Blinded by Desire

Joe is a business man, who actually was doing well in his business career. He owns a lots of shop outlet in different states of the country. Then comes this misfortune that befall him. He lost everything he has in a business virtue that leaves him with no shop outlet to call his own and even no house to call his in the city. He has to relocate to the village where his parent lives. His parent and relatives tried their best in consoling him and letting him know that the downfall of a man is not the end of his life.

Surely son you will rise again. After the tides the sea calms down. And after rainfall comes the sunshine. With many adages this elderly man and also a relative tried to let Joe know that there is still hope for the hopeless and for his situation. Joe paid no attention to all that, but decided to kill himself by hanging. He then left, to the forest where he wants to kill himself. But also under the tree where he has successful tide the rope and was about to hang himself, was a man who was abandoned by his relative. He was chased into the forest to die there. While Joe was about to hang himself, the sick man said “see me, don’t fall on me and kill me”. On hearing this, the young Joe withdrew from his intention and started thinking about the sick man. Then he said if this sick man, who was chased out of the village and abandoned in the forest to die, still wants to live what about me who the people still accepts and also foresee a future that is filled with hope. He cried and went to his father’s house where he began a new life.

This is true of us all. We are always blinded by our immediate desires. And most times we forget what the lord had been doing in our lives. To give thanks to him in all situations; that his plan for us is good   not evil; that he call us by name; and that human wants are unsearchable. The more we have, the more will still want to have.

 So learn to see beyond your desires and hold onto God for the fulfilment of your desires even as you work towards achieving your desires,  that is  because God is faithful.

Learn to be Grateful

Despite our very busy schedules and numerous desires of human, is very important that we learn to be grateful to our creator and even to our follow human for any act of kindness shown to us. The truth is that at every point of our life there are things that we want, and want to do; something that we have and we are doing; and those that we have and done with. Most often we forget the success of the past and present and complain about an expectant future.

This distracts us from been grateful to God who lives both yesterday, today and forever. Let us learn to be grateful – if not for any other thing else, for the good moments we have had in our life. Below are tips that will help you to be more grateful in life:

Be thankful for any little action:

Learn to be grateful to any one who shows you kindness no matter how small it may  be. Just be thankful.

Remember all the Gods blessing in your life:

God has blessed you immensely in so many ways. Think of the life you are living and the gift of resurrection He gave to humanity by dying on the cross and resurrecting on the third day. All is enough to thank him.

Remember unimaginable victories:

Situations that stares at you and had bring about fears in your life in the past. But you gained victories over such situations.

Remember to be thankful for any little action from people:

Learn how to say thank you no matter how small the favor shown to you is. Always say thank you.

Remember those that you are better than:

Many people are asking God and working so hard to reach the level that you are now, when you think of them you thank God for yourself.

Create daily blessing diary:

Make list of all the blessings both small and big blessings of God as they happen. It will help you to look back and have a course to be grateful.

Check out the other side of life:

 If you think that you are not loved try and view it from another perceptive.

Recognize that people are important in your everyday:

 No man is island, appreciate the presence of people and know that they are part of the whole.

Prayer of Gratitude

The bible told us about this very story; the story of ten lepers. One day, that day must be a good one. Yes, somehow it might be a coincidence, that they meet each other somewhere and was going somewhere together; or normally, they were staying at their point of meeting or begging. And the bible says “and it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus master, have mercy on us. And when He saw them He said unto them go show yourselves unto the priest. And it came to pass, that as they went they were cleansed”

“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God”

Ten of the lepers were healed. All ten of them were healed but one glorified God. The bible says that he with a loud voice and glorified God. This is the spirit of gratitude; the mind of giving thanks. Yes, it is an attitude –it didn’t just start there, he has the spirit of gratitude and he expressed it whole heartedly without reserve. Yeah it was nice he did what he did, because later-on, he left the other 9 and went to Jesus  “And fall down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks; and he was a Samaritan” “And Jesus answering said, were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” “There are not found that returned to give glory to God save this stranger.”

In the modern time, with many situations bordering us, we find it difficult to even thank God in our praying time. Been grateful for everything, for our family, for our friends, for that person you are better than, for the person that is better than you, for the sick, for the saints and for sinners, all of them makes the universe and thank God for His universe.

 Find time to be grateful, dear friend, for it pays. When you praise him for what he had done, he will do more.