Hello to My Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

[eternalspring7]

I'm so happy to join this forum, safe in the knowledge that I'll be in the good company of fellow believers in Christ. I am a commercial and academic writer as well as a data entry freelancer based in Nigeria, and I would like to learn more about experiences of writers from other parts of the world.

 

[afishamongmany]

Hello eternalspring,
Welcome to Christian Forums. As you can see it is a large, varied and quite complex place. This particular corner is not busy but it would be interesting to hear about your work and how things are for Christians there in Nigeria.
May God bless your writing and living for Him.
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[eternalspring7]

Thank you afishamongmany. I have been deeply engrossed in the increasingly difficult daily grind of eking out a living, and consequently haven't been able to participate actively in this forum.

Life and work isn't easy in Nigeria at the moment, as the country is going through a recession - with ever increasing levels of immiseration and desperation especially among the youth. Nonetheless, God's goodness is undeniable even in times of great crisis, and the population of true Christians are holding on to their faith.

It's a tough tine to be a Christian here though, with different manifestations of discrimination and persecution by the non-Christian powers that be, but that's a discussion for another day.

 

[afishamongmany]

Hello eternalspring,
My thoughts are with you and my prayers are for you. Take strength and refreshment each day from the living bread and water.
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
John 6.
You write well.
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[eternalspring7]

And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Thanks for your kind words of encouragement.

The quoted Bible verse is a powerful source of motivation and optimism for me, particularly in times of financial difficulty.