No Ability of Our Own

You think you should get that job because you are smart?

You think you should be married because you are beautiful?

You think you should be respected because you are old?

You think you should have a standing ovation because you are talented?

You think your name should be on the billboards because of your skills?

You think you should be praised because of your creativity?

Oh yes! You should be…

Not because you are all what you think

But because of His ability in you

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. (Rom 9:16)

The race is not for the swift, nor the battle for the strong

It’s Grace that makes us Great

Mentoring Privilege

Mentoring is not about people’e inadequacy. How often time we (me) forget to see that when people look up to us or consult our opinions ( rare privilege from God)it is not because they want to be like us or is it room for us to try to reproduce ourselves in them. No!

Mentoring is about letting people discover the potentials deposited in them; allowing them to draw out of their wells and not try or force to create mini inadequate versions of our yet to be perfect self.

To all mentors out there, use the opportunity well. Do not insult this PRIVILEGE!

 

LOVE IS OUR MEETING POINT

Your message is not my message

Do not try to make your message mine

We are all into distinct yet similar things

Different purposes yet same goal

Different starts yet to the same end

LOVE is our reason

Love is our goal

Love is the end

Our words maybe different but united in LOVE

Our action maybe be different yet aimed at LOVE

LOVE; WORD AND ACTIONS

Let love prevail in our lives.

Sloppy Grace

I had no intentions of blogging today but the truth is that you come across some truths that gets you thinking and #making you want to share with others.

Many a Christians do not understand grace, we use grace.

Grace abounds not Grace on a perpetual rebound (continuing in wrong  so it abounds)

The quote below should get you thinking as it got me

I Don’t Want To Change My Faith

If you are a Christian  (BORN AGAIN) from my part of the world then you probably have heard this statement more than once in your life time” i don’t want to change my faith”. it has become so common that you find yourself ignorantly trying to justify the good you are trying to do ( this is especially common when you go out for evangelism or when encouraging a friend to follow you to church to hear God’s word with you etc ). you even meet a man that wants to marry you and he tells you that you have to change your faith to be his wife ( he actually means church). Faith is not a church people. Faith is not a location. We Christians have to work on our grammar? it sounds like believing in Jesus Christ equals change of cloths from a closet full

It gets you wondering if you both are Christians or some parts of the bible are just out of place.One Lord, one faith, one baptism, Eph 4:5. You begin to wonder ;was i asking you to stop believing in Jesus Christ? Our faith is stayed on Him. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith. So what faith don’t you want to change?

Stop All The “Fakeness”

We don’t seem to understand why! Why people just can’t be themselves? Why people can’t be real. If I love you I will tell you, just to free my emotions. If I see your lips and it’s so cute and I want kiss them; though I won’t ( #righttiming) but the reason I get to be honest is because I won’t give it room to make me feel guilty. The truth setting us free is deeper than just knowing the Word.

You criticize people for being themselves because you fear being you; so as to save face with men. That’s enslaving for you because this men you are saving faces for in some part of them know that you are not real.

You wear short cloths to work and get all “nunnery” when it’s church time?

Loud Thoughts : Cheating On God

Have you ever been so busy so much that you feel like you are cheating on God? Yes cheating!

You miss out on your bible study schedule, you miss and forget your prayer appointments, activities replace your date hours with Him? This is how I feel some days eg today. However, the good thing is that live is not about feelings and so because I love Him I will not let feelings hurt my heart walk and separate us, I receive His reminders in my spirit. If I dwell on the feeling it becomes a guilt trap of the enemy so I decide not to give it room but instead appreciate the consciousness of the Spirit in me , putting me to remembrance. I will keep pressing into His love in my little mutterings, whispers of thank you Lord under my breath.

Thank God for work but even more thank Him more for seeing Him even in your busy schedules. Happy Palm Sunday

Much love

Forceful Giving

 

Today is Sunday and as a part of every service or mass, giving offerings of thanksgiving is a part of the worship time. This post however is not on giving but on our attitude towards it and most often lame remarks (no hard feelings….just my opinion)

I personally dislike how some persons often sound as though God is forcing them to give to Him. What can you really give to God that can match His givings in your life and family. The point is this; we cannot out give God. And if you do not see the need to give don’t okay rather hide behind the notion that pastors are using it to wear fine clothes and drive amazing cars and live in wow houses.

“Marriage is not for me”

I was watching this interesting interview on “marriage is not for me” by “our “icons Shonda Rhimes and Oprah Winfrey. You know there is just something about information and especially from people we look up to, or are celebrities. Personally I think some of the most twisted ideas are from the so say icons and the truth is behind closed doors the reality of their global speeches holds on to them.

The truth is everyone is entitled to your opinion. I just do not understand how you will want your life to be everyone’s life. You can have kids with a man but a man will take up your time? How twisted is that? Well that is not the essence of this post today.

Marriage is for me (1 Cor 7:2b). Do you want to know why?

• It is a gift from my creator (1Cor 7:7)
• It is honourable (Heb 13:4)
• It should not be forbidden ( 1Tim 4:3)
• It is responsibility ( 1 Cor 7:33)
• It is not a sin ( 1 Cor 7:28)

Do not fear what they fear or speak what they speak. Have a mind of your own and not generalities. There is a man or wan out there for you as husband or wife but still if you are not “CALLED “to be married it is still great. God does not speak English, He uses ENGLISH. To be continued ….

SWAGG

Swagg swagg swagg!!!

It’s everywhere and on every lip but do you know what my BIBLE calls SWAGG?

Let me fill you in.

Real SWAGG is in Colossians 3:12-14

Biblical swaggishness is putting on

1. Compassion
2. Kindness
3. Humility
4. Meekness
5. Patience
6. Above all Love

Whatever part of your body you put either of this on is now your choice

I am so swaggish!!!!!