14 January, 2013

Getting to the Greater Heights

Dear My friends,

As i write this a lot  is going on in my mind and i am thinking about all the resolutions i had made and i realise there is no God in anything. It is just about me. I loved the Sermon by Elder Patrick Nagaya Yesterday 13th January 2013.

His first statement keeps appearing to me."If God was to come today and ask you the one thing you would want him to do for you this Year - what would it be?" Nice question aha

You won't believe what came to my mind first - more children i shouted  out.

He then took us to a tour in the Bible with  scriptures - What did Solomon Say when he was asked the same question"

1 Kings 3:9-14

New International Version (NIV)
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”

From the above verses i realize that i have been mourning over the problems that i am facing and not letting God do his work in me. You might be facing mob challenges but like God told Solomon, we need to seek Him first and then the rest shall be added unto us.

I was also reminded of Matt 6:25

Matthew 6:25-34

New International Version (NIV)

Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Oh God thank you for feeding my soul. 

ACTION

Beginning a prayer and fast period (I can only have liquids and one fruit a day) This is to help me catch up with my God. I will need prayers Friends 

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