Hello! I pray that you are well. It’s been a while, do forgive my quietness. You might be able to relate to the pressure of exam season. As I pass through this season, I’m praying for all of you in the same boat. Have a read of the short prayer on my blog concerning exams: ‘Loving you with prayer this exam season’.
There is a war..and you need to be on the winning side.
This war is over your joy!
So many things will come at you to take your focus away from God and steal your joy.
People will be people and do hurtful things. Life will be life and hurl tough situations at you.
You may feel misunderstood, ignored and unloved. You may feel down, to the point where you struggle to pray or worship God.
But in spite of your feelings you have to choose joy in all things. Joy is not a feeling, it is the evidence of God’s spirit working in you! (Galatians 5:22-24). Choose your focus.
Whatever you focus on, is what you will head towards. Whatever you focus on, consumes your thoughts and determines your behaviour.
Therefore, choose to focus on God in spite of what may be going on in your peripheral and regardless of how you feel!
After Job’s first trial (Job Chapter 1), the first thing He did in response to all the terrible things that happened to Him, was WORSHIP!
Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. – Job 1:20
The enemy gets confused when we choose Joy. The enemy is baffled when we choose to worship in the battle. The enemy loses the war based on your CHOICE.
So instead of all the ‘die by fire’ or ‘God consume all my enemies’ radical prayers that we may hear. Why not worship? Your praise to God is the best weapon! Your praise to God ensures that you are on the winning side of this daily war over your joy.I encourage you, as I encourage myself. What will you choose?
— Kanayo Dike-Oduah
Taken from my newsletter. Sign-up here to never miss a post!
Upcoming events!

Women’s conference this Saturday! London Waterloo!
More information here!
|
|
Verses To Meditate On This Week
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
– James 1:2-4
|
Psalm A Night!
What a way to prepare for bed.If you want to join the Psalms bedtime read just be ready with your bible every evening! I post up the Psalm on my twitter!

|
Share this from @doctorkanayo:
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
Published by Kanayo Dike-Oduah
Kanayo is a Multi-award winning, Author and Senior leader in education whose experience ranges from being a Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Head of Psychology and Lead Practitioner. Kanayo believes that these 3 elements are the driving force of her ministry and career. D.I.G; Drive, Integrity and Grace.
Having a psychology degree provides me with a broad scope to experience many industries and fields of work. Although, my main aim is to continuously learn and also to share my knowledge and experience with others, within and beyond the constraints of the psychology community. Hence my pursuit to teach!
Hopefully, the readers of this blog will find that it is infested with a scope of psychological knowledge, with the intention of conveying psychology in such a way that it is interesting and understandable to those who aren’t studying it as a discipline. In addition, you will find that I heavily cover various topics aside of psychology such as, Christianity because I am a Christian. I draw both passions together, Psychology and Christianity, observing how they complement and sometimes clash! This blog is where ‘Psychology meets Scripture’.
As well as teaching Psychology, I know God has called me to do something far greater in this world. My passion is for His Word and to encourage others to read the Bible, fall in love with it, but most importantly…fall in love with The Author! My role of teaching is not limited to psychology. I strongly believe God is stirring up the ‘teacher’ office of the Five fold ministry in me.
I’m a doctor by virtue, healing and performing heart surgery with words of encouragement.
I am extremely driven and passionate about getting everyone; both Christians and non-Christians to read, understand and live out the word of God. To achieve this, I’ve created online Bible Challenges, whereby people around the world via social media, read a book in the Bible, one chapter a day and share what they have drawn out from the text. I have numerous Bible challenges, all accessible from my blog (www.doctorkanayo.com) and the YouVersion Bible App where over 250,000 people have completed my devotionals around the world. One Bible Challenge at a time, I aim to change the skewed perceptions of the Bible being irrelevant and to show the true reality that the bible is ‘juicy’, tremendously relevant, fun and easy to read. My one prayer is that my teachings and writings from His word, will touch at least ONE person. That would be a serious mission accomplished to the glory of God!
If you have anything you would like me to blog about, do let me know by either commenting, or contacting me via my contact form.
Thank you for visiting my blog. With love, Kanayo x
View all posts by Kanayo Dike-Oduah
I needed this. Thanks and God bless x
Praise God hun! God bless you too xx
Powerfull worship keep on sharing and may you stay blessed love more