Appreciation

 

Find appreciation  where you are

Have you ever scroll through old pictures and got that feeling of gratitude? The moments captured in a picture make me appreciate the things I have done, went through and where I am currently in life. It is beautiful to see the progress that you have made in the process. Yes there were times when you got of the trail but thank God for His grace.

It makes me realize that we should appreciate everything in life. Our families, friends , experiences and memories. Right where  we are this moment is where you were meant to  be. Start to see the beauty in the mundane things of life. Just be in the moment and live!!

CWR.

Thankfulness

Have you ever realised how blessed you really are?

I mean the fact that we are still able to do what we do on this very moment is a blessing. Many times we want the WOW effect to feel like we are blessed. We miss the little things whilst focusing on the big things we still want to have. 

What do I really want?

Growing up there were many things I wanted. A work, my own finances,  buying my own clothes, my own place and so much more. Now that I am older and looking back on where I have been and where I am going I can truly say , I am thankful. Not for what I have because it can all disappear in the blink of an eye. I am thankful for who I have become .

I had some off ramps along the road and I failed many times but I am greatful for failures. It pushes me to never give up. The only thing I want is peace, love and joy.

I am thankful for my parents who gave me the best they could because its their provision that ensured that I am here today. How many can say thank you still to their parents today?

If you still can , go and say thank you to them now.  They also had their own struggles but still they pushed through it to make your life better.

I am thankful for my life, my health , my time, my energy ,my mind, my emotional state. Just so free to be who ever I wish to be. Its like I am able again to dream like before. There were a period where the dreams stopped and life seemed good but what I realised now is that in those times growth never happened. Stagnation took place.

It is so essential to get in an environment where your full potential can be unleashed. Surrounding yourself with the ones who motivate, encourage and grab you on the hand when you go astray. Those are the people who sees the value in you that you sometimes miss yourself.

I am therefore thankful for people that came into my life and adds value. I am thankful for those who I have outgrown . They were meant for a season and it is over now. You either grow or stagnate within the different seasons of life and I choose to be fruitful  and grow.

I am thankful just for everything that brought so much meaning into my world. 

What are you thankful for?

CWR

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

It was a a day just as any normal day. I got up and I got ready for work. I left for work but this day however was diffrent. Something happened that started to open up my eyes.

This  day I woke up early in the morning with the urge do my dirty laundry. I never ever woke up so early. I did just that and sat in bed reading my Holy bible . It was like that the words became alive to me for the very first time. I never had this urge of attending a woman conference so badly.

This is the day when I experienced Gods love for me so tangible. Everytime I think about it I feel it as if was just yesterday. The day when I could see how God actually love me. That He think I am worthy of love and that He sees me for who I am and not for who I am trying to be. Wow God loves me just as I am? Flaws and all. 

We so easily want acceptance for wrong things by wrong people and yet we are already accepted by God. It is when we see through the eyes of God that changes our whole perspective on life. It is when we allow God into our lives that we can fully experience His promises. The bible becomes effective when when we fix our relationship with Jesus Christ. When we do what the Scriptures says and not be only hearers. That is when we can fully experience God power working in and through us.

I am greatful all the wrong roads I travelled because I know now it was all part of the process. 

That was the start  of me moving where God wants me and He did it sistematically until I totally surrendered my life to Him.He is patient, longsuffering, gracious, full of mercy and love. This is the grace He showed towards me and I know He can do it also for you.

What I realised now as I look back was that God had His hand over me the whole time just as His hand is over you as well. I struggled to get to terms of what happened to me and tried to figure out how did it happened. Now I can say I am in the healing process. All that happened was part of God's purpose for me. 

Sometimes we find it hard to believe it but know that whatever experience you went through that has bad memories are meant for a greater purpose. You have the ability now to connect with other who struggle in the same area and be a testimony of what God can do regardless of how bad the world might think you are. God has healed me and I know He is capable of healing you too just where you are.

What pit are you in that feel as if you wont get out?. What sin is there in your life that you think God will never forgive?. 

I challenge you today. He is a gracious God just take it all to Him in prayer. Open up your mouth and tell Him everything. He anyway knows it all but He wants you to give over your will to His will.

CWR.

You matter

It can be difficult to believe that you matter right? 

Maybe you feel you deserve all that has happened to you since childhood years. Whatever situation you find yourself in, believe you deserve better. 

How far have you gone off track? You perhaps made wrong choices that were detrimental to your well-being, your finances, your family life or your workplace. It happens to all of us to have fallen into some ditch. How you will get up again is totally up to you.

Will you stay down and feel sorry for yourself ? This is the easy way out. Having all the excuses to prevent moving forward. Many times we bump our heads over and over the same things and we already know the outcome but we still continue. 

Its difficult to try to change yourself . You do need someone Higher, in my case God, that has the power to do so. It is not everyone who acknowledge when they have a problem. Some take years before asking for help. It is a mindset attitude that will determine if you matter. Regardless of your name, age, religion, race or family . You are unique and you matter.

CWR

How to embrace the waiting season

Are you waiting on a open door? A promotion, a financial breakthrough or waiting on a man, husband or children?

There are many things in life we desire. Things we want to accomplish, want to have in order to feel we have arrived somehow. What if you receive that thing you are waiting for?. What happens next? 

It does sometimes occur that when we receive what we desired that something new comes on the horison that we need. This simply means that we usually never reach the place where we can fully say that we are done.

I think we are created to desire things. The warning signs however should be , what are we desiring?. Are it good things to benefit our purpose or is it selfish desires.

It is essential to know how to wait. How are your heart in the situation while you are waiting. Do you recognise yourself in the situation?. What are the benefit for you?

We often become frustrated when things dont happen the way imagine or wished. We have our own time for when things must happen. In the event its all about you instead of the person you should become in the process.

We should wait well on what we prayed about or desire for. Otherwise we will just make ourself unhappy and complaining all the time. Instead focus on what the waiting process is offering you. See the bigger picture of how you should empower , equip and make room to receive what you desire for. Are you in the right mindset to get what you ask for?

It is the process of waiting you and I are being moulded, humbled , caress and becoming who we are suppose to be in the next season of our lives. 

We should know that every promotion comes with greater responsibilities and it will require you to keep on working where you are going. Yes, the working part does not stop when you think you have arrived. It is not only about the success but its also work ethics that goes hand and hand with success. 

We see all the success stories on social media and we wish to be like that but we do not see the hardwork that has been put in. It sometimes happen that we want all the benefits without actually putting in the effort to work.

What type of person will you be even if you dont get what you want. You see its more important to become someone who are not validated by what they do or what position they have. It is more of value to be a person of integrity, being humble and having the ability to serve others.

While you are in a season of waiting focus your attention on yourself. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Who do you see?. Do you like what you see. 

Internal change should happen first before external change can fully come into existence. All the fruit of what is inside of you will eventually come to the surface. 

Start focusing on loving yourself for who you are and not because of what you do. Let your personality be the force that drives you to reach new heights in your career, finances and relationships.

Enjoy the waiting seasons in your life because it does serve a  purpose. You just have to see the oppertunities hidden in every journey.

CWR

Things holding us back to move forward

Have you ever found yourself in a place of not moving forward? This can be in any area of your life.

There are times when our thoughts are the biggest preventer of us going anywhere. 

Our thoughts so easily gets the power over our being. One morning you stand up from your bed and you dont know why you are feeling miserable at all. 

You just feel like not smiling, being irritated with everyone and you just have no reason for feeling the way you do.

How does this happened?

Thoughts is the reason. Yes this is where all the stories you tell yourself plays off. 

You see things that does not exist , you think people dont like you, you want people to like you, you are irritated with small things

It becomes a major problem when you cannot celebrate other people. You have a need constantly to compare yourself with others. 

Why putting yourself in a place of unhappiness. Yes, this is what comparison does. You measure yourself with other's life and in this you have no joy.

There are so many things you can be greatful for. Your life, your health, your work, your family and so much more in your direct environment.

The journey of life is set out for everyone to achieve good things. It is not only material things but so much more such as eternal life. 

Here are a few things that prevent you from moving forward.

Competition is a ugly thing that prevent us moving. It keeps us stuck in one place by watching other people's photos and fb accounts. 

Why is it bothering you when people move forward?

Stop being focused on that and focus on your path. You are your biggest stumble block.

Fixing our eyes on the wrong priorities also is a prevention of moving forward.

What are you spending most of your time on. Is it beneficial towards you or is it just consuming your time.

You should gain something from the events you keep yourself busy with. Invest in yourself so that you have a  broader picture of where you are moving too.

Fix your eyes on your path and refrain from focusing on your instagram friends photos. Sometimes it is not always true what you see on social media. So be careful wishing the life of your influencers.

Do you know your purpose?. The reason you are here. Yes , if you dont know why you are here , you wont know how to move forward or where to go. 

Discover your abilities, your gifts and talents and so you will be more goal-orientated and moving into the direction where yous should go. 

Do not think time will run out if you dont reach certain things within a time period. You are in competition with no one but yourself.

Cut loose from things and people that witholds you from moving forward and making progress in your daily tasks or improvement program.

The main goal is to never stop going forward regardless of the pace you are going at. 

Today you should be further away from today or yesterday. Start evaluating your own progress by measuring yourself against yourself.

It is tiring to compare yourself constantly against someone else and it is time consuming.

See you rising and moving forward.

CWR

Celebrate yourself

We are in the month of celebrating women all over the world.  We are reminded of the value women have in our society.

As a woman myself I am excited to say , "Women rock"! Yes , you rock and eventhough you still dont believe it yet, you sure will soon.

Are you thinking you dont matter as a wife, mother, sister or woman?. 

Do you feel wortless and without any purpose?

You matter and you have such potential hidden within you that you should discover for yourself. 

Many times in life we are so focus in being perfect. We want to have the perfect body , our houses must be clean at all times, our food must be of the best quality or our clothes must resemble our success. All of these things however does not validate you as a woman. 

You have so much more to offer besides the things that can been seen with the physical eye. A true story of the value of a woman of valor can be found in Proverbs 31. We always hear about the Proverbs 31 woman and immediately evaluate ourselves  against her characteristics. 

Yes this a awesome woman , a woman with a plan but it does not mean you should tick yourself off against her. She is the example set and so you can be in your own unique way. The moment we as woman stop to compare ourselves with other women , the better we will realise the uniqueness we all have. 

We will discover the power lying within us to become unstoppable in this life. 

There a many scars that we might have and yes we have been hurt emotional, physically, spiritually and mentally. It should not remain like this because it will keep us in bondage forever. We should break free from this and you can be healed through Jesus Christ our King  and Saviour ,son of God.

The day we see ourselves through the eyes of Jesus Christ the son of Father God we will start to realise our super power and go all in to take hold of what is meant for us. 

I love the verse in Proverbs 31 that says  .." a woman who fears the Lord should be praised". How wonderful does that sound. That everything about us should be found in Christ. 

This implies to me that outside Christ we will always remain helpless, powerless, broken, dispressed, under valued and incomplete.  You dont have to stay in bondage forever. See the beauty inside yourself when you look at yourself today in the mirror.

You dont have to have a man to validate you, you dont have to have all the riches to make a statement, you dont have to have all the nicest of clothes to be noticed. When you dig inside yourself hard enough you will discover the pearls that no money can buy.

Start to celebrate yourself.The small progress in every small area are to be celebrated. If you dont do it , who will?. You are made in the image of God and become who He made you to be by staying grounded in Him. 

If you still dont know Him personally it is about time to have a real relationship with Him. He is waiting with open arms for His precious daughter.

In Him you are healed,  blessed, royal, chosen, called, victorious, a warrior and a child of God.

Outside God we will always feel a certain kind of lack and not good enough. It is time to take back your power and believe you are born for greatness. 

May you celebrate yourself everyday in all circumstances because you are worth it!. 

CWR

Becoming better

Have you recently look at your life and saw someone you don't like?  

Yes , sometimes we do look at ourselves and it might happen that we don't like what we see. Maybe you have neglect yourself by not eating healthy and always going on the quick foodies. It can be also that you don't put much effort into your hair or nail care. Maybe you have not dress up lately because of the lockdown situation. In fact maybe you just let yourself go. If this is the case , it is not too late to try again. In fact to become the better version of yourself.

 

Maybe there are also something in your life that you don't like currently. This can be the management of your finances, prioritising family time, meeting deadlines at work or just cultivating relationships. It is never too late to keep on working on these situations you might find yourself in.

 

It is the start of a new month and it is a month of new beginnings. This means it is the ideal time to identify the areas in your life whether personal or professional that you don't like and work towards becoming better on each area. This however will require you to become intentional on the changes that you want to see manifest during this month. It will be a fruitless exercise if you do not put it in writing.

 

Journaling about it will be a great start so that you can go back at the end of the month of August and see if you adhere to your plans. Draw up a goal system for this month so that it will have clear guidelines. 

 

We should keep in mind that every journey in life comes as a process and we must not expect immediate changes in any area if we do not put in the work. No work , no results. We have dreams and goals and its time to bring it to manifestation.

 

Are you tired of not seeing results? Well if not, you better start to. Its is much more exciting to have a reason to stand up in the morning then just dragging through each day with no "Why". Yes that is the other important thing you need to discover this month. The reason why you are doing what you are doing. The impact it has and the value it brings to your life and to those within your sphere of life.

 

Each day given to us is to begin again and live life. Identify the key areas and work  on it consistently every day and see the results of it soon.

 

I cant wait to start working and I will keep you updated by informing you with every detail.

 

Lets do this together. Share with me the things you came up with and the improvements made.

 

C>W>R

Self-care is essential. When you dont look good you also tend to not feel good. There is no reason for us not to become better.

Becoming better has many other areas as well. This can be in your finances , business, your habits, your family life, your friendships or even in your workplace environment.

Tired

How can one be full of energy one moment and all of a sudden you become so tired?.

Everyday mundane tasks can make one so tired. You do things over and over and you dont know when will it end. There is always things to do. It is either the dishes, folding clothes, mopping the floors or just dusting. 

Whatever the task there will be always something to do. To top it off there is also work to go to. Yes , you begin to feel all of this is just too much. 

How do women do all of this?. In fact how did our parents manage  with almost 10 children atleast.

Well I only have two wonderful, adorable children. I would not trade them for anything. I enjoy spending time with. However somedays is better than other days. 

Those days when you just feel like doing nothing. Where you go slow and just reckon things will work itself out. No more stressing about dishes or a clean house. 

Being a newly wife, mother  and working woman does have its up and down days. I am getting really exchausted certain days. I belief it is normal. I mean dont expect me to be the same mood everytime. 

Where do one get the strenght to do all the things expected of us as working mothers?.

I have my own battles in the mind usually. Lies that always want to creep in and that wants to always make me feel lousy and just plain rude. Well I am tired of being tired.

I am fed up that my circumstances wants to determine my joy. I am taking back everything the devil want to rob me off.

It is not that I am unhappy at all. I mean I have reason to be thankful for my life. A wonderful husband with awesome children. 

It is just that sometimes I want to do everything and forget that I have helping hands that are always offering their help. Staying alone for a long time has this result  I eventually realised.

Why do we want to make things difficult for ourselves when we can reach out for help?

Listen to me. If you are like me who wants to do things alone. Please stop it!!. You will destroy yourself completely. You will be so exchausted at the end of the day that you wont have time to spend it with your family.

Stop thinking that you must do everything yourself. Ask your housemates for help . It will make life so much easier for you and those around you. Give your best to those who are close to you.

They can not accomplish anything with you when you are all worn out because of battles you are fighting in your head. 

Get out of your head!!. Fix your eyes on Jesus!. Yes He is the answer always. I must always go back to Him and repent and ask for His strenght again. 

The Bible says that His strenght is made perfect in my tiredness or weakness. So how is that for refreshment. Such a relief!!. 

Thank you God that I dont have to always run to facebook, whatsapp or friends and family that cant always help. But to know that you are always with me to give me new strenght and fresh energy to carry on. I am more than a conqueror through the power of Jesus Christ working in and through me.

Without Jesus I am nothing. I thank you for the grace .I can go boldly to the throne of God and receive grace always when I ask Him in prayer. 

Nothing can steal my joy except if I allow it.

Do you feel tired?. Hopeless?

I have news for you.  Jesus is your answer. We always try things on our own strenght and leave Him out. It is time to allow Him in if you never did. Give Him the oppertunity to show you who He is and who He can be in your life. 

He refresh my soul!! 

CWR

Broken and healed

Have you been broken to the point in your life that seemed like there is no way out?

One never know that you will be faced with a situation so hopeless. You as an indivual become so powerless and dont see any way out except to just quit your life. Yes, to the point where you feel you can just end everything by taking your own life. 

You think its the easy way but you forget the consequences it will have on your family and friends. 

Can a situation in your life be so bad that you want to give up on yourself? 

It is not good to be alone in a time like this. Everyone is not always fortunate to survive suicides. I mean many failed but majority has passed away. The people you thought had it all together just ended it in a day's time. That is so painful. It is devastating when you knew the person personally and that you could do nothing to prevent it. 

It is in a time like this that you question yourself. Have you done enough?Did you not see the signs?. 

No one can take the blame for someone else's death. It will just destroy you emotionally when you start to overthink it.

Everyone get to a situation in our life that feels like we cant carry on anymore. We feel like a failure and useless. The choices we made led to the problems we find ourselves in. We only have ourselves to blame for the mess we made. No one else can fix it for you but you. 

How do you see yourself? How do you feel about yourself? Do you even love yourself?

These are the questions you should ask yourself when you feel like a dissapointment and not seeing reason to carry on. It usually takes a major dissapointment to bring us to our senses. It takes your heart to really become attach to someone or thing and the moment we arr about to loose it, we are brought to our reality. 

Why must we first reach such a stage in life before we can see clearly?. 

We tend to chase the wrong things of importance and spend all our energy on it. It takes all our power and value and let feel useless and ugly.  To be healed one must be broken first. Well not for everyone. There are those who choose right throughout their life and I belief it is because of the positive exposure they get.

It is so good to know that you can pass on the lessons you learned through your pitfalls in life. I am grateful for the obstacles and wrong decisions I made in life because it changed my perspective totally after coming to my real sense. I was so broken and God came and healed me.

It is a proces we need to walk with the Creator ,our Father God. My grace journey started  when I realised I could not do life anymore on my own strenght and my wisdom. I had to surrender and start again. It doesnt matter where you are in life , if you do it without God it is in vain. Fix your eyes on the Lord God and who is the healer for our brokenness.  He is all I ever want and all I ever need.

Broken and now healed.

CWR

Future self

Dear future self

I have no idea where I will be in 5 years from now. Do you perhaps know?

What I really do want is to look back at this post knowing I never gave up on believing , dreaming, striving and becoming better in everything I do. As I am laying here in bed on a Sunday afternoon ,taking our usual Sunday afternoon nap, there are so many things going through my mind. 

I am reminded of my growing up years. It is as if I am digging into memories I cant remember so good anymore. My aim however is to put the puzzle together. From where I have started until now. How life really become what we make of it.

How every dream we have fall into place once we start to chase it down. The effort we make to accomplish it regardless of all the obstacles and hardships. I am so grateful for all the naysayers , all the impossibilities,  all the negative circumstances I had to endure. It made me more determined to try again. 

I tried so many things to get a work . The multiple job applications I completed . The interviews that I missed because of transport. The jobs that I thought I would get but never did. 

I thank my Heavenly Father for a bright future I can look forward too. I am really not longing to have more things because what I have now is so much mpre precious. I have a beautiful family. A wonderful husband, a handsome son and a bright little girl. What more can I ask for? 

To my future self I want to say" Well done"! You went after what you wanted. There were times you thought it is impossible. But you did it. That dream, that desire that has been placed in your heart , you got it now!!

I mean there were a time in my life when I thought I would not get married. I said no its not possible because our family does not do weddings.  But God made it possible. What are you telling your future self?

Im excited of what the future holds for me. I am not allowing my past to hold me back anymore.  I am tired of comparing myself with others and I am focusing on my journey from now on. Yes , i am unique and I a have assignment to complete on my own. It is set out for me and me alone and no one else can walk it out for me. 

Its time to look at that future self and start to like him or her!!. Life is so precious and to be able to breathe at this very moment is a miracle. Many people did not see the day because of sickness, hunger , fear for the future and gave up on life. Dont let the pandemic put fear in your heart. This too shall pass. 

Start to focus on your magnificent future self. In 5years be the person you said you want to become. Celebrate small victories along the way and never stop learning and becoming better an better in what you do.

Maybe you feek stuck in what you are doing right now buy what about what you can do about it. Why dont you change the way you look at it. There must be a reason why you are doing what you are doing. Dig deeper in yourself for what you were called to do. 

Find the real you and excel in it!!. The joy of the Lord is our strenght so know that life outside God is not going to be so fruitful at all. We think we can depend on our own strength but it all is beacsue of God. He is in control of our lives and He allows things in our lives to work out for the good. 

Hello future self !! I love you, I celebrate you, you are awesome, you are a star, you are unique and I like your effort to impact. 

Have a beautiful next 5 years of your life. I salute you!!!

CWR

Life without Christ

Have you ever thought you are ok just by hearing about God? 

Yes you know about God but you never experienced him personally.

Well that was me almost 4 years ago. I thought I was fine because I read my bible. I prayed at times. I also knew there are certain things right in Gods eyes and certain things that are sins. 

Well I did not worry to much when I went out partying because I always came back the next week and repent. It went all like this all the time. 

I kept journals of these repentance conversations.  I thought I was good. You know you are doing things that you are not suppose to do. There are always that voice inside of you that tells you to stop, go this way or that way. 

I thought I could live a double life. Be someone at home with my parents and family and totally a diffrent person when I am with colleagues and friends. When I look back at the past I can really see now where I went wrong and where I tried to make God happy in my own strenght.

I tried a life without Christ. I had no personal relationship with him because I thought that I first have to finish with certain sins. I thought I am not ready yet to become a boring person that does not drink or that goes to clubs. I wanted to be part of the group and enjoy life. 

How blind can one be. I mean God does not want perfection  because no one is. Only Him God is perfect. My life looked great from the outside. Money was good. I could support my parents and my son . Everything was hunky dory but there was something missing. I had bad relationships with friends I called boyfriends that time. Every relationship just did not worked out.

I realise now I was looking for something only God could fill. Past failures are there to build us to become better then we were. It is a lesson and not a life sentence. We dont have to stay in the situations that we dont like, that does not fulfill us. 

I learned that the One who made me should be placed first  in my life. God knew me better than anyone and all I was looking for is found in Him. 

He is a father, friend, lover, companion and I just had to surrender to Him. God broke me graciously so I could be made whole again. He filled me up with His love, His kindness and His mercy.  If it had not been for God who took me back into His family I would not have been able to write this right now. 

I am so thankful to God that I could get the chance to fix my relationship with Him . To walk with Him and know that there are no sins between us that can keep me from talking to Him.

Yes I am not perfect and I do still sin but now I am not condemn anymore but convicted. The Holy Spirit let me do things that are acceptable to God. We should come as we are to God and not wait for when we think we are perfect.  God wants the glory for making you whole again.

Life without Christ is a  waste of your precious time. Things dont work out because you have the wrong priorities.  You have idols and do not worship God with your mind, heart, all your strenght and your soul. 

Give everything to God and let Him start to fix you and mould you and shape you. Its a beautiful journey. Fix your eyes on Jesus everytime you want to be reminded of your past. 

Its a wonderful journey with God. Yes it is not easy but surely worth it. I am no longer  a slave but I am a child of God. 

I have victory !!Im redeemed and I am free!!. 

Thank You Jesus Christ the son of God our Father. Thank for the Holy Spirit who lives within me and comfort me in everything I do. 

CWR

A changed mind

How you look at things daily has the ability to lead to the results you expect.  Are you seeing the world as a bad place? Then you will only see the bad in it.

How are you looking at things in general?

There are many reasons to believe that the world is a bad place to live in. With all the crimes in the world , we sometimes give up on our dreams and beliefs in life. 

We can easily become entangled with the thoughts of the world. Easily fall into the trap of negative thinking and demonstrating bad vibes.

It is easy to follow the crowd by doing what everyone else does. It can be that you start drinking, smoking, clubbing or even having meaningless relationships with men or women. This has become acceptable in society and seems like it is part of life. It is so accepted that no one sees anything wrong with it. This is when the wrong has become the norm as a pastor preached one sermon. 

There must be a reference  where we get the idea that things done even wrongly are ok.   It can be the group of friends you are hanging out with, your social club, your youth group or whatever reference you have. This is the place where you are influence in  your thinking which lead to doing and eventually forming your character. 

If you and I today must reflect on all we experienced in life. Looking at the influences we had, the actions that followed and the results it brought, we can evaluate which ones were fruitful or not. 

This started because of the mindset you had at the time. The way you looked at things and how you applied it eventually in your life. What is so important is that we should be able to grow through all the things we went through. That we should be able to exstinguish between the good and the bad choices we made in life. 

There comes a point in life that we need to become the change that we want to see. This when we need to change our thinking and make up our minds towards what we wish to accomplish. 

Its is easy to achieve anything you want when you have a changed mindset about something. It is difficult to see from your own view the wrong choices. It sometines takes long to come to the realisation that you are on the wrong path. Everyone are not fortunate enough to determine when they are going in the wrong direction.

That is why it is so important to be surrounded with the right crowd. The people that will give you positive guidance and equipping you with right tools to become successful in life. 

The people you allow in your space should encourage you to grow personally and professionally. When your friends or social club has no ambition in life or no dreams they want to achieve , you are in the wrong crowd. If life is all about having fun and enjoying the right- now moment , you are heading in the wrong direction.

Make up your mind right now to change your lanes from degrading to upgrading your social influence. A changed mind about anything has the capacity to achieve anything. Whatever you set your mind on can become your reality.

You need to become so determined that you are willing to do anything to escape a life of fruitlessness. Sometimes it may take years before you become aware of your bad choices you made,  but whenever you do , make that change in you mind immediately ..

Become determine to see different results from your choices you make towards growing as an individual. You should be impacting the world around you by becoming a change agent.  

We all have desires to become better but sometimes we loose it along the way when our focus goes onto the wrong path. When we become distracted and directed into paths leading to no results except feelings of resemtment. 

Today is the day you should make up your mind to become who you were made to be. God is the One who made us and God is the only influencer you need .

He is the One who changes our thoughts when we focus our whole mind on Him. He is the beginning of all things and the end of all. Your belief should be your source towards fruitful  results that you were made for.

Reflect on your life and decide whether you are satisfied with the results you have obtained this far. 

CWR

Pushing at all costs

How far will you go to reach your goals in life?
Have you reach any of it thus far?

It is so easy to start at the beginning of a year with all the new ideas, goals, and awesome visions. We all have the enthusiam to jump into the part of going for that dream job, writing that book, starting that business but along the way that vision dimmed away.

Why is that we are so hyped up at the beginning of a project and in the middle we become lazy to continue? Well, I dont have the exact reasons for it but I personnally feel its lack of self-discipline
We cannot expect beautiful results if no work has been done.

 Do you really think you will be paid for doing nothing at a job? I dont think so and so do you. We need to put in the effort to accomplish what  we wish to achieve in our lives. There will  be times when you have to push through at the cost of your own pleasures. Your determination will ensure a great reward.

The place we found ourselves in today is the result of our choices we made. Its either we did not try hard enough to push through our obstacles or we gave up before we tried. In life we ought to make mistakes but it should be a lesson for us to examine. 

It is not that easy though to learn from mistakes because we tend to repeat things eventhough we already know the outcome. It is difficult to become free from cycles formed over the years through repetitive poor choices made. How do one break free from such vicious cycles?

Well you wont be able to do it on your own strenght. The sooner you realise you need help from above , the One who created you and made you in His own image. We can try to run away from God but He has a way of waiting on us to come to Him because He created you and me for Himself. 

We want to push through to reach our potential but there are things, friends, idols keeping us from moving forward. It is not easy as it may sound but it is definitely possible when you made up your mind completely.

Stop running away from your destiny. It is found in God and with Him you can push at any cost. It will not be in your strenght but in Gods strenght.

Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strenght and their drive to live. Are you that one that want renewed strenght? 

You might have tried some things that did not work out but that should not keep you from trying again.It is easy to quit ,  to forsake your dream but the fruit of such a choice is not good. It will always leave a feeling of resentment, insecurity and fear. 

Fear of applying again for that oppertunity of a lifetime. Fear to create your own legacy. What are holding you back? 

There is no excuse in the book that determine  that you do not qualify to be successful.In fact all of us are entitle to prosperity when we become children of God. 

Do you still believe in God in the midst of all this Covid -19 pandemic. Well if you dont , you better get your act together because if you want diffrent results  you shall make  better choices.

The most important thing we should do is to push through whatever you endeavor in life. 

Gods mercy has  the  ability to rewrite your story. He changes your eyes of the heart to see everything life were  because of God' grace.

You don't have to reach a down - and -out experience with your gift planted in you. Get up and dust yourself off.

 It is not as bad as it sound or look likes.  There are people depending on you..If not doing it for yourself think of those who you do it for. 

Stop having bad  thoughts of yourself that you miss opertunities knocking.

May God strengthen  you that you can fulfill what He planned for you.

PUSH. Pray Until Something Happens.

CWR

Bridge Builders

Do you know people who you regard as bridge builders in your life?

People that are in your life that help you at the cost of their own time. People that goes an extra mile for you. People that will give their last because of you. People who are happy when they can lend a hand in need even if they are left with nothing.

This is the type of people I would call bridge builders on my journey of life. They were the ones who saw potential when others saw only a dead street. They saw an oppertunity to invest when others saw a  lost case.

The bridge builders in my life were the teachers in primary school who inspired me into being the best even if it was tough at home. They saw something and planted seeds that made me realise I can be whatever I choose to be. 

Yes, there were potholes along the road but still light came through even if it was only a glimpse. The glimpse of a family friend who lend a helping hand by offering  a taxi fare to go for that life-changing interview, became another bridge builder. 

The pastor and family who offer you a sleeping place for the night whilst preparing for the interview the next day. The very same people who take you to the interview and spend their entire day away from their daily obligations. I call them also bridge builders.

As you embark on the new journey of working and starting to get your own money , you are overwhelmed with the amount of money you get. Never did you think you would be able to have your own pocket money. 

Especially when you think back of how you would walk to town during hostel off-days receiving no pocket money. This was  because there were not always to give and you would walk back empty handed.

During this times I came across bridge builders once more. Roomies who would share there pocket money. Its the little things that make you treasure the big things in life. 

One can not emphasise enough how extremely thankful I am for everything that I had gone through. So many  bad, sad, unhappy, fearful, shameful, regretful days were there but when I remember all the bridge builders that came along ,it replaces all the negative experiences.

How can you thank all these people? Are they aware of the footprints they left?.

Old school friends who made history with you. Primary teachers, Highschool teachers,  family, family friends, neighbours, strangers, youth leaders, pastors,  all played a part who I am.

Nobody is an island.

We all need someone. We all have a part to play in the upbringing of a new born baby in any society. 

These are just some of the many bridge builders which made me realise how everyone has a obligation to plant a seed in someone's life.  

A tree is known by its fruit. Good or bad . A tree is meant to bring forth fruit. A tree has his seed within his fruit. 

What type of fruit are you? Good or bad? What seed are you planting? Seed to develop or seed to downgrade?

Choose to be a tree that brings forth good fruit and sowing seed that grow for greatness.

Become a bridge builder for someone today.

You can be a helping hand just where you are. Look around you. Someone need just a push into the next oppertunity.

Together we can grow .

 

CWR