Baby Basics

This post is written by @QuiTheHeiress of Royal Cheer

Baby Basic

Wasn’t it a glorious day when I was born! In the African culture, when a child is born, women celebrate by ululating. A boy child receives five ululations while a baby girl gets four. Of course this happened because a boy was esteemed than a girl and that was way before civilization and equal rights set in. I wonder whether the number of ululations is now equal for both genders.

In case you are wondering, no, this is not an ululation class.

So life begins. Gradually, the child opens his/her eyes, start to smile and recognize people, cry, wean, cry a whole lot more and the process of knowledge acquisition continues. Ever noticed that since you considered yourself a grown up, you haven’t stopped doing some of the things you learnt when you were little? Say, talk, eat, walk, see, breathe…

True, life has thrown you uncountable curve balls and hurdles but never have you ever stopped breathing since you received the first slap right after your mother’s body got tired of hosting you. Or have you? Holding your breath doesn’t count.

Similarly, there was a party when we gave our lives to Christ – became Born Again. Gradually, we got to learn (still learning) our way around this new home. Basics like;

1)      Reading God’s Word
Just as our parents or guardians sit us down and give us counsel or guidance, God does the same through His scriptures. 2 Timothy 16 ‘All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right.’ (NLT)
King David echoes the same sentiments in Psalm 119:105 when he declares that God’s word lights his path and directs him. He also says that with God’s word in his heart, he can be able to stay away from sin. God affirms us through scripture time and time again. Better still, scriptures are full of all genres of literature for our entertainment and tease our imaginations.

2)      Praying

It is said ‘communication is a two way traffic’. Our heavenly Father loves it when we talk to Him. A prayer is just that – talking to Him. We not only get to tell Him how we feel or what we want but also thank Him for the numerous blessings He keeps showering upon us. Ephesians 6:12-18 cautions us that we are against mighty powers of darkness. Paul reminds us to pray at all times and on every occasion. He makes the same reminder on 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

There are lots of results when one prays but let me give a few of my own experiences.
– Praying helps me recognize my weaknesses and acknowledge God’s might in many situations.
– Praying calms my spirit and helps me be joyful and peaceful in any situation. Philippians 4:6
– Praying gives me the confidence that I will overcome and that victory is already mine In Christ Jesus.

John 7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Fellowship with Believers
There is a reason the church is called The Body of Christ otherwise we would all be many bodies. Each member of the church is a part of the body according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27. As such, each member needs the other for the body to function well. As much as salvation is an individual decision, we need to meet with other believers so that we can ‘encourage and warm each other’ according to Hebrews 10:25. Some of my most memorable times are those spent with my Christian family because they build me in amazing ways.

4)      Witnessing
Before Jesus vanished into the clouds, He commissioned us to ‘go and make disciples of all nations’ Matthew 28:19 and ‘tell people about me everywhere…to the ends of the earth.’ Acts 1:8

Contrary to most people’s school of thought that the only people supposed to fulfil this command are the clergy, we too have this assignment upon ourselves. Witnessing is basically telling anyone and everyone about Jesus. I mean, it is simply difficult to keep your mouth shut about anything or anyone you love. Right? Same case here. You want everyone to know about this great love of your life and what He has done for you. Check on YouTube Cam (The Platform), Lecrea (Beautiful feet) and/or Lecrea feat MaliMusic (Tell the world) among other videos.

All that said, we are in the continual process of learning these concepts. However, no amount of pressure, pain or pleasure should make us unlearn them.