HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home.
He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:Dear Lord:
I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home.
I want her to know what I go through.So, please allow her body to switch with mine for a day.
God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.
The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman...he arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids,set out their school clothes,fed them breakfast,packed their lunches,drove them to school,came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping,
then drove home to put away the groceries.Then it was already 1 PM and he hurried to make the beds,do the laundry, vacuum,dust, sweep and mop the kitchen floor, ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home,set out milk and cookies and got the kids to do their homework.
Then set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.
At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad,breaded the beef chops and snapped fresh beans for supper.
After supper,he cleaned the kitchen,ran the dishwasher,folded laundry,bathed the kids and put them to bed.
At 9 PM exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint.
The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said: - Lord, I don't know what I was thinking.
I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day!
Please, Oh! Please, let us trade back.. Amen!'
The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied:
"My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be here to change things back to the way they were. But you'll have to wait nine months, though.You got pregnant last night"
WE LOVE YOU MUMS AND ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT YOU ENDURE.IT'S NOT LATE THOUGH TO WISH YOU A HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.God bless you

The Humility of Marriage

Excerpt from 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Wife by Arlene Pellicane (Harvest House Publishers).
The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 5:5 that God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Since marriage is an ideal place to humble yourself regularly, there are countless opportunities to receive God’s grace! Author Poppy Smith remembers a time when she humbled herself before God in desperation. Born in England, Poppy grew up there and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Kenya. As a young woman, she was working in Nairobi when a handsome American walked into her church and her life. Poppy says,"I think I was like many women. I was naïve and starry eyed. You fall in love and you just want to get married and have babies. You don’t really give much thought to compatibility issues because you assume you are."
Poppy was 22 when she married that dreamy American. Her husband Jim was 32 and they quickly discovered they were about as incompatible as two people could be. He came from a conservative Christian home where women knew their place and kept house. Poppy grew up in a non-Christian home and had only been a Christian for a few years.
 She was talkative. He was quiet. She had never been to the United States. He had never been to England. They moved to the United States and now Poppy was dealing with a new marriage, a new country, loneliness, regret and anger.
Six months into their marriage, Poppy told Jim that she had made the worst decision of her life and that it was huge mistake that they had gotten married. Even though they were committed Christians, they didn’t know how to get along or how to meet each other’s needs.
"I came to an emotional and spiritual crisis within my third or fourth year of marriage. I felt totally oppressed by my husband’s expectations from his background. I was very lonely. He was gone constantly with his medical residency and he didn’t know how to be empathetic with me.
Within a couple of years I was pleading with God to show me a Biblical way out of my marriage but I couldn’t find incompatibility as a reason.
 I thought I would have an emotional break down because I was so depressed or boiling angry. I just cried out to the Lord and he made it very clear: Poppy, let me change you. Instead of focusing on him and all the things you don’t like about him, Poppy let me work on you.
I had become someone I hated. I never expected to be an angry, bitter, resentful person. The things I would say were so cruel and demeaning. It took me being broken before God. I wanted to please the Lord but I just didn’t know how."
Poppy had a deep desire to honor and obey Christ by loving her husband even though she was miserable in the marriage. When she humbled herself and said Lord change me, she began to see her marriage turn around. That was 45 years ago. Poppy laughs and says they’ve come this far because she stopped trying to change him. Instead she asked God to show her what she needed to change.
Many times God uses our present afflictions to make us humble. That humility can then make a way for hope and happiness.
The Tension of Ethan’s Psalm
My firstborn is named Ethan and he was delighted to find Psalm 89 which was written by “Ethan the Ezrahite.” The Ethan of the Bible begins his beautiful Psalm by rehearsing the attributes of God and blessings of the believer.
The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it (Psalm 89:11).
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord. They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness (Psalm 89:15-16).
But then Ethan laments the fact that the king had been defeated in spite of God’s promises.
Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle (Psalm 89:43).
How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? (Psalm 89:46)
Ethan’s psalm depicts the age-old tension between the promises of a faithful God and the harsh realities of everyday life. Think of this Psalm as a wife. You know God has ordained your marriage and provided everything you need for its success, so then why is it so hard to get along sometimes? Maybe you don’t feel like the Lord is supporting you in your marriage. You know intellectually that God reigns over everything but why does he seem to be hiding from you? Why doesn’t he intervene in your marriage? Even with his questions and complaints, Ethan the Ezrahite ends his psalm with praise.
Praise be to the Lord forever! Amen and Amen (Psalm 89:52).
At the end of his venting if you will, Ethan reasserts his praise to God. God is true and good. And as if one Amen (meaning so be it) wasn’t enough, he writes it again. Amen and Amen.
Sometimes you must talk to your soul and encourage yourself in God’s Word. When you choose to praise God, even when you feel abandoned or disappointed as a wife, God will bless you. When you’re facedown in humility and desperation, he will lift you up. 
Play it Loud, Sing it Loud
Sharon Jaynes recalls her first years as a married woman. When their son was little, her husband Steve would call her during the day just to say hi. Anxious to unload on someone, Sharon would start pouring out everything that had gone wrong in the day, even if it was only nine o’clock in the morning! After awhile, Steve hesitated to call. He told her that when she told him every bad thing that had happened, it made him not want to call. Sharon says,"I could have gotten mad about that. I could have stewed over it. But you know he was right. I can choose joy or I can choose to be miserable. Sometimes we need to have a good chat with ourselves. David talked to himself all the time in the psalms. Read the psalms. He often starts out down but then he reminds himself who God is and what God does. Put on praise music, read the psalms, and speak the truth out loud. Play it loud, sing it loud. It will put joy back in your life when you’re feeling down in the dumps."
Before dump on your husband or stew in self-pity, you may want to have a good honest chat with yourself like David did. He asked himself,
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God (Psalm 42:5).
See how he continues to praise God even when he feels downcast and disturbed? If you humbly ask God for help and praise him for his goodness, he will fill you with hope and lift you up. That’s what I experienced that blah day when I was irritated while chopping up chicken in the kitchen. When you turn to God, he turns everything around.
Today’s Picture
Picture that your home is in a children’s story book and that the sky is filled with phrases between your house and heaven. Those sentences are lifting right up to God and they are words of praise. Imagine that your home is a place of praise to God. Whenever God looks down upon your home, he is pleased with that sweet aroma of praise heavenward.
Today’s Prayer
Lord I praise you that the heavens are Yours and the earth also is Yours. You founded the world and all it contains. My home is yours. I dedicate to you. I praise you for the husband you have given me. I humble myself before You and ask for You to be glorified in my home. I love you and thank you for watching my home closely with Your tender care.AMEN

TOTHE SINGLE LADIES

From Miri Kross
1) You are a QUEEN. You deserve a KING. So why do you keep messing with these JOKERS?!
2) You don’t need to think like A man…you need to think like THE Man. # Jesus
3) Perhaps the reason you keep attracting dogs is because you keep wagging your tail! Stop Wagging it!!
4) It’s hard for the brother to see that inspirational part of you…Why?? your half-naked body is blocking his view!
5) You have a half-naked picture on your profile and then act surprised and offended when brothers step to you sexually…Like really?!
6) Stop sending mixed signals…it only confuses men and no one will be attracted to you.
7) If he doesn’t respect you as his fiancee, what makes you think he will respect you as his wife? # RUN
8) If he’s cheating now, what makes you think#marriage will change that?
9) Why fight over a man? If he’s not willing to fight for you…is he really worth the fight?
10) The Bible never says “girlfriends submit to your boyfriends”. The HUSBAND is the head of the WIFE. If he’s not your husband…he’s not your head!Seal the deal first then submit
11) You need to decide if you want to go home with him tonight…or for life. One usually precludes the other. A real man takes you to the altar first and not his bedroom
12) Why would you settle for anyone’s side dish…? you deserve to be the whole meal!
13) That thin line around the 4th finger on his left hand is NOT a birthmark…he’s married!
14) There ARE good men out there, but no perfect ones. Make sure your “standards” are based on reality.
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. [Ecclesiastes 12:13]

WHEN YOU HEAR.............THEN REMIND THEM.....!

1:When you hear a lady say,What can a man tell me,i have no time to be a slave to a man, remind her that Sarah called Abraham Lord and walked 50 feet behind him. 1 Peter 3:6.Genesis 18
2:Oh i can't listen to her thoughts,im a man in my own house and no one needs to tell me what to do?when you hear such men talk,remind them God told Abraham to listen to the voice of his wife and obey all that she says Gen 21:12
3:Doing laundry is none of my work,and what did i marry if i have do do such things?In you hear such a man talk,remind him that Jesus neatly folded his laundry in the tomb,and never lost his God-head. John 20:7
4:Cooking is woman's work?Such men need to know that Jesus cooked breakfast by the sea Jn 21:9
5:When he says "Making the bed is woman's work,remind him that Peter commanded Aeneas to "arise and make your bed" Acts 9:34
6:We are men and "We can not neglect the word of God to serve tables" but do you notice that the apostles appointed 7 MEN to do the same work?Acts 6
7:Whenever he says "If I go to all the trouble of making a mess, the least you can do is clean it up then remind him "If you go to all the trouble of making all the money, the least I can do it spend it!
8:When you hear "Cleaning the house is not my work remind such a man that Jesus cleansed the temple: Jn 2:13-16.
Marriage brethren is all about lending a hand to you partner,whenever need arises.There are specific roles for both genders but not all are defined to belong to one person.Lending a helping hand is what marriage is all about.Have a blessed week friends.Amen

OPEN LETTER TO WHITE MEN...

Dear white men,
You asked us to wear coats under hot sun, we did;
You said we should speak your language and for sure, we have obediently ignored ours for your language's sake
You asked us to always tie a rope around our necks like goats, we have obeyed without questioning.
You asked our ladies to wear dead people's hair instead of the natural hair God gave to them and they have obeyed.
You said our decent girls should wear catapults instead of the conventional pants, they have obeyed.
You asked us to use rubber in order to control our birth rate, we agreed.
Now you want our MEN to sleep with fellow MEN & WOMEN TO SLEEP WITH FELLOW WOMEN,in the name of human rights?
For once,we as Africans want to reject this in totality.
Do you want God to punish us like he did in Sodom and Gomorrah?
That's Nonsense!! We don't agree with you this time!
As proud Africans, we can't watch as you twist our mind again.Never again will you tell us anything and we obey.What you did is enough and we say a huge NO to GAY relationships.
Remember HOMOSEXUALS & LESBIANS will not inherit the kingdom of God.The bible you brought to us teaches us that way.
We can't now believe your opinions,WE WOULD RATHER BELIEVE IN GOD.
Thanks God though for bringing us the bible.That's what is going to shape our lives from today.Bye to your ideas.

WHEN LOVE PANGS BITE YOU,CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

Love changes you. It changes the way you act,your walking style, the way you think, the way you decide on issues.
Love changes your voice,tone,smile,laughter and even your eyesight.
When in love with someone,you never see another except them.Your world revolves around them,they are the world to you and you are the world to them
When love pangs bite you,you don't care the distance,the resources to use,the threat on the way nor cafew announced by the government.
If you were to look at the the spending of our celebrities all over the world,you will realize love takes a great chunk of their wealth compared to their normal spending
Many men,have dared stand in the rains for long,others brushed of traffic lights,as they run to hold the hand of their lover and have a glimpse at their loved one,and hear their voice.
It's when in love that someone's one word brings life in another.
Oh don't worry or care about those who,whenever you call say "Im busy", they don't love you.Love reorganizes and stops every assignment for the sake of the loved
Love is poetic,love is real and many times it goes against your own principles and beliefs.
When in-love with someone,you always want to make them happy,and their happiness makes you happy too.
Oh my dear friend,don't dare love,it's jealous too.It's lethal and it possessive to some extent.Look around for those who were involved with other people's wives\girlfriends,the news is always nerve breaking .Jealousy is always attached to love.
That's why my dear sisters and brothers,you have to monitor and regulate your steps to any married man\women.Love can be jealous and the results are lethal
You don't need to be in the news for the bad reason,because of your untamed desire on someone's lover.Unfriend them if you must,stop commenting on their photos if the wife\man feels unsafe.Stay safe from a jealous spouse\lover
When in love,you you always slow down,bend down,and take every step in your walk.When in love,you are patient to your love,kind to him\her.
I wonder how this world would be,if it were not for love.No-wonder God is love

ESCAPING SEXUAL SIN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

By Rev. Marty O'Rourke
OVERCOMING TEMPTATION WILL COST YOUR PRIDE DEARLY
Why are so many strong Christians succumbing to sexual sin? We must remember that we as Christians do not live in a vacuum but in a culture filled with temptations that stir lust. Many people have fallen because they underestimated the power of sexual temptation.
Paul’s first letter to the Church at Corinth has the strongest teaching about sexual sin because Corinth, like our culture, was saturated with sexual temptation.
The Bible declares that God is faithful and no matter what temptation we face, He will provide “a way out so that you can stand up under it” (1 Cor. 10:13).
God’s will for us is to overcome temptation, but it will cost us dearly, especially our pride. The preceding passage (1 Cor 10:12) warns us: “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” God is telling us that the first step in overcoming temptation is to beware of the attitude, “It couldn’t happen to me.”
As the wisdom of Proverbs says, pride sets us up for a fall.
The Rev. Gordon MacDonald, a wonderful pastor and at one time president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, shares in his book Rebuilding Your Broken World, about a time when he was asked about how Satan might get him. He answered:
All sorts of ways, I suppose; but I know there's one way he wouldn't get me. “What's that?” He'd never get me in the area of my personal relationships with the Lord. That's one place where I have no doubt that I'm as strong as you can get.
A few years after that conversation my world broke wide open. A chain of seemingly innocent choices became destructive, and it was all my fault.
Choice by choice , each easier to make, each becoming gradually darker, and then my world broke loose -- in the very area I had predicted I was safe -- and my world had to be rebuilt again.
He goes on to quote from My Utmost for His Highest: “An unguarded strength is actually a double weakness.”
HERE IS AMAN OF GOD WITH A GOOD MARRIAGE WHO HAD WRITTEN BOOKS ON FAMILY LIFE AND YET HE FELL INTO ADULTERY!.
Why? BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO HIM AND LEFT THIS PART OF HIS LIFE UGUARDED.
If David, who was “a man after God’s own heart,” Gordon MacDonald, and many other strong men and women of faith yielded to sexual temptation, it could happen to you. God is telling us through these words of Paul -- “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” (1 Cor. 10:12)
Our vulnerability to sin increases when we think it could not happen to us.
Almost all Christians, especially Christian leaders, who have fallen to sexual temptation, would tell you that they did not think it could have happened to them.
1 Corinthians 6:18 warns us, “Flee from sexual immorality.”
It is easy for pride to convince us that we don’t really need to FLEE, and that this instruction is for weaker Christians. We mislead ourselves into thinking that instead of fleeing we can stroll away, looking back once in a while, because we are strong enough to resist or FLIT WITH TEMPTATION. Admitting that we need to flee takes real Christian humility. Remember, overcoming sexual temptation will cost your pride dearly.
BUT SOMEONE MAY ASK,WHEN DO WE NEED TO FLEE?
1: When you find yourself thinking about a “friend, co-worker, ministry partner, counselee” and how much you enjoy being with this person -- FLEE!
2: When you look forward to spending more time with this person, and you make sure you look “ hot” to attract his attention and yet he’s married or just “a friend” that day -- FLEE!
3:If you begin to fantasize about being with this person or knowingly start touching your “friend” in “innocent “ ways -- FLEE!
4: When you become more secretive about your interaction with your “friend” because people like your spouse might “misunderstand” your friendship -- FLEE!
5: If you receive cards, e-mails or presents from this person that you would not want your spouse to see -- FLEE!
6: When you find yourself comparing your spouse in an unfavorable way to your “friend”-- FLEE!
7:If you find you are always talking to someone's wife\husband and he seems interesting and kind to you more than him\her then ---FLEE
My dear brothers and sisters,Anytime we feel we must keep something secret, this would indicate that sin is crouching at your doorsep.
If you are experiencing sexual attraction to someone – or experiencing some other kind of temptation over a few days – go to your spouse or someone you can trust in the Body of Christ and bring the secret out into the light of day, and ask for prayer and accountability.
Satan loves it when we keep secrets in the dark because of shame, fear, or pride – but remember, darkness is overcome by light. Often this alone can break the power of temptation, but it will cost you your pride.
Many are unwilling to sacrifice their pride by admitting their struggle with sin to get the help they need. Rick Warren says:If you’re losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own. You need the help of other people.
Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable.
Tragically, too many people – because of family background, and who have experienced sexual abuse, abandonment, or have a long history of struggling with lust – need significant ministry, yet they are unwilling to get help until they are forced to do so after yielding to sin.
There’s a price to pay to overcome temptation and you must give up on pride and your ego,and open up to people whom you think can walk with you to victory over a habitual sin.
Take a moment and consider the much greater price of yielding to temptation. Consider the damage to the cause of Christ, to your family, and to your Christian witness, along with the pain you will cause yourself and the ones you love the most.God has given us everything we need to overcome temptation, but it will cost our pride dearly. I plead with you to consider the even greater cost of yielding to the temptation.
May God help you and me overcome the temptation that come our way and stand out for Christ,no matter what,but if standing for Christ means fleeing, do it with grace my sister and brother!Go as far and further from any foam of temptation. Have a blessed week