GROWING RIGHT

What's the first thing that comes to your mind the moment you hear the word "Light"?  A substance that eradicates darkness at its presence? A source that brings illumination like the brightness of the sun?  Or maybe the power supply given in our homes? Whatever definition you give it doesn't really define the meaning of the Light. I mean the true Light. There are lights; with diverse form or appearance but there is a TRUE LIGHT. In as much as every human needs the physical light we see either produced by the sun, the moon, or electricity, every human needs this TRUE LIGHT. You have to know it else your life will revolve continually in perpertual darkness and disaster. This darkness might not be the one you see with your physical eyes but I can assure you that it is the most dangerous. When I talk about the light, I'm not talking about the artificial light like the electric bulb, a torch, an oil lamp, a candle, a fluorescent tube, etc. I'm not even ...

Life is full of challenges. There's no one person existing on the face of the earth that haven't encountered a challenge. It can be financially, academically, psychologically, business wise, emotionally, health wise and counting. There is always something that either keep our hands beneath the chin, racking the brain for a solution or our knees on the ground praying for an answer to surrounding problems.  There's always something that keep us in a quest for solution to our challenges. Literally, every human being is a solution seeker.  Even the wealthiest person existing today has a challenge even with all the influence and affluence. That's a perfect example to tell that money can't answer every problem. So long you have breath in your nostrils and live in a world that can never be void of problems, there will always be something that will try to put you down. However, there are times when our "going" in the walks of life will get tough.  Some...

Zeal is a fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance. It is the driving force and eagerness that compels people to do things they do and even go the extra mile to have that accomplished in whatever sphere of interest. But in this case, we're looking at a godly zeal– a zeal for God and His work. In as much as zeal is good, it is not enough to render acceptable service to God. There are Christians in existence who zealously serve God yet render services to God that irritates Him. (You'll understand what I'm saying after reading this entire article). Not everything done in the name of Christ is acceptable. I remember what my intense zeal for God almost caused me few years back. I served in my local church then but "too much zeal" made me join a fellowship group i wasn't supposed to. It was no where near my place of purpose.  I can't possibly relate the issues about them here but the truth is, som...

A scene in a movie I saw sometime ago captured my attention. In that scene, a group of rangers were all in the face of adverse battle, almost loosing to their enemies. Their leader, however, asked them to do something in other to escape the danger before them. She said, "To use magic, you'll have to believe in magic". Immediately the rangers spat the words, "I believe in magic", they began demonstrating different forms of magical powers, to their amazement. It worked for all of them that professed those words except one. (I'll explain why in course of the article). After they said those words, I observed how immediate the effect of those words were. And then, I thought to myself, "what is it about believing that makes wonders viable at the heartfelt profession of that word?"  You don't have to see a deity, thing or being before believing it/he/she can work for you. Just believing can give you access even if it is new to you. You don...

There are many individuals who are easily swayed by the opinion of others. These individuals under such category set the opinion of others as a yardstick for making decisions and moulden their judgements about things in their lives.  If you are an individual that is easily moved by what others think, say or perceive as a standard for something, then you're likely to make certain mistakes in life. You'll either go against yourself, convictions, or principles or you go against that of Christ (as a Christian). We are meant to hold strong the precepts and principles of God's word. We are supposed to be mindful of what Christ thinks and what's best and right not what others think. When people air their views, stance or perception about something or about you, it shouldn't formulate wrong thoughts about yourself or the situation.   Just because someone, probably a friend, relative or someone close to you says something not pleasant about you, you then feel dej...