Our Inheritance

IT is so lamentable that Kingdom folks are so short of understanding. They bear on themselves the marks of the misery borne out of ignorance. They revel with the gospel of mediocrity and poverty. Poverty does not reflect godliness. It is God who empowers His people to produce wealth. His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. It is true that our confidence is not in the flesh, for it is in Him we live, and move and have our being. But we understand that He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them we can partake of His divine nature and shun the corruption of this world caused by evil desires. That is why He makes all grace to abound to us so that in all things and at all times, having all we need, we will abound in every good work.

When we talk of our inheritance, we do not mean the same thing as filthy lucre, which is an offshoot of harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. It is not in the passion for money, which is the root of all kinds of evil. We do not refer to that for which men have sold their souls and women their virtues. For all that is in the world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life will pass away. Abundant life belongs to those who do the will of God – and this is the inheritance, which we talk about.

The Paradox of Postmodernism

We live in an age where there is growing disrespect for the principles and values that once formed the foundation for our coexistence and well-being as a society. The rate of change is increasing and unpredictable and so is the fickleness in affections, intentions, loyalties and choices. We take pride in the claim that we now live in a global village- a thinking that suggests that the world has now been condensed into a community, hence the enhancement of human connectivity. However, it appears this assumption is nothing but a virtual reality of impersonal relationships. Speed, which is a direct consequence of the technologies that connect us has created a hurry-up culture and depleted the quality of human relationships. We value ambitions and achievement more than we value people. Rather than being a community, as we would love to believe we have become an individualistic world. It is a rat-race where only the fittest survive without recourse to ethics or moral standards. So what do we have? Growing distrust, chaos and uncertainty. The common axiom is, “no permanent friends, no permanent foes.” People discard friendship, like used toilet tissue. Relationship is nothing but a use and dump routine.

Talking Principles

A principle is a fundamental law that defines or determines the outcome of a course. Principles are key. Unfortunately in this part of the world, we do not respect principles. We break all the rules, cut all the corners, with the assumption that we are being smart. Too bad- this has been our undoing. This is why our systems are in a mess. This is why we are far from utopia. This is why we are plagued with incongruities right and left. Without principles life becomes an experiment in futility - this is because:

Life runs on principles
Principles are sacred
Principles are inviolable
Principles are immutable
Principles are no respecter of persons
They are independent of culture, context, or color.

The making or breaking of destinies is a function of the understanding or ignorance of principles.
The understanding of and obedience to principles guarantee success and fulfillment in life!

The power of a smile

A smile has the power to soothe, praise and delight.

Smiling is contagious, making strangers, friends and breaking down barriers where words cannot.

Sometimes we get so tired of life’s burdens that we forget how good smiling feels.

But it's really good to smile, sometimes that's the lift our spirits need to get us going and get reconnected to our dreams.

Often it's the motivation that unfurls our passion to be, do and become.

And you never know what possibilities your passion can bring to bare- beyond your imagination.

Take a shot at the skies and find your bearing among the stars.

There’s a galaxy of possibilities waiting for you to show up!