Unveiling

Sometimes, we get so tired of striving tirelessly without ever reaching our set goals. Sometimes we wonder if we'll ever get there... Sometimes this good pursuit we've given our lives for seems almost unachievable. We keep climbing and climbing, we feel our knees feeble — our limbs shaky and breaths almost fading. Seeing how far we've climbed up, it's irrational climbing down but there's a dementor that pressingly suggests that that's the only option.  Frustration, this shackle, its voice shouts so strong that we almost feel we've lost control. It saps every joy and tells us it is hopeless having hope. It hypnotizes its prey to think that they've lost the ability to choose, and deceitfully presents one option - giving up. Frustration highlights so much pessimism and pain! It keeps us down in the pits and prevents our eyes from looking up to the light; making us believe that we are on our own and that God is not present. This ol' con keeps replaying o...

I was inspired by a 9 year old boy to draw, I was only 5 years old then. Over the years, I have come to know that there is more to drawing than what we literally see. When I was 5 years old, I saw an older boy drawing. I'm sure he was about 9 years old. He was drawing a man. It was the first time I had seen such a nice drawing, nicer than the ones my nursery teacher drew on the blackboard. I couldn't draw like that, the best I could do was to trace. So, I asked him to teach me. In response he told me to get a book, take a pencil and start drawing. I wasn't discouraged by his response, I was very glad. ”Mennsɔ wonsa o, hwɛ me na draw. Sɛ woti a, na w'apepa, na w’adraw biom” (I will not guide you by holding your hands, observe what I do and learn. When you make a mistake, just erase and draw again) — he told me. I started drawing objects from then. By age 6, I could draw any image in my story books — any image I set my heart to draw. Eventually, drawing turned out to be ...

If only we could read each others' minds... We cannot judge actions by appearances. Neither can we judge based on the people who perform the actions. The motive of an action is the core or drive of the action, and fills the whole action whether of service or damage to mankind. It is possible for a man (generic: both male and female) to vehemently defend himself/herself as altruistic and yet work for his/her personal aggrandizement to the detriment of other lives underneath.  Basically, when confronted about motives, the inclination to feeling accused or judged is high. Motives are delicate to people and mostly concealed. Motive is the spirit by which an action is done. To have a good motive is to act for the benefit of all, while a bad motive acts for the benefit of oneself to the peril of others.  A gentleman can spend all his time and money lavishing delicacies on a lady and will say he is doing that for free - without any expectations. Meanwhile, when the lady marries anoth...

What determines whether something is good or bad? Is there a universal mirror we can use to know the intention behind an action or deed? Everybody considers and does what makes them happy. If a man thinks of something to be bad and yet does it, it is because he loves the feeling or the experience he gets from engaging in that action. For example, there is an inscription on cigarettes "smoking kills" but this inscription doesn't deter smokers from smoking. Intriguingly, even medical practitioners who know the consequences of smoking still smoke. "It is bad, yes we know but we still can't stop". This is the song of an addict. The addiction of a smoker then is as a result of prioritizing the feeling that comes with smoking over killing oneself. Actually, in reality, the smoker doesn't believe the inscription on the cigarette box is true, least to obey. The consequence of his action to another person or his surrounding environment is inapparent to him as wel...

Dear friends, what best describes God than He being Love itself? I found this wonderful message, and I can't help but read it over and over. Now that you are here, let us read it together. GOd is love God is Love itself. This means He is infinite love from whom all other loves are derived. Infinity is a quality which belongs to that which has no beginning and ending. It also speaks of that from which all others have their beginning and ending. God is infinite love because all loves are from Him as Love itself. It also means He is the one who truly gives love. He is the source and giver of love. If anyone has love in him and acts as a result of it, that love is from God no matter who that person is. God is the one and only source of love. There is no love from anywhere else apart from God.  GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME The nature of love is to always seek the good of all others and work through wisdom to bring that good into fruition.  Love is the greatest and most blessed...

    Dear friends, I have been mulling over this expression the entire day, “God is good all the time; and all the time, God is good”. Considering this objectively, this affirmation can only mean that God is always good in every sense; He can never conceive nor do evil.   If this is so, why do we sometimes attribute the cause of certain misfortunes or evil deeds to God? Is God capable of causing harm? Is He capable of blessing and cursing? What do you think? Let us discuss.

A friend request   Hello, my name is Angelina. I am a mere human being striving to intentionally fight selfishness daily by choosing the ways of Love above all things. In order to achieve this daily pursuit, I find it imperative to know what this life is all about. After years of searching, I have concluded objectively that this quest cannot be done separated from my beliefs - I believe in Jesus Christ as the only God there is; I believe in love for God and the neighbor above all else, I believe that life is in usefulness and I believe in working for the common good. I am a Christian, and I strongly consider anyone irrespective of religion, culture, race... who works for selfless reasons, which is towards the attainment of the common good, as my friend. Thus, the goal for putting this up is simple – to attempt to unveil the ways of True Christianity, to unravel how life ought to be lived and to love the right way. I am absolutely convinced that this journey cannot be done in isolat...