The Necessity of Faith

"But without Faith, it is impossible to please God.." - Hebrews 11:6a

Now note what it didn't say, it didn't say without giving or without praying or without going to church..

It is just one thing that was stated here.......Faith!

And what makes this verse of scripture more powerful is the word IMPOSSIBLE.

It is like a finality!
None of your religious gimmicks pleases God.

I love the way Mike Murdock puts it,
"God's only pleasure is to be believed and His only pain is to be doubted."

This means faith is serious business!

So what then is Faith?

Faith is the substance of things hoped for..
It is the evidence of things we are yet to see..

In other words, it is believing and accepting as our reality what we are yet to see or experience.....

Each time God shows us what He intends to do with us from the scriptures and we accept it as our reality and walk accordingly..
God is pleased, because that's faith.

Each time, He commands us to do a particular thing and we do it without having a second thought..
God is pleased, because that's faith

When we come to the secret place to fellowship with Him, armed with the understanding that we are not wasting our time..
God is pleased, because that's faith..

When we talk to someone about our loving saviour Jesus Christ and how that He died so that we may have an abundant life..
God is pleased, because that's faith.

Faith is a response..
Your response to the word of God.

You understand that the bible is not just letters but that it carries the very life of God which has the capacity to transform you and your circumstances.

This is what the enemy is after...your faith.

Don't allow him to steal it..

Guard it diligently!

MrValue ©

Love is Commitment

"God is Love"- 1 John 4:8b

So you just met this beautiful lady or this amazing guy and you feel this adrenalin rush. You can't wait to spend the rest of your life with him or her. She is your dream girl and he is your prince charming.

The D-Day comes, you get married and 6 months into the marriage, it still feels like you guys just met.

Then suddenly like someone who just woke up from a beautiful dream, you start noticing some unlikely behaviors that gets you offended.

He forgets my birthday, she complains...
She can't cook, he says..

After a month or two, you regret ever getting married to him or her and you want to quit.

What went wrong?

The truth is you knew, she can't cook and you promised to help out.
You knew he forgets things easily and you promised to make things work.

So where did all of these commitments go?

They faded out.. I guess

Love is beyond the feeling. It is a divine and sacred call to serve one another committedly.

Love is not to be treated as casual else it would lead to casualties.

So when next you tell someone I love you, you had better mean it!

MrValue

Choose to be cheerful

"Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time." - Proverbs 17:22 GNB

Gloominess is like a contagious disease, no one likes to associate with anyone that carries a gloomy face. They are often angry about everything and complain about everything. It is an unhealthy attitude which has harmful effects on one's personal well-being. It kills more than any deadly disease known to man and what's worse is, it is easy for anyone to fall into it.

Cheerfulness is it's opposite,  everyone loves to be around cheerful people. This explains why comedians make more money than most business owners. Cheerfulness is a healthy attitude which impacts one's personal well-being positively. It stirs up creativity and keeps the mind alive and active to capture great ideas.

To be cheerful and avoid depression is a matter of choice. It doesn't just happen! And to do this, you need to constantly guide your mind's eye to focus on the things, you do have working well in your favor and be grateful for them.

MrValue

Find your own company

“You are the same today that you are going to be five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.”  – Charles “Tremedous” Jones

The Holy Book says, he that walks with the wise shall become wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. You take the mold of the people you company with, those you spend your ear-time with whether by books, audio or TV or the people you commune with on a regular basis.

If you desire to succeed and make a difference in your world, you can't listen to everything or watch anything that is shown on TV.

To succeed, you need to find the right company, your own company, those who will help your baby (i.e your dreams) leap.

Your vision chooses your company and decides the kinds of books you read. It places a definite demand upon your life and five years from now would reveal if you have made the right choice or not.

MrValue

Watch your character!

"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself" -
D L Moody

Character is one thing that can never be hidden.You may have all the money, fame or power in the world but without a good character, it's like building a beautiful house on the sand. At the slightest storm, everything crumbles.

Your character is not what you do in public but what you do when nobody is watching you.The real you is what goes on in the private and sooner or later everyone would get to know about it.

Skill, ability and talent are good,  they can easily take you to the top but without a good character to sustain it, it's just like a kite thrown up in the air, it will eventually fall to the ground because if you jump up, you will come down but if you grow up, you will stay up and a good character is the root that makes success lasting.

MrValue

God loves you unconditionally

"The basis of our faith in God rests solely on the truth that God loves us unconditionally."

How many times have we been face to face with a lingering challenge or difficulty such that we looked to God for an answer but no help was forthcoming, since we didn't get what we wanted neither did the problem go away.

Then, here comes the bigger challenge, we doubt our faith in God and many questions pops up in our mind seeking for answers.

Perhaps, you are going through this right now.

Hmm.. This is not an easy place!

It is a place of testing, refining and remolding and here's one more thing you need to know, God is not leaving you all alone in the storm.

Hear what He whispers in your ear,

'Fear not, for I am with you. This is not intended to ruin you but to make you my dear child.This is for my glory! Just trust me!'


MrValue

Don't lose your head to love

"It is okay to fall in love, provided you don't lose your head in the process." - MrValue

I have heard this statement a dozen of times, 'I think am in love' and Bollywood romance isn't helping either. All the lovey-dovey moments displayed there can make anyone almost fall in love with the next available person. Hence, the excuse to do all sort of dumb things in the name of 'am in love'.

Really!  Is love that dumb? I beg to disagree!

How can someone be in an abusive relationship and claim that he/she is suffering for love.

You are in a relationship, where you are the one always initiating the contact while the other person simply does not care.

Isn't that clear enough to you that you are only an option and not a priority.

But how can you see this, you are in love and what is worse is that, you have also lost your head in the process.

Listen to me dear friends! Love is not dumb neither is it blind.

It empowers!

And if you are in a relationship with someone who does not appreciate your worth, then maybe it's time to let him/her  go.


MrValue

Take care of yourself

"Happiness lies, first of all, in health -
George William Curtis

I want to become rich by 30, I want to own my own house by 35, I want to make great strides in my career before 40. I want this, I want that. We get so busy all our lives pursuing our life's dreams and goals, forgetting that which is most important ; our health, our well-being.

As John C Maxwell helps us to understand, "Today's health gives me strength." Your well-being, your good health today gives you the strength and vitality to fulfill your dreams tomorrow. Don't overrule it and don't neglect it!

There is no happiness nor fulfilment in being sick, ask those in the hospital. Slow down a little bit, don't take life too seriously. Have fun sometimes, eat well and have a good sleep.

Let me end with a quote by Jim Rohn
"Take care of your body, it's the only place you have to live."



MrValue©

Thoughts are things!

“Those who think they can and those who think they can’t are both usually right.” – Confucius

Thoughts are things! They are real tangible things and the earlier you realize this and believe it,  then the better for you.

The people who make things happen in the world today are those who are crazy enough to believe that they can. They believe they have got something special, something that that their generation needs and they believe they can make their dreams a reality.

Do you know why most people are scared to try anything at all,  it's because they are scared of failing. They have already sentenced themselves to failure before they even get started. 

They have become so acquainted with the words 'can't' and 'impossible' such that it has sapped all of their capacity to make anything worthwhile come out of their lives.

Anytime an opportunity presents itself to them,  they know 1000 reasons why it's never going to work out and that's all they get. They get back all of what they think because if you think you can't,  you are right.

Know this!
You can easily determine where you eventually end up in life from the thoughts you are accommodating today because thoughts are things and they are the building blocks of your future.

I have one question for you, how often do you use the word 'can'?

Now,  think about that!

MrValue©

Success doesn't come cheaply!