A NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!!!! Everyone posts, its all i see as soon as i open my news feeds on social media. A new year is defined by everyone according to their personal view. Some have a list of resolutions and wishes to fulfill, others just want the simple things.

 

Over the years i have learnt that having my new years lists got kinda tedious as i observed during half of the year that i didn't achieve some of the things i had put on my list. With time, this frustrated me and i decided from last year to keep things a little bit simple. So i shortened my list to three things:

1. More attention to Jesus
2. Better physical health
3. Conquer my fears.

I will say that fortunately i did achieve number 3, would have improved more on number 1 & 2. As we approach the new year 2017, today being the last day of the year, Christ spoke to me personally in my morning devotion. ITS TIME TO BE MADE WHOLE AND COMPLETE! time to GROW MORE and fulfill His purpose and plans for my life. Time to be more firm to principle and compromise only in preference. 

Sometimes in my anxiety i looked at what was around me, my colleagues, friends, environment, society, community, etc And in this day and age, people prefer to go along with the crowd and loose themselves. I saw that that was a danger and at the same time a temptation for me. I realized that the moment i shifted my eyes from God, i began to slip a little into the patterns of this world.

Don't get me wrong, the world isn't some nasty place, and neither am i an isolated alien. But according to what Scripture says, we are not of this world, we are in it, but not of it, We are not to be conformed to the ways of the world but are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, meditating on God's Word, spending time in prayer and baring His testimony will make us stronger and more firm.

To shine in the light I have been given and bloom where i have been planted, to advance and grow according as Jesus would want me to. To prepare daily for His second coming and choose to be sanctified and have my character worked on, being the person that He wants me to be. To not merely TALK the TALK but above all to WALK the TALK. To allow Jesus to fill me, fill me with His presence and may my life be a living example of His love. To both seek my growth and the growth of those around me,

A new year is a new opportunity, not just to start afresh, but to finish off from where you ended a

nd GLORIFY the name of YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER

Growing up

Boy do I have a load of things to say on this topic. Well I have come to see that growth or growing up is so diverse. We grow in various aspects of our lives; physically, morally, spiritually, emotionally, mentally........ you  name it. 

To me growth is an active process of change, a better change, its progressive, ongoing. And in all cases, we don't feel it. I can almost say that growing has a lot to do with FAITH, for example, biologically speaking when the cells divide and differentiate or when there is cell specialization, the organism does not feel this ongoing process but finds itself in a superior position than before.

In science we learn that one of the characteristics of living things is their ability to grow. All living things grow, plants grow, people grow, animals grows etc.  But there's another side of growth that I have come to see, and that is "the higher you go, the more is expected." very different from the geographical theory of cooling that states " the higher yo go, the cooler it becomes." The more you grow, the more is expected. Things change and you begin to see things in a different way.

Its true to say that the person you were 2 years ago is not the same person you are today. Because everyday we undergo change, everyday we learn though we hardly realize it, we are surrounded by so many stimuli that stimulate us but we don't realize it. example, the day to day decisions we make, the little and simple things we do each contribute to our shaping and formation of character.

The greatest thing or priority in life is not so much the material things we may obtain by our human means. how many cars we would have driven, how many friends we would have made or how many houses we would have built. But the greatest treasure that we have whether we recognize it or not is our IDENTITY. our CHARACTER!!! Questions like who am I? what is my purpose in life? where am I going? what do I contribute to life??????? all these questions all have a root, a deep search within the human heart to find himself in this lost world.

Through out the ages, man has tried and is still trying to "find himself" but the search doesn't have to be that tedious. Because with Jesus by our side, we learn more and more about ourselves. In Jesus we have life, meaning, purpose and hope, In Him we have everything we need. The truth is growing up is not easy, they are challenges everywhere, battles from all corners. Horrible this may be, we have an assurance that our Savior and friend Jesus will always be there to hold us, mold us and love us till the end.

Growing up is believing even when you can't see anything happening AT ALL. Especially when it comes to the Christian growth. There is no meter or apparatus to measure our Christian growth but what we do have is the assurance and the wonderful promises of God. He bids us ABIDE! STAY! STAY IN HIM!!!! STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. And You will be fine! 

You WILL NOT FEEL IT!!!! but by Jesus just BELIEVE IT because HE SAYS SO! 

John 15:3,4

SNH

Service

What does it really mean to serve???? For the past few days I have been deeply contemplating on service, what it takes to serve, why should I serve? And am so glad on the impressions I have received concerning this topic.

First things first, the definition of service is to genuinely place the needs of another before your own. That definition kinda sounds familiar to me........ I personally think that service has a lot to do with LOVE, that high and holy principle that only Christ teaches us. Service isn't conditional, its a sincere willingness to do whats right and what would be best for the other according to the instructions of the Divine Master Jesus Christ. Now this "other" isn't always going to be a friend, a mother or someone thats very known to us, this also applies to strangers, in fact it highly applies to our enemies, those that do us wrong, those that hurt and bruise us.

When people here this, they quickly turn their faces aways as they remember and reflect upon the horrible memories that are linked to a person that wronged them, But as Jesus said, what good is it to love only those that do good to us? Mat 5:46. The whole point of love is to apply the principle on those that hurt us. But why????????? I asked this question always, until Jesus in His mercy, through His holy word, answered me and made it all clear.

In loving someone undeserving, you show the character of your Master and trainer Jesus Christ. In loving those people, you are used as an instrument to help them know more about Jesus. The truth is this world is very old!!! Its filled with people that are always after their own pleasures and this is all because of SIN, even Jesus said it in Mat 24:12 concerning the conditions of the close of earth's history. " And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many will wax cold" we don't even need to prove this statement, just by looking around us, we can see that the words of Jesus are not void. He never lies.

There's more to life than getting what we want, achieving all our aims and goals, I am in no way against determination and the goals that one has in life, but I am saying that in all we do, we should consider others. We should seek to serve and help someone's life better. We won't be super heroes with super natural powers, but in the little done, we will make a difference in Jesus name because we are ambassadors for Him in this lost and dying world.

To serve is to love, for without love I can not serve as Jesus served. Jesus was moved with compassion for the people He met, He felt their hurt and knew their deepest cries. He sympathized earnestly with them and drew close to them because their situation got to His heart. Oh what an example!!! Without Jesus, I can not serve, my carnal heart is not built for that, but as Jesus promises me in Eze 36:26,27 He will give me new heart, He will take away this heart of stone an replace it with a heart of flesh. Its the only way that a human can actually make a difference, any other method apart from this one is false and will be in vain.

The Savior asked "How can you being evil speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." and He was right. A Chinese man can not speak Spanish naturally, he has to be trained, so it is with us, we can not serve genuinely, we have to be trained! trained by a master, the Master Jesus Christ.

The truth is I am still learning to serve, its not easy, sometimes I receive the worst of the worst treatment, and knowing my sensitive nature, I have wept a few times here and there, and sometimes, people are very receptive and warm, but regardless of the response, good or bad, its worth it, its worth it because Christ did it before I did and that's what gives me HOPE!

Service

What does it really mean to serve???? For the past few days I have been deeply contemplating on service, what it takes to serve, why should I serve? And am so glad on the impressions I have received concerning this topic.

First things first, the definition of service is to genuinely place the needs of another before your own. That definition kinda sounds familiar to me........ I personally think that service has a lot to do with LOVE, that high and holy principle that only Christ teaches us. Service isn't conditional, its a sincere willingness to do whats right and what would be best for the other according to the instructions of the Divine Master Jesus Christ. Now this "other" isn't always going to be a friend, a mother or someone thats very known to us, this also applies to strangers, in fact it highly applies to our enemies, those that do us wrong, those that hurt and bruise us.

When people here this, they quickly turn their faces aways as they remember and reflect upon the horrible memories that are linked to a person that wronged them, But as Jesus said, what good is it to love only those that do good to us? Mat 5:46. The whole point of love is to apply the principle on those that hurt us. But why????????? I asked this question always, until Jesus in His mercy, through His holy word, answered me and made it all clear.

In loving someone undeserving, you show the character of your Master and trainer Jesus Christ. In loving those people, you are used as an instrument to help them know more about Jesus. The truth is this world is very old!!! Its filled with people that are always after their own pleasures and this is all because of SIN, even Jesus said it in Mat 24:12 concerning the conditions of the close of earth's history. " And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many will wax cold" we don't even need to prove this statement, just by looking around us, we can see that the words of Jesus are not void. He never lies.

There's more to life than getting what we want, achieving all our aims and goals, I am in no way against determination and the goals that one has in life, but I am saying that in all we do, we should consider others. We should seek to serve and help someone's life better. We won't be super heroes with super natural powers, but in the little done, we will make a difference in Jesus name because we are ambassadors for Him in this lost and dying world.

To serve is to love, for without love I can not serve as Jesus served. Jesus was moved with compassion for the people He met, He felt their hurt and knew their deepest cries. He sympathized earnestly with them and drew close to them because their situation got to His heart. Oh what an example!!! Without Jesus, I can not serve, my carnal heart is not built for that, but as Jesus promises me in Eze 36:26,27 He will give me new heart, He will take away this heart of stone an replace it with a heart of flesh. Its the only way that a human can actually make a difference, any other method apart from this one is false and will be in vain.

The Savior asked "How can you being evil speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." and He was right. A Chinese man can not speak Spanish naturally, he has to be trained, so it is with us, we can not serve genuinely, we have to be trained! trained by a master, the Master Jesus Christ.

The truth is I am still learning to serve, its not easy, sometimes I receive the worst of the worst treatment, and knowing my sensitive nature, I have wept a few times here and there, and sometimes, people are very receptive and warm, but regardless of the response, good or bad, its worth it, its worth it because Christ did it before I did and that's what gives me HOPE!
SNH *vialavoluntaddeDios*

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..."

Me during my first weeks here in Argentina.

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!

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."

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*

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!

How will the people know

Me!

How will the people know about Jesus?
They will know by you and i sharing His amazing and infinite Love!
to do that we need molding,we need training,we need refining
God will never allow His children to misrepresent Him other than His will with pure exactness
God does deal with the bare minimum but with accuracy and fullness.
we can never do this or attain this on our own
only in Christ and through Christ can we be in such a state


I desire to be an instrument well played by the Master himself,
I desire to be the clay in the hands of the Potter.
Psalm 138:8"The Lord shall perfect that which concerns me"

Unless the LORD builds

"Unless the Lord builds the house,they labour in vain that build it,unless the LORD keeps the city,the watchman wakes but in vain"Psalm 127:1

The essentials!

Review and Revive

I always keep a journal of what happens on some days like an exciting day,a bad day,a normal day etc.well today was review day,i took time to review what i have been writing from way back,i have always been a fan of writing and noting things down and some have told me to upgrade my skill or talent and i must say that i am not really a good time manager,hence the writing at different and unfixed times.

I came across something that caught my eye,when i write in my journal,i write everything in a form of a letter to God,in this manner,i express my self to Him as a friend and Father and He hears me and reads my writings.Today i read something about the time i was down and had disappointed my Mother,boy was i broken,but i loved the way i expressed myself to God,i expressed myself to Him openly with a broken heart and with the power of His Spirit,He calmed me down and i started to get powerful insight about how we as human beings are not perfect and how we totally depend on God in everything.

Today i felt great when i realized how much i am in need of Him and how He openly receives us when we call especially when we are broken and hopeless.Our Lord of hope brings with Him hope and light when we come to Him and He willingly gives these things to us with and in Love.

Run to Him,oh child of despair and deemed hope!

He will be there for you and for me!

Thy Word!

Thy Word is lamp unto mu feet and a light unto my path!

The Lord says He will teach us and instruct us in the way that we should go Psalm 32:8,this is a promise we should hold on to,our only hope to success and true happiness is found only in a relationship with Christ.
He is our shepherd,our friend,our counselor,our guide,our hope,our happiness,our smile,our joy,our peace and our all in all in this hopeless world that we live in!

Just as Joshua said in Joshua 24:15 so do i say also that as for me and my household,i dont have a house so as for me and my friends,family and loved ones,we will serve the LORD!
God is good
God is awesome
God is mighty.Give Him a chance and He will show it to you!
Enjoy!

Love

Love is patient,                                                                      Love seeks not her own,
Love is kind,                                                                         Love is not easily provoked,
Love does not envy,                                                              Love keeps no record of wrong,
Love vaunts not itself,                                                           Love does not rejoice in iniquity but in truth,
Love is not puffed up,                                                           Love bears all things,believes all things,
Love does not act rudely,                                                      Love hopes all things and endures all things,

                                                   LOVE NEVER FAILS!

                                                                                                                       

Consecration

This is a powerful quotation from my favorite author Ellen G White,under the chapter Consecration
"God's promise is"Ye shall seek Me and find Me,when you shall search for Me with all your heart"Jeremiah 29:13,By nature we are alienated from God. The Holy Spirit describes our condition in such words as these"Dead in trespasses and sins"Ephesians 2:1.God desires to heal us, to set us free. But since this requires an entire transformation, a renewing of our whole nature, we must yield ourselves wholly to Him.

The warfare against self is the greatest battle that as ever fought. The yielding of self, surrendering all to the will of God requires a struggle, but the soul must submit to God before it can be renewed in holiness
The government of God is not as Satan would make it,founded upon a blind submission,an unreasoning control. It appeals to the intellect and the conscience ."Come now and let us reason together"Isaiah 1:18 is the Creator's invitation to beings He made.God does not force the will of His creatures.He can not accept a homage that is not willingly and intelligently given.A mere forced submission would prevent all real development of mind or character,it would make man a mere automaton.Such is not the purpose of the Creator.

In giving ourselves to God we must necessarily give up all that would separate us from Him.Hence the Savior says "Whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has,he can not be my disciple"Luke14:33.Whatever shall draw away the heart from God must be given up"

Fod for thought

Through Christ,earth is linked with Heaven.With His own merits,Christ has bridged the gulf which sin had made.so that the ministering angels can hold communion with man.Chrisy connects fallen man in his weakness and helplessness with the source of infinite power.

True Confession

"The conditions of obtaining mercy of God are simple and just and reasonable.The Lord does not require of us some grievous thing in order that we might have the forgiveness of sin We need not make long wearisome pilgrims or perform painful penances to commend our souls to the God heaven or to expiate our transgression,but He that confesses his sin shall have mercy"
"Confess your sins one to another and pray for one another that ye may be healed"Jame 5:16.If you have given offense to your friend or neighbor,you are to acknowledge your wrong and it is his duty to freely forgive you.Then you are to seek forgiveness from god because the brother you have wounded is the property of God,and in injuring him you sinned against his Creator and Redeemer.The case is brought before the only True Mediator,our great High priest who "was in all points tempted like as we are,yet without sin," and who is"touched with the feeling of our infirmities"Hebrews 4:15 and is able to cleanse from every stain of iniquity.
"Those who have not humbled their souls before God in acknowledging their guilt,have not yet fulfilled the first condition of acceptance,The only reason why we do not have remission of sins that are past is that we are not willing to humble our hearts and comply with the conditions of the Word of Truth.Confession of sin whether public or private should be heartfelt and freely expressed.It is not to be urged of the sinner."
"The confession that is outpouring of the inmost soul finds its way to the God of infinite pity."The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and saves such as be of a contrite spirit"Psalm 34:18.
True confession is always of a specific character and acknowledges particular sins.They may be of such a nature as to be brought before God only,they may be wrongs that should be confessed to individuals who have suffered injury through them or they may be of public character and should be as publicly confessed.But all confessions should be definite and to the point,acknowledging the very sins which you are guilty."
From the book Steps to Christ by Ellen G. White.

Update

Chanda and I

 A Lot has happened to me in the past 1 or 2 months,i need to off load the great bunch,well i think il start from from the recent events like our moving back to the capital city Lusaka.I am glad that i am back,its good to be back home,but i will admit tht id really miss my friends in Kitwe and the great family that i had become part of in that beautiful town

At Nsobe outing with the Youths

That town holds a special place in my heart and life because its were the Lord trained me for life i believe He is still training me and am grateful to Him for that but i must say that Kitwe is a special place for me in my life,i met so many wonderful friend that are such a blessing to me even in this town.i must admit that when time came to move to Kitwe in 2009 i was not for the idea,i asked so many questions that i felt were not answered,well today i can say that our moving there turned out to be a grand blessing for us as well as to the people we had encounters with.

Having some great times with my friends at Nsobe camp

I miss all my friends even some that i didn't really hang out with,well with me i tried to be friends with every one and live peacefully with all men as Gods word advices but i don't know if i fulfilled that part,with the little but yet valuable lessons that God was teaching me i tried to put them into practice,simple things like smiling to people at the door as i welcomed them into the church,being a good listener and applying good communication skills,praying for people whom i asked requests from,advising,encouraging,loving and most of all being absolutely sincere and honest with all that i did.

My special church buddies

Photo with the wise women

Memories that i will always treasure and praise God for,i had a great experience in this small and simple town,filled with so many special people that i can not forget.

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,but a woman that fears the Lord,she shall be praised!"Prov 31:30!

Indeed charm is deceitful and beauty becomes vain when you don't fear the Lord,Its amazing the standard that this world has set when it comes to the modern woman,if you go to church your considered boring,if you pray,you are considered "holy".......
But come to think about it,is it anything to be ashamed of when you cant eat a meal in a public restaurant without saying a prayer of thanks?I don't think its a taboo,but the fact that you are open to show how much it means to you to pray,shows that you believe in God who is the Almighty King and Creator.If it becomes embarrassing to you to freely carry your bible as you walk across the street,or to pray with someone in a park,then start to question your relationship with Jesus,is it really genuine as you think it is?
Jesus did His crucifixion publicly to profess how much He died for you and me,so why should not profess publicly how much we are proud to be called His own!

Massive Reflection

Sometimes its important to sit down and reason with yourself,search yourself and reason with the Lord,see eye to eye with His awesome will and learn to accept situations the way the they are,cant believe that we will be moving soon,back to Lusaka,well i cant say that am all happy but its the other way round,but as i know Gods ways are so far apart from my ways Psalms 92:8 and Isaiah 55:8,9!

Another thing that has really hit me during this week is the aspect of searching myself and learning!i must say that learning takes a lot if patience,endurance,perseverance and emotion,in order for me to really learn something with a heart put into it,i must earn to learn and one the tips to learn to learn are:

• Learning doesn't take a day,sometimes it does,but when it doesn't,i shouldn't be hard on my self-the rule is to keep going until i get it.
• Learning isnt always pretty Heb 12:11,sometimes its rough and rocky,but it has to be done anyway for my own good.

• Learning is an experience that should be applied!Prov 3:1

These few and more are important tips to keep me going as i grow in Life
Mostly,always cry to my God for help and never do things my way but instead ask Him because He is wiser than i am!