Can't Have It All.

Left to me, I would be pushing a ,Lamborghini murcielago with plates saying YIMIDIVINE, Definitely living in my own customized, Yimi modeled, 500,000 sq feet castle somewhere in some island, I would be rocking luxury shoes, clothes, jewelry and all the fine material things life has to offer. And of course I would be married to my prince charming. Come to think of it, if I have all these and more what happens next? Would it give me true satisfaction? Would I really be happy? Would I have genuine peace in my heart? Would that mean I am fulfilled and I have accomplished the propose for which I was created? The answer is NO, there is much more to life than riches and material stuff. We spend most of our time and life trying to be the best we can be, most especially financially. Majority go to school, learn a trade, set up businesses and do various other things just so they can be in good standing and to make ends meet. Sometimes we go out of our way to do things that we would not originally do all in the name of "I want to have it all". Life is very enjoyable when you are able to aquire most of your wants or needs, be comfortable and be a source of help to others. I don’t have to have all the money in the world to be fulfilled. Life has become such a competition, that people are striving so hard to meet up to other people’s expectations, have what others have and even have more than they do. They forget to pursue things that are much more important; they put aside their original goals and dreams and begin to work in a completely opposite direction. I strongly believe and uphold the saying that 'True beauty of life is in how happy you make others and the impact you have in their lives" not on how big your house is, the Gucci shoes you are rocking or the Armani suit you have on. It is great to have great aspirations, but it is a problem when material things are taking over you and becoming your daily priority. Riches I believe comes from God and him alone, I don’t have to slave my whole life and abandon myself and who I really am because I want to acquire material things. It is all vanity and it all would one day fade away. It is crazy the extents to which we human beings go all in the name of I have to have this and I have to have that. Why don’t we just make the best of what we have and pray to God to bless what we have and make it yield much more, rather than abandoning or misusing what we have because we feel it’s not good enough. We need to cultivate the habit of being content with what we have and be grateful for it instead of envying others that might have a little more than we do. The truth is we can wish all we want, but we can’t really have it all.Some people are very wealthy, but have no peace of mind, some are poor but are very healthy, some are single and having the time of their life, while some are married and feel imprisoned. So really everyone has one challenge or the other that they are dealing with,you therefore are better off being yourself and living in accordance with God's ordination. Trying to make money should not be an excuse for not having a relationship with God because he has greater thoughts and plans that are of good towards us. So rather than chasing after the world why don’t you focus on God and let him give you genuine riches and peace. Material things come with a "comma" but when you have Christ you can indeed say you have it all. You might not necessarily have a humongous bank account, but God can definately bless you with peace, joy, love, talents and lots more that would grant you access to being the best. It’s good to look good, it’s good to have good things, but not at the expense of others or when your life, and the lives of others are in jeopardy. What does it profit a man to lose his soul and gain the world? Mark 8:36. We don’t have to want everything because as humans no matter what, or however much we have, we would always want more, we just tend to let greed set in. The major thing we should set our heart to is our fellowship and relationship with God because we can never have too much of him. He is the only one who can continually sustain us, he makes us radiant, and we just epitomize his glory. Even if I wear my little dress, and wear my regular shoes, and drive a decent car and live in a well maintained home, that is all comfortable and affordable, I know God would in his own way make me appear like I am worth much more than i really am. God has a way of showing off his glory through us. After all said, left to me, I would do my best in everything I do and submit the rest to God, thereafter, I would focus on him, and let him do all that he wants to do with me in his own way and in his own time. I would focus on building a relationship with God, having an impact on others and being a resource of help to others, rather than compete in acquiring materials. I want more of you Lord, when I have you, then and only then alone can I say I Have It All....

How do I stay strong?

It’s a painful fact, but disappointments are inevitable, there are a lot of things we aspire in life that we don’t get at the time that we want it, or we might never end up having. Don’t you get tired of people telling you, "God has a purpose for everything", "it wasn’t meant to be", "it’s just not the right time" and all others of that nature. All these are the things people tell you when you have been disappointed or when things just don’t go well generally, I am guilty of it too, I mean, what else is there to say, there is nothing any one can do about certain issues. Really how do I stay strong, when I have been thought to be hopeful, to have faith, to be optimistic, to go for whatever I feel is right, not to give up on my goals, to be positive and proclaim all that is good to myself, and I go ahead and do all these and much more and at the end of it all I’m drowning in my ocean of tears. Is it now wrong to believe in myself and do what I feel is right? is there an explanation for studying so hard in school and ending up with a "D" on a test, or going for a job interview and being rejected for no just cause, or being with someone you truly care about, and one day out of nowhere they don’t seem to care about you anymore and can’t be bothered if a monster came and beat your head off, or you realize at the end of a week not a single person has even bothered to check if you exist or show that they care for you, or the end of the month comes and all the bills are piled up with not a penny to pay for them, or you feel blessed with a spouse, fiancé, fiancée that you consider perfect, and you come to find your supposed better half with another person and you stay calm to find out what’s going on, and really there isn’t much going on, they just don’t want you anymore, or you are out having fun with your friend, you guys had a blast and after a long night you retire to your various homes, only to get a call the next morning that your dear friend has passed away, better yet, you are excited and awaiting your first child and your delivery day has finally come, you are blessed with a beautiful baby boy, and you are told he has a neurological syndrome and might never walk or speak, or all you have is a migrane, and to decide to see the doctor, and after tests are carried out, he tells you you have a brain tumor and you have a number of months to live,it goes on and on and on. When you are faced with one of the above mentioned situations or even more than one of it at the same time, there isn’t anyway you would not be heartbroken, disappointed or devastated. One might look very ok on the outside, but they are really hurting on the inside and it hurts the most when there really isn’t anything they can do at the spur of the moment to change their situation, it’s hard to tell them to be hopeful, because they were hopeful initially, you are scared to tell them to have faith, because they had faith, its sometimes even hard to tell them to pray because they prayed without ceasing, but things did not go how they had wished or planned. So now tell me how can one possibly stay strong? One thing that has worked for me is constant songs of praise and the word of God. I begin to rejoice in my tears and in my sadness not because it can do anything to my better my situation at the time, but it lifts my spirit and helps me to focus on the good things I have and how things can get better for me. Like they say, “there is no use crying over spilled milk” well that doesn’t mean don’t cry at all, if you are the crying type, go ahead and cry, but only for a moment, don’t sit around and spend the whole time crying and seeking sympathy because you would only end up with a headache, better still get up and sing songs of praise, you will be surprised at how your mood would change, and how good you would feel.Also rather than praying to God and questioning him on why things are not going well with you, just thank him the good things he has done for you in the past and the things you have left that don’t cause you pain. Accept everyday as it comes and just move on rather that dwell on what hurts you.Lastly, baptize yourself in the word of God, read verses like Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-4, Matthew 6:25-34, proverbs 19:21, Joshua 1:9. They don’t change your situation, or make things better, they make you stay strong and pull through, they help you overcome sadness, disappointments and fear, and they help you move on. There really is a way to stay strong. God helps me stay strong!

He always comes through.

When God turned again the captivity of Zion, they were like they that dream. Whoever says our God is not real, or does not exist must have gone to the wrong God, and they really need to try again. I am just amazed by the Lord's doings; he just has a way of making the impossible possible. He does answer prayers, in the most miraculous ways, he opens doors that have been shut for the longest time, he makes a way even when there seems to be no way. At the mention of his name, every knee falls in adoration. What an awesome God we serve. I believe in him because he does all he says he will do, he has never failed and he will never fail. He is the pillar that holds my life, the solid rock on which I stand. He is the lover of my soul, he is my bestest friend. When the whole entire world fails, he is the only one that would always come through for us, he always has our back. He assures us that things would get better, no matter how horrible our situation looks to us and to the world; he always gives us a reason to be thankful at the end of it all. When we have been condemned and written off by the world, the lord comes in majestically and stands in gap for us, he trades our shame for gain and the enemies are put to shame. Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me, words cannot express how much love I have for him, I don’t know how to show gratitude to him for what he has done, what he is currently doing, and all the wonderful things he is yet to do in my life and in the lives of my beloved ones. I believe in him and in his words, he is a God that always keeps every covenant, even when we don’t deserve mercy, he still showers it unto us abundantly, when we are being cast away, he draws us close to him and shows us he loves us no matter what, he is never ashamed of us or embarrassed by our mistakes. In time of distress, people instantly back out and live you to your situation, but Christ alone is there with us through thick and thin, he alone just always comes through.

When there is a stormy wind.

Can you just take a moment, close your eyes, act like you are dead and see if anyone would even care to look back at you and see if there is something they can do to bring you back to life. Not until you are faced with a life changing and traumatic situation, you would never know peoples sincere feelings towards you. Why is it so quick and easy for people to point fingers and condemn people as soon as they are faced with problems? you smile with people, wine and dine with them, have relationships with them, borrow from them, even have sexual flings with them, talk and hang out with them, but as soon as things go the other way round for them, you make it a priority to speak evil against them and make their situation the headlines for your gist. Why didn’t you not ever say anything before things went wrong? Why do you start your "would have, should have, could have" story now? When something has happened, it has happened and it can’t be taken back, you can only learn from it. It is absolutely wrong for anyone to begin to pass judgment or condemn others at their point of distress. Just so you know, if you have ever taken from, or have been associated with someone that seems to be in trouble for an unjust act, you are equally guilty, so don’t you dare point fingers, because you are not any different or better than them. When people do something wrong, it is good to acknowledge their wrongs, talk to them about it if you are in a position to do so, and abstain totally from doing the samething, but it is very bad and uncalled for to say, or do things that would make them look worse or mock them when the situation has gone beyond repair. When things go wrong is when you are needed the most, that is when you should be as supportive as you can. There are times that there is really nothing you can do to help, but a word of prayer can go really far. The word of God better tells us this in (Romans 12:15-19) 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. [c] Do not be conceited. 17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[d]says the Lord.
Most of the people who speak evil aganist others happen to be Christians and they go to church and listen to the word, I just wonder why they turn around and do not practice the word they preach and learn every day. Of recent, a stormy wind has blown, and it has opened my eyes, I have learnt once again that no one can be trusted, there really is no friend, and the heart of man is desperately wicked. The thing is no one is above mistake, people find themselves in certain situations that they did not really plan to be in, but such is life. Our God is faithful and just to forgive, man can only talk, but God has the final say in every situation. I pray that everyone that is undergoing any form of life struggle, be it as a result of the work of their hands, their actions, speeches or whatever, May the lord God almighty show forth his mercy, and prove to the world that there is nothing in possible with him. I believe only God has the power to calm every stormy wind and the lord will surely calm this storm.

Try it out.

You never know what you are missing until you have tried something different. There are a lot of awesome things in life that we are yet to experience, these are things that we might have not been able to afford, or we are just not opportune to enjoy. We are always conformed to a particular routine; we eat the same food constantly, go to the same recreational areas, and mingle with the same set of people and so on. When you have this set way of life, you don’t know what else is out there for you. You might think what you currently have is good, but it could only get better if you tried something different. Let something about you change, if you are known to always have short hair styles, dare yourself, go for a different look, try something long, you just might love what you see. All you do is fry, fry, fry, why don’t you try baking, grilling or just some different method of cooking; it would amaze you that you could get such a great different taste. Do you always have to take that same route everyday to work or school? Well if you don’t have to, you should try taking a different route, there just might be less stop lights, and traffic jams that way. Don’t get rid of your dear friends, but you know what? it doesn’t hurt to meet other people, spread your wings, adapt to diversity, meet people that have a different cultural background, you never know, you just might learn one or two thing that you were never aware of. I know you love that place of worship you attend, you might have built a family there and have a good relationship with the members, those are great things, but it never hurts to take out a day to visit a different place of worship. (Romans 12:1-2) I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. You see, even our God doesn’t mind us changing, he is the only one who cannot change, we are given the liberty to try things out and make the best of the resources we have been blessed with. This shouldn’t give anyone the go ahead to defile their bodies, or do things that they would regret all in the name of I want to make a change. This is just a form of encouragement to do things just a little different than what we always do, for the purpose of learning new things, and having second choices. Dare yourselves people, try something new, try something different, get out of your shell and spread your wings, mount on eagles wings and soar.......The sky is your limit!

Don’t you ever speak!

If you haven’t taken out time to examine yourself, test yourself; make sure that everything about you is close to perfect, if not perfect, then DONT YOU EVER SPEAK!!! . A lot of people have done a very good job, criticizing others, destroying their reputation, judging and just putting everything about others in jeopardy. It is said times without number that no one is perfect, and we all reason differently, so why would anyone take it upon themselves to pass judgment on someone else? Imagine what life would be like if God condemns us for every offence we commit. It is really disturbing when the people that focus on criticizing others are not any innocent; they are most often as guilty as the person they are pointing fingers at. Many at times, we find out that people just pass judgment on others based on their assumptions, they just look at a person and feel like they can tell everything about them, the truth is it takes a while to be able to actually speak about someone, you can’t tell how a person is until you actually take time out to get to know them. we think we can tell how a person is by the way they are dressed, who they are around and so on, but really, it isn’t enough to criticize them, how a person looks doesn’t tell all about them, what is on the outside doesn’t completely speak for what is on the inside. One thing I feel would be understandable is if someone you know has done something inappropriate, you have the right to speak to or caution them about their actions, but this depends solely on how deep your relationship is with the person. It might be rude to speak to someone on their actions when you have no close relationship whatsoever with them. It is also one thing to correct a person, it is also another to condemn a person. Condemnation should be avoided because no one is above mistake, and it is unfair for someone to be completely written off because of a mistake they have made. Give people a chance to be aware of their mistakes, let them know it is wrong that they did what they did, but they should learn from their mistake and ensure it doesn’t happen again. After all our mistakes only help us grow to be better people, we learn best from our experiences. There is no reason for anyone to be completely condemned or negatively talked about because of something they have done, or because of how they have chosen to live their lives. Everyone has a right to whatever pleases them; there is an issue only when their action is causing problems for another person. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye (Matthew 7:5). please if you know you are not perfect, and you have some form of known or unknown dirt with a skeleton in your cupboard DON’T YOU EVER SPEAK, don’t make it a priority to make others feel they are worth nothing or their mistake cannot be corrected, instead try to work on your own short comings and encourage others to do the same. Remember when you point a finger, all the others left point right back at you.

Do you!

There is something about each and every human being that makes us differ from each other; there are no two human beings that have the exact same character. People might look alike, act alike, sound alike or even think alike, but when you dig dipper, you will definitely discover one or two things that makes them differ. The fact that we are all created in our own unique way sometimes brings about conflict. This is something that only could be dealt with individually; we all differ in terms of background, beliefs, morals, religion, culture and so on. When two people that differ in all the above mentioned ways come together, there is a high chance of them bumping heads, not because there are bad people individually, but there are just things that they believe in, and everyone just thinks their own way is the right way. The truth is when you are brought up a certain way; you tend to continue living your life likewise. It would take a lot of conviction to alter your belief. Our differences make us find faults in others and this is often mutual, but we just can’t change who we are. If we change to please person A, then person B may not be satisfied. Are we now going to switch up to put to meet person B standards? The answer is NO! There is no way you can satisfy everyone you know, if you try to, you would end up being bipolar. When you start developing these multiple personalities, you may begin to suffer psychologically. Is anyone really worth your mental disability? I don’t think so. I think everyone should just be themselves at all times, work on characters that you personally feel the need to improve on, after all, we all have flaws, and we are all imperfect beings, so our mistakes can sometimes be excused. There really isn’t any need to try to be who you are not, our character is something that we can hide only for a little time, who we really are will eventually come out at a time that we are least conscious. It is best to be yourself, you should let everyone meet, love and appreciate the real you.