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Alfred200825: @op where you there when he died? who told you all this?

smh for you!...to start with, i quoted the source and that explain where i got that from and this wasnt just from a single website; itz widely documented by alot of writters. for you to be asking me that ?? makes me smh for you......and if your problem is in believing all that, then you need to read about him to know the kind of person he is made of.

btw., i'm sure you are not there when; idi-amin hold sway in uganda, turkey became an islamic country, when the germans were persecuting the isrealites emass, during the world war 1&2, when nigeria was amalgamated, during the nigeria civil war,.......how come believed all that?

kilokeys:
iro nla...

malaria.. does not allow one time for plenty proverbs..

with d banging headaches and cold shivers. abegi.. why una dey lie for Alexander head na?

tell me your own true story.

The final days of Alexander the Great offer a moral lesson for each one of us.

Alexander, while returning home after conquering many kingdoms fell mortally ill in Babylon. While lying on his deathbed in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, he realized the worthlessness of his vast hoard of gold, silver, and jewels, accumulated through his conquests with his sharp sword and his mighty army.

He longed to reach home. He wanted to have a last look of his mother’s face before departing from this mortal world. But, he knew that his sinking health would not let him reach his distant homeland. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail.”

With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king’s last wishes.

“My first wish is that my physicians alone must carry my coffin,” said Alexander.

After a pause, the king continued, “For my second wish is I want the path leading to my grave be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which are in my treasury while my body is being carried to be buried.

The dying king continued, “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.”

Though the generals wondered at the king’s strange wishes, no one dared to question or ask him the reason for these three wishes.

One of Alexander’s favourite generals after kissing his hand and pressing it to his heart said, “O king, we assure you that all your wishes will be fulfilled. But could you please enlighten us on why you make such strange wishes?”


At this Alexander took a deep breath and said:

“I would like the world to know of these three fundamentals. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure anybody. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death.

“My second wish to strew gold, silver and other precious stones on the way to the graveyard is to let the people know that though I spent all my life accumulating riches, not even a grain of gold will come with me when I leave this world. I want people to understand that it is a sheer waste of time, energy, and peace of mind when one yearns to be rich.

“With my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I want people to know that I came empty handed into this world and likewise will go empty handed from this world.”

source: http://tvaraj.com/2012/08/05/last-three-wishes-of-alexander-the-great/

As we prepare for general election come next month, i hope we all realize that power. riches and position is not all that matter neither is it an end in itself. We will never be remembered by how much money we accumulate or by our title but how well we touch humanity!
“Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon

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Psalm 23. Explained In Very Simplified Terms.....check it out!

The Lord is my Shepherd
That’s Relationship!

I shall not want
That’s Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
That’s Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters.
That’s Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul
That’s Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.
That’s Guidance!

For His name sake
That’s Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death.
That’s Testing!

I will fear no evil.
That’s Protection!

For Thou art with me
That’s Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me,
That’s Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
That’s Hope!

Thou anointest my head with oil,
That’s Consecration!

My cup runneth over.
That’s Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life.
That’s Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord.
That’s Security!

Forever!
That’s Eternity!

Source: http://www.appleseeds.org/Ps-23_Explained.htm

The first thing i'm sure God want to do for you this year is to be your shepherd. You can only have "the everything" after you allow Him handle the shepherd's rod!

cant say you dont have a point but does that mean we should also be this religious biased always?...i'm sure there are muslims who must been inspired already not minding the bible references.
bro., it doesnt have to be like this.

goofyone;
What's all of these bible passages
quoted? Can't you guys write just one sentence devoid of them?

Dear Friend:

I know you've had it. I've read your letter or email a thousand times from a thousand different women. The words - and wounds - sound the same and I know your story well.

Every week I receive an email like yours saying "I'm fed up with this marriage. What should I do?" Every week I hear from a wife who is frustrated with her husband. Every week! That tells me there are a lot of you out there who are feeling like that...but most of you never reach out for advice or help. You stuff it in and keep dealing with it...or you call it quits. So would you let me encourage your hurting heart?

I understand your frustration with your husband. Every wife is frustrated to some degree with the things her husband is doing or not doing. He doesn't treat you like he once did. He seems distant. In some cases he's rude and constantly criticizes you. In most cases, he's ambivalent and resigned.

You say it has led to a deep depression. You cry a lot. You wonder when things will change. Or, today you have decided you no longer want to wait for the change. You're calling it quits.
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I remember the day I, too, felt depressed. I concluded that the only way I was going to be happy is if my husband made certain changes. You see, I, too, married my husband to meet my needs and make me happy. I don't think I consciously did that, but we all, in our own selfishness, expect marriage to fill us, complete us, and make us happy. We expect we will never be lonely again. We think life's problems will suddenly be solved. We imagine all the holes in our life will suddenly be filled. The truth of the matter, though, is that we are all incomplete, broken individuals (broken by our own sin, selfish nature) and we marry another incomplete, broken individual (Romans 3:23 says we ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God). So, the reality of marriage today is that often two sinners come together hoping the other person will complete them and then they find they are disappointed. However, God is the Only One who can meet all your emotional needs. He's the Only One who will never disappoint you.

I had to learn this lesson 20 years ago and it ended up saving my marriage. When I quit looking to my husband to be god -and fulfill me in every way possible- and started looking to God to be my "spiritual husband" (Isaiah 54:5), it is then that I took a great deal of pressure off of my husband so that he didn't feel he was continuing to come up short. And that made him want to pursue me again.

Maybe pursuit isn't the problem. Maybe you're past the point of even wanting him near you. But that's where it began, didn't it? You wanted him more than he seemed to want you and now you resent that.

Dear friend, your husband will never be able to meet all your expectations and emotional needs, nor change the way you are feeling so that you are no longer depressed. In fact, he probably already suspects or believes you find him responsible for your depressed state. That might be the very reason he is distant, "moody" or constantly criticizing you. You've already given up on him, in some ways. So he has given up on himself, too.

I really do understand what you mean when you say you are "fed up." There are days when I think the same thing. But those are the days I am focused on me, and I must remember that marriage was not God's gift to me to make me happy. I truly believe it was God's gift to me to make me holy. Marriage is our practice ground for dying to self...for loving another as God has loved us. You and I make mistakes, too. Our husbands are disappointed in us, just as much as we are in them. The key is, will you die to self (Galatians 2:20) and love that man and extend grace to that man as God has loved you and extended grace toward you? You made a promise to him, to God, and before witnesses that you would. This is the test on days and in seasons of life when you don't feel like loving him anymore.

Admit it, you at one time believed God brought the two of you together. That is why you married. Yet, looking back, you were more concerned about what you would receive out of the relationship, than what you could give. It's only natural. We think first of our needs, our happily ever after, our own selfish ambitions. I did, too. But I truly believe God brings us together with another individual in marriage to show us, firsthand, what it means to exercise Christlike love and become more like Christ in our everyday lives. That being said, those days when you and I are "fed up" are the days we need to die to self and say "God, how can I serve him? How can I be the wife he needs me to be, rather than focusing on his shortcomings?"

You asked me, out of desperation, what you should do? Two things:

1) Look to God first as your spiritual husband (Isaiah 54:5). By letting God meet your emotional needs, you will no longer be expecting your husband to be your all-in all. When you are healthy, spiritually, you can be healthy emotionally. When you are in a growing relationship with Christ, you are more able and stable to deal with whatever comes your way....regardless of your husband's behavior toward you.

2) Lift your heart up for change. For years, I asked God to change my husband and make him the kind of man I needed. But real change in our marriage began the day I finally asked God to change me and make me the kind of wife he needed. God blesses that desire of ours...to serve another and not ourselves. When you begin to love your husband as God does - focusing on serving him rather than being served, on meeting his needs, rather than having yours met - you may very well find that he has much less to criticize you for, much less to be rude about, and much more of a desire to pursue you again. I don't suggest this in a "let him walk all over you" way. Not at all. I mean this in a "live obediently to Christ" way. As you put your husband first, and thus fulfill your God-given role as his "helper" (Genesis 2:18), you'll be surprised how God takes care of the rest.

I know what you're thinking. "I've been submitting. I've been putting him first. When will he finally put me first?" But it's time to quit asking that question. It's time to quit thinking about how you will be treated. It's time to live like Christ and trust that he will honor you for it.

I wrestled with those same questions. But when I began to focus on how I could change and began to apply the principles from When a Woman Inspires her Husband, either my husband started changing and being the man I needed him to be, or I didn't notice anymore the way he was falling short of my expectations. The bottom line is, when we seek God's will above our own, He always blesses. And what you consider bitter right now, he really can turn into something beautiful.

You mentioned in your email that Scripture says God hates divorce (Malachi 2:13-16). You're right. Divorce says to God, your spouse, your family and your friends "This relationship cannot be reconciled." How can we trust God with the reconciliation of our soul for an eternity if we cannot trust him to reconcile our most important earthly relationship? The God who reconciled sinners to himself is sufficient to reconcile your marital relationship, too. God cares about your marriage even more than you do. And he wants to make you more like his Son through whatever you are going through now. Trust him with your marriage, your story, your heart, your feelings, and your future. And inasmuch as it depends on you, surrender your marriage to him. He is far more capable than you realize (Ephesians 3:20).

And finally, for those of you who truly wanted your marriage to work and your spouse was the one who said "I'm done" - God saw it all. He knows your heart and sees your tears. And though someone else gave up on you, he has not. He is still writing your redemption story.

Kingmee:
op., you have to include the ill-fated immigration recruitment test ooo....your list is incomplete without that.

thanks bro.

i donate my one like for you.

Kingmee
Abduction of chibok girls is the most memorable of them all.....and it still sad because they remain in the hand of this evil men till today.
I pray all that change this coming year.

Mods., fp please.

donlawrenzo;
Mehn EBOLA was the undisputed most popular event. Even my great grand mother who cant speak English was giving me advice on how to prevent ebola

i still believe that is disputable.

joe17; EBOLA. It was brief, buh mheenn! Salt and water,
No handshake,
always on overall dress,
if u hear say person dey sick, u go take off,
if fever/headache catch u, fear go grip u...lols, wasn't funny den sha.

lol..you have a point there.

Just a few days to finish 2014, i want us to take a stock of all that happened this your and see which is most unforgettable. I'll list a few here.
1. Boko Haram Terrorism.

2. Abduction of the Chibok Girls by BH.

3. The ill-fated immigration recruitment test.

4. Ebola Outbreak and eradication in Nigeria.

5.Run up toward 2015 election drama from primaries.

6.Emergence of Pro. Osinbanjo as GMB running mate.


I know this list is incomplete, so you can add yours and tell us why your choice stands out this year.

Let the poll begin!

Op., create the group and add us.
the group should be created b4 this year runs out pls.

mods, move this to front page pls.
this is the kind of topic we everybody need to see on a beautiful monday mrng like this.

what a wonderful God!...mighty are the works of your hand.
I worship you, Lord God!

I'm in pls...this is a very noble idea.
may God help us thru.

'one man's food is another man's shit'...it may not longer be trendy to you, but i still appreciate it.
I think it all depends on the set of pple you are sending it to.

shadowgwalker;
thanks for your
understanding. The frustration of someone that feels he/she didn't make
it should not be shared to others.
if you have faith in God, don't give up cos even at the last hour(last
month in camp) people still enter. it's not certain that all in camp
will be there to the end, many will be replaced while some others will
quit on their own.

thanks for this info....there is still hope!

EzeeYFB; ephesian 4:5 speak about 1 Faith,n d
question comes to mind,how church did Jesus Christ establish?how many
should we have?how many do we have now?why these many?who's the
truth?

that verse answer you first two ?s...how many we are now having and why is the problem we are talking abt here but the truth is, Jesus isnt happy with the trend.

the issue isnt abt how many but the division the numbers are creating. diversity is beautiful but division is evil and satan's strategy to limit the power of the church and destroy/discourage what we can acheive in our togetherness.

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I believe i tried to explain what the bible say.....do you have a contrary view?

ayobase;

Biting the bullet, I would say we are STILL to accept ourselves as one.
It is obvious with debates/arguments we do have on NL.

Don't burn incense.
Don't bow down to Holy Mary.
Don't use Drums in the church.
Don't Dress like that.
Don't pay Tithe.
Don't go to Church.
Don't Pray as such.
Don't make/cover you Hair.
Don't believe there is Hell.

These are just mere doctrines of men fashioned out from the Bible or from
an event at a point in course of history, where "Jesus" is never compromised.

Some of us are yet to have an encounter with who we say we serve.
Some are Christians today cos their parents are Christians.
You likewise hear someone says, "I can never leave this religion/denomination"

"Over my dead body", he said when he was told to embrace Islam.
Help me ask if he was actually born into Islam, will he still rebuke.
The same with a Muslim becoming a neophyte.

Those that did research or encounter God have story to tell.
The question is "have u had an encounter with your maker or not?"

I have long time ago stopped castigating Churches and Islam but I wouldn't
call a spade a shovel when the need arises to enlighten, correct and warn.
(my beliefs will surely be tagged "false doctrine" by another)

What if I were born a Muslim?
What if I were born a Christian?
What if I were born an Atheist?
What if I were born a Buddhist?
What if I were born into Sango family?
What if I were.........................

Each person I mentioned above claims the others are on the wrong path.

And what makes you think you are on the right path?
What make you think you can make heaven?
Do you even know if God really does exist?



I see ourselves as one with "Jesus Christ" as a common-place.
No matter the religion, pray others have an encounter.

Genuine Encounter is the ultimate solution.

thanks for that bro...may God help us.

Anthrophile;
It is a curse ! Which is eligible for
heaven & which is not by virtue of their church tenets? some
churches are so biased & provincial that they see you as unclean if u
are not their church member. A vibrant friend who is also a young
pastor is being seriously pressured by his pastorate to break his 3
years relationship. Why? the mother of the lady he is dating also
pastors in another church and she is insisting he cross carpet to her
church as a pastor before he will be allowed to marry her daughter.

can you imagine such level of canality?...all these will end up making us a laughing stock to unbelievers.
may God intervene.

hassymo5:
A problem ,,
Right now a girl I intend to marry her parent won't allow us because of diff church baground...

Churches are now condeming themselves..this church is wrong, that church is right. allow God to judge ..

So many GENERAL overseer..A title most men of God are after..

People now Worshipping Men instead of God...

I can go on and on....
.

sorry abt that bro..i pray God intervene....that is just the many problem caused by that. most times, i wonder if we are all reading same bible. how can som1 claim there is no other believer to marry in other churches different form your own?....
God will break this yoke.

author=herald9 post=29070972]

That's what they'll tell us...But migrate to
their church and you'll shocked to discover other hidden charges.

Irreversible mess,I'll say.Until we find a body that will be responsible
for regulating the number of churches springing up everyday.

I thought CAN was in position of authority to do that.But it seems like
their duty is to protect the interest of Christians in state and
national levels.

So if we do not find a regulatory body to set standards for formation of
churches... Then we can only close our eyes and watch.

the point is not in the numbers but the purposes and as if they all actually think they are working toward same goal.....i mean, is Christ still the central focus?...can i relate well with som1 from another church like my own brother.

amakufrancis;
About to kick religion aside

advice needed

i strongly advice you to do just that....religion will never save you, only Christ will do...shun religion and accept Jesus Christ as you Lord and personal savious.

Bitojoe;
Only children of darkness can bring up this topic...

seriously?...pls., tell me more ooo....i'm seriously interested to know why you think so.

kazmanbanjoko;
What type of denomination? Is it mathematical or spiritual.

....curency.....
i doubt if you read the post.

Vivipop;
It's a massive problem, one that questions the genuineness of the christian faith.

that is a serious point to pond on there...the problem is in feeling 'my church is better', 'my church is the best', 'that church is there way to hell'...e.t.c...we are just not ONE...
God help Us!

lionduke;
I believe in one Catholic church, the
communion of saints, the resuration of the body, and life ever lasting.

so, what do you think of other Christians not going to your Catholic church?

jnrbayano;
Curse

In John 17:21, Jesus prayed for all believers;

"that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that
they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent
Me."

Martin Luther became wiser than Jesus and veered off. Others followed
suit.

Now, there are many holy spirits and denominations due to greed.

God bless the one holy Catholic and apostolic church.

division is different from diversity bro.....if the denominations are abt diversity, itz well and good coz there is beauty in it but what we have now is divisions out of different doctrines.....same message you are still preaching in your last statement..catholic, rccg, living faith, ecwa..e.t.c should be speaking same language; Christ!..we should share same goal, focus and aspirations and stop talking about what canal issues that divide us.

ayobase

God is dynamic. Of course we also should be dynamic. We are created in His likeness.

Many discoveries and inventions have been possible as a result divine deposition.
Adam was able to name every animal.

Years ago, we virtually had only Army.
But, today we have Navy, Air force, FRSC, Civil Service and the likes for the different purposes.
Humans improvised along the line for efficacy and efficiency.

Years before New Testament, only a congregation was allowed.
Years later in the New Testament, we have countable number of churches.



Churches can be likened to the Military.
As Air force is to the Air.
As Army is to the Ground.
As Navy is to the Water.
As Police is to Enforcing Law and others.
As FRSC is to Road Safety
As Civil service is to Ensure Peace
As Man' O War is to Supporting the Society Socially.
.........and many more.

So is;
Redeem Church to Praise
Winners Church to Prosperity
Deeperlife Church to the Word
MFM Church to Deliverance and Prayer
........and among other churches that share the same calling, but all bound together in Jesus Christ.

Though, we are many, but we are one body in Christ.
In as much as we have fake churches, so we have countless sound churches.
So, you have no excuse of not belonging to one. Know where you can fit in and be blessed.

I love the way you explain you point but that is the point. the diversity is good and that is obviously the advantage in it....but are seeing ourselves as one?...caan a redeemer see a roman catholic member as a fellow brother in Christ?...

author=Kingmee post=29065089]To put this ?? in another way; is God
happy with this trend at all?...especially with so much contradictions
here and there.
....
Mod, move this to fp pls....

I'll leave your question for others to answer first.

Mods., do the needful please.