Walking with God

So I applied to work as a volunteer at this organisation. As part of the application process, the organisation has to do stringent background checks and get character references. They also need me to prove my identity with the required official documents such as passport, birth certificate etc. This process reminds me of what Jesus taught His followers about the two births. The first birth is of the flesh. That birth occurs when you come out of your earthly mother's womb.  You are then given documents that prove where and when you were born. Your flesh identity is based on your nationality, gender, cultural and genetic heritage, etc.  The second birth is of the Spirit. That birth occurs when you receive Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.  Your spiritual identity is Christian, son/daughter of God and citizen of the Kingdom of God. Back to the application process. Just like an actor playing a character is not his character, I know that my flesh identity is not my identity....

While I was browsing this news website on my phone, I noticed an article about this celebrity. The first few lines described him as a "mixed race, university drop-out, born into poverty." At that point, I lost interest and stopped reading. In the world, your identity is based on what you look like, your cultural heritage, your circumstance and your worldly achievements. How the world sees me is not my identity, my identity is based on my relationship with Christ as follows: I am a child of God. I am a citizen of the Kingdom of God. I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am complete in Christ. I am the light of the world. I am an ambassador of Christ. I decided to attend a local church near home, which  I've only been to once before. The sermon was about how our identity changes when we accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour.  After the service, I spoke to the lay-preacher and told her I had been thinking of my identity in Christ. She said she was glad God was confirmin...

1 In Christ alone my hope is found; He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace when fears are stilled, when strivings cease; my Comforter, my All in All; here in the love of Christ I stand. 2 In Christ alone who took on flesh; fullness of God in helpless babe. This gift of love and righteousness scorned by the ones He came to save; 'til on that cross as Jesus died the wrath of God was satisfied; for ev'ry sin on Him was laid; here in the death of Christ I live. 3 There in the ground His body lay; Light of the world by darkness slain. Then bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He rose again! And as He stands in victory, sin's curse has lost its grip on me; for I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ! 4 No guilt in life, no fear in death; this is the pow'r of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath, J...

An old friend invited me to her place for lunch and a catch up. Although we attended the same secondary school in Sierra Leone, I wasn't friends with her then as she was in the year below me. Years later, we met in London when she came to look at a vacant room to rent in a shared house I was living in. Although we eventually became friends, we went through a phase when we lost touch for many years, but one day we literally bumped into each other on a tube platform. I later found she had been living in a flat right opposite the house I last lived in. At the moment, she lives about 20 minutes walk away from me. It just shows some people are meant to be in your life forever. Anyway, while I was at my friend's house, she said, "You know, you are the most Un-African African person I  know." "What do you mean?" I said. "You're just so different from any of the African people I know," she said. "People look at me and know I'm African. I ...

In terms of where I stand politically: I stand with Jesus Christ. I march with and in Jesus Christ. Peace. ❤️

I was chatting to my friends about how to save power on our phones. I said before I go to sleep, my phone is usually fully charged. I've noticed when I wake up in the middle of the night to check the time on my phone, the battery  power is no longer 100%.  I believe it's because my phone automatically backs up data when the phone is idle, which requires power.  I had a theory that if I switched off the wifi, the phone will not be able to backup, as it needs wifi to do so. Last night, I tested that theory.  Before I went to bed, I turned off the wifi on my fully charged phone to see if I can save power that way. After a while I checked my phone's power and noticed the battery was slightly depleted. It was then I remembered that the moment I switch off the wifi, the 5G network kicks in, which is faster than the usual wifi. As London has a wide coverage of 5G, I have constant access to the Internet wheher my wifi is switched on or not.  The only way to save power i...

The Bible teaches us that we become what we think. In a lot of my jobs, I have a lot of downtime.  For instance, while I was invigilating at this art gallery, I had lots of downtime.  I killed time by repeating the following truth declarations to myself about my identity in Christ. Christ lives in me (Galatians 2: 20) I am complete in Christ (Colossians 2: 10) I am the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5: 21) I have the Mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2: 16) Thank you, God, for giving me jobs where I can kill time by meditating on the Scriptures. ❤️ ----- Relevant Bible verses: "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23: 7 "For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2: 16 "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5: 21 "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit...

As a born-again Christian, my identity is in Christ, but the world would have me believe otherwise. For instance, my ten year passport, which I use as my legal ID, expired recently. I soon received an email from a casting agency, I am registered with, to remind me that my proof of ID has expired and needs updating.  When I got in contact with the agency and told them that I am in the process of renewing my passport, they told me the out of date passport will suffice as proof of my right to work until I get my new one. They told me I may continue to receive reminders from their automated system. What if I had told my agency that as my identity is in Christ, God has gven me the right to work anywhere I choose? They might think I'm nuts and remove my name from their books. 😆 Actors playing different roles know they are not their characters. In the same respect, my human identity is a character I am playing which comes with the equivalent props like my passport and my own unique natio...

Reminder to self: I am not my: age, body, class, creed, culture, emotions, financial status, gender, genes, hobbies, intellect, job, marital status, nationality, past, qualifications, race, religion, sexuality, skin colour, social media followers, star sign or any of the many human beliefs. I am a Christian.  This means: I believe in Christ I follow Christ  I live in Christ  I walk in Christ I am complete in Christ I am the righteousness of God in Christ I have the Mind of Christ  ---- Relevant Bible verses: “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6: 31-33 "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives...

Last night I noticed my wireless charger was no longer working.  Usually, when the wireless charger is on, the light underneath the charger is blue. While the phone is being charged the blue light changes to red and returns to blue when the phone is fully charged. This time, the light underneath the charger remained blue and wasn't charging my phone. I wondered whether the fault was in the charger or my phone. I tried charging my phone with the cable and it worked. Today, I took.the charger to our local phone repair shop. I asked the techie if he could test the charger with his phone.  He showed me it wasn't charging his phone either, which meant there was a problem with the charger. I decided to get a new wireless charger which I tested first before buying.  Later, while I was going for a walk, I pondered over why the charger had stopped working.  It reminded me of the phrase  "The lights are on but nobody's home," which is a polite way of saying someone lacks ...

"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he"  Proverbs 23: 7 --- The other day, I was working as a host at this immersive art gallery. At one point while  I was invigilating in this gallery,  I said thank you as visitors were leaving.  One visitor said, "It's a bit wet over there." "Where exactly?" I said thinking he was referring to spillage. I was going to radio housekeeping to mop the spillage. The man stared at me and he and his friends burst out laughing. It was then I realised he was referring to the immersive art which had water. "I can't believe I fell for that one," I said to him and laughed. In another gallery, a visitor said to me that I must have the art and music constantly in my head. I told him when I am in work mode, I  usually switch off and only see what needs to be done. I said the only time I've truly enjoyed the art was when I came in as a visitor. I'm reminded of a conversation I had recently with a fri...