November/december 2025

     Thank God for the praying mamas, grandmamas, aunties, daddies, granddaddies, uncles, and others, as without their covering, I don’t know how it would have made it.  I can imagine that this can be a testament for many others, especially for us who share similar cultural backgrounds.  Throughout my life’s journeys, my path has often been littered with peaks and valleys, and roads full of twists and turns.  So often that it felt normal.  However, I eventually learned that there was more to life than what had been presented to me, a whole lot more. 

     On one occasion, while hanging out with some friends, I had an encounter with a total stranger that was eye-opening and changed the trajectory of my life.  A stranger this person was; I had never seen or met them before, as was the case for them.  They had one question for me: What am I doing here?  The “here” they were speaking about was a nightclub where many people my age were partying.  Though it was my first time at the club, it wasn’t my first rodeo, and I felt as if I had a sense of belonging there.  I would go on to party, no excitement, nothing out of the ordinary, and make it home safely, but those few words from the stranger had done their job.  My mind was opened, and the course of my life changed.  

     Fast forward many years, and I have come to realize that it was God speaking through that stranger to reach me.  God had so much more planned for me, and for His purpose to be fulfilled in my life, my approach needed a realignment.  I was obedient to what God spoke to me, and over the years, my eyes and heart have been opened to doing what God has called me to do.  

     More than anything, God needed to get my attention, and I thank Him for his grace and mercy.  Having my attention brought me back to a place where I asked God for direction and guidance in my life.  As I was trekking off course, He sent an angel to remind me of my purpose.

     When God spoke to me, I knew it was Him, mainly because I had established a personal relationship with Him.  One of the benefits of having a personal relationship is being able to discern God’s voice amid all other noise.  I encourage you to seek God and allow Him to speak in your life, because when it’s God’s voice, you will know it.