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Silence

6:4:2

By the grace of God today, I am officially a mother of a 6 year old, a 4 year old and a 2 year old; living children

If you know even a tad bit about my story . . . this is nothing short of a miracle!

I am grateful for the gift of these children that God gave me, O ŭgŭo tŭhŭ (freely given)

That being said, the reality is parenting is haaaaard. I have cried, I have silently auctioned these gifts to the highest bidder (never got any though), I have felt like a total failure! I have questioned my capacity to raise up a child let alone three. I have been exhausted, had sleepless nights, had everlasting days and nights. But God has been faithful through it all. He has carried us through.

I look at these children and remind myself, by God’s grace, I am a good mother. I am doing well.

April 27, 2020 0 comment

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Holy Conversations

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

(Matthew 11:28-30)

For the last two decades or so, I have felt a drawing into silence, solitude, meditation on Scripture and prayer. Coupled with this has been a desire to walk with others into the same. When I reflect even further back to my mixed high years, by mixed I mean I oscillated between lost and found, between the black book and top 10 in class, between sneaking out of preps to sleep and raising my voice and hands under the Mugumo tree behind the labs in total surrender; I reckon that this desire for silence, solitude, meditation on Scripture goes way way back.

I can see y’all who know my extrovert, yellow dressing, sunshine, energy bursting ways double checking if indeed this is me writing or a guest blogger. It’s me alright.

Welcome to my introvert side!

October 14, 2019 0 comment

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Enablers

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

“The King is Naked!”

That is the shout from a little boy in a parade who was the only person in a kingdom able to speak truthfully to the king.

This story is titled ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ written by a Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

If you have never heard this story, be my guest for a short summary.

December 30, 2018 0 comment

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I Always Used to Wonder . . . Now I Have A Glimpse

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

I always wondered why she never stood up to this monster of a man she called her husband as he daily mentally, physically and emotionally abused her and the fruits of her womb…

I always wondered why she would stand transfixed as the fruits of her womb were beaten senseless …

I always wondered why her eyes were so sunken and why life would seem to drain out of them with each episode of violence…

I always wondered why she kept quite…

I always wondered why she never left…

December 26, 2018 0 comment

A-Z Praying For Your Children Christian Mother

Justice

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

Learn to do good;
seek justice,
rescue the oppressed,
defend the orphan,
plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:17)

October 13, 2017 0 comment

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The Grace of Silence . . .

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
    and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)

The past few months have been a roller coaster ride for me. I started blogging, met and made wonderful new friends. Did my first series on the blog. Turned the series into an Ebook, then published it. And launched the book By God’s grace. It has been one ride: lots of mistakes, lots of lessons learnt.

One of those lessons that I have learnt and failed miserably at is the Grace of silence. Especially in the face of negative people, criticism and continuous setbacks. I look at Jesus the perfecter of my faith when He was being unfairly tried because of my sins and I fall down to repent and surrender. Because in all honesty, I doubt my ‘trials and tribulations’ are anything close to what my Lord suffered. So I pray, and practice the grace of silence

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. | Proverbs 12:18

The easy route of vengeance and rashing out is one I have many a times traveled on: regrettably so.

So I pray for myself and for those like me who are tempted and fall into the temptation of self defence using the tongue. For those like me who are not able to confront the negative, jealous, critics in their lives and so they turn to family and friends for ‘debrief sessions’ which are for all intents and purposes gossips parties. And I ask that the Father would help me and help us to walk in the path of our Lord. To know, to live and to practice the grace of silence.

Prayer:

Father, you know me all too well. You know my weakness especially when it comes to my tongue. Father, would you please have mercy on me for the numerous occasions I have let you down by not practicing the grace of silence. Help me Father to bring this little member of my body, the tongue, that has been known to bring you both honor and reproach. Have mercy upon me Father. Teach me by the Holy Spirit to be silence and graciously silent while at it. In Jesus Name I pray. AMEN

July 21, 2017 1 comment

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When Heaven Is Silent

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

Bible Reading

RSV 1 Kings 19:1- 18

Sermon

Elijah the prophet of God is a man who experienced a dry spell in his ministry right after the highlight of his prophetic calling. The chapter before our reading this morning Elijah is back after 31/2 years of draught he had declared on the land. He summons the people onto Mount Carmel for one of the greatest show downs in history. He entreats the people to once and for all chose whom to worship Baal or YHWH. The contest is simple the God who answers by fire is the true God. YHWH answers by fire and the people slaughter the 350 prophets of Baal.

February 24, 2017 0 comment