Correction

I’ll make this as brief as I can, hoping it doesn’t sound preachy. This is all drawn from my own experience, and I thought it might help some Christian out there. OK, here goes:

I was born and raised in the Message of the Hour. I have ever talked about how the devil convinced me my story of salvation was not that great because I had never really been out there in the world (you can read that post here). To cut the long story short, in my days of wandering, there was a time I thought people from my church were just out to get me. Whenever they tried to correct me and point me in the right direction, in my head, I felt like they were like stalkers; they were judgy and just wouldn’t LET ME BE (“ugh, why are people so nosy?!! Iwowo are they perfect?”)

In retrospect, I am grateful for each and every person who didn’t stand by as I was drifting far from God. They saw me, they cared and they corrected me. I’m also glad that through it all, I never stopped asking God to help me. I don’t know why I just didn’t give up, but I attribute it all to God’s grace.

I believe that a Christian will make mistakes. We will fall on our faces. We might wander far from God’s perfect will and end up in trouble somewhere. But you know what matters? It is what you do when you are told and/or realise you are wrong.

I noticed that a lot of us rush to defend ourselves, completely deny or even label people who are just trying to correct us as “judgy” or just “out to get us”.

Listen. Listen real good.

We are all going to make mistakes at some point. Please, do not cover up your sins and pretend everything is alright and carry on. Admit that you are wrong. Repent! Cry out to God and ask Him to help you change. Don’t stay down when you can ask Him to help you get back up. He will be ready to get you back on track.

Have a heart that is constantly longing to be like the Lord Jesus. Don’t stop trying. Kaya you keep falling because of the same thing, get back up and try again. One day, you will overcome that thing and move past it. And don’t be tempted to stay away from church. That’s the devil’s trick, trying to distance you from God. You know that time you really feel like a sinner? And you don’t feel like going to church? That’s the time you should go, so you can get cleansed by God’s Word and gain more courage for the battle you are facing.

If you keep denying your mistakes and refuse to repent, someday, you might cross the line. There may be no more grace for you, after God gave you so many chances to repent (through the preaching of the Word, through a Christian friend correcting you) and you hardened your heart. Then, you will have to face the consequences because you couldn’t just humble yourself and ask God to forgive you. You might have to go through this miserable life alone, just waiting for the dreadful Judgment Day.

Remember Judas at the Last Supper? Jesus actually called Him out several times, giving him a chance to repent (kenako nkumuuza kuti chabwino, zipitani kapangeni). He went ahead and sold Jesus for pieces of silver he never even got to spend.

Let me finish by saying that if you see your Christian brother or sister in the wrong, and you stand back and don’t correct them with love, you are as guilty. My bestfriend expresses it well: if you see your friend drowning, why would you just stand there and watch them die? That is EVIL. It doesn’t matter whether you think they won’t change or they will look at you different, or even start to hate you. Just. Do. Your. Part! Leave the rest to him/her and God (of course don’t stop praying for them).

I personally appreciate anyone who comes to me and corrects me with love. I know they care about me and want to see me be the best I can be. If you just stand there and watch me drown, you don’t have the love of God in you and we know there’s no way you will enter heaven if you don’t have perfect love in you, “so whatever you do, you lay aside everything else until you are just so filled with the love of God…” (Rev. William Marrion Branham, 60-0522E – Adoption #4).

The end.

-“If you’ve made a mistake, some woman made a mistake, some man made a mistake, some boy or girl made a mistake; don’t sink. Scream out, in despair, “Lord, save me, or I’ll perish!” Get desperate about it. God will hear you. He always hears a desperate soul.” 63-0901E – Desperations. Rev. William Marrion Branham

-“Love is corrective. If it isn’t corrective, it isn’t love.” 63-0319 – The Second Seal. Rev. William Marrion Branham.

Introducing Faith-Victoria’s Crafts

Hello loves.

I am pleased to let you know that I have started to put my hands to good use and I’m making all kinds of crafts.

A little backstory:
It all started when I wanted a notebook, and never found one that I liked. So I decided to cover a notebook of mine with leftover Chitenje/Ankara/African Print fabric.

Then my mum saw it and wanted one. Then a friend. And now, this is my hustle y’all!

Some people also asked me to cover various items with Chitenje, so I’m ever learning and making new things all the time, like this glass case:

And it’s not pictured, but I also do Chitenje bookmarks.

I got into wall decor as well using Ankara/African Print.

Totally love this fabric!

I also fix books that are falling apart, especially bibles. This also started when someone asked me to fix their bible (something I had never done before):

The people close to me know how I always said I am not a crafts person. I totally wrote myself off when it comes to anything crafts (couldn’t even sew a button because I always messed it up). But I was having a lot of idle time (in between stressful job hunting and worrying that I am broke and useless at my big age – story for another day). I remembered a verse that has been very true and personal to me:

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13.

I believe God has been leading me all along to arrive where I am and He has given me the ability to use my hands to keep myself going.

I also make flower borders on mirrors. This also started because of idleness. One day, I was bored and thought my mirror looked dull. I decided to use mum’s old flowers and attempt to make a border on the mirror in my room and bathroom. It came out better than I thought, and mum loved it!

She asked me to do more, so I did. I posted them on my Instagram story, and got a lot of nice comments.

Someone there suggested making this my hustle, and heeeey, here I am! I do this to mirrors:

…I’m not done yet, I also make these cute floating tea cups!

A huuuge thank you to my mum and friends who supported me when I was just starting (and needed somewhere to practice lol); for giving me a shout out (those go a long way – don’t ever underestimate the power of giving a small business a shout out, even a simple repost means a lot!), and all the constructive feedback that’s helped me improve.

So, hit me up for chitenje notebooks and diaries; wall and mirror decor; and to give those old books a new look (don’t throw them away!). Everything is affordable and custom made 😊

Send me a message on Whatsapp, let’s do business: +265994494241

Today was my first day displaying all my work at Zomba Forest Hill’s Festival at Pakachere Backpackers Lodge. It was totally AWESOME!

I really do believe all things work together for my good and I arrived here because of some painful closed doors. Looking back, I am grateful for them. I wouldn’t have discovered this love I have for such crafts. I actually can’t wait to see where this journey takes me!

-Faith-Victoria x

P/S: I believe you can do and can be many things. It all begins with TRYING. Just try. Thank me later 😏