Forgive trespasses, The Lord instructed

  

One of the greatest thing parents must learn to do is to sincerely apologize to their children. Why? 

1. Teaches you as an adult humility and accountability. 

2. Trains parents to be peaceful, loving and understanding leaders, disciples and colleagues. 

3. Primary reference is important to any child ( no matter what you teach a child , they will insist on their parents teachings first). 

We know most parents have been raised by parents who lorded over them , never apologized to them because they felt justified in doing wrong to them but to be foolish like your parents is your fault as a parent. 

Our society and families are all messed because adults ,elders have no sense of accountability and the most irritating part of all these problems in society and families is that these parents and elders claim to be "Christians ". Do you think young people want your Jesus Christ? The One you diligently misrepresent everywhere ? 

It doesn't matter how long you have been a Christian, if you don't start humbling yourself and take account for your wrong actions. We will bury you in the honor of your "Christian" wish but Forget about eternal life instead prepare yourself for eternal torment.

"13 And the Lord said, For as much as this people draw near Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips but remove their hearts and minds far from Me, and their fear and reverence for Me are a commandment of men that is learned by repetition [without any thought as to the meaning]" . 

- Isaiah 29 :13

Be a living testimony of Jesus Christ 

You cannot be a true believer and bring moral disorder in your family, society, work and in your fellowship worse without any form of repentance and reconciliation.  

"14 Strive to live in peace with everybody and pursue that consecration and holiness without which no one will [ever] see the Lord" . - Hebrews 12:14

Your giving & your partner

 

It was around 2014 where my dad's old colleague called him and offered to give my dad a car freely. Meanwhile he was preparing to fetch the car . His colleague called him back to tell him that his wife isn't willing to give away the car as agreed to my dad freely , that his wife suddenly wants money for the car and this puts him in a tight corner as they had both set out to give the car away to him. With no hassle , cash was arranged and the car was collected.  

It is extremely sad to see married couples having to give or offer help to others behind their spouses back when such charity should be done conveniently together especially if time and circumstances allow.  

I look back and I realize the importance of marrying someone sensible enough to understand your level of charity, someone who will not frustrate the giver that you are and someone who is as selfless, kind and generous as your goodness in Christ otherwise conflict is inevitable.  

It will be your fault to marry a possessive,  self-centered and idolatrous partner .  Marrying someone who will violate your conviction to God Almighty is your fault.

Your partner & authority

  

As a teenager, I used to select certain people as correctors in my life . If they spoke , I would listen and act immediately.  I outgrew my circle of counsellors the day I accepted the Holy Spirit and God's Word as my ultimate counsel and Authority to which I am fully accountable to. 

It is through knowledge and wisdom that I came to understand many other ways God Almighty communicates . In most cases, He communicates from humble, undermined and overlooked places and people.  

I am bound to look and to discern God's voice in everything, everyone and in anything.  It is an in-knowing from the Holy Spirit that alerts you of God's voice.  

Now coming to your partner: Who does he/she listen to and obey ? Is he/she able to discern God's voice in his/her leaders, parents, strangers,siblings,fellow brothers and sisters or he/she just without searching the spirits take their counsel as authority from God? 

Stay far away from men and women who don't test spirits,  who aren't willing to discern God's voice in anything or anybody.  Why? These women and men are easily manipulated by their spiritual leaders, they put their trust in men and easily assume that what their spiritual leaders/parents/siblings/colleagues/cousins/ strangers is right and they run forcefully with it.  

It is important for a partner to have discernment otherwise anybody will control your union. Whose /what authority governs your life ?

Life is a worthwhile journey 

If two drivers, one in a Ferrari and other in a Volkswagen Citi Golf set out on a journey to Pretoria without any speed limits on the road . The Ferrari would arrive first but the distance travelled and the destination reached remains the same . It doesn't matter whether you have a starting advantage or not . What matters is that you will travel your life's journey to the end that you envision from this beginning. 

Various life seasons will come , you are going to lose close people, gain new friends , be betrayed , betray , be disappointed , disappoint , be hated , hate , love and be loved above all else. The sole advantage of life I learnt, is life itself . If you have life , you can plan again , try again , love again , repent again and dream again . 

The reason why you start anything must be the same foundation that you must use to fuel your determination and perseverance. Mostly you need to understand that your life story is unique because you are unique. There has never been this version of yourself. You are the "it" with that "thing" . You have got what it takes to live your life to the fullest but not apart from hardships for that too comes with life. Life itself is a balanced risk with the exciting hypes and the discouraging lows.

A Caterpillar is the start of a butterfly which means getting a grip of your ground is essential for success in anything . When your motive for success streams from a place of love rather than from envy, hatred and bitterness, it will be then that your life will truly be a seasoning aroma to the Almighty God and impactful love to your people. 

Your fears are like stop signs . Use them as points of precaution not stagnancy or complanency. Your fears are the drive behind your contingency plan yet they should never be your detour to your comfort zone again . 

The mistakes you have made and will make are part of your making and by the way there aren't new mistakes, just old essential lessons for you and everybody who draws courage from your life. Wisdom has always been old yet them that possess and seek to possess it , light up their paths and build a solid shelter for life. Foolishness has always been young, senseless and too much of it will cause your bones to dry to up, lock you up in the cells of wearisome regrets and derive you of enlightenment. Yet I must warn you that a balance between the two is attained by having reverence for the Almighty God in all that you do. 

Remember that life is about balance . Don't overwork yourself in your purpose nor over-indulge yourself in your pleasures. Why ? You are here on earth for a reason and for a season . Your grave number is already printed so why not make the most of all the given seasons under the sun ? 

All we have is Now !

It is a tradgey that we save for houses , cars or whatsoever that most us will never own . Prepare for weddings, children and marriages we will never have .

Why? Because tomorrow is not promised to any man . We are all endangered and our time to expire is ticking . Our grave numbers have already been printed and heaven is sure of our return date .

The only thing worry accomplishes is inducing you to a flesh driven life that will leave you envious , bitter and negative about even waking up to everything possible.

Why then be anxious about anything  ? Why then pressure yourself to perform out of balance ? Life will replace you no matter how significant you think you are .

What we can do is wash our hands, shower our heads and thank God for a productive day regardless of its successes and failures - we overcame the worst of ourselves in it , we loved throughout it and we learnt a new lesson

Yet in all this i realize - God has given us Now to manage well everything He has assigned and given us access to . Relax and check on those who are primary to you . Hit your spouse with a lovely text . Settle your differences with all men . Laugh a little in that tough situation.  Pray that care out.  Give generously.  Kiss and hug wholeheartedly . Accept the Lord's proposal . Repent immediately.

All that is given to us is Now BUDDY !

Update yourself !

I hate it when one of my apps or softwares require an update not because of the COST but rather the PROCESS and TIME .

Strikingly I decided to learn from this "Update" thing. I read through the new TERMS , the new IMPROVEMENTS and I AGREED. 

Up-date  , we are moving up but we need to be on date . Elevation that is relevant . Character that is contagious . Impact that is indestructible  .

So often in life , we get too comfortable with our current versions while God has intended us to change and grow. Update simply means that there is new version of yourself awaiting our response .  A wiser you , a emotionally intelligent you and a innovative you only if you AGREE .

Microsoft office suite 2007 is nothing compared to the lastest office suite . Why remain the same when even your age changes ?

Update your thinking , your heart attitude and your perspective.

PLEASE UPDATE TO BE COMPATIBLE TO THE WORK THAT GOD NEEDS DONE WITH AND THROUGH YOUR LIFE.

Standardized treatment

Pride cannot be without prejudice. They  are couples that ensure a man's fall from his own height of exclusivity. 

The reason we ignore people who are below our rank is because we think they cannot help us . We tend grow the tendency to parasitically receive more than we sincerely give to others.

If we don't become honest about our habitual pride and prejudice then we cannot administrate well the things given to us by God Almighty.

It doesn't help us to treat others as they deserve nor as per their rank but it does help us to standardize our treatment from and in Love regardless of the situation at hand.

 We are to expose ungodliness by revealing godliness , expose a lie by revealing the truth and expose prejudice by revealing love. Your virtue is to add value and to devalue dishonesty. 

My father always said , " If the poor man isn't going to be served pudding , in the same glossy bowl as the rich man at your banquet - don't serve pudding at all".

Serving for the audience of ONE

What if I told you that God and all heaven is watching you ? That you have been entrusted to serve ? That you are a steward of heavenly supplies ?

Consider what Mother Teresa said ,

"God is love and love is service".

" A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the job was done, the carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said "This is your house, my gift to you."

The carpenter was in a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have made it better than any other house that he ever built!" .

Now come to me . How you treat people reflects you. You can't afford to be partial in your treatment.  It is not that you don't have time for the person at inquiry, it is the prejudice in your perception that will leave you with a lifetime of regrets especially when the person at your inquiry succeeds.

You can't pursue peace with all men until you have that God-kinda peace from within that yields to you treating others equally and equitably. 

Let it not there be an attitude to think highly of ourselves as we should. Humility in God's sight is evident in unconditional love given to all men . LET LOVE LEAD ABOVE ALL ELSE .

How would you treat God if He was to appear to you in human form?  Your consciousness of Him will be to treat Him best . Guess what ? You have already met God. You encounter Him everyday and everywhere .

Take charge of your will , learn to respond and to initiate everything with a God-consciousness.