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This was written by a man who spent 23 minutes in hell. His  name is Bill Weise. "On Nov. 23, 1998, I had an out-of-body experience which falls under the classification of a "vision" (see 2 Cor. 12:1-2). It was not a dream or a near-death experience. The Lord chose to take me to hell in my spirit man. If you could see hell for just five seconds, you would never be arrogant, self-righteous or rebellious toward God again. You would run to Him with extreme gratitude and humility and ask for His forgiveness. If you could see hell for just five seconds you would never take God's name in vain again. You would thank Him every day for the rest of your life for providing the way of salvation. You would thank God that you are still breathing and have hope. The fact is that you won't see hell while you are still alive. Salvation requires faith in what Jesus did for you on the cross. Salvation requires a purposeful act on your part ... before you die. If you say you need to ...

There is a connection between prosperity and our actions. And I want to show you if you will keep up with me. What I am doing via these articles is to show you what God has shown me, and it's simply amazing. James 1:22,25 says, "But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves...But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty (the Word) and continues in it , and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does ." Notice the statement 'he will be blessed (prosper) in what he does'. Prosperity comes by doing what the Word requires. Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!...

If you know me well, I am very passionate about youths. Lol. I can't help it. It's my intense desire to see them flourish, become the best version of who God created them to be as well as help them develop a personal and thriving relationship with God. Last week Tuesday, I was invited to speak at St Luke's Parish Kubwa, Abuja. And this is what it looked like in the pictures below:

Can you imagine someone's life ambition?! This is purely demonic. He name is Jane Toppan. She was a nurse. 

I am troubled about how much God's Word has been watered down in our generation. Every preacher emphasizes on faith or believing but most do not emphasize on doing.  They fail to realize that our faith means nothing without our works to prove or show it. If I truly believe in Jesus; if I really have faith in Him, my faith must provoke obedience. It is impossible for me to say I believe and yet live in my old life. When the seed (God's Word) fell on good ground, it bore fruit in varying degrees - 30, 60 and a 100 fold. As long as the seed falls on a good ground, it MUST bear fruit. If it does not, then the ground was never good. Jesus is big when it comes to 'doing' or 'obedience to God'. That is actually one of the reasons He came. There are so many Scriptures that prove that Jesus is so concerned about us not just hearing but doing what we hear. Stay with me, look up my subsequent articles because I will be sharing many of these proofs on them. Our faith is not...

 A man sees a snake dying in flames and decides to free it from the fire. As soon as he catches it, the snake bites him causing excruciating pain. The man immediately drops the snake and the reptile falls back into the burning flames. At this point the man, looking around, finds a metal pole and uses it to take the snake from the flames again, saving his life. Another man, who had seen what happen, approaches the man and asks him: "This snake bit you! Why are you trying to save his life?" The man replies: "The snake's nature is to bite, but that won't change my nature, which is to help." Don't change your nature just because someone has hurt you. Don't lose your goodness of mind, but learn to act carefully.

    Just few days ago, I was telling someone that Nigerians know how to make a joke out of our bad situationship. Then I stumbled on an article in Quora that best articulates it. So my people, help me judge this matter: If they say Nigerians are among the happiest people on earth I don't think we will argue. An average Nigerian mentality is just cruise. People that make fun of their own misery.  Humor is a gift you get for being a Nigerian, slightly higher than the line for insanity. I won't be wrong if I say it's our coping mechanism. Fun is a way we know how to keep on pushing and a way to look beyond our imperfect country. With how our country is if we don't laugh at life we will go mad. Who turns a protest into a party? Nigerians Who replys with ffb on their president’s post on Twitter? Nigerians Who creates happiness out of nothing? Nigerians Who turns every situation into a comedy? Nigerians. Nigerians use banter and humor to hide how messed up we all are in this ...

A youth asked me, "Aunty Mitchelle, will some Christians be left behind when the rapture happens?" My response: "True believers in Christ won't be left behind. But there will definitely be some Christians who will be." I will talk more about this statement later in another article that I will call 'the Two kinds of Christians'.  Stay tuned for it. Okay, back to the question above: Will some Christians be left behind when the rapture happens? Yes.  These set of Christians are the ones I call the Saying Christians . They say they believe in Jesus, but they do not show it in their lifestyle. They deliberately keep on sinning, habitually practicing sin without remorse, probably because they say the grace of God covers it. But they forget that the grace of God is not a licence to sin.  These Saying Christians orally and mentally assent to being saved but their hearts speak differently because if they truly were saved, they will not be comfortable sinning agai...

Let me shock you a little: Don't pray to God to give you love. Don't pray to God to give you joy, or peace, or patience, or kindness, or goodness. Don't pray to God to give you faith. The truth is you already have them. Just use them. Did I get your attention? Imagine you went to market and stocked up on food and provisions - beverage, bread, yam, rice, beans, wine, oil etc. And they are all sitting in your store, but you refuse to use them.  Not only will you go hungry, you will miss also out on the pleasure of enjoying those provisions and their health benefits. See eh...you are well equipped. When you received Jesus into your heart, God gave you everything you need to live for His pleasure - the fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. This a fruit with nine parts (notice in the Bible verse it says 'fruit' not 'fruits'. Check it out in your Bible). That means you have all of them from ...

 I stumbled into this word today - grave sucking, and my curiosity got the best of me. So I went on to research. Grave sucking, also known as grave soaking or mantle grabbing, is the act of lying across the physical grave of a deceased preacher or evangelist for the purpose of “pulling out” the power of the Holy Spirit, a power that was purportedly “trapped” within the body upon the person’s death.  Videos and images across the internet show grave suckers kneeling at or lying across the grave plots or gravestones of famous figures such as C. S. Lewis, John Calvin, or Charles Finney in hopes of “grabbing” the abandoned spiritual mantle or “soaking up” an anointing like a sponge. Grave sucking or mantle grabbing is based upon the idea that the spiritual calling of an individual who has died may be reclaimed and used by another person. The theory is that God uses the Holy Spirit to “anoint” certain believers with a specific purpose, such as healing or prophecy, but, when the pers...

I have heard late Ravi Zacharias speak, and I think he is one of the most intelligent people I know. He always seem to have a perfect response to every question. A truly gifted man. It's deeply saddening that this side of him even existed. No, it's not a hearsay. It has been investigated and confirmed by his very own ministry who themselves are in shock like everyone else that Ravi could indulge in such things. A four-month investigation found the late Ravi Zacharias leveraged his reputation as a world-famous Christian apologist to abuse massage therapists in the United States and abroad over more than a decade while the ministry led by his family members and loyal allies failed to hold him accountable. He used his need for massage and frequent overseas travel to hide his abusive behavior, luring victims by building trust through spiritual conversations and offering funds straight from his ministry. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) confirms abuse by Zacharias at d...

 This story made my day. I hope it makes yours. Lol. It had been a long week of ministry in Haiti. The miracle crusade had been a powerful success. Many were born again; scores were healed, and the delivering power of God was manifest as throngs were set free from demon power. An unexpected invitation had come in near the week's end. I had been so graciously invited to travel to the summit of a mountain region situated north of Port au Prince. One of the pastors had invited me to trek to his village and so graciously asked if I would preach the Sunday service. It had not been on my set itinerary for the week; nonetheless, I accepted and began the long arduous journey that Saturday up the mountain side. The terrain was so rough and the incline so step that the donkeys were outpacing our automobile. The location was so rural and remote that I began to ask the Lord if anyone even lived on this mountain top. It seemed we barely even passed any of the Haitian population during the climb...