Supernatural Woman- Pregnant not Disabled

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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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