GrowwithZika

Disappointment has a strange way of sneaking into our lives. Sometimes it only takes one moment to completely shift the direction of our day. Spring is here!! Hello friends and family, My name is Ngozi, and welcome to   GrowwithZika , my little corner of relatable thoughts and words. Honestly, they’re not even mine… they are God’s. Imagine this. You wake up at 5 a.m. to start your day with God. You begin to pray. You thank Him for a new day, for the past weeks, and for everything He has done, what he is doing, and what he will do. You ask Him to take charge of your day,  to replace negativity with positivity,  and to shower you with His blessings.  Your day feels peaceful already. Then you leave for school to write an exam you studied hard for, or you head to work. Everything seems normal until a message appears on your phone, a  message you’ve been waiting for.  Excited, you open it,  but it’s not what you expected.  Suddenly, your thoughts chang...

  Happy New Year!   Can I still say that? Well… I just did.  Wishing you a truly beautiful and blessed year ahead. Sunset in Lyon Hello friends and family, My name is Ngozi, and welcome to GrowwithZika , my little corner of relatable thoughts and words. Honestly, they’re not even mine… they are God’s. Thank you so much for being here, for reading, and for sharing. My prayer is that as you journey with me in this space, you find clarity, peace, and growth. If I’m being honest, I almost didn’t come back.  I had so many doubts, worries, and fears about continuing this blog. But somehow… here I am. And I know it’s only by God’s grace . A verse that stayed with me is:  “ Finishing is better than starting .” ( Ecclesiastes 7:8a ) That hit me deeply because I’ve always struggled with starting things and not finishing them. So this year, I told God, “I don’t want to repeat that cycle anymore.” I prayed for strength, for discipline, and honestly… for deliverance from mys...