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6 post(s) in 2017
CONQUERING MY PAST
What do you do when you are at a loss and every step of recovery fails, yet encompassed by battles? When skill and connecting with friends and helpers prove insufficient? Yet we are in the world that has no sympathy for losers, no apathy for the defeated and insensitive to people's need. It's hard to ...
ARISE!
Arise, is a command to get up, go up and become functional. It takes willingness and determination to do so. Even if the person cannot get up due to weakness, may cry out for help. Therefore, I challenge you to arise.
"Arise, flee" (Gen. 27:43) - Escape whatever has held ...
AWAKE!
Waking up every morning is a gracious act I appreciate. I feel rested, relaxed and alert. When I come out of deep sleep, I am more energized and set for the next activity. Unlike when asleep, though alive, I'm unaware of self and unconscious of my environment. Remaining permanently in sleeping ...
WASTED BY SLUMBER
“Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, you have waked me too soon; I must slumber again.”¹ - Isaac Watts. I watched a soccer team that fielded star players but still loses games against teams with relatively little obvious talent. The poor achievements despite sound talented players may be as a result ...
SLEEPING AND STUMBLING
It’s rare to be widely awake and see a rock and stumble into it. If it’s unnoticed, the possibility of tumbling is high. Marilyn French said “Men stumble over pebbles never over mountains”.¹ Making headway in life is about gaining momentum to embrace the opportunities around us, however, the bumpy road of life may slow ...
OUT OF SLUMBER
Sleep is essential to life. Babies sleep, so also the adults and the elderly. The Kings and the Queens are not exempted. Soldiers and watchmen also struggle with slumber. Our bodies require sleep in order to maintain proper function and health. In pursuit of success, we are caught up in a competitive routine that makes ...