Illumining Pen

 There are a lot of things to be grateful to God for: salvation of soul, health, family, good, laughter, mental serenity, shelter, clothing........ But many times we overlook these things and feel like we're not blessed.  Whatever your state might be, you are not without a blessing of God ✨. So cheer up honey 💖💫✨ Let's go into today's business...... When I was in secondary school, my teacher said something that actually stuck to my memory: "A frog, when placed in a pot of water that is being heated keeps adjusting itself to the temperature until it finally dies." Frogs are amphibians and cold-blooded animals. It's characteristic for amphibians to adjust themselves to the temperatures of their environments. That's to invariably say that the environment determines their body temperatures. Mammals on the other hand have a mechanism called 'thermoregulation'. The body automatically finds a way to maintain a suitable body temperature irrespective of t...

 Hi guys👋🙂 Welcome to today's edition of illuminingpen.blogspot.com✨ So yesterday, I was scrolling through social media when I came across a tweet "The sight of a pregnant woman can be both triggering and offensive to trans woman who are unable to give birth; I'm writing to my MP to ask him to introduce compulsory stomach binders for birthing bodies to conceal their cis bumps when out in public. This is basic manners. #LGBTQ." 🙄 Wow.... really. That's incredulous. And one of the things that came to my mind on that post was that there're many confused people in this world 🤦. These ideologies are not yet coded into laws in most African countries and may not really make sense to an average African now because there are more glaring problems of insecurity, poverty, health challenges.....and so on. But it's gradually coming to us. Infact, it has subtly started! Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.  'Because you have rejected k...

 Hiiiiiii 👋👋🤗😍 Happy New month💃💃 It's October already, two months to Christmas 🤗🎉 It seems this year is fast. Or is it only me👀? Anyways, so far, how good has it been? Alright now, I asked this question intentionally and I'd love you to reflect on the question intentionally. There's this thing about we trying to carry our burdens on our own, and because we have some resources, we tend to feel that's enough. And then we end up frustrated.  I often hear this ;"frustrated Nigerians". Yes, there are external frustrations, no need to add internal frustrations.  I have news for you this morning: "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders build in vain. Unless the Lord watches the city, the watchmen wake up in vain.' Psalm 127:1-2 "It is vain to wake early in the morning and go to be late. "The Lord gives rest to His beloved in his sleep." "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and compassion on whom I will have compa...

 His cocky confidence and demeanor had not changed, he did not even seem to age, save for his more intense eyes revealing experience.  "Charles..." Sharon called his name again to confirm that he was the one she was truly seeing. After three years of disapprance from her life, his reappearence seems chaotic. "In flesh and blood" Charles replied, as if helping her to complete the statement.  "What are you doing here?" She asked "As you can see, I am acting on behalf of the CMD, Chief Collins." Then, realization suddenly dawned on her. Charles Collins was the son of Chief Collins! She had never thought of the possibility "Why did you invite me here?" Sharon asked, not willing to stay one more moment in the room. "What's your schedule like tomorrow? I'd like to take you out on lunch tomorrow if you don't mind." "What...?" Sharon's jaw dropped as she looked at Charles. Who and what did he think he is? Thi...