Disappointment - A disguise for blessing

Disappointment is delayed appointment. Disappointment will strengthen but will never destroy. When disappointment travels towards you, you must be determined to meet it with courage. Never give in to disappointment, hopelessness or despair. When you overcome disappointment, you acquire the strength to change your disappointment and turn it into an appointment. Nobody can avoid pain. Pain is inevitable and pain comes through disappointment but you can do something about your situation and be determined to walk through the darkness of disappointment into the light of your appointment, your destination. An African proverb says, “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors”. You cannot run away from trouble, trouble will always come. You cannot avoid pain, it is inevitable. The difficulties of life are intended to make us better. A path with no obstacles leads nowhere.

The world is a hard place, it is full of disappointments, woes and troubles but we can turn this around and create an opportunity to turn this into a blessing. You can change the face of disappointment, embrace it, meet it as a friend and turn it into an appointment. “Every disappointment is a blessing”, this is a quote we are all familiar with. At the time of disappointment we may not see the blessing but after the season of disappointment comes the season of appointment. Be ready to embrace your current disappointment in order to see the season of your appointment. See every disappointment as a disguise for blessing and soon enough you will begin to see your blessing emerge through the pain of disappointment. Learn to convert your difficulties into opportunities. Disappointment is a message that leads us to our destination of appointment. So let your joy scream across the pain of disappointment. Today, I encourage you take heart! Turn on the light of your appointment and the darkness of disappointment will fade away from you!

Wishing you courage in times of disappointment.
(Written by Ladé, 2009 © All rights reserved.)

What is true peace?

One thing the world lacks is peace. Every man deserves to have peace. Every home needs peace and understanding in order to maintain progress. The world loves power but it lacks the power to love. Without understanding, peace cannot be achieved. We bleed in war because we are not prepared to work hard towards achieving peace. The love of power has superseded the power of love. Our world is hungry for peace, it is thirsty for peace, and it is searching for true and lasting peace. World leaders are constantly talking about peace but the void remains to be filled. They have tried and failed.

What is the answer to achieving true and lasting peace in our world, in our home and the environment? What is the answer to having the peace you might have been searching for in a long time? You might be asking, “How can I achieve having peace in my life? Where is the peace I thought I would find in my home and family? How can I experience true and lasting peace in a depraved and wicked world?”

The answer to having true and lasting peace begins with you and me. We must be able to determine in ourselves and make a decision as to whether we would embrace peace or destroy it. Are we going to cling to the past or look to the future and are we going to open our arms or clench our fists. If we want peace on earth, in the family, in the environment and in the home, it must begin with us. I encourage you today to maintain peace in all that you do. Seek peace and pursue it. We lack peace when we forget that we belong to each other. Peace can only be achieved through the power of love; you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

I wish you peace in all that you do.

(Written by Ladé © 2009 All rights reserved.)

Giving Is Not Only Material

When I think of giving, I choose not only to give of what I have but also of who I am. I give of myself, my time, my love and my possessions.

You only give a little when you give of your possessions; it is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Giving is not only material -money, clothes, food, etc. The highest form of giving is achieved by giving a portion of yourself. The gift is not as important as the love of the giver.

I encourage you today, whatever you do, give of yourself, of your time and your possessions. While some are eating, others are crying, “Lord, give us our daily bread.” You might be the answer to someone else’s prayers, a beacon of light in another man’s tunnel of darkness. Give as you would receive, cheerfully without hesitation. Encourage others not only by words but also by action, through your giving. Give with love in your heart, hug with a smile on your face, share from what you have been blessed with and you will see the reward come back to you in more ways than you can imagine.

If you give of your hand and you do not give from your heart, then you have given without loving. The size of the gift does not matter, but the size of the heart that gives it matters most. In the words of an unknown author, “You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” So, give cheerfully without hesitation. Give with love in your heart. May God reward your giving and fill you with joy unspeakable!

(Written by Ladé © 2009 All rights reserved.)

You Are More Than What You Think

You are more than what you think you are
You are not ugly, neither are you a mistake
You only need to believe in yourself
And not measure yourself with other’s opinions
Believe in yourself
You are more than what you think you are

You determine who you are by what you think
Your thoughts shape your life and future
What you think and believe shape your life and future
You live your entire life within the confines of your head
No one can shape your future or think for you
Your thoughts are your own
Don’t allow other people’s words to bring you down
You are beautiful in many ways
You are more than what you think you are

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
What do you see, who do you see?
Whose report will you believe?
Theirs against yours?
Believe in yourself
And you will not believe the bad report
The negative words of man
The voices of hate and ugliness
You will see beauty instead of ugly
You are more than what you think you are

The world we have created
Is a product of our thinking
The seed of greatness lies in you
You must will to think what is right
And you will do what is right
Positive generates positive
Negative generates negative
Believe in yourself, be positive
Leave the negative behind, be positive

A whole new world emerges
When you start to believe in you
Do not allow someone else’s opinion
To become your own opinion
Accept no one’s definition of your life
Learn to be what you are

You are a unique being
A beautiful work of art
You are more than what you think you are
So, why don’t you believe in yourself?
And others will believe in you

The first step toward becoming better than you are
Is to be what you are
Then you will see
You are more than what you really think you are
A unique and beautiful work of art
This is what you are!

(Written by Ladé, 2009 © All rights reserved.)

Fear Not!

If you suffer from fear then you will be afraid to suffer. Life is all about taking risks. Fear is the opposite of faith. If you are not in faith then you are in fear. Faith is the light that disperses of the darkness of fear. If you are always afraid then you cannot be a leader because you are not a risk taker. You must have the faith that you will succeed even though you are not guaranteed a perfect outcome. It is through fear that we learn courage. It takes the brave to move forward in life. You have to be courageous and be ready to scale all the walls that may come up against you. You have to be ready like an army to be able to run through the troops of problems that may rise up against your progress in life. The battle of life is not for the fainthearted. I encourage you to step out of fear and walk into the arena of faith, boldness and courage in order to overcome your obstacles in life. Life is not a bed of roses, it could be full of thorns but in the midst of the thorns emerges a rose. In the midst of the thorns of life, you will emerge like a rose. The end product is usually always more beautiful than the seed. Is there a risk you might need to take in order to make some progress in your life? Then be bold and fearless, there is an end result that may be so good ahead of you that if you do not take that bold step you would not discover the success that is waiting ahead of you. To conquer your fear is the beginning of wisdom. Try and conquer your fears today, take a bold step forward, look up and don’t look down, if you hold on to faith, you will not fail. Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.
(Written by Ladé © 2009 All rights reserved.)

Living, Existing or Fulfilling Purpose?

When you lose direction, you’ve lost your purpose in life. You are here for a reason otherwise you would not have been created. Every work of creation has its purpose. What is your purpose in life and why have you been created? Why are you here? I’m sure some of us have asked ourselves this question many times. You need to know the answer so you can fulfill your destiny otherwise all you will do is go around walking aimlessly in life achieving nothing. What are you striving for and what is the significance of your existence? True and lasting joy comes from finding your purpose in life. You lose your usefulness when you lose your direction. If you have purpose, you can change your environment, you can change many lives, you can influence society for good in a small or big way. For instance, a person might set up a charity organisation so they can help the poor or people less privileged than themselves, this is their purpose. Another person’s purpose might be to be a successful politician, businessman, inventor, community leader or even simply helping others by caring for them and being useful in sacrificial ways. If you have no goal and you don’t know what you are aiming for, then you will be tossed by every wind and you won’t have any direction in life. Where there is purpose, worry will give way. If there is no destination there is no journey. If you are a sailor and you don’t know what harbour you are going for then no wind is the right wind. All you’ll do is drift about on the ocean going nowhere.

My belief is that your purpose is the special talent you have which is a gift to serve others. In serving others you are fulfilling purpose. What is your special talent, what is your special gift? This gift or talent is yours, not for you alone but is to be used to serve others because in serving and making others happy, therein lies your purpose.

My encouragement to you today is in the words of Erma Bombeck,

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."

~Erma Bombeck
(Written by Ladé, 2009 © All rights reserved.)

Action is Eloquence

What are your plans for this year? Have you got any? If you have, hopefully you would have written it down? What are you doing to make sure these plans are realised? If you’ve written down your plans then you must take the next step, action. An idea not coupled with action will never get bigger than the paper it’s written on. If you leave your idea, goal or vision written down on paper and you don’t do anything about it, you won’t achieve anything and you won’t realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to have a vision or goal; it’s another to make sure you take the action necessary in order to achieve that goal. The vision must be followed by the venture. If you don’t know how to drive a car, you’ll never be able to drive unless you take driving lessons and pass your test. The first step is having the goal to drive, the other is to book the lessons and take the next step from there. There is no point in wanting to get a degree and not taking the necessary action in order to fulfil that dream. Having vision without corresponding action will get the visionary nowhere fast. If you don’t fill in the application form for that job or apply to that University, how will you know if your plans will materialise? Planning and taking action is important. Having a vision is important for progress in life. What are your plans for your life? Are you going to sit down and watch others achieve their goals in life whilst you sit down and think all the time? My encouragement to you today is to take the necessary step, take action now and do what you have to do in order to achieve your goals. There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Talk doesn’t cook rice.” Take action now and leave the talking to others. When deeds speak, words are nothing, says an African proverb. “Action speaks louder than words,” is a wise saying we all know very well. The first step you take will bind you to the second. If you know how to dream then you must know that taking action is the next step to help you realise your dream. It is not enough to stare up the stairs; you must step up and walk up the stairs.

In the words of William Shakespeare, “Action is eloquence.”

God bless you as you take the necessary action to realise your dreams.
(Written by Ladé, 2009 © All rights reserved.)

The Past, What Is There?

No matter what mistakes you might have made in the past, there is a future ahead of you. If you keep looking back and gazing into the past you might soon discover that the future has run out on you. Yesterday can be as far or as near as you make it. The fact that yesterday is gone and you cannot relive it means you have to look forward to the future and live in the present. Live in the now, the present, and not in the past. Your past is your yesterday, today is a new beginning and tomorrow is a future to look forward to. Don’t allow the bad events of yesterday to steal from the goodness of today.

Today is a new day, a new beginning, another opportunity to correct yesterday’s errors. I encourage you to try and live your life in the present and not in the past. The past might be full of bad memories, heartaches, sadness and tears but today is another opportunity to put the past behind and move on with your life. Don’t store your past in the future, don’t waste anymore of your life on a street of broken dreams and what could have been, you have to move on now and embrace the present. The present is the here and now, the past is the past, you can't change it but you can make the future better.

Can a farmer water last year’s crops? Certainly not! He has to sow new seeds for a new harvest. Last year’s crops is done and over with. In the same way that a farmer sows new seeds for a better harvest, start a new beginning and sow new things into your life. Make new friends, do something new. Don’t live in the past, it is dull and lonely, come and live in the present. Bury the past like a bucket of ashes and look forward to the future. If you do not bury the past then you are wasting time and opportunity. True peace comes from letting go of the past and embracing the present.

I encourage you today to let go, forgive, bury the hatchet, dry your tears, ask God to heal you and take off the old garment of the past, take off the garment of heaviness and embrace a new day. I know it may not be easy but keep trying. May the peace of God surround you no matter what you may be going through. God bless you as you make an effort to forget the past and live in the present.
(Written by Ladé © 2008 All rights reserved.)

Be Kind, Reap Kind

It’s always good to be kind to people, you never know, you might have entertained an Angel on your way who will in turn be a helper in your time of need. Do not hesitate to be kind to people because at some point you will in turn need someone’s kindness along the way. Being charitable is being kind. I encourage you to be kind today and someday you will reap the blessings. God bless you.
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

LESSONS WE MUST LEARN

There are lessons we must learn in the walk of life. If we do not take our time and allow the season of learning to take it’s full toll, we end up experiencing a bit of what could have been greater and more rewarding for us. We must try and maintain an attitude of learning all the time and never get to a place where we think there is nothing else to learn and we know it all. Nobody knows it all; we must continue the learning process as long as we live. Every experience we encounter is a learning curve depending on how you see it. The lessons we learn in life are there to stretch, to challenge and to teach us new things. Life teaches how to correct our wrongs, to learn what we could have done better, to think and see things from a different perspective and to know that every experience is worth going through as long as we have something to learn from it. Life is an educational institution and experience is our teacher. We must learn something every day if we must grow in knowledge and in wisdom. Some people will never learn anything because they usually believe they understand the lesson before it is fully taught by the teacher and this is a great mistake and folly. The key is that you must be wiser today than you were yesterday otherwise you have not learnt anything. Many do not always like being taught but we must always be ready to learn, otherwise we are on the highway that leads to many mistakes. I encourage you to keep learning; for the purpose of learning is growth and we must continue to grow as we continue to live.

"Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily." ~Thomas Szasz
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

Things Money Cannot Buy

Money cannot buy you the finer things in life, for instance, your health.
Money can’t buy you happiness or joy, in fact, it causes you more pain.
Money cannot buy you peace, it can destroy an entire family.
Money cannot buy you life; only God is the giver of life.
Money cannot give you security, it only creates more fear.
Money cannot set you free, it enslaves you for fear of losing it all.
Money rules and dictates, it gives false hopes and creates more enemies.
Money does not bring true friends your way, it brings followers.
Money soon becomes an idol, if not careful, you begin to worship it.
Money can change you from being nice and humble to being proud and arrogant.
Don’t lose the finer things that money cannot buy, always remember to check.
Check once in a while that you have not lost the things that money cannot buy.
Do not make money your god, as there is no such thing as exactly enough in money.
It always makes you want it more.
Be careful what you do with it, make sure you spread it around.
If you hoard it, you will lose it, if you give it, you will gain more.
Invest your money and change the lives of others.
Help it give hope, feed the hungry, help the poor.
Money is a spirit, if you disrespect it, it will disrespect you.
If you are humble with it, you will obtain grace and favour.
If you are proud and look down on others, you are setting yourself up for a great fall.
Remember, the higher you climb, the more risk you have of falling a great fall.
Nobody is guaranteed they cannot lose it, so remember those you met on your way up.
Don’t forget them, as they might be your helpers on your way down.
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

Get Back Up Again

I would like to encourage you today by saying, “get back up again”. You can get back up again no matter how hard you fall. Get back up again and don’t be afraid of making mistakes, it is part of life’s building process. You must get back up again. Before you fell to the position you are in now, you must have been up at some point doing the right thing but because of an error or mistake you find yourself where you are now. I encourage you not to remain where you are but to get back up again. Though you fall, you can get back up again. You can do it, so get back up again! The only real mistake you and I can make is if we have not learnt anything from our errors, and that’s a big mistake. Mistakes enable us to work harder and see where we’ve gone wrong so we can correct our error. Life is all about making mistakes and realising what we could have done better, it helps us to work harder, it is a stepping stone to greater heights, so you should never be ashamed to own up to the fact that you have been in the wrong. Our mistakes help us to realise that at least we are wiser today than we were yesterday, so you can get back up again. Don’t blame your mistakes on others, own up to them, make amends and get back up again. You are not a mistake, you’ve only made an error and hopefully you are wiser today than you were yesterday, so please get back up again.
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

Is Your Heart Beautiful?

If I told you, you are beautiful, what would you say? Would you just say, “Get out of here, who are you trying to kid, do you know me?”

Beauty is the love that you share from the heart, your beauty is the smile that you give, it’s not in your face, it is the light that you share. Whatever is good is beautiful. Are you a good person? Then you are a beautiful person. There is beauty in everything, but not everyone can see beauty in everything. Today, I encourage you to remain beautiful. The beauty within will definitely reflect on to others so don’t believe the negative. The Bible says that when God created man, He saw what He had created and it was beautiful in His eyes. Your creator is not looking at the outward, He looks at the heart. True beauty can only come from the heart. Is your heart beautiful? Then you are beautiful!
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

Adversity - the wisest course

You and I cannot avoid adversity or difficulty; it is inevitable. We live in a troubled world. If you want to be great you will go through adversity, difficulties or hardship. Adversity will tear a lot away from you and leave those things that cannot be torn, so that your true self can come through. We go through pain, not by choice but by chance and circumstance but our pain must be used as fuel for our journey in life. If you are going through hell, I encourage you to keep going and ask God for a broader shoulder to bear the burdens that life throws on you. The pain you’ve gone through becomes your history and turns out beautiful at the end. Adversity is meant to shake your soul and let the glory out. If you can’t change your situation, change the way you think about it. If you are in a bad situation don’t worry, it will change. Good situations change and bad situations are also subject to change. No situation or circumstance is permanent; everything is seasonal and subject to change. We’ve all come into a hard world, not by choice and there is nothing we can do to make it go away, but we have a choice in how we deal with every situation. A path without obstacles leads nowhere. If you are going somewhere there will surely be obstacles on your path and you had better learn how to overcome those obstacles so you can reach your destination faster. Wisdom comes with experience and the adversities of life teach us lessons we would not have learnt had life been such an easy ride. You are who you are today as a result of the adversities you’ve had to face in life. The difficulties of life are not meant to make us bitter but are intended to make us better, so I would encourage you to convert your difficulty into an opportunity. Adversity is there to make you grow and growth comes with pain. Life reveals its beauty through adversity. I pray that your adversity will turn out into something beautiful at the end. There is never a rose without thorns. Be encouraged and keep going.

"Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles." ~Maltbie D. Babcock

(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

What Do Your Words Say About You?

What do your words say about you? The words that we speak are very powerful and effective. It can do and undo a lot of things. You can tell more of a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him. What do your words say about you? What did you say yesterday that’s worth remembering?

When you talk, I would encourage you not to talk too fast, think before you talk. One of humanity’s greatest weakness is the inability to stay quiet. If you speak when you are angry, it could be one of your greatest regrets in life. The greatest way to avoid putting your foot in it is to keep your mouth shut. Keep your words soft and minimal. A word cannot be recalled once it escapes from your mouth, so think twice before you speak. Do not allow your tongue to speak before your brain has thought things through. It’s better to be quiet than to be hasty and foolish.

Whenever you get an opportunity to talk, let wisdom come out of your mouth. God bless you.

(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

The Power of Time

Time is powerful; it depends on what you do with it. “Time goes so fast”, we say, but the reality is that time stays, we go! We spend eight hours at work, eight hours to sleep and we have eight hours left. What we do with the rest of the eight hours that is left is so crucial. Whether rich or poor, we all have the same number of hours and minutes everyday. Time does not discriminate. Rich people cant buy more hours, it is what you do with your time that matters. Time is not temporary, it is eternal. We are the temporary beings who live within the framework of time. I would encourage you today, make sure you make good use of your time and don’t waste it. Our lives are framed by time. If God permits and we live to a 100 years old, that means we have 4 quarters in our lives. Each quarter is equal to 25 years. How we spend the first and second quarter of our lives will determine the course of the rest of our lives. Each hour of our life is golden; don’t let your golden hour slip by without doing something valuable with it. Time is the coin of your life, don’t let others spend it for you, determine what you want to do with it, value it, cherish it, invest it and it will yield profits for you. Only you can determine how your coin will be spent, and remember it is the only coin you have, you cant save your time to spend it another day. If you want to be creative, start doing it now, if you want to be an artist, start practicing now, if you want to be a lawyer, start studying now, whatever you want to achieve or become in life depends on what you do with your time now. If you want to be a skilled musician, you will need many hours of practice. If those hours slip by and you don’t do anything, then you may not become anything. Be constructive with your time. As the hours slip by, so does our age. Time is eternal and ageless, we cannot slow it down, that is why you must start doing what you have to do now and not leave it till tomorrow. If you don’t watch carefully what you do with your time, it will slip away from you. Procrastination is the thief of time; don’t wait to do tomorrow what you could have done today. If you yield to time, you will find time on your side. Opportunity walks with time but repentance walks behind it, so make the best of every opportunity. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is yet to come, now is the time to invest so we do not regret tomorrow what we could have done with the time we had yesterday, for yesterday is no more. The grace is of time is that no matter what time you’ve wasted yesterday, you still have an entire tomorrow. I encourage you today to make the best of what time is left, don’t throw your time away. God bless you as you motivate yourself to do better with your time.
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

I Just Realised

I just realised that there’s more to life than the eyes can see;
I know that, but certain events open your eyes more
I just realised that I do not know the GOD I thought I knew
I just realised that I am nothing and who am I to come before the presence of GOD?
I just realised that the word vanity is true and can be as real as you want it to be; vanity upon vanity, all is vanity
I just realised that sometimes we cannot and will not get what we ask for, because GOD is Omniscience
I just realised that GOD is no respecter of persons, spirits, animals, place or thing
I just realised that in the twinkle of an eye everything can vanish
I just realised that in working on the straight and narrow, you have to fight hard to cling unto the hem of JESUS’ garment, because it is so easy to fall
I just realised that I can destroy what took GOD years in my life to build just by making one wrong choice
I just realised in it all, why bother or get stressed?
I just realised it is very, very difficult to practice what you preach
I just realised that the fear of the unknown is chasing me, yet I know I’m free
I just realised that for no apparent reason, my mind is looking for a reason to cry or get worried

Why is this life such a misery?
What is it about life that makes life the way it is?
From one level of trial to another; mostly the mind is where the battle is

I just realised why worry? For the joy of our Lord GOD will continually be permanent, but happiness will come and go.
Choice one…..I choose JOY!

(Written by Modupé Mabel Ade-Onojobi-Daniel, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

Keeping A Record?

Are you keeping a record of wrongs done to you?
Are you keeping a record of errors made against you?
Are you constantly looking at the mistake of others?
Are you constantly scrutinizing other people?
Do you easily get angry and impatient with others
And never forget when wrong is done?
Do you have a register you tick every so often?
What are you going to do about all these?
Revenge and retaliate?
Are you so angry that you lose all manner of reasoning?
You are so angry you refuse to reason with others?
This is a form of blindness

Patience is virtue my dear friend
Don’t ever think you are perfect
Your flaws are probably more than those you see in others
Try working on your own errors
Change does not come by shouting and marking errors
Change comes from within by loving and caring

Strife does not bring change
Condemnation does not bring change
Change only comes when you begin to change yourself
Look within and you will see
So much change is needed
If not, you will not see the error in others
Why not leave them alone
And take time to change yourself first?
Remember, charity begins at home
Change yourself first
Then you can influence and change others

I encourage you today, to think
What do you need to change?
If you must grow, you must change.

(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

What Is There To Be Happy About?

Sometimes I wonder, what is there to be happy about? So many things are going wrong, bills are higher, wages are low, people are depressed, and nothing is improving. All our material security is being eroded. People are in massive debts; they have no solution to the problem. The rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer. Big companies are making more profit while small businesses are folding up. The world is becoming more selfish and people become lovers of self. We are more “me” focused and people are more self-centred than ever before. Everybody is now taking care of number “1”. I wonder, is there anything to really be happy about? Then I realised that in order to be happy, I have to make others happy. In order to be rich, I have to enrich others. In order to have friends, I must make myself friendly. In order to find help, I must help someone else. If you are not happy, you had better stop worrying about it and look for what treasures you can find around you. It is proven that poverty and wealth does not bring happiness. We are so fond of counting our troubles that we forget to count our joys. The happiness you are looking for will not come as a result of getting something you don’t have or attaining more riches but it is only when we recognise and appreciate what we have that we find true happiness. If you want to be happy practice compassion, be kind to others, give a helping hand. Whenever you can, say kind words and encourage others, prefer others to yourself and sacrifice for others. If you want to be cheerful, cheer others up. Happiness is not far away, it is like a butterfly, when you pursue it, it flies away beyond your grasp but if you sit quietly, it will alight on you. There is a seed in your hand; it is called happiness, share it and you will be surprised to see that it blossoms into a beautiful flower. In order to find true happiness, we must give it. A great obstacle to happiness is expecting others to give what we ourselves cannot share. Happiness is a gift, share it and it will bring you great joy. The secret to being happy is in the giving.
"For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness." ~Author Unknown
(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)

What About This Life?

What a life, you wake up in the morning, go to work or for lectures, go to the gym or pre lecture activities, come back home, and sleep and oh my!
The same old routine day in day out. What a life!
What about this life?

The body craves for achievement, and after satisfying that want or need, another craving arises.
The body doesn’t seem to get enough of this poor old dirty and filthy world. What a life!
What about this life?

The spirit man craves for supernatural food, and after satisfying that want or need, another craving arises.
The spirit man doesn’t seem to get enough of the sweet savoury aroma of the presence of God.

What a life;
The higher you climb in achieving, either for the body or the spirit man, the higher the level of challenges.
The battle never ends and then you wonder, what about this life?

I have personally sought to encourage myself in the Lord, at least the Bible, in the Book of Ecclesiastes chapter 1, it teaches about the fact that there is TIME for everything.

It only boils down to one thing; there is more to life than the eyes can see.
There is more to life than our thoughts can comprehend. Remember, whatever you do, make sure God approves of it and make sure you do not sell your soul to the devices of the enemy.
Life is a battlefield, but Jesus already won the battle, for in HIS name and by HIS blood, we are victorious.
LIVE YOUR LIFE, DON’T SPEND IT!
(Written by Modupé Mabel Ade-Onojobi-Daniel, 2008 © All rights reserved.)