Find the answer in the story...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

Happy new month lovely people. What a privilege to be counted amongst the living with all the craziness that’s going on in the world. God definitely has great plans for you and you  must discover and accomplish them before your time is up. Death and a series of other things made me take action in 2010 to start my now business and since then I have not turned back. It has been a journey of successes, failures, disappointments, tears, laughter, new relationships, breakups and so much more but in all God has always been there, picking me up when I fall, strengthening me when I am weak and delivering me when I am afflicted. He is just a good good Father and I owe everything I am today to Him and Him alone.

 I remember when I first started and I sent a box of shoes down to Lagos, my helper at the time helped me store the shoes at her house in IKOYI and I was trading from there through my blackberry, I still remember the first item I sold and sent an invoice for, it was these lovely black LANTAGEN 94 heels from aldo and i made such a lovely profit from it because they were so beautiful and I got a good deal for them…afterwards my other  helper  FUNSO, the  person who first helped me manage my business  took over from there…she was so helpful and I appreciate her till this day as she helped with my  first official customers at her hostel in IDIARABA, may God continue to bless her and all those that have managed my business for me till date. God was just blessing me and opening doors for me ..i remember when we were contacted by Guarantee Trust Assurance(GTA) and we ordered books for their staff and that pay was very encouraging and we strived to do better, our customer base kept expanding by the day and God equipped us…we had customers all over Nigeria, some in remote areas with no popular banks, so we had to open bank accounts to cater to them as online bankng wasn’t so popular then, we opened so many..lol..we almost even opened ECO  bank but never got the chance to complete the form.lol..we visited so many countries too just so we could offer more and better for our customers….one country we always wanted to visit due to some customers request was TURKEY and if not for the bad news we just heard recently we were actually going to visit this year but God knows best. We have been so privileged to be at places where we have met with dignitaries like the QUEEN OF ENGLAND  and offered services for her..we have also met so many other celebrities even if we haven’t worked with them  but just being there and knowing the influence they have, has just been a blessing in itself and has been very encouraging .I officially registered Mias’boutique in 2011 and had BISOLA as my first personal assistant on my payroll, I remember when we took a flight to Abuja together for business and she told me how that was her first time ever boarding a plane and how she was so grateful to me for giving her such an opportunity.. I felt so honoured to have experienced that with her and be a part of her story…as I remember the fear on her face now when we took off, its still funny….she had a good time and I thank her for her dedication during the time she worked with me. I continue to thank God for all the successful tradefairs we were a part of and specially to the first one at LEKKI which was the Mobile Marker..

I still remember how helpful and friendly Juwa was(may his soul continue to rest in peace) my heart still hurts when I remember his death and I pray God continues to keep his lovely wife strong and give her the strength to move on....Long live Juwa and the mobile market for you will always be a part of my success story…we made outstanding sales that day and since then we always supported them whenever they have a tradefair..from there we graduated to going to other states for tradefairs and even organized our personal tradefair for the first time in ABUJA. Since then we have organized in Anambra and Benin and look forward to organizing more..we always wanted to visit CALABAR but never got the chance to but we definitely will very soon by Gods grace.

Anambra Tradefair

We expanded in 2014 to MiasXtra Ltd with our head  office in LAGOS,because God just kept equipping us and we knew the boutique was not just it, so we had to ask God to help us expand and He did. We already started doing personal shopping, forex and went onto logistics/procurement where we deliver letters, help source for and  buy items such as WEDDING/BRIDESMAID DRESSES,CAR/MOTORBIKE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES all on a regular basis and services within Nigeria .God has blessed us in such a way that we have the means to not just do logistics within Nigeria but to/from Nigeria and the rest of the world. I spoke to a top manager at DHL and I was so encouraged when he commended my work and suggested I partner with DHL till I am able to have my own…When we signed this contract it was just overwhelming what God was doing, I actually just smiled at God and asked Him why He trusted me so much to be able to do all this….we have helped our customers deliver goods from Nigeria to Angola,UK,US,China, Ghana, sierra leone,france,Burkina faso etc..all in good time from 2-10 WORKING DAYS depending on the service they pay for and we always over deliver.We have a sister company based in New York that deals with our US shipment on a regular basis and we also have partners all over the world. We have divided our services into 4 categories: Online boutique, personal shopping&services( which have included all sorts from helping buy clothes, shoes, pay for INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS, HOTEL RESERVATION, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FEES and MEDICAL BILLS), logistics/procurement and Forex(We pay your client or preferred bank account WITHIN 12HOURS and we always over deliver, we expanded recently and now offer a DOLLAR to NAIRA AND VICE VERSA service ). Each department plays a separate role and we strive everyday to make our clients the happiest and most satisfied. We have been so privileged to work with a lot of great web designers that have helped us in our journey so far..amazing businesses like PARAGONEFX,GRANDAFFAIRS,IN10CITY etc…these guys are amazing at what they do and have blessed us with their talents…,may God continue to uplift them.

Now to all our customers who participated we want to say a very very big thank you, the results are out now:

1.   For the Camo Glasses our winner is @Kane_Sliq

2. For the tutu dress our winner is @oubuara

3. For the check shirt our winner is @baba_K

4.  For the lace shoulder dress our winner is @nzuri_v

  @iamoluwaz answered  correctly but not quick enough.

5. For the miss selfridge jeans skirt  our winner is @leroy2kz

@ay_black answered correctly but not quick enough

@ducci answered correctly but not quick enough.

6. For the one hand diamente dress in blue, our winner is @nzuri_v.

7.  For the Rihanna ticket our winner is @nzuri_v

@leroy2kz answered correctly but not quick enough.

8.  For the one hand lipsy dress, our winner is @ducci

@adedoyin answered correctly but not quick enough

@nzuri_v answered correctly but not quick enough.

9. For the red patent courts, our winner is @gud_news

@legbelekpata answered correctly but not quick enough

10. For the trouser suit, our winner is @Thelma

@masanta answered correctly but not qualified

@gud_news answered correctly but not quick enough

@nzuri_v answered correctly but not quick enough

@the_queenpie answered correctly but not quick enough

@legbelekpata, @oubuara, @gud_news all answered correctly but not quick enough.

11. For the flipflops, our winner is @leroy2kz,

12. For the dinner gown, our winner is @Thelma

@okiemute, @nzuri_v answered correctly but not quick enough.

13. For the jersey blazer, our winner is @oubuara.

14.For the flowery shorts, we have no winner :( 

15.  For the white con top, our winner is @omaonthegram

@thelma answered correctly but not quick enough

16.   For the colour block belt, our winner is @jasminesfacediaries

17.   For the black linen skirt, our winner is @nzuri_v

18.  For the next shirt, we have no winner L

19. For the miss selfridge belt, our winner is @jasminefacediaries

@dukuedirin,@evaclassynife,@pitan_debbie,@oubuara answered correctly but not quick enough.

20. For the miss selfridge sling bag, our winner is @doracuzz

Although you have not qualified , because you are not an existing customer but no qualified person answered correctly and you still have a chance to win. You can be a customer by just paying N1,000 for delivery.

21.For wine peg pants, our winner is @Ugonna

@yinka, @toriaola answered correctly but not quick enough.

22. For kids river island jeans, our winner is @ugosi

@prince segebee answered correctly but does not qualify.

23. For river island skirt, our winner is @toriaola

Although you have not qualified , because you are not an existing customer but no qualified person answered correctly and you still have a chance to win. You can be a customer by just paying N1,000 for delivery.

      24.  For size 14 skater dress, our winner is @ducci.

      25.  For the bangle set, we have no winner 

  26. For the organic ring, our winner is @oubuara

Please email us your address as soon sas possible and we will post your wins to you. Thank you and God bless #Itsurprerogative

mia@miasxtra.com

Prayer confession

·         This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.

·         I pull down every negative energy working against my life.

·         Spirit of favour, counsel, might and power, come upon me

·         I shall excel in every area and nothing shall defile me

·         The Lord shall anoint me with oil of gladness 

·         My ears shall hear good news and I shall not hear the voice of evil

·         My future is secured. God has created me to do some definite services. He has not created me for nothing. I shall do good, I shall do His work.

·         I shall be an agent of peace

·         I will trust in Him in whatever I do and wherever I am

·         I shall never be thrown away or downgraded

·         The anointing of God is upon my life to give me favour in the eyes of God and man all the days of my life

 

·         Oh Lord, make a way for me where there seem to be no way

·         My life will not follow any evil pattern

·         Oh Lord, let the anointing to accomplish great things fall upon my life

·         Every stronghold of failure in my life break 

·         Oh Lord, take me from where I am now to where you want me be to be 

·         Every chain of stagnancy in my life break

In Jesus holy name, Amen!

"The righteous cry and the Lord heareth and deliverereth them out of all troubles." Psalm 34:17

Isaiah 43: 18-19

That's my scripture for today. It says we should not remember the former things nor consider the things of old. For He will do a new thing.....

Lord help me to let go of the past. I want to make room for the new things You are doing in my life. Help me to forgive myself    For times i have failed You. Show me the good You have brought out of those times or will bring out of them in the future. Thank You that You have made a way out of the wilderness of my past. I will overcome.

Emotional wounds will destroy you!!!!

Hmmm! My life. What a beautiful life i have...so beautiful that it makes the devil so jealous and he is bent on destroying it. But guess what? I have a good good Father. He chose me.... He first chose me when i was a teenager and since then i have known no peace...I have had all sorts of attacks in my life...physical, mental,emotional,health,financial you name it from all sorts of angles but still I stand. I thought i was ok, i thought i was fine only for God to show me things about me i never even knew existed and even when He showed me i didn't accept them... I blamed one person or situation or the other but i am sick of being held and enough is enough...I have to be set free tonight. I am sharing this because I feel led to and i know someone will be blessed by this. 

We have experiences in life that leave us broken without us knowing,till life throws situations at us and we respond with hurt and anger over something that is not even enough to cause such a reaction. Whenever you react with hurt and anger you lack emotional wholeness, infact you are MAD because the emotion you put towards the situation at present is emotions from the past which is not proportionate to the situation at hand and when you watch yourself out of your skin, you will agree that you are mad. So speak to God and let Him heal you from that past hurt. Psalm 147:3 is His word, so remind Him of it and declare it in Your life. Say this out loud " Father i ask that I trust in You as my healer. Build my faith to depend on You as my healer. Reveal to me that You are filled with mercy and grace. Convict me of Your willingness and ability to heal me in Jesus name. Amen!!

Sometimes we blame God for giving us emotions but it is wrong. God did not promise us a life without wounds, He just promised that He will be there with us and heal us whenever we are broken...if your emotions have been wounded or torn apart guess what? You will have sinful and negative emotions cultivated into your life from that emotional wound... So it is important you plead for God to release His power in your life so you can experience emotional health and wholeness. Genesis 1:27 says that God created us in His image, if the image you portray does not look like God then you need healing... Ask Him. Don't accept that to be you- God forbid that cannot be you because that Cannot be God... Do something about it... Pray and fast it out and don't stop till you see it gone.

Ask God, call a few prayer warriors to agree with you. Ask God to bind satan and his demons from your life. Speak to them and tell them to seize from harassing and oppressing you... Nooo it is not ok to be that way... It is not ok to scream and shout and hit and insult because of your lack of emotional strength... That is not of God! 

Do not neglect or suppress hurt or pain. They will come back in fact stronger and monstrous...face them.. Face them head on and seek for God's healing and move on by His grace and power and declare that past hurt will no longer hurt, hinder or destroy your present and future . Hebrews 13:5-6 has said it thAt God is your helper and man can do you nothing so forgive and truly forget... Don't allow man cause you to sin... Root out that negative emotion and cast it out,replace them with the fruit of God.

Emotional hurts can produce bad bad behaviour... Lord! Baaaad behaviour that stinks and oozes and these behaviors can hinder and destroy relationships, take hold today and cast them out and ask God to deal with any sinful attitudes or behaviors in your life that would hinder your relationships.Plead that God will grant you healthy and Godly relationships... Relationships thAt hang on love... Matthew 22:39 says we should love our neighbours as ourselves so before you act negatively to anyone ask if you will act towards yourself like that...

Victim mentality... Rebuke it... Pray that God will enable you to confess and repent of any sinful responses to your emotional wounds. Pray that you wont see yourself as a victim but a victor and most importantly take responsibility for your actions and dont blame anyone for acting the way you did... It was all you and you and you...confess your sins to Him And He will be just to forgive you from all unrighteousness. Confess them... Do not be ashamed for proverbs 28: 13 tells us that if we cover our sins we will not prosper but God will have mercy on you if you confess and forsake them. I hope this helps anyone that has been emotionally wounded. 

This is my prayer 

Father! You are the healer of the broken hearted. You declare in your word that You bind up wounds...Release Your healing power into my life. Be gracious to me. Cause me to sense and know Your love as never before in my life. Open my eyes to those wounds that have me bound and hurting. Remove the pain from my life, fill my wounds with your mercy. Set me free from unforgiveness, deliver me from harboring unforgiveness. Remove anger and hatred from my life, replace it with Your love. Remove depression and despair from my life, replace it with joy. Remove fear and anxiety from my life and replace it with peace. Remove resentment and temper from my life, replace it with longsuffering. Remove bitterness and a critical spirit from my life, replace it with kindness. Remove selfishness from my life and replace it with goodness. Fill me with Your love...let Your love overflow. Show me Your concern for me. Cause me to seek You with allllll of my heart. Manifest Your power and grace by healing and blessing me tonight...in Jesus name. Amen 

:) 

Your Anger is causing damage!!!

Angry outbursts are destructive in all relationships, especially in your home. Children are the most vulnerable to parental anger, and they mirror their parents’ behaviour. We shape our children’s destiny by our words, behaviours, and attitudes, and if they’re raised in a home that’s consistently high-volume, they’ll react similarly. Your actions are training your children to be hysterical and violent. Soon everyone will be overreacting, flying into fits of rage, and attacking one another. When you exhibit tantrum-like behaviour you’re acting out of a selfish need to get what you want, when you want it, in the way you think you ought to have it. Please - for your family’s sake - start acting like an adult; exhibit self-control. ‘Imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises’ (Hebrews 6:12 NKJV). Notice, you must have faith and patience. You may not be able to control what happens in life, but you can certainly control your reaction. Whether it’s the anger a father brings home from the workplace, or a wife’s anger towards her husband, it can bring a curse. Simeon and Levi harboured anger in their hearts and became vicious and vindictive murderers. Because of this, a curse came upon them, and the anger was passed down from generation to generation (see Genesis 49). You must break the curse by resisting the temptation to let anger dictate your behaviour. In the words of James: ‘My dear brothers, take note … Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires’ (James 1:19-20)

Words are POWERFUL!!!

Words!! Words!!! Words!!!! This tool is so powerful oh my gosh...I can't even stress on it enough. I am so eager to post this because this was sent directly to me by the Holy Spirit at the RIGHT time...God is so good..He is!! He is always there, always, especially at your lowest. He said it that He will never leave nor forsake you and He MEANT IT.

I have always been a person of words and I remember doing the love language test twice in the space of two years and my results were exactly the same with "words of affirmation" topping the list, well i wasn't surprised because growing up i have always known the effect of words-be it positive or negative and i try to  let those who come into my life along the way aware of this so they know how to not hurt me. Well, now let us see what the bible says:

“Proverbs 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health" There are words that are cutting and killing; words, which grieve the spirits of those to whom they are spoken, and cut them to the heart; or slanders, which wound the reputation of those of whom they are uttered, and perhaps incurably; or whisperings and evil surmising, which divide and cut asunder the bonds of love and friendship, and separate those that have been very dear to each other; but the tongue of the wise is health — His speech, both in judgement and in common discourse, is sound and wholesome in itself, and tends to the comfort and benefit of others, closing up those wounds which the backbiting tongue had made, restoring peace, accommodating matters, and persuading persons at variance to a reconciliation.

Relationships can fill our lives with joy and delight. But they can also tear us apart with heartache. Good relationships take hard work, especially when you have to mend broken bonds with the people you love most.

Because all of us are imperfect, misunderstandings and differences are inevitable. Often, however, a successful relationship depends less on compatibility than on HOW YOU DEAL WITH INCOMPATIBILITY..

In Colossians 3:14 - the bible says “binds everything together in perfect harmony".
 Therefore, one of the most essential skills in relationship is the ability to resolve disagreements in a loving way. What we say,how we say and how we listen to others is important to God. He warns us that "death and life are in the power of the tongue" and that we must give account of "every idle word" we speak (Proverbs 18:21; Matthew 12:36).

Thankfully the Bible records a number of things that can help us understand others and be understood—which is the essence of respectful communication in relationship.

God has revealed many important principles in the Bible on how to speak to each other respectfully in relationships. By following these keys, you can strengthen your relationships and learn to think and act more like your loving Creator.

James 1:19 - "So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."

Many of the communication problems that wreck relationships come from violating these three keys. We tend to be slow to listen but quick to speak our minds and in the resulting confusion and selfishness we are very quick to get our feelings hurt and to get angry.

It's natural to think we know what other people want or need before they finish asking. And we generally assume that what we have to say is what the other person should really be interested in hearing. Listening skills are rarely taught and generally neglected.

Proverbs 18:2 - A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart.

We all want to, and are taught to, express ourselves. But when our desire for self-expression keeps us from trying to really understand the other person, we are being foolish and selfish. This is the opposite of the attitude the apostle Paul encouraged: "Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others" (Philippians 2:3-4).

Proverbs 10:19 clarifies that it is a "multitude of words" that generally causes the problem. You  should avoid being overly talkative and garrulous. Also we must be very careful to think before we speak and to choose our words carefully. Whatever we say should be edifying and intended to reflect the nature of Christ and to glorify God.

Colossians 4:6 - "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one".

Proverbs 15:1-2
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

I pray God gives us the patience needed to be able to communicate effectively with one another and avoid damaging souls. It is well!!

Prayer for anxiety.....

Lord, I confess that there are things that make me feel anxious in my soul. I lift them up to You and ask that You would take those anxieties away and give me Your peace. Comfort my soul as only You can do. Help me to understand my life and my circumstances from Your perspective so that i won't be tempted to dwell on them with a heavy heart. Thank You for the comfort of Your unfailing love.