LOVE…

Never let go of anyone that you couldn’t go a day without thinking about.
There just might be a very good reason why they’re always on your mind. Sometimes,
it’s the brain that knows too well what the heart tries so hard to deny.

Don’t rush into falling in love, for love never runs out.
Even if they mock you because you are single, just tell them this:
“God is just busy writing the best love story that will swipe me off my feet!”

A simple text means I care enough to flex a few muscles, search your name,
wait for “Message Sent” then think of you and smile as I say, “I am in love with you more than I thought I was.”

If I could choose a dream for you, it would be the kind of dream you deserve.
A dream that someday, you’ll find that special person who will make your life complete.

The right guy isn’t the one that flirts outrageously with you.
It’s the one that stands in the background and catches you when you fall.

You aren’t gonna be his last, his first, nor his only. He loved before, he will love again.
But if he loves you now, what else matters?  He is not perfect, you are not either.
If he can make you laugh and he admits to being human and making mistakes, be with him.
He’s not gonna be thinking of you every moment of the day, but he will give you a part that he knows you can break his heart.
So, don’t hurt him, don’t change him, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than he can give.
Smile when he makes you happy because perfect guys don’t exist.

You know what happiness is? It’s waking up in the middle of the night, shifting blankets and feeling the heat of the person next to you.
You turn around and you see that person in his/her most innocent state.
You smile, kiss the face gently so as not to awake that person.  You turn around and a grin forms on your face.
Then, you feel an arm wrapped around your waist, and you know it doesn’t get any better than this.

Loving is not what we see but what we feel, not how we listen but how we understand,
not how we forget but how we forgive. Loving is holding on even when the pain dares you to let go.

INSPIRING PRAYER

Prayers are very powerful. The devil smiles when we are weak,
he laughs when we are too busy, he giggles when we are afraid but he trembles when we pray.
So, pray always!

Take 60 seconds and pass this on to those you want God to bless,
and don’t forget to send it back to the one who asked God to bless you first.

Father, God, bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that
you know they may be needing this day.
May their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You.

Amen.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

What is the meaning of life?
“Taking pain,” said the nail.
“Keeping cool,” said the ice.
“Driving hard,” said the hammer.
“Being up-to-date,” said the calendar.
“Being sharp,” said the knife.
“Making light around you,” said the fire.
“Sticking to it,” said the glue.
“Being bright,” said the lamp.
“Being on time,” said the clock.
“Saving a drop,” said the faucet.
And best of all, “learning from it,” said the mistake.

Don’t be afraid to take chances even if it might get you hurt.
Just be strong and take it because you might miss that single chance
that would change your life and make you really happy.

The night is designed to end the worries and fears of the day,
it signifies to leave it all to God and prepare for another day to come. Have a peaceful night and a blessed tomorrow!

CREATING AN AUTHENTIC LIFE

Financial success doesn’t come from managing your money. It comes from managing your emotions behind money. ~ Julie Murphy Casserly

Too few of us are living up to our full potential. We go through the motions spending the majority of our days on autopilot. But spending our days mindlessly checking off a to-do isn’t going to get us the life of our dreams. I’ve learned that firsthand. After I broke the mold and determined what I truly desired, I was able to create a life that even my dreams couldn’t contain.

You have the answers
Not your parents. Not your friends. Not your boss. You. Many of us believe that something is better outside ourselves than within our own intuitive nature. When did we start trusting these outside sources instead of our own intuition? It’s time to get back to what we already know.

You create your reality
Many of us carry around a lot of shame, blame, judgment and guilt about the life we live or the things we’ve done. Those negative scripts have shaped our current reality. When you start to take responsibility for your life, you begin to heal. And when the healing process begins, you’ll start to plant seeds for your desired future. Accept that you are responsible for your life, and work towards living a life that you enjoy.

You’re good enough right now
What’s different from you right now and 10 pounds from now? Or a new job from now? A change in a marital status from now? The authentic version you are is exactly as it should be. You have unique talents that no one in the world has; you just have to exploit them. Give yourself permission to do what your soul is meant to do on this earth.

There is no glass ceiling
It’s only our perception. Others will impose limits on your abilities, and you may even do it to yourself. The question is, are you going to listen to the negativity or listen to your gut? Remember, you are in charge of your life.

Speak in the affirmative
Watch the words that come out of your mouth as well as the ones you keep to yourself. Filling your mind with negativity and spreading it with the words you speak is detrimental to your well-being.

Use active words about yourself, your goals and the people you surround with. Trust something will happen instead of hoping it might. Take responsibility; don’t blame. Do instead of try. Desire your dreams instead of just wanting them. Remove “but” and replace it with “and.” Affirmative speech gives life to your goals.

Release the crabs in your bucket
The crabs in your bucket are the people who see you making major strides towards your dreams, and they pull you back down. It may be something as simple as a back-handed compliment or a snide comment about your new life. Whatever form it may take, know that it is just their fear and insecurity about themselves thrust on you. It’s their issue; not yours.

You will fall, but you will also stand back up
Those who create the life of their dreams get back on the horse no matter how tall, fast, or impossible that horse may seem. There is no shame in failure. There is only opportunity. Don’t let a fall hold you back from creating the life of your dreams.

Julie Murphy Casserly

 

 

THE SAFE NIGERIA GROUP – VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OR AGGRIEVED POLITICIANS

In recent times Nigeria has witnessed its fair share of the emergence of groups and political activist who claim to have the interest of the people at heart. One of such group is the Safe Nigeria Group (SNG), founded in January, 2010. The questions is can the Safe Nigeria Group give us a safe political environment that guarantees only the best, brightest, fittest and most competent Nigerians are democratically elected into public offices as they claim? Recent events have contradicted the group’s ideology.

The Safe Nigeria Group (SNG) is supposed to serve as a civil liberty society, primarily to champion the course of the people, but instead the Group functions more like an opposition party or need I say the activities of the Safe Nigeria Group as shown that the Group is an opposition party. To buttress my claim pulse for a minute, and ponder over these questions; who are the people that founded the group? What is the political credential of the convener of the group? Who are the people that make up the leadership of the Group? It is no longer news that the nucleus of the leadership of the Group is made up of members of opposition parties, particularly the CPC and the ACN. These are parties that lost the Presidential and some gubernatorial seats to the ruling party, the PDP. We all know that the convener of the group Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly was the presidential running-mate to General Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), whose flag bearer publicly stated that blood will flow freely if they don’t win the election. And the result of that statement I leave you to be the judge. But my question is when will the blood flow stop? These set of people formed and use the Group as a political vendetta. They spare no time in condemning the policies of the PDP government whether it’s people oriented or not, they are so consumed with indignation for having lost to the ruling party, this is what blinds them from seeing the positive policies of the incumbent government even when its people friendly.

I sometimes ask myself, why is it that the convener of the group and his cohorts react spontaneously and with apt to issues of controversial political upheaval. The spokesman of the Save Nigeria Group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin and the convener Pastor Tunde Bakara issues statements that heat up the political polity all in the bid to score cheap political points.

I respect the Episcopal office of the convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Pastor Tunde Bakare and as a Christian it is regarded as a sin to speak against a man of God. But in recent times Pastor Tunde Bakare has condemned and criticized the government through his sermons. The climax was Sunday 22^nd   July, 2012; when he called on President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to resign. His utterances made the State Security Service (SSS), to invite him for questioning the next day Monday 23^rd July, over the content of his Sunday sermon asking President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office. This is an abuse of the pulpit, Pastor Tunde Bakare should desist from using the pulpit as a tool in making or scoring cheap political statements, but rather he should respect the sanctity of the pulpit. He should use Press conference and public lecture forums to convey his criticism and attacks on the incumbent government as politicians do.

The Safe Nigeria Group (SNG) has always failed to add its voice to pressing national issues, for instance, for some days now NUPENG has been threatening to hold the nation to ransom by going on strike, simply because the Federal government has refused to release fuel subsidy money to the oil marketers. These are the same Oil Marketers we all know are made up of scrupulous elements and based on the revelations of the House of Representative probe some weeks ago; where it was revealed that many of them collected subsidy money for fuel they never supplied. This is the time people, groups and civil liberty organizations should rise up to condemn NUPENG for wanting to hold the nation to ransom and further bring hardship to the people. It is at times like this that you expect Pastor Tunde Bakare and Mr. Yinka Odumakin to publicly condemn NUPENG. However, If it is to swiftly condemn the Goodluck Jonathan administration, the Safe Nigeria Group (SNG) is always quick to do so.

The Safe Nigeria Group (SNG) should stop being partisan and align itself to fighting the course of the people. The witch hunt of every policies of the Federal government should stop.

Names given to people probably by Divine design!

ANGEL  meaning “messanger”
ADAM  meaning “man or mankind”
EVE    meaning “life”
ABRAHAM  meaning “father of the multitude”
ISHMAEL  meaning “God hears”
ISAAC  meaning “laughter”
JOSEPH meaning “adding”
NOAH  meaning  “resting place”
MOSES  meaning  “drawn out of water”
JOSHUA  meaning  “Yahweh delivered”
SAMUEL  meaning  “God is exalted”
DAVID  meaning  “beloved”
SOLOMON  has various meanings including “God is peace”
“his replacement”
EZRA  meaning  “Yahweh helps”
ISAIAH  meaning  “Yahweh saves”
JEREMIAH  meaning  “may Yahweh lift up”
EZEKIEL  meaning  “God will strengthen”
DANIEL  meaning  “God’s judge”
HOSEA  meaning “salvation”
JOEL  meaning  “Yah is God”
JONAH  meaning  “dove”
MICAH  meaning “Who is like Yahweh”
ZECHARIAH  meaning “Yahweh remembered”
MALACHI  meaning  “my messenger or my angel”
PROPHET meaning “teacher”
JESUS CHRIST meaning  “the Anointed One or Messiah” &
“Yahweh is salvation”
satan  meaning  “adversary”
MATTHEW meaning  “the gift of Yahweh”
MARK  no specific meaning
LUKE  no specific meaning
JOHN  meaning  “Yahweh has been gracious”
PETER  meaning  “rock”
JUDAS  no specific meaning
PONTIUS PILATE  meaning  “to fulfill or to accomplish”
PAUL  no specific meaning
TIMOTHY  meaning  “honoring God”
REVELATION  meaning  “unveiling or uncovering”
Last, but not least. AMEN meaning “that’s the truth!”

As you know these are just a few of the many name’s
that are used in the Bible.  Therefore I hope that you have found 
this to be enlightening, and that it will help you to have a better 
understanding of God’s Holy Word!!

Look At The Stars

PSALM 147:4-5 NIV
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by
name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has
no limit.

Sometimes I wonder how God can be mindful of me when there are
so many other people for Him to be concerned about. How can He
keep up? Then I am reminded of the scriptures that tell us that
God has named all the stars. We don’t even know how many stars
there are — scientists say billions and billions — but God
can call them all by name!

God is definitely in a different category than anyone else I
know. He is mighty. Compared to us, He has no limit to His
understanding or His ability.

ISAIAH 40:26 NIV
26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all
these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls
them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty
strength, not one of them is missing.

PSALM 8:3-4 NIV
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that
you care for him?

When we do consider the heavens, it can make us feel small and
insignificant. But, according to God’s Word — we are not.

When I became a parent, I gained some insight into God’s love
for people. When you have a child, you don’t love that child
because it is great or powerful, or can do great things for
you. You love your child simply because it is your child –
your creation — a part of you.

Why does God love you — and the rest of humanity? The best
answer we can give is because He created us. He put something
of Himself into us. We are His children.

God doesn’t love us because of our great achievements — but
simply because we are His.

SAY THIS: If God can remember the names of all the billions of
stars, He can remember my name and address, and take care of
me.