issues, Spiritual

the gift of prayer, time & people

Welcome to 2025! You realize by now that nothing has changed from yesterday except your perspective on life and the decisions you have chosen to make. Here is to remind you that three things will remain constant in the next 365 days: challenges, opportunities, and mysteries. You cannot change any part of these but cooperate with them amidst all the complexity they will present. 

I came to remind you of what you already know. This is the truth that God has graciously provided three universal gifts to everyone: Prayer, Time, and People. These gifts hold the key to a meaningful and purposeful life when we understand the purpose of each and plan to use them well.  Let me highlight each below.

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PRAYER. PROCESS… PRODUCT

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There is an intense longing for success in every heart. It’s a given. By “success,” I mean the desire to achieve great things so others might acknowledge our accomplishments. Men often express their hope of leaving a lasting impact on human history and gaining fame for their legacies. This pursuit takes various forms: setting personal goals, comparing ourselves to others, and being driven by the unpredictable nature of the world systems.

These false perceptions in the world are further complicated by our understanding of time and its impact on our desires. Many people feel an urgency as they grow older, fearing a loss of motivation and energy to pursue their dreams. Society generally deems it unacceptable to reach the age of 40 without owning a home, car, stable income, savings, or family.

Fuelled by extreme materialism, all these thoughts and pressures create a soul-numbing combination that hinders the proper development of a sound character necessary for a fulfilling life.

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DUST OFF THAT BAG

dooney-and-bourke-hobo-bag-black-516956 A few days ago, I was slouching on the bed early in the morning and subjecting my thoughts to The Father when I suddenly noticed a hand bag belonging to my wife neatly tucked in the shoe rack. This is the first time I was paying attention to the location of bag. It is a black, mid-sized, Dooney and Burke hand bag (women will understand the fashion value), and I remember that my wife spent a little bit to acquire this a few years ago. She carried it everywhere and it was probably one of the most precious functional day-to-day fashion asset for her at some point. Today, it is displaced and finds itself among the shoes gathering dust.

Right there, The Father shifted my attention to the bag and as common with Him, taught me within a flashing second what the bag represented in my life. How did such a prized bag, still in a great condition, end up in the wrong place and become unattractive and unnoticed? Something else took its place. Obviously another possession was acquired and all of a sudden this one lost it place and fell out of favour, even though it retains it actual value for which it was initially acquired. What is even more interesting is that the bag has no tears or marks of depreciation.
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