TRUE LOVE , PURE LOVE, WHO CAN FIND IT? A POEM COMPOSED BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

TRUE LOVE , PURE LOVE, WHO CAN FIND IT? A POEM COMPOSED BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

by Margaret Favour Blessings

1)   True love and pure love, who can find it?
Who can give it out for the sake of his friends?
Yes, true love and pure love is hard to find!
For it's costly! It costed someone's life; who knew no sin,
For us to be loved and redeemed.
John 3:16 talks about the man Jesus Christ, gave away his life,
For me, for you ,for all of us.
Because He loved us that much.

2)  True love and pure love, the love straight from the heart,
Overflowing on the outside,
He gave it all my brother, my sister,
For the sake of His friends, who were so sinful and thus rejected by GOD.
With no one to love or pardon them;
He became a friend to them,
A friend referred to in the book of proverbs 17:17;
A friend who loves at all times.

 3)  True love and pure love,
The love Christ had for the church.
John 15:13 says.......Greater love has no-one than this;
That he laid down his life for his friends.
He loves us that much, to the point of death,
At the cross of Calvary.

4) True love and pure love,
The love that Christ gave for his church,
The love He is still offering today,
For the sake of his brides to be.
True love and pure love...is all about loving unconditionally,
Loving without reservations, loving the unlovable, undeserving;
Yes, loving them all till end.
True love and pure love is found in Jesus Christ.

5)  Are you saved my brother, my sister?
Do you have Jesus in your heart?
If you do....
Then, you have that true love and pure love within you,
The love I am talking about today?
Then, share it with your friends and become an ambassador of Christ;
To the entire world and you will be spreading that true love and pure love,
That Christ has for all of us today.....amen.

OH KENYA, MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, MY MOTHERLAND. A POEM BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS.

OH KENYA, MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, MY MOTHERLAND. A POEM BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS.

by Margaret Favour Blessings

Oh Kenya, my beautiful country, my motherland.
What has become of you?
The beautiful green cover that you use to have,
Yes, those forests filled with singing birds, wild animals, butterflies;
Are now gone...yes,gone gone , gone forever.

Oh Kenya, my beautiful country, my motherland,
This treasure that I adore most, given by my maker, GOD.
What has become of you?
Those beautiful rivers which use to run and emptying themselves;
In to bigger rivers like Athi and Tana.
Causing them to swell,swell,swell with waters reaching the river beds.
Have dried up.
Yes, gone,gone forever and forgotten.

Oh, Kenya, my beautiful country, my motherland,
What has become of you?
The flora and fauna you used to boast of, is now destroyed,
Gone, gone forever.
Oh my fellow Kenyans, my country men,
Can you stop cutting down trees and burning charcoal illegally,
Can you stop for a minute and think what kind of a future,
Your children and their generation will have?

Oh Kenya my beautiful country, my motherland,
Who robbed you of your natural resources? Is it not man?
He boast of farming near water catchment areas,
he boast of grazing in virgin forests and cutting down trees for timber,
But instead, nature is watching ready to revenge on him,
And this time with all it's might. Yes, no rain,no food,no animals,no forests, nothing;
Yes,I hereby quote Professor Wangari  Mathai once said;
"Nature is quite unforgiving, if you destroy it, it will destroy in return.
Watch out!, for that is what it is doing now......

What is the solution to this problem my dear Kenyans ?,
Respect nature, avoid illegal cutting down of trees,
Avoid farming near water catchment areas like Mau forest,
Stop overgrazing and avoid water and air pollution.
My fellow Kenyans, wake up, let's save our country Kenya,
Yes, let's save our motherland.
Yes, plant a lot of trees, let's practice the right farming methods.
Together, let's make Kenya better than the way it is now;
For the sake of the future generations.

Thank you. God bless you. MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS.

GROWING DEEPER IN GODLY CHARACTER AS GOD'S CHILD INSTEAD OF EMBRACING CHARISMA (PART TWO) BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

margaret.nyambush@gmail.com GROWING DEEPER IN GODLY CHARACTER AS GOD'S CHILD INSTEAD OF EMBRACING CHARISMA (PART TWO) BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

by Margaret Favour Blessings

A man or a woman of Godly character lives a great legacy behind when they die. We all face similar temptations but we choose how to respond and react,either to go for the kill or consider the consequences of our actions.

HOW DO WE DEVELOP GODLY CHARACTER'S

1)  Fear of the Lord. (Proverbs 3:5-8)
The fear of the Lord is what will lead us to having a Godly character in us. To stand firm in Him. Let's have Godly standards as His beloved children.

 2) By hiding the word of God in our hearts all the times (Psalm 119:9-11). Let's be filled with the word of God in our hearts and do what it expects of us as His children.

3) Choices.
Developing our character is always a choice we make. We have character flaws, but each of us should make deliberate efforts to work on our characters. (Make bad choices). When we take shortcuts; they will cut us short instead and destroy us completely.

4) The choice of people whom we hang out with as friends. One writer said "Show me the friends and I will tell you who you are"...This is very true in our lives for light and darkness cannot walk together. Gets Godly Bible believing people. Partner with your fellow Christians.

5) Commitment and Dedication to God's work and His ways.
God is looking for people who will say" I stand to be counted on this worthwhile mission of living in integrity and winning souls for Him even if it means standing alone. Joshua challenged the children of Israel to choose whom to serve....but as for him and his family he they were dedicated to serve the Living GOD. Others examples includes JOSEPH and PHOTIPHAR'S WIFE, Daniel in the lion's den, Shadrack, Meshark and Abedinego. I really love the movie" The GLADIATOR"....It talks about this too.

Today, we have role models in our midst, men and women of GOD who walks daily in integrity e.g. world known neurosurgeon Ben CARSON, the late mother TERESSA e.t.c. My brothers and sisters let us be dedicated to things that are of noble cause in our lives and the lives of other people. Let's remember that aggravation and challenges that we normally go through as God's children is what forms the Godly characters in us. It reflects maturity in GOD and the faith that we have in Him. (Romans 5:3)...Don't be conformed in to the patterns of this world e.g., don't do drugs the will destroy you and your life in due season, don’t murder, fornicate, commit adultery, commit suicide e.g. because if you do so there will always be some consequences to be faced individually. Don't make decisions that are against GOD'S perfect will in you.

It is in this 21st century that we are witnessing on daily basis the degradation of moral standards among our youth and children and thus affecting family units. Yet, in decisive moments and times like this, it is always wise to pray for our families and nations as well. Weak family units translate into a weak nation and vice versa.

For those of you who have gone back to the world or backslidden...I have some good news for you today! God is a God of second chance!!!A righteous man may fall seven times but he rises up against the obstacles in his or her life. We should beware of our strengths. Be careful when we think you are strong in your faith...it can be our own doing sometimes. Always depend upon GOD even when you thing you are doing great salvation wise. Remember where we are strong is where we fail sometimes for devil knows this too well. Our strengths can become our weakness if we are not careful. We should always know GOD IS A HOLY GOD and we ought to walk in holiness as He is.

Remember that GODLY character in a man never dies. Character ensures the longevity of your career, vocation, ministry, family, and your whole self. Let us choose to have a Godly character in us and be filled with the fear of GOD which is the beginning of wisdom. Let's be Godly role models to others as we serve Christ in His vineyard. Have Godly character in you forever....AMEN

GOD BLESS YOU MIGHTILY.

MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS.

GROWING DEEPER IN GODLY CHARACTER AS GOD'S CHILD INSTEAD OF EMBRACING CHARISMA (PART ONE) BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

GROWING DEEPER IN GODLY CHARACTER AS GOD'S CHILD INSTEAD OF EMBRACING CHARISMA (PART ONE) BY MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS

by Margaret Favour Blessings

Judges 13:1-5, 1st CORINTHIANS 3:1-5 the world embraces appearances thus the slogan "Image is everything". It applauses two major things according to its standards.
1)  APPEARANCE
2)  CHARISMA (i.e.) talents and abilities e.g. celebrities in the music world and actors in Hollywood, Hollywood and Hollywood.
A good example in the Bible is Samson. HE had a head start from the very beginning. An angel announcing of his birth. He was a Nazarite-totally dedicated to God from conception. He was cut out for that purpose. Samson was a judge: Judges led war against other nations. His job was cut out /guaranteed. Samson was anointed of GOD. The most strong and popular man in his time (era). He was unstoppable; he did that which pleased his heart even if it was against his parents wish or GOD’S. Samson was truly amazing man!

He was a judge and a ruler, a charismatic leader. He could master other people. He controlled others while still impressing some. But Samson morally weak. He didn't have the character of God in him and thus did whatever pleased him even though it was against God's will and purpose for him.
He was a) PRAYERLESS
              b) CARELESS
              c) POWERLESS

He got defeated by his enemies the Philistines though God avenged for him at the end of his life. He lived to
bear the consequences of his sins and lost his two eyes to his enemies. The enemy used Delilah to entice him into sin though a "Nazarite of God from birth"

we as Christians should not walk in according to flesh and blood but in accordance to GOD'S will and purpose. Remember that, it is only character that can keep up at the top of your successes. We must choose to develop our characters always. Character I s a combination of qualities that are desirable. Character is what we "THINK AND NEVER SHARE". How we react to our success and failures.

Charismatic people pull a crowd whenever they go.  Yet character is what will keep you going when you eventually reach the top of your career or ministry e.t.c. We should not copy the way of this world. We should not be worldly and canal . The process of character building or growth takes a long time. Remember you can win a GRAMMY AWARD/NOBEL PEACE PRIZE within a very short time BUT, character takes a long time to develop and mature.

Spiritual maturity comes as a result of a developed character in Christ Jesus. You can hit the limelight the world best musician, actor, rally driver and still perish in sin if you don't have a Godly character in you BUT those who have a desire to be rooted and anchored in Christ are never ashamed. They are upright in their walk with Christ and strong in their faith.

Remember that gifts and talents are developed overnight but character takes time to be formed and mastered. Character is formed in the dark, in your closet as you pray and seek God's will and ways day and night. GOD ultimately uplifts people of character(e.g JOSEPH AND DANIEL OF the BIBLE). People who don't comprise with sin. People who says “I know that there is a GOD in heaven whom I fear and live for, whom I am accountable to in all my deeds and actions.

Remember that, we are not supposed to fit in the world but the world is supposed to fit in us. Our goals and standards are set high above in GOD. Let us seek to know GOD the more, to read the bible and choose not to conform to the patterns of this sinful world.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
REGARDS