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Monday 2 July 2012

How Far Can a Smile Travel?



This is excellent. Just smile!

She smiled at a sorrowful stranger...

The smile seemed to make him feel better...

He remembered past kindnesses of a friend

And wrote him a thank you letter...

The friend was so pleased with the thank you

That he left a large tip after lunch...

The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip,

Bet the whole thing on a hunch...

The next day she picked up her winnings,

And gave part to a man on the street...

The man on the street was grateful;

For two days he'd had nothing to eat...

After he finished his dinner,

He left for his small dingy room...

He didn't know at that moment

That he might be facing his doom...

On the way he picked up a shivering puppy

And took him home to get warm...

The puppy was very grateful

To be in out of the storm...

That night the house caught on fire...

The puppy barked the alarm...

He barked till he woke the whole household

And saved everybody from harm...

One of the boys that he rescued

Grew up to be President...

All this because of a simple smile

That hadn't cost a cent...

Written by: Barbara Hauck

Friday 1 June 2012

Dangerous Disillusionment


by Charles R. Swindoll

The steadfast of mind
You will keep in perfect peace,
because he trusts in You.
---Isaiah 26:3

Disillusionment is a dangerous, slippery slope.

First we become disillusioned about our fellow man. Then we move on to
cynicism. Before long, we trust no one, not even God. We've been
burned. We've been taken advantage of; we've been mistreated. . . .

The cause of disillusionment and the cure for it can be expressed in
almost the sample simple words.

The cause of disillusionment is putting one's complete hope and trust
in people. Putting people on a pedestal, focusing on them, finding our
security in them. . . . And when the feet of clay crumble (as they
surely will) total disillusionment sets in.

What's the cure?

Putting our complete hope and trust in the living Lord. When we do
that, the simplest messages from God calm our spirits.

Monday 14 May 2012

No Fear of Failure


by Charles R. Swindoll

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
---Proverbs 28:1

When will we ever learn that there are no hopeless situations, only
people who have grown hopeless about them?

What appears as an unsolvable problem to us is actually a rather
exhilarating challenge. People who inspire others are those who see
invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets.

There was a Cabinet meeting in London during the darkest days of the
Second World War. France had just capitulated. Prime Minister
Churchill
outlined the situation in its starkest colors. Quite literally, the
tiny British Isles stood alone.

Grim faces stared back at him in stoic silence. Despair and thoughts
of
surrender were written in their looks. The visionary statesman
momentarily remained silent, lit a cigar, showed a hint of a smile,
and
with a twinkle in his eye, responded to that dispirited company of
officials, "Gentlemen, I find it rather inspiring." . . .

What a great line! No wonder people followed the man. Fear of failure
never entered his mind!

Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J.
Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2001). Copyright ©
2001 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by
permission.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Real Riches


by Charles R. Swindoll

In [Christ] are hidden all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
---Colossians 2:3

From the looks of things, you're pretty impressive. You've got a nice
place. And I suppose your neighbors would agree that you're a hard
worker . . . climbing right on up that ladder toward success, right? .
. .

Your salary is good and your material possessions are growing in
number, but . . . the truth is you are empty on the inside and you're
faking it on the outside. Not one thing you own in your "kingdom" has
brought you the happiness you long for.

So you're thinking, "Maybe if I could land that better job," or "get
into that bigger house," or . . .  or . . . .

But don't allow the smoke screen of more money to blind your eyes to
the truth. There's a lot more to being rich than making more money.
Seneca, the Roman, was right: "Money has never yet made anyone rich."

Do you want riches? Then listen to Jesus: But seek first His kingdom
and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you
(Matthew 6:33).

For the real riches, try switching kingdoms.

Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J.
Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2001). Copyright ©
2001 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by
permission.

Friday 27 April 2012

Lust


today i will blog about something that is some what had to deal wit.

The Bible is explicit about sexual sin (e.g., Lev. 18) but as I mentioned in my last blog, it doesn’t mention masturbation. This is important because many Christians struggling with lust focus too much on not masturbating rather than on whether they allow lust in their lives. This is a colossal mistake because if you rid yourself of lust, then masturbation will cease to be a problem.
Hard to do? Yes. But doable nonetheless. Too many Christians don’t realize how often they lust every single day and it hardly bothers them until they click on hardcore porn or masturbate and then they feel like what the cow stepped on. Instead, Christians need to alarm about absolutely, positively every little bit of lust—and worry less about masturbation which the Bible doesn’t even mention. So I’ll say it again, get control of lust and masturbation won’t be an issue. If your lusts are out of control, good luck with trying to stop masturbating.
So let’s talk about controlling lust.
One of the two most important things you can do to get control of lust is to avoid anything that causes/encourages you to lust. I have found, however, that some people will say that they can watch a certain amount of sensuality, sexuality, or nudity and it doesn’t encourage them to lust. But, the trouble is that the reason these people say it doesn’t stumble them is they see so much extremely lustful material that they hardly realize that these little bits fuel their lack of self-control. Look, if you sometimes indulge sexual fantasies and view porn, then those little bits that you don’t think matter, matter.
Martin Luther once said, “I can’t stop the birds from flying over head but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.” He’s right on both counts. In this sex-charged world we will encounter lustful images but we don’t need to let them roost. For example, if a man lusts over a Wonderbra ad (twigs and mud); then lusts after some low-cut blouse—more twigs, more mud; then ogles the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition—more twigs, more mud; then watches a movie “but you only see her breasts for a few seconds!”—more twigs, more mud; then add in a little fantasy—more twigs, more mud, and so on and on and on, etcetera, ad infinitum: pretty soon you could land a 747 on his head. It’s no wonder he finds himself unable to resist hard-core porn or fantasy incited masturbation! By the way, this isn’t just a male problem: a survey revealed that 34 percent of female readers of a Christian magazine admitted to seeking porn online. Dho!
So, then, don’t read, watch, or listen to anything that encourages or causes lust. Nothing. If you can’t keep your eyes off jiggling bikinis, don’t go to the beach! If you lust after an actor in your favorite TV show—don’t watch it! Obviously this will result in a major lifestyle change for many. Some might be thinking “Wow, that would mean I won’t be able to do/see/hear a lot of things I enjoy.” True! But, this is what it costs to be free from lust. For more on this see my blog: “Lust: Are We Willing to Do what It Takes?”
More to follow.
Matthew 16:24: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
Amen.

Friday 13 April 2012

FAITH: What is your motive?

FAITH: What is your motive?: you know that guilty, so agonizing feeling that we get when we find that we have been pointed out of our wrong failures or our in-adeq...

What is your motive?



you know that guilty, so agonizing feeling that we get when we find that we have been pointed out of our wrong failures or our in-adequateness, well it goes far beyond for me when I read something from the bible about my weaknesses and my failures but am at the end of it all strengthened, in  that the holy spirit works through me to remove all those weaknesses at one time or the other and by discovering that weakness through the bible is one or them or through an article. I have to admit that at first its hard to swallow but once we accept our failures and weaknesses and ask for forgiveness a pretty nice  and to even go on the road of even encourage others.
Well today I wanted to encourage you about some thing that I read from a certain article and having had accepted it and asked for forgiveness I have decided to also pass it on. Its all about our motives behind every action that we do. Most are the times that we tend to do things for the sack of being applauded or rewarded or just to show off. well today dear bloggers I  challenge you to challenge yourselves to always ask yourselves the motive behind what you are doing.In "philp1:17, james4:3" its written that sometimes we sometimes  say the name of Christ for just other bad motives, now i had to stop and ask myself when at times say the name of Christ for bad motives.

we need to ask ourselves some essential checkpoint we should apply on a regular basis:

Why are you planning this?
What's the reason behind your doing that?
Why did you say yes (or no)?
What is the motive for writing that letter?
Why are you excited over this opportunity?
What causes you to bring up that subject?
Why did you mention his or her name?
What's your motive,?

Searching, probing, penetrating questions.

Because the path of servant hood is so perilous, we need to cultivate a
sensitive walk with God marked by obedience.
our steps taken from insight for living.

Saturday 7 April 2012

FAITH: Meditation on success for Easter

FAITH: Meditation on success for Easter:  D ear bloggers, i was touched by today's meditate on success posting from Joseph prince. What struck me most was imagining a person aski...

Meditation on success for Easter

 Dear bloggers, i was touched by today's meditate on success posting from Joseph prince. What struck me most was imagining a person asking you to trade your filthy life, life that does not make sense and has no promise for the future and him losing everything just for your soul, well guys that is what Jesus did for us, thank God for Jesus. happy Easter to you all




"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9
    The Divine Exchange    

The apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 8:9 that for our sakes Jesus became poor so that we through His poverty might be made rich. At the cross, Jesus took on all our sin and poverty. He was humiliated, spat upon and stripped naked. The Roman soldiers even gambled for His clothes.

The One who fed more than 5,000 people, gave fishermen a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish, and who placed the gold, diamonds and rubies in the earth, took your place of poverty at the cross, just so that you can take His place of abundance. A divine exchange occurred at Calvary—your sin for His righteousness and your poverty for His provision.

My friend, Jesus is the reason you can be the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath. He is the reason you can be blessed to be a blessing. Put your trust in His presence in your life and what His finished work has accomplished for you!

Blessings,
Joseph Prince "


Saturday 31 March 2012

open discussion on FEAR and PEACE

Hello dear bloggers, today i wanted to take a time and just have some discussions on the topic of fear and having peace
ISAIAH43:1-7, do you think its ok to spend all the time just fearing of the unknows and is fear in anyway helpful?
you can comment below

Monday 26 March 2012

What more do you desire



When I was a little boy, my mother used to embroider a great deal. I would sit at her knee and look up from the floor and ask what she was doing. She informed me that she was embroidering. I told her that it looked like a mess from where I was. As from the underside I watched her work within the boundaries of the little round hoop that she held in her hand, I complained to her that it sure looked messy from where I sat.

She would smile at me, look down and gently say, "My son, you go about your playing for a while, and when I am finished with my embroidering, I will put you on my knee and let you see it from my side."

I would wonder why she was using some dark threads along with the bright ones and why they seemed so jumbled from my view. A few minutes would pass and then I would hear Mother's voice say, "Son, come and sit on my knee." This I did only to be surprised and thrilled to see a beautiful flower or a sunset. I could not believe it, because from underneath it looked so messy. Then Mother would say to me, "My son, from underneath it did look messy and jumbled, but you did not realize that there was a pre-drawn plan on the top. It was a design. I was only following it. Now look at it from my side and you will see what I was doing."
God's Embroidery
Many times through the years I have looked up to my Heavenly Father and said, "Father, what are You doing?" He has answered, "I am embroidering your life. " I say, "But it looks like a mess to me. It seems so jumbled. The threads seem so dark. Why can't they all be bright?"

The Father seems to tell me, "'My child, you go about your business of doing My business, and one day I will bring you to Heaven and put you on My knee and you will see the plan from My side."

Thursday 8 March 2012

M- My O- Own M- Mentor(mom)

Happy women's day to every woman and you must know that the world would not have been a better place without you  guys around. No wander in the time of creation, God said that its not OK for man to live alone and said i will make him a companion and more than that a partner and for some of us an whole equipped angel.
For some of us we want to thank our mothers so very much for being our angels who have meant all our queries, they always seem to have an answer to every query that we have had since childhood. we shall forever be grateful unto them.






Monday 5 March 2012

Let us pray for the WORLD

Dear bloggers , I must bring it to your attention that of lately there have been striking events in the world and misunderstandings among the super powers. This is like the same misunderstandings that were there during the start of the II world war,I must remind you dear bloggers  that what sparked the war was a mare death of the king of Austria Hungary.
Now coming to the recent events which have been happening which are threatening the occurrence of another world war. This concerns the misunderstandings over Iran's nuclear programs which have been on since the early of 2005s.
2011 saw Iran receiving several sanctions from the USA and European Union, however in spite of all these sanctions, Iran has maintained its stance.However what is worrying is that Israel has now been involved into the same issue which has now changed the all outlook of this problem.Israel has actually announced that it might attack Iran and we have seen USA publicly declaring its support towards Israel but has advised Israel to be conscious and wait and see how Iran will respond with all these  sorts of sanctions on it.
However it must be noted that the other supper powers' stance in this problem is not know apart from the European super powers who have hit Iran with multiple sanctions.However, the other Asian countries such as china and also Russia to be included, their stance is not all that clear. This posses as a great threat, in that if Israel is attacked by Iran or Israel attacks Iran, USA and other Europeans will support Israel, however the other communist countries and others whose stance is not know might support Iran and we might end up seeing the world divided into two zones.
There has been a prophecy concerning this and it has deepened starting from 2009 and last year the man of God, Prophet TB Joshua prophesied about it and of recently this year on 15th February, 2012 he reminded the world to pray for the all world. For more click this  link.
Yesterday we saw Obama and the Israeli president making statements on the same issue during his visit and we see that the Israeli is even showing that USA and them are strong in support for each other. For more click this link.
Well I may sum it up by saying that it is important that, we the believers took to our knees each morning and pray against these troubling developments so that we can be assured of the future generation growing up knowing about the wars that we know about and not knowing another deadliest war as it has been predicted that if this war breaks out it might last for 27years. Remembering that if we stand in agreement and ask God, he shall surely answer us.

Ezekiel 22:30-31 ESV  

And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord God.” 

here are some of the videos showing the signs.

Wish you God's blessings......

Sunday 19 February 2012

ZAMBIA AFRICAN CHAMPIONS


On 12th  February, 2012 the world was entertained to some beautiful game between Zambia and ivory cost.No one can i argue that it did not include some of the world's classic football techniques.it was the first match i have seen which had 18 penalties taken to decide the winner with three misses and one save and one save disallowed.
The champions of Africa entered the tournament as underdogs with their first meeting being with Senegal whom the all world predicted would be one of those to win the trophy.However, the perception of the world about Senegal and Zambia changed when Zambia beat Senegal two(2) goals to One(1).
The Zambians went on to prove their critics wrong with a a 1-0 against Equatorial-Guinea and came out top of the group on 7points after having drawn with Libya in a watered logged stadium on 2-2.
As if it was not enough to prove the critics wrong, Zambia went on to make defeat Ghana on a 1-0 win after Ghana missed their chance of a penalty which saw Kennedy mweene producing a brilliant save against the Ghanian striker Asamoah Gyan, which led him tendering in his resignation to the football mother body of Ghana following Fans up-raw.The win over Ghana followed the win over Sudan in the quarto-finals on 3 goals to nil.
What would be a good way to owner the 1993 Gabon crush of the all Zambian team and coaching stuff than to win the finals against Ivory Cost.The Zambian team before they did anything upon their arrival in Gabon, they went to visit the site of the crush off the cost of the Atlantic ocean.

Zambia defeated Ivory cost on penalties to lift the trophy 8-7.This was after they played 120minutes without any side finding the back of the net.Ivory cost would have own the match in the 68minute but unfortunately Drogba missed a penalty and later saw another miss from Gervinio and a save from mweene for Yaya Toure's kick during the penalty shootouts.Zambia would have won the match after Kennedy mweene's save but unfortunately Kalaba missed his penalty. However, Sunzu came to Zambia's rescue and saw Zambia caring the day
here is the match  as it happened with English commentary
                                          part one also includes the Gabon site seen and later the match
The win saw Zambian to burst out into  celebrations. Here are photos of the celebrations
for more follow the links below