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Thursday March 17



“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”  1Pe 5:7 NKJV

Cast it away

The word “casting” pictures a fisherman throwing his net into the sea to catch fish. He knows he won’t succeed by carrying his net, but by casting it. What are you carrying around? Old pain? Old resentment? A torch for an old flame who’s moved on? Cast it away! You’re sacrificing your future for something that’s not worthy of your time and energy. Why would God tell you to do something so radical? Because “He cares for you.” While you’re carrying it, He’s caring for you. It’s hard to watch somebody you love twisting in pain because of something they shouldn’t be carrying. God can remove your problem; His struggle is getting you to loosen your grip on it. Today God’s speaking to you, not to the problem that’s bothering you, saying, “Cast it away!” 

Satan is a thief. Unwillingness to forgive is one of the doors through which he enters, and you are the only one who can close it. When you wake up and realize how much he’s already stolen from you, you’ll be angry with yourself. Harness that anger. Let it motivate you to live by the three R’s: Repent. Rectify the situation if possible. Take Responsibility for your life. Once you’ve done that, close the book on it, enjoy the benefits of God’s grace, and move on. Recognize when something is dead—because no amount of effort can resuscitate a corpse, so sign the death certificate, bury the past, and get going. That doesn’t mean you’re quitting, it means you’re conserving your strength for things that count, for things you can do something about.

Wednesday March 16


“When my heart whispered, ‘Seek God,’ my whole being replied, ‘I’m seeking him!’”  Ps 27:8 TM

How’s your spiritual appetite?

If you spend hours each day watching television and can’t find a few minutes for prayer and reading the Scriptures, you’ve a spiritual appetite problem—one that needs your attention. David Brainerd, an eighteenth-century missionary to the American Indians, wrote in his journal: “I withdrew to my usual place of retirement in great tranquility. I knew only to breathe out my desire for a perfect conformity to Him in all things. God was so precious that the world with all its enjoyments seemed infinitely vile. I have no more desire for the favor of men than for pebbles. At noon I had the most ardent longings after God which I ever felt in my life. In my secret retirement I could do nothing but tell my dear Lord in a sweet calmness that I knew I desired nothing but Him, nothing but holiness, that He had given me these desires and only He could give me the things I desired. I never seemed to be so unhinged from myself…so wholly devoted to God. My heart was swallowed up in God most of the day.” The Psalmist felt the same way: “I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever…how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter” (Ps 73:25-28 NLT). You can tell how spiritually healthy you are by your appetite for the things of God.

Which one do we believe now? So many confusion here!

Etinosajay:
Can you imagine the height of disrespect so laced with hate?

So all benin man and woman bear a yoruba name, as you claim.

Hah, emiavboya

I don't have a yoruba name. Will you please give me one?

Why not? If you so much desire, I can re-christened you.

JuanDeDios:
Lol. Your crase no be here. Make Isekhure catch you.

Imagine? I can't believe people like you don't know that Oba of Benin is one of the sons of Oduduwa. Quote me anywhere, Benin kingdom is an extension of Yoruba. Go back to history and learn more. I have a lot of Benin friends, and most of them have their Yoruba names.

back2sender:
Please dont group our oba of Benin as part of una. Stop that nosense and rubbish there.
We reverence our oba of Benin because he carries himself well and cannot be bought over with money or the likes.
I am a proud Edo man any day anytime but i come marry one sweet and great lady from IPOB republic. I dey proud of her but not IPOB

Do you know history at all?

Oya oooo, we are waiting.

New beginning for Benin Kingdom. I prayed this 2 new Obas in the Yoruba land should bring us good tidings IJN.

irunooboo:
why the emphasis on Dangote as if he drove the truck? Who knows if the couple were not concentrating before the crash? Dangote is not the owner of any truck that has his name on it.

Rip to the careless couples who couldnt turn on their full lights to see what is in front of them

....did you said they have his name on them? And with that, isn't he suppose to do something about the recklessness of the trucks with his name on them? Or, who do you think the accusing finger will be pointed to?

If I were him (Dangote), I think I will do more in safety of those trucks than Dangote truck here, Dangote truck there.

God will help us with all our evil rich people in this society, and yet, the law cannot touch or do anything to them.

Let us sometimes think about countless of people that had lost their lives through Dangote trucks accidents. Go to toll-gate in Sango, you observe his trucks filled the place, that had claims lives of powerless people, and yet their family are still in pain. If it were to be in other part of the world, I'm sure by now he would have feel the heat.

Evidence that Mark loves eating McDonald's.

Tuesday March 15




“He makes me lie down…he restores my soul.”  Ps 23:2-3 NIV

Take care of yourself

Learn to pay attention to your body’s signals and emotional responses to the demands you place on yourself. When you’re tired to the point of distraction, you need to slow down and rest. Yes, there are seasons that require extra time and energy, but even in the midst of these seasons you need to find a way to take care of yourself. If you constantly ignore your body’s aches and pains, work 24/7, eat out of vending machines, and run on caffeine and adrenalin, you’ll get sick and be forced to slow down because you wouldn’t take care of yourself. Knowing your “speed limit” allows you to know when it’s time to stop, refuel, and replenish, to restore your energy and your soul. Many of us have abused our bodies for so long that we believe our healthiest days are behind us. Not necessarily so! No matter how bad your condition is, there’s help! Your body has the ability to restore itself. God will work with you and in you to bring you back to wholeness if you follow His guidelines for good health. Practice doing everything you do for God’s glory, including eating (See 1Co 10:31). Look at your plate and ask if what you’re about to eat is mostly what God created for you to stay healthy. Make a balanced diet a way of life! Each time you choose healthy foods you choose life, which is God’s gift to you. Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish, it’s good stewardship. By eating well, sleeping enough, exercising, and taking regular vacations you can increase the effectiveness of your life and bring glory to God (See 1Co 6:19, 20).

All this crime in Jos alone? Devil is really moving around in the city. People, please be prayerful and watchful too. It is well.

Monday March 14


“I will…make the rough places smooth.”  Isa 42:16 NIV

Leave your comfort zone (2)

Observe: (1) It’s never easy to leave your comfort zone. Moses probably didn’t relish leaving the luxury of Pharaoh’s palace or the security of his new family in Midian. Yet if he hadn’t, he’d have failed to fulfill God’s call. Just because you don’t feel like doing something doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. The greater the assignment, the greater the sacrifice. (2) Real growth begins once you leave your comfort zone. For forty years Moses benefited from everything Egypt had to offer. But only after he left Egypt for the first time did he begin to learn what was really important: namely, God’s purposes. It took another forty years in the desert to discover how God intended to use him—and by then he’d been humbled and made over. The bottom line is: Before you can go—you have to grow! (3) Staying in your comfort zone will rob you of your greatest moments and memories. Your life story is written in risks—those you took and those you avoided. Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed about the risks you didn’t take than the ones you did. The way to pre-empt tomorrow’s regret is by moving forward today into the “faith zone.” You say, “But there’s so much I don’t know or understand.” That may be true, but here’s a promise you can stand on: “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them…turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These…things I will do; I will not forsake them” (v. 16 NIV). What more assurance do you need?

ClintonDal:
Thank God there wasn't a disaster. Traveling on air still remains the safest way to travel though I still have my reservations on flying local.

Same with me. I could go anywhere with plane internationally, except all this local flight since my experience with Chachangi Airline in 2003. It wasn't a good experience @ all from PH to Lagos.

sorextee:
one day, it would be Bill Gates, richard branson, Dangote, PICTURED, with Samson (me).
soon and very soon.

......and your faith will take you there one day Samson in Jesus name!

Even if it is only one dead. It shouldn't be encouraged by IGP. You can imagine the utterances of our so called leaders sometimes.

HungerBAD:
Sad.

The Killers(staying at the Government house) will surely be brought to book.

Meanwhile, the Policeman in the Picture that should be at alert, collecting valuable information about the killing, is on his Phone browsing Nairaland and checking out other peoples wife on facebook.

Ah! .... how do you know? nairalanders una dey too much........lol.

Let it be the yard stick to rule this country. If any incoming government feel it's necessary to probe the former, so be it.

All we want is a corruption free society, so that the country can move forward.

Probe or not, all we need now is action. Enough of this probing Buhari. Bring something to the table for Nigerians to feed on.

Sunday March 13




“Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them.”  Isa 42:16 NIV

Leave your comfort zone (1)

To do God’s will, Moses had to leave his comfort zone. “Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter…He thought it was better to suffer …than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward” (Heb 11:24-26 NLT). To fulfill the assignment God gave him, Moses had to be willing to give up two things: (1) Comfort. Ease is a greater threat to your progress than hardship. After living in a palace, Moses spent his next forty years in the desert tending sheep. He married one of Jethro’s daughters, managed her father’s business, and enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle. Can you imagine leaving all that to go back and face Pharaoh? God’s plan for your life will bless and reward you, but never assume it will be easy. (2) Security. When God called him, Moses had many doubts and questions: “Who am I that I should go?” (Ex 3:11 NKJV). “What shall I say to them?” (Ex 3:13 NKJV). “Suppose they will not believe me?” (Ex 4:1 NKJV). “But I am slow of speech” (Ex 4:10 NKJV). Finally he told God, “Send someone else” (Ex 4:13 NIV). Have you been doing that? Fortunately, God wouldn’t take no for an answer, and Moses finally did the one thing that works when you’re uncertain about the future: He obeyed God, entrusting the details of the future to Him. In doing that Moses agreed to answer God’s call, leave his comfort zone, and return to Egypt. As a result the Children of Israel were delivered from slavery, and Moses’ name became a household word.

Great memories. Was in Moers in that year.

She man!

Death is sure the last thing for everyone.

RIP.

Day by day dear Lord of thee 3 things I prayed.
- to see thee more clearly,
- love thee more dearly,
- follow thee more nearly,
Day by day.

I think the former is more beautiful than this later oooo

....... but his choice sha, not mine.

It is well.

Point no 5 is really truthfully. And yet, they can be so angelic with your family when the dating game started. But the moment she enters like this..., complaints will start niyen.

But I called it selfishness sha.

Saturday March 12



“Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you.”  Mt 5:43 TM

Respond in a Christlike way

When people mistreat you, Jesus makes clear how you should respond. “Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, gift-wrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously. You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and the bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that. In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you” (vv. 38-48 TM). Bottom line: Respond in a Christlike way.

prisiluv:
...No wonder he likes travelling

if naa you nko?

bebe2:


This na proper hard work ooo,

Na gold digging sure pass jare

NB to all the trouble shooters,

Don't come for me unless I send for u

...money transfer?

Copy that.

Paperwhite:
Nothing like hope bro.Biafra will come to pass.I'm not from this side of the divide but the north being the problem of Nigeria should prompt all reasonable regions to separate & coexist independently.

I honestly understand. God will make all our wishes come to pass. Peace!

With this, there is sure a hope for Biafra. Let them just plan constructively. Wishing them goodluck.

Hilarious!



......but next thing is to go and wash plates till the restaurant is close now! a bi?