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. 

The missing recipient

Lazarus was dead for four days but that didn't disturb the Lord's chill . He foreknew the occurrence and nothing could have caused Him to be unstable. 

Now that was just the caption. Take a seat and let me drive you to a site of new wonders. 

Yesterday my cousin came back from school demanding and not asking that i open the door for him. Since he demanded I decided to take my time and I continued with cleaning my room .He yelled and yelled until he got tired.  In the midst of that he yelled exaggeratedly about how important it was for him to get into the house. After 10 minutes I decided to open up for him only to find out that he had already left.  

I was trying to teach him a valuable lesson that hinders the requests of many prayers . Many believers treat God like an ignorant Governor.  They "Demand" instead of "Ask" . Jesus teaches us to "Ask the Father in His name" . 

God Almighty is virtuous and responds virtuously to virtue . 

When God decides to hear your demand because of His merciful nature , you are no longer there to receive.  You disappear at the reception of your disposed blessing . 

You were not at a position to ask and now you are absent at a position to receive.  God Almighty is a giver of givers . 

You need to understand that God is diverse in response to your request.  You can ask Him for rain and He gives you snow instead. You ask Him for a car and He gives you taxis. He is into sustainable blessings but to see that , it will require you to move with Him .

Sometimes God hides the blessing in what looks like work and if you will work the work , you will bump purposefully into the blessing - surprise!  

Imagine your name being called in your midst that you have won a great deal of money but you are unable to hear  it .Why ? Your unbelief , stubborn heart and pride has caused your deafness.   Don't inflict misfortune upon yourself. 

Today decide to ask God for anything and position yourself to receive by clearing all sabotageous heart issues. 

Purposefully positioned endorsor

Is it not intriguing that after Joseph in the prison had interpreted dreams of  Pharoah's cupbearer and official , he said to the cupbearer not forget him when the king reinstates him ? Unfortunately the cupbearer forgot Joseph for 2 years . It wasn't until the Pharoah had a dream that disturbed him that it was remembered of Joseph by the cupbearer.  Pharaoh exalted Joseph above Potiphar who had put him falsely in prison and the cupbearer who had forgotten him . 

Joseph was remembered because of what he had done to the cupbearer at his lowest . So often we forget people who have done us good at our lowest and in our humble beginnings. Some, we have viewed as nuisances especially when it our time to repriocate their kindness.

You can't do unto any person anymore than you do unto God therefore it is God who will repay . 

Are you keeping an opportunity from someone you know exactly deserves it ? Whether you hold on to it or not . God Almighty will overtake you because you are failing to be a useful vessel . Yes! A branch that produces bitter fruits . 

" But he is going to be bigger than me and what's in it for me if I help him ?", you say.  What a selfish person you with a short-sighted perspective you are ! Don't you know that God will honor your kindness ? 

Could it be that your breakthrough is blocked by your greed and jealousy towards someone you need to endorse ?  God cannot do unto you anymore than what you do unto to others . 

Tests : 

1. It is not easy but godly to endorse somebody else to opportunities that will enable him/her to be greater than you. 

2. Endorsing someone who does exactly what you do better isn't easy but it is character because it echoes love to God and to everyone that sees it . 

3. Endorse people unconditionally.  Why ? It is your service to men but your worship to God . Your humility ,God will honor .

4. Refrain from just being a receiver of endorsements - translate this Kingdom mandate. 

5. Someone you know is looking for what you know somebody else can optimally offer - don't deprive them of that opportunity.  

You are the hand and the mouth of God wired directly to His heart . You are called to be the light . You are to expose darkness and to reveal the Kingdom on earth . 

This world is only a survival of the fittest because of our greed . In order to strive and thrive as we should ,  we will need to love one another in all possible ways .

You are given a valuable task to connect talents and gifts with kings and queens. Don't let the enemy have the most of your joy especially in glorifying God Almighty .

You are trusted to overcome

I am reminded of a man called "Job" who was trusted by God so much that even when he was tried and tested by the devil in all possible ways - He never yielded to cursing God then I wonder how many times have we cursed the God Almighty for all the unfair occurrences in our lives ? Are we not people of faith or perhaps we are guilty of making love to our fears and complanecies?

For some hours it struck me that God qualifies us to be tried and tested by the enemy not because He doesn't love us but because He trusts and entrusts power to us to overcome.

The enemy not only creates the situations , he will also suggest that we conform to what's happening and to accept it as a staying point rather than a place of transactions and transformation.

A place of transactions

When the enemy of has you at your lowest so much that you are cornered;  remember to send an SOS to the Almighty that He may strengthen you and gve you His joy for your misery . This is a time where you draw from God's best  as He draws from your worst .

A place of transformation

You need to make a radical decison to renew your thinking about what you are going through , to deactivate your survival mode,  to turn on your striving mode and to use the authority you have been given. The enemy's weapons are nothing compared to the armour of God that you are wearing. This is not your dying spot but your praising spot - victory is certain.

Remember that the silence of God in your storm doesn't verdict His absence nor does it disqualify the truth that you are still favoured by God anyway.

The reason God is in heaven and we are on earth is because He trusts us and has entrusted to us power to do to the devil exactly what He did to him at the Cross - to overcome , to subdue and replenish over the enemy.

We are authorized to sanction, to ban and  to terrorize the enemy. Earth is our territory. God's goodness and mercies are our portions .

It has come to humble you

Hannah was a beautiful woman but she had pride so much that God caused her to be barren . All this was so that He might humble her in His own sight . After years of HUMBLY seeking God's intervention to bear a son , God Almighty heard her and granted her a son on the condition that the boy is to be dedicated to the Lord for all his life -Samuel . That was the beginning of Hannah's fertility which we see more children after .

Funny how you can be that beautiful,that handsome,  that rich and intelligent yet have a that one aspect of your life that gets you on your knees.  No amount of friends ,lovers , drugs and alcohol can fill that void of dissatisfication. 

Is it not amazing that your enemies are flourishing in what you lack and desperately need ? So is the opposite true for your enemies. 

Yet in all this dilemma,  there is a great  solution . That void in your life cannot be filled until you get off that high horse of yours and seek the Lord with all your heart.

You want that void to be filled up so that you can prove a point or even showoff . If you reasons are all about self then you have a lot to deal with.

God Almighty requires you to love your enemies unconditionally so . Remember you can fake nothing before the Almighty.  He knows your heart. That other face , that stinking attitude you have been giving others when they turn their back.  Baby that spirit of pretence is keeping you from being a position to receive and to give God's best to all men .

Your whole life's assignment is a humble prayer away from beginning. You have been doing all you can without God - The God Almighty who is mindful of all your ways .

It is intriguing how about 50% of divorces and relationship breakups are fueled by pride to settle differences , to accept apologies , to overlook faults and mostly to love unconditionally . You can win an argument and lose a life partner . God can bless us with companions but how we sustain and maintain those relationships is up to us not God.

What if your next level of breakthrough is in helping and endorsing your enemy or someone you don't like ?

Naaham was a captain of the armies of Israel ,had an issue with leprosy that Prophet Elijah was inquired on his behalf . A divine instructions came that he should dip himself 7 times in the Jordan river but Naaham questioned the divine instruction . It wasn't until he listened to the instruction that he got healed .

How often have you despised divine instruction especially from a man or woman below your rank or status quo ?

Your breakthrough is first in humbling yourself before the God Almighty so that you can acknowledge those used of Him and that you may learn to live in love.

God can entrust everything to a humble man. True humility enables divine prosperity but not without a season of worthwhile and perplexing sufferings especially when unconditional love is your motive in all things .

Humility is far more than a gesture or body posture . It is first a worship unto God as result of it being your heart's attitude that streams down from your selective godly meditations .

What are you missing out because of your pride , arrogance and ignorance ?

Progressive introspection - The beauty of perspective

I am not a television person for many reasons but recently my eyes caught a new show called "Undercover boss" on BBC . Owners of big corporates go undercover to check out their companies from operational , managerial  perspectives and get to understand who works for them.  In that exercise,  they come back with great feedback that enables their businesses to thrive yet in the process of the investigation,  they  apply virtues in order to not blow their cover .

In all its great sense . They are using the magic called "Perspective" . It is one thing  to see your business,church and relationships from your current position but doesn't mean that's all to it. You know a thing from the eye that you decide to see it from ,from the ears that you decide to hear it from and from the touch you decide to touch it from. Is your perspective biased to only from the position you stand ? 

Complains and grievances from everywhere are poorly addressed as to the truth that a solution is not always a conclusion from a 360 degree perspective.  There is a cause to a fault . A spirit behind every action. 

If there are questions then the possible answers will usher the ultimate truth if you seek it with enough emotional intelligence.  

It's easy to say that Shelby Mustang has outdone themselves with the new GT-500 but according to them ; they have only tried to reach a mark set by themselves regardless whether their customers ard happy and whether not is their competitors moved .

You need to accept critique and complements but don't rest if you know that you have the capability to do more and the capacity to handle its execution, successes and failures .

While the corporate bosses are undercover , they make harsh discoveries   . Discoveries that answer the many questions of poor sales , incompetent staff and just everything possible that went wrong that affected their companies. 

The outcomes 

1.They come to a reflection of the threats and opportunities they face . The important part is that they agree to change company policies that hinder the company's functions from achieving the company's objectives. 

2.The owners get to asses their own companies from their customer's view point , employee's viewpoint , competitor's viewpoint and from an employer view point that enables them to make rational rather than emotional changes. 

So applies to our lives . We need to go undercover timely with emotional intelligence so that we can avoid reacting impulsively instead respond informatively . 

Here are life's viewpoints : 

1.God's viewpoint 

2. Family's viewpoint  

3. Spouse viewpoint 

4. Friendship viewpoint 

5. Neighbour viewpoint 

6. Stranger viewpoint 

7. Enemy's viewpoint 

To be progressive in all you set out to do , you will need to not to only see things from your perspective but from the perspective of others . You will lose important valuable lessons if you are stagnant and self-centred in your thinking.  

There is feedback in every failure ,critique  and improvements to be made in every success.

Wired to finish great

I grew up having difficulties with finishing anything that I started.  The temptation to give up ;I fell for always. 

When it seemed difficult especially when nothing was giving way of noticeable progress - I got discouraged. 

What changed my life ? 

God ! Seeing and knowing that everything He had set out to do is FINISHED. I knew instantly with great affirmation that I am able to create all that I imagine. 

What's the secret ? 

All work requires character and all character requires work . In the process of working that project out - celebrate the virtues that you acquire.  Learn to learn to love yourself in the process . Nothing will stimulate a drive to accomplish anything better than self-encouragement that is a friend of positive self-talk . 

Let that work be "Good" because you visualize it and let that work "Not be good" because you understand your capability . 

You can't do anything until you believe that you are wired by God to do it exceedingly beyond what is required.  

Discipline your will.  Take charge of your influencing circumstances otherwise they will frustrate your work and overwhelm your creativity . Recycle your shortcomings and downfalls into resources that enable your drive . No matter what you do - refrain from doubters and pessimistic people.  You are nothing of your past but rather you are everything needed for the present . You are the right dosage for life .

Buddy don't snap but do break your complacency , your ignorance and arrogance otherwise growth will be an enemy.  

Wipe those tears.  Remember the years . You are going towards better days . Set your time , re-calculate and procrastinate a bit less than you did before .

You are making progress . Celebrate it . Today is that day to say "Well done" to yourself even to the tiniest accomplishments . Why ? Try taking out the fuse of your car's fuel pump and see whether your car will start . Little accomplishments are enablers to the big accomplishments.  

Finish that chapter today. You will sleep better. Parent that child well . You will sleep even way better . Love unconditionally. You are already in Heaven .

You are just a decision away from finishing great ! 

Life is God's movie

GOD Writes it , We play it and watch it at the same time .

God is the Director
 He chose the setting of our lives so that nothing is a coincidence but rather a revealing reality. 
Nothing we do is a surprise to Him .
Our mistakes ,our imperfections and weaknesses never stop the camera of life from rolling. He cuts everything we don't need and edits everything we need on play.
He interlinks our roles , connects us with great breaks and orders our sadden separations.

What we say and do is never out of His script - its supernatural how He makes sense out of everything,  how we see clearer once our eyes are open into His greatness. 

You are either the villian or the victor . The villian wins at the beginning but suffers at the end. The victor suffers at the beginning but wins at the end. There is always redemption for the villian and destruction for the victor provided they swap parts .

He sprinkles the waters with little beats of thunder on earth now and then , He dusts flakes , blows a long kiss from the north and switches His light on .

God saw the whole movie . We just know parts that evolve daily with new meanings. Not even the heavenly hosts know what God the Director is up to. There isn't an end to His movie called Life.

DIE EMPTY

I was blessed to have been raised by a champion who emphasized the words in the picture. 

My dad knew that his life was brief and that he had to impart all that he was into me . He had tried to multiple his faith in Christ in all the people he encountered.  His mission was to instill  virtue into everyone .

If this be my last engagement with you then it has to be the best of my inner most potential and nothing less. 

We have the potential to outdo our limitations . We have the courage to subdue our fears . We have an unlimited capacity to love unconditionally.  We have the power to overpower the enemy . All this we can do in Jesus Christ. 

Jesus was just 33 when he resurrected from a complete mission on earth . It took 29 years of His life in humility to live and understand the human race to only impact it massively in just 3 years . He didn't have the means of technology we have today but He Maximized what was available . It's over 2000 years now and there are countless books written about Him . 

Me and you have the advantage to reach out to millions of people by just a click . 

What's keeping you from spreading your wings ? Why are you postponing the living hope that you are. 

Don't be impressed with yesterday's results and leave today's passion unattended.  Wake up sleeping giant. We are not here forever . 

Die empty ...  

What does it mean to be a YOUTH?

Youth can refer to age or a period in one’s life . Allow me to refine the
term “YOUTH”.

Y– Yield
Bring forth all that God has placed in you for His purpose with your
life . We are very exceptional eternal beings existing on earth for a
reason we must inquire about , for a season we must strive and thrive
to fulfilling live out our assignments .
You also possess the ability to incubate. You produce what is given to
you , what you select from your surrounding and from suggesting
spirits in your mind.

“ You are an answer to a question God knew your generation would ask”. — Myles Munroe 

O-Obedience

Obedience to God’s word requires a repentant heart and a renewed
mind in the Word of God . Obedience in all aspect can’t be without
discipline . In obeying and honouring our natural and spiritual par-
ents, we honour God . In obeying God’s Word , we express love to
God , to others and ourselves .
Remember that God is reactive . He will reward and honour your obe-
dience .We have seen radical and proactive obedience to God turn a
sheep boy into a King and a ordinary virgin into a mother of nations.

Disobedience like obedience has its price and consequences . Obedi-
ence gives you everything God has but disobedience gives you all you
have which is frankly nothing.

U – Utilization
God was careful to equip you with gifts that will edify His Church . You
are vessel of infinite wonders .The sole purpose of your gifts and tal-
ents is to serve God as you serve His Church — you are a steward .

You are entrusted to express God on earth as you serve with your gifts
and talents . There are many gifts and all of them require practice as
you fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
The sabotage comes when you allow pride into your heart that you
will fail to concord with those off similar gifts to yours. Being gifted is
not enough without humility . Humility brings forth a submission to
one another to enable impactful harmony .Humility is not just a meek
gesture portrayed to certain individuals but rather to all men . Seeing
God in everyone will standardize your worship and enlarge your terri-
tory of operation . Serving from a heart filled with pride is mediocre.

It is not about the quality of the offering brought to the altar 

but rather the kind of heart that offers it . 

Your attitude should be to complement and compliment one another
than to compete with one another . Refrain from imitating ungodly
examples from older believers . Pursue excellence in your service
delivery . Embed love in everything you do . Exploit your best as raise
others up.

T—Teach
A teachable spirit is evidence in the absence of pride and arrogance.
Leaders are learners before they are lovers.

“We can teach from experience but we can’t teach experience”.- Unknown 

Enthusiasm is not good alone . It must be given a help-mate called
“Enrichment”. When you are taught , you will need some extra time to
gain Insight and Foresight who are cousins of Understanding and
Knowledge.

Be a God-fearing YOUTH :

Yield godliness because God is in you.
Obedience is your wealth.
Utilize your gifts and talents in much
love.
Teach what you have learnt and
applied.
Help from the heart , the rest is
peaceful .

"A rand or a smile"

"A rand or a smile" ,  the words written on a burger's plak card . Those words got to me .

Even if you don't give him money atleast show him a gesture of happiness.  If he can have either of them or even both of them from you - you would have made his world better .

It doesn't help us to be consumed by our own problems when there is a world that just needs us to radiate the joy that God gives us every morning.

You may have alot of money , cars ,premises and businesses and yet be cluttered with frustration only because you have nobody expect yourself to share them with.  Wealth becomes a nuisance when it eats up its possessor's overall health . You will find it hard to relate to anybody expect yourself . You will begin to avoid others because they have needs that require your help which you aren't willing to give. Your world is tiny and your death is near. 

The trick is to never look down on anyone no matter how high the height you look  down at them from. 

Are you doing good for yourself?  Good !
Who are you helping to become like you ?  Though question right ?  Nobody handed you anything so much that you had to work your butt off right ?  Why translate a n unkind initiation ?  People are going to take advantage of me right ? Why not give unendingly because you will have unendingly ?

People are altars to serve God.  It doesn't matter if they good or bad people - burning that sacrifice.  In burning your sacrifice; mind the kind of heart you do it from otherwise you are playing .

A rand can be too much when you don't have it but a smile is everything when you are joyful and grateful .

What do you see ?

A thought provoking message came as a reminder from Pastor At Boshoff that " What you look at the longest ultimately becomes the strongest" .

Are you looking at your problems more than God ? The negatives more than the positives ?  Why is your perspective on tragedy blurry ? Who is it that is speaking into your life ?

It takes one to make a decision to be down and out yet the opposite is also true . What requires my positivity , my hope , my faith and my love ? Life requires that otherwise it will be hell for you even when things are starting to shape up .

Darkness is depressing. Tradegy is a blow-out punch . Misfortune is a nightmare but steady faith in God is the light , the recovery and blissful dream in all that .

Regardless of the clutter - what do you see ? Of God ? Of yourself?  Of your church ? Of your family ? Then pray within God's will ,  pronouce it , prepare for it and produce it !

When a car is just the designer's blueprint , we tend to DOUBT whether is it going to make it to the showroom as a finished product ? Who will beat that  aluminium-steel according to the designer's measurements ? What engine will it have ? Who will buy it ?

Whether we believe it as a final product or not - the designer will build a prototype regardless. Why ? He saw it ! He believes in it ! And nothing can change his mind!

The dream and that vision from God you have is important.  It is been given to you by God for the sake of its accomplishment.  You are the only one entrusted to bring it to pass .

If you make the dream much more stronger before your eyes than the God Almighty ; it's accomplishment will not serve the intended purpose.  God Almighty requires our full focus on Him for the fulfilment of all that He has entrusted to us.  Make God far visible than that dream or vision . Make God the only Enabler to your destiny .

Remember to wipe your tears off , dry those eyes , chin up , tell the voices of the enemy to shut as you submit all that you are to God in Spirit and in Truth.

Hope for God's best and prepare for their worst . Take courage. See clearly .

"I can take another blow"

After losing my father , I was involved in an accident,  my businesses collapsed,  my health became critical and I was depressed to the point of death . Life seemed unfair . My situations seemed unique and God was portrayed as the ultimate enemy as the devil and I became close friends. 

I tried all I could to recover all that I had lost but nothing seemed to resurrect . Not even a sign of from mama Winnie came so much that even my new friend found nothing more to kill in me - I was empty and my grave was clear . Struggling to find words to fit my prepared orbituarty along side my life apology letter to my dearest mom and siblings as committing suicide was my earliest parole to the prison called life .

Understand that you will deserted by everyone you know, to many you will be a nuisance,  to your family , a burden and to your friends , a curse but remember that the Lord is closer than you think.

Don't ever bow before your misfortunes or troubles but rather worship Yaweh more in your hardships . You need faith muscles and those muscles don't come easy .

Sitting down one Sunday alone . I gave thought to how all the above had grown me , strengthened me and enlarged me . Amazed at the wisdom and knowledge I had gained from all the misfortunes of my life . From that that day I slept peaceful as I understood the God i served more audibly and began to wake up with a blessed spirit everyday.

 The storms of life are not to kill you but to train you to have solid faith and a loving heart no matter .  We are fortunate to have tragedy this small so much that we must be grateful . It could have been worse .

It is at this very moment without tears and a clear vision that you now realize "I can take another blow" - Bring it on Life!

Rejection - a stepping cornerstone

That "no" and  that "unfortunately" will always trigger negative vibes that make you feel unworthy, dumb and incompetent.  In a way we have all had our share of rejection but none of the rejections we had truly define us .

Here are my two types of rejection :

1. Manifesto - Rejection that takes place immediately at the time of inquiry or presentation .  Your proposal is rejected now , you are rejected now for that job and sometimes you are not given a chance to explain yourself.  Manifesto rejection happens when the prospect has a particular qualifying criteria - hidden expectations at times.

It is easy to react sabotageously when manifesto rejection occurs that's why you need to development emotional intelligence. You have every right to ask why didn't you succeed for that interviewed , why did she reject your proposal and why is your attitude towards me that bad ?

2. Latent rejection - rejection that happens after conditional acceptance either by an institution or by another person.

This kind of rejection has a habit of occurring unexpectedly. More like a sudden rejection.  Like being dumped by your partner of many years because you are unable to find work . Unpublished conditional acceptance brews latent rejection.

What matters on the aspect of rejection is the lessons you take from it. Your heart will be broken , your spirit will be crushed and you will face the temptation to give up on yourself. 

If your value is dictated by who or what accepts you then you haven't come to love yourself unconditionally .  Nobody will understand your value like you do. You need to be free from the cage of what other people will think of you to what God says you are .


Watch out for the amount of trust you put in a prospect lover.  Don't overdo it ! Hidden expectations are the cause of many hurts.  Set out the course before you sing " I love you too " . Give out your "Heart rules "


Actions that lead to rejection :

1. Impulsive agreements - Read the contracts carefully , there is always a trap in smooth talking. 
2. Infatuation - You can't sleep to lust and think that you will wake up to love.
3. Under-preparation - Don't despise your opponent .
4. Unrealistic expectations - Avoid expecting a pig that doesn't love mud.  Know their level of commitment.  If you can work with it , great ! And If you can't,  let them go !
5. Over-confidence - Don't be foolish.  Pride is contagious,  arrogance is a nuisance but humility is a darling. 

That opportunity might have been important.  Important only if it accepted you otherwise consider it as preparatory. Prepare for another one . Sharpen yourself . Grow from every rejection. 

If you are moving in the direction of your dreams not life demands - every rejection will be your cornerstone. Go in to try always .

If you fear rejection either from people or that opportunity - you will forever be mediocre.  The hurt of rejection isn't much painful compared to a mediocre life . You will never do anything great and extraordinary while you are making love to your fear of rejection.

That dream woman won't pursue herself,  that dream won't fulfill itself and that opportunity won't find itself - you must be willing to see rejection from a growth perspective .

Remember that your steps are ordered by the Lord therefore acknowledge Him in all that you do . Remember not to grugde over people that reject you. They are ushers to the alignment of God's purpose with your life .

Understanding your worth !

A dear mentor of mine Pastor Harry Mashego shared a great parable on a mother's day Sunday : 

A father gave his son a beautiful stone . He then instructed the boy to raise two of his fingers every time a prospect buyer asked how much it would cost . 

Day 1 - He went to a local pawn shop .He raised two fingers When asked how much he wanted for the stone . The cashier answered ,"R2 , that's cheap ,I will take it  " . The boy smiled and ran back to his father . He told his father what was offered to him . His father then sent him to go sell the stone at the museum the next day . 

Day 2 

The boy met a historian who was interested in the stone so much that he asked ,"how much? The boy raised two fingers again  . The historian answered " R200 000 , thats cheap ,I will take it " . The boy smiled and ran back to his father.  He told his father what was offered to him. His father then sent to a gemstone prospector the next day . 

Day 3 

The boy met the gemstone prospector who had much interest in the stone the boy had that he asked the boy how much he wanted for it. The boy raised two fingers again in response.  The prospector answered " 2 billion rand you say then I will take it" . The boy smiled and ran back to his father to tell him how much was being offered. 

My lesson from this is : 

What you have to offer will vary in price depending on the mental receptiveness of those you are selling your solutions to in business. A dog will buy fish for less than anything but a cat will buy fish for everything.  

It is not easy to get people at a ground level mentality to buy what they think tbey should be getting for free but if you are willing to not settle for less because you know that you are the best then you are on the right path.  There is always temptation to under-sell yourself especially if you allow your circumstances and environment to condition everything that you are. 

You need to spend time with people who understand your value , who will endorse your value and be prepared to do exactly what you require from others to others again. 

Somebody out there is looking for the uniqueness of what you carry . The only way to find that group of people is to first understand your value , increase it daily in your habitual routine,  capitalize on volunteering because that's part of your preparation,  keep a humble attitude and continually devote yourself to God Almighty. 

Just like the boy who endlessly continued to inquire of his father so should we . We inquire before and after the victory to avoid having conditional submission . 

As he obeyed his father's instructions , the value of what he carried increased.  Even with the increasing value. He came back home.  The boy was grounded. 

Don't be afraid to reject offers that don't serve your value right unless there is a preparatory directive from the Almighty .

Decisions - exclusively inclusive

It is said that , “ We make our choic-

es and at the end our choices make

us”. Not only do our choices make

us , but they make others too.

Every person on earth has the ca-

pacity and capability to have an

effect on the behavior and develop-

ment of another. Relationships are

the conveyor belts of influence ,

attitudes and beliefs.

All of us are agents of what attracts

us — good or bad . We must com-

prehend that our actions are from

our decisions and our decisions are

from our meditation , our medita-

tions are from suggestions by godly

and ungodly spirits. This now puts

you and me as kings and queens

that are constantly advised and

convinced to think and act a pre-

scribed way.

Your decisions have a good or bad

effect and affect on others and yourself.

Therefore your decisions translate to

many generations , your decisions

transmit your character and your deci-

sions expose the kingdom you repre-

sent.

Your decisions are only personal for a

short time . Your manner of life will ex-

pose your decisions.

My decision to pursue purity in all its

fullness has already positively impacted

the youth around me. Furthermore, it is

not enough to decide once ; you must

feed your decision by exposing your

sight and ears to material that build-up

and arouse your conviction to your love-

decision. In order to learn , to love and

to lead like the Lord Jesus Christ . We

must decide to learn what He learnt, to

love what loved and at the end of the

day ; we are leading like Him.

Suicide - The poem

I am suicide
The son of Guilt
And Depression
I live in low self-esteem
Where mockery evolves
I go to a school called
Destructive criticism
My teachers are Mrs. Obesity
And Mr. Thin Slick
Here the rich and the poor
Share the same fate
Alcohol helps us to forget
Our miseries
Drugs take us up to into
Short rest
Church tries to encourage us
To live in faith
Good and bad children
Quiet and talkative

Loved and those unloved
Think about me
Yes! Me Suicide
In situations that
Labor depression
From a guilty conscious
I emerge
I prey on broken hearts
Top celebrities
Known politicians
Rich rollers
Never ignore me
In fearful and
Hopeless times
Yet without doubt
I am a hell-breed
Call me a condition,
A situation, an event
Even a thought

I am ready to sell
You death
With a unlimited warranty
Of tormenting hell.

The place of waiting

One cold Sunday I decided to prepare our coal stove at
home . I first inserted old news papers and dry pieces of
wood and lit both of them up . The mixture burnt so
well until I inserted a bucket of coal - silence broke. The
high raging fire seized . I was now worried .

I looked deeper into the stove to check for a spark only
to find nothing . I then went outside to check the chim-
ney and to my surprise - there was smoke . I decided to
leave the stove for some few minutes as the evidence of
smoke meant that something was burning . On my
doubtful return - I saw and heard sparks . Now i knew
completely that something was burning .


Sometimes in life like the stove with everything inside - we
take time to burn. Instant things are non-durable meaning
they are quick to finish .
Just because you have certain gifts , talents and a righteous
life doesn't mean you are ready yet for the great ministry you
are called for, even Jesus Christ though He was God lived
under the seasons of time .
Remember "There is a time for everything under the sun" .
Seasons are locked in time and time is already locked by
God's hands .

Acquisition doesn't equal character but Acquisition plus
God's affirmation multiplied by character equal complete
readiness . Wait for the gunshot on the track of your life's
purpose. As you wait - excel at and in the place of waiting.

C-H-R-I-S-T

Creditability lives in referential 

and continuous experience.

Humility exists in the ability to be willing to learn from the Lord, to 

live with the Lord and to love like the 

Lord in order lead like the Lord.

Relationship with God, others and yourself - where reflection, rectifi-

cation, reconciliation, repentance and restore occurs.

Influence reassurance tactful training/teaching, exemplary emphasis, 

momentum-building mentorship and interactive inspiration.

Sharing reinstates value, compatibility, capability 

and compassion.

Teaching integrates character, directs discipleship, unveils armour, 

fumes faith, excites expectation, disciplines desire and affirms mission.

Loving others unconditionally

There are people I never got to know because of what I heard, I thought
and began to say about them and there are people who never got to
know me because of what they heard, thought and began to say about
me. Neither of us are innocent. I was challenged as I sat alone in my
room by this thought that I began to introspect myself, to recall the exist-
ence of such people as I prepared to reconcile with them.
Jesus Christ remains my inspiration and teacher to understanding people.

It is through Him that I learnt that whatever treatment you desire from
others – you must be willing to initiate so much that my heart flooded
with the following words re-quoted, “You can give without loving but
you can’t love without giving”. Again Jesus teaches us to love without
limits and without favouritism. And this we will be able to do by
“Loving God with all our hearts and minds”. No man who loved God
treated others badly, no man who loved God embraced division over
unity and no man who loved God kept this love to himself for it is con-
tagious – like a flood that quenches the thirst of the earth so is the man
that devotes himself to God through the Word.

During the days of Christ’s ministry, spectators mocked Jesus for sitting
and eating with sinful men. It was their lack of understanding and
knowledge as why Jesus Christ had come. God didn’t judge and still
doesn’t judge like people. His sight is never short nor is His mercy misdi-
rected.

Until we as the body of Christ root in love; we will win less souls for this
is a matter of inside-out. We can’t bring souls into divisions; we must be
united in our minds and in our hearts regardless of what our church
names or who our founders are – Jesus Christ is enough to unite us.
Back to understanding people. We must individually understand that we
are at a position to influence others and that others are in a position to
influence others – we are much related. The message you send out will
bring results in. A message carried with consistent application never miss-
es the spot.


Speaking about Love is information but living in Love is total transfor-
mation. People never change until they decide to – why not be a phe-
nomenal influence to their decision by living in Love?

Your mercy not your judgement!

You will never get to see and experience the best of everybody you meet because all you do is cling to the gossip of who they were rather than who they are now.

Reference is good but when your referer is bitter towards the person at inquiry - that's your chance to be a unifier. 

Jesus knew all about the short tax collector who hung on a tree just to see Him . This short and cruel man as seen by others wasn't worthy of the Lord's presence especially in his home to feast . It wasn't any spoken sermon or prayer that changed him but rather the humble and forgiven attitude Jesus Christ portrayed as He dined in this short man's house. 

Friend , what if me and you stopped judging others based on their past  or present but rather on how God sees them - the best versions of themselves. 

It is difficult to do the above if your belief system about yourself is out of proportion in terms with God's grace and His righteousness. 

I will allow you to conclude on this yourself .

Vision 101

Vision is given by God and it is transferred via methods that God chooses to use. Imagination, daydreams, angelic visitations, night dreams, God-to-man encounters and through thoughts deposited in one’s heart.
You know a vision is from God because it edifies your spirit, it challenges your level of faith and it is completely rooted in love.

Leaders in all spheres need a vision from God because they are responsible for God’s people.
Why do leaders need a vision from God?
1. A vision from God has consistent instructions and direction.
2. A vision from God arouses the faith and trust of the leader in God.
3. A vision from God demands conviction and character.
4. A vision from God is timed by God when to finally manifest.
5. A vision from God complements and adapts to the culture of God’s kingdom.
The provision of the vision is within the Giver of the vision, everything on earth is God’s so fear no men and believe God without doubt.

God has equipped you and other enablers to tend and to keep the vi-sion.
Leaders can acquire visions from God if only they can ask and submit to our Father. Without faith, leaders will not experience the rest that comes with trusting God. Leaders will likely be intimidated by the vision if they don’t know God. Leaders will become weary from their own efforts in trying to carry out the vision given by God without God.

A vision is purposeful. A vision presents the end in the beginning. A vision is seasoned. A vision is edified by good counsel. A vision will in-trigue virtue. A vision will demand love to be its anchor.
When leaders make the vision given by God plain for all to see, the vision will become strong in the eyes and hearts of the leader and everybody entrusted to the leader. Therefore the ultimate desire will be for the manifestation of the vision.


THE VISION-CARRIER AND VISION-BEARER

One of the greatest setbacks to the fulfillment of a God-given and God-inspired visions is the enabled failure not to capture it.

Why is it important to write a God-given vision down?
1. To validate its manifestation.
2. To remind you of what God said would happen.
3. Even when you die prematurely; the vision will still stand.
4. To serve as a resource of direction to them who are entrusted to run with it.
5. To edify one’s faith and trust in the Almighty.
6. The vision in plain writing is a prophecy.
7. To bring comfort and closure

The vision-bearer is not necessarily the vision-carrier. The vision-bearer is instructed to write it down, make it plain on tablets understandably. This means that the vision bearer possess the ability to inscribe and is fa-miliar with the language of the people, he/she is equipped for this work.
The vision-carrier is given divine sight.

Everybody will see the vision but may not have the divine and entrusted sight of the carrier who has the speed and enthusiasm to run with the vision.
Though the vision given might seems too impossible, unattainable, unrealistic and too far-fetched. Add the virtue of patience to your faith for it is for an appointed time.

The vision-bearer is promised to see the manifestation of the vision like Moses who saw the land God promised to His people but didn’t enter it.

The bullet that kills the shooter

Mr Mampane , the deputy principal of Sofunda secondary school shared the following story :

 It was right after South Africa became a democratic country country which left most white-coloured folks in a pool of revolting hatred.
 A racist farmer entered a local pub with excitement until his eyes caught the presence of a black man sat near the counter that he boiled with anger. Bold and loud he said “bring beer for everyone expect for that black man”. The black man replied, "Thank you ". The white farmer got angrier and said, “Bring braai-vleis for everyone expect for that black man”. The black man again replied, "Thank you". It was now time for the white farmer to pay. He requested to meet the owner of the pub to make the transaction. Guess who was owner of the pub? That black man who kept on saying "Thank you”.


This is to testify that your hatred towards someone regardless of your reason for that hatred is rather working against you - a device that has turned to your harm instead. Hatred brews unforgiveness and unforgiveness will deprive you of your peace. Hatred doesn’t enable healthy relations in all spaces. It affects your perception and your attitude towards the person you hate.

The "PIT"- Purposefully Intended Training

When it is because of righteousness you are in a pit , the righteousness of God will serve you right in that pit .

Being demoted to the bottom is not a problem , it is a problem only when you are in the wrong with God . Being without God at the bottom will spark a great need for God and because of His loving nature , God will show up because He is also true to His Word. The pit gives you time to lick your wounds , to reconcile and to reconnect with God especially when unrighteousness is the reason you are down there . But when your reason for being in the pit is righteousness in God’s sight then you be redeemed in no time .

The purpose of the pit is to get you re-focused on God’s purpose for your life . It was within God’s purpose for Joseph to serve in Potiphar's house for a time. God’s ultimate purpose for Joseph was to have him serve beside Pharaoh . Here we see God’s setup . How an unfair practice allowed by God could be righteous in propelling God’s purpose for one’s life. The weapons fashioned against Joseph ,God converted to enablers to his destiny.

God prepares those he entrusts through tests , tests designed to focus them only on God in order to birth what is entrusted in them . The more Joseph was tried , the more he was pruned as he had been bearing fruits of the Spirit . If God didn’t expose Joseph to these tests , Joseph would not have known his capacity and capability bestowed in him by God.

Notice that in the midst of all that was happening to Joseph .He never questioned God but rather submitted to His will every time.

Surviving tragedy

I didn't see this coming to an extent that when it happened I thought that I was dreaming. 

I had the expectation that God would raise my dad up , that he would live to be a living testimony to others but God had His planned purpose.  A purpose at the time of occurrence I found selfish and very ignorant of a loving God . Spare me the senseless quoted scriptures that rubbed in more hate at Him. At that time I wanted nothing to do with God , wanted nothing to do with His Word and His works in me to some extent I almost burnt the books I had written in His name - I was at the brink of professing atheism. 

Fellowship with saints become a bore , sharing scripture become a burden and waking up to a new day was futile .

Until the day I came back to my senses that I turned to God. I spoke to Him ; Man to man - kept all honesty intacted .

"Though he wounds , he heals that very wound " ...

He cut me very deep I must say . My dad was not your ordinary title keeper . He played the part very well yet not without foul.  He fouled forward towards his own measure of excellence . All that he was set a great foundation for me. I was fathered well to an extent that I don't have my past to blame in how good or bad I will father my children. 

There is no better way to deal with grieve other than running back to He who wound you in the first place  . Off course there will be breakdowns now and then when you remember them but you must come to a point of accepting what you cannot change.

God our Father is there for you . You can trust His guidance. Allow His wind of comfort to dry your tears.  Feed Him your cares and He will dish out His best for your life in His purpose.