I Bi Dem: Woman, Wife, Mother

  Praise the Lord with me. I am 50 today. I look back and all I see is the faithfulness of God in my life. When I was younger (I am still young), the number 50 seemed like a very old number, but now that the Lord has brought me there, it seems so young. I remember people I grew up with who are no more, and I am grateful. I realise that my being here today is purely by grace. Many people measure their lives by achievements, and it is a good thing to look back and see how much you have accomplished in life. It gives a sense of satisfaction – a feeling of leaving a mark. I measure mine by the grace that I have received and the people that surround me. If you had at any point in the past asked how I am doing I must have replied by saying that I am blessed. I do not say that glibly or to sound religious. No, I say it because I truly believe it.  I guess people see success from different perspectives . I say I am blessed because sometimes it does not appear so; in fact, at a point in m

  As I reflect on the past 50 years of life or at least since I learnt to read, I realise that the word of God has always fascinated me. It is no wonder that God uses it to play a huge part in my life like He does in many lives.   I would have despaired several times; I would have been discouraged; I would have given up if not for God through His word. I have held on to it for dear life many times. When all was dark around, only the remembrance of portions of the Bible lit up my way. I don’t know what I would have done if not for the word of God. I believe the Bible is the infallible word of God – every part of it. I am not a theologian of course; so, I cannot discuss it academically. For me, it is the life manual and guide. A friend once joked that I seem to punctuate my sentences with something from the Bible. I wish that this were true - that I have memorised the word of God in great detail, but alas it is not so. At the beginning of this year, I became convicted about how littl