Lessons in life

I found this on Pinterest and i thought it worthwhile to share.
A reminder that at the end of it all, you are strong and an overcomer, you are special and you have worth.

In Him I live, move and have my being

Good day folks, lately i have been feeling the need to wear my heart on my sleeve in terms of my faith. Not that i have been a closet believer, but just that i had come to a place in my life where i had grown comfortable because most of the people around me were of the same faith. I realise though that is not an excuse for me to be silent about who I am, and who I belong to, so I'm coming to a place where i am ready to show forth who I am. Even though most people especially at work would just joke about me and prayer, and church etc, i feel that alone is not enough, there should be fruit that is lasting that testifies to whose I am. I believe my walk and talk should testify to whose I am, and draw men unto Him, i should not be comfortable with just being called a believer in Christ, but i should also bear the fruits of my faith.

Are you proudly proclaiming who and whose you are wherever you go? Are you being fruitful and multiplying wherever you are? And will your fruit remain, when all has been said and done?
My dear friends, i pray that you may prosper and be in good health even as your souls prosper.3John2

My journey of exploration

I am on a journey of self-discovery, called life.
Daily i see new things about myself, good and bad
I embrace myself as i learn each day, because this is me
I endeavour to improve on the good and to change the bad
I'm learning not to take myself too seriously
As this journey is made up of many parts
Each one not an end in itself,but part of the whole
So i laugh at my mistakes, and promise myself
To look out next time and jump over the hurdles.
I'm learning to appreciate the beauty around me
Be it the sunrise or sunset, flowers on a spring day
Or raindrops on a stormy night
I watch the clouds form and see the various shapes
A bear with its cubs, or the face of a man
And I marvel at God's creactivity revealed
In all of His marvelous works.
I'm not afraid of tomorrow because i know
I'm not alone on this journey, the Master, the Creator
The one who created me, my Father is with me all the way
I walk this journey with the confidence that
Whatever comes my way, He is ready for it, and so I'm ready
Because He is in me and I am in Him
Christ in me, the hope of glory.

Happy Wednesday folks

Have a blessed Wednesday, and may you find rest for your soul in the Lord and may your confidence come from Him alone(Psalm 62v5).

"Come live in me Lord, and take over my life"

"Come live in me, all my life take over, come breathe in me and I will rise on eagles” These are the lyrics of a song I love very much and I like to believe as I sing them that I mean them with every part of my being, but its only today the 2nd of January 2014 as I listen to them again and think what they mean that I realise I was lying to myself most of the time. I recently had an opportunity to demonstrate the love and forgiveness of God in a way I never I was capable of doing. You see many years back when I was younger I was hurt deeply by someone I knew very well, and as the years went by my prayer has been Lord heal me, and I had taught myself to pray and bless them every time I thought of them, it was not an easy thing and sometimes I would just feel all the anger and pain well up, but little did I know that God was working on my wounded heart and giving me a new one. A few days back I had the opportunity to meet them again face to face and though I must admit I didn’t know how to respond or act around them, the Lord took my life over and for those couple of hours we sat together and had drinks we talked and laughed like old pals, shared parenting stories and so forth. I thought I was being nice or at the worst one of my thoughts was what choice do I have, but as I listen to these lyrics I realise I did have a choice to refuse to engage them in conversation and keep my heart guarded and stay with my pain. But my God who loves me unconditionally and knows I needed it more than they did, took over my life and made me rise above the pain and hurt on eagles’ wings. He made me extend love and forgiveness in a beautiful way and I believe it brought healing and liberty for us both as we sat and chatted. Though we never talked about what happened years ago yet I’m sure we stood up from that table renewed and with the weight lifted off and ready to embark on a new journey. Maybe we can even draw closer, who knows, only God knows the plans He has for us and they are plans of PEACE and not evil, to give us an expected end. As we begin this new year, I’m reminded that God does indeed hold my times in His hands, and my walls are continually before Him, I may think I have things under control, but He is always behind the scenes, working in me to will and to do His will, all for His glory, because it is never about me but about His greater purpose to reveal His glory through me. so many times i have felt foolish and like the laughing stock of everyone who knows me, but i realise daily that He is working His perfect will in my life, and this momentary suffering is going to reveal a greater weight of glory one, so day by day I will say with the Apostle Paul I die daily, and in the Disciple John's words may i decrese so that He may be magnified in me. And now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we(I) can ever ask or think, far above our(my) thoughts and highest desires, according to His power at work in us(me) to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.