By PNG Meri Empow(h)er

The month of April 2022 has been filled with mountain top and valley moments in a zigzag motion the sequence almost predictable yet surprising and miraculous in a way.
It was a month of breakthroughs with such magnitude that hinted the resurrecting power of Jesus.I remember holding a grudge against someone for so long that the root became pixelated I couldn’t even remember why I was angry in the first place.When meeting that person I felt the grace of God hug me.You know when they say goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,they can both run up on you and it may appear as a miracle or even as the highest version of you showing up when you least expect it.
The month of April also brought deep pain and revelation that will remain as lessons .It revealed alot that can be easily lost when the fixation is on the feelings and not the lessons to glean from the experiences.
New grief showed up unexpectedly as well.I remember saying,I thought this was that and that was this,but how wrong we can be in our perceived truth at times.Grace for myself and for others became so relevant and I had to remind myself daily of this.
The valley moments were balanced with achievements in the education sphere.A cousin of mine graduated on the same day I received the hardcopy of my masters degree.This was a double blessing for the family.
My mum turned 57 and that alone is a miracle in itself and also reveals a glimpse of the resurrecting power of Jesus.Mum’s leg was amputated last year and her journey from August 2021 to this year has been a testimony of God’s miraculous hand on her life.She now walks confidently with her artificial leg even back to work.
My husband and I stepped into our 8th anniversary as well.April is our anniversary month and I guess we were just too busy to even pause and celebrate it.During dinner with the executive team of the company he’s working with,the team surprised us with a toast to the anniversary and two identical plates of cheesecake with “Happy 8th anniversary “written on it. I felt an overflow of joy in that moment.

All in all I am thankful for the month of April and look forward to May.Happy 1st of May,and May you lay hold of all that God has in store for you this month and May you show up as who He has called you to be.
“Dumbing down who God has called you to be is an hallelujah to the devil”
Travis Green