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Hello Friends, I'm sorry to have been away for a long while and this will be my first post of the year. 
 
Just like an Eagle needs to hibernate and shed off some weights and return with renewed Strength, the Pause was needed. I trust God that 2018 will be Better. 
 
So this is me officially saying Happy New year to you all even though its February already (Smiles). Make the Most of the Year. Its will be your Best Year ever- Just Believe. 
 
Much Love From Joan.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello Friends, I'm sorry to have been away for a long while and this will be my first post of the year. Just like an Eagle needs to...

P-RAISE THE PAIN

Joan A. 0 Lifestyle 15:40:00

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 We live in a world full of so much tragedies and painful occurrences. The questions of why they occur mostly left unanswered. Our hearts torn apart by the seeming mysteries of life. Do we go on living in this pain? Is there no way out? how do we get out of the prison of pain and fear of recurrent tragedies? What can raise us from the pit of pain? hear this: 
 The hurt and the pain will never go away until we raise the pain by breaking away from self-conciousness through praise. Self-conciousness is a killer of Victory over pain and of Praise. 
To worship/praise God truly, we must drop self,etiquette and give ourselves wholly to God. Praise breeds intimacy with God. 
 When you praise, you come into the place of "Koinonia", you understand the mystery of spiritual intercourse with the supernatural, Almighty God and creator of the whole universe and in you, will be birthed a release from the pit of pain. You loose conciousness of the immediate happenings. It is this understanding of God that made David forget the ettiquette that Kings are expected to observe and publicly danced before God with all abandonment, Abigail did not understand and as such scorned him, but to her peril. David's case was a joyful season you may say, but only the Spirit of God can lift one to a height of total praise even in times of Pain. 
 I've found myself in the midst of heart-wrenching pain in form of loss of dear ones, finance, etc.. In one of the first instance, i was lead to praise. it was not easy...yes, It may sound ridiculous to the common sense to be praiseful when the circumstance is one to cry; but in the place of "Koinonia", God has taught me that understanding can wait but obedience must be immediate. One thing is sure, "We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose." Romans.8:28. And so,even in these times i rise and Praise God, who knows the end from the beginning. Its makes sense to wail & cry, but i choose to obey and praise, for when God does not seem to make sense, i know my breakthrough is closer than before. 
 "Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us." Romans.8:37 
 So, I don't know the pain you are going through, but I say to you, arise and praise through the pain into your supernatural rise to a higher level. By Praise the pain will be Erased. 
 GOD LOVES YOU & STILL CARES. 
Stay Blessed 
HAPPY NEW MONTH ALL. 
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P-RAISE THE PAIN

We live in a world full of so much tragedies and painful occurrences. The questions of why they occur mostly left unanswered. Our hearts to...

BOUNDLESS LOVE

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<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuaFdCcJwqPbKL7ohebKul0YSTKb7ay1Wk-yM6w1HngZKXT9wsO8VTpl0QjxVVIxvN5mXoxugJ7sVr0f-_p9FTpan42bNzmTtoceQqTCuPjBAJVSVj7mWvVKhFNbhorcu8vGJod6gBaU/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuaFdCcJwqPbKL7ohebKul0YSTKb7ay1Wk-yM6w1HngZKXT9wsO8VTpl0QjxVVIxvN5mXoxugJ7sVr0f-_p9FTpan42bNzmTtoceQqTCuPjBAJVSVj7mWvVKhFNbhorcu8vGJod6gBaU/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section">I Stood before the Judge and He stood by me.. 
It was evident that i was guilty, and so spiteful that i deserved different punishments. The verdict was meted out thus: 
On first count : i should be undressed and treated like one who is Insane, but He came and offered me his robe. 
 On Second count: i should be placed in a place of torment with sickness and pain, but He said NO and took 39 stripes in place of any infirmity i am to bear. 
 on another Count: thorns should be rained on me to strip off the robe and unveil my shame, but He pleaded, "may her thorns be my crown"... 
 I was awestruck by this love shown to me which none has or will surpass it.. but the Avenger was undetterd..the final verdict was that i had to die..but He said NO!...Walked past me, with all my burdens,shame and sin carved as a cross and borne on His shoulder. "Who his own self bare our sins on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." 1. Peter.2:24 
 On that cross, He was nailed to die for me. My feet could bear me no  longer,i fell to my knees and cried, "Lord save from me"..and He said,"i already did- Go! and sin no more". 
 I nailed Him to that cross, Yes.....by my many sins; but since i admitted i did, He forgave me and gave me Grace and His Spirit to live a victorious life even in a fallen world. you too can. Who is HE? He is JESUS. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved". Romans.8:9 
 For shame, He gave me Glory and Beauty for ashes. Oh what a Boundless Love, that has remained Incomprehensible. He is the reason for the season. HAPPY EASTER TO YOU. God bless you.</div> <div class="blogaway-signature"> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog">Posted via Blogaway</a></div>

BOUNDLESS LOVE

I Stood before the Judge and He stood by me.. It was evident that i was guilty, and so spiteful that i deserved different punishments. The ...

DEMISE OF HONESTY.

Joan A. 0 Lifestyle 11:55:00

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0Cma4-qbvbCSkYZ8lFN2bjepSoV1fQPkhKTHmykywFA3nEkYFDIV-QGH7vQzLfBNCb6k81IDdYSKXlEL-jizPIlalXgbaa9L7oZOCE2abBm6yD3LF4zjwroLlx_GGMEZZVIbZp1Ot7I/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0Cma4-qbvbCSkYZ8lFN2bjepSoV1fQPkhKTHmykywFA3nEkYFDIV-QGH7vQzLfBNCb6k81IDdYSKXlEL-jizPIlalXgbaa9L7oZOCE2abBm6yD3LF4zjwroLlx_GGMEZZVIbZp1Ot7I/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section">This is to announce the demise of our beloved, well sought after virtue, HONESTY, who has struggled to make life worthwhile but died after being ignored in the hearts of men. 
His story: 
 Honesty is a virtue that makes one to choose not to lie or deceive in any way. It also entails saying the truth at all times despite the consequence. 
 We live in a society, that celebrate the demise of honesty-how?....: by involving in various forms of lies & even teaching it. Being an apt researcher, i've come to find out that there are even websites that teach people how to lie convincingly and even have what they call "good lie".  Most People feel comfortable lying, in order to avoid possible consequences and gain advantage in all situations. It still does not make it right in anyway.. 
 The "good lie" school of thought believe that if saying the truth is going to cause harm, then lying in such situation is good. Its amazing how selfish man can be about deception; we desire truth from others but feel its okay to lie. Now suppose as an employee, you're lured into a Job with a less pay grade and higher work demand than you were told before...are you going to be ok?...or as a married person, your spouse rents an apartment for an EX- & tells you it was used to buy a land somewhere...or even as a parent, your Child lies to you so as not to be reprimanded...or as a Child your parents lies to you to boost their ego.?..i could go on and on, but this is just a few of countless instances.The truth is we all need others to be honest with us, but how honest are you with others? 
 What is a lie? It is a false statement or action, made with a deliberate intent to deceive. There are many ways people lie or live a lie, some of which are lying about your age, falsifying figures in financial matters, using false details in CV, exam malpractice, cheating in marriage, e.t.c. 
You may say you don't do all that has been pointed in the examples above- fair enough- what about lying about your arrival/departure time at your workplace or even about your location or activity during a phone conversation?. Denying the existence of God or the personality of Christ is also living a lie. "And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist." 1.John.2:22. 
Any form of deception is wrong and there is no such thing as "good lie". Lying has grave consequences, especially by God, our creator himself. Prov. 19:5 says,"A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape". Also Psalms 55:23b says,".....Murderers and liars will die young, but i am trusting you to save me." You may say you know old people who are always lying to get things to their favour- yes they may be physically alive by the mercies of God, but are Spiritually dead: disconnected from Divine source of life. One thing i always believe and tell myself is that "All conscious liars are cowards". Revelation.21:8 puts liars amd cowards in the same category: But as for the cowards and the ignoble and the contemptible and the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive, and as for the unbelieving and faithless, and as for the depraved and defiled with abominations, and as for murderers and the lewd and adulterous and the practicers of magic arts and the idolaters (those who give supreme devotion to anyone or anything other than God) and all liars (those who knowingly convey untruth by word or deed)—[all of these shall have] their part in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. This is the second death. 
Most people lie because they are afraid of the person or the outcome of the truth, but the sole antidote to lie, which will restore honesty, is Truth. "A truthful witness saves lives, but a deceitful witness speaks lies [and endangers lives]." Proverbs 14:25. 
 Truth is life giving and brings peace to the one who upholds it and one's hearers as well. But many today have plunge themselves into the belief that truth is relative-saying that everyone can be right at the same time and that Absolute truth does not exist. 
What's the difference? Absolute truth means that something is independently true for all people whether they recognise it or not while relative truth means that something can be true for one person and not true for another; but the fact remains that truth can only be absolute never relative. Here is why,-"Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed. Proverbs.12:18". This deception of relative truth is a pill from the devil being sold to the world today & has become a foundation on which many people live a lie.  Hear this,"For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies." John.8:44. The devil is the originator of lies and controls those who love and live a lie. God hates deception of all kinds and anyone who seeks peace in life and with God should flee from lying. The only way to live a deception-free life is by allowing the truth reside in your heart, how?, by accepting Jesus Christ into your life as your Lord & personal Saviour; He will empower you to be honest anytime, anywhere and under any condition. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6. May Honesty become your Trademark henceforth. Remain Blessed. 
 Ever benefitted from being honest or borne a consequence of dishonesty or any other insight on this, drop your comment below. 
God bless you. 
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DEMISE OF HONESTY.

This is to announce the demise of our beloved, well sought after virtue, HONESTY, who has struggled to make life worthwhile but died after b...

VALENTINE SPECIAL:: THE LOVE LETTER.

Joan A. 0 ladies, Lifestyle, love 04:00:00

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 How is the state of your heart?  I hope it's at peace. You said you love me and want to be my lover forever.....Well, the "r" in the word "lover" means that you would respect my definition of love to really be my lover. 
 We live in a world where love is defined as sex, and as such many people live in the illusion that sex is a prove of love, but i want to define my version of love to you. 
 If you love me as you said, you will be patient and wait for us to walk down the aisle to declare public togetherness before asking for my body. You will be kind enough not to say you love me and want to be mine forever, when all you long for is my body and not a marital commitment. 
 If you love me, you will not build a wall of jealousy around me but a bridge of trust that will enable me fulfil my God-given purpose in life. You will not take pride in your physique, using it as a tool of seduction, but will seek to preserve my purity and yours too. Your words will not be filled with flattery or boastful assertions, but words of one whose confidence is in God not self. 
 If you are in love with me,  you will not be rude and disregard my values but will respect and uphold them. you will not demand to always have your own way, but will gently accept to work in agreement in order to achieve a mutual and Godly benefit for us. 
 If you're in love with me, you will understand my fraility as an imperfect human with flaws. you will learn to forgive my wrongs and not become my chief judge with a record book of my Inconsistences, but also seek for ways to help me overcome them. 
 Yes, i know you understand that someone else desired to have my heart,but could not, your love for me will not make you rejoice that such one is lonely but will make you pray & rejoice when such one finds a heart to love and be loved by. 
 If you're head-over-heels in love with me, you will be honest with me at all times, speaking the truth in love and not using deception in order to keep the relationship. 
 Every true love relationship is a journey not a day's celebration and as such you would stick with me and love me at all times not only on St. Valentine's remembrance day. 
 Every love story has got its challenges; if your love for me is True love, then you will first build a strong relationship with Jesus-who himself is love personified in order to secure & stregthen your loving capacity. 
When that is done, you"ll never lose faith in us, you"ll be ever hopeful for us and endure all that may come our way. 
 This, i ask, not of you alone, but of myself towards you also. God is love. May He help us. 
 Yours Trully, 
Lover-to-be. 
 #Redefining Love# 
This letter is dedicated to all Christian Singles who stand for Godliness and purity, and all who desire the same. God bless you.</div> <div class="blogaway-signature"> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog">Posted via Blogaway</a></div>

VALENTINE SPECIAL:: THE LOVE LETTER.

Dear Lover, How is the state of your heart? I hope it's at peace. You said you love me and want to be my lover forever.....Well, the ...

WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANYWAY?

Joan A. 0 Lifestyle 10:10:00

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1uzBKIoeymwuAeXHyh2-_q6l29ZcCJEHT1l1c0v1BiZf5SAYqEQ_mGDOcPHK_qG1gysfgSleFVjnq-8JDcV-DeTCSbDpQtR0KYysrQfROVeKg_dcK-fkmTdxQGB0dxRdKvouUTuOzIo/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1uzBKIoeymwuAeXHyh2-_q6l29ZcCJEHT1l1c0v1BiZf5SAYqEQ_mGDOcPHK_qG1gysfgSleFVjnq-8JDcV-DeTCSbDpQtR0KYysrQfROVeKg_dcK-fkmTdxQGB0dxRdKvouUTuOzIo/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section">It was 7am on a cool wednesday morning. Dennis and felix were driving to their different offices and were both caught up in Traffic. While waiting for the light to go green, Dennis was distracted & so did not notice the change in Traffic Light, after about a minute, to Yellow; Felix who was running late for work turned on his ignition, and on the change to green, he moved speedily and !!!CRASH!!....He had hit Dennis who was still struggling to turn on the ignition of his car. And so both men came out of their cars, shouting and blaming each other for the accident. Dennis blamed Felix for being in a haste, Felix blamed Dennis for being a sluggish and Lazy driver. They were at a point causing traffic jam on the road, which led to both of them being taken to the Office of the Federal Road Safety Commission and they were....?.....we'll come to that. 
This is just an example of how we get into the blame circle. When something Negative or undesirable happens, the natural human tendency is to push the responsibility of such to another person, especially things meriting censure. 
 It started in the garden of Eden when Man disobeyed God and fell. Here is a short tale of it: "Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”, He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.” 
"Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” 
The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” ( God moved on to ask Eve)Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.” Genesis.3:9-13. 
 And so here was Adam blaming the woman, & God also for giving him a wife, while the woman (Eve) pushed the blame to the serpent.  
 The israelites after being saved from captivity, while passing through the wilderness, blamed Moses for their hardship. Here is what they said,"Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!” Numbers. 20:5. One would have expected a bit of gratitude from people who had been given their freedom. 
 In our world Today, The blame circle continues... 
In Schools, the unsuccessful student blames his failure on the inability of the teacher to teach and pass on knowledge, while the teacher blames the student for being unable to understand basic teachings or having a low I.Q (intelligence Quotient). Peharps if the teacher tried using a different teaching approach and the student pays more attention, success will be achieved for all. 
 At home, during a misunderstanding, the distraught wife blames the husband for being insensitive, unloving and uncaring, while the husband blames the wife for being touchy and disrespectful. will peace not be gained if both husband and wife apologise to each other? 
 At the work place, when there is a lag in meeting set business target, the boss blames the worker for being lazy, the workers blame the boss for being uptight. Will Productivity and profit not be maximized, if both the workers and the boss worked as a team? 
 There are so many instances where we may find ourselves in the blame circle, but the truth remains that no matter how justifiable your blame maybe, it does not exempt you from possible consequencies attached, even when you had the minutest input to it. This also robs you of inner peace. 
 In Genesis 3:14, the serpent was cursed, but God also meted out punishment for both Adam and Eve . To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.” Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. Genesis.3:16-17. 
 The universal law of cause and effect states that for every effect, there is a definite cause likewise for every cause there is a definite effect; your thoughts, behaviour and actions create specific effects that manifest and create your life as you know it. 
To live peaceful and successful lives we need to move out of the blame circle, How?, by dealing with the root cause, which is our focus on immediate need of the moment, which in our minds, we expect the other person(s) to meet. Our exit from this peace-robbing circle starts from changing our thought-process, taking responsibility of our actions and seeking re-dress where necessary. 
God's word directs us on how to handle our thought life to live peaceful and Successful lives. He says,‘‘And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.’’ Phillipians 4:23. 
 Now back to our story: In the Office of the FRSC, Dennis was fined for making calls while driving which distracted him, Felix was fined for overspeeding. They were also instructed to take care of damages done to each others' car. 
So the next time you feel like passing a blame, stop and think, find out the most peaceful way out, and take necessary responsibility to achieve success. 
 Happy new year!!! 
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WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANYWAY?

It was 7am on a cool wednesday morning. Dennis and felix were driving to their different offices and were both caught up in Traffic. While w...

WHERE IS GOD?

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Life is full of challenges, you would agree with me; and Change is said to be a constant in life. Today you may be mourning and Tomorrow you are celebrating. With the highs and lows, the ups and downs, one would ask- can there ever be stability in Life?.
 
 
In our world today, there is so much chaos, financial recession, heartbreaks, increase in lawlessness and new diseases arising everyday. Things considered as abominations in the past are being legalized by law- from divorce rates hiking up each day to gay rights, abortion, people becoming less loving & more selfish; and Most people don't even want to hear you talk about "GOD" or "JESUS". They ask, where is God in the midst of all the chaos and struggles in the world? If He is the Almighty God, why can't he just intervene and make the world all good? Why can't He take all the pain away? Even some Christians at times ask similar questions.
 
 
The Truth is, God is watching...Yes, He is very much alive and watching in Love. Would a Loving God let us go through heartaches and struggles?...Not necessarily...God's Love is such that allows His Loved one to exercise their free-will and only comes in to intervene if He is invited to do so. Most heartaches arise from our disobedience to his word, although He may let us undergo some hardship to build trust in Him. Hear His word in Isaiah 55:8,"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts",says the Lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine; so how can we really understand?. Our understanding of God is revealed in the Person Of Jesus Christ.
 
 
I've been through hard and trying times, situations which seemed Hopeless, heartaches and all; but in all these things, i realized that all the while, God was standing by and watching, with a heart filled with Love. Was God Punishing me for my sins? well, he won't be wrong if he did-but no, that's not the point and reason. Here's the point...
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For the Believer, the dealings of God with us its for building up our faith in him. Everything he allows us pass through is for a reason, which could be to build up our faith in Him, to keep us from sin, to show the world his power, to encourage us and so much more; but each process is for our good and His glory and He never leaves us alone. We live in a fallen world with trials and temptations each day, but His word says, " The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation be more than you can stand. when you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure". 1.Corinthians 10:13.
 
 
You may feel boxed-in with several issues, crisis after crisis, disappointments, financial issues, heartbreaks, just name it-it may even be in your health. But there is way out- That's Jesus. He is the answer and solution you seek. If you are a believer-hold on and listen to Him speak; If you left the Christian faith, its time come back home, for He is waiting for you, and if you've never accepted, now is the acceptable time for you to take hold of His hand of salvation which he is reaching out to you-say this prayer: Lord Jesus, i confess that i am a sinner, i believe you died and rose again to save me from my sins, i accept you as my Lord and Personal Saviour, cleanse me with your blood and make me your Child, in Jesus name,Amen. Now that you are saved, join a Bible-believing Church and make True Christians your friends for, "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend".Proverbs 27:17
 
 
And so, in essence, Where is God?, The answer: He is revealed in Jesus Christ, as it is written,"For God himself in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ" Colossians 1:19.
 
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