Grief, mourning, questions, loss... and faith in the midst of all these.

Realizing that as we worship, we worship from a place of victory changed my life, right side up.

This realization has the same application to even how we handle situations in life. One of the things that keeps servants in a state of docility, is awaiting a victorious moment for them to share a testimony, whether that testimony be about a personal struggle, a prayer they are awaiting to be answered, or a battle they are trusting God for.

It struck me that I always waited for the calm to return, for the victory bells to roll and the giants to be slain before I shared about God's incredible work in my life. However, realizing that as we worship and pray, we do so not to attain victory but rather from a place of victory, it challenged my theology. It is possible and actually right to speak to your giant about your God who never loses a battle and since the battle belongs to God, then we surely have victory guaranteed.

Yet I realised that I rarely speak from the angle of " I am here now and God is working something about my situation" but always wait for "I was there then and God did it." Maybe God allows us to go through circumstance, not just to help people when we make it out of the mud, but to also hold hands with the people in the murk at that particular time as us, to be the light within the dark spots.

I am sounds is a confession that can also serve as a testimony.

So much can be spoken about love. We can talk about love all year round and still never quite exhaust it. February is usually the month labelled love Month, because it houses Valentine's day. However Love is the one thing that the world needs most and therefore we can not just wait for one month in a year to talk about love. Everyday is a good day to speak about love. Although this episode series was supposed to be out in Feb, 2023, it is here and we shall be listening to it years later too, because it is always a good time, to talk about love. 

On this particular love series, young Christian couples tell us their stories about how they have managed to find and keep love and above all, how God has been active and involved in their married lives. I interviewed a number of couples with some sets of questions for each couple and while the couples bonded over the questions, the audience is going to learn and hopefully be stirred to be unafraid to love in a way that glorifies God. 

NB: these couples are not perfect, they are just young married Christians sharing their stories of how God has been active in their lives, their married lives, and telling stories about God's work in our lives is what Stride The Podcast is all about. 

Enjoy this episode as our first couple, Eunice and Kimani Githui, share there experience.

Four months and more, I have been going with this particular set of puzzles. Even I am amazed by my tenacity. I expected that maybe I would give up sooner, probably not last this long. Yet here I am. Yeaaaaaa

I have picked up a few lessons from the habit and exercise of doing puzzles. In this episode, I share some of those lessons, from how puzzles are a part of life and we can not do without them to how it applies to our relationship with God and our outlook on life. 

Have a listen, share and be blessed.

Is it just me or have you also realised that there is just so much noise nowadays, and I do not mean just the physical noise (although there is plenty of that where I live and probably where you live too if you area near an urban centre) but also other kinds of noise such as cultural (we are not even speaking of cultural noise but rather a cultural war, with every culture trying to superimpose itself atop of others), psychological, technological (social media especially) among others. 

Yes, how then do we find quiet in the middle of all this noise? You might be wondering, why is quiet something to be sought after anyway? Well, it is because God usually speaks quietly, softly and we need to actively lock out some things that are noise. Yeap, listen and share what you took away from the episode, don't forget to do all the other nice things too, such as sharing, rating, and actively putting to action what you learn from the episode.

Caught in the motions, traumatized by times when you once believed and it did not work out, so now you are afraid to believe...in anything. 

Once beaten twice shy, a child that's been burnt loathes fire. 

You now tread with caution, afraid to put your entire weight on the plane that's carrying you huh...
Very true things, and so often they also relate to our relationship with God.
Join me in this honest conversation, naked honesty.