~THRUSTING MY FAITH

Sometimes it takes letting go of something to be able to get something better. "A bird at hand is worth two in the bush" they say.....but then what do we do when we need to apply faith?

Ever tried picking up an item when you already have something in your hands? I'm sure you can attest to the fact that it is a very difficult thing to do. Well, I've tried that before, and it was a very tedious and in fact futile attempt.

Why all these long stories? I know God has great plans for me in the area of my career. He has promised to make me a lighthouse. I am destined to make impact. There's a whole lot God wants me to do, there's what he has created me to be. I'm not going to let the situations of this moment deter me from being that which He has set me out to be.

Now, I've decided to give up a job I have at hand for the reason that I do not feel a sense of FULFILLMENT on the job. I'm making a decision to thrust my faith and look out for something else which will give me a sense of fulfillment. "What a crazy thing to do!" you may say, but I tell you, I have committed the matter to my Master, and I feel a sweet sense of peace in this decision I have made. I know He's by me, I know He's making things better, I know He has prepared a better place for me!




I'm THRUSTING MY FAITH!!!
Hebrews 11

FROM AN OVERWHELMED HEART!!!

I want to write, but the words aint flowing....my heart is overwhelmed...I need someone to talk to.....someone, anyone who could give sound advice on certain matters on ground.

A lot has been happening lately in this small world of mine....This month has been way too overwhelming! Lord!!

CHOICES! DECISIONS!! ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS!!! Hmmmmm......God help me!!! :(

I miss those times when I could have a good chat with a godly friend, and get answers or would I say insights to certain troubling matters!!!

Oh Lord, You've searched me. You know my way!!!

~WHO COMPARES TO YOU?

Break me Lord, till there's no more of me for the world to see...

Fill me Lord, that its all of You the world will see....

Direct my eyes to see things through Your eyes...

My mind to be set on things that are above, rather than on things that are here on earth....

For that which is on earth is temporal, while that which is above is eternal (2nd Cor 4:18).

I broke down while leading worship in service today. Not because the worship was so good, but because for a moment, I was totally awed by the sovereignty of God, and how much He has put in us to declare life into our lives.

Shared a bit about what God did for mum last week. I really don't want to remember how weak her voice sounded when she told me she was in pains; talking about her bleeding (as a result of suspected tumor/fibroid?), her not been able to go to the Hospital for check-up coz she couldn't sit at a place for long, etc. I remember how confused I felt last week Thursday while I spoke to her on the phone, and how the weakness of her voice kept ringing in my ears for the rest of the day.

It's amazing how all we need to do is declare a thing in the Name of Jesus according to God's will, and it will be done. I remember how all I could do was type a few words: "Mum, I trust God to ease your pains and heal you completely. I love you so much mum, you mean a lot to me. Praying for you!", and how depressed I felt for the rest of the day....But the God I serve, He answers prayers. The bleeding stopped the next day, the pains were gone, and she could even travel (driving on her own). Glory be to God!!

How wouldn't I be moved at how amazing my God is? How couldn't I be awed at how Magnificent He is. Couldn't hold back the tears when I shared a bit of this story while I led worship today. Indeed my God is awesome.

I've not been the best I should be for Him. I've not exactly done the right things, but He still answers my prayers.

Lord, who compares to You?

~JEHOVAH PERFECTO!

"I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread." (Ps 37:25).

Words are not enough to tell of His goodness....

Even the tears I shed don't express the JOY in me accurately.....

Indeed I can say He has been SO GOOD to me....

Indeed I can say His Will is Perfect....

Lord, I thank You  for this wonderful gift....

You've brought JOY to my Heart...

You've put a SONG on my Lips...

You are JEHOVAH PERFECTO!

The one who Perfects all that concerns me...

Some Trust in Chariots, and some in horses....but I TRUST IN THE NAME OF THE LORD my God! (Psalm 20:7)

Woohooo!!! I'm officially A GRADUATE of The University of Nottingham!!! 

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

~The Character Traits of a "Good Friend"! :-)

Do you have friends? Who are your friends??

How does one really get to know if a person should be classified as a friend? Who is a good friend? Who is a bad friend? These are questions that would often flood the mind of an individual who is out for the best in any friendship or relationship.

If you are familiar with any of the set of questions outlined above, I'm sure you'd agree with me that choosing and keeping the right friends can sometimes be a very tedious job to do.

Anywayz, here's some useful tips I got to figure out. It could help you know who exactly to call a Good Friend, or which kind of friendship or relationship you should keep away from. Yeah, it's a kinda long one, but please read to the end....trust me, you will not regret the fact that you did! I really learned a lot from it!! :-)

The Character Traits of a Good Friend (Culled From TSPOON93@aol.com)

Some may not realize that the traits of a good friend relate to the character of one’s mate, but a little reflection shows why this must be so. The breaking of the marriage covenant is a sin against a companion, a close and intimate friend.

That leaves the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God (Prov 2:17).
 
The term rendered “companion” here is used elsewhere (Prov 16:28; 17:9; Ps.55:13) for the closest of friends. If my mate is not a friend, what is she? And yet some have foolishly chosen to marry one who fails to qualify even as a friend. 

Here's a brief summary of the qualities of a good friend, drawn mostly from the book of Proverbs:

1. A GOOD FRIEND IS FAITHFUL. 

Fair weather friends are numerous, and Proverbs mentions these (Prov 14:20; 19:4,6,7). But a true friend is a person  who is still there even when the going gets tough.

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity (Prov 17:17).

A man of many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Prov 18:24).

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away (Prov 27:10).
 
2. A GOOD FRIEND REBUKES US WHEN NECESSARY.


There are things which may need to be said to a friend that are not easy to say. I am disappointed by the sentimentalism that pervades our friendships so that we flatter our friends when we need to frankly rebuke them. A true friend is the one who is honest enough to tell us what we need to hear, rather than to flatter us.

A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps (Prov 29:5).

Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy (Prov 27:5-6).

Why is it, then, that we seem to think that a wife should never criticize her husband? Is it not better to be corrected by our closest friend than by an enemy? Sometimes the kindest thing a wife can do for her husband is to tell him that his idea is absolutely ridiculous--in a gracious way, of course.

3. A GOOD FRIEND IS THOUGHTFUL AND TACTFUL. 

A good friend is sensitive to our needs and speaks in such a way that we are encouraged and enriched. His sensitivity is demonstrated in his understanding that gaiety and goodwill is not always appropriate nor appreciated. “It matters not only ‘what’ we say, but ‘how,’ ‘when’ and ‘why’ we say it.”

Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart (Prov 25:20).

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him (Prov 27:14).
 
4. A GOOD FRIEND SHARPENS US. 

Not only do we need to be criticized when necessary, but sometimes we need to be probed or stretched in our thinking. A good friend does not allow us to become intellectually stagnant, but prods us on to higher and greater thoughts.

Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another (Prov 27:17).

A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out (Prov 20:5).

Isn’t this true to life? Don’t you seek to develop friendships with those who will challenge your thinking and present you with new avenues of thought? Why should one of these friends not be your mate?
 

5. A GOOD FRIEND OFFERS US WISE COUNSEL. 

Those whom we choose as friends should be marked by wisdom and thus have godly counsel to offer.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend (Prov 27:9).

Think back for a moment to the account of David, Nabal, and Abigail in 1 Samuel 25. David was angered because of the ungracious words of Nabal to his young men. He was determined to wipe out every male in the house of Nabal (1 Sam 25:13,34). Abigail quickly formulated a plan to appease David’s anger and then spoke words of wise counsel, pointing out how detrimental David’s actions would be to his future rule as king (1 Sam 25:28-31). David’s reply indicates his appreciation of the wisdom of her words:

Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed, and from avenging myself by my own hand” (1 Sam. 25:32-33).
 
I would simply point out that David was indeed wise to marry a woman who could offer such wise counsel. And we would do well to marry one who offers wise counsel as well. Why is it, then, that husbands seem to think that the biblical instruction concerning the submission of the wife to her husband precludes her offering him wise counsel, if offered tactfully and in a submissive spirit? Let us learn from David and Abigail.

And that's all from me for now!!! 
xoxo.

~THANK YOU LORD!!!

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them." Isaiah 42:16.

                                   

Sweet Lord, I thank You for this day....for going before me, making every crooked path straight,

For granting me favour in Your sight, and in the sight of man.

You've been faithful Lord,

And FAITHFUL You have promised to remain.

My heart is filled with Joy Unspeakable!!!

Thank You Lord!!!

~10TH MAY!!!

How could I have forgotten a day as this? 10th of May....a very significant day. The day a husband, a father, a hero, a philanthropist.... a rare gem, was born.

Daddy, I still wish you were here with us....What a memorable day today would have been. All the same, I thank God for helping us get through it....The vacuum your demise created cannot be filled.

Though you've been gone for years now, memories of you are still fresh on my heart! Seems like yesterday I last saw you...I promise to make you proud daddy!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! I'll ALWAYS Love You!!!

~THE BEGINNING OF THE END!

And so, today begins the end of my life as an Undergraduate. Final exams started today. It wasn't that bad, but wasn't as productive as I wanted coz I didn't have enough time to revise since I just handed in my thesis on Friday, plus I was kinda disturbed by flu (I still am though). Well, not to say that I feel disappointed though! God has it all in control....I know I'm STRONG!!!

Been thinking so much about what life would be like for me after now....can't still get a clear picture of it. Still trusting God. I know He has all things planned out! He makes all things beautiful in His time.

Just on the side, there's this interesting quote I got from a friend....I've decided to post it up here to remind all the ladies (and maybe guys) who'll stumble over this post, of what it takes to find the right person for you. It might not be a perfect quote, but it served as a reminder to me...some kinda caution and checks!

So here you go:

"Wait for the guy…
...who pursues you,
...who brings out the best in you and makes you want to be a better person
...who makes you smile like no other and when he smiles, you know he NEEDS you.
...who wants to show you off to the world when you're wearing sweats and no make-up.

Wait for the guy...

...who'll put you at the centre of his universe...

...cos obviously, he's at the centre of yours"

 

Cool one huh? Datz what it takes to find real love people! Have you found yours?

xoxo.

~ TOSSED ABOUT BY INDIFFERENCE!!!

Oh yeah, it's been a really long while since I wrote something....I'm sitting right here in my room, trying to study, but it's quite unfortunate that I don't seem to feel the vibes for study right now. I'm reading about Motivation. It's one wonderful topic in a module I took up from The University of Nottingham School of Management....a year 1 module though! :-) Funny, I'm studying about motivation, yet I don't feel motivated to study....lol...Well, that's about my present mood!!!

So what about Indifference? What's this thing about Indifference I want to talk about? I was talking to a friend last time, who told me that I seem to act indifferent to certain things even when it's obvious that they bother me so much....Well, I really don't know how the chap came about such opinion about me, but one thing I know is that most times, when I try to make certain things work, and they seem not to be turning in the right direction, I tend to start ignoring them, acting like they never existed.

Call that escapism? Well, not exactly.....It's just like having a bump on your head, and trying to pretend that it isn't there....ignoring the pains when it comes up....like telling yourself "yes, I feel the pains, but I aint gonna respond"...lol....:P

Well, I know that by now, someone might be thinking "Okay, what on earth is she talking about?". What has all this talk got to do with the title of this post? Now, what I've been wondering is this: Does trying to ignore certain problems mean that you should see something wrong in yourself and refuse to change it? I get so pissed whenever I hear people say "That's me, I aint gonna change...there aint no changing me!!!".

For those reading, this might not make any sense to you but if there's anything you should keep in mind, it is this - Don't act indifferent about certain things about you that you obviously need to work on. It may be attitude, habits etc. Indifference works sometimes, but please...please, don't be tossed about by Indifference....Be sure of what you want to change, what you have to change, and maybe how you want to go about changing it. I'm sure the world would become a better place if every one of us tries to apply this to our lives....I'm doing the same on my end!!!

HAPPY LABOUR DAY!!!