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Detox with AbiEpisode 298- Hang on There (God’s Presence Series)Hang on There
Could this be your story too?
Ben has applied for several job interviews (not real name)
He gets refused times without number
He feels even more upset that those who are less qualified than him are offered the jobs he also interviewed for.
All friends he supports with their CVs and interview preparations all got their desired job roles
He loves God with all his heart and he strives to be pleasing to Him
Ben is now fed up of his life situations and the rejections he is is facing
He cried out to God…
Fast forward...2023-03-1405 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 260: Something Interesting is Brewing💃🏾🕺🏻Something interesting in brewing-
-Detox with Abi podcast will be published on a weekly basis.
-Here’s the more interesting one - Detox with Abi will also be broadcasted on YouTube. This decision was made so that listeners who have better access to YouTube can listen via YouTube.
So, please, please and please subscribe to my channel - Abimbola Arawande for weekly broadcast of Detox with Abi - encouraging change within by God’s way of thinking with the Word of God.
Finally, I will love to share my thoughts with you -
When you feel you can not
Remind your...2022-01-1504 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 259: Stay in God’s presenceHappy new year to you dear listeners!
Happy 2022 to you!
I am Abimbola Arawande, the host of Detox with Abi podcast published to encourage change within by God’s way of thinking, with the Word of God.
In Christ, I am looking forward to a more beautiful and satisfying one. Yes!
This year, the word PRESENCE is continuously resonating with me: "Do not leave my presence." (Do not depart from God's presence.)
Oh! How grateful I am for God's PRESENCE!
For in God’s presence, I clearly understand, earnestly carry out, and awesomely possess everything He has planned for me.
We c...2022-01-0403 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 174: Yearn for God’s Presence(1 Samuel 18:14)
“David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.” David was successful at all his ventures, because He had an excellent and wisest senior partner - God who was with him.
God’s presence is a surety for all-round success...2021-07-2302 min
Detox with AbiFocus On Praise Rather Than Finding Fault(Phil 4:8)
It is easier to find fault than to find praise in people.
Be intentional to find and focus on the positive things people around you have done.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
In doing so, relationships are strengthened rather than being torn apart. Remember, focus on praise rather than finding fault.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abimbola-arawande/message2021-07-1501 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 101: What God Says About My Children (Day 7)(Isaiah 44:3)
Thank you for joining me today the seventh day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from Isaiah 44:3
“For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour...2021-04-2802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 100: What God Says About My Children (Day 6)(Isaiah 8:18)
Thank you for joining me today the sixth day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from Isaiah 8:18
“Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders...2021-04-2602 minDetox with AbiEpisode 99: What God Says About Our Children (Day 5)(Prov 11:21)
Thank you for joining me today the fifth day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from Proverbs 11:21 “Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be deli...2021-04-2502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 98: What God Says About My Children (Day 4)(Psalms 147:13)
Thank you for joining me today the fourth day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from Psalms 147:13. “For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.” (KJV)
So, today...2021-04-2501 minDetox with AbiEpisode 97: What God Says About My Children (Day 3)(Psalms 115:14; Luke 2:52)
Thank you for joining me today the 3rd day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from psalms 115:14
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.”
So, today, I declare Psalms...2021-04-2402 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 96: What God Says About My Children (Day 2)Thank you for joining me today the 2nd day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children.
Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the declarations adding your children’s names.
Today’s focal scripture is from psalms 112:2
“Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments. His descenda...2021-04-2202 minDetox with AbiEpisode 95: What God Says About My Children (Day 1)(Psalm 37:25-28)
Over the period of 30 days I will be making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon my children and and I would love to have you come along on this journey to do the same for your children, whether born or yet unborn.
Please join me to make fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future.
Today, I declare Psalms 27:25-28 over my children.
“I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lendeth...2021-04-2102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 94: Supernatural Living(John 1:1; John 3:3-7)
Our regeneration is supernatural. Hence, it is the Word of God that will help maintain our supernatural living because our spirit can only thrive in the Word of God.
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, discreetly went to Jesus because of the miraculous signs that Jesus did.
Jesus responded with the Word below-
“Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, listen to this eternal truth: Before a person can even perceive God’s kingdom, they must first experience a rebirth.”
“Jesus answered, “I speak an eternal truth: Unless you are born of water and the Spirit, you will never enter God’s kingdom.”
F...2021-04-2002 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 93: Keep Your Eye On What You Are Doing(II Timothy 4:5)
Keep your our eye on what you are doing. Keep your head. Be alert to every from of distractions so as to maintain your balance.
“But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions ... fulfill your ministry.”
II Timothy 4:5 NKJV
Carry in your heart the passion of your assignment so you can fulfill your ministry calling. Do your job well. Do all your work excellently.
Father we thank You for Your Word
We declare that You are our very present Help
So therefore, we receive grace, inner strength and wisdom to focus all our attention on You and Your will for our live...2021-04-1901 minDetox with AbiEpisode 92: He’s A Faithful GodRomans 4:18-21
God will make good on what He has promised you. Do not be shaken! .
Abraham never stopped believing God’s promise. “...for he was made strong in his faith to father a child. And because he was mighty in faith and convinced that God had all the power needed to fulfill his promises, Abraham glorified God!”
Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, he “believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. He took God at his Word, and as a result he became the father of many nations. God’s declaration over him came to pass: “Your descend...2021-04-1802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 91: You Are Covered(Zechariah 2:5)
Two of the meaning of ‘cover’ in Dictionary.com are
to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth.
to protect or conceal (the body, head, etc.) with clothes, a hat, etc;
“For I,’ declares the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ””
Zechariah 2:5 AMP
Message translation of “I will be the glory in her midst says I will be radiant presence within”
The Lord Himself promises that He will be like a wall of fire round you. He will shine as a beautiful light inside you.
With this...2021-04-1702 minDetox with AbiEpisode 90: Jesus Has Truly Set Us Free(Galatians 5:1)
Christ has translated us from slavery to sonship! .
“Let me be clear, the Anointed One has set us free—not partially, but completely and wonderfully free! We must always cherish this truth and stubbornly refuse to go back into the bondage of our past.” TPT
“Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.” MSG2021-04-1602 minDetox with AbiEpisode 89: Who Do You Allow To Influence Your Decision?(II Samuel 10)
The people you surround yourself with play a huge impact in influencing your decision.
It is important who you are surrounded with.
When you, and/or people around you always see bad in people’s act of goodness, you all end up fighting unnecessary battles.
Such is the story of king Hanun and his advisers who advised him wrongly when king David extended his hand of kindness towards him because his late father - king Nahash- was kind to king David.
They humiliated king David’s men who came with good tidings and ended up fighting unnecessary battle beca...2021-04-1502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 88: Consider Quitting Constant ComplainingPhilippians 2:14-15
Consider quitting constant complaining about the people upsetting you and start praying for them; also telling them, in love, why they’re upsetting you, if you believe telling them would be beneficial. You will be amazed at how peacefully minded you will be, also how the love of God in you will overflow towards them which could eventually touch their lives for better.
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“Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the...2021-04-1402 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 87: Faith Acts(Gen 22:1-19 , Heb 11:23, John 3:16)
Faith is seen in action not only in confession.
By faith, Abraham offered Isaac and God showed up big time for him.
By faith, Moses’ parents kept him for three months and God showed up mighty with creative ideas.
By faith, God gave us His son to be substitute for our sin. What a powerhouse harvest of souls to His monarchy?
Your faith in God’s Word and in the name of Jesus must be acted upon for it to become alive.
Pay attention to this truth and keep acting on God’s revealed Word to you.
A...2021-04-1201 minDetox with AbiEpisode 86: You Have The Ability To Love Like God(1 John 4:19; Romans 5:5)
I so love this verse “We love because God first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 GNT
“We are able to love God and other people because God loved us first.”
1 John 4:19 EASY
The Bible says “we love” not that “we will love” .
You have the ability to love like God if you are a child of God.
The ability to love like God is imputed in you the moment you believe and confess that that Jesus is your Lord and Saviour.
The ability to love people the way God loves us is given unto you the moment you believe and confess that Jesus died, and rose on the thi...2021-04-1103 minDetox with AbiEpisode 85: Love Drives Out Fear(II John 1:7; John 14:15)
Love throws out fear!
Love drives away fear!
God is love. God is powerful. Love is powerful. Love is POWER.
As God’s child, knowing and walking in your identity will help you to drive fear out of your mind.
A child of a earthly king or president do not walk about in fear because he knows his identity. He knows who his father is. He knows his father is not an ordinary person therefore, he had put protection and support systems in place for his comfort.
He walks with this mentality, and shoulder high because of th...2021-04-0903 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 84: Take Every Thought Captive To The Obedience Of ChristTake Every Thought Captive To The Obedience Of Christ
(2Corinthians 10:5)
Our mind is a battlefield. We must keep being intentional about bringing to obedience every negative, depressing, sad thought that come to our mind.
We must continue, by God’s grace, to bring those thoughts to the obedience of God’s Word.
. . . “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” 2Corinthians10vs52021-04-0802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 83: Be Insightful(Romans 14:13)
It is easy to judge someone. It is inconsiderate to want to decide what is right for others and in doing so, making life more difficult for them.
The motive may be right, but have you considered being insightful and also praying so that you can see the person you are critical about, the way God sees him?
.“So stop being critical and condemning of other believers, but instead determine to never deliberately cause a brother or sister to stumble and fall because of your actions.”
Romans 14:13 TPT2021-04-0701 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 82: Choose Faith Not Fear(Colossians 3:1-4; Acts 17:28)
Choose faith not fear.
What you choose between the two is predicated on your knowledge of your identity in Christ- who and whose you are.
When you know, and you are conscious that your life is in Christ, your prayers with be faith-filled not fear-filled.
“Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on th...2021-04-0603 minDetox with AbiEpisode 81: Our Redeemer Lives(Matthew 26:28; Heb 12:24)
Jesus lives! Yesterday, today and forever more!
His blood speaks for us
The blood of Jesus speaks for us
The blood of Jesus speaks better things for us
Glory!
By His blood, He established a new covenant with us
His covenant of mercy is for sure; deeper than the sea
His covenant of forgiveness is real; as far as the east is from the west
The blood of Jesus speaks mercy on our behalf.
We are God’s recipients of mercy!
The blood of Jesus speaks forgiveness on our behalf.
We are forgiven!
The blood of Jesus speaks re...2021-04-0502 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 80: Arise!(Isaiah 60:1)
God’s spokesman - prophet Isaiah- in
Isaiah 60:1 gave a shaking .
He said “Arise! Shine! Your light has come; the LORD’s glory has shone upon you.”
Get out of bed! Wake up!
The glory of the Lord shines brightly on you.
You have sat too long!
Marriages in darkness are awaiting to be drawn into God’s light
People in the darkness of dysfunctions urgently need the Light you are carrying.
People - young, old- in the darkness of confusion, fear, anxiety, depression, shame, discrimination are looking forward for Christ’s light in you.
Stand up!
Shine! Your new day is dawni2021-04-0301 minDetox with AbiEpisode 79: You Have What It Takes To Silence Your OpponentsMatthew 22:15-end; Isaiah 54:15
The pharisees, Jewish religious party, who are legalistic in nature, were looking for ways to trap Jesus in His words. They were looking for a way to trick Jesus in saying something against the law.
Listen to their questions
“Tell us therefore, what do You think? Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?””
Matthew 22:17 TLV
Jesus asked them “ “Then Jesus asked them, ‘Whose picture is on this coin? Whose name is on it?’” Matthew 22:20 EASY
They replied, “Caesar’s...” Matthew 22:21
Then he answered them wisely, “...Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.””
Matthew...2021-04-0204 minDetox with AbiEpisode 78: House Of Rock VS House Of CardsMatthew 7:36-27
What are you doing with the Word you received?
Jesus said in one of His teachings in Matthew 7:26-27. Imploring us to allow His Word to work in us and to change us from within.
Listen to it-
““But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”” #Matthew7verses26to27
What are you doing with the Word you received?2021-04-0101 minDetox with AbiEpisode 77: My Heartfelt Prayer(Hebrews 11:5)
My thought, words and actions, my life as a whole - I pray to continuously be a pleasure to You Lord.
“Faith translated Enoch from this life and he was taken up into heaven! He never had to experience death; he just disappeared from this world because God promoted him. For before he was translated to the heavenly realm his life had become a pleasure to God.”
Enoch became a pleasure to God.
“...Before God took him away, it was clear that Enoch had made God happy.”
Hebrews 11:5 EASY
“...he had become a pleasure to God” Heb 11:5 TPT
Lord I pray My thought, words and...2021-03-3102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 76: Kiss of Love or Kiss of Betrayal?(Luke 7:38; Matthew 26:48-49)
I will always remember the day I saw the man.
His face was an expression of rejection and sorrow.
In the distance was a woman absorbed in some activities I could not capture.
Weighed down and greatly concerned by the man’s loneli- ness and gloom, I went to the woman and asked her if she knew the cause of the man’s mood.
To my shock, the woman voiced out this response: “Don’t mind him, he wants me to kiss him and I don’t have time for him.”
Puzzled by the woman’s reply, I walked up to...2021-03-2903 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 75: Receive Calmness Over Every Raging Sea(Psalms 89:8-9; Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4: 35-41; Luke 8:22-25)
I want to remind you today that the Lord is the ruler over all storms.
O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.”
Psalms 89:8-9 KJV
Whatever stormy situation you are facing, you are not facing it alone.
So today I decree and declare that every raging sea in your life, especially in your mind - BE STILL IN JESUS’ NAME!
I decree and declare over rising waves in...2021-03-2803 minDetox with AbiEpisode 74: Choices Impact Others- Constructively Or Destructively(Corinthians 10:24-31; 1 John 4:12)
The decision we make, whether little or massive, will affect or influence others in a positive way or a negative way. So we should not ...”always seek what is best for” ourselves “at the expense of another.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:24 TPT
There is need to weigh decisions before making them. It is vital to weigh opportunities before accepting them.
As God’s children - our decisions, choices or resolutions should be anchored on pleasing, honouring and making God proud whether we eat or drink, or whatever we do, we should do all to the glory of God.
“Therefore whether you eat or drink, or whatever...2021-03-2802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 73: It Is Only In Christ We Learn And Know How To Truly Love(Romans 5:5)
Jesus is Love
It is only in Him we learn, know and understand how to truly love.
“And when we hope like that, it will not disappoint us. That is because we know that God loves us very much. God has given his Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit causes us to know God's love very well.”
Romans 5:5 EASY
Pay attention to Christ in You because it is only in and through Him you can truly love.2021-03-2701 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 72: Give Allowance For Human’s ShortcomingGive Allowance For Human’s Shortcoming
(Psalms 19:12; John 10:10)
Give allowance for human’s shortcoming.
Give allowance for Human’s frailty.
Everyone falls short in one way or the other.
Sometimes we wrong each other unintentionally.
King David says in Psalms 19:12. I love the Amplified version.
Listen to it-
“Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.”
Psalms 19:12 AMP
When this happens- pray.
Pray for yourselves. Pray to God to forgive you and clear you of any unknown error or sin.
Pray to God to help you both to release any hurting feelings.
Above all, pray against the plan of...2021-03-2501 minDetox with AbiEpisode 71: Are You Feeling Overwhelmed?(Psalms 61:1-8)
King David’s psalm in chapter 61 lifted up my soul when I was down and overwhelmed with certain circumstances.
I pray you will find succour in this Psalm also -
Psalms 61:1-8
“O God, hear my prayer. Listen to my heart’s cry. For no matter where I am, even when I’m far from home, I will cry out to you for a father’s help. When I’m feeble and overwhelmed by life, guide me into your glory, where I am safe and sheltered. Lord, you are a paradise of protection to me. You lift me high above t...2021-03-2403 minDetox with AbiEpisode 70: When Our Songs Become Irritation And Noise To God(Amos 5:23; John 4:23-24)
Our prayer and song to the Lord become ‘noise’ instead of ‘worship’ when we lose the desire to live right.
God informed His people through prophet Amos in vs 23 of chapter 5 saying “ Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]! I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.”
Amos 5:23 AMP
In retrospective, how is your desire to live right? How is my desire to live right?
Do I, or do you long for godly living or do I live to satisfy my selfish needs?
The truth is - God desires and longs for His...2021-03-2202 minDetox with AbiEpisode 69: You Are Created To Express God(II Corinth 4:7; John 3:16)
It is the ultimate plan and desire of God that His children express Him and reflect Him in all things.
Man is created in the image of God.
Man is created to express God.
The original and intended plan of God is for man to be like Him as learnt in Gen 1:8
The MSG translation states “God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature...””
Genesis 1:26-28 MSG
However sin, through the first Adam, came and paused God’s plan for man.
Glory to God! He came as a man - Jesus, to reconcile us bac...2021-03-2103 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 68: How To Change Your Life’s Narrative(II Sam 6; 2 Corinth 13:5; John 14:23)
Obed-edom’s life’s narrative changed!
His story changed as king David decided to take the ark of God into his house out of fear.
Obed-edom became a wonder. The Lord blessed him. The Lord blessed his household and all that pertains unto him because of the Ark.
The Ark of God represents God’s presence.
The entrance of the ark of God in the house of Obed-edom automatically means God dwells in the household. And you can not host God and be the same.
Your story can be re-written too, in a glorious way.
God’s goodne...2021-03-2003 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 67: Allow Trials To Make You Better; Not Bitter(Prov 17:3; James 1:2)
‘Just want to encourage you today to be intentional about allowing the challenges, trials and tests you face to make you better not bitter.
“In the same way that gold and silver are refined by fire, the Lord purifies your heart by the tests and trials of life.” Proverbs 17:3 TPT
When God allows us to go through certain challenges, His intention is to make us better- to be like Him, having the mind of Christ.
In actual fact, we grow more to be like our Father when we are faced with challenges, also our faith becomes stronger.
“If your faith remains s...2021-03-1802 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 66: Find Praise Not FaultFind Praise Not Fault
(Phil 4:8)
It is easier to find fault than to find praise in people.
Be intentional to find and focus on the positive things people around you have done.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Philippians 4:8 KJV.
Let’s pray
Father I thank You for Your Word
With Your help, I choose to focus on the things people around me are do...2021-03-1501 minDetox with AbiEpisode 65: Release Hurting Feelings(Matthew 5:44-45)
Exactly a week after my ordeal with a TFL ticket staff that was not professional enough in his dealing with me, a feeling of annoyance aroused within me.
Honesty, my spirit had to battle with the emotions.
Prayerfully, I made a choice to release the man. I said it out! “I release you”, and a feeling of peace was replaced with the annoyance.
The interesting bit was that the man did not even recognise me again.
No matter what happens, prayerfully intend to release anyone that upsets you.
Trade your anger for God’s peace because there is peace...2021-03-1402 minDetox with AbiEpisode 64: Keep Your Eyes Above The Storm(Colossians 3:3; Isaiah 26:3)
When faced with diverse challenges in life, the natural thing to do is to keep focusing on the problem. Most times, negative, depressing thoughts will start finding their way through our minds.
When this happens, there is constant and intentional need to always remind ourselves of our new identity in Christ.
Remind yourself of Colossians 3:3
“Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]. For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in Go...2021-03-1302 minDetox with AbiEpisode 63: Spread Love(2 Corinth 2:6-11)
When we hold on to unforgiveness, we spread unforgiveness and allow the enemy to exploit us!
God spread His love for humanity that made Him gave His best- Jesus.
He gave His all that we might put on His agape love.
Spread God’s Love!
“I believe that your united rebuke has been punishment enough for him.
Instead of more punishment, what he needs most is your encouragement through your gracious display of forgiveness.
I beg you to reaffirm your deep love for him...
so that we would not be exploited by the adversary, Satan, for we know his...2021-03-1101 minDetox with AbiEpisode 62: Stay Encouraged(Romans 1:11-12)
Your faith in Christ and His Word is helping someone.
Stay encouraged!
Your faith in Christ and His Word is comforting someone. Your faith is helping a friend.
Your faith is helping a family or colleague.
You may not know or even feel it.
Brother Paul’s comment is encouraging. Listen to it please- Romans 1:11-12
“Remember I yearn to come and be face-to-face with you and get to know you. For I long to impart to you some spiritual gift that will empower you to stand strong in your faith. Now, this means that when we come toge...2021-03-1002 minDetox with AbiEpisode 61: Faith- Energiser For Leaving the Familiar For The Unfamiliar(Hebrew 11:8-10; Isaiah 65:24)
Faith in Christ and His Word is an energiser for leaving the familiar for the unfamiliar and the known for the unknown
“By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God’s call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents. Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with...2021-03-0802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 60: How Confident Are You In The Name Of Jesus?(Matthew 9:1-4; Philippians 2:8-11)
A paralysed man, lying on a stretcher, was brought to Jesus when he got to his hometown.
Jesus saw their faith. I love the way The Passion Translation states it- “... When Jesus perceived the strong faith within their hearts, he said to the paralyzed man, “My son, be encouraged, for your sins have been forgiven.””
Matthew 9:2 TPT
Jesus saves
Jesus heals
Jesus delivers
Jesus has been given all power in heaven, in earth and under earth; and at the mention of His name, every knee and stronghold bows in submission.
“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself...2021-03-0702 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 59: Stay In The House; If You Have Left, Come Back Home(Luke 15:11-21) It is a well-known story. A son born into wealth, who had servants and maids at his beck and call, told his father to give him his own portion of inheritance whilst the father was still alive.
He went to a far country and wasted his substance on riotous living. When famine struck the country of his sojourn, he joined himself to a “nameless citizen” of the country who sent him to feed swine.
The nameless citizen sent him to do what he would never do in his father’s house!
Let us relate this story to our relati...2021-03-0603 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 58: The Car Wash(Hebrew 12:1; Rom 10:8-9; Psalms 149:4)
My car was covered up in dust. It was dirty and not really good to behold. It had been left for couple of months unwashed.
I planned to take it to the Car Wash near my residential area but they were closed for maintenance. Unfortunately, the closure was extended due to the third lockdown.
Yippie! the car was finally washed. Shiny and beautiful to behold.
The Holy Spirit ministered to me using the car as an analogy.
A Christian living in sin or carrying unnecessary weights as the Bible says in Hebrew 12:1 could be likened to...2021-03-0502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 57: Grateful Heart( I John 3:1; John 3:16; Eph 2:4-7)
Today is about gratitude to God
Thank you Lord for Your mercy;
You did not give us what we deserve.
Thank you Lord for Your grace;
You gave us what we did not deserve.
You came and gave us Your life;
You graciously forgave us when we deserved death.
We deserved sickness;
but You were made sickness for us.
We deserved poverty;
but You gave us your riches.
Thank You Lord for Your riches of goodness and mercy in our lives.
I cannot thank You enough;
with a grateful heart I say thank You Lord
...2021-03-0401 minDetox with AbiEpisode 56: Cultivate Your FaithCultivate Your Faith
(Ephesians 2:8; Matthew 8:12MSG; Isaiah 64:4)
Jesus was taken aback when a Roman captain whose servant was ill told Jesus to rather give an healing order instead of going to his house to heal his servant.
His faith in Jesus and His Word brings about his servant’s healing.
It is your faith that brings about your salvation and deliverance.
The more you use your faith, the more the grace of God on your life increases.
For by grace have we been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
Remember cultivate your fait...2021-03-0201 minDetox with AbiEpisode 55: Stay Alert!(Luke 4:1-13)
Jesus was famished. He was thirsty and tired. He had just concluded His forty-day fast.
Satan saw an opportunity to tempt Jesus because he could see how Jesus was feeling, I guess.
However, Jesus knows the wiles of Satan. Jesus stood on the Word of God to come against Satan’s evil plan.
Huge success it was! Jesus beat Satan to it!
Satan left Jesus disappointedly!
But wait! The Bible states that “When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.”
Luke 4:13 AMP
Satan is always looking for opportune time to strike!
Stay alert!
...2021-03-0201 minDetox with AbiEpisode 54: Faith Grows When Exercised(Romans 10:17; Phil 4:6-7)
A farmer grows seeds of corn with expectation to harvest abundant corn cobs. When he harvests he plans on expanding his field to have capacity for more. The farmer grows the corn seeds by exercising faith.
Spiritual growth only happens when faith is exercised. Keep nourishing your faith. Act on your faith. There is more to in Christ. There is more abundance God deposited in you. Exercise your faith for your spiritual growth.
Rom 10:17 states that “...faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” When you read the Word of God, remind yourself that you...2021-03-0102 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 53: Is It Truly An Open Door?(John 7:5-8; John 8:21)
Jesus was encouraged by his brothers who didn't even believe in him to go to the annual feast of tabernacle in Judea. Jesus was discerning enough and sensitive to God's timing about his purpose on earth. He did not listen to them and remained in Galilee.
There will be open doors,
connections, opportunities for relationship or business, career or any desired choice.
May we be sensitive and not sentimental, not to give in to people's advise when we rather ought to wait and exercise patience.
Let’s pray
Lord I thank You for Your Word.
I confess an...2021-02-2801 minDetox with AbiEpisode 52: No Spiritual Flabbiness(I Timothy 4:8)
It is your duty to keep your SPIRIT in good health...otherwise to keep the MIND and BODY strong and clear of clutters will be difficult.
“People say this: ‘If a person works to make his body strong and healthy, that will help him a little. But if a person works to live in a way that makes God happy, that will help him much more. It will help that person in his life now on earth, and it will also help him in his future life with God in heaven.’” 1 Timothy 4:8 EASY
Remember to meditate on I Timothy 4 vs 8 so as...2021-02-2701 minDetox with AbiEpisode 51: What You Think About Matters(Isaiah 26:3)
Always pay attention to what you think about.
Perfect peace is assured, guaranteed, in every trying circumstances, when you trust God and keep mind on His Word.
“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].”
Isaiah 26:3 AMP2021-02-2601 minDetox with AbiEpisode 50: Major On The Major; Minor On The Minor.(Hebrew 12:1-2)
Major on the major, and minor on the minor
It's so easy to focus more on trivial things (e.g how someone badly treated us, what someone is doing wrong e.t.c) at the detriment of vital things (e.g our purpose in life, goals)
Decide to stop majoring on the minors.
Keep channeling your energy on the most important things in order to really live.
As Hebrews 12:1-2 admonishes
“As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us an...2021-02-2402 minDetox with AbiEpisode 49: Filter Your Thoughts(Psalms 19:14)
The Psalmist, David, prayed that the words of his mouth and the meditation of his heart be acceptable to God. He knows the way to please his Father is to have his thoughts sieved of all ungodly thoughts.
No wonder God called him a man after His heart; a man He loves dearly. God knew his thought life and words are delighting to Him.
Can God say that about me? Can God say that about you?
.
How is your thought life like?
How pure, how true, how just, how lovely are your thoughts toward yourself and those about you?
...2021-02-2302 minDetox with AbiEpisode 48: Envy Sends Blessings Packing(Acts 13:44-47)
Often times, opportunities come bottled up or covered up in unusual ways. It could come through unexpected circumstances or people we least expect.
There is need to be careful so that one does not shoo off one’s opportunity unaware because of negative attitude as in the case of certain people in Acts 13:44-46 who were filled with envy ,
listen to the verses -
“And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things whic...2021-02-2202 minDetox with AbiEpisode 47: Walk The Talk(2 Timothy 2:14-15)
Walk the Talk! Live the Talk!
As Christ-Believers, we are the Bible that unbelievers read.
As Christians, we are like the door to people’s shade.
Words not backed up by Godly living accumulate as poison in the souls of people around us.
We are charged in 2 Timothy 2:14-15 to be committed to teach each other’s all the things we learn in the presence of the Lord.
We are also instructed to never be drawn into meaningless arguments, or tear each other down with useless words that only harm others.
Committing to present ourselves before God as a pe...2021-02-2002 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 46: My Salvation Story(John 3:16)
It was like yesterday- 31years ago, I was in Yr 9 (Junior Secondary School) when I was invited by a youth-corper serving as a student teacher to a fellowship.
I knew without any shadow of doubt that Jesus touched me when I responded to the altar call.
I felt an unusual happiness when I encountered Jesus. I had never felt the kind of joy before in my life.
It was beyond a physical experience that could ordinarily make someone happy. I just could not resist telling people about His love.
A few months after I gave my heart to Jesus...2021-02-1902 minDetox with AbiEpisode 45: ‘Feeling Your Boat Is Being Rocked?Matthew Chapters 1 & 2
God has a way of rocking our boats so that the great plans he has for us will be fulfilled.
In Matthew chapters 1 & 2, Joseph and Mary were preparing for their wedding but there was a twist to their plans because God had a bigger and perfect picture and plan.
Also, the three wise men, who had gifts on them for babyJesus, planned to go back to king Herod and give him baby Jesus’ location. God warned them not to, thus leading to protecting baby Jesus and most especially the destiny of Isreal and the Church.
When Joseph and Ma...2021-02-1902 minDetox with AbiEpisode 44: You Are Not Forgotten(Luke 12:6-7)
Are you feeling abandoned?
You are not forgotten
You are more valuable to God than anything else in this world.
“What is the value of your soul to God? Could your worth be defined by an amount of money? God doesn’t abandon or forget even the small sparrow he has made. How then could he forget or abandon you? What about the seemingly minor issues of your life? Do they matter to God? Of course they do! So you never need to worry, for you are more valuable to God than anything else in this world.” Luke 12:6-7 TPT...2021-02-1701 minDetox with AbiEpisode 43: Take Your Rightful Position!(Ephesians 2:1-4) Take your rightful position.
Yes!
Take your rightful position with Christ.
The moment we believe and accept Jesus into our hearts, God in the richness of His mercy and wonderful love raise us up from the power of darkness and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
You may be thinking “ what does this mean?”
Quoting from Ephesians 2:1-4
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who no...2021-02-1602 minDetox with AbiEpisode 42: You Are A Voice(2 Sam 20:15-22)
You are a voice to your family
You are a voice to your community
You are a voice to your nation
You are a voice to your generation and beyond
Use your voice wisely to protect and preserve destinies
A nameless wise woman, an Israelite, who knows her identity, stood and fought for her people amicably. (2 Sam 20:15-22)
Why not make these declarations to yourself?
I am wise
I recognise my identity in Christ, and in the kingdom of God
I recognise the wisdom (Christ) of God dwells in me
I am a partaker of God’s inheritance
I...2021-02-1601 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 41: How Do You Showcase Your Love?How Do You Showcase Your Love?
(Gen 41:16)
How do you showcase your love for God? Joseph did not waste the opportunity to showcase God when king Pharaoh acclaimed his dream interpretation gift.
Listen to what he said when he was brought to the palace-
“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Genesis 41:16 KJV
Personally for me- at home, at work, and out and about, it’s my daily prayer for God to be seen in all I do. By His grace available to me, I try to work and relate well so tha...2021-02-1502 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 40: What Voice Do You Amplify?(Hebrew 5:8-9)
What voice do you amplify?
Your Spirit-led voice or Self-led voice?
God allows trials to make us like Him but we need to choose to allow Christ to be formed in us or choose to be bitter.
For instance, ‘self’ voices out ‘revenge’
The spirit-led man voices out ‘forgiveness’
Self-led man always wants to assert his right Spirit-led man will assert Christ’s righteousness
Self-led man loves conditionally
Spirit-led man is a voice of unconditional love
It takes revelation of God’s love to truly love and die to self.
Hebrews 5:8-9 shows us how Jesus is our perfect Example...2021-02-1402 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 39: Intentional Worship(Romans 12:1; John 4:23-24)
Worship is an act. It is more than singing songs to God.
It is more than singing during “praise and worship” session.
It involves our everyday thoughts and acts.
I love the way the Message and Amplified version explain worship-
“Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.”
ROMANS 12:1 AMP
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping...2021-02-1203 minDetox with AbiEpisode 38: Keep At It(Genesis 8:22)
Always pay attention to the universal principle of seedtime and harvest. As long as the earth exists, there will always be a period of sowing and a period of reaping just as a period of summer and that of winter.
Keep sowing those great principles- hard-work, excellent work ethics, virtue, integrity, perseverance, determination, purposeful living.
You will surely reap harvest of fulfilment, honour and success.
Let’s pray
Father I thank Your for Your Word
I hold on to this principle and I thank You for the bountiful harvest that awaits me at the fullness of time, in Jesus’ name...2021-02-1101 minDetox with AbiEpisode 37: Faith Is Seen In Action Not In Confession(Mark 2:3-5)
In a village called Capernum, in Northern Isreal, Jesus was at a friend’s home, fully packed with people, telling them about the Good News from God.
Four desperate men brought their friend for healing. I love the way the Amplified version states it Mark 2:3-5 “Then they came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man... When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. When Jesus saw their [active] fait...2021-02-1102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 36: A Golden Secret(Psalms 16:5-9)
I am captivated by the precious song sung by king David to God in Psalms 16:5-9 and my heart, and with a grateful heart, I am declaring in David’s stead, and saying-
“Lord, I have chosen you alone as my inheritance. You are my prize, my pleasure, and my portion. I leave my destiny and its timing in your hands.”
“ Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places. I’m overwhelmed by the privileges that come with following you, for you have given me the best!”
“The way you counsel and correct me makes me praise you more, for your...2021-02-0902 minDetox with AbiEpisode 35: Whose Presence Do You Love To Be In?(Psalms 140:13; Prov 13:12) Whose presence do you love to be in?
When you love someone, you just want to be with them. However, if the love is unrecognised or unrequited, it would be frustrating, saddening or depressing to the heart.
The person involved keeps hoping that one day his love or her love would be returned with embracing and warming arms and cuddles but when it does not , the heart sinks as Proverbs states “...hope deferred makes the heart sick...” Prov 13:12.
The TPT says it this way - “When hope’s dream seems to drag on and on, the delay can be depre...2021-02-0802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 34: You Can See The Way God Sees(John 3:3; John 3:16)
A prominent Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, “who was part of the sect called the Pharisees and a member of the Jewish ruling council” discreetly went to Jesus one night and said “Master, we know that you are a teacher from God, for no one performs the miracle signs that you do, unless God’s power is with him.”
Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, listen to this eternal truth: Before a person can perceive God’s kingdom realm, they must first experience a rebirth.”” John 3:1-3 TPT
Jesus told Nicodemus that the step into seeing and perceiving things from God’s perspective is to be born agai...2021-02-0802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 33: Fill Your Mind With The Best(Ephesians 5:8-9) Fill your mind with the best not worst
Fill your mind with beautiful not ugly
Fill your mind with things to praise not things to curse
Practise the Word you read and have learnt
You will be assured of God’s peace flowing like a river in your mind.
“Now my friends, I want to say this to you. Fill your minds with thoughts about good things. Think about things that are true, clean, right and lovely. Always think about things which people know are very good. Remember what I have taught you. Remember the message that you hear...2021-02-0701 minDetox with AbiEpisode 32: You Have Been Bought(1 Corinth 6:19-20)
The moment you receive Jesus Christ into your heart, God gives His Holy Spirit to you to live in you. Your body becomes the home of God's Holy Spirit.
Your body becomes a sacred place, a holy place that homes the Holy Spirit. Which means you can no longer live the way you please because God bought you with a high price as the Bible says -
“You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.”
1 Corinthians 6:20 AMP
I love the way TPT s...2021-02-0502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 31: Hide and Seek(Acts 17:28)
Do you feel the way I feel at times? ‘Feeling of God being far away from me, especially when I desire for Him to speak to me in a particular way. He reminds me of His Word
He lives in me. He drops His ideas in my mind. Whenever He chooses, He drops His Word in my spirit. Because of Him, I can be who I am ( this talks of my IDENTITY in Him) . I am His child! That’s it! .
Just want to encourage someone today that
God is not playing hide-and-seek with you. He is not remote. He i...2021-02-0502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 30: A Fresh Start(II Corinth 5:17)
You have a fresh start the day you make a decision to give your heart to Jesus. You become a new being in Christ, in the eyes of God.
People around you may evaluate you by the way you look, or what you have or do not have, or even by what you have done.
God looks at you and see Jesus. He sees a new being. God sees an entirely new person.
As you make it an habit to see yourself the way God sees you on a daily basis through studying the Word and renewing your...2021-02-0401 minDetox with AbiEpisode 29: I Am A Friend Of Jesus(John 15:15)
Jesus says “I do not call you servants any longer, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.”
John 15:15 GNT
Be excited about what the Word of God says about you. Why not say these words to yourself, with excitement?
“Jesus does not call me His servant, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, Jesus calls me His friend, because He tells me everything He hears from God, our Father.
I know the mind of the Father
I know...2021-02-0301 minDetox with AbiEpisode 28: Real LivingReal Living
(John 1:12) (Romans 10:9)
Real living starts the moment you received the life of Jesus into your heart. Abundant living started the moment you accepted Jesus and put your faith in Him.
John 1:12 states
“Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so He gave them the right to become God's children.”
The life of Jesus in you now becomes the light you live by and that also guides you and darkness can not overcome or overpower you.
If you have not received Jesus in to your heart, why not do today?
When you decide to make a u-turn from you...2021-02-0102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 27: Why Worry?(Phil 4:13; Corinth 1:24; Isaiah 9:6)
Any worry, anxiety or apprehension about the BIG ideas hovering over your head? Or whatever it may be?
Philippians 4:13 could be your answer. I so love the way the AMP version puts it.
“I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose--I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]”
PHILIPPIANS 4:13 AMP
Jesus in you is the source and fountain of strength, wisdom and confident peace.
I Corinths...2021-02-0102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 26: What is God Saying?What is God Saying?
In John 15, when Jesus’ disciples were wondering how to get to God’s presence, He told them “...am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me...John 15:4...”
There are proofs in the Bible, in the old days and in these contemporary days of how the Spirit of Jesus guides His people.
We learnt in Acts 16:6-8 how the apostles planned to go to the Asian provinces to preach the good news of Jesus but they were restrained by the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit of God knows the mind of God j...2021-01-3102 minDetox with AbiEpisode 25: Be Charged Up(John 15:5)
Whilst getting ready for work, I discovered that my phone battery was almost drained.
Interestingly the charger was plugged on the socket by my bedside but completely forgot to charge the phone and would find it challenging in completing most of my to-do-list of contacting clients if I do not take time to charge it before leaving home.
Our lives can be likened to the phone and the charger connected to the socket can be likened to the Holy Spirit.
God is always available to get us charged up! However, He is a gentle Spirit. He will not force...2021-01-3002 minDetox with AbiEpisode 24: Help! God is Silent!(1 Samuel 28:6-9)
Saul, the chosen king of Isreal, started well. Humbled for being chosen to lead God’s people but for disobedience and wanting to be accepted by men, he was rejected!
The same sin, he condemned, he now condoned.
When he was right with God, he swept the country clean of mediums and magicians. Saul, now desperate to hear from God because the Bible states that God was not speaking to Him again “...neither by dream nor by sign nor by prophet.” 1 Samuel 28:6 MSG, he sought for answers via a spiritual medium that which he knew was an abomination to God.
The...2021-01-2902 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 23: What Are You Seeing?(John 4:27)
“Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked. They couldn’t believe he was talking with that kind of a woman. No one said what they were all thinking, but their faces showed it.”
Shocked! Surprised!! Stunned!!! ...Were they, upon sighting Jesus talking to a Samaritan woman because they, as Jews, were divided by racial and ethnic barriers but for love - JESUS - who came to break the barrier and delivered the Samaritan woman from shame and condemnation.
Perhaps, it is also the waywardness of the Samaritan woman they considered outrageous and could not fathom bringing themselves so low...2021-01-2802 minDetox with AbiEpisode 22: Love- The Key to Joyous Living(John 15:11-15)
“I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Fathe...2021-01-2702 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 21: It’s Time to Release Hurt Feelings(Genesis 42)
Joseph had dreams. He was excited! He couldn’t wait to share his drama with his loved ones! Alas! His excitement was deflated by the ones he loved so much.
His dreams seemed foolish to them!
He was sold for money! Was sent jail for the offence he did not commit! Hmmm.
In the midst of it all- he learnt to trust God and believed in the proofs of God’s promises to his fathers of old. He survived the hardships.
Eventually, God made good on His Word to Joseph. He was brought from the prison to the palace and...2021-01-2502 minDetox with AbiEpisode 20: Trust God in Your Down MomentPsalms 56:3-4 ; Isaiah 26:3 Fear is a torment. It keeps its victim down, depressed, defeated, downcast. It takes trusting in God and His promises to triumph over fear.
David, when faced with fear because of his enemies. He remembered God and how he had saved him before. He remembered God and His promises and said ...”...When I am afraid, I trust in you. In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?”
Psalms 56:3-4 NET.
Whenever you are afraid, think of past victory you had in Christ. Think of God and his faithfu...2021-01-2402 minDetox with AbiEpisode 19: You Are Controlled By Whatever You Are Thinking About(Act 5:3; Eph 5:19)
Who and what you are doing today is as a result of what you think. The decision you make is as a result of what you think. The way you are relating to people around and about you is as a result of the way you think about them.
The truth is - you are controlled by whatever you are always thinking about.
What is always on your mind?
What do you allow your mind to be filled with?
A lying couple in Acts of the Apostles sold their property and both decided to give half of the...2021-01-2403 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 18: Can I Truly Love?(Matthew 5:44-48; Romans 5:5)
Jesus is Love. It is only in Him we learn, know and understand how to truly love. It is easy to show love to those who love us. However, as Christians we a called to step-up!
We are advised in Matthew chapter 5:44-48 to love like our Father loves-
Listen to the verses-
“What I tell you is this: You should love the people who want to hurt you. If people want to give you pain, pray for them. Pray that God would help them. If you live like this, you will show that you really are ch...2021-01-2202 minDetox with AbiEpisode 17: Know and Walk in Your True Identity- Live Victoriously(2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Peter 1:3-4)
All young animals do not struggle to make their parents' distinctive sounds. Kitten "miaows" like its parent - the cat;
Cub roars like it's parent- the lion;
Likewise a Christ-believer ought to supernaturally live like his Father because he has been engrafted to Him. He has a fresh start!
We are reminded in 2Corinthians 5:17 that if anyone is in Christ; if anyone is grafted in or joined to Christ by faith, and and accept and know Him as Savior, the person is a new creature.
What does that mean?
The person is spiritually reborn and renewed by...2021-01-2103 minDetox with AbiEpisode 16: Your Safe Place(Psalms 27:3-5 ; 2 Peter 3:18)
How do we live in troubled times?
Is there a way to survive the difficulties brought upon us?
David in one of his Psalms was troubled. He was in distress. He was discouraged. He was in danger. In the midst of all his troubles. He tried to obey God.
He had no place BUT for One - a safe and secure place.
That was the only thing he asked for- God’s presence.
He said in Psalms 27:4-5
“I’m asking GOD for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life l...2021-01-2003 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 15: Create Your Desired Beautiful World With Your Word(Genesis 1)
The Word of God is always new. It does not go stale!
God beautifully created all things from nothing, emptiness and darkness in Genesis 1.
Beautiful and impressive creations and inventions can come out of our dark, gloomy, empty, lonely moments.
We need to remind ourselves that God, our Father, did not wallow in self-pity when He sees all the chaos. He acted. He made positive decisions by speaking forth.
We need to look beyond the darkness!
If we can just see beyond the emptiness, loneliness, dark moments, and use our faith in God’s Word to speak forth beautiful th...2021-01-2002 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 14: I Love Take-AwayProv 16:3, Prov 4:23
“I love take-away!” He said excitedly.
When tutoring one of my younger students Take Away and observing that he was struggling with working out the basic methods after some tutorial sessions on the topic.
I told him “you love adding but you do not seem to love “take away”. Excitedly, he said “I love take-away”.
I laughed!
My student was obviously not on the same radar with me.
Have you got visions, ideas, or dreams that seem bigger than you. You believe the visions, the ideas and dreams such that you are always excited each time you share it but the peo...2021-01-1802 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 13: The Time Is Now(Ecclesiastes 11:4)
All of us have got access to 1440min every day, most of which some people spend at work, some creating amazing things, some sleeping, while some changing the world, and many can not even account for.
Many times we tend to wait because we want perfect conditions to do things, 'right time' as people say it.
We completely forget that all we have is time. The value we place on our time today and what we do with our time today determine where we would be and what we would do in the future.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 says: ‘’If you wait for...2021-01-1802 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 12: Lighten Up Someone’s Life With Your Word(Eph 4:29)
Sometimes we get caught up in the middle of unwholesome talks when indeed we have the will and power to choose words that proceed from our mouths.
We are encouraged to only say what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, so that it may benefit those who listen.
Some people are experiencing loneliness, depression, downcast, grief, condemnation, guilt or sickness, to mention a few. And Apostle Paul advises us in Eph 4:29 saying- “Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.”
We a...2021-01-1602 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 11: God is Working in You(Romans 5: 3-4; Psalms 117)
Part of God's purpose is to produce strong character in His children. The way you respond to the trials or problems you face or will face will determine how strong and steady your hope and faith in God would be.
Hold your head high no matter what happens because God dearly loves you.
Joseph was wrongly accused and sent to prison. His feet were hurt with fetters, and his neck placed in iron collar.
God used the hardship to test his character.
As Apostle Paul mentioned in Romans 5:3-5
“We are happy even when we have troubles an...2021-01-1503 minDetox with AbiEpisode 10: You Are Good(Matthew 13) There is a seed of goodness in everyone...2021-01-1402 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 9: The Lord is With You(1 Samuel 18:12 )
Here is the story of Saul the jealous king, who attempted to kill David, a teenager, because he was getting more accolades...2021-01-1302 minDetox with AbiEpisode 8: Be Prepared(Psm 23:, I corinth 2:9-10)
There was a story of a man who was invited to dine with ...2021-01-1002 min
Detox with AbiEpisode 7: True Service(I Chronicle 28:9; John 17:3; Isaiah 1:19) When asked “Do you know Donald Trump?” A lot of people would probably...2021-01-0902 min