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!

 

3 Ways To Enjoy God

1.  Be happy with God
2. Be happy with yourself
3. Be happy with your level and trust for better which will come #Faith.

Much love @ispiredGrisele

Our Love

Our love is like fresh berries

Mixed in avocado smoothie

Our love is not smooth

It sails through all huddles

Our love is genuine

It’s beyond reason but fixed in purpose

Our love is in us

We all make daily commitments to make it work

Our love is working

We will work for the greater God

My Marriage Compatibility List

Often I have heard and been taught that before picking a spouse you need to look out for Compatibility areas. So, since it is a life time journey, from my readings and inspiration, i came up with this compatibility list.

1. Spiritual Compatibility  (Amos 3:3)
2. Financial Compatibilty ( Heb 13:5, Matt6:24 , Prov 17:16)
3. Character Compatibility (Prov 22:24)
4. Emotional Compatibility (Prov 27:17)
5. Communication Compatibility ( Eph 4:26, Prov 18:13)
6. Physical Compatibility (1 Pet 3:3-4, Gen 24:16, Gen 29:17, I sam 16:12, Est 2:7)

And there we have it. Still not sure if Educational compatibility should be included. Let me know what you think or if you have other prime compatibility or supporting scriptures. 🙂

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?

YOUR PERFECT MAN FOR ME

Your opinion of my prefect man is perfect. I appreciate your love because in your eyes I see he is perfect. The right height, appropriate age, prefect skin colour, fine eyes, glittering teeth and those drop dead abs with the right number of veins on his muscular skin, being able to lift me up to touch the moon and put me in a sweet dream(#put me to bed).

So I got to thinking;

Did you check if he has the right heart and loves the Most High?

Did you check just his skin or the scares that are born out of unconditional sacrifices?

Are his eyes just fine or do you think he will fill me life with fun and laughter and make me smile out my white teeth?

Is he just aged or mature?

Is it just the veins or you’re sure he will value me and bring out the best in me?

Is it just about lifting my body what happens to my Spirit?

Will i just have sweet dreams or be in the sweet place at the end of life?

Your answer will make me look into your opinion for me.

Be a Church; Do Not Play Church

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor 3:16

In Africa and especially Cameroon (my great Fatherland); Growing up oops! I played church. Myself and kid brother will go to church where we were sure it will close soonest so we could be back home to eat or play. You know what they say “being a child and being into childish way”. It was a fun thing for me; can you relate with that?

Coming of age, I experienced a love that knew no wrong. It just brings you to a place that it’s not about men and expectations, it’s about a love that you can’t help but be true to despite falling and falling and yet waking at mercies feet.

I discovered from moving from church to church which we have lots in Cameroon, (I didn’t move to many per say but visited other churches; we are body, so these have different names (parts); somehow it was like a vague repetition; so much copy and paste, so much do’s and don’ts. It’s like you are torn between which to follow, what to wear or not wear and how they represent the church that we are not the building that we attend service in.

The focus turned to the building and impressing other or making an impression, it moved from being a temple where the Almighty can dwell, move and have being in; to impact others lives to taking care of the floors, walls, and designs (oh nothing is wrong in making the physical good even as the real temple is in top form)” What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Cor 6:19”

Saying on Sunday you want revival and on Monday can’t even find your bible? Playing church!

Having a form of religion and denying the Power thereof? Playing church!

Have you being playing church? It’s time to be a church