DON’T IN YOUR IGNORANCE KILL YOUR BENEFACTOR.

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There was an aged artist who lived in a small village. The man used to design beautiful artistic works to be sold at an attractive price

One day, a poor man among the villagers challenged the old man saying: You earn a lot of money from your handiwork but why don’t you assist indigent people in the village?

Cant you see the butcher who is not as rich as you are, but still shares free meat to the destitute people in the village.
Also, look at the village baker, a poor man with a large family, yet he gives the poor people free loaves of bread.

The artist did not respond angrily to the challenges, rather just smiled .

The poor man was so confused about the reaction of the artist so he left him and went out spreading rumors that the artist was so rich, but he was a stingy person who only accumulated wealth and refused to help less privileged. The entire villagers took vengeance, they broke away from the old artist man and they all forsook him.

In a mean time, the aged artist was sick but nobody among the villagers cared to visit him, therefore he died a lonely man.

The days passed by, the villagers observed that the butcher stopped free distribution of meat and the baker could not give the destitute people free loaves of bread any more, despite their continuous trooping to the bakery and their hope to have something to eat.

When both (the butcher and the baker) were asked the reason behind the sudden cut off of the welfare to the villagers, they said that: ” the elderly artist who used to donate a large sum of money every month to share free meat and loaves of bread to the poor people in the village has died, so the welfare has to stop.”

Actually, many people may have wrong impression about you while others may have different opinions, none of them could benefit nor harm your good intention.

Therefore, don’t pass judgment on any one based on his physical appearance. There are things about his personal life, if you were privileged to know, your judgement would surely be different.

For example, a man died at nightspot/ dance hall.

The other person died in the mosque/Church.

The first person entered the dance hall with intention to preach to them (against indecency)

The second person entered the mosque/Church to steal money or bags.

For this reason, you and I can not decide who enters heaven nor who enters hell-fire. Fear God in privacy and fear God in the open. Human physical appearance is a deception, therefore, forgive, pardon and ignore people’s iniquities. Pray for God’s guidance on erring people. Be good to everybody, don’t cut off your relationship with a person who does not please you. Establish unity and harmony with people, God will love you and people will love you too. The Lord Who created the souls, knows what the souls conceals.

I found this story very insightful and I think I should share

Wisdom

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I saw this write up and it really touched me and i will love you to also learn from it.

-To be rich, give.
-To succeed, serve.
-To laugh, make someone laugh.
-To prosper, be honest.
-To excel, be faithful.
-To go far, get up early.
-To change someone, change yourself.
-To be great, be disciplined,
-To be strong, pray often.
-To do a lot, speak little.
-To be fruitful, praise God.
-To live well, forgive.
-To talk well, bind anger.
-To sleep well, work hard.
-To be loved, love.
-To be a good husband, listen to her.
-To be a woman, submit yourself.
-To be respected, be polite.
-To grow in Christ, study the Bible.
-To bind satan, sanctify yourself.
-To grow in faith, meditate.

YOU WILL SUCCEED AS YOU GIVE IT A TRIAL.

If There Is Hope Not If There Is Life

I grow up hearing this phrase “if there is life there is hope“, its mostly said to encourage those who are passing through a  difficult time. It often used when one noticed someone is being hopeless.

I grow up believing this phrase so much that i in turn have used it to both encourage myself and others.

The beautiful thing about life is that it has a way of teaching us new things and also teaching us to know what we believe might not just be right. I learn that the opposite of hope is not Hopeless but despair, and so i began to question the above phrase.

The rate at which people commit suicide is at an alarming high rate (Even in Africa) and number of people falling into depression is high too, looking at the stat for suicide and depression i was forces to ask this logical question “if life begat hope then why the suicide and depressions?”.

Your answer might be just as mine, Life does not give hope, rather it is hope that gives life. The phrase should be “IF THERE IS HOPE THERE IS LIFE” , each and every single person that is depressed of commit suicide had life yet reach the point of despair.

In life we should do our best to get people into having HOPE because that will be what will keep there life going and not just tie people down with Just having LIFE, HOPE is the building block to life, we should have hope that no matter how bad the situation or circumstance are there is always light at the end of the tunnel, after the rain comes sunshine.

Learn to give people Hope.

Jesus Makes Our Life Complete

Interesting read !

Mathematicians say LIFE is like a line segment drawn from point B to point D.
What is point B to point D?
It’s from point of Birth(B) to point of Death(D).
So life starts from the moment we are Born(B) until the day we Die(D).

But in the middle of B(Birth) and D(Death) is a mysterious C.
What is C then?It is CHRIST.
If we put Christ in the middle of our life(Birth—>Christ—>Death) our life will not end at D but extend to E.
What is E? It’s Eternal Life.
So all those who put Christ in the middle of their life hav Eternal life after Death
But those who do not put Christ in the middle of their life don’t have Eternal life after Death but they hav F(Fire).

Definition of Life For Christians:

B——->C——->D——->E
Birth Christ Death Eternal Life

Definition Of Life For Unbelievers:

B——->D——->F
Birth Death Fire

Any one that avoids C must surely lose E

For references, please check the reff:

1John 5:11-13 Acts 4:12 John 5:34 Rom 10:1 John 3:16&17 Rev 20:11-15

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