Supernatural Woman- Pregnant not Disabled

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Hello Folks!!!

Welcome back!!! And if it is you're first time here, you are most welcomed!

I want to thank you for reading this blog, it has been an encouragement. When people contact me and say that they've been blessed by something that I share on this space, I am overwhelmed! 

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

Thank God for an awesome 2017, looking forward to bigger and better things on this blog in 2018.

I shared how my husband and I found out how I was pregnant with our first child here. In this post I continue my pregnancy journey. ENJOY!

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Overall, my pregnancy was stress-free. Besides the normal fatigue, I didn't have any symptoms. I never had nausea, I never vomited, I never had strange cravings...as a matter of fact, I lost weight during the first trimester because I didn't have much of an appetite. People around us had no idea that we were expecting, we only told our pastors and parents initially. When we finally told people, many of them were surprised; I didn't look or "act" pregnant...they were shocked that I did not have any symptoms. I was five months pregnant when my baby bump decided to make a slight appearance. By that time, the cat was out of the bag...it was no longer our little secret.

I was enjoying the journey; it was a miracle to have someone growing inside of me. I was grateful to God because, I knew that it wasn't the "norm" to be able to have energy to do so many things during pregnancy. Every morning, I'd speak to my baby, pray over my baby and take confessions about my baby and pregnancy. I was determine to do this pregnancy by faith; I couldn't afford to go about it naturally and just go with the flow. I didn't want my feelings to lead me, I decided to control what I felt by using the Word of God.

I was also aware that work needed to be done because of the phase of ministry that we were in. I couldn't afford to live off of my feelings. I couldn't afford the temptation to blame my laziness on pregnancy. I intentionally pushed myself to do things that many felt pregnant women shouldn't do. I made up my mind to keep up with business as usual; I still worked my normal schedule at the office, I still attended all church services, etc.

The first sermon that I ever preached in my life was during my pregnancy, I believe I was a little over five months pregnant. During my quiet time one day, God spoke to me and said I want you to preach on Sunday. I was shocked, me? preach? While I'm pregnant? Ahhh!?!?  I wanted to brush it off but I knew that I had heard from God, so I couldn't fight it. When I told my husband, I was shocked at his response. He felt that people wouldn't be able to get pass my accent....at least that's what he said. I secretly felt like he thought I wasn't ready...or maybe that was my insecurities talking to me. At the end of the day, he agreed.

Lo and behold, the night before my first sermon I started to feel really sick. I had an "upset tummy" and I felt really weak. It was struggle to get out of bed that morning, but I had to put my game face on. Off I went to church all prayed up and drawing from inward strength...it was all I had. I still felt funny as I sat through the various parts of service up unto it was time to minister. Once I got on that stage, every single symptom disappeared. It was like an out of body experience! I ministered on being led by the Holy Spirit. For the first time I understood what it meant to minister by the anointing, whew it was an amazing experience! And when people said that they were blessed, I was encouraged.

If anyone would have told me that I would stand before hundreds of people and speak for about an hour; I would have laughed in Chinese and called them a liar! I remember the days when just the thought of speaking in front of a couple of people would have me sweating bullets and glued to the toilet. What a privilege to have Jesus, he turned my life around and helped me to redefine myself. I know for sure that it was the God in me, his special grace that helped me to stand before the congregation that day, 

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After church service, I felt worse. I was vomiting (the first and only time during my pregnancy) and my tummy was running. I was very concerned because I was pregnant. We eventually discovered that I had food poisoning. My husband and I had a date night on Saturday; after a great meal I decided that I wanted fresh catfish pepper soup. I should have known something was wrong when the waitress looked startled at our request; furthermore, it took them forever to serve what should have took about 20 minutes. To top it off it was NOT worth the wait, it was the worse pepper soup that I've ever had. It took me a couple of days to recover and get it all out of my system. Thank God for an amazing mother in-love that took good care of me during that time.

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A few months into our marriage, our pastors informed us that we were selected to start up a branch of our church in the United States. We began the process of relocation by applying for a VISA for my husband shortly after our wedding.  And the process was taking FOREVER! As my belly grew larger, we had to make a decision. I had to come to the US first and my husband would as soon as he got his VISA.  It was a very hard decision but it had to be done, so I packed up my belongings and left Nigeria at 7 months pregnant.

To be continued....

You are blessed!


- Bunmi


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The Power of the Spoken WORD

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I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.  

Mark 11:23 NLT

Have you ever struggled with reading the bible? Maybe you begin to read and you get bored easily or you suddenly feel sleepy. I've been there, there was a point in my life when the bible did not make any sense to me; it was comparable to an old history book in my opinion. I didn't see what other people claimed to see and I couldn't understand how people got the Word of God to “work for them”. I concluded that I had no control over what occurred in my life and I just had to go with the flow; accepting everything that life threw my way.

This way of thinking was my permanent abode until life happened and I was left alone, confused and scared. In that moment, I ran to God and sought after him like never before. I would ask God to reveal himself to me; I wanted to know him for myself. There was 'something' within me telling me that there was more to life and I didn't have to settle. As I followed God's leading, the bible became alive to me. I saw Jesus in it, in turn I saw myself. I saw who I was created to be and what God had prepared for me. I was glued to the Word, from listening to sermons, to attending church services and programs severally times a week to setting out time to study the bible; I became an addict!

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The Word of God is not effective if it is just in your head; it becomes effective once it enters into your heart. Merely skimming through pages in the bible, reading a verse here and there would leave you with information in your head. Meditation on God's Word is the way to get it into your heart. Meditation involves reading scriptures, in depth study of scriptures and confession of scriptures (speaking the Word out loud to yourself); this process continues until the Word sinks in, bypassing your mind and going into your spirit and igniting Faith in you (Joshua 1:8).

The quickest way to get anything into your heart is by speaking it. We must understand that our words contain power. Our inherit power is released through our words. The type of power that you release depends on the words that you choose to speak; you either releasing miracle working power or destructive power (Proverbs 18:21). You must speak the Word in faith to make it work for you.

Faith in God and his Word is the key to living the life that Jesus died to give. Romans 10:17 tells us that faith comes by the hearing of the Word. You must hear the Word of God in order to believe and receive it. You hear the Word of God when you speak it back to yourself via meditation and when you listen to a sermon being taught or preached by an anointed minister of God.

Colossians 3:16, tells us to let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly. When this scripture speaks about the 'word of Christ', it is referring to the Greek word 'logos' which is defined as the spoken word of God. God's Word is the container of his power (Hebrews 1:3); in order to release the power of God into any area of your life, you need to speak it. It is the Word that you decree that becomes established (Job 22:28); not the word you merely 'think' upon. 

When you decree the Word of God, you are defining the portion of your inheritance in him; you are selecting the boundaries for what you will or will not allow in your life (Matthew 18:18). 

You must get to the point where the Word of God overwhelms and overtakes you then begins to ooze out of you. This is a place where you only hear, see, speak and do what the Word of God says; there is no other option and there is no backup plan. The Word is God's gift to you; it is your access into all that God has prepared for us.  As you speak this Word to yourself, using it to address situations and circumstances; you unleash the power of God to make it good. So speak the Word over every area of your life today and awaiting the performance of that very Word!



You are blessed!



- Bunmi


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A Pleasant Surprise

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Hello All!

HAPPY DECEMBER! 2017 is winding down and 2018 is beckoning!

I don't know about you but 2017 has been one for the books; an interesting year to say the least. I surely had some ups and downs; but overall I can say that I had a great year!

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In my last post, I spoke about my experience with looking for employment in Akure. If you haven't read it yet, check it out here: Looking Up to God.

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So after about six months, I finally started "work". It was an exciting and fulfilling experience. I enjoyed what I did; I enjoyed having something to keep me busy during the day. The organization was led by an amazing person and I was amazed by the exceptional work and effort of the staff members. It was a completely different experience from the work that I did with NYSC.

During my first month at work, I was also planning our church's first year anniversary. And being the perfectionist that I am, I was stressed and overwhelmed. I wanted everything to be perfect. In my bid of having a perfect anniversary celebration, I noticed that I was getting irritated easily; if something didn't go the way I planned, I would be so annoyed and if anyone was responsible for it, they may have just heard 'it' from me (*covers face*)

Thankfully the anniversary celebration went well; in fact it was a huge success! I was finally able to breathe again! One day while chilling with my husband in our home, I had a light bulb moment. I realized that I hadn't gotten my period that month. I informed my husband and he just brushed it off; he attributed the delay to the stress associated with planning the Church's anniversary.  I agreed but at the back on my mind the question "Am I pregnant?" lingered.

After a week of no call, no show from Ms. Period, I convinced my husband to purchase a pregnancy test. "You're not pregnant...I am a doctor, I would know" my husband said. He had every reason to feel that way, I had absolutely no symptoms. I felt perfectly fine.

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When we first got married, I told my husband that I did not want to have any children until after the first year; he concurred. I wanted to "enjoy my marriage"...it is not like children make it impossible to enjoy marriage by the way.  But, I knew that I just wanted to have time alone with my husband. After all, our courtship was short and I wanted to spend some more time getting to know him and vice versa.

Well six months into our marriage, I started to reconsider. After all, "I wasn't getting any younger" and "my clock was ticking"; I had baby fever!  So I decided to have a talk with my husband and he also agreed. So we decided to discontinue using birth control. Hmm...In reference to birth control, I got so many reactions when I told people that I was considering it. I heard things like, "There is no birth control in marriage"; "You should only use birth control after your first child"; "You better not use birth control and damage your womb." I was shocked at these reactions but I went ahead nonetheless; when I went to the family planning clinic, I ignored the nurse's mumbling and vivid displeasure about my decision; I gladly took the birth control and went about my business! Thankfully, I was informed so I didn't allow anyone to mislead me.

But I digress...

While growing up, I was always afraid of pregnancy and childbirth. I saw and heard terrifying things. I heard about the morning sickness & the various symptoms- from nausea, to vomiting, to swollen feet, to chronic spitting (this is a symptom that I've only seen in Nigerians btw!), to weird cravings, to chronic back pain, etc. I did not know anyone that had anything good to say about pregnancy; except the usual “once you have the baby you will forget about all the symptoms and pain.”  I was told that the pain associated with childbirth was the worst pain ever; it couldn't be compared to anything.

So I was very scared. Also since my teenage years, I kept hearing a voice (the voice of the devil of course) telling me that I would have challenges when it comes to getting pregnant. It was so strange to me, no one in my immediate family had that issue...so why me??? The fear of pregnancy and childbirth was a huge burden that I carried, until one faithful day.

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I had just completed School of Ministry, which is a comprehensive training for ministry conducted by my pastor. We had classes, tests, a group project and a project defense/presentation at the end of the course. My group was recognized for having the best project; and I was given a book. When I finally settled down at home, I removed the book’s packaging. *I laugh now as I remember my reaction* As soon as I read the title, I was livid. My husband just sat quietly and watched my Oscar-worthy performance. "Why do they always expect people to have a baby right after the wedding? Why couldn't I have been given any other book?"

The book in question was "Supernatural Childbirth" by Jackie Mize; that book changed my life! I decided to pick it up a few weeks later and I have not and never will regret it. I have read it several times since then. For the first time in my life, I discovered that pregnancy could be enjoyable, symptom-free and that delivery could be pain-free. WHAT?!?! As I devoured each page, my faith increased more and more and I was pumped up! * I recommend this book for anyone that desires to have a child, IT IS A MUST READ*

Shortly after getting married, we had an "issue" that naturally would prevent me from getting pregnant and those words came back "you're going to have trouble getting pregnant." I started googling away and already discussed the possibility of going to see a specialist to my husband before I realized that I was going about it all wrong. I got my senses back and decided to pray and take authority over that issue. In no time, it simply disappeared! Look at God! There is power in faith! There is power in prayer!

So back to the day when we decided to take the pregnancy test. I opened the package and did the do. My husband and I went about our business and actually forgot about it; until I walked into the restroom a few hours later. And to my amazement, it was POSITIVE! I couldn't believe my eyes! I just stood there glued to the restroom floor. After a few minutes, I ran to my husband and shared the news. He was render speechless; when he regained his voice, he kept saying it was not possible. After the shock, came the excitement. I was surprised because I did not expect to get pregnant so soon, I just stopped the birth control a month prior.

It became real when we went for the first ultrasound a few days later; I was six weeks pregnant! I had a baby in me!!!

To be continued...



You are blessed!



- Bunmi


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