Two sides of a coin

Nobody  has the authority to speak on behalf of another person's perspective. A coin has two sides; you cannot argue one side  out of the other. Both sides of a coin is still a coin, whether heads or tails. You can't argue your way out of another person's viewpoint, all you can do is to understand where they are coming from and sympathize with them. That's being human.

Wise Companionship

He who walks with wise man will be wise but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Proverbs 13: 20

Surround yourself self not with good friends nor bad friends but the right friends!

The prophecy of the Well

Go to the well. The well is where the living water is, not the faucet. The faucet gives out recycling water, and has a lot of chemicals in it. It is pollution!  The well is however a reservoir that overflows with water, fresh water from the heavens. 

Doctrines

People don't change by hearing doctrines; they change by the doctrines that lives and breath in them that preaches it.

Prophecy for the month of June

God is poking the hearts of evangelicals in America and His word is repent or else. We have seen series of misfortunate events transpired over a short period of time. From the pandemic to the murder of George Floyd, and the Supreme Court decision for workplace equality that had shaken the core of our christian beliefs. There will be more shaken of every foundation if we don't humble ourselves and repent and turn from the world affairs to evangelism and discipleship and ministering of righteousness and justice. In James 1:27, KJV: it says "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

Does Western Christianity still practice this scripture? Do we still visit the fatherless in our communities and the widows who were afflicted with injustice with the love of Christ and stay away from world politics? Rather, we stay churched up with people who looked like us and have forgotten the great commission; to go into the world ( and set apart from our own views and comfortability), to the dying world with the message of the gospel of Christ. Again, we have seen not enough of the sorrows but the beginning of it. But with sorrow comes great harvest, and we the laborers, are so few. 

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Scattered Seeds

Just to be “part of” something is merely touching the surface of fidelity. Whether dealing with people, a goal or a cause, the place below the landmark which we shunned away from is the focal point. The nastiest neighborhoods, the stubbornness of the redheaded stepchild, down to the dirt, the abyss, the bottom of the barrel, the place we ought not to visit is always the place where the harvest is. What separates those with hypothesis statements to the realist is that there are those willing to endure the awful smell, the excruciating pain, and the disappointments and still keep the faith. These people will resurface with a better perspective. But the person that tackles many things at once is far different than someone committed to one thing. There are only scattering seeds around the earth while no one really cultivates it.

~ Excerpt from Man under the Sun

The Lone path

There is great strength in walking alone, an eagle flies alone, a tiger hunts alone. 

Lesson about service

When turned 40, I just learned a valuable lesson. To find yourself you have to lose yourself in the service of others. I know this is hard but self-preservation will make you a very lonely person!

Do all things for God

Give your gifts to God, if you are a singer sing for God, if you are an artist perform for God, if you are a dancer, dance for God, if you are a pastor, shepherd for God, if you are a manager, manage for God, a father, raise a child for God, a mother, the raise a child for God, a teacher, teach for God. Do all things for God and you will never ever ever have any regrets!

The Cry of the Martyrs

Father help us, the world has closed their ears on our suffering; they have chosen to shut their eyes to even look at our pain.

We are men who have walked in the way of the Righteous and have felt the sting of the scorpions.

They regarded us not as worthy of life but in their anger, have stripped away all our dignity and has cast us away like the scum of the Earth.

With teary eyes we looked up to heaven but Your response was silent.

We were led one to another, shoulder to shoulder toward the valley of slaughter.

On the banks of the river where the blood of our brethren was washed out, the cruel forgot mercy but raised their hand on Your people.

They profaned Your name and Your Son Jesus Christ and with hatred, they spilled our blood in vain.

Now Lord, arise and strengthen our backs; let us as we march, stand with our heads held high.

Let us follow the path of those who have left a good witness on Earth. They have run the race of life and have been found worthy to receive Your reward. 

Help us in this perilous hour; for the river of blood is flowing through the whole surface of the land.

They have spared none of these ones who called upon Your name. 

~ excerpt from North and South Gate: a tale of two voices.

Knowledge

Pass on knowledge but know that it is not always retainable only by what you say but what you demonstrate.

Evil

Evil is never to be repaid in any way except good. Roman 12:21

Prayer

The man who falls on his feet daily in prayer is better than fifty swordsmen on the battlefield. Many times we lose the battle because we fail to communicate with God.