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- How Your Pain Can Turn To Praise
- Nigerian Army Captures Boko Haram Battle Tank, Other Dangerous Weapons (Photos)
- Interesting Things A Good Wife Wants From Her Husband
- Meet Beautiful Nigerian Graduate Who's Making Her Money As A Shoemaker (Photos)
| How Your Pain Can Turn To Praise Posted: 01 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  If you choose to embrace your suffering rather than running from it, your pain can turn to praise as God brings good purposes out of the suffering he has allowed into your life. Here's how you can respond to suffering by inviting God to turn your pain into praise: Offer your suffering to God. Rather than pleading with God to take your suffering away, view it as a gift that God has allowed to come to you so you will seek Him more and experience His grace in deeper ways. Keep in mind that the same thing that evil forces may intend to destroy you can become what leads you to experience more of God's blessings in your life. What will determine whether your suffering leads to negative or positive results in your life is how you respond to it. Decide that you will respond to any type of suffering – from illness, grief, broken relationships, financial problems, depression, etc. – by surrendering it to God in prayer, asking Him to use it for good in your life and trusting Him to do so. Invite Jesus to help you through life's storms. Jesus experienced the depths of human suffering during His time on Earth, so He knows what you're going through. Jesus chose to go through extreme suffering on the cross to pay for people's sins, so He cares about what you're going through. Realize that while you're dealing with the storms of suffering, Jesus is available to go through them with you, giving you the peace you need in the midst of the storms and guiding you wisely through them. Connect with Jesus frequently through prayer as you're going through storms to gain the perspective and help you need. Know that Jesus is praying for you. You can trust Jesus, because He has prayed for you to trust Him – and He prayed that before He died for your sins and before you were born. Today, Jesus continues to pray for you in heaven. You can rest assured that Jesus will take whatever weakness that you entrust to Him and infuse it with His strength so you can grow through suffering. Believe God to redeem your suffering. Let your suffering help you see your need for a Savior, and keep in mind that your personal story of suffering is part of the greater story of how God is redeeming the world through Jesus. Give your lost causes, hopeless situations, and broken dreams to God, and expect Him to redeem them somehow, because He wants the best for you. Embrace God's kindness to you. God loves you unconditionally, and He kindly offers you mercy, despite your sins. Feel free to come to Him just as you are. Expect Him to warmly welcome you and give you all the grace you need to overcome the suffering in your life. Confess and repent of your sins to begin receiving healing from God. Whenever you recognize a connection between your suffering and some type of sin in your life, confess that sin in prayer to God, and turn away from it completely. By doing so, you invite God to start healing you of the damage that sin has caused in your life. Be confident that your suffering won't prevent God from accepting you or using your life. Rest assured that God has accepted you because of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for you on the cross, and nothing that you suffer can ever change that fact. Rejoice that, not only will your suffering not disqualify you from serving God, but the specific ways in which you've suffered can actually become the greatest ways in which God can use your life to help redeem the world. When you suffer in a certain area of your life, you develop compassion for other people who are also suffering in that area (for example, you can care more about cancer patients after you've overcome cancer yourself). If you respond to your suffering by offering it to God to transform into something He will use to bless others, you may find that your greatest ministry grows out of your deepest suffering. Trust God even when people betray you. When people you had once thought you could trust betray your trust, you need to set boundaries with them to protect yourself until they earn back your trust (if they ever do). But you can still live in faith, even when people have betrayed you, because God is always trustworthy and you can choose to trust God in any situation – even those involving difficult people. Ask God to take what people intended for evil and use it to accomplish something good in your life. Overcome your regrets. Although there are consequences to the choices that you've made in the past, God is always willing to forgive you for your mistakes and help you learn from them. Be honest with God about your regrets and ask Jesus to help you move forward with the peace that only He can give. Remember that God will complete the good work He has begun in you. Healing from suffering is a process. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you be patient throughout the healing process, however long it takes. Trust in God's promise to complete the healing work that He begins in you. Live in ways that will help other people seek God in their own suffering. Ask God to empower you to live with integrity and love, so you'll inspire others to learn more about your faith. [written by Whitney Hopler]  culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog |
| Nigerian Army Captures Boko Haram Battle Tank, Other Dangerous Weapons (Photos) Posted: 01 Feb 2018 01:25 AM PST  The troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have been making tremendous progress in the on going clearance operations nicknamed Operation Deep Punch 2, as on Tuesday 30th January 2018, the advancing troops had contact with Boko Haram terrorists and engagement ensued. During the encounter, they were able to recover an Eagle Main Battle Tank (EMBT), 1 VBL, 1 AK-47 Rifle, a Police Teargas Rifle, religious books, many Gas cylinder and bags of fertilizer, ostensibly for Improvised Explosives Devices making. Other items destroyed by the gallant troops include 7 Gun trucks, 4 Trucks, 5 Hilux, 1 Prado Jeep, 1 Golf car, 4 Mitsubishi pick up, 1 Hiace bus, several Motorcycles, makeshift shelters, tentages and household items.   Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman Director, Army Public Relations  culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog |
| Interesting Things A Good Wife Wants From Her Husband Posted: 31 Jan 2018 04:36 AM PST  I want to help the guys out today; give you a bit of insight into your woman's mind. What is it she truly craves from you? What do we (women) long to hear you (our men) say to us? I know sometimes women can make it hard for you; we expect you to pick up on our cues and read our minds. It's not fair and I get it. So, let me help you out today with things your woman loves. 1. Let's pray! Or another way to phrase it: "How can I be praying for you?" More than anything in this world, a good wife desires a husband that leads the family in godliness. Who sets the example for righteousness. Who serves as the priest of the family. Studies have shown that couples who pray together and read the Bible regularly are overall more satisfied and less likely to get divorced. Which is why setting Christ at the center of your family is vital to a healthy marriage. So, dear men, take the initiative to be the prayer warrior in your family. To lead in reading the Bible, going to church, and serving others. It's so important for a good wife that she hear you offer prayer. To suggest prayer when things are not smooth, or you have a tough decision to make as a family. This will be one of the most important phrases you could ever utter in your marriage if you are truly married to a good woman. 2. How can I help you? Nothing says romance like serving! Whether your wife is in the workforce, a stay-at-home mum, or a bit of both, there is much to do around the house. Offering to make dinner one night, or put your kids to bed, or to do the grocery shopping for the week goes a long way to make your wife feel more loved. 3. I love you. For many, these three words are perhaps our favorite. As you desire respect, we desire love. And when we don't hear these words, our hearts break. We feel lonely. Forgotten. Don't neglect the power of these words. Furthermore, don't forget to use them frequently with your wife. Let her know she is loved by you. Don't stop there, either. Let your actions show her that she is the apple of your eye. When your wife feels loved, she feels safe. And when she feels safe, she is freed up to be open and vulnerable with you. 4. I know you're trying. Your wife could be feeling undervalued or overlooked at work. She might feel like she doesn't have much purpose among the dirty dishes, clothes, etc. Perhaps there's some conflict among a friend or family member that is causing a lot of stress. Whatever difficulty she may be going through, you're someone she's going to turn to. And when she does, be there for her. She doesn't need someone to fix it it for her. Or make suggestions. Not quite yet, anyway. She may want those things but it's hard to accept help unless she feels supported first. Before doing anything, just say the words. Empathize. Your wife wants to feel like she's not alone or crazy in her difficulty. Acknowledge her emotions and feel the trial with her. If you can do this, she will be much more open to receiving the help you want to offer. 5. I got you. Just being there and letting your wife know that you have her back in the midst of her ups and downs is incredibly valuable. In this chaotic world that can beat us down, sometimes it's nice to know you're not alone. Which is why letting your wife know that you got her back - that you are right by her side, through thick and thin - is such a comforting reassurance. 6. You're beautiful. I'm not gonna lie - it's tough out there. Women are often left to feel not pretty enough, valued enough, good enough, etc. It's why comparison and gossip is rampant in our gender. When she's making coffee in her messy pj's, tell her she's beautiful. When she's covered in spit-up and wrangling your baby, tell her she's beautiful. When she gets all dolled up for a long-anticipated date night, tell her she's beautiful. If she feels beautiful in your eyes, she'll feel much more confident and beautiful in this world. 7. Let's go. Romance. Surprises. Date nights. Extending your hand out to her and taking her by your side for a fun time alone is exciting! Remember there was a time when it was just the two of you. When you would do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted. Memories were created! Nobody wants the romance to die. Don't underestimate the power of a surprise, romantic date. So tell her to throw on a dress and say, "let's go!" once in a while. 8. Your dreams matter to me. Our dreams matter to all of us - men and women - and it's a dream that makes the heart race with excitement! Find out what your wife's dreams are and help her find a way to flourish in them. I can't tell you what it means to me that my husband has supported my passion for writing. He has basically kicked me out of the house on his days off and taken care of our newborn so that I could work on my book at a coffee shop. Those moments have made me feel so loved! Take up your wife's dream as your own; let her know that you believe in her and that you want to help her flourish in that dream. 9. Life is good with you. Not much more needs to be said about this phrase. A good wife is a gift from God and being married to her a blessing. Let her know that you enjoy her and your life together! [written by Mrs. Brittany Rust, a female pastor]  culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog |
| Meet Beautiful Nigerian Graduate Who's Making Her Money As A Shoemaker (Photos) Posted: 31 Jan 2018 04:11 AM PST   Emodi, popularly called 'the shoe doctor' make different shoe patterns for men and women. Check out the photos...     culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog |
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