BUILDING SPIRITUAL CAPITAL

Job chapter 1 reveals a man described by God in verse 8 as blameless,upright and one who fears God but  battered by severe tragedy.Suddenly tragedy struck and his flocks were stolen and carried off by surrogates of the devil. Thereafter "fire of God" ( maybe lightning) fell from heaven and burned up his sheep and servants. The final blow in this chapter was the tragedy of the sudden death of all his children in one swoop.

What was intriguing for me was Job's response to these tragedies. In verse 21-22,Job said,"naked I came from my mothers womb,and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. In all this,Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing."

HOW WAS JOB ABLE TO COPE WITH THIS SUDDEN CALAMITY?
I think that Job had all along been building up his spiritual capital that come handy in the day of trial. This he did progressively through:

•  Daily deepening of relationship with God.This builds faith for the rainy day.
•  Constant determination to obey the commandments of God. Obedience renews grace
•   Yielding daily to the will of God. This provides spiritual strength for the day of battle.

Job is among the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1. May we imitate the life of Job  as portrayed in the first chapter of the book of Job.

ACHIEVERS PEDEGREE.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

- Dale Carnegie

BREAK ALL BOUNDRIES

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose.

-Elbert Hubbard

PRAY FOR NATIONS

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February 22 - Today we are praying for Aruba: Aruba: Population: 107,380 Largest religion: Christian Percent Evangelical: 7.6% For prayer information on Aruba, visit the Operation World website and remember to: Pray for the specific country needs: Unity among believers is a key issue for the diverse churches in... READ MORE

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

February 17 - Today we are praying for Anguilla: Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla: Population: 15,465 Largest religion: Christian Percent Evangelical: 17.2% For prayer information on Anguilla, visit the Operation World website and remember to: Pray for the specific country needs: Interdenominational cooperation needs further improvement despite... READ MORE Antigua and Barbuda: Population: 88,550 Largest religion: Christian Percent Evangelical: 19.9% For prayer information on Antigua and Barbuda, visit the Operation World website and remember to: Pray for the specific country needs: Unity among the churches is essential. Pray for effective cooperation... READ MORE

MAKE THE BEST USE OF EACH DAY

There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.

~Alexander Woollcott

VALENTINE 2014

"True love isn't Romeo & Juliet who died together. It's Grandma & Grandpa who grew old together"-Anon
This great saying shows that love is not leisure, it is work. These ten things among many others helped my wife & I in our thirty years of  marriage.

• Built our relationship on Christ from the beginning and nurtured the foundation over these thirty years.
• Learnt early to help each other grow spiritually-this helped our staying power in time of crisis.
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  Built trust from the beginning of courtship till date.
• Teamwork is key. Synergy enables us to achieve far more than we could have achieved individually.
• Put the interest of your partner above your own interest.
• The man must provide spiritual leadership in the home
• Support your partner's career development with all vigor.
• Allow your partner his/her freedom,especially if partner is a career woman.
• Sex is good because it is created by God.
• Don't allow weeds grow in you marriage-