Fire Of The Lighthouse

It's Easter again. When I was young, Easter was about special lunches, going to church and chocolate eggs (if my brother and I were lucky).  However, this year, that was not the case. I came to a point where I wondered why we celebrate Easter. Sure, Easter is about the death of Christ but these questions came to mind:  Why did Jesus die and what does it mean for us today? The amazing news about this is that in the end, a new revelation dawned.  In this   special   blog post (slightly longer than the rest), we will look into the reason of the season. With a conversational style of writing, I hope to uncover 3 powerful promises  with you that will change the way we look at life with Christ. Are you ready?  Let's dive in. Welcome to Fire of the Lighthouse's Easter Edition post: Love Ran Red Let's take it back to the beginning... In Genesis 1- 2, God created the Earth and added a little something special to His creation: humans. Adam and Ev...

Sometimes, I wonder how she gets everything done. A fashion designer and tailor, mother, investor and recreational foodie, this remarkable woman does more than just inspire: she revolutionises.  Most know her as the Virtuous Woman, the Woman of Noble Character but she's commonly known as the "Proverbs 31 Woman" When looking for inspirational stories on women for this brand new theme, She is: Celebrating Women, her name topped the list. Not because she is often talked about by women of the Christian faith, but because that her story has key principles that shaped my values and understanding of value and worth. What are those principles? Well, in truth, they are too many to list (who knows? Maybe they could form an excellent book) but I will share a few that will hopefully inspire you. But the question is: Are you ready to hear her story? First, some background The Proverbs 31 Woman is a lady of inspiration.  An outstanding fashion designer, tailor and in...

It's that time of the year again. The campus is buzzing with excitement as people are anticipating one great thing: Going home.   It is also nearing the Christmas season and Christmas jingles can be heard in almost every corner. However, as per school tradition, there is an end of year activity for the last two days. Do Something Cool (D.S.C) is a day where there are no classes but you have to do something that you wanted to do but haven't the time to do so. However, there is only one rule: it has to be super cool .  Always wanted to build a Scooby Doo sandwich tower?   Wanted to produce that album or start up that blog?  If it's cool and achievable  within  2 days, why not?   Everyone was so excited as they began to "plan something cool". Some were conducting a play production, painting on a canvas, making a poetry book, you name it. But there was one problem: What was I going to do? I sat down at my desk and thought deeply. I do lo...

I remember shaking on the stage. It was Youth Sunday at my church. Whoop Whoop! Exciting!!  We had prepared for this for weeks and today was the show-down where we took over all services. However, it was not so exciting for me because I was reciting a poem, in the first service. Do you know how daunting that is? All the Pastors are in front row, mentors in the second row, not to mention my Mum and Aunt in the audience, who have never heard me recite before. I sat all night trying to write a "suitable" poem. It is was not easy because I have heard amazing poems at the Youth church (The Garage) and I was just a novice poet. Regardless, I wrote the poem by God's grace and walked to church early before service, hoping for the best. Amazingly, my friend who is also a poet was there. He had me recite to him before he did the unspeakable. He snatched my paper and crushed it before my eyes and threw it over the fence. "Katai," he said. "You k...

"I can't do this anymore." I decided. One Wednesday morning, I packed my bags with great frustration. School was getting busier by the day and assignments seemed to pile on me like building blocks on a weight. Truth be told, my mind felt busy. I barely had any time (or made any time) for myself. I missed the silence of a calm summer morning to start off my day instead of being awoken by a noisy alarm. I am a morning person but these days, my mornings have become the worst part of my day. I simply rise up and make my way to the bathroom like a walking zombie. One evening, after the prayers in my room, I decided, enough was enough. I switched off the Wi-Fi on my phone, packed my bags for the next day and lay in the bed.  "God," I said, staring at the plain ceiling. "All I want is to wake up early tomorrow and spend time with You." I placed my Samsung aside after setting my alarm for 5:30 am. Just in case, I thought. Though deep down, I felt ...

I walked into dorm, thinking about life again. I just came from class and I was quite tired, but it seemed like my mind was more energetic than it needed to be. I was thinking about God's Great Vision. The one where He desired for humanity to display His glory throughout the earth.  I acknowledged the grandness of such a vision, but I began to wonder, is this even possible?  Look at the world, I thought to myself . It is virtually impossible to live at level-God. Is it really possible to be good most of the time? How can one live for God in a world that demands the opposite? Suddenly, my pink Bible and my personal diary seemed to wink at me from the corner of my eye. I decided to pick them up and flip through the pages and allow my thoughts to guide me. I thought of the Old Testament, in Exodus. After the Israelites left Egypt, God took them to Mount Sinai to give them a step-by-step guide on how to live for God. The Law, as it was known, was really detailed...