Service & Solitude

In a growing world of advancement in every facet of life, the enthusiasm, drive and objective to become recognised or reach set goals could be so high that we sometimes get engulfed in various activities(office, Church and home) with little or no attention/care for other things.
Most cases include office work receiving more attention at the expense of the home/Church or Church responsibility taking more attention than home or even the house chores given more attention than the care for self( the reverse may be the case in each as well).

Sometimes this lack of attention or care for other things are not consciously or intentionally done with the motive to remain at the top, rise, become recognised, famous or rewarded( of course that's the major cause) but people so fix themselves unconsciously just to ensure a task is resolved & delivered.
( Mind you, I'm not speaking against industry and diligence).

The effect of this may never be obvious or too visible for the individual but will ensue gradually and ruin the part given little care or neglected.
People die untimely, with undiscovered illness which could be stress. Some homes suffer a lot( if not broken down) from lack of care of the parents due to office or Church responsibility.

Paul told Timothy "If anyone desires to be an elder/BISHOP, he must ... he must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him and others..."- 1Tim 3:4.  I often think in the direction that this is the most likely cause of so much choas in our present world.

I wonder how some people manage office work when they can't manage their homes effectively. Whatever office you hold at workplace have to create time for other things no matter the amount you're paid.

Moses was a culprit to this and got concerned about the work of God and the people he shepherds. He chose to bear the pain judging the Israelites under the sun all day long. He never thought or gave little care for himself either to strategize the work pattern or resume work after some rest. I'm sure he never saw the implication until he accepted Jethro's advice - Ex 18:14ff.
Our love for God and others, the scripture stresses to be first and important as that for self respectively. The question then is ' how can we care for others when we don't care for ourselves?' Its virtually impossible to give what you've not got.

Jesus will gather the disciples to a quiet place or across the sea just to find some rest in spite of the crowd's pressure and  disturbances(Mrk 6:30-32) yet His love towards them and us today still remains the Only perfect one.

Rest from our labour isn't a coward move away from responsibility nor fear to achievement of targets but a moment for adequate reorganization of self(physically, mentally and spiritually) and boost for greater task.
There must be a balance between our service to others and self else we end up serving in futility & without benefit.

Finding a solitary place is often the answer to the reverberatory noise of the world during or after service: De-exceptn+

If this has blessed you in anyway, reflect, appreciate God & demand a way to create needful balance in your activities.
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Storms

I know the word isn’t new to you, in fact 100% of lives on earth understands it. Though It’s denotative meaning is associated or relate mostly to those at sea( sailors and other water users) but storm connotes lots of things.

Storm is a strong violent wind of the sea creating a high turbulent wave to either halt, impede or completely destroy movement of sea vessels and users.

Without proper understanding or experience of storm, one could easily be engulfed by fear of its rage. For the ship sailors and captains, they don’t have to consider the loss of lives in their vessel only but the damage(loss) of the vessel also.

At the instance of its approach, certain accessories will be shut down for easy maneuvering of the vessel to escape the storm or reduce the effect of its damage. This requires smartness, observance, skilfulness and experience. Aside these, courage is also required of the captain to face the devastating effect of the storm amidst fear, chaos and pandemonium created by the passengers.

The effect storm create makes it negative, destructive and undesirable by anyone. When Jesus and the disciples in the boat were crossing to the other side of the river, they experienced similar thing. I’m sure the captain of their ship or the sailor of the boat must have tried all his expertise even with the assistance of the other disciples. When it was now beyond them and they feared sinking in the ocean, they called to the master ” caresth thou not that we perish?”
Now imagine, the storm didn’t even recognise the one that created it; seated right in the boat, yet it came with either of its negative intention.
Should storm be afraid of you or I?    Or should we be afraid of storm??

On a general note storm connotes any impediments to goals. This implies on a small scale that storms are challenges and as there exist several challenges to our goals, dreams and aspirations so are the number of storms. In fact some goals and dreams may come with more than one storm.

Away from the negative effect storm create, its often said that there exist an advantage in every disadvantage. The case of storm isn’t different.
The storm must have created an opportunity for the disciples to exercise their faith and authority rather fear gripped everyone of them and left them shouting ” Don’t you even care that we perish?”
And when Jesus stoodup and commanded( made a mild talk to) the storm, immediately it recognised the voice of the Maker and came to a ceased.
In awe the disciples exclaimed ” What manner of man is this? Even the wave of the sea obeys him”

That was a great lesson for them to have taken advantage of. I’m very sure some must have seen the advantage in the negative effect of the storm and had regretted ” At least I should have expressed my faith and authority perhaps, if my faith is weak enough to calm the storm, my master’s would have compensate it .”

While we always complain and regret of the delay, impediment and destruction storms create, we need also understand that most storms do not come with the intention to destroy us completely but to bring a great lesson our way. It’s only left for us to see in that perspective and accept it while exercising our faith and authority in the One who wouldn’t sit quiet and allow us be destroyed but also have the power to use the storm to lead us where we ought to be. :De-exceptn+

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1: 2-4.

Next time you experience a storm or you’re undergoing one, endeavour to see the positive side of it, embrace it, take advantage of it and trust in the One who’s able to calm the storm – Jesus Christ.

If this gas blessed you, reflect and take advantage of tour current storm or any that may ensue.

Goodmorn, Good afternoon, Good even

Keep In View(KIV

This is a late post which I forgetfully failed to update late last month, 22nd precisely.

Do bear with me please.

I like to bring to our mind something ignore or consider with levity most times.

When you loose either of your car side mirrors, you’ll understand how tasking it could be on a busy lane to keep your vehicle in track while watching other road users.
I came across an article, then accepted a true fact most persons including myself had doubted about  National Anthems of most countries of the world. And that’s the trace of the presence or critical need God is expected to play in a country’s development, security and wellbeing during and after their creation.

Let’s take a look at the lines of some country’s national anthem.

• Nigeria/Kenya: Oh God of ‘all’ creation
• Latvia: God bless Latvia
• Swaziland: O Lord our God of the Swazi
• Uganda: O Uganda, may God uphold you
• South Africa: Lord bless our nation
• Ghana: God bless our homeland
• England: God save our gracious Queen(Nation) etc.                        

 These authors and the then leaders who instituted the use of these anthems, recognise how significantly God can be to the rise or fall a nation. 

The need for God’s presence may have been sought in desperation to the development & security of their lands from higher powers. To different levels, these countries have made remarkable achievements, some have even become the world power and hoping for more.

How many national leaders and citizens still recognise God’s role and presence in the affairs of their nation today?Why the sudden departure and estrangement from God??
We tend to remember God in our moments of difficulty, in times of pestilence, draught, famine and other forms of hardship. Then we will earnestly crave and cry out our hearts to God to remove and destroy it completely cos nobody loves hardship.

God had to remind the Israelites He’s more important than the food they sought for in the wilderness(and whatever you may seek). They needed to go through the rough experience of the wilderness in other to appreciate the wonderful work done in the Promise Land.

And Moses told them;

When you’ve eaten to your satisfaction, praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.  Your time of plenty isn’t a time to be careless, rebellious but a time to be careful! Beware that in your surplus you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey His commands, regulations and laws. Deut 8:10,11.

See how the NLT put the next verses,

12. For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine home to live in. 13.  When your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver & gold have multiplied greatly along with everything else. 14. That’s the time to be CAREFUL! Do not forget He rescued you from slavery. 15. Do not be proud at that time and forget that He led through the great and terrifying wilderness, the poisonous snakes and scorpions …

17. He did this so you would never think twas your strength and energy that got you wealth.18. Always remember that the Lord gave you the power to become rich to fulfil His covenant...”

Many countries and individuals have forsaken God. Some are yet to attain ” reasonable ” height yet, they’ve abandoned, forgotten, scorned God and have become self sufficient. I wonder if there’s hope for them at all.
Little wonder why  Agur in his complaints to God neither solicit for riches nor poverty.

” Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my Daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor & insult the name of my God.” Prov 30:8;9.(NIV)

Getting close to God while we are strong and healthy prepares us to lean on Him for support and hope when those difficult days of life come. – Lawrence Darmani

If this has blessed you, your only appreciation to God should be to reflect, retrace and reaffirm your faith & confidence in God today and the days ahead.
Shalom!

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The Days Beyond

I had been compelled severally to put up this writing but each time I keep hearing a voice ” there’s but more than this” and that kept me prolonging this. 

Well, while I accept the certainty in that fact because of the momentarily changes of life; I believe this will be both a relief and guide while more changes evolve.
There’s absolutely more to life than just what is obtainable today or from a positive estimations of tomorrow. Perhaps that’s an assurance to the echoing words of the voice. While we often try to resolve issues that ‘most’ likely affect us at the moment, we most times consider but lightly its cause and effect in the nearest future. A positive result of course is never a second thought in anticipation. That’s not to say the reverse is unlikely, but its not at all the case here.

The expectations here is something far better than likely to be achieved. 

Let’s look at two positive options that if rated are found on the same scale. On momentary grounds, having no idea of what morrow holds and which will likely pay more, every reasonable person will consider the immediate benefit of either and that’s likely the choice. 

Below are two areas paramount for consideration amongst youth especially as it becomes the day’s order: The choice to settle or to strive further.
Average number of graduates(first or second degree holder) with a good job or entrepreneurial skill may not consider another option to marriage. The idea might just be to settle with a good partner( helpmate- I’m referring to both parties now, not like the reference from Eve to Adam Gen 2:18) to achieve greater dreams.

Of course a lot will certainly come to play while making this choice. Either as stated above, or the rush to settle in order to avoid being the last man standing(desperation), or to put off some bug(s) under your clothing, or the consideration to other physical factors as the case may be. The fact is, a Choice is reached; whose consequence might be: negative, partly negative, partly positive, positive or extremely positive.

Did you notice I intentionally ignored a least option( deadly negative)? That’s because its a choice which none will expect but that’s the case most times. Of course each of these results, depending on the decisions/action of either or both party.
While there are good number to consider the former option, there exist also reasonable number to consider latter. 

The choice to strive further might just be to have a giant stand, improve on self, be advantaged then…or might seem to be pride, selfishness, lust, delay and others as may be interpreted. But whatever motive its driven on or perceived to be, the pertinent thing is making a good & lasting decision to avoid any of the low consequences listed above.

Yet the chances are there for a far greater height to be achieved in both cases not withstanding the impediments or limitations peculiar to each.

This implies thorough and critical decision making. In fact like the words of a friend, ” a sense of direction is required at every moment” and patience to avoid desperation notwithstanding our immediate circumstance.

In the words of Uncle Paul ” We can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials for we know they’re good for us and help us learn to endure” Rom 5:3

An affirmation from Uncle James says ” Let your moments of trouble be an opportunity for joy…” James 1:2 NLT
For when we know our troubles and afflictions( our present determinants) are but for a moment, we may patiently endure them.

Oh! If only we can see the joy & glory this affliction will bring for us, perhaps we may teach others endurance, we may teach others patience, we may teach others perseverance.

For our present afflictions/troubles are quite small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever.

So we don’t look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever. 1Corinth 4:16-18.

So whenever you decide between confliction options, be sure you don’t have to regret later.
Have you for choice?

Have you made the right choice??

Can you follow it up???

Can it produce you maximum result compared to that you dropped????

Then….

If I have had any fear in life, it is nothing but making a Choice amongst many that’s same as God’s for me. : De-exceptn+

Do have a blessed day.

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Stunning Perseverance

There are special traits you find in some people and you begin to wonder if they’re entirely from a different world, sent from heaven or born like every other human.
Such a distinguishing traits, I at first find difficult to comprehend – but its attainable if you dare to have it.

The scenario we will consider is one that is to some extent contradicting. To one view, people may opine that some leaders don’t dream to see their subordinates become their successor or probably excel than they do.
While that fact is not disputable, there are also leaders who would want to see his/her subordinate fast in learning. As such, they might really dedicate lots of time teaching them a lessons that will indeed leave them with the mantle.

Let’s take a look at Elijah and his God son in 2Kngs 2. Probably out of ignorance of the likely outcome of his anticipated rapture event, he instructed Elisha, ‘tarry here while I go to Bethel as the Lord has asked me to’.
“Elisha must have said within himself ‘ its not time to leave yet as he never want his boss depart.
He must have had contemplation within him; “If my Boss leaves, I’m really gonna miss a lot”.
I had doubted if such selfish thoughts as ” Its possible I’m likely gonna assume his office in his absence” never rocked his mind. Well, that’s something to consider some other time.”
And then his response confirmed his state of mind about his Boss departure.
“As surely as God lives and my lord(yourself) lives, I will never leave you”.
Throughout Elijah’s compulsion on Elisha to tarry, from Gilga to Bethel; from Bethel to Jericho and to Jordon, Elisha stunningly refused, three different times.
He must have seem to be up to something, who knows.

Of course ‘destiny reflectors’ never failed to do their work. From no where they came in few number all in the name of prophet sons asking unreasonable questions.
” Are you aware, your master will be taken away from you today?

Shut up! & remain quiet!
Yet they emerged  again and again from no where, this time in fifties asking the same stupid question.

Rubbish!!!

But come to think of it, Is Elisha blind or have hard ear?
Has he followed the master sheepishly all these years??

Seeing his perseverance, Elijah was force to ask ” What can I do for you before I’m taken away?” vs 9
I’m sure it must have been a battle between holding tight to his Boss and letting go of him & loosing everything.
Then he replied ” please let me become your rightful successor ”

And then he gat work for a goal or get his eyes fixed firmly on it. Maybe he has diligently worked these years hoping this might come someday.  The assurance has been confirmed but on a condition he (Elijah) may not be able to change. It’s now time to grab it. Keeping alert and staying determined is necessary else you’ll loose it.

Suddenly, there came the chariots of fire swooping between them with thick cloud as Elijah was taken up.
And Elisha saw the rapture despite the separation created by the chariots and the thick cloud screaming at the top of his voice My Father! There he grabbed the cloak mantle and the oil of Elijah came upon Elisha even more and greater exploit.

There are no easy dreams achievable. If you find one easy and cheap, it not genuine, doesn’t worth it and will fail shortly.

        You’ve got dreams?
     You’re working for it??
  You gat stay alert then, from all distractions!                            Your dream(s) will come through then.                                   Nothing can stop you except you!   :De-exceptn+

Shalom!

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Determination, Purpose in Routine, Purposeful Living etc

The Worthlessness in Today

I’ve come across several people who value each day and its activity as life eternal. When you walk along the streets, visit business places like mall, market, offices, schools etc; of course you’ll see different individuals each pursuing a particular goal. When a critical look is taken about each is these goals, they all revolve around making the day count and/or investing a part for the future. 
A business mum was asked, “what do you struggle for?” Unhesitatingly she responded ” Of course my children”. They’re still tender anyway, but I’m doing my very best to make sure I give them the best of education in the world and financial support that even if I’m no more, they won’t have much challenges, she ad-libbed.

Certainly every other parents like BillGate, Dangote etc and non-parent’s aim isn’t far from the above. 

In fact, in our Jet age world, a child of 2years already understands and value wealth & technology than morals then talk of a relationship with God.

From a growing child doing academically great to a project manager putting everything in place to ensure project success to the board of trustee and stakeholders; their aim or goal isn’t too different from the parent above.
Mind you, I’m not saying its wrong being ambitious & to gat zeal. But something is seriously wrong pursuing these goals without a second thought. You don’t care who’s affected on the long run. No consideration of its worth in the next few years talk of eternity.

And I ask, what’s the value of your present wealth tomorrow?

I had wished anyone could answer this question correctly.
When the disciples of Christ saw the magnificence of the temple in Jerusalem, probably in their heart, they must have thought its gonna be eternal since its a place of worship and the house of God in that matter. And Jesus knowing their mind told them, when the time (end) comes, their will not be left a stone on the other. Vs 6

And then He went further after several illustration of the destruction that will befall this earth and everything in it saying; ” Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words are eternal” Luk 21:33
Lets not talk about the eternal worth of your wealth yet. How long will that stuff you crave for last? What will its value be by morrow?? Do you know??? 
A man reluctantly rejected the sale of his company/ properties at certain rate, thinking its worth will be far better in years to come thus bringing them much gain. However, after several years when he decided to sale it, he was left with no option than giving at 5% of what he rejected a decade ago.
Now talking about the eternal worth of our wealth, there’s nothing disputable or arguable about that. 

Thence, why being over zealous? Why selfishly pursuing that goal as if its gonna give you eternal life?

 Solomon with all his wealth yet concludes and call it vain, then I wonder …
Most parents prefer a wealthy legacy for their children and be recognised as affluent people rather than leading their kids and youths along the path of eternity. No relationship with God, some gat not even morals but thinking of their parent’s affluence.

When most people hear/see eternity online, they scroll faster or simply close the page even. The truth remains that eternity will surely come, its not human choice to make or decide.
Permit me paraphrase this scripture.  What gain is there after making much/ huge profits in/of the world and at the end you can’t account of it nor take hold of it: yet, you loose your precious soul?? Mark 8:36
Whatever you crave for, inasmuch as its earth, it cannot go beyond the earth. Its worth will certainly depreciate and amount to nothing.

Then let’s curb/ curtail our desires and crave more for the scripture, the life giving Word; then we’re certain even if everything is lost, the optimum remain.
Gdmrn, Gdaftn, Gdeven

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