MIZPAH HEIGHTS

There are many things that we do not understand about God yet that doesn't stop Him from being God. Why would go allow certain things to happen when He knows that it would hurt us sore? Normally we trust God and we know He has supreme authority, added to this we know God is good all the time. This makes it even more puzzling to know that God watched on while the undesirable happened. When bad things happen to good people there seems to be a silent justification for the persecuted to be angry at God. In such a state, the individual who knows certainly that he can't beat God decides to ignore Him or offend Him. If the person chooses the ignore option, he boycotts church, refuses to pray, neglects his Christian devotion and basically avoid anything in the semblance of God. If it is the offend option, such goes back to forsaken sin or/and new ones. In a bid to show God that they are annoyed they deliberately do things that are displeasing to Him. But is anyone ever justif...

1. Everyone has made one before. I am yet to come across any individual who is yet to have at least a dozen. 2. It is part of learning. Only a foolish person learns nothing from a mistake. 3. It is a painful reminder that you are not perfect. This should spur you to rely more on the Perfect One - Jesus. 4. It brings temporary pain that births correct future decisions. Again this applies to the wise. 5. It makes one's success story sweet. This is why you mustn't allow a mistake to destroy you. 6. Ignoring, defending or justifying it is an act of cowardice. Admit it when you make one and make amends. 7. The fear of it deprives one of a lot of good. Don't let fear of making mistakes stop you from doing the good you should. 8. God doesn't make mistakes. You may not understand His ways but don't stop trusting Him. 9. Frequent mistakes is a sign of irresponsibility. If you are making same mistakes again and again it means you are not taking your life se...

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 TOMORROW WILL BE ALRIGHT Have you been disappointed for the umpteenth time? Perhaps you are fed up of the struggles of daily living and ready to quit? Cheer up! Help is on the way. There are times that life throws one into a dark tunnel and there is  no hope of seeing light. It is at such times that one is tempted to give up on life, one's self and God. But it is also the time to prove that one is not a failure. Trials and challenges of life are to make us stronger, they aren't designed to kill us. The fact that you cannot see the light doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. If you are in a deep tunnel right now I challenge you to find the light because it is there. Today might be dim and tomorrow may look bleak but don't give up, your tomorrow will be alright. The sweetest part ...

It all began in August of the year 2009. I had just gained admission into the university and was beginning to enjoy real freedom. My parents where miles away and my close acquaintances were only too glad to keep their noses out of my business as long as I did theirs. It should have been the time of my life but it wasn't. I was a bored bookworm. It wasn't that I didn't have friends, I did have friends but we weren't close. My friends, indeed all boys, like girls a lot. They couldn't hang out without girls and I couldn't hang out with girls. First I was tongued tied around them, secondly I didn't want to break my sexual purity. I literally lived by Job 31:1. I had read that verse so often that I could memorise it at sleep. "I have made a covenant with my eyes, why then should I look upon a young woman?" This was my code and I lived by it. But as much as I wanted to be me, I was bored and was at risk of being a social misfit. I made up my mind...

As a child I grew up in an orthodox church and we observed lent. Lent was a serious time every year, the messages throughout the 40 day period was centered on repentance, holiness and good works. The musical instruments were packed up not to be used until easter, the songs we sang were sober and reflective (more of hymns) and there was no clapping nor dancing. It was lent and it was sober. Added to this I attended a Catholic school and lent was a big deal. Ash Wednesday was that day when we all had ash on our foreheads and were admonished to put on our best behaviour. I loved lent in those days, it gave us the opportunity to file out of the school to take masses in the church. Also it made one feel like a good Christian, I liked lent and I still do. What is lent? Lent is a period of 40 days fasting and self-denial that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. It is a period of moderation where people give up some pleasures to fast and get closer to God. It b...

Have you wronged someone and are fighting within you to say that you are sorry? Have you bruised someone? Or have you done nothing wrong and someone is annoyed with you? Just say sorry. The Bible says "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed..." - James 5:16. Our words carry healing virtue we should use it right. Is it possible not to bite your tongue? It is usually a kind of reflex, beyond control. That's the reality of human relations, no matter how careful we are, sometimes we step on one another's toes. When this happens our reaction shows the quality of our character. Saying that you are sorry goes a long way in sustaining healthy relationships. In fact it carries an anointing to resolve conflicts quick. Is it easy to say sorry? This depends on a number of things, a sincere apology is obviously more difficult to render than one which is not. Saying sorry particularly when you are convinced you are right is als...

Marriage is ordained and instituted by God. Marriage is sweet. But Marriage is a marathon, it takes a lot of God's grace and godly counsel to win it. We must be careful to give only goodly counsel. Our counsels can make or mar a home. I will tell a short story. In my first year in the university there was couple who lived opposite our student apartment. They were always fighting. There was hardly any month they didn't throw themselves to the streets. Sometimes it got as bad as going naked when they fought. It was a sour marriage or so we thought. Neighbours would separate them when they fought but were often treated to a round of insults by the couple. As the fights continued more people began to ignore them. One fateful night, a well wisher who defiled the onlooking neighbours got a thorough beating from the fighting couple for daring to settle their quarrel. The fellow learnt a painful lesson. The funny thing about this couple was that after every humiliating fight ...

Chief lived in a big mansion in uptown Waterside. He had been hard working most of his life, he took his business seriously and there is little doubt that he ended up as successful as he is. He used to have his beautiful wife, Alice, live with him until she filled for a divorce. When she left she took the two girls with her. He couldn't argue with that after all he was rarely at home. It's been five years since they left, his busy life had taken a quick plunge to boring. After every business trip he came home to no embrace of love. His attendants were his only comfort, they kept his company only for the money. He missed his wife. He missed his family. Only now did he realise what they went through when he was away on those terribly long business trips. He had always told himself they would cope since they all needed the money. His wife had complained bitterly about his business, he listened but never acted. He never thought she could leave but she did. Seventeen yea...