God Hears And Remembers You!

Read Isaiah 49:15-26 15 “Can a woman forget her nursing  child,  And not have compassion on the son  of her womb?  Surely they may forget,  Yet I will not forget you. 
16 See, I have inscribed you on the  palms of My hands;  Your walls  are continually before  Me. 








As human us we are, we sometimes feel forgotten and see life as hopeless forgotten the fact that God who is the anchor for our life holds us closer than we can imagine and He hears and remembers us.
Think about Joseph who was betrayed by his own brothers, sold into slavery, accused by Potiphar's wife and was sent to prison for 13 years for an offense he did not commit. This was a who had a dream to become a king and was sent to prison for an offense he did not commit but one thing was certain about Joseph, he stayed in faith and knew that God had not forgotten about him and that his story will end in victory. He was joined in the prison by two officers of Pharaoh, the chief butler and the chief baker.
These officers had a dream and Joseph was there to interpret the dream for both officers, but one(chief butler) ended up been restored to his butler-ship position again but the chief baker was hanged! To make matters worse for him, the chief butler forgot about Joseph but Joseph still kept the faith and was hopeful about his destiny.

Sometimes in life, the people who owes us the most might forget about us but I encourage you first to keep the faith and not despair because His still remembers you and just like Joseph who was made the second in command on the land of Egypt.
Are you under pressure to deliver at work? God knows how you feel. Do people expect and take more from you than they give? God understands and He knows what that’s like. Your colleagues won’t listen? Believe me, God knows how you feel and is always there and ever prepared to listen to us. You’re precious to Him. God hears our cry and values us that He sent His only son on earth to die for our sins. When you struggle, He listens. When you yearn, He responds. When you question, He hears and answers. He loves you. He understands you and He has promised to end our story with smiles and enable us become victorious in all our endeavor in life.

People may forget about you but God who has inscribed your name on His palm still remembers you! People may do you wrong but God will make them pay for double the trouble they caused you, people may betray you but you have a Friend who sticks closer than a brother and hears and sees those beauty in your tears and will embrace you with His love that cast-out fear for He is with you even in the valley and has not forgotten about you!
God remembers you and our God who is compassionate and kind will uplift you us you keep the faith and hide yourself in His bosom and at the right time those dreams God destined for you will be fulfilled.

You Are One Of A Kind.

" A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he places on himself ." Jean de la Bruyere - French philosopher (1645-1696)

To diminish oneself announces to the world the appropriate level of value that is to be bestowed. Are you devaluing yourself? It may be time to re-evaluate. Who does God say you are? You are a treasured and unique creation of God's and to diminish His handiwork is to diminish the Creator. Search yourself and humbly recognize your strong points, abilities and traits. Give credit to God for his special design. Adjust and upgrade your self worth. God doesn't make junk.When God breath His life into you, He programmed as victors, one of a kind, innovator and equipped us with all that we need to succeed. Stop making excuses and step into the amazing future God destined for you by realizing your potentials and making use of it.

To successfully make use of those potentials God destined for you, you need to first make plans to succeed. Success in life is not accidental. In other for you to succeed, you need to plan and make use of the opportunities that life has to offer. Redeem every second of your life and make the best out of those opportunities in life. Know that your talents are unique and the value you place on yourself will enable you will enable you make the best out of your unique talents. 

 If you think your talents are simply for you to make a lot of money, retire, and die, you’ve missed the point of your life. God gave you talents to benefit others, not yourself. And God gave other people talents that benefit you.Think about the impact you will bring to the world should you identify your unique talent, make plans to succeed and most of all redeem the time and make use of the opportunities life has to offer.

We’re all a part of the body of Christ, and each-one  matters. There are no insignificant people in the family of God. You are shaped to serve God, and he is testing you to see how you are going to use the talents he gave you.

The scripture has placed emphasis on the fact that we as the creations of Almighty God should use the gifts God has gifted  us to serve one another.  Someone out there needs your smile, a simple phone call or even a smile. Don't underestimate those potentials in you!

You are the child of God and you were created as a victor!


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Our Heavenly Believes In Us.

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me." - Jim Valvano- - American Basketball Coach (1946-1993)

"To believe in someone means to see beyond who they think they are with enough love to plant a seed of Hope. That hope provides a never-ending faith in them.

Specifically, it means that encouragement, love and support will remain strong not only during the mountain times but also during the low times as well. Is there someone in your life that provides or has provided unending support to you ? How has that served you in your journey through life? Believing in someone does not mean financially supporting them.

That type of support simply robs them of their own dignity to provide. Genuine belief in someone conveys the attitude that the person is worthy, valued, and matters and that they have the fortitude to overcome a hopeless situation. Who in your life needs showered with an unending amount of encouragement? It could mean the difference between under the radar living or soaring like an eagle living. Only God compels that kind of love. The journey begins with believing in Him and seeing others as God sees them.

INSIGHT
The greatest joy is watching someone soar like an eagle and knowing you had a small part in getting them off the ground and into the air!

Fear Not.

Hope knows no fear. Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss. Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise." Sri Chinmoy - Poet

Sometime in your life everything will depend on the strength of your hope. What must one do to strengthen hope? Believe in your Heavenly Father who created you and for Christ who is the path to your Father. Dare to blossom in darkness. Know that His light will shine in the darkened abyss of life. Light trumps darkness. He secretly feeds his children to strengthen them during times of weakness. Keep your eyes on His light!

Instant Gratification By David C. McCasland

Read: Psalm 27:4-14

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart. — Psalm 27:14

Bible in a Year: Numbers 28-30; Mark 8:22-38

When the Polaroid SX-70 camera was introduced in 1972, it revolutionized photography. An article by Owen Edward in Smithsonian magazine described the camera as “a miracle of physics, optics and electronics.” When a photo was snapped, “a blank square would emerge from the front of the camera and develop before our eyes.” People were sold on speedy, immediate results. Oswald Chambers saw a strong connection between our desire for the immediate and lust: “Lust simply means, ‘I must have this at once’; it may be a bodily appetite or a spiritual possession. . . . I cannot wait for God’s time, God is too indifferent; that is the way lust works.”

In Psalm 27, David wrote of his waiting on God during a time of great trouble when there was no solution in sight. Instead of giving in to despair, he maintained his confidence that he would “see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (v.13).
We live in a world that worships the
immediate. When it seems there is no sign of our deepest longings being fulfilled, the psalmist urges us to cling to the eternal God. “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” (v.14).

Help me, O Lord, to be content! My lips to seal, To every vain desire, each whim—instead to kneel,
Acknowledging Thee, Lord and King, and in that place To kneel, to pray, to wait until I see Thy face! — Adams

The answer to our craving for the
immediate is to focus on the eternal.

Insight

One of the main focuses of this psalm is the Lord’s “house” (v.4). At the time of David’s writing, the temple had not yet been built. The place of worship (the tabernacle) was regarded as a symbol of the presence of God among His people.

Source : obd.org

Life Is Not Fair.

May I gently but firmly remind you of something you know but may have forgotten? Life is not fair. That’s not pessimism, it’s a fact.  It’s not a complaint, it’s just the way things are. I don’t like it. Neither do you. Ever since the kid down the block got a bike and we didn’t, we’ve been saying the same thing,“That’s not fair!”

At some point someone needs to say to us, “Who ever told you life was going to be fair?” God didn’t. In James 1:2, he didn’t say, “ If you have many kinds of troubles,” he said, “When you have many kinds of troubles.” Troubles are part of the package. These packages prepare us to be strong and stay faithful.
Jesus said, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. My kingdom is from another place (John 18:36).”
When all of earth turns against you, all of heaven turns toward you.  To keep your balance in this crooked world, think of home!

Below are Six Steps To Stay In Faith Even If Life Is Difficult.

How to Trust God when Life Is Hard
Life can be difficult. Some people seem to face life’s hardships with courage and come out stronger on the other side. They are able to climb even what feel like impossible mountains in their life. Others seem to be unable to recover from difficulties, and end up bitter, blaming others or God for their misfortune, or just sinking into depression. The ones who survive and even thrive in spite of challenges are often those who have faith in God, who trust him to help them through tough times.

Here are six steps you can take to gain the ability to trust God when life is hard.

1. Let go of thinking life should always go your way. God always answers the prayer of a fruit bearing Christian, but he does not always answer “yes.” Sometimes, he says “no” or “wait.” Be happy when things go well, enjoy each day and look for the good in it, but let go of feeling entitled to a problem-free life. We have free will to choose to do good or bad, and so does everyone else in the world. So sometimes, bad things happen. Sometimes, we do not get what we want—because what we want would actually not be good for us. Remember that God knows more than you do. Remind yourself that God has your best interests in mind and loves you.

2. Ask God for help by Praying . Always. remember that God never promised to shield you from difficulties. He only promises to be with you—if you want that. Being angry and blaming God won’t help you to get through the valley but rather asking Him to be with you can help you endure far more than you’d ever be able to on your own. You may wonder how to pray. Just speak, trusting God will hear you. Pray for his comfort and strength, rather than praying that he’d simply remove difficulties. You will grow in faith and courage if you pray this way.

3. Read or listen to the stories of others. Their experiences will help you. Author William Sirls writes, “God doesn’t keep us from tests and trials. … He helps us get through them.” Sirls' book The Reason, or other books about people who experienced God's help as they faced difficulties, can give you hope.

4. Always Be Greatful.  Make a list of the things you appreciate about your life--even if it is as basic as a roof overhead or food on your table. Tell God you are thankful for them. The simple act of noticing the good things in your life helps you to have a more positive attitude and helps you to see God’s hand in all things good or bad.

5. Get Beyond Yourself. Reach out to others who can help or encourage you. Any difficult situation seems worse if you are facing it alone. Ask others to support you, pray for you—and do the same for them. And offer to help those who are worse off-which will put your problems in their proper perspective.

6. Adopt An Eternal Perspective. God promises to make all of us well, if we only believe. But he doesn’t promise that will happen right now, in this life on earth our prayers get answered in heaven. We will be able to trust God when we focus on the fact that this life (and its struggles and pain) is temporary, but Heaven is eternal.

LIFE may Not be Fair BUT let Me ASSURE You that Jehovah Is Always Fair!

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The Last Supper!

For some, the service of communion is a sleepy hour in which wafers are eaten, juice is taken and the soul never stirs. It wasn’t intended to be as such.

In Matthew’s account of the Last Supper, one incredible truth surfaces. Jesus is the person behind it all. He selected the place, designated the time, and set the meal in order. And at the Supper, Jesus is not the served, but the servant. It is Jesus who put on the garb of a servant and washed the disciples’ feet. Jesus is not portrayed as the one who reclines and receives, but as the one who stands and gives.

He still does. The Lord’s Supper is a gift to you. The Lord’s Supper is a holy invitation. A sacred sacrament bidding you to leave the chores of life and enter his splendor. He meets you at the table, are you ready to receive Him?

Simplify Your Faith

How do you simplify your faith? How do you get rid of the clutter? How do you discover a joy worth waking up to?
Simple. Get rid of the middleman. There are some who suggest the only way to God is through them. There’s the great teacher who has the final word on Bible teaching. There’s the father who must bless your acts. There’s the spiritual master who’ll tell you what God wants you to do.
Jesus’ message for complicated religion is to remove these middlemen. He’s not saying you don’t need teachers, elders, or counselors. He is saying, however,
that we are all brothers and sisters with equal access to the Father. Seek God for yourself. No elaborate channels of command or levels of access.
You have a Bible? You can study. You have a heart? You can pray. You have a mind?  You can think!

Allow That Child In You To Be Alive Always.

No child understands the logic of going to bed while there’s energy left in the body! I remember when my sister Favour, was just eight. My dad went to put her in bed, I went in to give her a final kiss, when she lifted her eyelids and said, “I can’t wait until I wake up!” Oh for the attitude of a eight-year-old!

Is it any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child before we can enter the kingdom of heaven? He said, “Believe me, unless you change your whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3).” In other words, quit looking at life like an adult.  See it through the eyes of a child.

“I can’t wait to wake up,” are the words of a child’s faith NOT what does the future hold, we're not in control of the future so why think about it? Favour could say them because she plays hard, laughs much, and leaves the worries to her father. Let’s do the same by casting our Burdens on our Heavenly Father!

Why Sorrow?

"Someone once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." Mary Oliver - American Poet

Darkness comes in many forms. It may be a source of sorrow caused by divorce, infidelity, death, physical or emotional illness, job loss, abuse, disappointment, betrayal, addiction, abandonment, etc. If you were dealt with any one or more of these packages in life, the human reaction is automatically to fill up with despair, bitterness, and gloom. The sooner there is a shift from a negative mindset into a more accepting one, the less damage occurs to the body, mind and spirit. By viewing these sorrowful life events in this manner, you are truly receiving a gift. This gift can be woven into a blanket of love that not only impacts you personally but wraps your loving influence around others . This impact could potentially improve an entire community. Shift and give a gift . . . the gift of a healthy body, mind, and spirit to yourself and others.

Purpose Of Life

"Life without purpose inevitably falls prey to the perversive ways of an uncommitted life." John Hoover - American Author

No direction? No goals? No purpose outside yourself? No greater good? No belief in God, the Holy One who created you? Without God perversion prevails. Turn the focus of your heart toward God. He has answers for all of life's issues. The Holy Bible is full of His plans for those that love, honor, follow and worship Him. Check out His plans. Why go about life with the taught of mediocrity and pity-partying while the Holy Scripture has assured as in Phillppians 4:6 " Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by Prayer and Petition, with Thanksgiving, present your Request to God."
In short, the writer Paul and Timothy are assuring as that, no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in,always know that God has your Best Interest at Heart and always willing to Bless You to the Glory of His Name.

God's Has A Plan For You!

When my younger sister was 12years,she went for inter-school sports competition. Unfortunately for me, I overslept on that faithful day and was not aware she was going for such event, around that day in the evening at 7:00pm, my younger sister had not returned home. I had to find Favour(my sister). As the elder brother of the family I took that responsibility from my parents to search for my sister at that "ungodly hour." I took the root she normally uses on her way to school and to my surprise, I saw her happily with her mates from school around 8:16pm on their way home. Although our family were worried, We knew we had A Mighty Protector who was protecting our sister.

What people thought didn’t matter. Every iota of energy had one goal: to find my sibling which I did anyway.
No price is too high for a guardian to pay to redeem his child. No energy is too great. No effort too demanding. A guardian will go to any length to find his or her own. So will God. Mark it down.

God’s greatest creation is not the flung stars or the gorged canyons.  It’s His eternal plan to reach his children. Heaven and earth know no greater passion than God’s personal passion for you and your return! God is always prepared with an open arm to receive you and is always prepared to leave the 99 percent of saved "sheeps" and find the lost percent.
God has a divine Destiny for all His Creation.