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So what happens ?

-When you plan to do certain tasks within a certain period of time only to realize the deadline is either here or past and you didn’t do the assignment.

-When you promise your friend(s),family member(s) or spouse that you are committed to fulfilling a promise but only to realize that you didn’t do your math well before you gave your word,how do you proceed from here ?

-When you promised your children that if they scored the right marks and improved on their grades,you will do anything they ask of,and when they keep their part of the deal and come to you with what you had asked them to do,your face now turns pale,sulky and starts looking for reasons and excuses why you can’t keep your word. So,what happens then with them and you?

-When you didn’t have that wife,husband and struggled alot and appeared miserable, but when you met her/him,your promises were over the roof how your were going to be there for them come rain come sunshine,till death do you part,but no sooner things started shaping well on your side excuses and reasons increased daily why you think you made a mistake or there is too much doubt with this relationship now.So,what changed for sure?

-Last but not least, when you were jobless,only knew one meal in a day,lived in that single iron sheet room with no basic amenities, and walked almost with a mental breakdown, but decided to seek prayer(s) at the church and you made all the vows to God on how if He remembered you,you would stay in His house and tithe faithfully to the church because it stood with you in time of need,but as soon as the Lord laid His favor and grace on you and things started turning green on your side,you quickly forgot that it’s only fools who make vows and fail to fulfill them and God is never pleased with them.So, did you lie to man or God and when did God become your contemporary to play around with?

My final question to you now is

What is really making us do all these kind(s) of somersault, foolish things and how do we expect by any chance that our integrity and character won’t be questioned by the very people whom we first portrayed ourselves to as keepers of our words and actions?

-End-

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Are you the light?

Matthew 5:14-16,Jesus in His teachings referred believers as being the light of the world.The world is full of darkness and so desperately it needs light coming  into this space.

Nobody wants to identify with darkness as it is associated with evil things and it’s during darkness that people commit things for they believe nobody would be able to see them.

However,Jesus introduces us to the opposite of darkness and that’s the light.During darkness,things are hidden and all sorts of evil is committed. The presence of light into a dark place,reveals all those things that are hidden and exposes them.

So Jesus called us as the light into a dark place(world).The reason why people put up light is to enable others see what is present without any fear of the unknown. Another great purpose of the light,is that once men see your light,and your good works,they will glorify God who resides in you.

Remember that all things must be centered on glorifying God and not man.God has already that He can’t share His glory with man for He is God.

So every morning when you wake up,the key question to ask yourself must always be

How do I become the light to the darkness around me?

How best can I express my light  and not hide it?

How can I continue to show my light through my good works?

Lastly, how do I make sure that my light remains and brings glory to God?

Walk and work while it’s daylight for days are coming and already are hear when people love darkness and can’t stand the light.So make sure that your light is seen well and not hidden for God wants to glorify Himself through and in you.

Lastly, make it your #1 priority on how you can serve others and glorify God while doing your part in bringing people back to God.

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Leave your battles to the Lord!

You know there are times in life you probably come across people who would want to let you know how much they dislike you,you can’t measure to their status,who feel that they are strong physically to deal with you or how they feel about your looks,background.If that happens to be you,its okay and you don’t have to beat yourself that you ain’t measuring to their standards or opinions.

There was a man in the book of 1 Samuel 17 by the name Goliath the Giant who kept taunting Israel day after day to choose a man to fight with him.By his constant taunts,Israel was greatly dismayed and afraid of him.A young herdsboy by the name David when he showed up on the scene,Goliath cursed him and even said how he was going to kill David and give his flesh to the birds of the air and animals.So how did David respond?

“You come to me with a sword,with a spear, and with a javelin.But i come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts,the God of the armies of Israel,whom you have defied“

The outcome was that David took his sling with one smooth stone and aimed it at Goliath’s forehead and released it and it hit him and down he went dead.So what happened with his scares,threats,tauntings,curses that he had spewed so much on Israel?He was gone because he had trusted in himself and with the weapons he had not knowing that the battles are fought by God and He can use any means to give victory to those who trust in Him faithfully.

Leave all your battles to Him,don’t fight for you won’t win BUT HE WINS if you let HIM do the work.