THE SAWDUST IN THE WHEELBARROW

I was told about a story of a man working in a lumber factory. At the end of each day, this worker gets some sawdust into a small container and carries home in a wheelbarrow. As a routine check, every worker goes through security at the main gate before exiting the premises of the factory to discourage internal pilfering.

For seven continuous days, the worker when stopped at the security is asked whats in the small container and he gladly responds by declaring in his possession the unwanted sawdust from the factory floor which he intends using at home. This went on for eight days straight.

At the end of the eight day and with this same worker approaching the exit, the security (even though full of suspicion) realised they could not accuse that worker for any wrong doing or theft thus they finally beckoned him gently and asked:

Security: I always suspect you are up to something but can't find a thing on you

Worker: Its just the sawdust i always carry home after work

Security: Please tell me what you hiding. I wont report you to anybody

Worker: Ok. The truth is, I am stealing wheelbarrows..

The morale of the story above is this, DONT be preoccupied with the small package that u miss the bigger picture.

Manytimes in our lives, its the grain of sand that weigh us down and we lose focus of the bigger, greater and sweeter picture before us.

Quit looking so hard with your own abilities and allow the Master Himself lead you on.

His name is Jesus.
Shalom!

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TIME FOR REFLECTION...

Today is Sunday,
A day where most/some christians set aside as the reverent of all days. For some its a Saturday.

On these days (whichever applicable) sanctity is observed usually from morning. By afternoon, this reverent attitude tends to wane and by evening, every trace of godly feeling would have dissipated.

And then, Monday to Friday is hustle time till Saturday/Sunday when our reverent fever kicks in again.

Imagine your own young son/daughter deciding to only "show you face" just for some few minutes in a week (thats if you are even fortunate) or only shows up when they are in dire need of a thing.

Decades of existence and observation has taught us topics relevant to living a comfy & sustainable lifestyle and these include but not limited to:

personal hygiene - where we know how & why to take out bath regularly, brush our teeth to keep fresh and avoid tooth or gum deterioration, keep on clean clothes etc. etc.

Work ethics - where we know the essence in reporting to work early, behaving orderly in an organisation, working efficiently & been result oriented or face the consequences etc. etc.

Bodily satisfaction - where we know when to eat when our hunger stimulating hormone is secreted in the stomach thus alerting the brain & triggers the need to eat etc. etc.

Have we consciously set a mechanism in us that spontaneously causes us to tune into fellowship with the King of the Universe aside our "special" Saturday/Sunday?

God is not only a problem solver neither is He a Being worthy of worship only on certain days. There is no doubt that, what we tend to give attention to everytime is what we deem very dear to us.

Question, how dear is God to you?
He sent His Son Jesus for us. Is He worthy of your time daily?

Certainly and unreserverdly, He indeed deserves our all and our best.
Let us consciously live a life with Him been the majority shareholder.

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PRACTICAL EXAMPLES...

In life, we make a lot of utterances; men, women, boys , girls, oldies and the rest.

1, Are you aware that, when you miss a meal from your normal  three square meal, you wouldn't die???

2, Are you also aware that, when u hiccup, you miss a breath and u dont fall down dead???

3, Are you also aware that, when you hold your breath for just some few seconds, you wont also fall down dead???

Now, this message is for people for might have been really discouraged, looking down on themselves, thinking God doesnt love them, thinking God cannot use them any longer for a major miracle or purpose. I am here telling you that, GOD LOVES YOU IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR PRESENT STATE. With men, you have to work for their love, but with God, he comes in first to express His love to you without any prove of work.

This is  what i want to drive at....your present mistakes, errors, minor and major sins might be a factor in hindering your trust, faith and ability in God.

Just like the three scenarios stated above, when any one misses his or her meal for a very long considerable time, he might die. When a person holds his breath unecessarily for an undue period of time, he might die. IN THE SAME WAY, WHEN U REMAIN IN THAT SAME STATE OF FEAR, DISCOURAGEMENT, MISTAKES, SIN, AND FAITHLESSNESS, YOU COULD DIE.

Mind you, a minute of unbelief could breed fear and could lead to a major disaster in life. A period of hatred could lead to instability in your physical and spiritual system and thus, harming urself and ur relationship with God.

It is Gods wish for you to know that, those things dont have to linger too long with you. JESUS paid the price....the full price for all your shortcomings.

Have faith in God. Whenever u fall down , JUST ARISE, SHAKE UP THE DUST AND MOVE ON. ...NEVER REMAIN IN THE STATE OF FALLING DOWN AND NEVER RISING UP COS IT MIGHT BE TOO COSTLY.

stay blessed.

BEING BORN AGAIN

EVEN IF U DONT LIKE THE TOPIC, IT WILL STILL REMAIN...DOES THE NAME RING A BELL??IS IT A CHRISTIAN TERMINOLOGY??WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT??

THE WORD IN ITSELF NEVER MEANS TO BE REINCARNATED AS SOME MIGHT SUGGEST. THE IMPORT OF THE WORD IS MORE OF SPIRITUAL THAN PHYSICAL. I MADE A SEARCH THROUGH THE KING JAMES BIBLE AND FOUND ONLY THREE.. THE WORD BORN AGAIN APPEARED ONLY THRICE IN THE BIBLE....DOES THAT REDUCE ITS IMPORTANCE??? I DONT THINK SO AT ALL..THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO GRASP THE UNDERSTANDING OF BEING BORN AGAIN.

TO BE BORN AGAIN IS TO EXPERIENCE THE SECOND BIRTH. WE WERE ALL GIVEN BIRTH TO, AT A POINT IN TIME. THAT CAN BE REFERRED TO AS THE FIRST BIRTH, THAT IS, TO BE BORN OF MAN.
ANY OTHER KIND OF "BIRTH" WOULD NEVER EVER BE TERMED AS THE FIRST BIRTH, BUT THE SECOND BIRTH. TO GET THIS CLEARER, LETS MAKE REFERENCE TO THE BIBLE FROM THE BOOK OF JOHN 3:1-21

FROM THE ABOVE SCRIPTURE (which contains the discussion of this topic between Jesus and Nicodamous), YOU WOULD REALISE THAT, TO BE BORN AGAIN MEANT TO BE BORN OF THE SPIRIT.

WHAT SPIRIT??? GODS SPIRIT..
in verse 5= Jesus was stressing on the importance of being born again
in verse 6= Jesus talked about the natural birth(which we all experienced) and the spiritual birth(being born again)
in verse 7= Jesus stressed on the advantages on being born again

what is your view??