My Redeemer Liveth

As I write this story, I'm listening to Handel's "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth", a beautiful piece of music that makes me think Christ is alive indeed on noting how He guided me to blogging. Okay, let me tell you more.

Growing up, I acquired musical and public speaking skills. I also developed an interest in writing but didn't excel at it. Then after turning 18, I learnt web design and computer programming.

Probably because I came from a humble background, I developed a burning desire to get rich when I was 19. So I attempted to start a business, only for my plans to come to a dead end.

Around that time I was trying to start a business, I joined a close-knit choir of All Saints' Cathedral Nairobi. And wow! Being part of the choir gave me a wonderful sense of belonging.

The beautiful hymns we sang, like "Have You Been to Jesus for the Cleansing Power?", made me interested in the gospel of Christ. I even bought a Bible which I began reading but gave up in the book of Isaiah.

Come August 2008 when I was 20, I went astray at JKUAT where I was pursuing an engineering degree. I like to think that was the time I entered my wilderness years, as the Israelites did when escaping oppression in Egypt.

Boy, wasn't I oppressed! Any fool could control me because of the timidity and confusion I showed, even though I had a good heart. And I wasn't enjoying my engineering course at JKUAT.

Although I've disobeyed God in my wilderness years, I developed a passion for writing, music and public speaking. Then I discovered I could blog.

In 2016, I used my web design and computer programming skills to set up this blog where I share stories, songs and speeches that promote the gospel of Christ. And the blog is like a business because it has adverts.

Hey, have you noted something interesting in my life story? All along, I had been interested in writing, music, public speaking, starting a business and perhaps most importantly, in the gospel of Christ. And I'm now engaging in those interests through blogging. What a miracle!

As I've said, it's Christ who has guided me to be the avid blogger I'm today. That's why Handel's "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" makes me think Christ is alive indeed. And because He lives, I will not worry about tomorrow.

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