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How To Navigate Through Life With Ease

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In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way]

(Proverbs 3:6, AMP)
  • Introduction:
    • There are two ways known to man in Life’s journey. One is Familiar ways (routine activities), and the other is Unfamiliar ways. That’s its either you are doing something you always do, or you are doing (or trying) something Different/New. Regardless of which one you choose to do, your journey in life can be filled with much fun when you acknowledge God.
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  • Key Factors in Your Daily Planning:
    • When you are planning your day’s journey, you check the weather to know how it would impact on your choice of clothing, diet, and schedule. You also look out for traffic conditions; congestion, road closures, etc. if you are using public transport, you check bus/train availability and times. You acknowledge your local news channel briefings or phone app’s update on weather and traffic conditions before you embark on your journey. I remember in 2012 I missed my flight because the cab driver had paper map when others were using Tomtom with live update. We got stuck in traffic and by the time I got to Heathrow Airport, the gate was closed.
    • We miss opportunities and/or get into troubles in life when we set off without acknowledging the Omniscience God. God is more than a Satellite that enhances in-car navigation system and weather forecasting. As a matter of fact, He created the minds that invented these systems yet we tend to believe in them more than we do in Him.
  • The Wise man’s Counsel:
    • The wise admonishes us to know, acknowledge, and recognize in God in all ways . Note he said in All your ways and not when there is a challenge or problem heading your way. The result is that He will make your Paths straight and smooth. The closest I could imagine is your navigation system leading your through less congested road or picking an umbrella, which you wouldn’t have, 15 min prior to a heavy downpour. Think about this: The rain and/or congestion could have be obstacles that prevent you from being fruitful.
  • Conclusion:
    • Life’s journey is full of obstacles or roadblocks but when you Acknowledge God and Trust Leadership, the road (your Path) will always be straight and smooth.
    • Talk to God about everything and He will set you up for greatness.

Posted in GIVING, THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Don’t walk away when your neighbour needs help

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Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person. Don’t tell your neighbour “Maybe some other time” or “Try me tomorrow” when the money’s right there in your pocket. Don’t figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbour when he’s sitting there trusting and unsuspecting. (Proverbs 3:27-29 MSG)

God has blessed you to be a blessing to your neighbour. That blessing could be in the form of giving a helping hands to your neighbour, putting a smile on a person’s face, giving food, clothes, money, etc to the poor or needy.

The wise man is advising us not to walk away from someone who needs help. Notice he said someone and not just some few people you know, or might have done you good before. it’s very common to see people who can work but have chosen to beg on our streets. This happened to me once at the entrance of KFC when one guy approached me that “can I get £1 for food“. I gave it to him. Surprisingly this same guy came to me a week or two later around the same place with the same request “can I get £1 for food please” I laughed and gave him. I saw him there on different occasions and realized that was what he does for living. What I should have done that time was to inquire about his reason(s) for begging instead of working.
The point is God wants us to help our neighbours. Your neighbour is anybody who has flesh and bleeds red. it doesn’t matter his/her skin colour, church, religion, country he/she comes from, position, etc. When that person is hungry, feed him. When he needs shelter, help him. When he needs clothes, cloth him. The wise man said your hand is God’s hand for that person.

Friend, don’t tell your neighbor “Maybe some other time” or “Try me tomorrow” when the money’s right there in your pocket. Some of us try to consider some factors before giving to support their neighbours, probably because that person hurt them or defaulted in the past. The good news is we have a new life which requires us to overlook past mistakes and to see each day as an opportunity to show kindness to people around us. Don’t forget that your hand is God’s hand for that person.

I will conclude with this;

Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. (Galatians 6:10 NLT)