Chika Jonah Writes

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  • Different encounters at different stops; My travel diary

    Guys, remember in my last blog post i promised to reveal the second and probably the most selfish reason why i took on this trip. So hear it is. An Encounter from God. An Encounter for me and an encounter for someone else through me.

    On one occasion my friend asked me a question.”What are you going for?”

    “I don’t know” I replied, “I’m searching for something”.

    I knew what, but I didn’t know how.

    Before I took on this trip I had been feeling guilty about not talking about God to other people personally for ages. Not the random, encouraging and inspiring talks from Gods word but the sharing of Gods word to those who know nothing and those who have falling off the train and are too angry or too weak to rise back again.

    The thought that what the bible said in 2 Timothy 3:5 “Having the form of Godliness but denying its power thereof” was actually piercing through my heart and it gave me sleepless night. I felt guilty about not winning souls, I felt guilty about not properly serving, I felt I was just enjoying God and not doing anything for him in return.

    Ever felt that way before?

    How would I populate the kingdom if I don’t go out and meet people? A question I knew the answer to.

    And this journey gave me the best feeling of fulfillment in this aspect.

    My quest on evangelism turned out to be series of conversations and discussions. I was wowed! Seeing women old enough to be my mother sharing their experiences, opening up to a mere stranger like me. Listening to a little girl named Chika, brought tears to my eyes. Seeing youngsters who didn’t want to be bothered, speak up, warmed my heart.

    I prayed in almost every vehicle I entered in the course of this journey and mehn! every section was like a big fifteen minute church service. I was really proud to be a Christian and so were the people who engaged with me in this journey.

    One time I was in the east (Owerri) I went to the cinema to watch a movie 21 bridges, those who know me, can testify I practically live in my room, workplace and cinema’s. And that was where I got the second encounter. An Encounter for someone else through me.

    I sat in a chair waiting for my order, not knowing that the chair had already been taken. And when this two friends came to sit down, they stopped me from standing up and stood instead waiting for a chair. It was truly a kind gesture.

    We began talking, cracking jokes, and laughing it all. They were students so I knew they had more stories to tell than I did.

    From our conversation I could tell how hardworking, smart and determined the guy was. Who was so head strong, and unwavering in doing what he thought was best even after the failures and determination he had experienced. I laughed at this point. Here I thought God was using me to talk to them, when the irony was, he was using them to talk to me.

    He gave me a word. “It is foolishness to go to a lions den empty handed”.

    Then I threw a question to him, “What do you have?”

    What do you have in your hands?” You are either holding a weapon, or you’re holding wisdom or you’re holding a skill or you are holding a gift or you are holding money. They both stared at me. And I knew they caught it, while I sat there blushing at this great God for talking to me and telling me what I needed.

    We exchanged numbers and when they finished their meal, they left and I went in to watch my movie.

    If there was any experience that gave me chills, it was my beach experience. That was where I felt how mighty, awesome and powerful God truly is. I mean if you’ve not given your life to Christ or you’re constantly going back and forth with God then…you’re missing a great deal. The crab holes, the water tides, the waves, the sand, the voice. It was all in my head.

    You want to feel closer to God then go surround yourself with nature. I promise you, you’ll not come back the same. The wind on my skin and nostrils gave me complete rest and peace. I have never been so peaceful in my life. I felt God was all in it. I just wanted to touch his face in glory, rest on his shoulders and drift off to sleep.

    I remember how difficult it was for me to do this, because i couldn’t leave my mom all alone at home. I didn’t know if i could handle it. But i told myself one thing, if this is the only selfish thing i do for yourself this year, then do it. And so i did it. If i can so can you. Take an alone trip sometime to unwind, do it for your self, do it for rest, do it for peace.

    How is your relationship with God now? Do nature also speak to you? I would really love to hear about your beach experience too, so drop a comment below.

    Hugs and Love.

  • The sharp contrast of needs and wants that has been ignored

    I went to a missionary secondary/high school and there’s this ceremony called Corpus Christi and Christ the king (the catholics would understand). They are two different ceremonies that are often times celebrated together towards the end of the year. We do that by walking round the community shouting, singing, dancing and praying; just celebrating Jesus Christ.

    It was always fun until your strength vanishes and tiredness kicks in. Fatigue from tired muscles, cracked voice from screaming for joy, weak legs from walking for so long, stomach noises from hunger, and dry throat from the hot sun and brown dust.
    As much as we tried to manage the situation and endure, we couldn’t ignore it forever. We were both hungry and thirsty. Food could wait but the dry air, hot sun and scorching heat made it impossible to stay without quenching our thirst. And water was the only solution. Water was what we needed.

    We walked through the villages and finally, we found a store. But unfortunately the water they had was sold out, which was not surprising because the whole crowd was thirsty. Then when we looked into the cooler we saw chilled bottles of coke staring at our faces. Oh lord! We were mesmerized. ( laughs* You know how that feels) it stared at us like our savior and we couldn’t stop ourselves. We wanted it and we bought it. Everyone drank theirs, I gulped mine on one go till it was empty. We left when we were done and joined the crowd. In less than fifteen minutes, we stared at each other again. We were much more thirsty than before.

    We thought coke would quench our thirst but we were just kidding ourselves. In the end nothing could truly quench out thirst like water.
    Instead we spent that money on coke and nothing changed, when we should have waited patiently till we got water and quench our thirst once and for all. But we ended up wasting resources and time.
    What was needed was to solve our problem permanently but instead we went for what we wanted to solve our problem immediately.

    Back to real talk

    There is a bold line between needs and wants. Often times we are chasing what we want without realizing what we truly need, that we wasting our precious time and money on the wrong things. Its the best thing to know what you want but its wiser to know what you need and where to place It in order avoid misplaced priorities.

    A man bagged a five million deal after years of hard work and he went to buy a Car of four million which was very foolish, sorry to say. I’m sure he must have been tired of trekking to work everyday, together with the crazy traffic. But what he failed to understand is that a car is a liability not an asset. He wanted a car but what he needed was to invest and when he’s got a steady stream of income, only then can he comfortably buy a car. He was back to square one.

    Someone told me sometime ago

    “Chika if God just makes me a millionaire, I’ll never ask him for anything again”. I laughed so hard hearing this and replied him immediately.

    “Who told you that if God makes you the wealthiest man in the world, you’ll stop asking him for anything? No way. That is when you’ll even want more from God. From more wealth comes more desires. Your requests would be endless. So stop joking”.

    God doesn’t even answer such prayers. He’ll only give you what he knows you need. Not the thousand and one things you want from him. And if your wants are included in what he blesses you with then Hallelujah!

    Not focusing on what is needed is like an infectious virus that spreads through every aspect of your world and threatens your potential for happiness. You can lose friendships, focus, passion and most importantly who you truly are.

    If you are finding it difficult to retract your path and find out who you are and what you want and need, I wrote a blog post on that, click here and follow the guidelines stated there.

    Its time to get rid of distraction and give attention to what we truly need than getting things we don’t really need.

    I would love to hear from you. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. You can as well email me if you want talk

  • Happy Anniversary to me! I love you.

    Woke up this morning to this guys

    At first i was like “Oh! Okay One year already?”….then when it sank in i screamed.

    Hell yeah! Its one year of blogging. One whole year with this amazing WordPress community

    One year of not actually knowing what the hell I’m doing here. Surprised? Please don’t be because its the truth.

    Every time i write a blog post and get ready to publish, the next thing out of my mouth is always; “this is lame, who wrote this?”
    Or
    “Nobody is going to bother glancing through this blog”.
    Or
    “I’m not even sure I’m making sense but ill post anyways”
    Or
    “Shit! Did i just post that?”
    Or
    “Oh God, this title is wack!”
    Or
    “Why is English so damn hard?”
    Or
    “Where should i put the apostrophe?”

    Because i know I’m just a digital pen that just writes, without having an idea of what is actually been written down. And then i slip into a corner and hide.

    The notification sound is what brings me out of that dark corner of uncertainty. That sound that tells me someone appreciates me for sharing my story. Someone relates with my pain. Someone must have shared in my sorrow. Someone has experienced what i have. Someone is sharing in my faith. Someone is taking out time to pray for me. Someone sees that i am doing my best.

    That gives me the greatest relief and satisfaction because you are the important ones.

    You bring life to my post
    You engage in each post
    You keep this blog alive
    You spend your time here reading what a young girl who doesn’t know a thing writes.
    And for that i say a big thank you.

    You make it worthwhile. And i love you

    I love each and everyone of you in WordPress.
    I love you all my friends and family.
    I love you all my readers.
    I would be blind to this without you. I love love love love you.

    “Pass me that glass of wine and lets celebrate. Cheers!”

    Say a toast for me in the comment section, if you like and lets continue in the sharing of new and fruitful beginnings. It would mean a lot to me.

    So in the spirit of this anniversary I’m giving out five ebooks; two Christian novels, two business books to help you kick start your business in 2020, and one inspirational book. These are books that transformed my thinking, gave me insight on business and restored my faith in God and humanity.

    To get these books, follow me by hitting the FOLLOW button below and drop your email in the comment section. And also tell me what you expect from me in the coming year.