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Timbu Travels - Follow Your Heart

2019-08-20T15:54:00.002-07:00

Have you ever wondered if it's a different kind of oxygen that's breathed in more developed parts of the world? We probably shouldn't go down that lane, so we don't get political and bitter; not like they have two heads or breath different oxygen, why is their country first world, and ours third world.

That's not why we are here. Vacations are important, I am telling you this and myself also. You should make plans for a vacation like you will any other thing. And it becomes much easier when you have access to a platform where you can explore the world and catch a glimpse of popular cities around the world.

Where are you going? And when do you want to go? Where do you want to stay? Explore the world from your phone, plan your trips and book hotels from your devices.

That kind of Attitude.

2013-04-18T16:24:00.001-07:00

In a room of at least eight students, coping or trying to cope with every one of them is not a day job. Considering the facts that we are all different and from different backgrounds as well, different characters, orientation, beliefs and lots more, being compactible and getting along with almost everyone is like a big task ahead. Having to endure will only surface if there has been something you don’t like about a person and as a Christian there is really nothing you can do about it. Since I was admitted into the university along with my boarding school mentality where giving and sharing is something I don’t really involve myself with because it is a kind of environment where larger percentage of the population meets the demand of the school requirements; so I was thinking I would meet something of such in the university, fortunately for me it was the other way round; almost everybody in my room was always using one thing or the other that belonged to me, they were always sticking their noses into something that doesn’t concern them, always borrowing and collecting even without my permission and I was always scared of my things missing or finishing because I brought them for me, myself and I ... I got frustrated and tired because it was my first time and I did complain a lot, these of course was what I did often that my roommates started complaining that I complain a lot and fortunately for me it still didn’t change anything.Getting closer to the older students and learning from them, I realized I was not getting any closer to stopping these people from invading my privacy as I do say then because according to them complaining won’t solve anything instead it would bring them closer the more; so I resolved into taking actions, like the popular saying “action speaks louder than words”. I would always keep my locker locked and make sure anything that belonged to me was out of range so that my belongings would be intact and not flying around, these I did for some days feeling on top of the world. And to the glory of God it also didn’t work. After first semester I was already getting used to the new hostel lifestyle, although I still complained once in a while, I had started reading my bible and was already getting close to people in the fellowship, I was beginning to understand better what it takes to be Christian, I came across different bible scriptures such as Acts 20:35c ...it is more blessed to give than to receive, John 3:16 God giving His only son to die on a cross and many other bible scriptures. I learnt that you don’t need to develop a Christian kind of attitude to endure, it should come naturally. “By their fruit we shall know them” we have the fruit of the spirit which should be our life style and mode of living. The fact remains that everyone cannot be God like, Rom 8:14 says the true children of God are those who let God’s spirit lead them, there are those that would annoy, frustrate, provoke you, coping or enduring someone should not depend on the personality of the person rather it should depend on you, we should be able to love with the love of Christ. People will do things to you because you are a Christian; they also did terrible things to Jesus. As of right now, enduring, coping or trying to cope with roommates is a thing of the past, not that I am still not enduring but I just refuse to see that way. I careless about my roommates behavior because I have decided to take them as they are, I have choose to love them not considering their flaws because that was the way God decided to love us also overlooking our flaws and past sins. Deyemmi

In a room of at least eight students, coping or trying to cope with every one of them is not a day job. Considering the facts that we are all different and from different backgrounds as well, different characters, orientation, beliefs and lots more, being compactible and getting along with almost everyone is like a big task ahead. Having to endure will only surface if there has been something you don’t like about a person and as a Christian there is really nothing you can do about it. Since I was admitted into the university along with my boarding school mentality where giving and sharing is something I don’t really involve myself with because it is a kind of environment where larger percentage of the population meets the demand of the school requirements; so I was thinking I would meet something of such in the university, fortunately for me it was the other way round; almost everybody in my room was always using one thing or the other that belonged to me, they were always sticking their noses into something that doesn’t concern them, always borrowing and collecting even without my permission and I was always scared of my things missing or finishing because I brought them for me, myself and I ... I got frustrated and tired because it was my first time and I did complain a lot, these of course was what I did often that my roommates started complaining that I complain a lot and fortunately for me it still didn’t change anything.Getting closer to the older students and learning from them, I realized I was not getting any closer to stopping these people from invading my privacy as I do say then because according to them complaining won’t solve anything instead it would bring them closer the more; so I resolved into taking actions, like the popular saying “action speaks louder than words”. I would always keep my locker locked and make sure anything that belonged to me was out of range so that my belongings would be intact and not flying around, these I did for some days feeling on top of the world. And to the glory of God it also didn’t work. After first semester I was already getting used to the new hostel lifestyle, although I still complained once in a while, I had started reading my bible and was already getting close to people in the fellowship, I was beginning to understand better what it takes to be Christian, I came across different bible scriptures such as Acts 20:35c ...it is more blessed to give than to receive, John 3:16 God giving His only son to die on a cross and many other bible scriptures. I learnt that you don’t need to develop a Christian kind of attitude to endure, it should come naturally. “By their fruit we shall know them” we have the fruit of the spirit which should be our life style and mode of living. The fact remains that everyone cannot be God like, Rom 8:14 says the true children of God are those who let God’s spirit lead them, there are those that would annoy, frustrate, provoke you, coping or enduring someone should not depend on the personality of the person rather it should depend on you, we should be able to love with the love of Christ. People will do things to you because you are a Christian; they also did terrible things to Jesus. As of right now, enduring, coping or trying to cope with roommates is a thing of the past, not that I am still not enduring but I just refuse to see that way. I careless about my roommates behavior because I have decided to take them as they are, I have choose to love them not considering their flaws because that was the way God decided to love us also overlooking our flaws and past sins. Deyemmi

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Attitude Of Gratitude

2013-01-28T04:42:00.001-08:00

Ps 100:1-5 A psalm. For giving thanks. 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; Come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his a; We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Recently, I prepared a meal for myself and my roommates. (I do this often). Everyone ate the meal joyfully and happily and this made me happy as well because I was a blessing to them; But I can’t remember any of them saying a “thank you” or a “God bless you”, although I didn’t notice this until the next night when another roommate prepared a more delicious meal. Then I started hearing comments straight to my face how the meal I prepared last night was not delicious, I was told almost every flaws of the meal in the wrong way, as if that was not enough, they told me testimonies of how they gave the meal to outsiders because they could not finish it… and I was blank, couldn’t say anything, all I did was listen. Of course I felt very bad about the incident that night. I woke up the next morning with pains and hurts of the words of my roommates from the previous night, and then I put on my thinking cap, my thought were as follows: “After all the stress I went through Preparing a meal for these guys … They didn’t even ask for food o… I was just trying to be nice and this Is what I get back in return...? They are so ungrateful… “ During the course of my thought, the comforter (Holyspirit) stepped in, can you guess what He said... “That is how we humans hurt God too”. And I was speechless and thoughtless at the same time. These words comforted me and at the same time told me I was also guilty of the same offence. Then I kept myself in God’s position for some seconds and I was like so this is how I offend God every time I don’t thank Him, and when I complain also or even going to the extent of giving outsiders what God has given to me with the wrong heart and motives just like my roommates did. I’m sure God is more hurt and offended than I was because millions of people do this to Him on daily basis. I became gentle and immediately forgave my roommates even though they didn’t ask for it. I urge us today to have a heart of thanksgiving, we offend God every time He blesses us with what we ask for and did not ask for and we refuse to thank Him. Some of us even go to that extent of complaining. It is very wrong. We can’t receive more from God if we keep complaining. After all he has done, we are still so ungrateful. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving And his courts with praise; Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations. Lastly, another very great act of ungratefulness and unfaithfulness is when we offend God by committing sin or living in sin, it simply means we are not grateful to Him for sending His only son to die for our sins and that is why we keep going back to those sins; repent today. Thank God for everything. Thank Him even when you don’t like the Nokia 3310 you are using. And remember not to complain or grumble unto God. Be thankful to Him also for sending His only son to die for your sins by running away from those sins. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Thank you.

Division in Christiandom

2012-12-22T02:39:00.001-08:00

The spirit of God I know of is one and always in unison. My God is not a God of confusion, we are meant to be the body of Christ (1st Corinthians 1: 10-17), working in one accord, in agreement, preaching the good news to the poor, but what I see today amazes me. We are in a world where pastors fight one another, Where church members believe their church and their doctrines is the only one accepted by God, so they can’t attend any other church. Where preachers come to the pulpit to preach against another preacher Where some church members believe they are holier than others Where our thinking and purpose are moving in different directions. Where some think Christianity is about the denomination of the church they find themselves in Christ cannot be divided into different groups, it was not your general overseer who died on the cross, was it? Where you baptized in your church’s name? And we claim we have the spirit of God. WHO IS DECEIVING WHO…????? When we have the spirit of God, There is love, peace and harmony We have understanding we think alike and not discriminate There is unity when the spirit of God is present because it says/preaches the same thing always-LOVE. When there is division there is no love. Let us be like the men of Issachar who in their own days knew and understood the times. Of course we know in the end times false prophet and churches would definitely rise which is one of the reason we have the spirit of God to help differentiate the good and bad prophets. Read your Bible, the church you attend is not a guarantee you will make it to heaven, it is your obedience to the word of God that will determine that.

His word

2012-12-03T12:07:00.001-08:00

The moment you take that step of making the decision to accept christ, that is the moment your life journey with God begins, when you have forsaken the devil, your old love, your former master. The journey with God is quite an interesting one. There is this part of the scripture that says "with God all things are possible" but this is only possible when you play your own part to make your walk with God an intereting one. In the christian journey, we need God. On our pathway in the christian journey there are lots of road side attractions that is why God has provided us with His words as a light unto our path. The word of God is there to guide us against the known and the unknown. An individual with the knowledge of the word of God and its applications is indeed a great individual. The word of God is a handbook or manual that corrects, motivate, elevate and inspires us as individuals. It sheds light on our path so that we won't go the wrong way. It solves all form of problems when we are stranded and confused. The word is a King's word, it is a living word. Finally, show me a man that knows and obey the word, and i will show you a man that has a right standing with God.

No Excuse

2012-11-18T11:07:00.001-08:00

We as humans tend to give excuses a lot due to our lazy attitude to being relevant to other humans and our society at large. In short excuses are one of the major attributes of humans that needs to be dealt with. Although most of the excuses we give is as a result of things probably not going the way we planned.

Things cannot always go the way we want them to go some times, but the best way to resolving this is not by giving up and cooking up excuses to back up our actions. Many of the great men that have existed looked beyond there challenges, failures and they moved forward. The man who discovered electricity failed more than 800 times before finally arriving to what we all use today and he didn’t use the amount of time he had failed as an excuse to not becoming what he is today.

We have no excuse irrespective of what we are going through today to not becoming what we have always dreamed of becoming. Your life is in your hands to do as you wish; God has given us all the time in the world, 24 hours to every human, He knows what is right for us, He is a fair and just God.it is the same 24 hours the world richest man has. It is the same 24 hours Jesus had while on earth and he did exploit and changed His world, so why can’t you? Why the excuses?

Even Jesus knew He could have done much more than He did while on earth that is why John 14:12 says:

I tell you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same things that I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am going back to the Father.

Some are in the habit of defending there errors by giving excuses; errors are meant to be made and corrected not covering them up with excuses.

There are no rooms for excuses, even God will not be happy hearing excuses from you after He has provided you with all the time in the world and all resources you need through Jesus Christ His son to do exploits and become a better person on earth. The world is tired of the excuses and complains you give, take a step, move forward, give Jesus a chance and enjoy your 24 hours and unlimited resources just like I am enjoying mine. Adeyemi Olutoye

LOVE LETTER

2012-09-02T09:53:00.001-07:00

Dear Child of Mine,I saw you before you were born, and I destined you for a great purpose (Jeremiah 1:5). While your mom was pregnant with you, I personally designed you with incredible detail and precision (Psalm 139:13,14). From the get-go, I planned so many amazing things for you, you could never even count them if you tried (Psalm 40:5).But I knew in advance that you would go astray and forget me, so I asked My perfect Son Jesus to take your punishment Himself (Isaiah 53:5). He was willing to be humiliated and murdered so that you could be eternally healed (Isaiah 53:5). He loved you so much that He came down to earth to show you what I'm really like (John 14:7).When you first believed in Me, I immediately accepted you into My own family (John 1:12). I forgave all your sins through My Son Jesus (1 John 2:12). And now Jesus is in Heaven with Me, preparing a place for you (John 14:2). In fact, I am living inside of you because You believe in My Son (1 John 4:15).I am forever committed to you; there is no circumstance under which I will leave you or take my love away from you (Hebrews 13:5; Romans 8:38). Even when you go through the hardest trials, I will be with you and carry you through them (Isaiah 43:2). In fact, I will cause EVERYTHING to work together for your good, because you have loved me back and I have a great purpose for you (Romans 8:28).Is there anything you need right now? Ask Me. I am your Good Father and I won't give you something bad in return (Matthew 7:11). Actually, I have My own Spirit readily available to you to help you in your weakest hour (Romans 8:26). I know you get tempted to lose faith, but even when you do, I will remain faithful to you (2 Timothy 2:13). I want you to ask Me for great things, because I want to answer you (John 16:23). Take a look up at the heavens; My love for you goes even higher than that (Psalm 108:4). Don't lose heart: I want you to know that I am coming back for you (Revelation 22:12).And just remember: I AM LOVE (1 John 4:16). I am always patient, always kind. I'm never envious, proud or boastful. I'm not rude, and I only want the best for you. I don't get easily irritated with you or hold a grudge toward you. I am sad when you are hurt or wronged, but love when the truth prevails in your life. I will never stop being patient with you, never lose hope or give up on you. I WILL NEVER QUIT ON YOU (1 Corinthians 13:4-8).My love for you is everlasting (Jeremiah 31:3).

The Day Of The Lord

2012-07-30T10:36:00.003-07:00

As it is written in the great book, He would come back like a thief in the night, when no one expects, when no one worketh, He would come without announcing, He would come at a time when no one knows What is He coming to do????? He is coming to take up the saints, the obedient ones, His very own people; He would be taking them Home. On that day, many would weep, there would be regret, the world would be left in a state of confusion, backsliders would trace there steps back; but it would be too late by then, many would wish they had listened... Oh!!! there would be sorrow everywhere; Also on that same day that the trumpet would sound, some would be rejoicing there in heaven. I pray we wont be left on earth then, but it is also left to us to determine whether we would remain or not. Male and Female, brothers and sisters, the day of the lord approaches fast, so fast that their is not enough time to postpone your salvation, so fast that their is not enough time to remain unserious with God. Now is the time we can get prepared for his Second coming.... Dont say I did not tell you o. Dont wait for Jesus to come back before you surrender your life to Him.... Jesus is coming very soon. Be prepared.... A word they say is enough for the wise although this more than a word so it should be more than enough... Adeyemi Olutoye.

MY GOD

2012-07-10T12:10:00.000-07:00

My God is Love,
He is the One that created all things,
The God of all other irrelevant gods,
The merciful One,
The Judge that passes judgement on other small judges,
The President of all presidents,
The might one in battle,
He is the One that does has he wishes and no one dares to question him,
The ancient of days,
The lion of the tribe of Judah,
The King that rules over all kings,
I worship your Majesty,
He is the One that use the earth as his foot stool,
The Night guard that watches over all other night guards,
The Doctor all other doctors run to for treatment,
The Counselor that gives counsel to other counselors,
He is the Beginning and End of all things,
The mighty one of Israel,
The God that is so Wonderful in His doings,
The only wise God,
The God that receives all honor and adoration,
He his the Vc of all other vice chancellors,
Yes He his the One who was, who is and who would ever and forever be, He is the one who I have. He is my God. *Just letting you know*. *drops mic* * peace out* * I can't shout*

His Grace

2012-06-30T14:37:00.000-07:00

Father we thank you for your all sufficient grace over us. The same grace some take for granted The same grace that allows both the good and the evil to enjoy the abundance of your creation The same grace that Our politicians are enjoying Once again Daddy i appreciate you for your grace upon me thats keeping me alive The grace that Adam and Eve enjoyed when they sinned in the garden The grace those who blasphem against you enjoy,The same grace that makes us do exploits, It is this sae grace I keep begging for everyday to eter into your ingdom The grace upon every sinners The grace Nigeria is enjoying The grace planet earth is enjoying The grace that saved me from death This same grace that made us enjoy your only son Jesus This grace that makes me nothing without you Your grace that shines on me Lord Your grace that speaks for me Your grace that sees for me O Lord i thank you for this grace The grace that makes me speechless and dont know what to write anymore

Your choice

2012-06-27T16:02:00.000-07:00

One time like that a former classmate of mine picked up my phone, went through my music, he discovered almost everything was gospel songs and he was like "Yemi U don turn pastor o". Now to him he thinks I am a pastor simply because all my songs are gospel songs. Another room mate of mine went through the same phone, what he thought of was that I am still an immature boy who does not know anything. He feels because I don't listen to what he listens to (wizkid, D'banj and there likes) I am yet to understand the basis of life. Now I rediscovered what has been discovered before that I can't please everybody and i noticed that if i live my life on the basis of what others are saying I probably wont go far in life, because i will continue to hear different ideas everyday which will put me in a state of confusion and once there is confusion there cant be progress. A room mate of mine used to tell me to move with the world, that is to do what the world is doing or else i would be left behind; then I begin to ask myself, what is the world doing?, who is the world?; the so called world this boy is telling to emulate are also humans of my kind; According to him, he believes you will enjoy the world before you enjoy heaven, so all this my going to church and serving God is not that reasonable; although he believes there is God but he doesn't feel like acknowledging him through Jesus; He does his best to please God but all to no avail. although it is not his fault and it is also his fault, at least it was his choice not to give Jesus a chance; I hope he would reconsider his choice one day sha; Then again I re noticed what has been noticed before that without Jesus you are just like every other creature (goat, cow) because at the end they will perish so also will someone without Jesus perish. well i do tell him to think for himself and not let the so called world think for him; or what is the essence of your living if you cant think for yourself, if the world is heading to destruction will you also follow the world. Life is a choice. Everything in life is a choice. so I urge you to make a wise choice today #justsaying

VISITORS OF GOD

2012-06-26T03:35:00.000-07:00

...although my bible also refers to them as children of God (),
but in the real sense i refer to them as visitors of God,
even though they were also created in God's image i still refer to them as visitors of God,
even though christ also died for their sins i still refer to them as visitors of God.
They know the truth but wont allow it set them free.
They ashamed of being associated with God.
They are easily influenced by peer pressure. they only have time for God when they are in need.
This so visitors can be likened to backsliding christians.
You see them in God's presence in the spirit, praying in tongues, singing melodious songs to God but outside church it is like they have never met christ.
Most of the time, they go to chuch only because others are going. Even when they go church they pocket there bible so that no one knows
.There dressing does not speak well of them, talk about there back ground it is like has if they had none,
you find them in ungodly places, they tend to argue down the truth. They are handicaps in the spirit.
The devil delights in them
. It is not as if it is also there fault if not for the fallen angels already condemned to perish looking for who to escort them to there doom..... to be continued.......