Goldworldpad: February 2016

Are you in a place where you wish that you could maximise your potentials? Are you going through a tough time and don't know what to do? Do you want your breakthrough or get that big break that you've been waiting for your whole life?! I bet you do.

For a long time I felt that my life had become stagnant and I wasn't seeing the things that I desired to see. There was one particular area of my life that I totally wanted change in. I just wanted it over and done with but for close to six years nothing was happening. Then sometime ago the Lord impressed on my heart to buy a journal or notebook where everyday I would write what I was thankful for. Prior to this I had listened to ministers of God who had preached about praising God through the tough times and the importance of thanksgiving. I was at a loss because I didn't feel that I had anything to be thankful for or sing about! Ever felt like that?

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When you look in the mirror who do you see?

Do you see an ugly person, overweight and unlovable?

Do you see a skinny person who has eating disorders?

Do you see a drug addict who will do anything for a quick fix?

Do you a depressed individual who hears voices? It is as though everyone is out to get you. The voices get so loud that you can't hear yourself think. All round you there is fear and people are out to get you. They don't see what you see neither do they hear and feel what you hear and feel. Why can't they hear, see and feel what you feel? There must be something wrong with them!

When you look in the mirror who do you see? Do you see a criminal that is beyond redemption? Do you see a prostitute, a body that has allowed itself to used and manhandled by many? Do you see a hopeless man or woman? If you do then change the mirror with which you see through. Your mirror has got to be wrong!

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There exists three ways of defining every individual from a perspective. You have three images; the image you have of yourself, the image society has of you and the image God has of you. In this post I present these three images of a choleric.

So to others she is quite the choleric; she is strong, intelligent, opinionated, the achiever and go getter. If she sets her mind to it then she can and will get it done. She is fearless and will tell you to your face what she thinks. She has so many ideas and so much energy, what to do first?

She is activity oriented and so busy. It's either you’re on her team or you're out. She can't stand it when you dis people behind their backs and secretly, as you speak behind other people's backs she makes a mental note that you're not to be trusted! She says, "I've to be careful, who knows what you're saying behind my back?" She is bossy and naturally likes to be in charge so she isn't liked by most. This is because they feel she is domineering. But surprisingly they admire her. Some don't like her because she is too straight forward and complain about how she needs to learn to be diplomatic. Yet most times they appreciate her frankness.

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A lot of young Christians who date and even sometimes adults have asked and continue to ask about the dos and don’ts in a godly relationship. My High School mentee asked me this question. Though I admit I’m no expert, this is what I believe the bible says concerning making out with your partner in a relationship.

The bible asks us to flee from fornication. The bible also says that if you look at a woman lustfully then you've already committed fornication. When dating or courting it is very important to have boundaries and these in Christian relationships must include not making out. The dating process is a time to get to know yourselves better not a time to make out. If you're serious about this person and want to spend your life with the person then you should have no problem keeping God's standards.

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In December 2015 I wrote an article (Link) that focused on what society and the world as a whole will be like if we go with the atheist position. When we take God out of the picture what we have is a chaotic society. A society where morality and rules are relative. What people deem right or wrong will vary and be dependent on each person's mindset.

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The adherence to laws will be relative and be dependent on a person's acceptance or otherwise. Everyone will fight for their rights. Society will become chaotic as someone's personal rights might be in opposition to others. Atheists, transgender and homosexuals have taken over societies and in the bid to fight for their rights have infringed and in certain instances have denied the rights of others.

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In the light of Wheaton College’s, an evangelical college in Illinois, associate professor of political science Larycia Hawkins wearing the hijab and professing on social media that Muslims and Christians worship the same God, there's been a divide in the church. One school of thought holds this statement true while the other doesn't.

Growing up I was taught about Christianity, Islam and indigenous African Traditional Religion. I was taught that we all believed in the same God but approached him through different ways. Thus the conclusion is that God was same but ways of worshiping him differed. I believed this as a child and this is being taught not only in some parts of Africa but through out the world.

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Love has been given varying definitions over the years. Most equate love to a feeling but I believe love is a decision. You decide to love, you don’t feel to love. Love that is based on ones feelings can be temporary and die with time. The decision to love someone however will stand the test of time. Below I give you the biblical definition of love.

4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

6 It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

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As an avid reader I've met so many female characters that tell heart wrenching stories. In novels I see and witness their abuse and pain. This is the story of Aya for privacy I'm unable to reveal her real identity.

Her story begins like that of Najwa, a character in Hisham Matar's In the Country of Men except that the setting is not in the Maghreb Arab world but in a part of Africa that doesn't have Islamic dominance. Her story is quite like Mara's in Ama Darko's Beyond the Horizon the only difference being that she is not trafficked and turned into a prostitute in Europe.

Let me bring out Aya to share her story with you.

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Sometimes by no fault of ours we happen to fall in love with people who don't have the same beliefs as ours. It is hard to let go especially because we're in love. We try to find a solution that doesn't involve breaking up. We try to compromise our beliefs and pray begging God to understand us.

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However, though we try to compromise we already know God's verdict concerning this issue. The bible is clear on dating and marrying people of other faiths or those who hold no beliefs at all. 2 Cor 6:4 tells us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. When it comes to marriage and relationship you can't compromise this, it doesn't matter how much you feel you love the person. You might even feel the person is the love of your life but if he is an unbeliever then the answer is no.

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I've been following current trends in America and other parts of the world with regard to religion and especially Islam. Americans and American institutions are struggling to identify with Muslims in the bid to deal with fears of terrorism. Some show solidarity to the Islamic community by wearing hijabs and teaching Islam in schools as a way of proving that they don't hate Muslims but rather love them.

While it is good to show love and solidarity when people are being treated wrongly, it is another thing to take upon yourself to perpetuate and spread what they believe in the hopes of pleasing them. If they're standing for their ideals why can't you stand for yours? If their staunch adherence to what they believe in incites fear in you why not also decide to absolutely hold fast to your beliefs. If they are willing to die for that which isn't true why not be willing to die for that which true?

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1. LOVE - Show love to everyone you meet and treat them kindly. They might be having a bad day or going through a tough time but your love and kindness will give them hope. Your love and kindness will be like a ray of sunshine in the storm.
2. SMILE More - It takes more energy and muscles to frown than smile. You look prettier and better when you smile.