Be still my soul, trust in the physician’s skill.
For healing manifests, when we surrender our will.
Do not run!
Do not hide!
Come allow him to see, the disease in your heart.
Bring yourself to him, immediately from the start.
O’ would you let the great physician, anchor you in his grace.
O’ Would you accept His restoration, by seeking His face.
-AGOKOGA
You are cherished,
beyond measure or compare.
Your purpose of existence,
God’s heart does declare.
So embrace the reality,
the awe-inspiring truth.
That in your dust-formed vessel,
His great love will take root.
-AGOKOGA
“And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.”
Matthew 17:20
Many people know mustard seeds for how small they are and how big they grow when planted, but probably didn’t know that mustard seeds are considered weeds
When a mustard seed grows it spreads so wide and chokes up other plants in its way.
If you were to plant it in your beautiful garden today, it would take over the entire garden, making no space for any other plant.
They were even rabbinic laws outlawing growing mustard seeds because of how much it would spread and overtake crops.
So, it was almost scandalous for Jesus to say that we should have faith the size of the mustard seed.
Jesus wants his followers to have faith of a mustard seed that grows over time and overtakes the obstacles in its paths. He wants us to have faith that will overtake people, places, cities, and nations for his name’s sake.
He wants His Royal Priesthood of believers to be conquers just like the mustard seed
He wants us to spread throughout the entire earth
proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.
11/26/23 | Journal Thoughts
Today, I woke up with an overwhelming heaviness in my heart. It felt as if a dark, nasty cloud hovered over me, and all I could do was lie in bed, waiting for it to pass.
One hour… two hours…
The weight wouldn’t budge, and then I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit again, urging me, “Open your mouth and pray.” However, I couldn’t muster the strength to pray. I felt utterly useless, knowing that if I didn’t take action, I would remain stuck under the oppressive grip of depression all day.
“Okay, open up your Bible.”
But my Bible was in the other room, and I wrestled with my thoughts for a few more minutes before finding the strength to reach for my phone beside me. Opening the Bible app, I scrolled through and typed “thoughts,” not entirely sure why, but I felt prompted to do so.
Various verses appeared, but the one that caught my eye was 2 Corinthians 10:5: “We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.”
We? Does that include me? Can I overcome this darkness that renders me so powerless?
The Holy Spirit spoke again, “Depression has to bow down to the Word of God. You have the weapon to defeat it (the Word), and I will give you the strength to wield it. Just open your mouth and declare.”
For the next 20 minutes, I began declaring the truth of the Word over myself. I commanded my soul, my heart, my mind to submit, and I told depression to bow down and obey what the Word says. In the remarkable 30th minute, the cloud started to lift, and I felt the darkness flee.
Overwhelmed, I began weeping and thanking God. I affirmed that only Jesus would sit on the throne of my heart and mind, not depression or anxiety.
Friends who grapple with depression, anxiety, or any other lofty thought that contradicts the Word of God: Open up your mouth, and He will fill it abundantly.
Declare the Word! Meditate on it and command your mind, heart, and soul to submit to its authority. Remember, you have authority through Jesus Christ.
As Proverbs 18:21 reminds us, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Your words hold immense power, capable of shaping the reality you experience. So, speak life, truth, and the promises of God over yourself and those around you.
For it is not my own strength,
that will carry me through,
but His love and His power,
that will guide and renew.
In His eyes, I am chosen,
given a role to fulfill.
His promises stand firm,
His plans, sovereign and still.
He is stronger than any Goliath,
that forces men to go quiet.
His voice is dressed–in thunderous sound.
THE I AM THAT I AM,
brings strongholds down.
–AGOKOGA
