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“The devil remembers your sin. God has forgotten it. Which spiritual reality are you going to agree with?” The phantom limb   is the sensation that an   amputated   or missing   limb   (even an organ, like the appendix) is still attached to the   body   and is moving appropriately with other body parts . Memories from our sinful pasts can be like those phantom pains- but hey, you died with Christ (Gal 2:20), remember? And he who has died has been freed from sin (Rom 6:7) Whenever you look at the past apart from the blood of Christ, you end up in agreement with the devil…on the other hand, whenever you agree with God, you shake free from the power of the lie. You step into the power of truth. Bless the Lord, forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities. Like sensations from the amputated limb, memories of your history is now phantom, for it has been changed into his story!

“My son, if sinners entice you, do not pout.” I was in the kitchen when this particularly interesting statement was made by one of my siblings. It did stir up a little ruckus as I had to come out to investigate that theory. I mean, that isn’t in my bible! Lol. Anyways, as I later confirmed, it was a circumstantial statement. It however birthed an inspirational idea-you got it- the anatomico-spiritual relevance of a pout! What is pouting? It is simply the act of pushing one’s lips or one’s bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look attractive. Muscles involved in pouting are listed below: -           Orbicularis oris -           Depressor anguli oris -           Mentalis -           Depressor labii inferioris -           Platysma Pouting closes off the lower face by: -           Pressing the lips together -           Pressing the tongue against the palate -           Constricting the pharynx in preparatio

“All truth and no action makes Christian Johnny a dull boy” Obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it could have adverse effects on the individual’s health. It generally leads to reduced life expectancy. Spiritually, obesity can be aligned with consumption of too much biblical truth without acting on them. Thus, that individual goes on a very long inward journey with no external manifestation of the reception of the message which has the efficacy of salvaging the soul (James 1:21). If only we practiced 1/10 of the truths we know! The journey inward should be balanced by the journey outwards to maintain a normal spiritual BMI (body mass index) Treating Obesity Obesity is usually treated with dieting and physical exercise. While from the spiritual standpoint, you may not necessarily cut down your spiritual diet, asking for illumination by the Holy Spirit as well as exercising the Great Commission is vitally r

Browsing through my archive of writings, I stumbled on a poem which was written about 2months ago.  2013 is almost over and God’s been faithful through the years… this is a small token of appreciation to him who was, who is and who is to come. This poem is based on Psalms 19. Enjoy! The cells declare the glory of God; and all connective tissues show and proclaim his handiwork Day after day pours forth speech, and night after night shows knowledge There is neither speech nor spoken word (from the nerves); their voices are not heard! Yet their voices (in evidence) go out through all the earth, their sayings to the end of the world, Of connective tissue (comprising cells) has God made a tent for the brain (meninges: connective tissue layers) which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; and it rejoices as a strong man to run his course The brain traverses its tent, receives input from all body areas (sensory function), its going forth (motor function) is from the en

“You cannot win a trophy if you’re atrophied!” While ruminating on the human body as usual, I became fascinated by our muscles. Though the human muscular system is very strong and very well equipped for adequate living, without good management, exercise and a healthy diet, muscles atrophy. Spiritual freedom can as well be easily lost without adequate management- when exercise and a healthy dose of God’s word are in absentia, rapid degeneration of spiritual life occurs- subtly maybe, but surely! This is called spiritual atrophy. Digression: Lets’ talk a bit on atrophy… Crash course on Atrophy DEFINITION: Decrease in muscle mass- due to partial/complete muscle wasting TYPES: Disuse atrophy, Neurogenic atrophy CAUSES: Starvation, prolonged periods of hibernation e.t.c.  MECHANISM OF ACTION: Downregulation of protein synthetic pathways, Activation of protein degradation pathways ANALYSIS: Done by measuring amount of urea in urine TREATMENT: Exercise, administration o

This is a law applicable to nerve or muscle fibers, which states that the magnitude of the action potential is always the same and is independent of the stimulus intensity provided the stimulus is of threshold intensity.     If the stimulus exceeds the   threshold potential , the nerve or muscle fiber will give a complete response; otherwise, there is no response . Once a response is elicited, increase in the stimulus intensity does not increase response but only the frequency of the response is increased. Since Christ died for us, you and I cannot afford to elicit subthreshold impulses in the realm of the spirit…for we have passed from death into life!

" Faith deals with what you can see about yet unseen things." Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine is a hormone secreted by some neurons in the central nervous system, and in the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. It is also a neurotransmitter and it is a crucial component of the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. Circulating adrenaline causes vasoconstriction, increase in heart rate and contractility of heart, inhibition of the gastrointestinal tract and dilation of the pupils. In the spirit of juxtaposition, adrenaline can safely be compared to effective faith. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing the word of God (Rom 10:17). Faith results in action, for faith without works is dead (James 2:17). Adrenaline is secreted on stimulation of the sympathetic nerves to adrenal medulla. Both result in either a fight or a flight response i.e they both result in immediate actions. Let your faith be

“The land where the sun stands still is a land where promises and perhaps must coexist.” Have you ever picked up a book for the sake of its ‘catching’ title and had your hopes washed downstream? As you turned page after page, you found your expectations slowly but surely being cut off! This book states no maximal specifically outrageous, adrenaline levels-spiking, level-high moments for me to grab unto, which’ll change me and make me change the world. I’ve obviously felt that way…a lot of times actually. But something struck me today: The most life-changing moments can be fashioned from the most ordinary moments. In fact, that’s where they are often found. Our life-transforming moments would probably pass the relatively sensitive among us by for their relative commonness and lack of specutacularity/splendor/hype. Take note today and in so doing; you’d find the miraculous in the mundane. As an author says: “The Bible says that GOD’s word is a lamp to our feet, not a f