Thought to Consider

Good morning Saint,
I have a ritual which I do each time I want to redirect my path or step into something new and for the past few weeks I have been on it but no sign yet of either God speaking or directions from the Holy Spirit. Just yesterday, I got another call from my agency asking if I am ready to take the offer...sincerely I have my fears too so I ask for more time to process it.


But today, I woke up to this passage of the Bible

" So humble yourself under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you". 1 Peter 5:6-7 

Most people have so many burdens they simply don't know what to do with more. The opposite of boldness is fear or anxiety. It's not surprising then that God not only calls us to be bold for Christ and his kingdom, but he also makes a provision for us to get rid of our fear and anxiety. There is something about casting your anxiety on God that makes humbling yourself under God and before others possible.


In other words, in all its forms humility is the risk of losing face. Humility is the risk of not being noticed, not being appreciated, not being praised, and not being rewarded. Lowliness runs the obvious risk of being looked down on.


And being looked down on is painful. Being unnoticed and unappreciated is painful. Losing face is painful. Being made little of is painful. And therefore humility causes anxiety. And the command to be humble under God and to be clothed with humility toward each other makes us anxious.




So the meaning is simple and straightforward: if you have a load/baggage on and you want an donkey to carry it for you, you "cast" the load/baggage on the animal. In this way you don't carry it anymore. It's on the donkey not on you. The donkey works for you and lifts your load.

So in my conclusion today, It was unveil to me that God is willing to carry my anxieties the same way a donkey carries the load/baggage. One of the greatest things about the God of the Bible is that He commands us to let him work for us before commanding us to work for Him.





This article was written by Olaoluwa Ige Aloba. You can read more inspiring thoughts and poems on www.19twentysixmedia.blogspot.com or www.19twentysixmedia.org

...the Intelligence Behind It All.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God (2Corth 4vs1-2).

 If you must understand the scripture, you must be able to interpret it in a way that is relevant to your day to day activities. This is because a lot of people know the bible in a way that is not applicable to them. The reason we have corruption today and among Christian is because they cannot translate the knowledge of the scriptures which is spiritual wisdom into the problem or challenge they are facing. People might know scriptures but do not know how to use it to solve practical problems or realities knocking on the door of their lives and that make them seek answers from the world.
Reference to the above scripture, the Jews felt Paul was breaking the code of scripture. For instance when they defined Jesus; to the Jews His Name could only be the Messiah. They agreed that Jesus was the Messiah and could only refer to Him as such. But the Gentiles are still waiting for the Messiah to come because they do not believe He is Christ. To the Romans and Greeks on the other hand they do not know who the Messiah is. They had to find Jesus in their culture; they had to look at what was going on around them to know and recognize who Jesus is. Jesus is the logic of creation, He is the logos.

 They knew that all the philosophers and the people that were writers were trying to get to the logic – Jesus. They knew that except you understand, grasped and receive Jesus you just will not comprehend where you are or what is going on in the world. Meaning Christ is the summation of everything and by Him all things were made. Everything together was made through Him and there was nothing that was made without Him. When you look at the heart it is a wonderful master piece and the body itself is another great work. Each part of the body is a master piece put together to make an entire perfect whole that work as one. A whole and a unit is another act of creation. The logos is the entire world, while the trees, the ecosystem, cycle of the food chain, the rain fall etc. are a unit that makes up the whole and it all goes through a particular cycle.

 The person who brings everything together holds everything because He is the intelligence behind it all. Therefore if you are going through anything, know that God is aware and the only reason why He has allowed such to happen is so that you might diffuse His knowledge into the atmosphere and those around will learn and never forget such experience. This means that when those that encounter such knowledge leave the place they will never forget and forever speak about the greatness of God that they have seen. When the fragrance of God enters into people it changes them. Once you diffuse the knowledge of God into a place it makes everything possible. Even when you are confronted with issues on every side and those around you keep telling you that you cannot make it; all you need to do is to diffuse the knowledge of God into that situation and it becomes solved.


Seek the knowledge of God today. Share with family and friends.






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Happy Mother's Day

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

¹⁰ A wife of noble character who can find?
    She is worth far more than rubies.
¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.
¹² She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.
¹³ She selects wool and flax
    and works with eager hands.
¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships,
    bringing her food from afar.
¹⁵ She gets up while it is still night;
    she provides food for her family
    and portions for her female servants.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She sets about her work vigorously;
    her arms are strong for her tasks.
¹⁸ She sees that her trading is profitable,
    and her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ In her hand she holds the distaff
    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor
    and extends her hands to the needy.
²¹ When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
²² She makes coverings for her bed;
    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate,
    where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them,
    and supplies the merchants with sashes.
²⁵ She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.
²⁶ She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
²⁷ She watches over the affairs of her household
    and does not eat the bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children arise and call her blessed;
    her husband also, and he praises her:
²⁹ “Many women do noble things,
    but you surpass them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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