The Faith Perspective

What do you do when you have prayed, fasted and proclaimed the word

Yet the situation only changes for worse?

You turn to Gods word and nothing seems to bring succor

You associate with friends and no matter how much they try to cheer you up

Nothing they do could shake the burden on your soul

You run to the assembly of the brethren and they seem so detached

Everyone is celebrating and you cant understand why

Every joke, no matter how funny, irritates

Without peace inside, joy is lost

You cannot even enjoy being by yourself

Folks

What do you do when you have tried your best

But nothing seems to work out

When living become a struggle, dying become attractive

What do you do when your whole world come crashing down?

Friends believe me when i say this

I have been there!

I have been bruised, shattered, broken and mocked

I have experienced failure in that which i thought i have mastered

I have experienced shame, hate, deception and scorn

But one thing that pulled me through that phase of my life is FAITH

FAITH believes that no matter the situation, it will get better

No matter the hurt you feel, there is so much to live for

No matter the hate,

there are way too many people on earth with love in their heart for you

Faith believes that i may not know how or when

I am sure that my day will get brighter.

Believe me when i say no matter what you are going through

Someone out there is going through something worse

Life can be a burden sometimes

Life can hurt to the bone

But whatever you are going through

become easy to bear when you view it from

THE FAITH PERSPECTIVE

Never lose sight of yourself

Attitude is a gift

Character a parameter for distinction

But these two are virtues eroded in our generation

We cannot differentiate one from another

Because, society has brought upon us cliché, trend and modernization

Values which were once celebrated has been eroded and

In its place, what was once seen as an abnormality

is been propagated as a norm.

How did we get here?

Civilization came with its own burden

part of which is Interaction between people of different faith, culture and moral

This having its own merits and demerits impacted on our way of life.

While some people embraced it in its entirety others antagonized it till death

In the end, we had two extremities

On one side, those who abandoned their way of life for the foreign culture

On the other, those who criticized and would have nothing to do with it

Still, its effect is, and would remain

an intricate part of our daily interaction and communication.

We are not estranged to the various exhibitions of dispositions once alien to our culture

And sometimes, it is intentionally being shoved down our throat, literally.

It is difficult to define us today cos

We are quick to imbibe and accept every trend, values and cliché thrown at us

We adapt to every in vogue thought, act or presentation from mainstream media

Till we become amoebic in nature, without form or shape.

What can be done?

Try all spirit, take a stand

It is true that human is a dynamic being,

with the ability to adapt to its environment, situations and vibes

But i believe that one must not be blown to and fro by every tide

You must find that which is consistent with your nature, psyche and orientation and

Flow with it. While, being open to learning and expose on the matter

Attitude is a gift

Character a parameter for distinction.

Whatever culture you imbibe

Never lose sight of your real self!

Husband Scarcity

This may not be the best time for me to write on this because of misinterpretations, but I can no longer resist the push. "Husband Scarcity" has become one of the challenges faced by many young girls today. If you go to prayer houses, majority of the intentions are prayer for a life partner. And this calls for concern. Casting our minds back to the time of our mothers and grandmothers, was there really much of a "Husband Scarcity" problem? Or, maybe there were more men than women then, or there was an adequate corresponding numbers of both genders. I don't think so. Maybe then, the women had values and were prepared to build a home and not park into a built home. Then, once a young man comes of age and can at least feed himself and his wife, he goes out in search of a wife and the woman really appreciates him and helps him to build a future. What am I really trying to say? We created what we now see as "Husband Scarcity" for ourselves. Today, the reverse is the case. Ask an average girl to define her dream husband; you get things like "he has to be tall, handsome, fair, and rich, own a house at least, and be presentable" and then she adds "God fearing" in order not to sound so worldly. Then, check the number of girls around you and the number of men that meet that standard, and you will see the problem. You hear girls say, "I cannot suffer in my father's house and then go and start suffering with a man." What a wonderful dream! What if from the beginning, you have everything you want and there is no suffering, and later in the marriage, the table turns around, then comes suffering? Will you run away? No one prays for suffering, but it is good to start small and end big, than start big and end small. The problem is that the description majority of girls give of their ideal man is virtually the same. When 50 girls want the same kind of man and the man that fits what they want is just 1 man, and the man can only pick one. Then, what becomes of 49 others? They simply start lamenting of "Husband Scarcity". Another irony of our time is that it is hard, due to the face of our economy to find a man who is of marriage age who possesses all those things these ladies want, legally (except those involved in Internet fraud); even the number of those in Internet fraud is not enough to match all those searching for already made husbands. If you look around, majority of the ladies of substance, of good value and virtue, who are ready to build a home with a man who has prospects, are married and not complaining of husband scarcity. The easiest way to find a husband now, is to change your view of who a husband is. A husband is that man God made and then saw that it may be hard for him to really actualize his purpose for making him, without a help mate and then made the woman and gave to him, and he felt complete and fulfilled MARRIAGE IS NOT A POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM. It is a mission of building the family of God here on earth. For those who see marriage as a way out of poverty, it is a way into bondage. Women are HOME BUILDERS, not HOME WARMERS... DON'T CONFUSE A MAN'S PATH WITH HIS DESTINY. Where he is today, may only be a route to where God has destined him to be tomorrow. Another truth is that YOU MAY BE THE ONLY FAST MEANS TO THAT HIS DESTINATION. Join in alleviating "husband scarcity". PICK UP THE RIGHT VALUES. I am not saying that you should pick anyone that comes your way and talks of marriage, not all men are husband materials. What I am saying is that you should stop setting your standard on material acquisitions or physical appearances. Look beyond the physical. WHAT MAKES A MAN WHO HE IS, IS NOT WHAT HE OWNS OR HOW HE LOOKS, IT IS WHAT HE IS MADE UP OF that which he is made of is, most times, not seen with the physical eyes, only its effects can be seen. Marriage is a permanent thing. Whatever is seen is temporal and that which is not seen is permanent.

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Post by Chris Ohwo

My Bragging Right

I have an exclusive bragging right? Why?

I have the one to whom all other gods report to, Which is why he is called "The Almighty"

The one who other gods call God

The one whom kings are answerable to

The greatest of all greats

The one who spreads the heaven like a blanket

The originator of the universe

The chief architect of space

The designer of man, a perfect machine

The one who creates time but is himself timeless

The never sleeping, never dulling God

The one whose voice is like a still small voice

But sounds like the voice of many Thunders

The one who is unquestionable

Needs no permission to do his will

and is never wrong

The one who kills and makes alive

The one who can lift the poor from the dung

and make him to sit with kings

Yet makes another king to eat grass

The meek and loving father yet a consuming fire

The one who knows me while I was still an egg in my mother's ovaries

The one who directs my path through this crooked and wicked world

The one who has kept me through various accidents, without a scratch

The one who loves me unconditionally in spite of my numerous wrongs

The one who I am proud to call

"My God, My Rock, My Salvation, My Shelter, My Succor, My King,

My true Love, My Hope, The only one I need

Words are not enough to express my bragging rights about this God

The Almighty Jehovah before whom every king, creed, nation and god bows to

He is My bragging right

……StormSpeaks

P.S: Song for the Week – Indescribable (Live) by Kierra sheard

Trust God

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

What does it mean?

Does it mean believe in God but use your head?

I believe that trust and belief are two different things

While one is a total surrender of your will

The other is opinionated, in line with experience,

Orientation and environment

It is easy for one who seems advantaged to keep faith

But keeping faith when everything is out of place, is trust

Trust believes when there is no reason

Surrenders when there seems to be a clear understanding

And keeps faith when life seems to be a mess

Friends, believe me when i say this

There are situations in life that belief and faith alone cannot cater for

That is where trust,

(i.e a total surrender of your will, training, feelings and understanding) comes to play

Think about the 3 Hebrew boys, Shadrac, Mishac and Abednego’s statement

when faced with the fiery furnace, (summarized in 3 points)

i.                     Oh king we will not bow to your image

ii.                   We know our god will save us

iii.                  But even if he does not save us, we still would not bow

Friends, life will throw darts at you, don’t be bitter, it’s all part of living

You may fail at that which you have mastered, Life can be funny

Expectations will fail and you may face your fears daily

But understand that

Any ship that is afraid to face the waves remains stagnant

Running is actually moving against the forces unseen

(Wind resistance, friction, gravity)

The only comfortable position we are allowed is laying down (Stagnancy)

If you must get anything done, you must fight the odds

Everyone needs something to believe in

If you believe in God, surrendering your will to him will make your life easier

Imagine a son travelling with his father,

through a path he doesn’t know but keeps worrying if his father is on the right path?

Clumsy right?

That is how we are when we decide to trust our understanding

Instead of surrendering our will to him

God might not turn up when you want him to but he is never late.

Make a decision to

Trust in the Lord with all your heart by

Not leaning on your own understanding

 He will show up for you, He always does!!!


P.S:
Song for the day (James Fortune - I Trust You)

https://youtu.be/rRwQy2eQbJM

Recreate your Circle

Life is a process, living and interaction a greater part of learning

The saying that no man is an island is a tale as old as time

Yet most of us fail to pay attention to the little things that makes life worth living

Which is, learning

Let me give this simple narrative

My 2year old son grew up as a boy who was irritated by poo

Whenever he poos he will cry or call your attention to it

He started school and all of a sudden, he would poo

And chill with it till one perceives its smell and checks

Upon investigation, it was discovered that his school

Being in a stage of renovation, moved children in their lower class

To his and these kids can be messy and cool

So he felt it is a norm and dropped a step lower in his learning process

We had to move him to a higher class

Now he wouldn’t even allow you put him on pampers

Truth is

Whether you believe it or not

The association and company you keep rub off on you

Most times subconsciously and in the end

You reflect the association you keep

It is said that success happens first in the realm of the mind

Before it is physical

If in your mind you are a failure, you can never succeed

But how will one break even if daily you are surrounded by

Those who tells you how impossible it is

Who and who ventured on it and failed

Believe me when i say that

For one to succeed in life you need to constantly

Evaluate and re-evaluate your association

cos in the end, that may be the first step towards your Eldorado

it is never too late to

Recreate your circle