Thursday, September 2, 2010

SOON



God will blow your mind very soon
He will change your tears into laughter
He who created the stars and the moon
Has heard and will answer that prayer

God will soon turn around your captivity
He will transform your dreams into reality
It will surely happened as He promised
He will give you that increase

God will soon bless your small beginnings
Trust him, He can do all things
He will amaze you with his blessings
Get ready to bring Him thanksgiving

God will soon wipe those tears of desperation
Relax and watch God’s grace in action
He will use even your failures and pain
He will make it all work for your gain

God will soon accomplish the incredible
He specializes in doing the impossible
Take heart and wait
God will honour your faith

God will blow your mind very soon
He is working in the secret for you
He who created the stars and the moon
Is about to exalt you!

Nida Massala 12/06/08

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Dear Jesus



Dear Jesus, I write to check on You
I have changed so much since I met You
I am so thrilled and so happy I am all yours
To think You care about my life and its course

Dear Jesus, I write to tell you I love you
I wonder how I ever lived without You
I am so grateful we are now friends
To know our fellowship will never end

Dear Jesus, I write to tell you about my problems
I remember You promised You will handle them
I will do just as You commanded me to
I will not worry, I will wait and trust in You

Dear Jesus, I write to tell You about my aspirations
I know you can use every event, every situation
I refuse to be anxious or afraid of tomorrow
Because your blessing is followed by no sorrow

Dear Jesus, I write to tell you I miss you
I long for that day I will forever be with You
What a privilege it will be to exalt your majesty
What an honour it will be to contemplate your beauty

Dear Jesus, I write to thank you
For the open doors, the breakthroughs
For the tears, for the secrets we share
For the promises, for your love and care

Nida Massala 09/09/08

Friday, August 6, 2010

God Answers Prayers



“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear”.Isaiah 65:24

It was experienced by a doctor who worked in South Africa who writes;

One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.

Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates).. 'And it is our last hot water bottle!' she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways.

'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm.'

The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died.

During prayer time, one ten -year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. 'Please, God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle today. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.'

While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, 'And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?'

As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say 'Amen'? I just did not believe that God could do this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!

Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the verandah was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes.. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly. Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box.. From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend.

Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the......could it really be? I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could. Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!' Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked: 'Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?' Of course, I replied!

That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator. And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it 'that afternoon.'

Indeed, Our God is a prayer answering God.

Friday, May 28, 2010

SOON



God will blow your mind very soon
He will change your tears into laughter
He who created the stars and the moon
Has heard and will answer that prayer

God will soon turn around your captivity
He will transform your dreams into reality
It will surely happened as He promised
He will give you that increase

God will soon bless your small beginnings
Trust him, He can do all things
He will amaze you with his blessings
Get ready to bring Him thanksgiving

God will soon wipe those tears of desperation
Relax and watch God’s grace in action
He will use even your failures and pain
He will make it all work for your gain

God will soon accomplish the incredible
He specializes in doing the impossible
Take heart and wait
God will honour your faith

God will blow your mind very soon
He is working in the secret for you
He who created the stars and the moon
Is about to exalt you!
By Nida Massala on 12/06/08

Friday, March 19, 2010


IN YOUR PRESENCE
There is no place where I would rather be
Only in your presence, am I truly free
There is no other I would rather serve
Only a God like You deserves my love

In your presence, there is joy, peace and more
At your right hand, there are pleasures evermore
In your courts, I am restored as I worship you
At your feet, I am changed as I adore you

There I am away from this world and its lures
There I look at your face and share in your nature
There, nothing, nobody else counts, only You matter
There You probe my heart and mold my character

That place where You reach the depths of my being
Where You wash and cleanse me from all sins
Where I can talk to you and listen to you
That place where I am alone with you!

By Nida Massala
06/6/08


YOU ARE THE GOD OF MY SALVATION

I will praise you, you are the God of my salvation
I will love you and obey your word each day
I will praise you, you are the God of my salvation
You gave me peace, gave me joy, gave me everything I need
My heart is full of praises for you

When I think of your goodness, what you have done for me
And I look at Golgotha, the blood you shed for me
Forever I am grateful, forever I am yours
My heart is full of praises for you

When I think of yesterday, what you did for me
And I look at today, what you are still doingI trust you for my tomorrows; I know you are in control
And my heart is full of praises for you

By Nida Massala
20/11/05


SO MUCH

There is so much I mean to tell you
How I am grateful for all those things you do
How I am sorry for letting you down so often
You are so kind to me, you have been so patient

Father, for your past blessings
I praise you King of Kings
For those things you are now doing
I exalt you, creator of all things

You who share in all my sorrows
You who has already blessed my tomorrows
I am so glad I met you
It is true there is none like you

What will I do without you?
Who could love me like you do?
Who could be so good, so faithful?
You alone are God! Mighty, merciful!

There is so much I mean to say to you
About all those things you have done and you do
For yesterday, for today, I worship you
For tomorrow, for ever, I adore you

By Nida Massala
20/05/2008

Friday, March 12, 2010

A Father So True




As I sat gently on the sandy beach
I enjoyed the lovely ambiance
Th breeze was friendly and cool
The skies well lit and blue
The horizon as certain as ever

My mind was filled with wonder
I then begin to ponder
Over the great deeds of of my maker
Only then was I hit by reality-

He had always been my father
When I was so frail and innocent
And exposed to life's harsh elements
He kept me under the shadows of His wings
To Him all my burdens I would bring
I could leave them in His presence
For He was sure to replace them with His blessings
I ran to Him whenever I was in fear
He always made me know that he was near

I have gone through life year after year
Yet have I found no one so dear
Whenever I felt lonely and in despair
Whenever I said life was just not fair
Whenever in my closet I would share a tear
When there was no one with whom my pain to share
He would always remind of something about which to cheer
And envelope me in His gentle love and care

I sometime felt dejected
My efforts were disregarded
Many times I felt frustrated
But He granted Grace in my weakness
And filled my spirit with meekness

He taught me the value of purity
And the true essence of sincerity
And decorated my life dignity
So I would be a true Gift to humanity



A poem written by Julius Ampofo and dedicated
to Gifty Pearl

Saturday, March 6, 2010

'How We Overcame!'



Saturday 27h February 2010 Coconut Groove Regency Hotel-Accra

I am sharing the testimony of my life story with the women’s wing –The Winning Women’ of my church (KICC)today.Three of us have been invited to testify to the glory of God how we overcame the storms of life as another way of ministering and encouraging other sisters in the LORD. I am the youngest. The other two women are middle aged women with powerful life transforming testimonies of how God miraculously healed them.

The programme starts in 30 minutes. One by one, the women of faith troop in with anticipation. I personally strongly believe that none of us will leave the meeting the same as nobody comes to the presence of God and leaves the same. I am confident that someone will receive her miracle and the answer to her prayer as she listens to the real life testimonies of God’s faithfulness and Grace in the lives of the three of us.The programme invitation leaflet had quotes from the speakers. Mine read 'God's Grace sustained me as a child who lived alone since age 11'

Honestly,today will be the very first time that I will be sharing my life story with a larger group. I have mixed feelings. I am honoured to be given the platform to tell women of faith the faithfulness and goodness of God, to share with others what God has done yet I feel emotionally naked as I prepare to pour out some of the darkest moments of my life when I wondered here my God was.

‘I am sharing with you what God has done for his Glory and not to gain pity from anyone nor to boast about anything’ I began feeling tears in my eyes. ‘Gifty, it is not a time to share tears but to share what your God has done. Shame the devil by saying it loud and proud the goodness of God. Remember you are saying it to the glory of God. I heard the small voice as I hold the microphone and standing in front of the audience.

I testify that I am a living testimony of God’s ‘Grace that is sufficient for His children’ and his faithfulness in every way.

I commence my story.

Humanly speaking, all the odds were against me:
-I lost my father when I was only 6 months as I am told- I cannot even identify my father’s ghost.I heard a chorus giggle from the audience confessing that.
-My mother was a widow-20 years old then, had no education, no money and no home
-I was barely 11 when I found myself living alone as a child. I was my own mother, father and guardian. I woke up alone and lived my daily life alone. With no parent nor guardian to direct or guide me to do things for myself, the Holy Spirit did. My mother was very busy travelling around the country and sometimes to Burkina Faso as a Tomato trader. She rarely came home. But God was always at home, school and everywhere with me.

As a little girl, I followed my friends to church where i was very active at Sunday school. I followed my friends to Primary School to be enrolled, continued to Junior High, Senior High and University.

Growing up, I had troubled emotions as I struggled with bitterness, neglect, rejection and poor self-image. I saw my peers lived with their parents or guardians, came to school or church with their parents or guardians but I was alone and felt my situation was abnormal but in the eyes
of God there is no abnormal situation.

Life after Senior High School in 2003 was very tough for me as a teenager but my God was tougher. Financially,I assume the responsibility of paying rent and bills as well as caring for myself, my junior brother, my mother with a monthly allowance of GHC 10 as I volunteered for Scripture Union.

Life at the University was more challenging and tempting. With no proper source of income for University education, God was faithful to take me through.

Today, when I cast my mind back, I cannot really tell how I took care of myself from feeding to going to school, staying in school and doing very well in school with no parental guidance.God raised me when there was no one to do that. God kept my faith and purity in the midst of the harsh situations and unfavourable circumstances. I could have become anything but God knew me whiles I was still a child in my mothers and had good thoughts for my life and plans to prosper me no matter the situation or circumstance.

How did I over come as a young girl growing up and to get to where I am today?

-I have a personal relationship with God through His son Jesus Christ. I became born again at a Scripture Union camp in 2004.
-I make a decision and discipline myself to fellowship with God through daily Bibl reading and prayer
-I staying connected to God at all times-harsh or soft times
-I have fat faith in God. I dare to believe in His word and promises concerning my life. ‘A life that is entrusted in God is never waste’
-I trust God always

In Margaret's testimony, how she overcame was clear-with the WORD of God. 'I soak myself in the word of God. I read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation marking out what God says about healing. I listened to CDs'.

According to Cecilia God delivered her from the valley of the shadow of death. Her testimony carried the same winning strategy. 'I overcame by His blood and His WORD. God delivered me in the shadow

Personally,in my young experience of life, i have seen some varying degree of challenges. I have had my struggles, my darkest moments and doubts, etc but through it all, I have learnt to Trust in Jesus and to depend on His WORD. Though Sometimes I am afraid. Sometimes I fear of the unknown. Sometimes I feel like giving up but all the time I pray and read my Bible trusting God.


Believers who stay connected to Christ are never alone. God is always there whether we see, feel, smell, touch or not AT ALL TIMES.

Winning Women are women who know God's word, believe God's word and act on their belief of God's word for their lives every day.