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THE MORE GLORIOUS WAYS OF GOD !

 With God , we SCATTER to GATHER. We LOSE to WIN. We DECREASE to INCREASE. That which we LET GO, we KEEP into eternity; by GIVING, we RECEIVE, even more. And when we go QUIET, then we’re HEARD. What a life! Indeed, GOD'S WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN THE WAYS OF MEN ! References: ( Isaiah 55:9, Proverbs 11:24 & Luke 17:33 )
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THE SHUNAMITE WOMAN

  She lived in Jezreel, specifically along a road that links Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Being a generous woman, she agreed with her husband and made a resting place on the top of their building for Elisha who mostly plied that road. One day, when the shunamite saw Elisha travelling the road again with his servant she invited them over into her house and showed her kindness so much to the Prophet's satisfaction. Thus, Elisha sought through his servant, Geharzi, to reward her gesture but the woman sharply objected to it. The Prophet then asked his servant if there was any favour he could use his influence with the King of Israel to offer her but the woman would still reject that offer. So he asked Geharzi to suggest a reward for the woman. When the servant mentioned that the woman had no child, Elisha declared that they would have one a year's time from then, which the Lord also fulfilled. When this child died some years later, the woman went laid him in Elisha's room. But God r...
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REAPING THE HARVEST

  To everything, there is a season - a time to sow, and a time to reap; the farmer ( sower ) certainly has his time of harvest but until he waters his seeds, rids the wheats of the tares and applies the fertilizer he is not guaranteed a good yield. So also is every other sower. Until harvest time comes, there is always something we must do in order to maximize our yield. Some of these are explained below: 1. Clear the weeds from your field “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”—Genesis 2:15, KJV The word translated keep in Hebrew means “to put a hedge of thorns around, to watch over; to guard, protect and safeguard.” When a farmer plants seed in a garden, he doesn’t just walk away and hope for the best. No! He has much to do to protect his crop. And so do you. What can choke your crop? Walking outside of love. This includes unforgiveness, bitterness and strife. So, keep a watch on your heart, pull the “weeds” out by the root...
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CAIN

  MEANING OF NAME:   Acquisition, fabrication or possessed.  STORY IN BRIEF: Eldest son of Adam and Eve, the first man to be born naturally, and founder of the family of Kenites (Kenite is called Kain in the Hebrew) The terrible story of Cain proves how quickly man’s fallen nature developed. Soon after that, he became desperately wicked; it was by him Polygamy started.  By calling Cain was an agriculturist, but he was not happy in his calling since he did not fear God. His heart became jealous as he witnessed the happiness of his brother Abel and his favor with God. Ultimately he yielded to his jealous feelings and slew Abel, just as the Jews for envy sought Christ’s death. Because Cain’s heart was destitute of love, his sacrifice had no heart in it and was therefore miserable, worthless and unacceptable to God. “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.” Cain was right in his desire to bring an offe...
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

  "...that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled,..." John 1:1 If you consider your circle now, you will conclude that friends with whom you have similar personality outnumber those with deferring personality. You should also notice that, often times, you suddenly meet with or receive calls from, those you strongly  think of and long to see. These are manifestations of the Law of Attraction ! " The heart is DEEP beyond all things... " Jeremiah 17:9 Brenton Septuagint Translation. And Psalm 42:7 says DEEP calleth unto DEEP. Equating the two scriptures will help us deduce that, HEART calls unto HEART.  SOUL calls unto SOUL. That is the Spirit of the law - Like attracts LIKE ! Our opening verse starts with HEARING or SEEING and ends with HANDLING. Until a man hears or sees, he cannot handle. Yet, what we finally touch is always LIKE what we already hear and see according to the Law of Attra...
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KEEP YOUR HEART WELL.

 



 

" Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life."
Proverbs  4:23. KJV.

Lot of the things christians are surrounded by today in this world, chiefly the social media, are not helpful. It is the reason why our opening verse suggests that we guard our hearts.

Now, the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart. And these spoken words go a long way to shape our lives. It's therefore patent that we can only let out good words when we first stock our hearts with positive information and faith-filled words.

The two main gateways to the heart are the eyes and the ears. Now, guarding the heart means preventing negative information from reaching it through these main channels. That means, friends and environments that pose as potential threats to the peace, joy and love in our hearts must be barred.

 Disclosed below are a few ways by which we can keep our hearts as we journey through this world.

1. Mind your Mind:
 
"A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart." Luke 6:45.
The mind has a link with the heart. The two are often used interchangeably in the Bible; they are synonymous. Words produced by our thoughts are stored in the heart. But the mouth serves as an exit to all there is in the heart; This is how connected the three are. Now, the words we repeatedly speak, we also hear ourselves, and they have great impacts on us. So you see, we should not just guard ourselves against the words of others; we must mind our minds. Then, we would not hear ourselves speaking negative words to our own hearing.

2. Be selective with the Media ( TV, radio, and online social platforms ):

" [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life..." 1 John 1:1
Can you see the LIGHT in this verse? That which the writer heard, saw and looked at, from the beginning, he also finally touched; What he always saw and heard manifested before them in the end !
That is the Law of Attraction. And it states that whatever we give our focus to, including the social media, can be attracted into our lives. They first come to settle in the heart which is the final destination of everything the media also offers, whether they are garbages or goodies. In fact, the media is largely responsible for most immoralities today. Thus, we need to sieve the information we read, see and view, on these social sites so we can let into the the heart only that which pleases God. 

3. Choose your friends; do not let them choose you. 

" Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character." 
1 Corinthians 15:33
The scripture here rightly suggests that we have the right to choose and unchoose our friends. 
Just like the social media, our friends can be influential by their thoughts and information. So we need to make our choices with precision; Friends also have the ability to attract certain things into our lives - Jonathan benefitted from David; Portifar was blessed by Joseph's presence in his house; Naaman profited from his Israel servant.  It is better to keep a few positive or God-fearing associates than have many with deferring beliefs.

A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer  than a brother. -  Proverbs 18:24.

4. Watch and Pray.

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation..." Matthew 26:41. 
During our tough times we are tempted to give up on God so we may give in to the world. Yet the Bible says, men always ought to pray and not to faint - Luke 18:1.
By our prayers, God re-conditions our Spirits. He ably replaces our old, polluted hearts with new ones. Did He not say it in Ezekiel 36:26? That is not all; God by His own ways, helps us preserve our hearts too. He can dispel the agents of negative information from our hearts and attract unto us only carriers of the positives. Yet all these must be triggered by prayers. 

Beloved, the most reliable way of keeping the heart among all of these is yielding it to The Lord. This is why He says, "My son, give me your heart..." Proverbs 23:26.
Rather than trusting men, God actually wants us to trust Him alone with our hearts. For cursed is anyone who trusts in men.
( Jeremiah 17:5 )

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