I am still baffled at how people can choose to be so uncouth and inconsiderate for lack of better words. Most paranoiac especially if the ugly behavior comes from a close family member.
One of my close friends happened to encounter a serious financial challenge when a sister of his became a circumstance of a road accident. *Anne (not her real name for identity protection) didn't have any travel or medical insurance. Hence at the time of her accident, she was admitted to one of the prestigious hospitals and the brother had to cough the deposit required for proper medical care that was delicate at the time.
After all these incidence, this pal of mine goes ahead and calls for a harambee (fund raiser) and manages to collect a few dimes here and there. He even went ahead and extended this call to his dad and mum who have been separated for a long time now.
One of my close friends happened to encounter a serious financial challenge when a sister of his became a circumstance of a road accident. *Anne (not her real name for identity protection) didn't have any travel or medical insurance. Hence at the time of her accident, she was admitted to one of the prestigious hospitals and the brother had to cough the deposit required for proper medical care that was delicate at the time.
After all these incidence, this pal of mine goes ahead and calls for a harambee (fund raiser) and manages to collect a few dimes here and there. He even went ahead and extended this call to his dad and mum who have been separated for a long time now.
The days are indeed evil. If your blood parents can be this greedy and put their needs ahead of their child`s, then i do not know how we will live in the next generation.
I will share a little story copied - borrowed from a fan page
What you choose to feed in your personalities is what gains more strength and weight...
The Eagle and the Wolf (By David Edwards from the book, "One Step Closer")
On the wall of a correctional center in Atlanta, a poem written in grease pencil caught my eye. It read:
"The Eagle And The Wolf
There's a battle between the eagle and the wolf.
The eagle inside of me represents everything that is
good and pure. And even though it soars through the valleys,
it still lays its eggs on the mountain tops. There's a wolf inside of me.
And the wolf preys upon my weaknesses and justifies itself in the presence of the pack.
Who will win the war between the eagle and the wolf?"
There was a big space and then there were the following words written by someone else: "The one that you feed."
There's a battle between the eagle and the wolf.
The eagle inside of me represents everything that is
good and pure. And even though it soars through the valleys,
it still lays its eggs on the mountain tops. There's a wolf inside of me.
And the wolf preys upon my weaknesses and justifies itself in the presence of the pack.
Who will win the war between the eagle and the wolf?"
There was a big space and then there were the following words written by someone else: "The one that you feed."
I'll never forget the power of those words scrawled on that wall. Who
wins the battle for your mind? The one you choose to feed. Who wins the
battle between right and wrong? The one you choose to feed.
What thoughts are you feeding? Are you filling your life with God's truth, or are you feeding it a steady diet of TV, materialism, and out-of-control habits. It's easy to become desensitized and conformed to this world. But God calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, to take every thought captive, and to be doers of the Word.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)
What thoughts are you feeding? Are you filling your life with God's truth, or are you feeding it a steady diet of TV, materialism, and out-of-control habits. It's easy to become desensitized and conformed to this world. But God calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, to take every thought captive, and to be doers of the Word.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)
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