Real talk or truth talk

Red Gay Red

2014-02-21T01:09:00.001+03:00

Hello, I am about to make a very important proclamation that might change your perspective of me, or not.....

Two years ago, I happened to have a breakfast meeting with my pastor and so I put on a red shirt. It so happened that on that particular cold morning, there was a gay march procession in the streets of Nairobi and they were gathered just outside that coffee house, IN RED. The looks that met me were those bearing a certain shimmer of hope while yet bearing questions of whether I was joining the gathering or not. A memorable coincidence..... Too bad I already had an appointment.

The only thing that would have made it more memorable is if the news cameras had started rolling at 9 a.m. that morning. Too bad they were still in bed.

Unless you are unable to comprehend language and trends, there has been one piece of news that has been quite outstanding, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights agenda. More and more gay icons are coming out daily and the announcement of their acquired public status has earned them rockstar receptions. Equal measures of love and hate from people around the globe. Their public proclamations have continued to stir up the push for gay rights.

The question I was asking for a while was what are gay rights? What does it mean to have a right as a gay person that have already not been provided for under law? What are gays fighting for?

That was until I faced the reality that I have been asking all the wrong questions. It was not a matter of what are gay rights, but WHY are they fighting for rights? It looks like a very easy question to answer but it is not as straightforward as one would like to presume.

Supposing that two years ago, those rights were in operation, it still wouldn't change the number of people who saw me that morning from despising me, if they despise gays. It wouldn't change the fact that strangers who marked my face that morning would forever refuse to let me associate with them or their kids if they have strong negative emotions towards that red army that morning. So why?

I concluded that gay rights are not focused on changing the society's perception towards that red battalion but changing the way those of the gay community view themselves. Many studies that gay tendencies are mostly learnt habits. The question of hereditary causes is still very unreliable and the question of people being born gay is still very debatable. For most people, the idea of God creating gay babies is absurd, some even unthinkable, but a theory nonetheless for those who choose to believe it.

Enacting gay legislation could only mean one thing from my point of view; gay rights are a rejection of the term EX-GAY. I once way gay, but now I am not. And I shall proceed to state why.

Our natural instinct as human beings is to reject any action that does not conform to our preferred set of norms and regulations. That is why for example, we automatically filter out certain people in a new social gathering/ set without even talking to them, either because they do not meet out personal requirements in terms of social standing or are way beyond our perceived perfect standard. Its natural human selection in play and the same rules apply here.

(Its too bad even when the bible is rejected, Darwin's theory of natural selection does not work in a gay person's favour.)

The question of gay rights is not just about enacting legislation that favours LGBT activities and practices but a rejection of the fundamental truth that it is possible to change your orientation. I have come across several blogs and support groups for people who have decided to change their sexual orientation and embrace what is natural. One notable character is Donnie Mcklurkin who was denied a chance to perform at the Martin Luther King concert because he is a testimony of being delivered from being gay and took a stance on that.

Enacting gay rights unfortunately is like trying to make everyone wear red like you so that you can feel good about yourself. It does not mean that other people wearing red will be a reflection of shared values.

The question of gay rights sits on the notion that being gay is not a result of choice but a result of natural design. The only problem is that this has not yet been conclusively justified. The only way for the gay agenda to be 100% successful is to eliminate the possibility of being an EX-GAY. I do not think the society is ready to accept that

I am particularly a conservative Christian when it comes to this topic and my stance is not about to change. However, may I state that this does not equate to hate or spite for those in the LGBT community. I just choose to believe that the good Lord meant well when He said homosexuality is detestable and for particular reasons that I will refer you to go to the bible for further readings.

Many governments have tried instituting proper correctional behaviour like forcing gay men to sleep with women and threatening them with death but it has failed miserably so far. From my research, only people who have encountered the truth, being the word of God, have been able to win the struggle because it is not an easy one.

And as for the appointment, if it had by some fortune been cancelled, maybe I would have had a nice field day learning things

God, please send Africa Mandela number 2

2013-12-09T23:54:00.002+03:00

Finally, the curtains are drawn on the life of Africa's most legendary son, Nelson Mandela. Such an incredible icon, an outstanding character in every sense of the word.

First of all, I am not going to recount his history all over again, Google has already archived all that information. However, I will write about the most fundamental part of being named after Mandela, from my own perspective.

The world today has no shortage of leaders, we find them everywhere like at the most basic level, the Heads of State. However, the world is short of leaders who have been able to change the world. It is amazing how every important leader has a record in history books but so few have been written in the records of our hearts. Men will always go down in history as having done a thing or two for the human race, but only a few will be passed on in our memories.

Mandela is one man who will certainly not be forgotten because of what he was able to communicate to the world. To be able to show the world that racial tolerance is possible after decades of intense hate is an amazing feat. Fighting for freedom is very important but to teach people that racial intolerance is slavery is an even greater liberation. The greatest freedom is the freedom from the jail of ignorance and hate. In fact mental freedom is more important than physical freedom or economic freedom.

Which brings me to the point that the greatest disease to plague the African continent today is not neo-colonialism but racism. We were liberated from colonialism 50 years ago but we are still colonized in our minds. Racism is simply a perception that a certain race is superior than another or in the African case, that Africans are inferior to the White Man. So we end up fighting the white man and the white man laughs at this stupid disease. We declare that the solution is to show that we are greater than the white man while in reality, we are all the same, none greater, none lesser. Even if we were to eradicate every white man from the continent, we would remain locked up in our mental cells with the keys in hand waiting for a Messiah to come. I guess that's the danger of low self esteem, the fruit being blaming and hating other people.

Mandela did South Africa a great favour by fighting for political independence while yet advocating for racial interdependence.Maybe we need a second Mandela to liberate us Africans mentally.

Changing Perspectives

2013-11-11T23:53:00.001+03:00

I was recently asked to do album reviewson two hip hop albums and I am yet to do them. Hopefully, i'll be done by the end of the month. However, before I do them, I would like to do a preface of sorts.

As believers, even for those secular artists, our attitude and approach towards music is majorly shaped by our perspective towards God, or gods in whichever appropriate context. How we look at God shapes how we look at life generally, and music is supposed to b a testimony of our lives and so it trickles to that too. So our changing perspectives are continuously being reflected in our approach towards music.

The approach towards music in this case not being a case of preference for a certain genre of music but a preference for the message being conveyed in the music we listen to or compose. That is why the bible even commands that we sing a new song unto the Lord continuously because there are changing perspectives towards God on a seasonal basis.

Change in perspective towards God is not a matter of a radical shift in how we look at God always but a growth in depth in the knowledge of God. There are rare moments that our perspective towards God may change radically but not everyday or every now and then. Just as the bible is progressive from the book of Genesis to Revelation, so is the gradual change in our perspective towards God in most instances. So there is a case of progressive change and a case of radical change. The problem however arises when there is a case of ever changing radical perspective about God for in such moments, there the danger of cultism and wrong perspective is birthed.

Currently in the hiphop community, there seems to be a change of sorts, somewhere between a radical and progressive change and as usual, change must come with a bit of shaking. Some artists seem to have caught the wave, others not so much but at this point we can't put a bar on that. But at the centre of this has emerged two outstanding pillars that I have been asked about:

1. Beautiful Eulogy from Humble Beast
2. Lecrae from 116.

Next time I'll start from there......
Adios Amigos

Our society's Red Gold

2013-10-14T22:37:00.002+03:00

The book of Job

6 One day the angels[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b] also came with them. 7 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

I love this passage. It illustrates the kind of relationship God and Satan have. Its not always war war war!!! The kind of thing that we are convinced it is. God is even fair enough to give the Devil his time of day because God is just in all His ways and that includes giving a fair hearing. Something unusual we aren't used to hearing.

For those who are unaware, the Devil accuses the saints day and night before God and he does this because he understands that before God, all men are made equal and His justice is unbiased. The only escape is the blood of Christ that paid for our sins. So, for any accusation not covered for by Calvary means another penalty must be paid.

Travel with me to the second part of this story.

Here is part of an interview between the Al jaazera and the Al Shabaab spokesman. You can read the full interview at http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/09/2013923628350977.html

AJ: Kenya says it will go after the perpetrators of this attack and won't stop until they are defeated. What do you say to that?

SA: We are not perpetrators. We are only defending ourselves and defending our rights, the rights of the Somali people.

Today no one has a worse criminal record than the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He's talking about tens of people killed at Westgate while he's responsible for the deaths of thousands of people killed when he was running for the presidency. If Kenyans want to hold someone accountable for crimes they should first start with him.

At this point, may I expressly state that I have not called our president a criminal, I have just quoted the words of the spokesman. However, as said in my previous post, a leader carries the aspirations of a community. So don't be quick to judge that guy. I guess he saw the president representing a certain goal and way of life of Kenyans.

So what happened after the Westgate incident in our city?

We Christians rushed to church and prayed for protection. We Kenyans tweeted and facebooked about #WeAreOne. We even went ahead to make declarations about the peace and prosperity of this country and even had a National Prayer Breakfast because we are concerned about our prosperity. We all want to pacify our security and image as a nation. That's all we cared about.

Question is, will it happen again?

Let me now take you on a journey, a possible q&a session. Maybe then you might understand this somewhat incoherent writing.

*Scene One*

Judge: Hello prosecutor, what have you been upto?

Prosecutor: Just touring here and there like the kanjo do when looking for money. Guess what I found?

J: What?

P: I went to your tenants' territory, the land your servants took from me

J: So what about it? You know yo don't have any business there!!!

P:But I do. They took it but they haven't given me my red gold back. They are still holding onto it since 2007 December. They need to pay for it if they are insisting on keeping it. So I have to go back for my pay until they give it up.

J: *Shakes His head*

P: Even if you shake your head, you do know the law. So I'll be on my way now Mr. Judge. Have a good day.

(Prosecutor walks out of courtroom)

*End of Scene*

At the National Prayer Breakfast a woman stood up and shouted, "Repent!!! My God has told you to repent." Shortly after which she was escorted out.

I am not a prophet of doom but I know some red gold somewhere needs to be given up. I also do not know how the rest of the scenes go. Maybe we will write the script or maybe we will leave it hanging and let it unfold. Only time will tell.

The heart of a nation demands for its leaders

2013-10-14T20:47:00.001+03:00

Every time people blame their leaders, we are reminded that our leaders are our own products.

I have come to learn something of late as a leader, every leader that is voted in or buys his way into an office is a reflection of the aspirations of the people that chose him to lead them. This statement is very true since leaders lead a people towards a certain goal. The goal might be good or bad but its essentially what the voters have subscribed to. Technically this is how election and leadership works.

1. I see a goal I need to attain to and the path which I would like to take.

2. I look around for people around me with a common goal and associate myself with them

3. From amongst ourselves, we choose the one with the clarity of the path to be taken.

4. The elected person becomes the leader and steers us towards this goal irrespective of our persistent opinions.

5. After a certain time, we grade their ability to lead us towards this goal by way of another election.

No leader is there without carrying the heart of the society since after a while of association with fellow members of the society, he understands the heart and mind of the people around him. Every leader carries the aspirations of his people, no matter how he got to that position.

We can never blame our leaders for corruption and impunity without first accepting that we ourselves as citizens are corrupt. In fact if the leader corruptly got into government, even the better because he is just behaving as the nature of the community requires him to.

The reason why Africa has the kind of leaders it has is because the heart of the nation demands for such leaders. Before becoming a leader, you must understand the heart otherwise the heart will always be in conflict with the leader. And not many leaders can bear that.

Don't blame leaders for poor leadership, remember you chose that path. The leader just takes the first step in the journey.

Open letter to workers in the Gospel industry

2013-07-11T23:59:00.001+03:00

This is a summary of observations I have made in my short stint in ministry as I would call it. A few tips here and there and some experiences I have had within the past two or so years.

1. Collaborations in ministry do not start at the place of skill, but at the place of honour.

Trying to do a collaboration or a project with people has been one of the hardest things ever in Nairobi. And this is not because that we lack resources or people, but because we are unable to discern and honour one another.
Honour does not start by honouring another person's ministry but honouring an individual's life because ministry essentially should be an overflow of one person's relationship since at the end of the day anyway, its our sacrifice back to God. most artists I have met rarely do have time to interact with the person of Christ vested in an individual and are quick too run after a person's gifts talents and abilities rather than the character of a person or the heart of a person.

2. Big/established names or reputations.

Reputation is a good thing because it generally means that the ability to attract a crowd is easier, even though the reputable person or establishment is full of nonsense. Unfortunately for many, growth of repute compared to humility is indirectly proportional. People are moreso concerned about getting to the next level in the industry instead of the next level in devotion to Christ. And we judge this not by the depth of the songs sung or fire of the ministry but in how people relate to one another. Christ said, how will they know you are my disciples unless you love one another? And this trend is seen especially when relating to nobodies in the market. We always want to be the next big thing and maybe Christ has called us to be the next small thing with the quantification of the effectiveness of our ministry being indirectly proportionate to our size.

3. Loyal friendship

For a while, i lost interest in working with people based on the fact that artists befriend other artists on what may be described as on contractual basis. After doing a project or show together, so is the friendship. I HATED and still do hate this insincerity where no person wants to really know one another, they just want to get what you can offer then run away. More like a one night stand instead of a marriage. Finding sincere friends in artists who want to know a person beyond political expediency is a rare thing nowadays and I an glad for the few sincere friends I have.
Sincere friends do work with friends even when there is no profit of any sort involved in the ministry. (Profit may include not only money but also repute and connections and any other thing that is deemed as essential towards the expansion of a person's ministry).

4. There will be no ministry in heaven, just worship and fellowship with God.

This revelation did change my perspective towards ministry. Realizing that the ultimate purpose of God is to untie us all in Christ (Ephesians 1:10) changed everything. Heaven is enjoyable for those who know what fellowship with God and man is, not for those who've been working themselves off to impress God. I mean, what can we do to impress God with that is so wow???? If someone can convince me using scripture that man can impress God or do something to add value to God and i'll take down this whole blog.

5. Fame.

Fame and reputation in the world equates power and the church has taken up this doctrine so we keep on chasing fame in the hope of becoming powerful ministers. God says he uses the FOOLISH things of this world to SHAME THE WISE. No one wants to be foolish nowadays but unfortunately, if we really want to follow God, we must be ready to appear as foolish. Christianity is not just about partaking in the joys of Christ but also in the SUFFERINGS of Christ. (I know I touched something right there). To be a christian, you must be ready to embrace embarrassment. Even Christ was hung completely naked, not with undergarments as photos would like us to believe and for men, we do know that that is the ultimate shame of a man.

6. Love

What can I say, artists know 1 Corinthians 13 with their lips and not with their hearts.

Conclusion.

During the Move Tour 2011, my friend made an observation and said, "you cannot fake unity". The reach record artists were not united because they were in sync, they were in sync IN THE SPIRIT because they were united.

Passion conference: Happens every year in the states and started by Louie Giglio when he was nobody and when nobody artists like Chris Tomlin and David Crowder offered themselves to help push the initiative. In this year's conference, they attracted 55,000 students in one dome. All because of commitment with no profit.

Gaither Vocal Band: These guys started singing way before I was born and what has kept them together till today is loyal friendship. They are friends and they are family to one another. That is why their songs, old as they may be, were not just a written record, but a unity of spirits all with one aim and that is to worship God.

The day Kenyan artists will look beyond themselves and selfish expediency is the day real effective ministry will be seen. Nowadays our ministry is just sweet to the ears but with no effect in the spiritual realm.

Fame and reputation in the world translates to power. Unfortunately, we've married the church to this FALSE DOCTRINE. Fame in the physical is irrelevant in the spirit. To be effective in the physical, you must be effective in the spirit and not the other way round.

My take on the existence of Zombies

2012-12-29T03:07:00.004+03:00

Hello people, its been a while, like the longest while ever. This pilgrim had to go on a journey and this is turning out to be a very exciting journey!!!

Zombies are very interesting, don't you agree? The ability to move without life in its flesh and bones can sometimes be so fascinating to imagine. Imagine meeting a zombie, (i'm sure kambas don't have to stretch their imagination so much in this case), what would be your reaction and if you get a chance to say hi, what would be the manner of your interaction. Luckily or unluckily, we do not have this priviledge in reality.

...or so I thought.

Let me tell you a story. (pssst, zombies are real)

One day my very good friend asked me one of those questions men don't like to be asked if we don't have answers for them at the tip of our tongues. In fact, it was a good thing I was already done with my lunch otherwise it would have lost part of its taste. So she asked me,"what is your vision? What vision is this that your girlfriend is submitting to?" Well, I sort of had an idea but I didn't have the words at the tip of my tongue that day but it really gave me something to think about on the way home, for quite a while. Its one of those "epiphanies" that we always seek but come in such subtle ways.

At this point, may I put a disclaimer, this post in no way attempts to address boy-girl relationships but give an answer to a question that has all the wrong answers. Neither I'm I a life-counsellor, just a pilgrim on an eternal journey.

So why vision?

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (KJV)

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law. (NIV)

Without revelation people run wild, but one who listens to instruction will be happy. (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

To understand vision, one can look at it from two perspectives, none greater than the other: a car on the road, or a boundary or fence. A car will take move you from one destination to another and a boundary will keep you within the limits of a certain jurisdiction within which only some rights and priviledges can be accorded. Anything that occurs outside this jurisdiction is not the responsibility of the jurisdiction.

A person with vision, has the priviledge of being able to get from point A to point B, which are all certainties. What is the use of attempting to cover a distance which you aren't sure that exists in the first case anyway? A person with vision has a goal and a goal in this case need not necessarily be a personal self-centered goal. A vision bearer is not the owner of the vision but a custodian of the vision, and a custodian understands that the property in his possession does affect not only him, but a second party, third and so on. A vision has never been designed to be the property of one individual, otherwise, companies could only have CEO's as its employees and families with only the father in the house. This is the manner in which human beings have been designed, in order to be dependent on one another. Therefore, there is no vision too personal to the extent it only needs the vision bearer.

This is in concordance with the fact the fact that vision is greater than a person. a vision that is smaller than the bearer is just an idea, nothing more.

A person with vision has direction in life, which is all too necessary in order to be able to move in our individual lives just as SIGHT is as important to our perception of the physical things in life. Vision determines PERCEPTION. For example, a person whose vision is to build a vain empire will look at money as the only necessary thing to build his vision and will therefore go to great extents to retain that money. However, on the other hand, a person whose vision is to help children will look at money as a tool for building schools and other things that children need. The object, money, is the same in both instances, but the way the two visionaries view that money is what makes money what it is to both of them.

A person with vision has a jurisdiction with boundaries. If a jurisdiction has no boundaries, then that is just open space. That is why outer space belongs to no one. A man with vision has a DOMAIN. Within this domain, is the only place in which the man has exclusive autonomous power. This is the place where a man is secure because it is his. It is like being in your own house. Inside your own house, there is a sense of security, whether false or true because we have an idea of it and what should be in it. A person with no idea of his vision will constantly live in fear and an aura of security will clothe his very being. A person without vision will end up trying anything and everything in order to cover up for that sense of insecurity ending up being a Jack of all trades, but a master of none. A busy body with no real fulfilment in life. And that is what a lot of men are today, because of lack of vision. In such instances, there is usually a struggle to create a false sense of security by accumulating wealth but it remains false because they just become squatters on a piece of land, having nowhere to call home (or my domain).

SIGHT AND DOMAIN. Most people do say that a person must have an identity but it takes more than identity to become someone in life, that is if you have first found your true identity in Christ. all other identities are fleeting identities. Identity is not linked to the things we do or the successes we achieve in our lives but a unique revelation of the person Christ created you to be in order to serve his purposes in time and eternity. Achievements, talents, successes, acknowledgements are all coats we wear at one time or another, depending on the occasion, but they can never be the skin that we can never remove. Simple test, take what you claim to be and imagine your life without it: lawyer, banker, singer, engineer, all that and imagine your life without it. If you felt hopeless, naked and afraid without it, chances are that that is your acquired identity and that it is a midescription of who you were really created to be. If you are able after undressing from all that and still being confident that the love of Christ has clothed you regardless of being "irrelevant" chances are that you have found your identity. However, back to my point, after having acquired an identity, so what???

And that is where my friends, vision comes in. Vision is the driving seat of our lives. It is one thing to know who you are, but another completely different thing to know what to do with yourself. Without vision, we cannot move, we stagnate or go in the wrong direction and eventually die. Contrary to many opinions, death is not when the pastor says ashes to ashes, dust to dust when burying people, but death is losing yourself. And zombies are real, just look at people all around you. Some are perishing in mansions in the elite communities of your town, some are perishing in the seat of the company C.E.O., some are zombies within the streets, zombies performing on stages in the name of musicians, students in class and we meet them on the road everyday and the worst zombies are found in nowhere else but in CHURCH. Some are moving towards their deaths at high speeds, others are already at the destination. Building graves in the name of 100 million shilling houses or travelling in 18 million shilling coffins like the nice coffin of the model Mercedes Benz or Range Rover Evoque. Visionless zombies is who we've become as a society. And our ladies continually chase these zombies in hope of finding life but alas, none at all exists.

I could go on and on about vision but today, i'll stop here. I'm hoping a zombie will read this and somehow ressurect from this death we call "lack of vision".

At this point, i'll take the opportunity to claim all proceeds arising from my win of the bet. Please send me the money asap all you who betted against me :)

Real talk or truth talk: My response to SECULAR WORSHIP

2012-08-13T01:38:00.001+03:00

Real talk or truth talk: My response to SECULAR WORSHIP: This is my reply to a very annoying blog ( http://greatnessnow.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/secular-worship/#comment-1710 ) ;that I read by a...

My response to SECULAR WORSHIP

2012-08-13T01:36:00.000+03:00

This is my reply to a very annoying blog (http://greatnessnow.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/secular-worship/#comment-1710);that I read by a certain pastor in which he tries to justify the use of secular tunes during worship. I am not a pastor but I will not see guys perpetrate a lie and just stand by and watch. In fact the fact that the person has a huge number of followers and is misleading them is what annoys me most. I could say so much but this is not a church service, just a blog.

First of all, worship is spiritual and not just an act or a religious obligation. Worship goes and extends beyond the music and performances. The physical is just a method through which we express worship artistically. In fact, let me say this, WORSHIP IS NOT AN ART. Worship is simply a reverence for a being, a reverence that compels us as human beings to act in a manner that shows that we put value in the opinion of that which we revere. That is why worship is a lifestyle, whether you are a believer or not. Worship is a response to that which we HAVE EXALTED IN OUR LIVES. So whether we like it or not, we are always in worship, it just depends on whom or what we are worshipping

Now that worship has been clarified simply for what it is, my second point is this: does the being we revere have a certain expectation as to how we respond to its attributes or as to how we worship it? Now I cannot answer for all the millions of gods out there but I can say this about the God I worship (Jehovah). Yes there is a manner in which God expects us to respond in worship towards Him. Not just anything will just go into the presence of God. When you read the bible especially when He prescribes the sacrifice of animals, He DEMANDS that the animals shall be unblemished or in other words pure. Now according to the chemistry I learnt, when we speak of pure elements, it means that these elements have not been cojoined with other elements, that is purity. PURITY IS NOT SO MUCH A STATEMENT EXPRESSING CLEANLINESS BUT A STATEMENT DENOTING SINGULARITY. God is not in the business of receiving impure worship. God even in psalms 24 states that he who has clean hands and a PURE HEART (a heart that is singular in motive) is the person who will ascend the hill of the lord and stand in his holy place.

Now onto my next point, John 16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgement: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

It is for God, through the Holy Spirit to convict a human being of sin. People do not get saved because of a good sermon or a good session of praise and worship, but because the Holy Spirit used such an avenue among many others to convict the person of sin. I personally know of a friend who was convicted in a pub thus showing clearly that God does not need our cleverly carved out ideas to do His job. He even goes further to say in Romans 11:34 For who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice?

Clearly it is not the work of praise and worship to convict the world of sin.

Romans 11:34 For who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice?

God does not need our ideas to call men unto himself, a vessel does not plan how to be used, a vessel just submits to the will of the one who holds it. We cannot claim that due to change in culture, we need to show God how to do ministry. He is the creator, the alpha and the Omega. He is all-knowing and has no need for our advice for His principles do not change. He knows change and has ordained change and if we seek the mind of God, He will show us how to adapt to change.

The subject of using secular songs or tunes in worship.

Romans 8

⁵For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds onand ^[a]pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and ^[b]seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit.

⁶Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that^[c]comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever].

⁷[That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s Law; indeed it cannot.

⁸So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.

The mind of the flesh will always cogitate excuses and every other sort of fallacy that will promote the satisfaction of the carnal man. Let me say this without apology now, THE GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE, and if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. We cannot promote carnal actions and still offer that as our worship to God. To be carnally minded in that manner means that as a person, you do not revere the Holiness of God, have no revelation of it and still oppose the message of Holiness. The bible clearly states that we have been set apart for God's purposes and we should leave the things of the world.

James 4

⁴You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world takes his stand as an enemy of God.

⁵Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love?

We cannot claim to have fellowship with the Holy Spirit if we entertain the promotion of such carnal ideas. There is a reason why we call him HOLY Ghost or HOLY Spirit. HOLINESS is a must in worship and that means purity. Not the nonsense of mixing carnal ideas with those of the spirit. We cannot do what we please and expect God to accept that. God will only accept what He has put in His word and nothing else for He has exalted His word ABOVE himself.

So at the end of the day, do we know who we are worshipping?

Ministry and impact

2012-05-24T03:10:00.000+03:00

First of all, let me start by apologizing for being on a two month break. I haven't been anywhere really, in fact more online than ever, but still........... But just in case you are wondering, I am very much alive and okay.

Now to the reason why you all visit this blog.

Of late, I have been asking myself, what is ministry really, in the perspective of a Christian in service to God. What does it mean to be in ministry and to be a minister. when and where does it occur, what is the aim and other many questions that you should seriously ask yourself if you are in ministry or rather, serving God. Why is it a priority?

Today I do not have cleverly crafted answers or stuff like that, just the honest thoughts of a man being sharpened by the counsel of God as each day goes by.

Being at the helm of a ministry at times really makes you start thinking objectively, about things to come and such stuff. But more importantly the impact that as a minister, as a person you are bringing, and as a ministry too. At the end of the day, fruit has to show, and not fruit as the world knows it, but fruit that is recognizable in the realm of the spirit.

So what is ministry about? From the way I look at the gospels, it has never been about the name or the shows or the crowds that Christ could pull, or any of the other disciples could pull. It has never been about platforms. If it was about numbers, I guess we would have staticians sitting at church boards instead of real pastors. If it was about the brand, then our advertisements would be full of announcements for church services and what nots. if it was about the shows, then crusades would still be greater crowd pullers than gigs at carnivore. if it was about platforms, Christ would have spent all his days in the synagogues, of which the least stories have been written from there concerning his ministry on earth.

Why do I say so? 1 Corinthians 13 is a great testament as to what am saying. We could do everything that pertains to being a full mature Christian who is fired up to preach the gospel and look spiritual while at it, but at the end of it all, miss the point of the gospel, a.k.a. the good news. The good news of a love that not only saves but transforms.

What is it all about? Why do we do what we do? Where should our focus be? Ministry is preaching the identity we are in Christ. Many at times it has been said that the only bible a person will ever read is a Christian. Being aware that we are constantly being looked up to as the very representation of Christ is all the platform we need to be ministers of the gospel. Ministry has never been about finding the right opening but perceiving each moment as a chance to be the Christ nobody knows about but so desperately needs to know. The microphone and the pulpit has its role, but it is useless without the representation of Christ manning that place.

When is ministry? Ministry is everyday, from the moment you wake up to the point at which you snore. Ever moment we are awake is a chance to be Christ-like for that is the meaning of the word Christian. Therefore, there is no designated time for ministry, just so long as you are awake.

How do we gauge our impact? This is probably the hardest question since it also touches on what has now been a source of competition among ministers of the gospel for congregants, fans, who has more albums, who can pray longer, did people remember and recognize you for your service and other vain standards that have crept into the church. A similar scenario found in 1 Corinthians 3. The problem with this question is that at the end of the day we want to be "glory thieves". Taking the glory instead of realising we are all gardeners in the field.

However, still we need to give ourselves a reality check here. Out impact or our fruits in other people's lives is not in how they have good memories of us because we could play around with their feelings (especially musicians) but to the extent to which there has been a genuine change in their character or spiritual state. Christ was not about the business of preaching the good news that our ears love to hear, but the hard truth that changes our lives. A gospel that itches you but yet transforms and conforms you to the image of Christ daily. Our impact spiritually (because that is where it matters) cannot be gauged by the number of wall posts we get after a good sermon or show or performance, but by how much the exposed truth has made somebody to change genuinely, be it on a personal level or corporate level. Saying "its Jesus mayne" is a reflective statement that we should get to pray for grace to understand because at the end of the day, ministry is about the work of Jesus in an individual's life.

Identity, my identity, our identity

2012-03-27T08:30:00.000+03:00

Hello guys, sorry for being away for so long. I usually have this notion that people missed me because if I was to be separated from myself, i'm sure I would miss me. Anyway, we shall head on to more important stuff and don't mind the introduction, the bible says that you have to love others as you love yourself. i am therefore in order today when I lavish love upon myself.

Today I shall talk about love and the hard lessons I have learnt. Over the past three months, our band has been tackling a series on love and it has not been easy. Talking about love is one thing but putting it into practice is another whole issue. Putting love into action is what counts most as a christian. we can all speak in tongues, cast out devils, move in miracles and wonders and do all that, but yet if we lack love, its all futile.

In the gospel, Jesus points out what how a christian is identified. Now, an identity in spiritual terms is not fashioned by names and titles and the like, but fashioned by our actions. Remember by the way, all truth is parallel. For example, you cannot verify a person as a doctor until you see the person in action in a hospital or clinic or something like that. a person saying that he is a doctor is one thing, I could also go and get a labcoat and claim to be one too, but when a sick person is brought to me, the truth will emerge.

Now still on a doctor, some of us usually believe that so and so is a qualified doctor, up until the medical practitioners board come to visit and inspect that person. If the person is for real, the board lets the person to continue carrying out his business as usual. However, if the person is a quack, such a day and event is called, his day of reckoning. (hehehe). A whitewashed tomb, or in Kenyan terms, a member of parliament. *hides*

Jesus in his word says, "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." Jesus expressly states the mark of identity that defines a christian. That is how the world will know that we are his disciples. Its not by walking in talents, gifts and abilities, for those also can be inspired by the devil, but by walking in love.

God is love. Love is sum-total of God's attributes. We were all created in God's image and therefore, it is inherent in us to love one another. However, to have a revelation of the true nature of love, as God is, is what gives the christian his/her foundation in the spiritual walk that is Christianity. People say that christianity is a relationship with God, and that is correct. However, we cannot claim to have a relationship with God if we cannot relate with our fellow brothers in love. 1 John 4:20 "If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen"

To love God is easy, since God is all good to us, He provides, He sustains and forgives and does all those good things we thank Him for. However, loving that annoying conductor who refused with your change is a task. loving a friend who annoyed you is a task. That chic who stole your boyfriend, that dude who did not keep his word, loving them is easy, isn't it??? That is the standard that Christ has called us to as Christians. That is the identity that we have been called to. Matthew 5:46-48

⁴⁶ If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? ⁴⁷ And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? ⁴⁸ Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Galatians 6:14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

If we will not love as Christians, then we have no identity yet. Loving God, loving yourself, loving others. That is the hope that is found on the cross. Everything from the beginning to the end of the bible is about how God loves us and how we should love one another. Even if we fail in everything else, let us not fail in love.

What is worship and who is a worshipper?

2012-03-12T17:57:00.001+03:00

Sunday evening I decided to listen to a switchfoot album (Hello Hurricane to be specific), though not deliberately, it was just along the way on my playlist. It was just for the purposes of passing time as I wrote a certain proposal. In fact, I was convinced that listening to that music would just interfere with my connection with the divine but I went on anyway.

Then the words of the songs started sinking in slowly, of course the very nice melodies captured me first. Then as I went on I realised how much the words talk to the very being of a man, the very struggles of a man and the like etc. as usual with CCM music, no words like Jesus, God and Christ were used. Then in my heart I was like, these guys are so carnal, can’t they be more spiritual? Why are they being so escapist?

Then as I went on, I realised that their lyrics made so much sense if you choose to open your heart to listen to more than the words. They may not be sing-alongs like praise and worship music but they are effective in their own capacity. Then the question was why? Why does it convict a man like me, who is supposedly very spiritual?

Then God started speaking about the heart and ministry. At the end of the day, ministry is about the transaction that you have had with God, not so much about the transaction that you have had with men. We tend to grade the success of our ministry with the effectiveness it has on capturing people’s attention rather than the transformation it should have on our lives. We see people get delivered of devils, guys breaking before God, people being healed but we come out the same, maybe happier because of the demonstration of God in that event and probably being passed by God in the midst of all that immense glory and power present at the moment.

1. vessels

One notion we have is that when God checks in during our service and ministry, that we as His vessels have a right standing with God. This however is not a correct biblical position as demonstrated in Isaiah 45. This particular chapter talks about King Cyrus being God’s servant even though Cyrus did not know God.

(Isa 45:5) I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

It is for God to determine how He will use a person to his own glory and honour of his name. As a human being, we tend to have our own plans, whether they are in the direction that God has ordained or not. However, at the end of the day, that does very little to change the intents of God at the end of the day. It is really practical, how many times do we at the end of a day sit down and say the day went exactly as we had planned? We do not determine fully how we will be fully used to the glory of God but it is for the Lord to determine what kind of tool we will be used as. Even if a spade wants to be a spoon, cried, and threw a tantrum about it, you would still definitely at the end of the day, not use it as a spade, but instead go to the garden and make proper use of it.

The same goes with how God will use us. We can never use the demonstration of how God uses our service to determined where our relationship with God lies. In Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus describes how the goats and sheep will be separated, not on the basis of service but on the basis of where their hearts lay in God.

The bible says in (1Co 10:12) Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

If you are a servant of God, that is not an assurance of whether you will qualify to step into heaven on the day of judgement. God does not desire our service as much as he desires our hearts. Where do our hearts lie? Where are our treasures kept? Is it in Christ himself or is it in doing works that are considered to be Christ-like? Aren’t we all just mere vessels before God?

Where does the difference come in?

Follow this for part two and the rest

Immortality

2012-03-01T00:05:00.000+03:00

Today the focus of my post will be on life and the important things in life. a call to a renewed form of thinking, for the word implores us to be transformed by the renewal of our minds.

The focus of every human being in today's society is to leave a legacy and leaving a legacy, as we have been taught, is the most important thing in life. To leave a name and all this even goes to the very fabric of the society. Let us examine deeply at why we work hard as Kenyans and human beings at large, and struggle to reach the top of the food chain. We want to be the number one in our national examinations, the best in our endeavors. At our workplace we struggle to reach the top, and even in ministry we struggle to outshine other ministers of the word. If we are careful and honest enough to examine our own motives, especially as Christians, we will discover that our motivation is just to leave a name for ourselves, a trophy in the minds of people.

The world today has instilled a perception in our minds that we have to leave an image, to venerate our names, our very being and in that manner we will gain a false perception of immortality. However, Jesus Christ stated in the book of Matthew 16:25 that "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it." What will it gain us to do our works for the very fear of death and yet at the end of it lose it altogether.

In Psalms 49, David talks about death and the vanity of human attempts at immortality.

¹² People, despite their wealth, do not endure;

they are like the beasts that perish.

Our attempts to venerate ourselves will only end up in death. People talk about leaving a rich heritage, one that will last on ends. However, none of these will last. David in verse 13 declares their fate, the one that they have sealed for themselves.

¹³ This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,

and of their followers, who approve their sayings.^[d]

¹⁴ They are like sheep and are destined to die;

death will be their shepherd

(but the upright will prevail over them in the morning).

Their forms will decay in the grave,

far from their princely mansions.

The only eternal heritage that will be of the greatest value to the coming generations, will be the knowledge of Christ, the King of kings whose love and reign will endure forever.

Immortality is not achieved by the veneration of our works, legacies or ideals, but by salvation that was found on a cross.Let us trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of our souls and eternal life for He himself is eternal life.

I AM

2012-02-20T19:16:00.000+03:00

One of the greatest needs of any human being is to be able to relate. Relation can be of any form, the greatest being the need to relate to other like minded human beings. Relationships are a form of security and in order for any being to be able to function in an environment, the need for security must be first fulfilled before other things. That is why as human beings, it is first nature to be able to relate to like minded people, people who think and act just like us, people able to affirm us at our lowest moments and celebrate with us at our best and happiest moments.

As humans, we are also spiritual beings, just not physical beings, thus the need to be able to relate to a spiritual being. That Is where many scholars have attributed the emergence of the different religions that are deemed to be a result of the need for humans to fill that spiritual void. The need for a spiritual being to fill that hole. A being that will accept us as we are and will affirm our existence, a being that will assure us of purpose and a reason for existence. A being that will satisfy our need for worship as seen in Psalms 42:2 I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?

In many ways, religion has failed to fill this vacuum. Many call it the God-shaped vacuum and I tend to think so. Only a living God can shape fill this hole. Many have tried to fill this through work, friends, success, money and other finite ends, whose end according to the Word of God is DEATH. Let me introduce you to the Living God. In his own word He declares, Deuteronomy 32:39 " 'I, and I alone, am God; no other god is real. I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal, and no one can oppose what I do. Deuteronomy 32:40 As surely as I am the living God..... Only a living God can shape the need for a spiritual relationship.

Again, He is the God who can relate to us no matter who we are, no matter our circumstances, no matter how unique life may seem good or bad to any of us. He declares in His word in Exodus 3:14 God said, "I am who I am. You must tell them: 'The one who is called I AM has sent me to you.'

God is I AM. He can never be defined by our finite thinking.

No one word or statement can describe His infinite nature and neither can we. We were all created by He who is the maker of the universe and His infinite nature cannot stop Him from relating to anything that exists. There is no situation greater than our God. There is no person God cannot relate to in love for He is love. No other god can satisfy the God shaped hole.

This is a call to accept God for who He is, no matter who you are. God is great but in His love, he has humbled Himself to be able to relate to each one of us. His love is so great it conquers everything that could have ever looked to separate us from a relatable God for He is a God of Relationship. Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, :39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord God loves you yesterday today and forever. Let us now relate with God, for he loves and desires us. Baraka

Day of Love

2012-02-16T15:03:00.000+03:00

Today, marks two days after my most dreaded date of the calender, where my favourite colour is abused all over the world and I can no longer tell someone, "I love you" without looking like am insinuating something. Well, at least for the next 364 days I do not have to worry about this strange phenomenon that is the day of love. However, to all you valentine fans and to the ones who did celebrate the day, congratulations, may you live to celebrate many more.

Speaking about the day of love, funny how the we as Christians rarely celebrate our own day of love, when the greatest act of love was performed. yea, that's right, our own valentine with Christ. Many love to call it Good Friday, the day when the ultimate expression of love was conjured unto the world. John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. In the quest to redeem us from our own death, even when it was not plain to us how dead in sin we were in. Christ still died for us. He gave His all even when we did not know.

What do we consider to be of greatest value to us? For many, it would be their work, education (for students), our investments and the like. For me it would be my time. What do you consider to be your life? What is of great asset to you? Are you ready to lay down your greatest asset in accordance to God's love? Galatians 6

² Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. ³ If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

The greatest gift you can to give to someone is your life. Buy him or her a present but if you really love that person, be ready to sacrifice your life for that friend. Happy day to you all. Baraka

Refresh Page

2012-02-08T12:21:00.000+03:00

Hello wonderful people,

Today was to publish a devotion and I couldn't find my notes. After all the time and energy invested in it, its totally annoying if you think about it. I mean, all that time and hours of endlessly doing your research not materializing in the supposed time. Its like reading for that law examination, stepping into the exam room and forgetting all the relevant case names. Oooh the agony!!!!!

So today I did what I do not like doing as a melancholic, REFRESH PAGE. I mean, why are you being so stubborn and disorganised such that I have to start all over again? Its really really frustrating to start again from nowhere and yet be expected to arrive to a given destination with no idea how to do it. I'm not one to brag that often but I like my work well detailed and well done and this is not totally working out as I expected.

Life can b so frustrating when looking at it from this angle. Why do I have to start all over again? What was all that effort for anyway? These at times seem the hard questions to ask and demanding since we always want a response for such an event. I mean, when things are not working out in our lives after what we would consider careful planning and consideration, we always revert back t the question why? However most of the times we are not prepared to receive an answer that will to justify our efforts as human beings. We all feel we deserve what we work for and everyday we all back into this trap of "I deserve."

As a human being, it is easy to ask God, why did this and that happen, I mean, how many times a week do you ask God that question, not with an intent to know his will, but to justify what we consider our rights, the fruits of our labour? Are we really intent on seeing the big picture or satisfying our own ego in the terms of self reliance and not grace? Do we still have some element of pride running deep within our souls?

As I right this, I am reminded of the story of the potter and the clay in Jeremiah 18. God shapes us as he pleases.
^"4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him."

In the futility of relying on what i thought would be a perfect start to writing devotions, I relied on yesterday's revelation instead of the grace apportioned for each new day. In my futility, I tried to rely on the many hours spent reading and preparing for it on my own energies instead of His grace. And all this has come to naught. Its funny how God confirms his word in every instance, no man shall glory in His presence.

How many times do we try to do something for God and not rely on His grace and instead rely on our own strength? Till when will we learn how to give Him the glory fully, not considering ourselves worthy to even partake of his glory with Him as Christ showed us? Philippians 2:5-7

(Php 2:5) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

(Php 2:6) Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

(Php 2:7) But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Let us not create idols out of our own efforts or pride. Let us not be the one to fall into the same trap that the Israelites fell into that we are so in danger of falling into daily. Jeremiah 18

^"15 Yet my people have forgotten me;
   they burn incense to worthless idols,
which made them stumble in their ways,
   in the ancient paths.
They made them walk in byways,
   on roads not built up.
¹⁶ Their land will be an object of horror
   and of lasting scorn;
all who pass by will be appalled
   and will shake their heads.
¹⁷ Like a wind from the east,
   I will scatter them before their enemies;
I will show them my back and not my face
   in the day of their disaster.”

Let us be ready to be the clay that is malleable in the hands of god, not relying on our own efforts coupled with yesterday's grace but relying on his mercies which are new every morning and His grace which is without measure. Let us always be ready to Hit the REFRESH PAGE button.

How to lead worship

2012-02-08T11:03:00.000+03:00

In my few years of experience in music ministry, i've discovered a few tips that have helped me over time to conduct myself as a worship team member and a leader. i shall not go into the nitty gritty of the pointers I am about to give out. I hope it will be of great help to you who reads it. I hope the Lord of all revelation will open the eyes of your understanding and give you the revelation of it

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Be yourself

Be sincere

Have fun

Music, a worshipper's post

2011-07-30T12:37:00.000+03:00

Today I choose to dwell on the subject of music and worship as a whole. A very interesting area for any person because of the influence that music has on each one of us as individuals.

Most people choose to look at music as an instrument that can change the world and this statement is not without justification. So to a great extent, this is very true. However, I choose to look at it in a different manner. Music is just a vehicle to change the world. Music in itself has no power to transform. To validate my statement, we can have a look at most worship services today. You can wake up on a Sunday morning, go to a worship service and come out of it feeling drier than the Sahara. It has happened a lot of times (to me, maybe am speaking for myself) and unfortunately continues so to happen every day. That in essence is usually music playing but has no power whatsoever.

I hope at this point you can agree with me that music is just a vehicle. What gives it power then?

As a believer, over the period of time I have been a musician, I’ve come to discover that music is spiritual. The spirit is its driver, whether secular or gospel. In addition, the music has a destination, a purpose. The musician when creating a piece of music has a certain aim that is why people like me are very particular about who does a certain song. Is the aim carnally motivated or motivated by the spirit of God? To bless or to curse? To glorify god or to glorify man? To bring to attention the sovereignty of Christ or to bring to attention your skills and prowess? People may say that some songs especially secular were done innocently but as I have come to learn over time, a creation has an intended end, whether perceived by the composer of the music or work of art, or as perceived by the anointer of the artist. Some statements made in ignorance should therefore be eliminated from our lips.

Secondly, there are three types of drivers or musicians that I’ve come to discover over time, those anointed by God, anointed by the devil or those still walking in their carnal nature and anointed by none of the above. I prefer the first two; at least they have an aim, either to bring glory to God or to propagate the devil’s kingdom. The carnal musician, usually talented Christians, fall in the third category. In my opinion, they are the worst since they have no focus and only serve to propagate the carnal nature and unfortunately bring a lot of confusion in their lives and those of fellow Christians seeking God. They easily misrepresent the very nature of the divine and all that his kingdom is about. It’s like a giving a 10 year old a Mercedes to drive. COMPLETE DISASTER.

My point, watch out who you are listening to and who is your influence. For those involved in pulpit ministry, patience is key. It would be better to sit in the pews with your talent and wait on the anointing of God and his calling and be spirit led rather that follow the carnal nature, which propagates confusion in the church. For the house of god has become a place of confusion and this we must eradicate. Let us search ourselves for none of us is perfect and serve in tandem with his spirit. Let us not call ourselves for a calling is a sensitive and strict business in the kingdom. Finally, talent and art are just vehicles, its the driver who matters. Be blessed.

Real talk vs. Truth talk

2011-07-27T18:42:00.000+03:00

So today i write my first log. Excited, naah, not really. Elated? I don't think so. Normal? Something close to that. So it has a very different feel to the assignments I'm used to. Let's see what good can come out of here today.

Nowadays it has come to my notice that many peolple out there have discovereed a new term called REaL TALK. I find real talk to be very interesting considering its reelevant to our everyday situations or life as we know it. So as with everything I comee across, I have to question its validity (effects of law school). By the way, I am here not to rubbish but to speak out my mind. Humann rights are interesting in this case, I mean they justify our actions no matter the morality behind it. anyway let me not get off topic here.
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I love to listen to the way people love to relate to a certain situation or an embedded ideology. Lets take for example karma. In short, from what i've heard, its life way of handing you revenge on a silver platter. I usually laugh at this. karma is actually not bibilical in any way. (the bible will be my strenght here on the basis that it has not failed the test of time and that it is coonsistent). God does not exact revenge left, right and centre. He iss merciful and does not pay us according to what we deserve. If he did, we would all have been crucified at birth. Ask Jesus. For he took our shame.

I also love to hear about how many people love to attribute a certain scenario to their lives withoout thinking about it. For example, we all are good while yet we all are rotten. Psalms 16:2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good besides You." We have nothing of ourselves that wa\rrants us to be called good apart from his grace.

A bit of sad news. Hell and heaven will stay forever. Ever thought of how long forever is???? Eternity compared to 120 years on earth is nothing.Its like coverting that one second of the day compared to 24 hours. We cannot continue living for ourselves if we want to live forever. Everything will pass away. If it is your name, you will die and people will forget you. If it is your reputation, I got news for you. not even 5,000,000 people know you exist. if it is fame, it will not assure you of eternal rest. What then are we living for if we are living life large? We want to make it but we do nnot want to see the bigger picture. Its like concentrating at the door of a room instead of the whole house. In short, everything is vanity. We will all come, live for a fraction of eternity and go. There is nothing at all. Do not be deceived, the world has everything to offer but life.

I could go on and on and on. Let me stop at this juncture. Next part coming very soon when my thhoughts have completely consolidated.