COUNTING MY BLESSINGS!

Hey ppl. today was a really busy day...almost stressful, I felt like screaming at work today, I had nine million things to do and five minutes to do them all in!!!! yes it was truly an experience! I was sooo tired and feeling frustrated when I got home, I slumped on my bed and tears started to roll down my eyes! I felt fed up! so I decided to pray! It is truly the best of remedies! as I cried to God for some relief I decided to plough through some YT videos, to take my mind off the day's events and I stumbled across a video of a lady who is going through the IVF process (for the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with the concept, its basically a procedure for getting pregnant through scientific help.) anywho, as I watched this video I was overwhelmed with empathy as I watched this beautiful woman cry bitterly as she expressed her desperation to get pregnant, she has tried all means and this was a last resort for her. I thought about her situation and my 'issues' seemed soooo insignificant! It got me thinking, we go through some much stuff and we feel so sorry for ourselves but we sometimes do not realise how blessed we really are! I am stressing because it was a hard day at work, some folk don't even have a job! even worse some are on the streets and they don't know where the next meal will come from! It really got me thinking! I must celebrate everyday! the bible says "in all things we must give thanks" and truer words have never been spoken! if I look around at my life and see all the good things God has done for me, I really have no reason to complain. I need to channel the energy I would use to complain into positive energy and use it to pray for those that are less fortunate than me. I want to challenge you. As you read this, next time you feel low or defeated, think of someone who is worse off and pray for them. We have too much to be grateful for, so it is time that we begin to count our blessings.
Selah!

BINGE DRINKING vs BIBLE BINGE

I decided to start bloggin again because more often than not I am confounded with thoughts on what society or people in general believe we should do. We (as a nation) have slipped so far into doing what feels right that our opinions now are so manufactured. Not many people seem to be original; everything goes just as long as the society says its good!Nowadays it’s ok to get drunk and lose your respect and your dignity and embarrass yourself every Friday night. All in the name of “fun” It’s become a ritual to some, if they don’t get wasted on the weekend they feel incomplete.Every Monday when I get to work the first 3 hours of the day are spent listening to stories of various drunken antics that occurred during the weekend. Each person trying to outshine the other based on the amount of alcohol they were able to consume in one night. I find it totally embarrassing! Mainly down to two reasons.The first being my background. I was raised in a strict African household, with strong morals and values. Self-respect meant the up most and still does!. Every child in my environment was trained and raised to show respect to others as well as exude respect.And not in the boring sense! Instilled within us was the mindset to always consider the result before the action. So as to avoid disastrous consequences.This did not mean that we lead a shelter life and never made mistakes!! Of course we did- everybody makes mistakes its just meant that we were more aware of the consequences than of the actions. But I am thankful for my heritage because it has grounded me in ways I can never repay.The second reason is because of my faith. As a born-again Christian, the bible is my daily manual I can’t leave home without taking a dip into it. It has been a force to reckon with in my life. Without it I don’t know where I would be today. It helps me with decisions I make and it lifts me when I feel down. When any of life’s problems come my way I simple delve into it for a quick gulp of wisdom and it works every time.Because I strive to make sure that my life is based on what the word of God tells me to do, I find it hard (most times impossible) to agree with any thing, person or opinion that goes directly against the word of God. I just cant stray from it. It has been too good and too true to me, so my opinion is to forget what society says! As far as I’m concerned they can shut up! I’d rather focus on what God says. If it isn’t of God then I don’t want to know. Selah!