Things That Inspire: One Voice….

Hi there, it’s been a while.

I thought it would be nice to share a few things about events and people that inspire me with the world.

One Voice Open Mic Night .....(c) Property of Beinspired4u

So I recently attended a Christian open mic night known as ‘One Voice’ which was pioneered by a group of young, radical Christians in Manchester.  I initially expected the event to be a concert but I was soon to find out that it show cased new and upcoming talents. There were a lot of different acts such as; dancers, musicians and poets on the day, just to mention a few that have stuck with me:

1. 'Babalola' - a young talented gopsel singer whose life changing testimony was truly inspiring. He has such a great voice which fills the room while he sings.

2. 'Sarah Reece' -  a very talented young lady, whose life has been shaped by the love, beauty and peace of knowing Jesus. She's a poet and a singer. As a poet, I believe she's absolutely FANTASTIC because of the way she expresses her stories through her poems, which is I particularly found  interesting. She's vibrant and energetic and with this she exudes so much passion while performing.

3. 'Daniel Walker' -  an 'AMAZING' upcoming Gospel Artiste, whose version of "Moving Forward - by Israel Houghton" was absolutely beautiful and one could tell was from the bottom of the heart. If you don't believe me just listen to him singing live (unplugged version).




4.'ChiChi' - a soul singer. Again I admire soul singers (INFACT...I should be one...laughs). She also lets her music express her stories.



 5. Acacia - a singer and dancer. She exudes so much passion in her songs and dance. When you watch her, you can tell that she puts all her spirit, body and soul into her performance.




6. 'JD' - a guitarist and singer. I just love the combination of this acoustic performance. With the melody of the guitar and softness of this artiste's voice, it's very easy and quick to feel the emotions and story from the lyric behind the song.


7. 'Cavell and Daryl' - a gospel rap artistes. They both have this blend of gospel hip-hop, which I feel is a fun and exciting way to convey THE WORD to the world (I can clearly say that I'm slowly but surely starting to fall in love with gospel rap).



I was also inspired by a Charity Organisation called 'Mustard Tree' who in this hard time provides food and clothes for the homeless, WOW I was blown away.....they just express true and genuine love of God to the world just as Matt 5:35-40 says. I just love to see and meet people who can give out of the little they have or go out of their way to bless and provide for others.


The best part of day for me was when I won a free mug and cadbury's chocolate (mehn I ate it all by myself) from a raffle draw....YAY for me!!!! Are you excited for me. LOL..on a more serious note there was a deeper meaning to the free gift (I didn't just grab it and run away) which basically highlighted how we don't deserve salvation but yet God gives it to us freely...FREELY HE GAVE IT ALL FOR US.

I could go on and on about how great the acts and the programme was but I'm keeping this short. I can reassure you that this programme was well worth it and if you're looking for a place where you can just be yourself and still want to listen to God in different and dynamic was then this is where to be.

For a show that began less than a year ago, I can say that it was a WONDERFUL!!! experience.

I give this show a 3 star rating:

'Coming Soon: Interview from one of the organisers of One Voice'

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Survival Guide to 2013!!!

So the New Year’s here and I bet a lot of you guys out there have made some resolutions. Whether you decide to stick with them or give up at the end of the month (like I always do) is really up to you but I have 12 simple tips which (as my Pastor says) will help you SURVIVE this year!!!

 1. Pray, read and mediate on the word of God more, Joshua 1:8.

 2. Believe your dreams and believe yourself – if you don’t believe in yourself and your abilities then no one else will.

3. Don’t waste time on gossips - the time you spend listening to and spreading rumours about issues which really have nothing to do with you, can really be spent achieving something valuable or more on improving yourself as a person.

4. Dream more while you’re awake – you have to realise that good dreams don’t only happen when we go to sleep but think of ‘OPPORTUNITY’ as a dream that occurs while you are awake.

Remember: “Opportunity once lost can never be regained” - even if you try making up the time which has been lost.

5. Envy is a waste of time – all you require to succeed has been deposited in you by God so in order words, “You already have all you need”.

6. Make peace with your past – the more you hold on to what could have been, the less time you’ll spend trying to move forward.

7. No one is in charge of your happiness except you – you are not out to please the world and the people within it, so QUIT TRYING TO.

8. You don’t have to win every argument – let the fruit of your labour and the way you live your life speak for you.

9. Try and make at least 3 people smile (if possible) every day - you don’t know whose life you’ll be changing by doing this simple thing.

10. What others think of you (my dear) IS NOT your business – so stop dwelling on things you cannot change.

11. However good or bad the situation may be, BE THANKFUL – but remember as well that no condition in life is permanent and that the ONLY thing constant in this world is CHANGE and your situation will DEFINITELY get better.

12. No matter how you feel, GET UP, DRESS UP and SHOW UP – you never know when your breakthrough will come knocking. Apart from tip 1, I particularly find this point very powerful.

So there you have it my crash survival guide to 2013.

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR!!!

Inspired by (RCCG AGC) Pastor Aleshinloye’s message.

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