Detox with Abi

In the last episode - episode 319, when I mentioned how our response to God’s sacrificial love and mercy for us should lead us to surrendering ourselves to God - to be his holy, living sacrifices by dying to self. I felt I should explain what “dying to self means”. So today, we will be learning about what it means to die to self. To "die to self" means to surrender our own desires, egos, and self-...

What do you intend to give back for God’s Love? What do you intend to give back for the sacrifice Jesus made for you and I? In the last podcast - Episode 311, the focus was on praising God for sending His son Jesus as a permanent sacrifice to bridge the gap between man and God. Jesus was sent to reconcile us back to God. Halleluyah! Today, we will be moving from Receiving to Giving mode. We have r...

Episode 311 Reading through the various offerings the Israelites were mandated to carry out, in the book of Exodus, I could not but imagine how rigorous and bloody the various rituals and daily rituals must have been. For instance, for the ordination of Aaron and his sons as priests, there were instructions concerning the specific type of animal offerings and sacrifices that must be adhered by, fo...

Do something! There are times when we need to stop! Stop praying and do something! There are times, all that is required of us is to do something! Make an attempt! Move forward! Retreat to refire! Instruct! This is exactly the story of Moses and the Israelites, as the Lord impressed “Do Something” in my heart! God had just delivered the Israelites from the oppression of the Egyptians. Some hours l...

There was  a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was invited.   Also, Jesus and his friends- his followers, were invited.   At a time, during the feast, the party organisers ran out of wine.   Learnt in John 2:3 that when the guests wanted wine, Mary told Jesus her son about the lack.   From Jesus’ response, it seems he was not ready as he responded with in Vs 4 with “Dear woman, why come t...

Jesus’ wounds have become your healing He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬ ‭AMP‬ How do you enjoy the blessing of Divine Health? 1....

Jesus’ First Followers “The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazar...

How to Defend Your Faith “It is our responsibility to defend our faith!”, mentioned one of the young people I work with. He further said we can’t just do nothing when someone is saying something bad about god” This is interesting! You don’t have to fight for God! I responded to him and I briefly informed him on how to defend his faith from God’s point of view. Of course as a Christian must fight f...

Episode 305: How to Find Freedom in Your Emotional Life Some weeks ago, at our family local church, where we worship, we explored the role of emotions in living victorious lifestyles . In Hannah’s words ….. - “Our emotions are like a gauge. Our feelings alert us to what is happening to n our lives and environment.” - “Our emotions are wired into what we believe and value “ “What do you base your e...

Episode 304: How prepared are you for the future you envision? Two years passed, yet Joseph was not remembered! He was not remembered for the good deed he did. The cupbearer had forgotten! He had forgotten to inform king Pharaoh about the young man - Joseph who interpreted his dream correctly for him. A timely opportunity arose. Pharaoh had two different dreams in one night. Both dreams were distu...

Episode 303: Sometimes, it is ok to walk alone Sometimes, it’s ok to be walking alone This happened awhile ago. I was using my navigation system before setting out due to traffic and congestions because of several roadworks. This particular evening, there was a re-route from the usual route I would normally take. After driving for about 1.5miles, I got to a T-Junction, looked behind and saw (obser...

Today’s podcast is dedicated to my dad. In loving memory of my dad- Engr Oladejo Solomon Popoola of blessed memory, who passed on exactly 25yrs ago, at the age of 53yrs. Engr. Popoola, my dad, was a Godly, principled man and a lover of music who enjoyed playing hymnals on his piano. He was a disciplinarian. A man dedicated to his wife, children and work. I never saw dad taken a day off at work for...

Moses: …God..show me your plan… God’s response: I will go with you. And I will give you victory. Of course, no one likes to be kept in the dark. God has given Moses an assignment to lead His people from Egypt to the land He promised them. This was a hard job for Moses. He asked God for His plans. The way He intends to orchestrate the mass exodus, the emigration, of His people from Egypt. As a matt...

Have you ever pondered on what motivates you to pray? Are you praying from the position of anxiety or fear? And you prayed 10mins, 20mins, even 1hr, yet there is still an element of fear, anxiety and doubts. Of course the sense of fear and anxiety will lead to doubtful thoughts and being uncertain that one’s prayers are being answered. Today, you’ll be learning how to pray from the position of res...

Looking closely into the life of Abraham, there were times in his life that he was filled with so much enthusiasm about life saying “I can do this!” Having all courage to leave his father’s land to where God was leading him, although he did not know what exactly the future holds. There were moments his faith and encouragement in God and His Word was renewed and he chose to obey God’s instructions...

Hang on There Could this be your story too? Ben has applied for several job interviews (not real name) He gets refused times without number He feels even more upset that those who are less qualified than him are offered the jobs he also interviewed for. All friends he supports with their CVs and interview preparations all got their desired job roles He loves God with all his heart and he strives t...

God’s Presence Series- Hiding in God or Hiding from God? So today, I would love to ask a rhetorical question- Are you hiding in God or hiding from God? We learnt in Genesis 2 of how God planted a garden eastward in Eden and put Adam in charge  to tend and keep it. Adam had liberty to feed on every tree of the garden except one. Which if eaten, will cut him off from God’s presence which also means...

Holy Spirt - The Presence of God As mentioned in my last podcast, the most part of this year, I will be delving into encouraging Words that are focused on God’s presence especially looking into verses where God’s presence occurs and learning from it. It is so reassuring, refreshing and revitalising to know that God will not forget you not ignore us in the face of uncertainties. David the Psalmist...

God’s Presence Series - My Encounter As I mentioned last week, the anchor word “God’s Presence” is still resonating with me as it was for couple of years and of a truth I enjoyed the “wraparound presence” of my Father as much as He strengthened my confidence in His Word in and out of trying periods. On this wise, the most part of this year, I will be delving into encouraging Words that are focused...

God’s Presence is Enough There is something about Psalms 16: that makes me chuckle. - the beauty of God’s love - The assurance of His love and protection - The affirming of Father’s guidance - Father’s promise Listen to verses 5-11 “Yahweh, you alone are my inheritance. You are my prize, my pleasure, and my portion. You hold my destiny and its timing in your hands. Your pleasant path leads me to p...

A beautiful end of week, end of month and end of year to you all- my precious listeners. I do sincerely hope this podcast meets you well. I am so excited and also extremely grateful for your support this year as Detox with Abi podcast made it to 25 countries so far, within one of these nations, you are listening from -United Kingdom, United States, Norway, Nigeria, Canada, India, France, Fiji, Ita...

(Matthew‬ ‭6:30-33‬ ‭MSG‬) So many times we chase shadows instead of chasing the real deal. We chase after ‘the created’ instead of ‘the Creator’ Himself who can lead us into the enviable positions He has planned for us. ““If God gives so much attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t we think he’ll attend to us, take pride in us, do his best for us? God de...

(Isaiah 49:25) Thank you for joining me today the eighth day of making declarations of God’s promises and blessings upon our children. Thank you for coming along on this journey as we declare what God says about our children, whether born or yet unborn, making fat deposits of God’s goodness into all our children’s lives and their future. So join me to make the declarations. You can personalise the...

(Psalms 140:13; Prov 13:12) Whose presence do you love to be in? When you love someone, you just want to be with them. However, if the love is unrecognised or unrequited, it would be frustrating, saddening or depressing to the heart. The person involved keeps hoping that one day his love or her love would be returned with embracing and warming arms and cuddles but when it does not , the heart sink...

Seize the Moment Nothing fulfils me more than sharing and expounding the Word of God. It was one of my thrilling moments- fulfilling, yet concerning as I seized the moment to expound the truth of God’s Word to couple of the Christian young people I work with. I had a sense of fulfilment because it had always been my desire to see people- young and old, truly understanding what the Word of God says...