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Pride is subtle. Many people are plagued by it without even knowing that they are. Pride has destroyed many great relationships and left many giants as dwarfs. I encourage you to kindly note the following, You are probably PROUD if: 1. you find it difficult to say thank you for a service you paid for. 2. you always expect people to greet you first. 3. you are always right. 4. the work is substandard when you are not the one that did it. 5. your goals offer little opportunities to others to grow and develop. Dear friend guard your heart. Shalom.

A testimony is a statement of proof or evidence that something actually happened. Testimonies show the facts of the matter at hand, they reveal the truth of the whole matter as told by someone who has first hand experience of what happened and how it happened. Why do we share testimonies? 1. It is an expression of gratitude.  Testimonies show your acknowledgement of God's kindness. It shows that you value what the Lord has done. In Luke 17:11-19, Jesus healed ten leppers but only one returned with testimony. The others were ungrateful. When you hide what God has done, you are an ingrate! 2. Sharing testimonies is the number one assignment of disciples . "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." - Acts 4:20. The only way people will get saved from the destruction that is coming is if someone testified of the Saviour to them. We never would have been saved if the early apostles had kept quiet; your neighbours, friends, loved ones etc ma...

Human nature always wants to have what others have. A person that is envious is given to and controlled by the urge to possess what others have. If such a person has a wife, he begins to wish his wife was like other women regardless of how lovely she is. What envy does: 1. Envy makes blind. An envious person can not see any good about what he has or who he is. He is blind to his good and wide awake to his faults. 2. Envy initiates negative thinking. An envious person is plagued by bad thoughts particularly towards the person envied. An envious person often unconsciously anticipate bad news for others. 3. Envy provokes violent acts. It can lead to a person physically assaulting another. When a person seeks constantly  to pick a quarrel with you without a cause, it is a strong indication of envy. 4. Envy leads to frustration. Eventually when an envious person cannot meet up to the standard he pursues he becomes permanently depressed. It is even more heart wrenching ...

"Now the birth of Jesus was on this wise: when his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." - Matthew 1:18 This man and lady were already booked to be married, everyone knew they would but they kept themselves waiting for the acceptable night as it should. Friends let us not be carried away by the signs of this generation, the principles of God still remain the same. These days young girls and boys confidently tell their parents they have boy friends and girl friends, and all the parent says is "be careful o" without pressing further to secure them. Parents let's wake up, the fact that you made a mistake doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to guide your children aright. If anything your children shouldn't make the same mistakes you made. I have heard people say parents shouldn't be over protective, PLEASE BE OVERPROTECTIVE! I don't blame young people for hanging aro...

"Faith without works is dead". Prayer without works is mere exercise. The blessings of God are pronounced upon us in fellowship with Him (in prayers) but they are manifested when we work. The harvest will rotten in the field no matter how bountiful if the farmer does not go to reap it in. We all have a major role to play if our appointed time must come as it shall. Yesterday we noted that anything we accept as the will of God will maintain its course. To produce a desirable change we must CRY OUT. We must be aware of the fact that anchoring the release of the appointed time of our breakthrough on God alone is a pointer to a sense of irresponsibility. The appointed time will not materialize unless you DO SOMETHING. Exodus 3 chronicles the conversion between God and Moses. God had heard the cry of the Isrealities and He purposed to send the man Moses. Note that every move of God on the earth is always tied to a human vessel. God will not literally come down to bring a c...

A rational human being desires to do great things within the limited time given to all of us on earth. There is so much joy in accomplishment that it can make any man forget the sorrows of the past. But what happens when man's desire is delayed? Pain comes, terrible pain that sometimes is unbearable. It is not the joy of God to withhold any good from His children. No matter how much we love ourselves, God loves us more. As much as we desire good for ourselves God does so even more. It grieves the mind of God to see His children cry out under the yoke of under accomplishment. He created us for EXPLOITS not to be exploited. Jesus said in Matthew 7:9-11 " Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!…" ...

Everyman has enemies. Not matter how good or peaceable a person is, he would still have enemies. Even the good that man does infuriates his enemy. All men have enemies. And we all have in common at least one enemy, which is the devil. One of the strategies of winning in any warfare is to have a powerful and dependable ally. When your ally is stronger than your enemy the battle is as good as won. All men have allies. And we all have in common at least one ally, which is GOD. But your ally is only useful to you if you are in good terms and he is willing to stand by you. Your number one ally, God Almighty, will continue to work in your favour if your ways please Him. Proverbs 16:7 says "when a man's ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." Your enemy (human or spirit) has no choice but to surrender if your ways please God. It is God that will MAKE your enemy to surrender if you are in His good books. You need not fight nor worry ...

'Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble" Proverbs 21:23 (ESV) 1. It is not every matter you should lend your voice to. Wisdom demands that you should not speak unless you have to. When you speak concerning every issue, you will soon discover that your words will carry less importance. 2. It is unwise to express your opinion when you are angry. This often leads one to saying things one would regret. In moments of anger a person will release facts that ought to be buried. The best thing to do when you are angered is to keep quiet and sin not! 3. Your words will save you or enslave you. This demands that you should be aware of the consequences of your words. Under no circumstances should you tell a lie. A lie expands and brings worse repercussion than the fear it tried to avert. Keep your tongue from lies. 4. Speak pure. Sometimes the trends change in favour of diry talk, don't join in. A lot of people are swearing and cursing as they sp...

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 ...

Glory to God. It is day twelve already in this remarkable new year. There is a lot of promise for this year 2016 and it is certain that lovers of God will enjoy favours that will cause the world to envy them. I want to thank you for your friendship and love in the previous year. Thank you for reading the stories, thank you for learning from them and thank you for your remarks. This year there will be more great stories that will help shape a godly generation. All stories promise to be fresh. Mizpah Heights this 2016 will feature more of inspiring articles that will help lift our walk with God. We will be sharing the mind of Christ direct with you. May we find life in every post in Jesus name. Amen. I want to encourage you to draw much more closer to God this year. The time of Jesus' coming is closer now than when we first believed. The pervasiveness around us may increase but we shouldn't be partakers of evil. " Let your light so shine before men, that they may see y...