FunmiObi

When I stepped into the year 2017, I felt a burst of energy and life. The year 2016 ended on quite a sad note for me but I could definitely feel the newness and greatness of this year on the Crossover Night at exactly 12 midnight. It was like breaking through a barrier… Immediately, I perceived that this year held so much in store and I just couldn’t afford to let it slip away. So, I knew I had to be very careful and intentional about this year…  I began writing down my plans and asking God for direction. I didn’t really get any ‘Word’ until I started reading the book of Genesis and at another time when my friend was telling me about the prophecies she heard for 2017 (of hardship, deaths but a special covering for God’s children) during the 2016 Crossover night and other events. Two words I received from God for this year on a personal note: Firstly, this is a year of relief ( Genesis 5:29 ). Secondly, this is a year of distinction between those who l...

Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it."(Jeremiah 1:12) It’s been a journey this past one year of my life, writing and posting for a year now on the blog. A lot of things I’ve been through, learning from what I’ve suffered (Hebrews 5:8). No matter which way I try to look at it, it’s very clear that God has been very much involved in my life and in my writing. I know He’s up to something . As a matter of fact, on the 2 nd of May, 2016, I heard Him say to me very clearly ‘Write for me’. Truth is, our lives are simply an expression of God. For me, it’s been a prayer that I want to live as a reality; God finding expression in me- through the things I do. Thus far, it’s been a year and not just for FunmiObi but also a year of transitioning for me. I’ve watched myself grow and improve, dropping off old habits and taking on new responsibilities, seeing life in a light… It’s very good and healthy...

  ‘One Chance’: (Nigerian slang) usually associated with public means of transportation whereby the passengers become victims used for rituals. As for me, ‘I for don enter one chance!’ … I just had to go and get my phone which I had forgotten in my dad’s car from my mom cuz I was travelling the next day from my brother’s place. Being in a hurry, I was glad to get into a car (a small private vehicle used for transportation) quickly. Shortly after I got in, one of the passengers told the driver to stop and to get his bags from the boot/trunk. Weirdly (cuz it never happens), the driver asked him of the contents of the bag to which the man replied that it contained the baby clothes he was selling. Immediately, the driver said that he was taking him to the police station because he was lying. To cut the long story short, the man ‘confessed’ that it was actually some money he had stolen from his Lebanese boss (about $1million) who owed him for 8years.  He agree...

So she took her pen and she wrote, Of things past, of things so old, Of things to last, of things untold, Out of her yearning soul, She wrote of her needs, her poor old soul, More and more, Just some more!   So she took her heart and she spilled it out, Of things locked up, of things hidden, Of things burning inside, of things forbidden, Or were they now? The truth has to be told, No more for vanity shall we let ourselves be sold, For the selfish needs of man crying, Just some more! Then she opened her eyes and took it all in, The marvellous truth so cleverly hidden, To see it all but in a new light, To see that her life was all a fight, For her life she so held on to, To her saviour so, she holds it out to, For now she cries to give herself out, More and more, Just some more!

The truth is... I can't give what I don't have. I've always been trying so hard to put up something 'WOW' on the blog, you know, and most times, I end up wearing myself out because I try to put up three posts weekly and yet I have so little to offer that it doesn't go round. Honestly, I just want to write to inspire people, to encourage someone, to make someone see that there's more to you, to deliver someone out of a depressing or a bad day... I want to glorify God and help my neighbour... I don't want to just be 'all talk' (if you know what I mean). I do know that God has been exposing me to a lot of truth and it wasn't so easy for me. I lost the flair to write. I even lost focus of my purpose and fell into a deep well of depression. I tried so hard to please everyone else, always running to people first for advice rather than to seek God first. I was bone weary! I finally got to realize that this is God's work. I ...

Most times we expect some courtesy from the other person when we’re walking on the streets or down the stairs or some certain things from someone. We also tend to get our hopes up when expecting things from people. It’s not like it’s a bad thing because we all have our expectations. And we also expect people to behave responsibly as adults or in a certain way, don’t we? In choosing to be the better person, you’ve got to take away those expectations and ‘place’ them on yourself. Sometimes you've got to stop expecting so much from people. When you eagerly expect plan A to work without a plan B, you’re going to be really disappointed if it doesn’t work out. Same as with people… Other People = Plan A.   You = Plan B. When you expect more from yourself, you gradually stop expecting so much from the other person. Thus, reducing the rate at which you get disappointed and keeping you in a healthy state of mind. You switch positions and become the Plan A! Personally, I’ve s...

Have you ever been confronted with the situation of having so many clothes but whenever you want to go out for special occasions, you just can’t find what to wear? You find yourself being stuck in one phase of life for like forever and it seems as though everyone grew up and left you behind? Your peers are quoting scriptures off-hand and unveiling the Bible and you still find it hard memorizing Psalm 23? Well, one thing is sure, effort makes a difference. It takes mental and even physical effort to get out of some lifestyles and conditions. Putting in effort to make yourself better always pays off. You have to be deliberate as well about being who you want to be in as much as God is deliberate about your life. Quality! I wish I had this orientation before going off to buy cheap clothes and being fascinated about them. Have quality clothes even if they cost you (of course they will) although in a reasonable way in line with your income. Personally, I’ve taken the extra...