Friday, December 11, 2009

Back From Grave, The Land Of Death.


Back from grave, the land of death. Dead and alive to give hope to many, can you believe it or could these be another Lazarus?

This is a true live story of a promising young man who once deviated from the presence of God, who thought that life is a bed of roses.

Fortunately, I was opportune to visit him with my youth friends after we heard the great testimony from his caring parents. Yes he was disobedient to them, due to the kinds of friends he accompany with. Form the visit to this young man’s residence, he narrated a lot.

One morning as usual with his colleagues, they normally go into internet fraud business, through which they loot people’s money in dollars, and may other currencies. He opened a system to do his normal looting business in a cybercafé, while on a system one of his friends who is into the same type of business was bullying a boy younger than them, then he tried to tell the guy that the boy should be forgiving, instead of listening to him, decided to take offence that he was insulting him.
Though he himself never took any notice of anything from the guy, since they were friends. Remember that the heart is wicked whenever we allow the devil to come in and take control, especially with little pride inside out.

This is what disqualified the devil from being in heaven today and forever, and he wants man to do same, its unfortunate that many are on their way to hell. On his way out after using the system, he got a heavy knock from behind, and immediately his head was being forced into a giant leister generator, though unconscious after the heavy knock then, on remembering where he was, it was too late, his head was cut opened with blood gushing out to the ground. It was the same so called friend whom he advised not to bully the boy in the cybercafé with. The boy escaped and was later captured by the police.

When the head was cut opened, he did not know when he was rushed to a hospital, instead he found himself in the land of the dead, where the devil remembered him that he was already dead, and hell was his place. According to him, he was baffled to know that this hell was the same told to him by his loving parents, but due to the kinds of friends he follows, disobedient sets in, like smoking kinds of things which turned his brain, believing that his ways, suggestions were better. It is the pride that this same friend of his heard caused all these, remember that pride is the product of different sins.
While in hell, according to him, he was picked out from there, and looking at who picked him, he almost went blind, then he understood that it was JESUS who came for his soul. He could not look upon Him, because He was too holy to be looked upon, brighter then whatever you can think of.
He (JESUS) warned him to go back that it wasn’t yet his time to leave the earth, but that he should change his ways, and this was his last time, and he should make well use of the final grace given. While all these period, his body was in comma in the hospital for six weeks (6 weeks). When his soul was released, he found himself alive again, with people around him and with a sown head. After narrating his story, everyone was shocked, and all these while, his mother had been praying for him. What a caring mother she was.

There were tears of joy from everyone. He visited by the police who asked him to press for charges, but he simply told them that his soul was lost before and then forgiving, then should not do same, though with sown head, he rather leave him for Jesus to judge. Exactly it’s not easy for everyone one of us, but remember that “there is no revenge as complete as forgiveness”. Please I’m not preaching but telling us to embrace CHRIST, because neither you nor I may have such an opportunity to repent, as this young fellow.

If you were in the shoes of this young man, would you have that kind of heart of forgiveness towards the guy that gave him such an everlasting “mark” and also that sent him to hell? “Well remember that he that cannot forgive others, the breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven”. Be wise.

Did you recently lose a battle?

Did you recently lose a battle, or have you been discouraged in your present situation? Be ready for next line of action to take. Pick up your broken pieces or may I call it broken spirit and let not anything weigh you down. Wave off thinking, if it is allowed, it will destroy your emotions and actions, and eventually destroy your goals. Now, study your past failures defeats, and see if there is any leakage. Ask yourself why this defeat? Where did it come from? How did it happen? What will be the next line of action to use or apply to avoid such an ugly situation next time?
I believe with these, you will soon find yourself succeeding. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing- that’s why we recommend it daily. History has demanded that the most notable winners usually encountered heart breaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. It is very necessary you motivate yourself may be by counseling, encouragement through friends, and learn to assimilate positive minds, abstain from every negative that destroy one’s emotions and actions. Always bear in mind that success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have. The best motivating is self-motivating. The guy says “I wish someone would come by and turn me on”. What if they don’t show up? You’ve got to have a better plan for your life.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Don’t let the mistakes and disappoints of the past control and direct your future.

Many has fallen to this prey and are still doing so because they do not want to pick up their pieces or accept their failures, yes it has happened but one thing is sure, you can never recall the past nor turn the clock to the former. Accepting your mistakes does not mean you cannot be somebody NO! Rather it would help you re-build your house, when you are ready.
I once mentioned that many have gone to grave without fulfilling the purpose why they were sent into this world, may be they were stingy by not sharing the good knowledge given to them or they allowed their mistakes to weigh them down. What about you, would you do same, or you accepted friends and families advice? Are you discouraged their statements that no one has succeeded on that line?
Learn to man your business if you want success, this will enable you know your rights from your wrongs. In this life, if we do not acknowledge that GOD is the true creator of you and me, and not the common existence which some doctrinal issues use today, then mistakes of the past will not let us have true success. Acknowledge His existence (GOD) and believe that He is the only ever existing one of the past, present, and future. He knows when and when you‘ve accepted Him, do not play with such opportunity, He is the listener to all silent conversations.`
You see, He will positively direct your future and purpose of being here. He will turn your disappointments into success and with joy unthinkable. He is the only one that makes all things new and this “new” is in CHRIST JESUS, the only Son who died and resurrected. Trust Him in anything, He will make meaning into your present situation, and personally control and direct your future.