The time to serve the Lord is now. Renew your hearty relationship with God this year. See to it that you obey His instructions as you find them in His word or as He whispers to your heart. God says He will Teach and Counsel you in the way you should go in the year 2012, so that Satan would not prey against your family. Follow His leading like a child.

By the close of the year 1998, our publishing company was in the red. The debt burden was huge and growing because we also owed banks. Our main products were not selling. It was one of our test times. Personally, the burden was on me so much that I could not gather myself to praise God heartily that December. It was as if the whole world was against us.

I was surprised after my husband’s first quiet time in the year 1999, he said: “I want to work on my relationship with God. My focus will be on how to love and obey Him more and to Re-discover my love for Jesus Christ my savior and Lord.” Inside of me, I was like if you focus your attention on your relationship with God, what happens to the business and the outstanding debt against us? One thing you cannot take away from Dr. Sunny Ojeagbase is that he is a doer.

He immediately took to following his plans through. After our usual prayer in the early hour of the day, he would read one of Kenneth Hagins books, observe his quiet time before any other activity. At times he would share the word he found with me, if time permitted. As he kept doing that, I discovered our fears were reducing. Words that were coming were helping our faith to grow, and peace of mind was being restored gradually. Our hope to continue and make success of our ailing business was rekindled. God was there for us daily, just as with the Israelites in the wilderness. We were favoured by our creditors; and gradually there was calmness in and around us. Troublesome creditors were miraculously settled. God settled our debts. God says he daily loads us with benefits; that was the word for us. And we surely enjoyed and are still enjoying it.

February 3rd that year, we travelled to Abuja for a programme. After the programme, we ate lunch and that was the beginning of yet another test of life. My husband complained of dizziness after taking the launch in the hotel’s restaurant. The next thing was vomiting. He vomited for about two hours, the hotel doctor came, but little could be done to help us. I prayed for God’s intervention, decreeing that I shall go back to Lagos with my husband alive, no death, no loss…etc. My husband whispered, “let us be calling the name of Jesus, that is the instruction,” I quickly obeyed.

Within five minutes of calling the name of Jesus, the frequency of his vomiting subsided and by fifteen minutes, he was regaining his strength. On the third day, he was on his feet and we returned to Lagos together; halleluyah!

The Mother of Jesus said to her people: whatever He (Jesus) asks you to do, do it. Our Lord and Saviour is saying return to me, obey me, serve me and then the least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. It is not your business to ask “How?” The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox…, they will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain. He becomes your family covering. Evil may happen to others but you are covered. Thank God Dr. Ojeagbase followed the instruction to rededicate his life and fellowship with God and His son Jesus Christ. That storm would have swept him away. Only those who are alive and healthy do business or pay debt.

Your returning to God does not mean, attending every of your church programmes. Every activity of your church is not meant for you. It is good to belong to a bible believing church anyway. (Heb. 10:25). Unless you are a Pastor or an Evangelist in the church, then you have to attend all the programmes. You just focus on the leading which you have been given.

Your personal fellowship with God

How often do you pray to Him? Let Him know you rely on Him in your choice and decision- making. Reading His word, taking delight in His instructions as they come via His word as you read. Thirty minutes daily in His word gives you light for your day. The level of your faith is determined by how much of His word is stored in your heart which you work with. It is the word that will transform your life inside out. I am a living testimony.

What is God showing you to do? It may not make natural sense but follow and He will show up in the affairs of your life. “If they will obey and serve Him, He will bless their days in prosperity and their years in pleasure.” ( Job 36:11, Isaiah 60:22, Ps. 32:8) Have a refreshing 2012.