deserve to grace celluloid or any photograph. One day however, after one of my personal picture bashing sessions, The Lord made me stand in front of the mirror, and He proceeded to tell me how beautiful I was, that He had created me just the way I was, fearfully and wonderfully. He taught me that avoiding taking pictures would result in my not being able to document the stages of my life, the events that were important to me, and images of the people I love and those who have crossed my path.
I made a decision that day that ugly or not, beautiful or yes, I would never shy away from documenting my life in pictures (as my friends will tell you :-)) because 30 years from now by God's grace I would also be able to post a picture captioned "back in the day"!
Many of us still believe this lie today, and I do so tell you with absolute conviction, IT IS A LIE! You are beautiful, fabulous, fearfully and wonderfully made, AND THAT'S MY FINAL ANSWER!

So strike a pose, smile, camera, lights, action! I see you and you look just like the amazing person God created you to be.

If you look in the right mirror, you will see yourself 'just as you are':

◄ 2 Corinthians 3:18 ►
... Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Have a great Sunday and be blessed in the Lord!