He makes all things beautiful

Some months back, I heard myself saying “Lord, not again, does it ever end? I really do think I deserve a break”. I remember at one point talking to a trusted confidant and saying it feels like as a Christian, you just move from one victory to another battle before you are done savoring the taste of victory. I don’t know if you have ever felt like you could do with a full year of NO challenges, worries, needs or wants around you. I certainly do…I mean it will be great to wake up every morning just praising, worshiping and thanking God, bringing no requests before him. God, been my ever present help in time of need, saw me through that battle and I thank him for His mercies. About the same time, I heard a sermon that mentioned Solomon’s love for foreign women and it made me to look a bit more into Solomon’s life. These two seemly unrelated incidents opened my heart to ask myself some really tough questions and answer those questions with honesty. Allow me to share with you, but fir

The other day my sister put on her blackberry dp “ Don’t let the thoughts of the grass on the other side stop you from enjoying the taste of yours ”. I found it so profound and it got me thinking some more J . The fact is not whether the grass is truly greener on the other side or not – and let’s face it few times it will – what is more important is how it affects your life today. In this fast paced world of ours, we can get so obsessed with what we don’t have, that we can’t take a moment to enjoy the things we have. Before I continue let me clear a few things upfront. First, this is not about been thankful – that’s a topic for another day J . Secondly, I don’t believe there is anything wrong in admiring God’s goodness in the life of others, or desiring to have something better for yourself. We should all have aspirations and dreams. My intent is to draw attention to a subtle menace that I believe is one of the enemy’s key strategies to derailing God’s children from their original p