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The place I call Goshen

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  The word Goshen has been coming up in some conversations that I have been having with some of my friends. I remember telling one of my friends that a certain coastal town in Kenya is their Goshen. I later told them that it was because every time he experienced a season of dryness or stagnation, he would visit this town and there God would grant him clarity or a breakthrough. I also recall speaking to another one of my friends who told me she had moved to a different church. She explained to me how she had plugged into that church's discipleship ministry and even how she had started experiencing open doors in her life. I told her that the church she was attending was her Goshen . If you have read this far into my article you are probably wondered what is this Goshen that I am speaking about. Well let me take you on a small journey through the book of Genesis from chapter 37 to 47. So there is this young man named Joseph who happens to be sold by his brothers as a slave. The merch...
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In Him I live, I move and I have my being

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I can't believe it's almost 2 years since I last wrote here. As I type this, I have just gone through some of my past blogs and all I can say is that as the name of this blog suggests, all I wrote was powered by the Holy Spirit. I was particularly drawn to one of the short poems I wrote about God calling me His. This poem demonstrates how patient God is with us especially in our lowest seasons.  I may not be in a position to pinpoint the exact reason why I stopped writing but I know I have missed it. In the last 1 month, I have had this push to get back to writing. Today, I am taking a step of faith and my topic primarily focuses on how God has sustained my life and all that I am in Him. In 2021, I was in the final stages of nursing a heartbreak and I will admit, that relationship affected my view of relationships. I was as one who had lost hope in ever experiencing a good relationship. I was confused and to an extent bitter. It took a lot of God's strength, Grace and a fr...
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The mystery of God's presence

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Photo by:  Captured by Light What do you do when you go through pain, grief, heartbreak, disappointment or any other form of emotion that crushes you?  While some of us choose to share with a friend, counsellor or pastor, some of us equally tend to withdraw and close the world out. The latter choice can be explained by the notion that nobody understands and it is true, nobody might really understand what you are going through because every experience is unique. The former choice on the other hand works with the notion that if you share with someone, they might help or just listen to you. In the world we live in, particularly during the pandemic season, many people have experienced losses in several ways - job loss, loss of loved ones, loss of money, etc. All these are not new challenges but at the height of a pandemic, people are quite sensitive and in most cases scared or uncertain.  Today, I want us to look at an additional choice we can make when going throug...
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Happy Father's Day: The role of a father

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Tomorrow is Father's Day and the Lord placed in my heart a special message that focuses on the Role of a father in his children's life Scripture reference: 1st Chronicles 28 and 29   1. A father hears from God and obeys Him - The result of hearing from God is that he will know how to direct his children and family in general.  In 1st Chronicles 28: 3-7 , King David tells the people that the Lord had spoken to him concerning His choice of Solomon being the King who took over of him. We see that David obeyed God and did as instructed.   2. A father directs his children in the ways of the Lord - In 1st Chronicles 28:9,  King David instructs his son to acknowledge God and serve Him wholeheartedly.   3. A father transfers all knowledge given to Him by God to his children - In Ist Chronicles 28: 11- 19, King David explains to his son step by step the temple plans he needed to implement. David never left out any detail so as to ensure that his son was sufficiently equi...
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Reflections this February

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I am glad to be writing again this year and for that, I am truly grateful to God. I am trusting God to be consistent and produce content at least once every month.  In the last couple of months, God has been really faithful to me and shown be favour. I have been running an online business specializing in apparel, I started a women's Bible Study Group and started selling bookmarks. Additionally, I also started a new segment called "Weekly lessons with Njeri Kiruku" which is hosted on my Facebook and Instagram pages. I also joined a ministry, rather God chose me to join a ministry which will soon be launched. During this month of February, I have had several instances that have caused me to pause and reflect on the faithfulness of God in my life. I can't help but thank Him for how He has looked out for me and seen me through situations I thought I couldn't get through. This God has also elevated me to positions I had never thought I could get to. He has secured me...
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Identity update: Christ edition

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Photo Credits: Njeri Kiruku How do you define identity? To me, identity denotes a sense of association and power. This means that, whatever I have given power over me and allowed myself to associate with, defines my identity. Today, we shall focus on two people in the Bible whose identity changed forever, on account of Jesus Christ. Woman who had bled for 12 years and received healing In Luke 8:43- 44, we are told about the woman who had bled for 12 years. This is what the verses say,  Now, a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.   You see, for this woman, her condition had become her identity to a point her name was never mentioned. I would imagine people no longer referred to her by her name because the condition had superseded who she was as a person - or so we think. Perh...
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Though I walk through Valleys low

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Photography: Njeri Kiruku;  Location: Rungiri Waterfront park When I was 5 years old or there about, my bigger cousins made my small cousin and I memorize Psalm 23:1. I vividly remember how excited I was reciting the first five words. I would use my fingers to count the number of words I recited , "The Lord is my Shepherd." As a child, these words were to me just another verse I needed to memorize but as an adult, I can confess that I have tasted and seen the truth in these words - God is indeed my Shepherd.    Like many of us, 2020 was supposed to be "that year". That year of change, that year of transformation, that year of crushing goals, that year of change, that year of new beginnings, that year of clarity, that year of getting married for some :). Well, as it turns out, this year, brought about change - but not in the way we anticipated. I always say, 2020 didn't catch God by surprise, nor its happenings. I will speak of my story since everyone's c...
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