PERSEVERANCE

If someone were to ask me to pick one word to best describe any success in  life....

I wouldn't hesitate; the word would be perseverance.

There have been a lot of potholes, detours and roadblocks along the way. 

Persist no matter what.

Endure discomfort.

Request help.

Steadfastly hold on to your beliefs and values.

Envision triumph.

Very consistently keep at it.

Embrace adversity as your teacher.

Refuse to give up.

Enjoy and celebrate every tiny bit of progress!

The Best Way Out is Always Through. 

BE CAREFUL LITTLE TONGUE

It's strange isn't it, how things occasionally just "slip out of our mouths."  We really never meant to say whatever we said, but sometimes we do. 


For me, most often I find it hard to keep my mouth shut when someone is sharing their problems of present difficulty with me. It's natural (I think), to want to commiserate with them, to share with them and let them

 know that you have experienced similar things in your life.


Most of the time though; what they really need is just a listening ear on which to unburden themselves.

 We have the same problem when someone mentions another person, far too often in a negative way. We are tempted to "join in" and add our personal

 comments regarding that person or persons. At times we may even be the one who is in the forefront of the discussion.

 At other times, we may be speaking directly to someone and either on purpose or inadvertently say something hurtful or mean. Once it is said, it's impossible to take it back.

 One author wrote: "My grandson, Justus, age 10, and his sister Taylor, age 13, were always teasing each other. One day, Justus was getting "sensitive" about things his sister was saying to him. I reminded him that he had said the same types of things many times in days past. With quiet

 reflection, he spoke a gospel truth: "But it doesn't hurt as much coming out of my mouth as it does going into my ears."

 There is a children's song that says, "Be careful little tongue what you say… the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little tongue what you say!

 James puts it this way in James 1:26, "If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is

 worthless." (NLT)

 There are times I mess up and say the wrong thing, even though I try very hard not to. Thankfully my wife is very forgiving, but I am even more

 thankful to my God that he is even more forgiving! How are you doing?

HUU NDIO UKWELI, UZURI NA UTAMU WA BIBLIA!!!!!!!!!!!

Q: Sura gani ya Biblia ambayo ni fupi kuliko zote? 
A: Zaburi 117

Q: Sura gani ya Biblia ambayo ni ndefu kuliko zote? 
A: Zaburi 119

Q: Sura gani iliyo katikati ya Biblia?
A: Zaburi 118

Ukweli: Kuna Sura 594 kabla ya Zaburi 118
Ukweli: Kuna Sura 594 baada ya Zaburi 118
Ukijumlisha Namba hizi unapata 1188.

Q: Mstari upi wa katikati ya Biblia?
A: Zaburi 118:8Q: Je Mstari huu unaongelea chochote cha maana kuhusu mpango mzima wa Mungu kwa maisha yetu?

Mara nyingine mtu akisema angehitaji kujua 
Mpango kamili wa Mungu kuhusu maisha yake na wakati huo huo anataka kuwa
Katikati ya mipango yake,
Basi muweke mtu huyu kati ya maneno yake!(yaani usiongee kitu nje ya maneno yake) Zaburi 118:8 
"Ni bora kuamini katika BWANA kuliko kumwamini binadamu."
Je kwa mpangilio huu haishangazi kwa jinsi ilivyotokea (au Mungu alikuwa katikati yake)?

Kabla ya kutuma habari hii nilisali, Nilisali kwa ajili yenu. Je una dakika moja? sekunde 60 kwa ajili ya Mungu?
Cha kufanya ni kusali sala ndogo kwa mtu aliyekutumia ujumbe huu.........

"Baba Mungu mpe baraka rafiki yangu kwa chochote ukijuacho 
kuwa yeye anakihitaji siku ya leo! 
Na Maisha yake yajae Amani yako, 
mafanikio na nguvu kama anavyohitaji kuwa karibu na wewe. 
Amina" 

Kisha tuma kwa watu 10 wengine. Ndani ya saa utakuwa umeombewa na watu 10 wengine,
Utakuwa umesababisha watu wengi kuombea wenzao kwa Mungu.
Kisha subiria na uone NGUVU ya MUNGU ikifanya kazi kwenye maisha yako... 
Mambo yawapo Magumu, siku zote kumbuka....
Imani haikuzungushi kwenye matatizo, isipokuwa hukusaidia kuyavuka matatizo!!


Mungu Awabariki.

 Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher. The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher.

 Pacing about the preacher's study, the young man ranted about his problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, "I've begged God to say something to help me, preacher, why doesn't God answer?"

 The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply, something so hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped across

 the room. "What did you say?" he asked. The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning on the preacher's chair.

 "Sorry," he said. "I still didn't hear you." With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once more. "God sometimes whispers," he said, "So we will move closer to hear him." This time the young man heard and he understood.

 We all want God's voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our problem. But God's is the still; small voice... the gentle whisper. Perhaps there's a reason.

 Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God's whisper means I must stop my ranting and move close to Him, until my head is bent together with His. And then, as I listen, I will find my answer.  Better still, I find

 myself closer to God. And there is no better place to be....... Amen?

 Unknown Author

ALPHABETS

 Think about this:

  

  Although things are not perfect

  Because of trial or pain

  Continue in thanksgiving

  Do not begin to blame

  Even when the times are hard

  Fierce winds are bound to blow

  God is forever able

  Hold on to what you know

  Imagine life without His love

  Joy would cease to be

  Keep thanking Him for all the things

  Love imparts to thee

  Move out of "Camp Complaining"

  No weapon that is known

  On earth can yield the power

  Praise can do alone

  Quit looking at the future

  Redeem the time at hand

  Start every day with prayer

  To "thank" is a command

  Until we see Him coming

  Victorious in the sky

  We'll run the race with gratitude

  X-alting God most high

  Yes, there'll be good times and yes some   will be bad, but...

  Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!

  

  The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is

     the distance between your knees and the floor.

  The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

LOVE 'EM

Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.

—Matthew 25:40 (MSG)

There are many reasons to help people in need.

“Benevolence is good for the world.” “We all float on the same ocean. When the tide rises, it benefits everyone.”

“To deliver someone from poverty is to unleash that person’s potential as a researcher, educator, or doctor.” “As we reduce poverty and disease, we reduce war and atrocities. Healthy, happy people don’t hurt each other.”

Compassion has a dozen advocates.

But for the Christian, none is higher than this: when we love those in need, we are loving Jesus. It is a mystery beyond science, a truth beyond statistics. But it is a message that Jesus made crystal clear: when we love them, we love him.

This is the theme of his final sermon. 

The message he saved until last. He must want this point imprinted on our conscience. He depicted the final judgment scene. The last day, the great Day of Judgment. On that day Jesus will issue an irresistible command. All will come. From sunken ships and forgotten cemeteries, they will come. From royal tombs and grassy battlefields, they will come. From Abel, the first to die, to the person being buried at the moment Jesus calls, every human in history will be present.

All the angels will be present. The whole heavenly universe will witness the event. A staggering denouement. Jesus at some point will “separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats” (Matt. 25:32). Shepherds do this. They walk among the flock and, one by one, with the use of a staff direct goats in one direction and sheep in the other. Graphic, this thought of the Good Shepherd stepping through the flock of humanity. You. Me. Our parents and kids. “Max, go this way.” “Mpoki, over there.” “Kajole, this side.”

How can one envision this moment without the sudden appearance of this urgent question: What determines his choice? How does Jesus separate the people?

Jesus gives the answer. Those on the right, the sheep, will be those who fed him when he was hungry, brought him water when he was thirsty, gave him lodging when he was lonely, clothing when he was naked, and comfort when he was sick or imprisoned. The sign of the saved is their concern for those in need. Compassion does not save them—or us. Salvation is the work of Christ. Compassion is the consequence of salvation.

The sheep will react with a sincere question: when? When did we feed, visit, clothe, or comfort you (vv. 34–39)?

Jesus will recount, one by one, all the acts of kindness. Every deed done to improve the lot of another person. Even the small ones. In fact, they all seem small. Giving water. Offering food. Sharing clothing. The works of mercy are simple deeds. And yet, in these simple deeds we serve Jesus. Astounding this truth: we serve Christ by serving needy people.

Some of them live in your neighborhood; others live in jungles you can’t find and have names you can’t pronounce. Some of them play in cardboard slums or sell sex on a busy street. Some of them walk three hours for water or wait all day for a shot of penicillin. Some of them brought their woes on themselves, and others inherited the mess from their parents.

None of us can help everyone. But all of us can help someone. 

And when we help them, we serve Jesus. Who would want to miss a chance to do that?

Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.”

(Matthew 25:34–36 NLT)

O Lord, where did I see you yesterday . . . and didn’t recognize you? Where will I encounter you today . . . and fail to identify you properly? O my Father, give me eyes to see, a heart to respond, and hands and feet to serve you wherever you encounter me! Transform me, Lord, by your Spirit into a servant of Christ, who delights to meet the needs of those around me. 

Make me a billboard of your grace, a living advertisement for the riches of your compassion. I long to hear you say to me one day, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” And I pray that today I would be that faithful servant who does well at doing good. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

GOLIATH

Good day Friend,

Goliaths still roam our world. Debt. Disaster. Dialysis. Danger. Deceit. Disease. Depression. Super-size challenges still swagger and strut, still pilfer sleep and embezzle peace and liposuction joy. But they can’t dominate you. You know how to deal with them. You face giants by facing God first.

Focus on giants—you stumble.

Focus on God—your giants tumble.

You know what David knew, and you do what David did. You pick up five stones, and you make five decisions. Ever wonder why David took five stones into battle? Why not two or twenty? Rereading his story reveals five answers. Use your five fingers to remind you of the five stones you need to face down your Goliath. Let your thumb remind you of …

1. THE STONE OF THE PAST

Goliath jogged David’s memory. Elah was a déjà vu. While everyone else quivered, David remembered. God had given him strength to wrestle a lion and strong-arm a bear. Wouldn’t he do the same with the giant? A good memory makes heroes.

“Remember His marvelous works which He has done” (1 Chron. 16:12). Catalog God’s successes. Keep a list of his world records. Has he not walked you through high waters? Proven to be faithful? Have you not known his provision? How many nights have you gone to bed hungry? Mornings awakened in the cold? He has made roadkill out of your enemies. Write today’s worries in sand. Chisel yesterday’s victories in stone. Pick up the stone of the past. Then select …

2. THE STONE OF PRAYER

Note the valley between your thumb and finger. To pass from one to the next you must go through it. Let it remind you of David’s descent. Before going high, David went low; before ascending to fight, David descended to prepare. Don’t face your giant without first doing the same. Dedicate time to prayer. Paul, the apostle, wrote, “Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long” (Eph. 6:18 MSG).

Prayer spawned David’s successes. His Brook Besor wisdom grew out of the moment he “strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Sam. 30:6). When Saul’s soldiers tried to capture him, David turned toward God: “You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble” (Ps. 59:16).

Invite God’s help. Pick up the stone of prayer. And don’t neglect …

3. THE STONE OF PRIORITY

Let your tallest finger remind you of your highest priority: God’s reputation. David jealously guarded it. No one was going to defame his Lord. David fought so that “all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s” (1 Sam. 17:46–47).

David saw Goliath as a chance for God to show off! Did David know he would exit the battle alive? No. But he was willing to give his life for the reputation of God.

What if you saw your giant in the same manner? Rather than begrudge him, welcome him. Your cancer is God’s chance to flex his healing muscles. Your sin is God’s opportunity to showcase grace. Your struggling marriage can billboard God’s power. See your struggle as God’s canvas. On it he will paint his multicolored supremacy. Announce God’s name and then reach for …

4. THE STONE OF PASSION 

David ran, not away from, but toward his giant. On one side of the battlefield, Saul and his cowardly army gulped. On the other, Goliath and his skull-splitters scoffed. In the middle, the shepherd boy ran on his spindly legs. Who bet on David? Who put money on the kid from Bethlehem? Not the Philistines. Not the Hebrews. Not David’s siblings or David’s king. But God did.

And since God did, and since David knew God did, the skinny runt became a blur of pumping knees and a swirling sling. He ran toward his giant.

Do the same!

Let your ring finger remind you to take up the stone of passion.

One more stone, and finger, remains:

5. THE STONE OF PERSISTENCE

David didn’t think one rock would do. He knew Goliath had four behemoth relatives. For all David knew, they’d come running over the hill to defend their kin. David was ready to empty the chamber if that’s what it took.

Imitate him. Never give up. One prayer might not be enough. One apology might not do it. One day or month of resolve might not suffice. You may get knocked down a time or two … but don’t quit. Keep loading the rocks. Keep swinging the sling.

Next time Goliath wakes you up, reach for a stone. Odds are, he’ll be out of the room before you can load your sling

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LOVING SOMEONE

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes.

 When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

 The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was

 terrified how to face her husband.

 When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

What do you think were the four words???

The husband just said "I Love You Darling"

 The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother.

 Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

 Sometimes we spend so much time asking who is responsible or who is to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. that we miss out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support. After all, shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest

 thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don't multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding on to unforgiveness.

 If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.

 Take off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

 THINK..... "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

 REMEMBER..... Caring should be in the Heart and not in Words. Anger should be in Words and not in the Heart.

ME & MY FATHER

When I was 4 Yrs Old : My father is THE BEST .......... 
When I was 6 Yrs Old : My father seems to know everyone ......... 
When I was 10 Yrs Old : My father is excellent but he is short tempered ......... 
When I was 12 Yrs Old : My father was nice when I was little .......... 
When I was 14 Yrs Old : My father started being too sensitive .......... 
When I was 16 Yrs Old : My father can't keep up with modern time ........... 
When I was 18 Yrs Old : My father is getting less tolerant as the days pass by ........... 
When I was 20 Yrs Old : It is too hard to forgive my father, how could my Mum stand him all these years ............ 
When I was 25 Yrs Old : My father seems to be objecting to everything I do ............ .. 
When I was 30 Yrs Old: It's very difficult to be in agreement with my father, I wonder if my Grandfather was troubled by my father when he was a youth ............ .... 
When I was 40 Yrs Old: My father brought me up with a lot of discipline, I must do the same 
............ ..... 
When I was 45 Yrs Old: I am puzzled, how did my father manage to raise all of us ............ ... 
When I was 50 Yrs Old : It's rather difficult to control my kids, how much did my father suffer for the sake of upbringing and protecting us ............ . 
When I was 55 Yrs Old: My father was far looking and had wide plans for us, he was gentle and outstanding. . 
............ . 
When I became 60 Yrs Old: My father is THE BEST ........... 
Note: it took 56 Yrs to complete the cycle and return to the starting point 'My father is THE BEST ' ............ . . 
''If you are blessed with your alive parents then, respect them, you may also like to pass on to your kids" 

WISE WORDS OF THE WEEK

VACANCIES

Don’t waste time!

JOB ADVERTISEMENT! !

The Kingdom of God is hiring!
 Are you ready to apply? Do you qualify?

JOB TITLE:  Disciples for Christ

JOB DESCRIPTION: Tell the dying world how to live through Jesus Christ

NUMBER OF AVAILABLE POSITIONS: Unlimited; everyone is welcome--preachers, teachers, singers, musicians,
missionaries, custodians, food servers,
and numerous others that we just can't list them all here

EXCEPTION TO AVAILABLE POSITIONS: The vacancy of BOSS has already been filled by the Holy Spirit

QUALIFICATIONS: Must have previously sinned and been blood washed;
must be willing to press toward the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus

EXPERIENCE NEEDED: Not necessary; experience will be earned through
in job training

EDUCATION: The Holy Spirit will teach you all things

BENEFIT PACKAGE/SALARY: God (the employer) shall supply all your needs
according to His  riches in glory by Christ Jesus

Medical Aid Insurance: Access to the Master Physician Plan

PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES: Love, joy, peace, patience, long suffering;
Lawyer, Comforter, and a Wonderful Counsellor

RECOMPENSE FOR COMPLETING THE JOB ASSIGNMENT: The most important benefit, ETERNAL LIFE with the employer.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Before the return of Jesus Christ;
date/hour not known; wise to apply TODAY, RIGHT NOW  

PS: forward to your loved ones, it’s advisable maybe they will be interested!!!

ENCOURAGEMENT.........

May this encourage you always. Don't spend major time with minor people.  If there are people in your life that continually disappoint you,  break promises, stomp on your dreams, too judgmental,  have different values and don't give their backing during difficult times.. that is not a friend. To have a friend, be a friend. Sometimes in life as you grow,  your friends will either grow or go.  Surround yourself with people who reflect values,  goals interests and lifestyle. When I think of any of my successes,  I am thankful to GOD from whom all blessings flow,  and to my family and friends that enrich my life. Over the years my phone book has changed  because I changedfor the better.  At first you think you're going to be alone,  but after a while new people show up in your  life that make your life so much sweeter and easier to endure. If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens: Chickens Can't Fly! I love the Lord and thank Him for all that he does in mylife,  therefore, I'm passing this on.  Yes I do love Jesus. He is my source of existence and Savior.  He keeps me functioning each and everyday......  Without Him, I would be nothing. Without Him, I am nothing but  with Him I can do all things. Phil 4:13 If you love Jesus , send this to five people !!!!!!  Be Positive - Be Progressive -  Take the time to make a positive difference in someone's life. Walk by faith Not by sight Receive God's blessings and have a BLESSED WEEKEND!!!

MAY GOD

VERY SPECIAL DELIVERY May the Lord open up The windows of heaven And pour you a blessing That you will not have room Enough to receive it all. May the Lord bless You exceedingly and abundantly, Above all you could ever hope for. May the Lord bless you That you may walk in a Financial overflow. May you fall in love with Him For the rest of your days In the Name of Jesus. Amen! Let's just see Satan  stop this one. All you do is.. Send this on !

EVENS RENE