WHEN WE FACE TRIALS JESUS IS THE ANSWER.

• Jesus never looked for trouble, but He always accepted it when it came.

 

James 1:2 says, "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials."

James is saying that if your Christianity is genuine, it will prove itself in times of trouble. If my faith in God is good only when I'm doing well, then it's of little value. True faith will sustain the believer when life goes wrong.

Trials are tests that reveal the genuineness and strength of one's faith (James 1:3), and therefore apply to believers as well as unbelievers. If you consistently persevere through trials and never abandon your trust in God, then you prove to have genuine faith.

When a false Christian goes through a test, it will inevitably reveal his true colors. When a true believer goes through a test, he will be driven to prayer, leaning on the strength of God rather than his own weakness. Trials burn up imitation faith but strengthen true faith. They may cause us pain when we are confronted by our weaknesses, but they have the good result of causing us to turn from ourselves to the infinite strength of God.

Evaluating a trial as being joyful is something a Christian must discipline himself to do, because joy is not the natural human response to troubles. It takes a conscious commitment. Paul made such a commitment while a prisoner in Rome . He told the Philippians, "Rejoice in the Lord always" and "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am" (Phil. 4:4, 11). Trials should be faced with a joyful attitude because they bring about proven faith, strengthen us, draw us into communion with God as we identify with Christ in His sufferings, and promise us better things to come.

In 1 Corinthians 10:13 Paul says, "No temptation [trial] has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able." Not everyone has the same ability to endure trials.

God faithfully works in our lives in a personal way to allow trials, unique to each individual, to take us to higher levels of spiritual maturity.

• If you fight against God's perfecting work, the trials may become more difficult.

• It is as mandatory as Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17).

God intends for you to recognize the limitations of human reason. Proverbs 3:5-7 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes." When you're going through a trial, you must put your faith in God's wisdom and not in your own limited understanding.

In James 1:5 James explains God's response to our prayers for wisdom: "[He] gives to all men generously and without reproach." We have a gracious God who desires to give us what we desire and need. The Greek word translated "generously" speaks of something that is given unconditionally, without bargaining. It is reminiscent of Matthew 7:7-11: "Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. 

Or what man is there among you, when his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he shall ask for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"

When you go through a difficult trial, go to God in prayer. He will generously give you the wisdom you need to understand that trial and properly respond to it.

In James 1:6 James gives an analogy of the doubting person: "The one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind." The doubting person who goes to God but doesn't believe He can provide him the necessary wisdom is like the billowing, restless sea, which surges back and forth with its endless tides, and is never able to settle. 

Then James tells us what the double-minded man should expect: "Let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord" (v. 7). When faced with a trial, an unbeliever who professes to know Christ will doubt God and get angry with Him, eventually severing his association with a church. A true Christian who is spiritually immature may respond in a similar manner. He reacts emotionally to his difficult circumstances and doesn't fully trust God.

 In the midst of trials he doesn't experience a joyous attitude, an understanding mind, a submissive will, or a believing heart. He is unable to ask for wisdom from God and unwilling to take advantage of the resources God has provided. As long as He continues to doubt God, he will never know the resolution available to him through faithful, persistent prayer to God.

Loving the world and trying to love God at the same time is impossible.When you enter a trial, you will be able to endure it through divine wisdom and the confidence that God will freely give you what is necessary for victory. But the condition is that your faith be unwavering. Otherwise you will be unstable in every area of life and never receive the wisdom you requested. True stability in life is characteristic of those who trust God in the midst of trials.Whether rich or poor, trials humble all believers to the same level of dependency on God. 

Money doesn't buy people out of their problems, although it may solve some economic ones. Equality is driven home through trials. When you lose a daughter, son, wife, or husband, it doesn't matter how much money you have. No amount can buy your way out of that trial. We should not exalt those who have much over those who have little because earthly possessions are inadequate to buy us what we need spiritually.

James ends his discourse on trials in verse 12 by saying, "Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." James 5:11

AMEN

THE MASSAGE FOR GOOD FRIDAY 2015 BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE:

The message for Good Friday 2015 comes from Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you”.

The bible remands us that Loving one another does not mean loving only those believers to whom we are naturally attracted. It means loving every believer. The Apostle John said that loving one another is the proof that we have been truly follower of Jesus despite the fact that our personalities are so different, we are naturally attracted to some people and not attracted to others.  God made us different from one another, and therefore we have different likes and dislikes. Jesus did not say that we must like every believer; He said that we must love them.

Right now, God may be speaking to you about someone you do not love. It may be a relative, a fellow church member, or someone else. You may be saying, "I know that I should love that person, but how do I do it?

i know that it is easy to say that I cannot control my feelings, but I can control my will. I cannot make myself have a feeling of love toward someone, but I can choose to love that person. If I make that choice and hold to it, I will find that my feelings will, in time, follow the choice of my will. The important thing to remember is this: I am controlled by the decision of my will and not by my feelings.

You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Matthew 5:43-44

it is a challenging when we read that; "If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic" philosophically this statement can expressed as " to go out of your way to avoid a nasty confrontation. Even though provoked, instead of lashing out, you turn the other cheek. In fact, I think that's pretty close to what this sentence means in Jesus' teaching. Remember, the context is enemies, those who insult us and seek to embarrass us".

Jesus' point is that we are to avoid hitting back, the natural human reaction. How can we love when we hit back with something that will wound our opponent? Husbands and wives sometimes get into arguments; tensions that may have been simmering for years boil over once again. And with the boiling comes anger, and with anger a willingness not just to defend, but to strike back. To get an advantage. To have the last word. To wound.

Though Jesus' instruction to turn the other cheek is intended in the arena with a sworn enemy, the principle applies to every area of our lives. Don't retaliate. Don't hit back. Don't move from a position of prayerful love for your enemy to a drop-down, drag-out fight. Love doesn't retaliate. Love seeks the enemy's good (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).

The second command is harder yet to understand. "If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic"  But we need  love him and  pray for him. The bible wants us to avoid  to get grabby and nasty and accusing behavior. Through the massage of this Good Friday we need to ask  the Spirit of Jesus to working through you he can teach you to love your enemies -- even at their ugliest.

• "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full."

• "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful"

Therefore this Good Friday Lord,  help me to take your words seriously and not discount them. Make your point deep in my heart. Teach me your mercy. In Jesus' name to;

• Love your/my enemies
• Do good to them
• Lend to them without expecting to get anything back.

 AMEN

HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY 2015

DEALING WITH DIFFICULTY PERSONALITIES?

Tips questions about dealing with difficult people:

• Can you recall the last time you had to deal with a negative or difficult person?

• Or the last time someone said something with the intention of hurting you? How did you handle it?

• What was the result? What can you do in the future to get through these situations with peace and grace?

• It is true that wherever we are going we will face people who are negative and who will oppose what you think it is right.

• How can we handle negative situation when it happens?

• Why we need to be careful when we are dealing with negative people or negative issues?

The Bible gives us some practical guidelines for managing difficult people. The first is found in Matthew 18:15-17 and Ephesians 4:15. Both of these passages instruct us to confront difficult people privately and in love. Take the initiative; but in doing so, be sure you are fair, firm and friendly.

According to the Bible the way to deal with difficult people is to love them, pray for them, expect to give rather than to receive, maintain a humble spirit, and relate to them in patience and kindness.

The Bible also cautions us that we also need to examine ourselves before judging others by praying for the Spirit’s power to change our own hearts and minds toward the difficult person and enable us to see them as needing the same love, grace and mercy that God extended toward us.

We have a clear example of Jesus forgave the men who were going to kill him, as we read in Luke 23:34-39. The way to deal with difficult people, then, is to practice Christ’s humility and love. That kind of response is both edifying to us and pleasing to the Lord. Pope John Paul II Demonstrating with his personal deeds, he visited the man who attempted to kill him and forgave him for his wrong doing. He exhorted the faithful to be merciful as our Heavenly Father is merciful. So what about us do we always utilize this merciful tool in our life towards difficult people?

If in our life we don’t do that what we create is holding grudge what does this means in our life, it is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. But we forget that the only person we hurt is ourselves. When we react to negativity, we are disturbing our inner space and mentally creating pain within ourselves.

Why people initiate negativity, it looks like it is a reflection of their inner state expressed externally and sometimes because our ego likes problems and conflict. People are often so bored and unhappy with their own lives that they want to take others down with them.

As I have explained before that when we are in a negative state or holding a grudge against someone, we don’t feel very good. We carry that energy with us as we go about our day. When we don’t feel very good, we lose sight of clarity and may react unconsciously to matters in other areas of our lives, unnecessarily.

We can run away from the truth that we are humans after all, and we have emotions and egos. And we need to understand that Negative people can be a source of energy. When you find yourself identifying with emotions and thoughts, bring your focus on your breath.  Need to remember that when we are  dealing with difficult people, don’t try to change the other person; you will only get into a power struggle, cause defensiveness, invite criticism, or otherwise make things worse. It also makes you a more difficult person to deal with.

Therefore lowering your expectations of people will make you more comfortable with difficult as James 1:19-20: said that "So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God" 

A Good Family is a Bridge to Success

Throughout human history, the family has been the foundation of society. Within a strong, well-functioning family we can fulfill our physical and emotional needs. Strong family ties provide us the love and security we need for a happy life which helps children grow into well-adjusted Chores, responsibilities and discipline.

A good family grows out of Unselfish love that holds families together; as Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: says

Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous;… bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

A good family is tied with sounds of the children laughing, and crying.

As family grow together children growing up bible keep remanding us that; respect between parents and children in the family are very important for a health family. 

Bible teaches us about “Respect” "Honor your father and your mother." As one among greatest rule, still it's a two-way theory, to obey their parents and to honor them Ephesians 6:1-3. Obeying parents is the duty of children until they reach adulthood, but we are to honor our parents for a lifetime. God promises His blessings on those who honor their parents.

Children should be taught to be respectfully to elders and among themselves and observing all rules and laws; yet parents are still advised to valuing “their” children's talents, opinions, and feelings. Bible teaches us that Fathers are instructed to bring up their children in the training and instruction of the Lord Ephesians 6:4.

To be a good parent is a challenging, demanding, draining, sometimes frustrating but yet a highly satisfying task. Unfortunately most prospective parents are not psychologically prepared to face this challenge. In order to bring up a child properly parents need to first understand their children.

This is not easy considering the fact that every child is unique. As Proverbs 23:13-14 says Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 

Proverbs 22:6 says teach a child to choose the right path, and when he is older, he will remain upon it.

Ephesians 6:4 and now a word to you parents. Don't keep on scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful. Rather, bring them up with the loving discipline the Lord himself approves, with suggestions and godly advice

How blessed are we to have family which is fully of love and understanding: let us remember the five keys to a good family: 

• Love, 
• Open communication, 
• Sincerity, 
• Responsibility 
• Respect among its members.

Therefore In family, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.

MAKE BIBLE THE ROADMAP TO A SUCCESS   FAMILY - AMEN

NITAIMBA HALLELUYA WAKATI WOTE

MY SWEET MOTHER: THANKS -2015

 As we celebrate worldly women day this year 2015 I salute all women for their unconditional love they have shown to us throughout our entire life, join me to salute them and show our dedication to them,

We need to respect all women when we remember the sacrifice they have done to us

• "My sweet mother you have been working  24/7 more than a full-time job just for me.

• I cannot pay back your unconditional love you have shown to me all these years i have lived.

Therefore my sweet mother your hard work is not forgotten and if I can be a lone voice, I would say to all the hard-working mothers-THANK YOU! YOUR LABOR OF LOVE IS NOT FORGOTTEN!

• My sweet mother this is my time to honor and respect your Mother is today.

• My sweet mother i know that you are agent of God’s creation.  you carried me for nine months;

• My sweet mother first teacher  in my life you are so humble when you taught me;

"Wow Wow You know my sweet mother you are sacred. You are the sacred vessel of God himself. He uses your womb to produce all the greatness that ever came on to this planet. That’s how sacred your womb is  therefore my  My dear mothers, you are very, very special. The Bible also teaches that a virtuous woman is more valuable than silver and gold, which also points to her significance and value."

THANKS TO ALL MOTHERS  ALL THE TIME

HOW TO HOLD WEALTH IN YOUR LIFE: WHY JESUS QUESTIONED IT?

 One great philosopher once said that “Great wealth is not a problem. What counts is how you hold it”.

How should you hold wealth in your life?  Do you think that wealth is ultimate importance without it you cannot live? Why Jesus was not happy with wealth people?

What concerned Jesus about wealth was people’s attitude toward it.  Jesus saw that wealth is a kind of in bondage which placed a negative condition upon believer’s spiritual growth. In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus condemned the rich man’s neglect of Lazarus, poor, suffering, and hungry on his doorstep.

1Timothy in Paul said that money is the root of all evil, only the love of money. Wealth is not bad. You only have to be careful how you hold it. If you can hold your wealth as directed in the bible, you will have chosen the right way by putting God first with your wealth because, “Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance…”

Without a clear purpose we lack the foundation on which to base our decisions, allocate our time, or use our resource. Life becomes cluttered with choices made based on circumstances, pressures, and emotions.

Does the grace of God drive your life? Does it motivate you? Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. Knowing your purpose simplifies your life.

Jesus doubting how people hold their wealth by knowing that   “Many people invest their entire lives building up a legacy on earth: They want to be remembered when they’re gone.”  We should remember that, living to create an earthly legacy is a short-sighted goal. How much wiser to build an eternal legacy.

Dear Lord, if I will be blessed to be a wealth man, help me discover your purposes for my life so that I might know you, love you and faithfully serve you all the days of my life, with my wealth as bible instruct me to do and have a positive attitude when I hold my wealth; so that one day I may hear you say, “We’ll done, my good and faithful servant.”