Thotz

Yes Lord, it's me again And like always, I'm in need Though not for fame and fortune My heart is without greed I'm just weary from the burdens And the strength I seem to lack I'm not asking for a lighter load, Lord I just need a stronger back There are times when the road gets rough And it's hard to carry on When rest always seems out of reach And all but faith is gone Make my mind think clearly And use the wisdom it has acquired Don't let decisions come in haste When my body becomes tired My feet always seem smaller Than the shoes I need to fill And that's when I still need you, Lord And know I always will Alone in weakness I would falter But if you'll walk by my side I can persevere in troubled times And within your strength abide When my knees start to tremble And I fear that I may fall I bow my head and close my eyes And on you Lord I call And I pray that you'll walk with me As I strive along my way To give me ...

Though we have brought forth some fruit in this and have a joyful hope that we are “plants of his own right hand planting,” yet there are times when we feel very barren. Prayer is lifeless, love is cold, faith is weak, each grace in the garden of our heart languishes and droops. We are like flowers in the hot sun, requiring the refreshing shower. In such a condition what are we to do? The text in Isaiah 54:1 is addressed to us in such a state to “Sing, O barren, break forth and cry aloud.” SING? When i am broke, jobless and maybe even sick? Sing? When there are explosions on my every side? Who is to protect me from all of these? How can I even think about a supposed journey? Even when I say okay to singing, what can I sing about? I cannot talk about the present, and even the past looks full of barrenness. Ah! I can sing of the pain..... Yeah....that sounds real cool....the pain....the hunger....the frustrations....the betrayals from "my friends".... My friends.....hahahah...

As we live and journey on this earth, we go through many things and many people. In one way or the other, they all add something to us heading to that final destination called our destiny. Does this mean that these people and things decide our destiny? No!!! We were created with the ability to choose. Choose what? The creator was so gracious to have given us so many options with a little piece of advice to choose life. You see, no one or thing actually decides or determines our destiny. We do. How? The bible has a portion in the book of Joshua(1:8) that makes it expressly clear that we decide our success; be it good success or bad success. Aside from the principle of life that make or mar us, depending on how we use them, there is the other side- the people we let into our lives; RELATIONSHIPS. Let's stop for a moment and look back at our journey so far, is there any thing that we got or achieved without a human being? Even the one we say came from God directly, usually pass ...

What is it about training that is so annoying? It is supposed to be a booster, helping us to achieve a lot more that we have ever done.... So why do we avoid these opportunities? Is it because the trainers are so boring or is it that the trainees are just not interested; probably more focused on other issues they consider more pressing... Well, today is I consider my return to the blogging platform, sorry guys that I have been away....busy with getting the news and putting it out there BUT GUESS where I am writing this piece from...... A training room.... Pls don't tell my bosses.....I just might get a suspension.... I miss writing...maybe it's because nobody reads any more or maybe it's because those who read misunderstand the focus of the write up..... Oh maybe it's just because every one expects you to write what they want not what is burning in your heart.... Will that even make any difference... Anyway, I have to run now to discussion group to say what I h...

God's View of Work Bonnie Wurzbacher, the Vice President for Coca-Cola, said something radical if not revolutionary. Speaking of her career and vocational journey, she remarked, "Where once I thought a job should be meaningful, now I realize the worker brings meaning to the job." That is at least radical for most of us. So often we look for a job that is meaningful, as if meaningful can be found in a nicer office, happier co-workers, better salary, a more highly-reputed position or some other externally-driven factor. The truth is, your job can be meaningful regardless of what profession, your co-workers, or your pay. The meaningfulness will be found as a result of something within your heart. Take just a moment and consider the Lord's view of the concept of work. Appearing 145 times in the Old Testament, the word "abodah" literally means work, as in rustic or manual labor, such as the work done on a farm. But it also means service and has defin...