The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for GOD to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day after scavenging for food ...he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. "GOD, how could you do this to me?" he cried. Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
LESSON: It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because GOD is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. God is sovereign and nothing takes Him by surprise. There is nothing you pass through that He cannot handle. When He is silent, it does not mean He cannot handle it, He is only planning to make you the winner. Time is His tool, for He makes all things beautiful in His time. When you can’t understand God, keep still, worship and wait, He is never late. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of GOD. You may want to consider passing this on, because you never know who feels like their hut is on fire today...
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans.8:28.
The remaining days of this year will release to you, a miracle that will send you into the new year with laughter. It is not over until you win. YOU WILL SMILE AGAIN.
-Rev.Amb.DON ODUNZE. Jr.
Send your comments and post this to someone, you never can tell whose hut seems to be burning now. You may be encouraging a soul.
na god
Monday, December 12, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
DO NOT DIE WITH YOUR LOSS
If you are young and have lost someone pricey, you'll wonder how you'll be able to spend the next forty or fifty years alone. After a period of mourning your loss, you may be brooding about finding a brand new love. Where do you start? Here are seven steps to get you ready to this point and notice a brand new love after widowhood:
1. Honor your loss. You will be keeping yourself too busy to think about the pain. You will find solace in sleeping, avoiding dealing with the reality of your loss. These behaviors, while normal and valid, will postpone your ability to heal from your loss if they become your escape mechanisms. Be kind to yourself whereas allowing yourself to expertise all of the feelings and thoughts that accompany the profound loss of your loved one.
2. Honor your timetable. There's no correct time to grieve and then you are finished. You may continuously love your late spouse. Nobody can tell you that you must be better by now or you need to "live through it" and "move on." Whereas you honor your timetable, reach out to supportive people and groups who can facilitate your and who will not rush you thru this important step within the grief journey.
3. Honor your memories. Create journals, photo albums, and memorials of your late spouse. Talk about the nice times and the unhealthy with trusted friends and family. Speak to your late spouse, employing a recording device if you thus desire.
4. Honor who you are now. As a widow or widower, you are a different person than you were when your late spouse was alive. You are still fundamentally the same, however you have experienced profound loss. This loss has created you into a brand new person with new realizations concerning life.
5. Honor your need for companionship. Once you get to the purpose where you think you might want to search out somebody new, honor this terribly traditional, human need. Allow yourself to feel all of the mixed emotions that go along with your want to search out a brand new love.
6. Honor your relationship requirements. When you're prepared, write out the best things concerning your relationship along with your late spouse. These are the values you held expensive, your goals and dreams, and also the experiences you had as a couple. Decide which things you need to create a replacement relationship work.
7. Honor your capacity to like again. You will forever love your late spouse. At the identical time your heart is massive enough to like somebody new. You are doing not have to relinquish up your love and your reminiscences of your late spouse to love somebody new. You'll be able to have both.
Be strong.
1. Honor your loss. You will be keeping yourself too busy to think about the pain. You will find solace in sleeping, avoiding dealing with the reality of your loss. These behaviors, while normal and valid, will postpone your ability to heal from your loss if they become your escape mechanisms. Be kind to yourself whereas allowing yourself to expertise all of the feelings and thoughts that accompany the profound loss of your loved one.
2. Honor your timetable. There's no correct time to grieve and then you are finished. You may continuously love your late spouse. Nobody can tell you that you must be better by now or you need to "live through it" and "move on." Whereas you honor your timetable, reach out to supportive people and groups who can facilitate your and who will not rush you thru this important step within the grief journey.
3. Honor your memories. Create journals, photo albums, and memorials of your late spouse. Talk about the nice times and the unhealthy with trusted friends and family. Speak to your late spouse, employing a recording device if you thus desire.
4. Honor who you are now. As a widow or widower, you are a different person than you were when your late spouse was alive. You are still fundamentally the same, however you have experienced profound loss. This loss has created you into a brand new person with new realizations concerning life.
5. Honor your need for companionship. Once you get to the purpose where you think you might want to search out somebody new, honor this terribly traditional, human need. Allow yourself to feel all of the mixed emotions that go along with your want to search out a brand new love.
6. Honor your relationship requirements. When you're prepared, write out the best things concerning your relationship along with your late spouse. These are the values you held expensive, your goals and dreams, and also the experiences you had as a couple. Decide which things you need to create a replacement relationship work.
7. Honor your capacity to like again. You will forever love your late spouse. At the identical time your heart is massive enough to like somebody new. You are doing not have to relinquish up your love and your reminiscences of your late spouse to love somebody new. You'll be able to have both.
Be strong.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
CAREER ADVICE
1. Think Like The Business Owner
You want to impress your boss? The easiest way is to think like the business owner. Whenever things are not approved or does not work in a certain way in the company, there are usually good reasons for it. It’s just that you do not know them. Do not pass any judgment. Think like the business owner. If you are the business owner and the money is yours would you do this? Would you make that decision? When you think like the business owner, your loyalty remains with the company.
2. Get Up And Get Going
Wake up in the morning and get going. There is no need to laze or delay. Sure you are human and I am not talking about the hard discipline of being a soldier and be in line when the instructions are called out. Still, you need to know what gets you out of bed in the morning when it is difficult. That’s what motivates you. What motivates you? Do you know?
3. Do The Right Things
Oh, the huge debate on doing things right and doing the right things. Don’t get into such arguments. It’s useless. What’s useful though is being able to practice them and use them to your advantage. Do the right thing when the time calls for it. Be guided by your moral compass, if you feel your ethical standards are suspect, well, put them in check. The higher you climb the more these standards will be called into action.
4. Do Things Right
Each and every system is in place so that there is a smooth flow of work. It ensures productivity, it ensures efficiency. Do it right. It means look into the details that goes in and out of the system. Someone needs to attend to the details. Because details are tedious, lazy people forgo such tasks. If you want to stand out, start doing this.
5. Stay On Track
Stay focused on what you want out of your career and do it well today. What matters is today. Not yesterday, that’s gone and no one bothers. Not tomorrow, because that’s too far away. You will be judged for the work done today. Do well on what needs to be done today and tomorrow will sort itself out. Yesterday, that’s too late to fix. Stay on track.
6. Don’t Worry About 5 Years From Now
Does it mean you do not plan? No, it doesn’t mean that. Don’t let plans that are too far away bother you. Again, what matters is doing well what matters now. Don’t get too agitated with things that aren’t working too well and you have no control over. Go with the flow. In the grander scheme of things, it probably does not even matter five years from now.
You want to impress your boss? The easiest way is to think like the business owner. Whenever things are not approved or does not work in a certain way in the company, there are usually good reasons for it. It’s just that you do not know them. Do not pass any judgment. Think like the business owner. If you are the business owner and the money is yours would you do this? Would you make that decision? When you think like the business owner, your loyalty remains with the company.
2. Get Up And Get Going
Wake up in the morning and get going. There is no need to laze or delay. Sure you are human and I am not talking about the hard discipline of being a soldier and be in line when the instructions are called out. Still, you need to know what gets you out of bed in the morning when it is difficult. That’s what motivates you. What motivates you? Do you know?
3. Do The Right Things
Oh, the huge debate on doing things right and doing the right things. Don’t get into such arguments. It’s useless. What’s useful though is being able to practice them and use them to your advantage. Do the right thing when the time calls for it. Be guided by your moral compass, if you feel your ethical standards are suspect, well, put them in check. The higher you climb the more these standards will be called into action.
4. Do Things Right
Each and every system is in place so that there is a smooth flow of work. It ensures productivity, it ensures efficiency. Do it right. It means look into the details that goes in and out of the system. Someone needs to attend to the details. Because details are tedious, lazy people forgo such tasks. If you want to stand out, start doing this.
5. Stay On Track
Stay focused on what you want out of your career and do it well today. What matters is today. Not yesterday, that’s gone and no one bothers. Not tomorrow, because that’s too far away. You will be judged for the work done today. Do well on what needs to be done today and tomorrow will sort itself out. Yesterday, that’s too late to fix. Stay on track.
6. Don’t Worry About 5 Years From Now
Does it mean you do not plan? No, it doesn’t mean that. Don’t let plans that are too far away bother you. Again, what matters is doing well what matters now. Don’t get too agitated with things that aren’t working too well and you have no control over. Go with the flow. In the grander scheme of things, it probably does not even matter five years from now.
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