Say it more .... mean it more

I’ll start my input today by saying congratulations to a very dear friend who got married on Saturday (12-05-07). And for all the newly weds out there…. Best wishes in your marriage life. For the engaged couples…. How are preparations going? ….. Buddies in relationships……. Hope you are making progress….. And for the “still searching”… best of luck to you.

This blog is about a reminder of those things that makes life worth everyday living.
The knowledge of a simple fact that you will get appreciated when you invest in someone’s life can spur you on to keep doing good.
I am not going to the deep end of getting appreciated with things like “You’re beautiful” (not everyone will tell you that)….. But let’s stay on the shallow end… with this two words ***** ***. These I believe are words that melt your heart especially when you know whoever said it meant it.
If you don’t stay the words ***** *** when it matters, you can stifle or seriously limit your chances of getting help (another time). Some argue that another time will never come…..but don’t be deceived….another time will always come.
It also tells the world of something about you …… (that you are a cocky ****/ *****)….
You actually may not be…..but how would we know?

Kudos to parents for the work they are doing in teaching their kids the habit and good practise of saying ***** ***. Its only surprising that we get so used to it and the older we grow, the more we say it and the less we possibly mean it.

As with every piece of writing, consulting literatures and other writings is always a good thing. In the course of whizzing through these pages, it’s with no doubt you can conclude and I stand to say you are right that the Bible is my best literature.

John 6:5-7 (New International Version)
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

Phillip was not answering the question only, in one sentence, he had said enough to bring to a halt whatever Jesus might be planning (if He is human). He said:
“Before you can embark on this project, we have to work for more than 8 months at least, so, forget about the idea and do what you know best to do – healing people” (paraphrased an emphasis mine)

The lack of background knowledge by the disciples about who Jesus is and how God operates which is traceable to His past revelations is costing them a lot in their work with Jesus. God has always been in the business of doing the impossible. He said “I am the lord, I do not change”
It means if God has always surprised humanity in doing “WHAO”….. “OH MY GOD” things (as in new things), then because He does not change, He’s still able to do things that have never been seen or experienced before.
Just to amaze you, look back at all the things you’ve seen and heard God do, from the ancient times to the most recent testimony, quite a lot isn’t?………….but He can still do newer stuff.

All Jesus needed was an input, your widows might, someone who is ready to give something and in the next verses, He is prepared to unveil one of the most effective multiplication factors in life………………THANKSGIVING

John 6: 8 - 12

Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.
9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?”
10 “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted.
12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.”
13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.

That was an amazing event.

Thanksgiving is a multiplying factor of a very high degree, so if you want an unexplainable multiplication, give thanks for the little you’ve got

The questions that are to be answered includes…

Who gave you what you have?
How did you get what you have? And ultimately,
Who would you thank for what you have?

I know and believe that everything I have has been given to me by God… so I say

God I thank you……. (You should say that too)

As you make your journey through each day…. Do not forget to say “THANK YOU” to all that matters. Appreciate people’s efforts.
In doing so, you’ll be putting a smile on their faces…..you will be making yourself a target of help when you need it......and you can tell us you are not a cocky lady/fella..... thats good to know I guess.

AND WE ALL SAY "THANK YOU."