Where God wants you...

We are faced with different situations that require  we make some choices different from what we have earlier planned or what we would have loved to do.

We make decisions that affects our life and sometimes, we are not afforded the opportunity to do such. The decisions are thrown at us.

We try to make some changes and as much as we try, it proves abortive. Then people tell you it might be part of God's plan for you. So no matter how hard you try, it won't work out like you planned.

I'm very aware that God knows what's best for you. Infact He has good thoughts towards you. Thoughts of good and not of evil to bring you to an expected end, to give you a hope and a future.

God loves us and no matter what happens, he has good plans for us.

What happens most of the time is we have a blurry view of what God is doing, or no view at all. So struggle between what God is doing, what we want and what is actually obtainable.  It's usually mind boggling especially if it has a great impact on our life. In areas like relationships, career, family, health, finance, etc.

Praying for God's will might be easy but accepting that what obtains which is what we don't want is God's will is usually what we find hard to accept. There is no better way to know the purpose of a thing other than asking the one who created it. God will reveal his plans  and  purpose if we stay in fellowship with him. 

All things work together for good...

If God shows us the plan before it unfolds, most of us will loose sight and never reach our destination. 

If he shows us the pain we will endure, most of us will try to circumvent it and if He shows us the things to enjoy, we would lavish it. 

The perfect place to be is at the center of God's will. Right where he wants us where our purpose meets destiny, where we can fully fulfill his call for our life.

It might be hard for us to accept it but that's the best place to be.

May you not find enjoyment in the 'absence of God' in your life

Don't Give Up on 2010...

Hello people, it’s the 17th of December, 2010. 8 Days to Christmas and 15 Days to the New Year, 2011.

2010 has been a great year with ups and downs, accomplishments, achievements, victories, disappointments, challenges and a year of great opportunities.

I had a couple of things I planned to achieve in 2010. Some accomplished, while some are yet to be achieved, but I'm not giving up on them yet. I believe some of the goals can still be attained in the 15 days left.

What have you planned to do in 2010? Don’t carry it over. It is still possible and this may be in the form of: approval for that project, funds release, moving into that new house/ apartment, writing that exam, buying that new car, acquiring that skill, writing that story, reading that book, visiting that friend, applying for that job, making that phone call, signing up for that course, paying that debt, making that neighbour smile, helping the needy, .....

Procrastination is the hallmark of failure.

Are you faced with an opposition, a setback on goals, targets, dreams, achievements and you have told yourself 2010 is gone and have decided to wait till 2011, maybe it has something better to offer.

If you wait till 2011, remember it will also come with its own challenges.

I believe it takes a 'second' to change a situation.

Don’t quit yet, a big break is coming your way.

Season’s Greetings...NBB

I'm April Wise!

April Fool in Denmark. Source: Wikipedia

Every 1st of April is  marked as April Fools Day . A day that is recognised for the playing of pranks on people, friends, family,etc commissioning hoaxes or sending people on a fool's errand like wikipedia puts it
The day started off with a follower on  twitter waking me up from my sleep to play a prank on me. It was a good one.
 Secondly, I fell for  Vera's prank saying she was moving to Nigeria.  Until I got to the end of the story. I should have known Vera better and I promise not to take her seriously again. (at least on April 1st).

Thirdly, it was a news I read about the Pope resigning. I had to go check CNN and BBC when I did not find it there then it dawned on me that I had been pranked.

After these 3 pranks I fell for no other. I guess I got April wise or I had mastered their prank pattern. Some other people tried but I was expecting it so I never fell for it. he he
At a point i thought of pulling a fast one on someone but I think I was nice enough to call it off
This April is going to be a great month for me, better than March. For me March was a very fast month probably because I had a lot of things I had to do in a limited time.
This April I need wisdom to do all I will be laying my hands on this month cos wisdom is very key.

Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom, and with all your getting, get understanding. - Prov 4:7

Wisdom is the correct application of knowledge, but you need to understand, that is know the purpose of the things  you do.
I pray God guides our path this month.
I'm APRIL WISE!
Have a great month.
With Loads of Love.
-NBB

I Let Go, I Let God

Source: Photobucket

For all my cares and worries

The things that trouble me

Having my heart pound restlessly

All I can do is to let loose

Free myself from its Hold

If only I can be Bold

I'll surrender to Him Alone

I know ill be safe

In the hollow of His hands

I'll stay out of the Cold situation

and I would not join the ungodly Fold

I wont only have Gold, but I'll live till I'm Old

I wont be Sold and be Told

Please in your Comments don't put lol'd. he he

Another Birthday!

Some 360 something days have gone bye,

It baffles me how time flies

I'll be a year older in a few days.

This reminds me of my tenth birthday. On that day I actually checked my height and weight and I was dissapointed to see that nothing really has changed.

My thought- since I was a year older, I believed something about me should change (physically).

The way kids think.

Now in my twenties I know you are guessing early, mid or late twenties whatever I'm 2o something .

This time around I'm not going to check my height or weight but I'm going to weigh somethings.

Future, Relationships, Purpose, Career,...

This counts now! not height or weight. LOL

A life of Purpose, A purpose for Life

In the last Two weeks, i have been involved in one incidence or the other which I escaped narrowly by the hand of God.
These has got me thinking that for a life that is preserved, it means there is purpose for such. This increased the desire to know more of purpose for which God has created me.

This is my story...

The first was close to a major road on my way to work, this funny looking guy whom I cant really remember how he looks likes walked up to me and pulled out something from the bag he was carrying and pointed it at me. lo and behold it was a gun. I took a quick glance at it and that was the last the thing I could remember.

All that was running through my mind while I was running was: have I been shot? , I'm I sure I'm still here, was i bleeding? Guess what i took to my heels. This a response to stimulus. I wouldn't have done this if I took a thorough thought of it. I ran to catch a bus. Then I wondered why the guy did not give me a chase. I'm sure he did not expect my reaction. He was too surprised to follow me.

The bus officer told me the bus was not going through my route. I insisted on following the bus telling him a guy was after my life or bag (or both).

What was even in this bag? My very own laptop, some books and very important documents. So this guy would have taken all away. Never!

Scene 2 was just a close shave to motor bike accident. For a second I was wondering why people around were shouting. What happened? the next second made things clearly. A bike with two guys on it was on top speed and was braking when he saw I would not stop. cause I was actually crossing the road. What was I thinking of? life, babe, food?

All I can remember was that I jumped raising my right leg (like in those action movies) and the motorbike handle just bruised my abdomen. All in 3 secs. I left the scene immediately patting down my own body. Hoping that I was not hurt.

I left the scene also thanking God. It was so dramatic. I would have been on Plaster now suffering from a crushed leg. God forbid!

As if that was not enough the third scene got me scared. Was in a bus and I guess the driver was either high on alcohol (or something else) or the brakes just failed.

He decided he would not stop until he made a good inelastic collision (little from my physics class) with a pathfinder jeep. My grip was not firm enough. so i saw myself almost on the floor (in the bus) with a bruised wrist. We got off the bus immediately. Thank God again.

Now I was getting scared but I had to assure myself. If God saved me from these then. He will do more.

When the purpose of a thing is not known, surely abuse is inevitable.

I cant expose myself to abuse , I'm on purpose

I have a purpose I know,

I must know it all,

I must live it to the fullest,

I must fulfill it.

I'm not here to play,

I'm not here for games

I'm here for impact and to impart not to impress.

A life without purpose can be anything and even achieve anything (The last time I checked anything meant nothing)

Know your purpose run for it, stay on it, achieve it, never turn away from it.

NBB