Recognize The Small Things and Be Thankful

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A construction supervisor from the 16th floor of a building was calling a worker on the ground floor. But because of the noise, the worker did not hear his Call. To draw the attention of the worker, the supervisor threw a N200 note in front of the worker. The worker picked up the note, kept it in his pocket and continued to work.

Again to draw the attention of d worker, the supervisor threw N1000 note and the worker this time quickly picked it and kept it in his pocket. Now the supervisor picked a small stone and threw it at the worker. The stone hit the worker. This time the worker looked up and the supervisor was now able to communicate with him.

Now think for a second... God wants to communicate with us, but we are too busy doing our worldly jobs. Then, He gives us small gifts and big gifts... We just keep them... We keep on enjoying the gifts without thanking Him. At most, we just say: We are LUCKY. But, when we are hit with a small stone which, we call PROBLEM(S), then we remember God. That's when we look up to pray and communicate with Him.

God gives, gives and forgives and we get, get and forget. Let's change our attitude. 

So, don't wait for stones to be thrown before you know what to do or expected of you. Always, always and always remember God. Make it a point to always say "God I thank You!!!"

Your Time Will Come

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Kenya is two hours ahead of Nigeria, it does not mean that Nigeria is slow and it does not mean that Kenya is faster than Nigeria; both countries are working based on "Time Zone".

There's one that married as a virgin and 'waited' ten years before having a child yet there is another who had series of abortion before marriage yet gave birth after nine months.

There is one that graduated at the age of 22 yet waited 5 years before securing a job,yet there is another who graduated at the age of 30 and secured employment immediately.

There is one who became a CEO at the age of 25 and dies at the age of 50,there is another who became a CEO at the age of 50 and lives to 90, both worked based on the  'Time Zone' of their lives.

Colleagues, friends, associate, younger one(s) might have gone ahead of you don't envy them, it's their 'Time Zone' yours too will come. Just hold on and be strong because everything is going to be alright!

"I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the wise nor riches to men of understanding nor yet

favour to men of skill;but time and chance happeneth to them all"

Ecclesiastes 9:11.

May God guide you through the year, even as you rely on Him daily, because it is only God who makes everything beautiful in His time.

Have a wonderful day my friends.😊

Don't Ignore The Small Things

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Buffalos kill 7 people every year.

Lions kill 500 people every year

Hippos kill 800 people every year.

Spiders kill 5000 in people every year.

Scorpions kill 7000 people every year.

Snakes kill 10000 people every year.

Guess what?

Mosquitoes kill 2.7 million people every year.

The smallest are the deadliest.

Small 'sins', hardly noticed by many, are the most deadly to your spiritual life.

Avoid excuses for not praying and allotting few moments of your day to your Creator.

Sins of omission are just as deadly as sins of commission.

White lies, gossiping, small lies, are committed more frequently and are deadly.

Mind those little compromises that you do daily.

They are the ones that will bring your downfall.

Successful people have two things on their lips,

"Smile and silence".

Smile can solve problems, while

Silence can avoid problems.

Sugar and salt may be mixed together

but

ants reject the salt and carry away only the sugar.

Select the right people in life and make your life better and sweeter.

If you failed to achieve your dreams, change your ways not your Creator.

Remember, trees change their leaves, not their roots.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Haters will see you walking on water and say it's because you can't swim.

Even if you dance on water, Your enemies will accuse you of raising dust.

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your own hands.

Remember Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.

Be wise and be smart...............

Two of the Most Important Virtues: Love & Humility

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Samira worked at a meat distribution factory.

One day, when she finished with her work schedule, she went into the meat cold room (Freezer) to inspect something, but in a moment of bad luck, the door closed and she was locked inside with no help in sight. Although she screamed and knocked with all her might, her cries went unheard as no one could hear her. Most of the workers had already gone, and outside the cold room it's impossible to hear what was going on inside. Five hours later, whilst Samira was on the verge of death, the security guard of the factory eventually opened the door. Samira got miraculously saved from dying that day. When she later asked the security guard how he had come to open the door, which wasn't his usual work routine. His explanation: "I've been working in this factory for 35 years, hundreds of workers come in and out every day, but you're one of the few who greet me in the morning and say goodbye to me every night when leaving after work. Many treat me as if I'm invisible. Today, as you reported for work, like all other days, you greeted me in your simple manner 'Hello'. But this evening after working hours, I curiously observed that I had not heard your "Bye, see you tomorrow". Hence, I decided to check around the factory. I look forward to your 'hi' and 'bye' every day because they remind me that I am someone. By not hearing your farewell today, I knew something had happened. That's why I started searching every where for you.

Moral Lesson to reflect upon: Be humble, love and respect those around you. Try to have an impact on people who cross your path every day, you never know what tomorrow will bring. Let this story be an inspiration.

Let's share to inspire others; someone else shared this to inspire me...

Remain Blessed!

One of the Most Important Virtue: Patience

Once upon a time, a dog approached an elephant to get into a child bearing competition.

In 3 months the dog gave birth to 6 puppies. In the next 3 months the dog gave birth to yet another set of puppies.

The elephant finally gave birth after 20 months by which time the dog had given birth to over 30 puppies and was mocking the elephant into believing that it had won the competition.

The elephant had a few words for the dog when the baby elephant came out after 20 months.

I can see you had fooled yourself into believing that you had won the competition.

I think you can appreciate now that:

1. I don't give birth to puppies

2. When I do give birth, the calf will be ready to face the world on its own

3. The combined weight of your 36 puppies is less than a fifth of my calf's weight

4. The moment my calf steps into this earth it makes an immediate great impact as if no dog was ever born.

I thought that was amazing.

I have observed something under the sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those that are educated don't always lead successful lives. It's all about being in the right place at the right time plus a right attitude.

I want you to think like an elephant. Don't envy cheap quick success. For as long as you are in the right place, your chance is coming and by the signs of time it won't be long.

You are guaranteed to make it in life. Maintain your faith in God even when it looks like its all over for you.

Looks can be deceptive but the Word remains forever.

In 1999 Brazil 4. Germany 0

2002 Brazil 2. Germany 0

2004 Brazil 1. Germany 1

Total: Brazil 7. Germany 1

2014 Brazil 1. Germany 7

When its your time, God will correct 10yrs of mistakes with 1 event.

Patience is a virtue, so don't give up! Remain blessed!

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Life is Beautiful, Experience It

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Life is too beautiful not to experience it. A lot of times people dwell on the past too much especially the ones that were not too good that they forget there is a lot of beauty in the present to experience. Two things are certain in life. One, everything won’t go as planned and two, because you are human, you will make mistakes. The thing is, will you dwell on that mistake or what could have been and not enjoy what is in front of you? In my opinion, I think that would be, being very hard on yourself, not forgiving yourself and as well, denying yourself the opportunity to experience the beauty of life. One thing here is also certain Life is beautiful because God created it. The book of Genesis in the bible tells us “God saw that it was good” or in another version "God was pleased with what he saw" five times in Chapter 1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:25 and 1:31. So if God saw that it was good then definitely as LG would say “Life is good” and I dare say that Life is beautiful.

Let me ask a question here, would you turn down a lucrative job offer that meets everything you want in a job because your previous employer whom you have given so much of your time and energy sacked you just like that? Nna not me o! So why would you break up from a relationship and then deny yourself the chance of experiencing another beautiful one when you meet someone amazing simply because you are still trying to heal from the previous one?

One thing said earlier that it is certain as humans that we would make mistakes. We have also heard severally that what makes a man is not how many times he falls but how he rises up and starts again. So why then do we dwell so much on our mistakes? Why do we discover we have made mistakes and then instead of moving on be hoping for miracles? Why would you see something good staring you in the face and choose something else because of fear?

I think Life's goal for almost everyone is to enjoy life, fulfill our purpose while doing God's will. If that is the case, why would you see a perfect opportunity to experience the beauty of life and just walk way like in the case of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire maybe because of fear of the unknown? A lot of times we are guilty of not even trying at all. Do you want to die knowing that you tried or regretting not trying?

One thing is certain, human beings are beautiful because God who is so beautiful in nature and full of everything good created them in his image and likeness. So I am quite confused when someone approaches you and asks for a relationship remember here this person carries the image of God and maybe God sent this person, the person could as well be an angel (I think an angel is anybody God uses to help someone) and then you say you want to heal of a past relationship. Somehow, I think it’s like telling God wait first am coming. You may be wondering what this guy is saying or what does he know. But then I ask again, would God deny another his blessing because someone else offended him or ask that person to wait first let him heal from the offence of another man? It's also painful because a lot of people are in relationships and are not giving their best and loving fully because of what happened in the past, what the person has done or what they are afraid may happen tomorrow.

Finally, I think we should love unconditionally, experience life (according to God's will) to its fullest, never let your past stop you, be kind, be happy, be free, love freely, touch lives, smile a lot, make friends, make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, do volunteer work, give all your best and if doesn't work start again and give still all your best, be selfless and don't ask too many questions while doing so.

Life is Beautiful, experience it.

Law of The Garbage Truck

This has to be one of the best messages I have   received because  when you sit and think about it.... It is so true!  
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the  right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in  front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded  and missed the other car by just  inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started  yelling at us.  My taxi driver just smiled and waved at  the guy. I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked,
'Why did you just do  that? This guy could almost ruin your car  and send us to the hospital!'

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'Law of the Garbage Truck' 

He explained that many people are like  garbage trucks. They run around full of  garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointments.
As and when  their  garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.

Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move  on.
Don't take their garbage and spread it to  other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their  day.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, So ... Love the people who treat you  right.
Pray for the ones who don't.
Life is 10 %  what you make it.
AND
90 %  how you take it!
Have a garbage-free Life

Keep Smiling!
Help ever Hurt Never!
Be good,
Do good,
See good!... ..its nice moral story.. Do have a good day and fulfilling life. Cheers."