Me
Monday, 30 September 2013
Thursday, 26 September 2013
You have no idea.
You have no idea how much it takes to get there,
You have no idea how I work and fulfill my desires,
You have no idea of my wisdom and my ways for the are way too complex for you,
As a result I have revealed my will and character to you through my precious Word,
The word that lies on your book shelf,
I do recognize the efforts that you make in studying it,
But the truth is, you are not doing it as much as I would love you to do it.
You have no idea what tomorrow will bring but I do,
You don't have any powers against the tests that I set before your path, but I do,
You have no idea how much I want you to succeed and prosper, but I do
Everything that I want you to know is in my Word,
Everything is there for you to read,
I will help you, I will guide you,
I will teach you and instruct you in the way that you should go,
I will guide you with my eye.
I love you and you are the apple of my eye,
You were bought with a high price,
You are my own and I will do everything in my power to make sure you know that,
But be careful my child, because around you lies an enemy,
An enemy that seeks to destroy the plan that I have for you,
I've already warned you so many times in my word,
but fear not because I am with you.
This is not to say that the road will be easy,
You will have to make some efforts as well,
Some sacrifices and decisions that not many of your companions will be in favor of,
But don't mind them, its me you should focus on,
I will give you strength because I am your strength,
You will learn and I will patiently teach you my ways,
I will walk you through the lessons as a mother helps her little child to learn how walk,
All these lessons I have given you,
Ask for wisdom and discernment and I will give it to you,
I will show you the way.
Call upon me always, for i delight to hear from you,
Call my name and will be attentive,
I told you, you were bought with a price,
You are worth dying for,
I love you so much my child, if only you knew
But I know that with time, you will understand it better by and by.
And don't be surprised if some times things don't turn out the way you would expect them to,
I love you and I know what I am doing,
Just trust my wisdom and guidance because it will keep you from unnecessary harm,
Trust me, I am here for you
And I know whats best!
Your Father in Heaven.
You have no idea how I work and fulfill my desires,
You have no idea of my wisdom and my ways for the are way too complex for you,
As a result I have revealed my will and character to you through my precious Word,
The word that lies on your book shelf,
I do recognize the efforts that you make in studying it,
But the truth is, you are not doing it as much as I would love you to do it.
You have no idea what tomorrow will bring but I do,
You don't have any powers against the tests that I set before your path, but I do,
You have no idea how much I want you to succeed and prosper, but I do
Everything that I want you to know is in my Word,
Everything is there for you to read,
I will help you, I will guide you,
I will teach you and instruct you in the way that you should go,
I will guide you with my eye.
I love you and you are the apple of my eye,
You were bought with a high price,
You are my own and I will do everything in my power to make sure you know that,
But be careful my child, because around you lies an enemy,
An enemy that seeks to destroy the plan that I have for you,
I've already warned you so many times in my word,
but fear not because I am with you.
This is not to say that the road will be easy,
You will have to make some efforts as well,
Some sacrifices and decisions that not many of your companions will be in favor of,
But don't mind them, its me you should focus on,
I will give you strength because I am your strength,
You will learn and I will patiently teach you my ways,
I will walk you through the lessons as a mother helps her little child to learn how walk,
All these lessons I have given you,
Ask for wisdom and discernment and I will give it to you,
I will show you the way.
Call upon me always, for i delight to hear from you,
Call my name and will be attentive,
I told you, you were bought with a price,
You are worth dying for,
I love you so much my child, if only you knew
But I know that with time, you will understand it better by and by.
And don't be surprised if some times things don't turn out the way you would expect them to,
I love you and I know what I am doing,
Just trust my wisdom and guidance because it will keep you from unnecessary harm,
Trust me, I am here for you
And I know whats best!
Your Father in Heaven.
Something I learnt.
In a midst of a busy schedule, running up and down, trying to get
everything going well, perfect and exact, I see a danger, a red light
strongly flashing in my face, its accompanied by a very loud and
disturbing noise, a noise that I cant seem to shut. This alarm gets my
full attention and I stop what I am doing, I stop, reflect and think
deeply wondering what could be the meaning of this racket, but then i
remember and it hits me, Its a WARNING FROM GOD!!
"A warning?" I say to myself, "But what did I do wrong?". I couldn't find the answers to that question on my own, I didn't have the strength, I didn't know where to begin, I wondered where on earth I would find the solution to this warning that I had received from God. It was then that I remembered that all the solutions and answers to my questions where found in God's word, His love letter to me. With emphasis on how much i desperately needed His word, I listened to sermon, I didn't choose the sermon based on the title or the speaker, but I was lead to hear it, and guess what the message was????? Yes, exactly, GOD'S WORD!!!! another confirmation from God to tell me how much I am in need of it.
Honestly speaking, I had been so worked up and "busy" trying things my way, thinking it was the best way, until i received the warning from my Father in Heaven, to stop doing things my way and do things HIS WAY! because HIS WAYS are best! Psalm 19:7,8 and Prov 30:5. Its very easy to try and help God, thinking that we are in the correct path, but clearly God doesn't need our help, He just needs our obedience and willingness to serve Him. A co- working partnership, a union between Divinity and Humanity.
Oh what a privilege, what an honor it is to co-work with the Great Physician, such ways none can fathom.
Just like me, maybe you have received a warning from God, his warning can be an impression from the Holy Spirit, from His word, etc. But when you do receive it, please, please surrender and ask Jesus to help you start over, fresh and clean!
"A warning?" I say to myself, "But what did I do wrong?". I couldn't find the answers to that question on my own, I didn't have the strength, I didn't know where to begin, I wondered where on earth I would find the solution to this warning that I had received from God. It was then that I remembered that all the solutions and answers to my questions where found in God's word, His love letter to me. With emphasis on how much i desperately needed His word, I listened to sermon, I didn't choose the sermon based on the title or the speaker, but I was lead to hear it, and guess what the message was????? Yes, exactly, GOD'S WORD!!!! another confirmation from God to tell me how much I am in need of it.
Honestly speaking, I had been so worked up and "busy" trying things my way, thinking it was the best way, until i received the warning from my Father in Heaven, to stop doing things my way and do things HIS WAY! because HIS WAYS are best! Psalm 19:7,8 and Prov 30:5. Its very easy to try and help God, thinking that we are in the correct path, but clearly God doesn't need our help, He just needs our obedience and willingness to serve Him. A co- working partnership, a union between Divinity and Humanity.
Oh what a privilege, what an honor it is to co-work with the Great Physician, such ways none can fathom.
Just like me, maybe you have received a warning from God, his warning can be an impression from the Holy Spirit, from His word, etc. But when you do receive it, please, please surrender and ask Jesus to help you start over, fresh and clean!
Decisions
When the time comes to make decisions, don't be afraid and take
another route, the route that seems to be the best, but only for a
moment, the easy way out, is not always the best. Many times in life we
will be faced to make some decisions and most of the times, these
decisions will affect the ones we love and the ones that are part of our
world, be it friends, family, neighbors, etc. Some way, some how it is
inevitable to make a decision.
Decision making is an everyday thing, the question is, by what criteria do we make these decisions? Is it according to how I feel as a person or do we truly seek for something more, do we look at the welfare of others or maybe its a win and take situation.
Honestly its not easy especially if the decision made will affect the ones around us. Paul tells us that we are to look not unto ourselves but unto others Romans 12:3, this means that in decision making, we are to always consider others as they will one way or the other be affected.
Above all things, we are to always put God first for we are bought with a price, we are not our own 1 Corth 7:23, for Romans clearly states that we are of the LORD Romans 14:8, Colossians 3:23.
Seeking first always the kingdom of God and its righteousness above every other entity. Then only can we be safe and sure to say that " I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!"
Decision making is an everyday thing, the question is, by what criteria do we make these decisions? Is it according to how I feel as a person or do we truly seek for something more, do we look at the welfare of others or maybe its a win and take situation.
Honestly its not easy especially if the decision made will affect the ones around us. Paul tells us that we are to look not unto ourselves but unto others Romans 12:3, this means that in decision making, we are to always consider others as they will one way or the other be affected.
Above all things, we are to always put God first for we are bought with a price, we are not our own 1 Corth 7:23, for Romans clearly states that we are of the LORD Romans 14:8, Colossians 3:23.
Seeking first always the kingdom of God and its righteousness above every other entity. Then only can we be safe and sure to say that " I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!"
Who truly can satisfy?
The other day I was sitting in the prayer garden of the university
campus, as the beautiful sun's rays gently hit my skin, i looked to the
sky and it was amazing, the clouds were as clear as fresh pure water and
the birds were singing their wonderful melodies, if I could only
understand what they were singing about :).
As I sat there with the my eyes raised up to the sky, i begun to meditate, the weather was perfect for my meditation, the cool and gentle breeze lead my to automatically do it.As the sun struck my eyes, I begun to feel the effect of the rays and the partial discomfort that they brought me, so i quickly put on my second pair of eyes for protection, if you wear glasses then you know what I mean.
Once comfortable, a thought came to my mind "who truly can satisfy?", I asked as i begun my session with God.
According to my own definition, to be satisfied is to be content, to not lack in anything, to be comfortable, to be okay.......etc.As i continued to break down this word "SATISFY" I remembered 2 verses from God's word that say "And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in the drought and strengthen your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters fail not" Isaiah 58:11 and Psalm 37:18,19 which says "The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied". From there my answer was found, only my LORD has the ability to satisfy my soul, only HE has the ability to strengthen my bones and truly give me meaning and purpose to life.
There are so many unclaimed promises in God's word, not because they are dead, but because we DON'T search for them and CLAIM them. So for that session of meditation i left feeling SATISFIED, knowing full well with all my heart that only JESUS can TRULY satisfy.
And praise God through my personal experiences have I come to appreciate this inevitable FACT.
As I sat there with the my eyes raised up to the sky, i begun to meditate, the weather was perfect for my meditation, the cool and gentle breeze lead my to automatically do it.As the sun struck my eyes, I begun to feel the effect of the rays and the partial discomfort that they brought me, so i quickly put on my second pair of eyes for protection, if you wear glasses then you know what I mean.
Once comfortable, a thought came to my mind "who truly can satisfy?", I asked as i begun my session with God.
According to my own definition, to be satisfied is to be content, to not lack in anything, to be comfortable, to be okay.......etc.As i continued to break down this word "SATISFY" I remembered 2 verses from God's word that say "And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in the drought and strengthen your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters fail not" Isaiah 58:11 and Psalm 37:18,19 which says "The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied". From there my answer was found, only my LORD has the ability to satisfy my soul, only HE has the ability to strengthen my bones and truly give me meaning and purpose to life.
There are so many unclaimed promises in God's word, not because they are dead, but because we DON'T search for them and CLAIM them. So for that session of meditation i left feeling SATISFIED, knowing full well with all my heart that only JESUS can TRULY satisfy.
And praise God through my personal experiences have I come to appreciate this inevitable FACT.
Just like you promised.
Each and every day that passes by is an opportunity to learn, an
opportunity to grow and become a better friend, sister, daughter,
student, aunt, niece, granddaughter, neighbor, and the many other roles
we have been given here in on this earth, but above all these roles and
responsibilities, I have come to see that everyday is an opportunity
given to grow more in our Christian walk, to develop our character.
As the days go by and as everyday turns to a week, week to a month, month to a year and year to more years, I see my broken nature standing right in front of me, its with me and in me. And sadly it is so because am part of Adams fallen race and in me dwells no good thing. However there are 2 sides to it, and the very thing that determines where I stand lies within me. its called MY WILL POWER!
God granted me this powerful gift out of the LOVE He has for me. The choices I make determine all. Whether I choose to live and sob in my broken nature or rush quickly to the foot of the cross where lies a compassionate Savior, willing to give me hope, wisdom and meaning in this little life of mine likened unto a flower that withers and quickly fades away. Its a choice, a very big desicion that I need to make every single day that I am given life by the Almighty.
I choose to live with Christ, in Christ, for Christ, by Christ and always for Christ, even if my very nature rebels and protests against it. With such an important decision, I need all the strength I can get to live by and stick to these principles. This is why I CAN NOT dare be apart from Christ, the author and perfecter of my faith. My sustainer and provider!
Truth is we are a broken people, a broken and hopeless world that is in desperate need of saving, we are selfish sinful beings that are in need of cleansing, in need of purification. May the LORD have mercy upon us as we daily learn to surrender to Him our entire lives.
As the days go by and as everyday turns to a week, week to a month, month to a year and year to more years, I see my broken nature standing right in front of me, its with me and in me. And sadly it is so because am part of Adams fallen race and in me dwells no good thing. However there are 2 sides to it, and the very thing that determines where I stand lies within me. its called MY WILL POWER!
God granted me this powerful gift out of the LOVE He has for me. The choices I make determine all. Whether I choose to live and sob in my broken nature or rush quickly to the foot of the cross where lies a compassionate Savior, willing to give me hope, wisdom and meaning in this little life of mine likened unto a flower that withers and quickly fades away. Its a choice, a very big desicion that I need to make every single day that I am given life by the Almighty.
I choose to live with Christ, in Christ, for Christ, by Christ and always for Christ, even if my very nature rebels and protests against it. With such an important decision, I need all the strength I can get to live by and stick to these principles. This is why I CAN NOT dare be apart from Christ, the author and perfecter of my faith. My sustainer and provider!
Truth is we are a broken people, a broken and hopeless world that is in desperate need of saving, we are selfish sinful beings that are in need of cleansing, in need of purification. May the LORD have mercy upon us as we daily learn to surrender to Him our entire lives.
Broken but with hope.
Each and every day that passes by is an opportunity to learn, an
opportunity to grow and become a better friend, sister, daughter,
student, aunt, niece, granddaughter, neighbor, and the many other roles
we have been given here in on this earth, but above all these roles and
responsibilities, I have come to see that everyday is an opportunity
given to grow more in our Christian walk, to develop our character.
As the days go by and as everyday turns to a week, week to a month, month to a year and year to more years, I see my broken nature standing right in front of me, its with me and in me. And sadly it is so because am part of Adams fallen race and in me dwells no good thing. However there are 2 sides to it, and the very thing that determines where I stand lies within me. its called MY WILL POWER!
God granted me this powerful gift out of the LOVE He has for me. The choices I make determine all. Whether I choose to live and sob in my broken nature or rush quickly to the foot of the cross where lies a compassionate Savior, willing to give me hope, wisdom and meaning in this little life of mine likened unto a flower that withers and quickly fades away. Its a choice, a very big desicion that I need to make every single day that I am given life by the Almighty.
I choose to live with Christ, in Christ, for Christ, by Christ and always for Christ, even if my very nature rebels and protests against it. With such an important decision, I need all the strength I can get to live by and stick to these principles. This is why I CAN NOT dare be apart from Christ, the author and perfecter of my faith. My sustainer and provider!
Truth is we are a broken people, a broken and hopeless world that is in desperate need of saving, we are selfish sinful beings that are in need of cleansing, in need of purification. May the LORD have mercy upon us as we daily learn to surrender to Him our entire lives.
As the days go by and as everyday turns to a week, week to a month, month to a year and year to more years, I see my broken nature standing right in front of me, its with me and in me. And sadly it is so because am part of Adams fallen race and in me dwells no good thing. However there are 2 sides to it, and the very thing that determines where I stand lies within me. its called MY WILL POWER!
God granted me this powerful gift out of the LOVE He has for me. The choices I make determine all. Whether I choose to live and sob in my broken nature or rush quickly to the foot of the cross where lies a compassionate Savior, willing to give me hope, wisdom and meaning in this little life of mine likened unto a flower that withers and quickly fades away. Its a choice, a very big desicion that I need to make every single day that I am given life by the Almighty.
I choose to live with Christ, in Christ, for Christ, by Christ and always for Christ, even if my very nature rebels and protests against it. With such an important decision, I need all the strength I can get to live by and stick to these principles. This is why I CAN NOT dare be apart from Christ, the author and perfecter of my faith. My sustainer and provider!
Truth is we are a broken people, a broken and hopeless world that is in desperate need of saving, we are selfish sinful beings that are in need of cleansing, in need of purification. May the LORD have mercy upon us as we daily learn to surrender to Him our entire lives.
God takes cre of us.
There is a common phrase that goes "Don't let life pass you
by........" and its true, but i would love to come up with my own
phrase, " Don't let the Lord's blessings pass you by". Many times when
we see things especially from our own point of view, we tend to focus on
the negative, dark and gloomy side of things, and whilst we do that, we
indirectly in an unconscious way, let God's blessings pass us by by not
being grateful for the many faithful times He has come through for us.
Our Father is a wise and loving God, one that never errs, His degree of accuracy can never ever be belittled to the standards of this world. More so, He is faithful He who has promised and will never ever present before us, anything that will be of harm, instead its from the hard and rough times that we receive blessings and above all that special molding that each child of God indispensably needs to meet the qualifications for the citizenship of Heaven.
God takes care of us, in so many ways, ways that we can never imagine, we don't need to receive all the things that we want to be assured of His love and protection, neither do we need to receive exactly what we asked for to the very last detail, we must understand that even in His "NOT EXPECTED" way of answering us He takes care of us and loves us, because He knows what is best and exactly what trial to present at a particular time,in a particular way, to a particular person.
So lets begin with that sincere smile to Heaven and thank God for all things, whether good or bad, and let Him lead us in His way.
Our Father is a wise and loving God, one that never errs, His degree of accuracy can never ever be belittled to the standards of this world. More so, He is faithful He who has promised and will never ever present before us, anything that will be of harm, instead its from the hard and rough times that we receive blessings and above all that special molding that each child of God indispensably needs to meet the qualifications for the citizenship of Heaven.
God takes care of us, in so many ways, ways that we can never imagine, we don't need to receive all the things that we want to be assured of His love and protection, neither do we need to receive exactly what we asked for to the very last detail, we must understand that even in His "NOT EXPECTED" way of answering us He takes care of us and loves us, because He knows what is best and exactly what trial to present at a particular time,in a particular way, to a particular person.
So lets begin with that sincere smile to Heaven and thank God for all things, whether good or bad, and let Him lead us in His way.
She took a jorney.
She took a journey, she didn't really know what it was all about, she
was willing to learn, willing to live and willing to die............so
she thought until the worst came upon her. She cried, could not
understand, she wondered and thought what went wrong, why she supposedly
did the opposite of her beliefs, until it was shown to her her real
nature, her vulnerable and hopeless state. Her broken form could not
mend things.
As the famous saying goes "Words are cheap,but actions speak louder than words", it was more than enough to express her real carnal nature as she realized that her promises were as ropes of sand, she had no power what so ever to fulfill any of the sweet promises that came from her mouth. Thinking all was well,she forgot on whom she totally depends.
Allowing the enemy access to the situation, doubt and fear crept in, fear of the unknown, fear that she was all alone and that NO ONE understood her. God never forsakes His own, even when they sometimes forget that. Sin has poisoned our thinking, it has destroyed us and separated us from our loving and good Creator, we have memory problems especially when it comes to God's promises,one minuet we read and rejoice in Gods word, the next we are found doubting His very pure and precious words.
We must realize always that we are broken, but through Christ we have hope, hope of being once again restored to the wonderful image that was robbed from us. Knowing this and only this will keep us on track, will keep us in line with the God's ways, as the Comforter promised to us by the Savior Divine desperately comes to our rescue, ever working to mold, shape and from the broken human into the perfect image of God.
As she daily battled, she realized that the strength lies not in her, the urge and power don't come from her, but from her Loving Savior who promised to ever be with her as she begun her journey. She then realized that the more she grew, greater was demanded from her and the greater the demands, the more grace and power was given to her..........But the story doesn't there,........its continues with joys, sorrows, ups, downs, highs, lows, mountains, valleys, you name it,but all through her journey is present a Loving and Merciful Savior who walks with her all the days of her life on Earth.
She took a journey, she cried during her journey, she grew during her journey, but best of all, she's learning to embrace her journey with Jesus Christ!
As the famous saying goes "Words are cheap,but actions speak louder than words", it was more than enough to express her real carnal nature as she realized that her promises were as ropes of sand, she had no power what so ever to fulfill any of the sweet promises that came from her mouth. Thinking all was well,she forgot on whom she totally depends.
Allowing the enemy access to the situation, doubt and fear crept in, fear of the unknown, fear that she was all alone and that NO ONE understood her. God never forsakes His own, even when they sometimes forget that. Sin has poisoned our thinking, it has destroyed us and separated us from our loving and good Creator, we have memory problems especially when it comes to God's promises,one minuet we read and rejoice in Gods word, the next we are found doubting His very pure and precious words.
We must realize always that we are broken, but through Christ we have hope, hope of being once again restored to the wonderful image that was robbed from us. Knowing this and only this will keep us on track, will keep us in line with the God's ways, as the Comforter promised to us by the Savior Divine desperately comes to our rescue, ever working to mold, shape and from the broken human into the perfect image of God.
As she daily battled, she realized that the strength lies not in her, the urge and power don't come from her, but from her Loving Savior who promised to ever be with her as she begun her journey. She then realized that the more she grew, greater was demanded from her and the greater the demands, the more grace and power was given to her..........But the story doesn't there,........its continues with joys, sorrows, ups, downs, highs, lows, mountains, valleys, you name it,but all through her journey is present a Loving and Merciful Savior who walks with her all the days of her life on Earth.
She took a journey, she cried during her journey, she grew during her journey, but best of all, she's learning to embrace her journey with Jesus Christ!
Can't we see?
I wouldn't imagine my life without Jesus. What a toil, how miserable I
would be without hope, without purpose and ultimately without life!
Truth is although this thought is terrible to imagine, this is the exact
reality for those that do not have CHRIST in their hearts and lives,
unknowingly they groan this very message through there brokenness,
through their pain and misery, they don't realize that the very thing
that they are looking for, better said, the very ONE PERSON that they
are looking for is the MAN that saved them from their sin and has given
them a chance to live again, has given them HOPE!
Aimlessly they wonder, seeking for answers but the ONE ANSWER that quits that grande and long chase stands in front of them, its like being in a vacuumed glass box placed in the world's largest city and you screaming at the top of his voice and no one hears you but they totally can't deny seeing you. Every day I am amazed at how much JESUS wants to reach out to us through so many mediums and He guaranties us that Heaven is ours only if we DO what HE wants.
Going back to the previous description, a thought comes to me,"Just how will people know?" Jesus will not send angels to come share the gospel, He instead send us, YOU and ME into a lost and broken world, not to be "superior" or "holy in our own sight" but to be mended also in our brokenness.
JESUS wants to use ME! He wants to use US to spread and share HIS GREAT LOVE.
Matt 28:19,20.
Aimlessly they wonder, seeking for answers but the ONE ANSWER that quits that grande and long chase stands in front of them, its like being in a vacuumed glass box placed in the world's largest city and you screaming at the top of his voice and no one hears you but they totally can't deny seeing you. Every day I am amazed at how much JESUS wants to reach out to us through so many mediums and He guaranties us that Heaven is ours only if we DO what HE wants.
Going back to the previous description, a thought comes to me,"Just how will people know?" Jesus will not send angels to come share the gospel, He instead send us, YOU and ME into a lost and broken world, not to be "superior" or "holy in our own sight" but to be mended also in our brokenness.
JESUS wants to use ME! He wants to use US to spread and share HIS GREAT LOVE.
Matt 28:19,20.
Lo, I am with you.........till the END
I remember telling God that I wanted to be a missionary, well it
didn't take too long before i was given an opportunity to go for my
"first mission", it was so cool and awesome for me, I really loved the
experience as I got to do two of my favorite things, make new friends
and share Christ with others. What an amazing experience it was. Rising
as early as 4 a.m to have our morning devotion, walking long distances
and for long hours without feeding, singing happily and joyfully with my
team mates as we visited our targeted locations, cooking with my
brothers and playing with the little children. This was the perfect
experience.
When that beautiful week finally came to an end, my heart was grieved as I returned to city life, fast cars, traffic, noisy music and a horrid busy atmosphere where everyone just seemed to care about getting business done I missed those wonderful sunrises , I missed the cool and fresh air that entered my lungs and thoroughly oxygenated my cells, the water was okay at the time of consumption but later affected me when I got back home, The experience was amazing, one that I will never forget.
Looking back at that precious moment, i thought to myself " wow, I m a missionary" with my head raised high and my hand beating my chest proudly, I considered myself officially as a missionary, and the truth is I am a missionary. The only thing I forgot is that I have always been a missionary, Jesus made me a missionary the day that I got immersed in those waters and publicly announced my profession and faith in Him, I just needed to be trained.
Along came the training that I thought was obviously going to be easy, but little did I know that its one of the toughest struggles that I have ever faced, I speak in the present tense because I'm still being trained, everyday is training day. And everyday is different, its beautiful in its own way and comes with its own blessings.
With the little years blessed me by the Lord, I have come to see that being a missionary is being like Jesus, its reflecting Him in everything I do, its representing Him in the best way that I can knowing that my flesh and carnal nature will battle against His will, its putting His will before mine and totally living in surrender and obedience to Him, its seeking to please Him even if the whole world wishes to stub me for choosing Him, because He was not of the world and the world knew Him not John 15:18.19, now more than ever do I understand the words of my Commander and Chief, He was right and there is no shadow of doubt in His words. His words are pure and true.
Being a missionary doesn't en tell leaving my country and going into the deep and dangerous zones of Africa or the Amazon jungle as most of God's children think, instead its about being like Jesus wherever I am, wherever He takes me, in what ever position He places me, Its about giving my all to Him regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the consequences, its not being a fanatic, its expressing and showing how much I love Him by doing all that pleases Him, even if i risk loosing what I want and think is best. Its about giving my heart to Him and letting Him take ownership of it without claiming it back.
We live in a broken and lost world that is need of knowing the truth, well what truth? The truth that sanctifies us, His HOLY WORD, the true character and image of God, a loving God that did all that He could just to save us, a loving Son that gave His own life to be sacrificed as an atonement for sin, The world must know the truth, and you and I have a responsibility in this great work, enough talk and lets actually DO the will of our Father, lets DO the work of Him that sent us.
Being a missionary is about humiliating myself to the world for Jesus and being persecuted for His name sake. Being a missionary is being for Jesus and like Jesus until the END, that they that are in darkness may know Him through His disciples of light. Knowing this ONE thing, that "LO, I am with you until the very END" Mat 28:20
When that beautiful week finally came to an end, my heart was grieved as I returned to city life, fast cars, traffic, noisy music and a horrid busy atmosphere where everyone just seemed to care about getting business done I missed those wonderful sunrises , I missed the cool and fresh air that entered my lungs and thoroughly oxygenated my cells, the water was okay at the time of consumption but later affected me when I got back home, The experience was amazing, one that I will never forget.
Looking back at that precious moment, i thought to myself " wow, I m a missionary" with my head raised high and my hand beating my chest proudly, I considered myself officially as a missionary, and the truth is I am a missionary. The only thing I forgot is that I have always been a missionary, Jesus made me a missionary the day that I got immersed in those waters and publicly announced my profession and faith in Him, I just needed to be trained.
Along came the training that I thought was obviously going to be easy, but little did I know that its one of the toughest struggles that I have ever faced, I speak in the present tense because I'm still being trained, everyday is training day. And everyday is different, its beautiful in its own way and comes with its own blessings.
With the little years blessed me by the Lord, I have come to see that being a missionary is being like Jesus, its reflecting Him in everything I do, its representing Him in the best way that I can knowing that my flesh and carnal nature will battle against His will, its putting His will before mine and totally living in surrender and obedience to Him, its seeking to please Him even if the whole world wishes to stub me for choosing Him, because He was not of the world and the world knew Him not John 15:18.19, now more than ever do I understand the words of my Commander and Chief, He was right and there is no shadow of doubt in His words. His words are pure and true.
Being a missionary doesn't en tell leaving my country and going into the deep and dangerous zones of Africa or the Amazon jungle as most of God's children think, instead its about being like Jesus wherever I am, wherever He takes me, in what ever position He places me, Its about giving my all to Him regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the consequences, its not being a fanatic, its expressing and showing how much I love Him by doing all that pleases Him, even if i risk loosing what I want and think is best. Its about giving my heart to Him and letting Him take ownership of it without claiming it back.
We live in a broken and lost world that is need of knowing the truth, well what truth? The truth that sanctifies us, His HOLY WORD, the true character and image of God, a loving God that did all that He could just to save us, a loving Son that gave His own life to be sacrificed as an atonement for sin, The world must know the truth, and you and I have a responsibility in this great work, enough talk and lets actually DO the will of our Father, lets DO the work of Him that sent us.
Being a missionary is about humiliating myself to the world for Jesus and being persecuted for His name sake. Being a missionary is being for Jesus and like Jesus until the END, that they that are in darkness may know Him through His disciples of light. Knowing this ONE thing, that "LO, I am with you until the very END" Mat 28:20
Beautiful things
When we take the time, like seriously take the time to sit down and
look, we will truly see that many things around us are beautiful. We
often grumble and complain about many things, not bearing in mind and
remembering the wonderful and beautiful things God has given us. The
human being, naturally ungrateful and never satisfied can only find true
satisfaction and joy not in things that he posses, or the things that
he holds most dear, but only when he learns to put God first in all he
does and allows Him to shape and mold him according to His will.
Jesus told us that if we seek first the kingdom of God and all its righteousness, the rest shall be added unto us, Mat 6:33. Its only when we see things through the eyes of God, see things the way God wants us to see them through the Holy Spirit, that we will see things to be beautiful, God's children should never dwell on the negative, we must always look for the good and positive side of things and people regardless of the circumstances.
Beautiful things are everywhere, but sometimes hidden, beautiful things exist, but we are too blind to see them, most beautiful things are right in front of our eyes but we just don't see them, sometimes we choose not to see them because we choose to see things our own way.
I want Jesus to teach me to see things beautiful and embrace and appreciate them while I have the breath of life in me. I want Jesus to teach me to have a grateful heart regardless of the circumstances, to be content in whatever lot. I want to see things the way Jesus sees things and DO things appropriately, according to His awesome will, Ecc 5:18,19.
I know that even in we live in a hopeless world there are still some beautiful things, people, places, books, animals, you name it but above all the REAL BEAUTY in things is not categorized by their color, their form, their appearance, but by GOD'S PRINT OF LOVE in them!!!! Ecc 3:11.
Jesus told us that if we seek first the kingdom of God and all its righteousness, the rest shall be added unto us, Mat 6:33. Its only when we see things through the eyes of God, see things the way God wants us to see them through the Holy Spirit, that we will see things to be beautiful, God's children should never dwell on the negative, we must always look for the good and positive side of things and people regardless of the circumstances.
Beautiful things are everywhere, but sometimes hidden, beautiful things exist, but we are too blind to see them, most beautiful things are right in front of our eyes but we just don't see them, sometimes we choose not to see them because we choose to see things our own way.
I want Jesus to teach me to see things beautiful and embrace and appreciate them while I have the breath of life in me. I want Jesus to teach me to have a grateful heart regardless of the circumstances, to be content in whatever lot. I want to see things the way Jesus sees things and DO things appropriately, according to His awesome will, Ecc 5:18,19.
I know that even in we live in a hopeless world there are still some beautiful things, people, places, books, animals, you name it but above all the REAL BEAUTY in things is not categorized by their color, their form, their appearance, but by GOD'S PRINT OF LOVE in them!!!! Ecc 3:11.
Love
Hmmmmm....... when I look at this 4 lettered word, I have great
respect and fear for it. Well that wasn't the case a few years ago, in
fact up to now, I don't know how many times I have used this word but
all I know is that in the most times, I abused it.
When I sit down and reflect through the true meaning of LOVE, I am amazed by how much the human race has cheapened and degraded this great and powerful word, not only is it a word, but its an ACTION too. Many times we tend to use it without even knowing what it means. There's a old saying that goes, "If you don't mean it, don't sing it", and I'll substitute some words there and come up with my own saying, "If you don't mean it, don't say it."
And its true, I mean, why on earth do we need to pretend and show the world what we are not, to me it makes no sense, it makes no sense to smile to people when we don't mean it, when were are not sincere in heart, it makes no sense to be there physically for a person when deep down in my cold and stony heart I am complaining to death. IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!!!!!!!
Seeing that this makes no sense, what should we do???? If we are truly God's children as we claim, we definitely know that world's way of doing things should not even be an option on our list of "possible solutions", and exactly what is the "world's way" of resolving this problem??? The world's way of resolving this problem is being cold and selfish, its totally ignoring and forgetting that we are brothers and sisters in Christ, that we are one body. And we know that that is NOT the Lord's way!!!!!
If we really want to know the true meaning of LOVE, we should seek its source, we should seek its initiator or its author. And thank God that we have it both documented and demonstrated in His word! 1 John 4:7,8 says "Beloved, let us LOVE ONE ANOTHER for LOVE IS OF GOD, and everyone that LOVES IS BORN OF GOD and knows God.He that loves not knows not God; for GOD IS LOVE." and there it is written right in front of our faces.
1 John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love has God has for us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that DWELLS IN LOVE DWELLS IN GOD and GOD in him" its quiet clear what God is trying to tell us, He's trying to communicate to us that HE IS LOVE, without Him, I as a sinful human being can never love anybody, without JESUS, I don't know what LOVE is. More so, how dare I claim to LOVE GOD but yet hate my brother 1 John 4:20?????? again IT MAKES NO SENSE, God wouldn't do that and as He children, we should never do anything that HE wouldn't do.
Many times, especially among my fellow youths, we ask God for companionship, sometimes when things don't go our way, we take up the stirring wheel, move God from the driving seat and cruise through with our own miniature plans, forgetting that HE IS THE AUTHOR OF LOVE!!!!! when we finally come to our senses and reason with Him, we will see that IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, If I don't know GOD, the author of LOVE, how on earth am I supposed to truly LOVE my fellow human being?????? and this is not just the " hollywood" type of love because clearly, that is NOT LOVE, TRUE LOVE is a HIGH and HOLY PRINCIPLE and if any claims to love, He ought to check diligently its source.
Thank God that He has not only documented this but demonstrated His great love for us in that while we were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US Romans 5:8. Because " for God so loved the world that HE GAVE his ONLY begotten SON that whosoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have EVERLASTING LIFE" John 3:16. And He is most definitely willing to TEACH US and INSTRUCT us His awesome and marvelous ways of LOVE, we are not alone in this, God is exceedingly wise and merciful and He remembers that we are dust, He is willing to help us only if we surrender and allow Him to transform our lives.
I personally want to learn more about LOVE, more about GOD, that I may best reflect my Almighty Father of LOVE, that I may give without expecting to be given in return, that just like HIM, I may put the needs of others before my own, that I may BE what He wants me to be, dying daily to self and my selfish desires because I know that there is much more than what the human eye aims , there's much more to life that achieving my goals and desires, there's much more to life that having all my dreams fulfilled. And that's BEING WHO GOD WANTS ME TO BE!!!!
When I sit down and reflect through the true meaning of LOVE, I am amazed by how much the human race has cheapened and degraded this great and powerful word, not only is it a word, but its an ACTION too. Many times we tend to use it without even knowing what it means. There's a old saying that goes, "If you don't mean it, don't sing it", and I'll substitute some words there and come up with my own saying, "If you don't mean it, don't say it."
And its true, I mean, why on earth do we need to pretend and show the world what we are not, to me it makes no sense, it makes no sense to smile to people when we don't mean it, when were are not sincere in heart, it makes no sense to be there physically for a person when deep down in my cold and stony heart I am complaining to death. IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!!!!!!!
Seeing that this makes no sense, what should we do???? If we are truly God's children as we claim, we definitely know that world's way of doing things should not even be an option on our list of "possible solutions", and exactly what is the "world's way" of resolving this problem??? The world's way of resolving this problem is being cold and selfish, its totally ignoring and forgetting that we are brothers and sisters in Christ, that we are one body. And we know that that is NOT the Lord's way!!!!!
If we really want to know the true meaning of LOVE, we should seek its source, we should seek its initiator or its author. And thank God that we have it both documented and demonstrated in His word! 1 John 4:7,8 says "Beloved, let us LOVE ONE ANOTHER for LOVE IS OF GOD, and everyone that LOVES IS BORN OF GOD and knows God.He that loves not knows not God; for GOD IS LOVE." and there it is written right in front of our faces.
1 John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love has God has for us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that DWELLS IN LOVE DWELLS IN GOD and GOD in him" its quiet clear what God is trying to tell us, He's trying to communicate to us that HE IS LOVE, without Him, I as a sinful human being can never love anybody, without JESUS, I don't know what LOVE is. More so, how dare I claim to LOVE GOD but yet hate my brother 1 John 4:20?????? again IT MAKES NO SENSE, God wouldn't do that and as He children, we should never do anything that HE wouldn't do.
Many times, especially among my fellow youths, we ask God for companionship, sometimes when things don't go our way, we take up the stirring wheel, move God from the driving seat and cruise through with our own miniature plans, forgetting that HE IS THE AUTHOR OF LOVE!!!!! when we finally come to our senses and reason with Him, we will see that IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, If I don't know GOD, the author of LOVE, how on earth am I supposed to truly LOVE my fellow human being?????? and this is not just the " hollywood" type of love because clearly, that is NOT LOVE, TRUE LOVE is a HIGH and HOLY PRINCIPLE and if any claims to love, He ought to check diligently its source.
Thank God that He has not only documented this but demonstrated His great love for us in that while we were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US Romans 5:8. Because " for God so loved the world that HE GAVE his ONLY begotten SON that whosoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have EVERLASTING LIFE" John 3:16. And He is most definitely willing to TEACH US and INSTRUCT us His awesome and marvelous ways of LOVE, we are not alone in this, God is exceedingly wise and merciful and He remembers that we are dust, He is willing to help us only if we surrender and allow Him to transform our lives.
I personally want to learn more about LOVE, more about GOD, that I may best reflect my Almighty Father of LOVE, that I may give without expecting to be given in return, that just like HIM, I may put the needs of others before my own, that I may BE what He wants me to be, dying daily to self and my selfish desires because I know that there is much more than what the human eye aims , there's much more to life that achieving my goals and desires, there's much more to life that having all my dreams fulfilled. And that's BEING WHO GOD WANTS ME TO BE!!!!
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Today.......... I ABIDE!!!
Seconds turn to minuets, minuets turn to hours, hours to days, days
to weeks, weeks to months and months to years, years to many more years
and the list goes on............
I am amazed at how much time flies and passes us by quickly, one moment we are found in one situation and the another moment we are found in another. Only God the giver of time, knows the true mystery behind the ticking clock, it never stops, it keeps moving and moving and keeps ticking and ticking.
The sun rises, the birds sings their songs, later it goes down again and waits for its time, its time to begin another day and do the same thing over and over again.
Under the command of time and Gods never ending mercy and Love, I rise and live to see a day, not knowing whats in store for me, what surprises await me or what blows I'll receive from the day. Although I have a plan laid out and certain objectives to fulfill, there is only ONE person in the control room, my captain Jesus, well, this does not mean that Jesus has a remote control and I have batteries built within me that follow His every command. Instead He gives me the keys and allows me to drive......... while He seats in the front seat with me. He tells me which directions I should follow and which ways are safe and which are not.
Some days, I don't even want to listen to Him, I just want to go my way and choose my direction, those are the worst days I will admit, but every time I stumble and almost hit into a big tree, He takes the wheel and leads me in the safe path. There is always this struggle, this fight against His sweet and loving voice, something that naturally doesn't want to obey Him as Commander and it always lands me in trouble.
But thanks to His word, I am told that "I am made clean through the words that He speaks to me" John 15:3, Great joy dwells in my heart with this good news but there's only ONE thing that's lacking, and that is ABIDE! Jesus says "ABIDE in me and I in YOU" John 15:4 its this simple instruction that brings chaos between us because my sinful nature does not allow me. although this is so, my WILL will obey because I CHOOSE JESUS! Romans 7:22.
Doesn't matter the struggle, doesn't matter the conflict, its tough and rough but all the matters is I CHOOSE TO ABIDE in JESUS! even if my weak sinful and carnal nature does not agree. 1 John 3:2
So Today........I abide, i fell, i stumbled, i made Him sad and am not glad, but today.......I ABIDE in JESUS!!!!!
*this will go on until the day He comes to take us home, until we are transformed from these bodies of sin. 2 Corth 16:52, 2 Corth 5:17, Gal 2:20.
I am amazed at how much time flies and passes us by quickly, one moment we are found in one situation and the another moment we are found in another. Only God the giver of time, knows the true mystery behind the ticking clock, it never stops, it keeps moving and moving and keeps ticking and ticking.
The sun rises, the birds sings their songs, later it goes down again and waits for its time, its time to begin another day and do the same thing over and over again.
Under the command of time and Gods never ending mercy and Love, I rise and live to see a day, not knowing whats in store for me, what surprises await me or what blows I'll receive from the day. Although I have a plan laid out and certain objectives to fulfill, there is only ONE person in the control room, my captain Jesus, well, this does not mean that Jesus has a remote control and I have batteries built within me that follow His every command. Instead He gives me the keys and allows me to drive......... while He seats in the front seat with me. He tells me which directions I should follow and which ways are safe and which are not.
Some days, I don't even want to listen to Him, I just want to go my way and choose my direction, those are the worst days I will admit, but every time I stumble and almost hit into a big tree, He takes the wheel and leads me in the safe path. There is always this struggle, this fight against His sweet and loving voice, something that naturally doesn't want to obey Him as Commander and it always lands me in trouble.
But thanks to His word, I am told that "I am made clean through the words that He speaks to me" John 15:3, Great joy dwells in my heart with this good news but there's only ONE thing that's lacking, and that is ABIDE! Jesus says "ABIDE in me and I in YOU" John 15:4 its this simple instruction that brings chaos between us because my sinful nature does not allow me. although this is so, my WILL will obey because I CHOOSE JESUS! Romans 7:22.
Doesn't matter the struggle, doesn't matter the conflict, its tough and rough but all the matters is I CHOOSE TO ABIDE in JESUS! even if my weak sinful and carnal nature does not agree. 1 John 3:2
So Today........I abide, i fell, i stumbled, i made Him sad and am not glad, but today.......I ABIDE in JESUS!!!!!
*this will go on until the day He comes to take us home, until we are transformed from these bodies of sin. 2 Corth 16:52, 2 Corth 5:17, Gal 2:20.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Friday, 17 May 2013
Decisions!
When the time
comes to make decisions, don't be afraid and take another route, the
route that seems to be the best, but only for a moment, the easy way
out, is not always the best. Many times in life we will be faced to make
some decisions and most of the times, these decisions will affect the
ones we love and the ones that are part of our world, be it friends,
family, neighbors, etc. Some way, some how it is inevitable to make a
decision.
Decision making is an everyday thing, the question is, by what criteria do we make these decisions? Is it according to how I feel as a person or do we truly seek for something more, do we look at the welfare of others or maybe its a win and take situation.
Honestly its not easy especially if the decision made will affect the ones around us. Paul tells us that we are to look not unto ourselves but unto others Romans 12:3, this means that in decision making, we are to always consider others as they will one way or the other be affected.
Above all things, we are to always put God first for we are bought with a price, we are not our own 1 Corth 7:23, for Romans clearly states that we are of the LORD Romans 14:8, Colossians 3:23.
Seeking first always the kingdom of God and its righteousness above every other entity. Then only can we be safe and sure to say that " I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!"
Decision making is an everyday thing, the question is, by what criteria do we make these decisions? Is it according to how I feel as a person or do we truly seek for something more, do we look at the welfare of others or maybe its a win and take situation.
Honestly its not easy especially if the decision made will affect the ones around us. Paul tells us that we are to look not unto ourselves but unto others Romans 12:3, this means that in decision making, we are to always consider others as they will one way or the other be affected.
Above all things, we are to always put God first for we are bought with a price, we are not our own 1 Corth 7:23, for Romans clearly states that we are of the LORD Romans 14:8, Colossians 3:23.
Seeking first always the kingdom of God and its righteousness above every other entity. Then only can we be safe and sure to say that " I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!"
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
My Father came through me
I remember this incidence just like it was yesterday, the story of how my Father in Heaven came through for me during my preparations for the Medical Entrance exam here in the University i study.
Before I came here, i always wanted to study Medicine and do it for the good and benefit of others. I remember vividly telling God that I would be His servant and always serve Him if He took me the UAP. In my promise, i forgot to tell Him that He had to allow me to enter Med school to have the whole desire complete and finally when the time came to be here,i took the Spanish lessons that were a requisite for my studying here because I am a foreing student and spanish is not my first language.
Arrived here in September and begun my Spanish lessons and at the same time, begun studying for the Medical Entrance Exam that was coming up in February, both had to be in Spanish and I remember that almost eveyday I would tell Jesus how much of a challenge it was to do this but many times God would remind me of how much He loved me and that He was with me throughout that tedious journey. I trusted, I studied His word, clinged on to His promises and left the rest in His hands and I told Him that If it was His will I will definitly enter the Faculty of Medicine
Februaury finally came as I did all I possilbly could to sum up my studies and keep relaxed and focused on Jesus because I knew that He was with me at that point. During that time, many of my friends showed their support and love by praying for me, speaking words of encouragment and they also sent me verses, just what i needed at that crucial point. God sent people, i love to call them blessings because they are, He sent new people that i now call friends to be by my side during that time, He positvely spoke through the mouths of human beings as they told me me with a doubt that would enter the faculty and be a good doctor. He even sent one young lady to give me the books and materials for the first year of Medicine..........., now that was amazing, One other young lady and friend gave me her lab coat as a gift, but that was after i received the news.
I wondered and thought deeply just how God communicated to me duting that time, He used so many mediums to tell me and show me His will and i was really humbled, but sometimes i would seat down and think to myself "what of i dont make it?" So many questions run through my mind and heart as I saw just how much faith and support i received during that time, my family prayed for me as the days approached to the exam, my Spanish teachers prayed too. So many times, i told God that i didnt want to disappoint my parents and waste the money that they had invested in just to ensure that my dreams came true, i told Him that above all things i didnt want to disappoint Him and bring shame to His name because almost everyone in this place knew that i came all the way from Africa to achieve this and knew me to be a God fearing person,not that i glory in self but Christ's light is inevitable to see wherever you go even if the people speak a different language from yours. Those are some other lessons that i learnt, will share more on that. I knew that i had to do my best for God, do my best for His glory, i knew that His name was at stake if i didnt glorify Him appropriately especially in my academics. So we talked openly about the situation and He assured me through His word and i felt His blessings everyday through the mediums that He used to communicate to me His will.
The day for the exam arrived,it was on a Wednesday. I wasn't really nervous because that morning Jesus and I spoke and I surrendered everything in His hands, that His will may be done. The morning session was quiet a challenge especially with Physics, and well, knowing my personality, i just couldnt hold back my tears, i needed to cry and that made me feel better,a dear friend and sister of mine prayed with me and i felt much better, the interview was good, thanks to God, before i went in to be interviewed, i asked God to give me the right words to say because i was really being sincere and honest and my intention for entering the faculty are purely unselfish and are to the benefit of others. The second part of the exam was way better than the first and i wrote the exam knowing that i was going to receive an email form the faculty on their final decision.
The days went by as we all anxouisly waited for the results, they told us that they would be out on a Wednesday the following week. During the wait, rumors had been spreading that they would be out a little bit earlier than Wednesday, and as soon as i heard that i begun to e anxious. Friday morning was the day that i had to sum up with the Spanish courses and prepare to seat for my final paper for the Spanish course, and by God's grace i aced the Spanish Final Exam. I had to sent an email to my coordinator Romina Rivarola, so i opened my mail an found 2 new messages, one from Romina and another form a new contact, I opened the one from the new contact first and found that it was from the Faculty. I MADE IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I screamed and jumped for joy, i immediately sent an email to my Mother who had been patiently waiting for the response too.I praised my Father and remembered that Psalm from Psalm 43:5 that says "Hope in the Lord, for i will yet Praise Him..."
That marks my testimony of how God my Father in Heaven came through for me. And now i know that this is His will for my life, this is the path that He has set out for me and i will gladly follow it, knowing fully well in my heart that the road is not easy and i will definitely learn so many things while in this profession and that's what i love about it. It will teach me to utterly and wholly depend upon my Father in Heaven, my friend and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 John 4:14,15!
Before I came here, i always wanted to study Medicine and do it for the good and benefit of others. I remember vividly telling God that I would be His servant and always serve Him if He took me the UAP. In my promise, i forgot to tell Him that He had to allow me to enter Med school to have the whole desire complete and finally when the time came to be here,i took the Spanish lessons that were a requisite for my studying here because I am a foreing student and spanish is not my first language.
Arrived here in September and begun my Spanish lessons and at the same time, begun studying for the Medical Entrance Exam that was coming up in February, both had to be in Spanish and I remember that almost eveyday I would tell Jesus how much of a challenge it was to do this but many times God would remind me of how much He loved me and that He was with me throughout that tedious journey. I trusted, I studied His word, clinged on to His promises and left the rest in His hands and I told Him that If it was His will I will definitly enter the Faculty of Medicine
Februaury finally came as I did all I possilbly could to sum up my studies and keep relaxed and focused on Jesus because I knew that He was with me at that point. During that time, many of my friends showed their support and love by praying for me, speaking words of encouragment and they also sent me verses, just what i needed at that crucial point. God sent people, i love to call them blessings because they are, He sent new people that i now call friends to be by my side during that time, He positvely spoke through the mouths of human beings as they told me me with a doubt that would enter the faculty and be a good doctor. He even sent one young lady to give me the books and materials for the first year of Medicine..........., now that was amazing, One other young lady and friend gave me her lab coat as a gift, but that was after i received the news.
I wondered and thought deeply just how God communicated to me duting that time, He used so many mediums to tell me and show me His will and i was really humbled, but sometimes i would seat down and think to myself "what of i dont make it?" So many questions run through my mind and heart as I saw just how much faith and support i received during that time, my family prayed for me as the days approached to the exam, my Spanish teachers prayed too. So many times, i told God that i didnt want to disappoint my parents and waste the money that they had invested in just to ensure that my dreams came true, i told Him that above all things i didnt want to disappoint Him and bring shame to His name because almost everyone in this place knew that i came all the way from Africa to achieve this and knew me to be a God fearing person,not that i glory in self but Christ's light is inevitable to see wherever you go even if the people speak a different language from yours. Those are some other lessons that i learnt, will share more on that. I knew that i had to do my best for God, do my best for His glory, i knew that His name was at stake if i didnt glorify Him appropriately especially in my academics. So we talked openly about the situation and He assured me through His word and i felt His blessings everyday through the mediums that He used to communicate to me His will.
The day for the exam arrived,it was on a Wednesday. I wasn't really nervous because that morning Jesus and I spoke and I surrendered everything in His hands, that His will may be done. The morning session was quiet a challenge especially with Physics, and well, knowing my personality, i just couldnt hold back my tears, i needed to cry and that made me feel better,a dear friend and sister of mine prayed with me and i felt much better, the interview was good, thanks to God, before i went in to be interviewed, i asked God to give me the right words to say because i was really being sincere and honest and my intention for entering the faculty are purely unselfish and are to the benefit of others. The second part of the exam was way better than the first and i wrote the exam knowing that i was going to receive an email form the faculty on their final decision.
The days went by as we all anxouisly waited for the results, they told us that they would be out on a Wednesday the following week. During the wait, rumors had been spreading that they would be out a little bit earlier than Wednesday, and as soon as i heard that i begun to e anxious. Friday morning was the day that i had to sum up with the Spanish courses and prepare to seat for my final paper for the Spanish course, and by God's grace i aced the Spanish Final Exam. I had to sent an email to my coordinator Romina Rivarola, so i opened my mail an found 2 new messages, one from Romina and another form a new contact, I opened the one from the new contact first and found that it was from the Faculty. I MADE IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I screamed and jumped for joy, i immediately sent an email to my Mother who had been patiently waiting for the response too.I praised my Father and remembered that Psalm from Psalm 43:5 that says "Hope in the Lord, for i will yet Praise Him..."
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| Me during my first weeks here in Argentina. |
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| Celebrating with the girls after receiving the good news. |
True benevolence 2
Here is some quotations form the book that i read
" In the providence of God we are placed in different positions to call into exercise qualities of mind calculated to develop character under a variety of circumstances."
" Professed Christians may live unexceptionable lives so far as outward appearance is concerned; but when a change of circumstances throws them into entirely different positions, strong traits of character are discovered, which would have remained hidden had their surroundings continued the same."
" I was shown that you have selfish traits which you have need to strictly guard against. You will be in danger of regarding your prosperity and your convenience irrespective of the prosperity of others. You do not possess a spirit of self-denial that resembles the great Exemplar. You should cultivate benevolence, which will bring you more into harmony with the spirit of Christ in His disinterested benevolence. You need more human sympathy. This is a quality of our natures which God has given us to render us charitable and kind to those with whom we are brought in contact. We find it in men and women whose hearts are not in unison with Christ, and it is a sad sight indeed when His professed followers lack this great essential of Christianity. They do not copy the Pattern, and it is impossible for them to reflect the image of Jesus in their lives and deportment."
" When human sympathy is blended with love and benevolence, and sanctified by the Spirit of Jesus, it is an element which can be productive of great good. Those who cultivate benevolence are not only doing a good work for others, and blessing those who receive the good action, but they are benefiting themselves by opening their hearts to the benign influence of true benevolence. Every ray of light shed upon others will be reflected upon our own hearts. Every kind and sympathizing word spoken to the sorrowful, every act to relieve the oppressed, and every gift to supply the necessities of our fellow beings, given or done with an eye to God's glory, will result in blessings to the giver. Those who are thus working are obeying a law of heaven and will receive the approval of God. The pleasure of doing good to others imparts a glow to the feelings which flashes through the nerves, quickens the circulation of the blood, and induces mental and physical health. {4T 56.2}
Jesus knew the influence of benevolence upon the heart and life of the benefactor, and He sought to impress upon the minds of His disciples the benefits to be derived from the exercise of this virtue. He says: It is more blessed to give than to receive." He illustrates the spirit of cheerful benevolence, which should be exercised toward friends, neighbors, and strangers, by the parable of the man who journeyed from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Notwithstanding the exalted profession of piety made by the priest and the Levite, their hearts were not stirred with pitying tenderness for the sufferer. A Samaritan who made no such lofty pretensions to righteousness passed that way, and when he saw the stranger's need he did not regard him with mere idle curiosity, but he saw a human being in distress, and his compassion was excited. He immediately went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him." And on the morrow he left him in charge of the host, with the assurance that he would pay all charges on his return. Christ asks: Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise." {4T 56.3}
Here Jesus wished to teach His disciples the moral obligations which are binding upon man to his fellow man. Whoever neglects to carry out the principles illustrated by this lesson is not a commandment keeper, but, like the Levite, he breaks the law of God which he pretends to revere. There are some, who, like the Samaritan, make no pretensions to exalted piety, yet who have a high sense of their obligations to their fellow men and have far more charity and kindness than some who profess great love to God, but fail in good works toward His creatures."
" In the providence of God we are placed in different positions to call into exercise qualities of mind calculated to develop character under a variety of circumstances."
" Professed Christians may live unexceptionable lives so far as outward appearance is concerned; but when a change of circumstances throws them into entirely different positions, strong traits of character are discovered, which would have remained hidden had their surroundings continued the same."
" I was shown that you have selfish traits which you have need to strictly guard against. You will be in danger of regarding your prosperity and your convenience irrespective of the prosperity of others. You do not possess a spirit of self-denial that resembles the great Exemplar. You should cultivate benevolence, which will bring you more into harmony with the spirit of Christ in His disinterested benevolence. You need more human sympathy. This is a quality of our natures which God has given us to render us charitable and kind to those with whom we are brought in contact. We find it in men and women whose hearts are not in unison with Christ, and it is a sad sight indeed when His professed followers lack this great essential of Christianity. They do not copy the Pattern, and it is impossible for them to reflect the image of Jesus in their lives and deportment."
Jesus knew the influence of benevolence upon the heart and life of the benefactor, and He sought to impress upon the minds of His disciples the benefits to be derived from the exercise of this virtue. He says: It is more blessed to give than to receive." He illustrates the spirit of cheerful benevolence, which should be exercised toward friends, neighbors, and strangers, by the parable of the man who journeyed from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Notwithstanding the exalted profession of piety made by the priest and the Levite, their hearts were not stirred with pitying tenderness for the sufferer. A Samaritan who made no such lofty pretensions to righteousness passed that way, and when he saw the stranger's need he did not regard him with mere idle curiosity, but he saw a human being in distress, and his compassion was excited. He immediately went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him." And on the morrow he left him in charge of the host, with the assurance that he would pay all charges on his return. Christ asks: Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise." {4T 56.3}
Here Jesus wished to teach His disciples the moral obligations which are binding upon man to his fellow man. Whoever neglects to carry out the principles illustrated by this lesson is not a commandment keeper, but, like the Levite, he breaks the law of God which he pretends to revere. There are some, who, like the Samaritan, make no pretensions to exalted piety, yet who have a high sense of their obligations to their fellow men and have far more charity and kindness than some who profess great love to God, but fail in good works toward His creatures."
True Benevolence
What does true benevolence mean?
I wondered as i read from one of the books of my favorite author. And as i read, I asked my self, what does Christ require of us as His children concerning our relations with our neighbors, our brothers and sisters in Christ.
As i scrolled down further to read, i was over whelmed by how much we tend to be self centered as human beings especially as God's children, His representatives. Looking very well at the conduct of the priest and the levite in the parable that Jesus told about the good samaritan. During my short stay here, i have learnt and am learing so many things about human relations and how to relate with our fellow brothers, strangers and others that we will cross paths with and i must admit that it has taught me and is teaching me some grande lessons.
Being like Jesus en tells that i have to fellow His example and teachings from His word and that includes not only preaching, healing and baptizing but accepting people the way the are. I thought i had this ability until i came here, so far away from home and interacted with different people from all walks and corners of the world. with different cultures and personalities.
While i embrace and respect everyone's culture, Jesus calls me to stand up and stand out for Him,to represent Him as his servant and friend, and oh what a privilege it is to be part of this experience. But one thing i have discovered is that i will do so day by day as I wholly and totally depend on Him. My friend and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I wondered as i read from one of the books of my favorite author. And as i read, I asked my self, what does Christ require of us as His children concerning our relations with our neighbors, our brothers and sisters in Christ.
As i scrolled down further to read, i was over whelmed by how much we tend to be self centered as human beings especially as God's children, His representatives. Looking very well at the conduct of the priest and the levite in the parable that Jesus told about the good samaritan. During my short stay here, i have learnt and am learing so many things about human relations and how to relate with our fellow brothers, strangers and others that we will cross paths with and i must admit that it has taught me and is teaching me some grande lessons.
Being like Jesus en tells that i have to fellow His example and teachings from His word and that includes not only preaching, healing and baptizing but accepting people the way the are. I thought i had this ability until i came here, so far away from home and interacted with different people from all walks and corners of the world. with different cultures and personalities.
While i embrace and respect everyone's culture, Jesus calls me to stand up and stand out for Him,to represent Him as his servant and friend, and oh what a privilege it is to be part of this experience. But one thing i have discovered is that i will do so day by day as I wholly and totally depend on Him. My friend and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Friends
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| Ebenezer, Ezekias and I |
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| Chinedu |
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| Yonalda,Rachel,Veronica and I |
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| Rachel |
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| Luisa |
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| Yonalda and I |
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| Pearla and Daniela |
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| Melany and Tiffany |
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| Ellen,Ann-Claire,Gloria and I |
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| Londra Rodriguez and I |
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| Emmanuel,Eloisa,Ciro and Leandro. |
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| Ellen and Anna-Laura |
Who do I turn to?
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| When am hurt and disappointed |
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| I know You are up there Father! |
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| I turn To You dear Father! |
Be who you are
Many times in life, especially when we are placed in new situations, we tend to find our selves on the compromising side. Well this has not been an easy experience for me during my short time here in Argentina, I have had to learn things both through the easy and hard way, i asked so many questions and with time i got the answers to my questions. God is teaching me to be me and embrace the God given personality that i have in Him, i cant be some one else or stand in someone's shadow, i have my identity and each day that passes by i am learning more and more about myself and my Jesus.
I am so grateful to God that this is going on in my life right now, because i am learning not only more about myself but more about my Jesus, its in these situations that i am drawn closer to Him and know my identity in Him. I am learning each day to depend wholly upon Christ and not upon my own strengths and the strengths of humans.
Above all things there is but one thing i desire, and that is to be more like Jesus my Savior so i can better reflect Him even as i serve Him and prepare for my life work and to finally go to Heaven and take others with me as well, that is purpose to me. And i know that the only reason why I'm gong ti study Medicine is for the to relieve people of the physical pain and most importantly to lead them to My God that will save and purify them both physically and spiritually.
But before that, i must learn and i will learn because its God's will that i learn of Him and grow more into His image and likeness.
I am so grateful to God that this is going on in my life right now, because i am learning not only more about myself but more about my Jesus, its in these situations that i am drawn closer to Him and know my identity in Him. I am learning each day to depend wholly upon Christ and not upon my own strengths and the strengths of humans.
Above all things there is but one thing i desire, and that is to be more like Jesus my Savior so i can better reflect Him even as i serve Him and prepare for my life work and to finally go to Heaven and take others with me as well, that is purpose to me. And i know that the only reason why I'm gong ti study Medicine is for the to relieve people of the physical pain and most importantly to lead them to My God that will save and purify them both physically and spiritually.
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| Me at the park |
Will I let You lead?
It is day by
day,in sincerity and humility on our part that God reveals His will to
us. As we learn to trust Him and surrender our lives wholly to Him,He
directs our path according to His will Prov 3:5,6 and Psalm 32:8. Thus
in trust and confidence do we follow the Path that He directs for us.
Prov 20:21 We all have our dreams and goals,but if truly we are children of God,our dreams and goals will be in harmony with His will, when we plan, we should ask "In what way do my plans glorify God's name? Will my dreams benefit others or will i receive all the glory in the end?"
When we begin to think in these lines and pray for guidance, God smiles on us!
The question is "Will i let Him lead?". Will i give my self wholly to the One that i so claim to love? Will i seek Him with an open and honest heart? Will i listen to what He has to say or maybe will i just ignore His counsel and do things my way? These questions scare me as i meditate and contemplate upon them. Will i be as faithful to Him as Abraham was when by faith he left his land not knowing where he was going,but wholly depended on He that was leading?
Father, teach me to obey!
Prov 20:21 We all have our dreams and goals,but if truly we are children of God,our dreams and goals will be in harmony with His will, when we plan, we should ask "In what way do my plans glorify God's name? Will my dreams benefit others or will i receive all the glory in the end?"
When we begin to think in these lines and pray for guidance, God smiles on us!
The question is "Will i let Him lead?". Will i give my self wholly to the One that i so claim to love? Will i seek Him with an open and honest heart? Will i listen to what He has to say or maybe will i just ignore His counsel and do things my way? These questions scare me as i meditate and contemplate upon them. Will i be as faithful to Him as Abraham was when by faith he left his land not knowing where he was going,but wholly depended on He that was leading?
Father, teach me to obey!
It must that......i am blind
"Lord show me Your way, teach me Your ways, help me to grow, help me know you more..........." And the list goes on
Its God's greatest desire to answer these prayers, only when they are offered to Him in sincerity, with a broken and contrite spirit Psalm 51:17. So many times in His awesome word has God tried to communicate to us His will and without a shadow of doubt He itches to let us know and learn of Him.
The thing that we can never change is the fact that God is perfect and is never wrong, we are the evil ones, the ones with the fault, the ones in need of salvation here not GOD we are the ones to learn of Him and be conformed to His perfect image and character. Our God is more that willing to share His will to us, but we are never there to sit down, take some time off our so called "busy schedules" and listen an learn of Him.
Could it be that all this time God has been communicating to me His will but yet i don't even take notice of it? I definitely know the answer to that question, and yet i claim to be a representative of this Great and High God that dwells in the Heavens.
I need to see things the way God sees them especially if i claim to be His own and am so glad that He is more than willing to hep me all the way, He promised me in Rev 3:18 that He will anoint my eyes with salve that i may see.
My Hope is in Jesus Christ the Perfect and High God whom i serve. But as long as i keep trying to handle things my way, i will remain blind and without HOPE *viamispensamientos*
Its God's greatest desire to answer these prayers, only when they are offered to Him in sincerity, with a broken and contrite spirit Psalm 51:17. So many times in His awesome word has God tried to communicate to us His will and without a shadow of doubt He itches to let us know and learn of Him.
The thing that we can never change is the fact that God is perfect and is never wrong, we are the evil ones, the ones with the fault, the ones in need of salvation here not GOD we are the ones to learn of Him and be conformed to His perfect image and character. Our God is more that willing to share His will to us, but we are never there to sit down, take some time off our so called "busy schedules" and listen an learn of Him.
Could it be that all this time God has been communicating to me His will but yet i don't even take notice of it? I definitely know the answer to that question, and yet i claim to be a representative of this Great and High God that dwells in the Heavens.
I need to see things the way God sees them especially if i claim to be His own and am so glad that He is more than willing to hep me all the way, He promised me in Rev 3:18 that He will anoint my eyes with salve that i may see.
My Hope is in Jesus Christ the Perfect and High God whom i serve. But as long as i keep trying to handle things my way, i will remain blind and without HOPE *viamispensamientos*
Wait.......I am not yet done
This is the part
where I wait and see what the Lord has in store, what lesson He has for
me to learn this time around. But while i wait, I know that He is
definitely up to something, something that is always for my good and
that enables me to grow in His grace Romans 8:28.
There's more that what the ordinary man envisions and pictures, more that what the tiny human mind tries to process and that's God's amazing love for us and His ability to always handle things in the right way and perfect way, in accordance to His will that His name may be glorified.
Truthfully speaking, daily I am humbled as I learn each day that passes by a little bit more about my Jesus, the famous man that saved and redeemed me, the one who justifies me and now is sanctifying me and conforming me to his image. Indeed there is more to this christian walk than what we humans tend to think. Its a daily walk, a walk of faith, a walk of growth, a walk of love, of joy, peace, happiness, blessings,humility and so many more precious things that still i am yet to learn. I have some to see a glimpse of what it truly is and who exactly is in charge here.
Therefore, to conclude the matter, although it sometimes gets tough and rough and unbearable in my human form, I am so glad that i get to experience this, its a privilege, its an honor to be taught by CHRIST himself, the battle definitely exists, its real, but in the end, God's will is done as the flesh is defeated and the will of God prevails.
I wouldn't love to trade this christian experience with anything that this world has to offer.
For all is VANITY!
There's more that what the ordinary man envisions and pictures, more that what the tiny human mind tries to process and that's God's amazing love for us and His ability to always handle things in the right way and perfect way, in accordance to His will that His name may be glorified.
Truthfully speaking, daily I am humbled as I learn each day that passes by a little bit more about my Jesus, the famous man that saved and redeemed me, the one who justifies me and now is sanctifying me and conforming me to his image. Indeed there is more to this christian walk than what we humans tend to think. Its a daily walk, a walk of faith, a walk of growth, a walk of love, of joy, peace, happiness, blessings,humility and so many more precious things that still i am yet to learn. I have some to see a glimpse of what it truly is and who exactly is in charge here.
Therefore, to conclude the matter, although it sometimes gets tough and rough and unbearable in my human form, I am so glad that i get to experience this, its a privilege, its an honor to be taught by CHRIST himself, the battle definitely exists, its real, but in the end, God's will is done as the flesh is defeated and the will of God prevails.
I wouldn't love to trade this christian experience with anything that this world has to offer.
For all is VANITY!
Me and my music
It adds color to life,
Its my way of praising my Father in Heaven,
He gave me this voice and i will definitey praise Him.
started my piano lessons but i don't have my music pieces, some day hope to learn, some day.
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