by Mark Ibigbami GreatMark | Nov 14, 2018 | Articles |
Life is good but things do fall apart! Life still offers beauty in all its ramifications, even though it sometimes presents ugly and seemingly impossible situations.
Life is a good teacher, but sometimes teaches the hard way. Trust me, it can be really rough and tough. Life is a good friend but sometimes it can be unfair and annoying. Oftentimes, things just never go the way the way you want it. Sometimes it is OK, other times, it is unbearable.
In life, things are in transit: today, you are here; the next moment you are there. In a moment, the rich becomes poor, and by a stroke of luck, the unfortunate becomes a celebrity.
Life is dual in nature: it offers one side to me, and another side to you, and many times, not the way we plan it. In one location it is cold, in another place it is warm. It is bright here, and dark there.
Nothing ever sums up in the way we like it to be. Things fall apart when the apparent center cannot hold. In life, the center doesn’t always hold, so things would always not be as expected.
Life has in its path to success, many hurdles to cross. Sometime, it can be quite easy, at other times, it would seem impossible and hopeless. Yet, life offers goodness and contentment if you have a sure connection to the true center of life, God.
Things do fall apart when the apparent center cannot hold them. The center that holds the things that gives happiness is in itself feeble. When the things that makes us happy is lost, life becomes unfriendly.
Here’s the sure thing: “GOD holds the high center, He sees and sets the world’s mess right. He decides what is right for us earthlings…GOD’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked.”-Ps. 9:7-10
Life offers abundant joy, but this joy is beyond human comprehension. It is supernatural. It is divinely inspired and endowed. Life is beautiful when peace floods your soul from the river of life.
When things fall apart, don’t lose your heart. It just means they are about to be put back together in a new and better way. When everything seems like it is falling apart, that is when God is putting things together just the way HE wants it.
So, keep calm; don’t be afraid, God is at work to put your center together again. When things fall apart, don’t fall! Be strong!
You’re winning! Yes, we are winning!
Find out how to live a raidiant life below:
https://yeswearewinning.com/2018/01/11/heres-one-sure-way-to-live-a-radiant-life/
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by Mark Ibigbami GreatMark | Nov 7, 2018 | Entertainment |
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by Mark Ibigbami GreatMark | Oct 18, 2018 | Articles |
The YWAW foundation in collaboration with the an Alumni of The Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School (OLASS 1986/1987 set), Yaba, organized an advocacy forum to mark the International Day of the Girl Child.
The 1986/1987 Alumni of the school, headed by princess Adeola Ogunlewe, provided us a platform to educate the Girls on the need to be empowered with skills that would guarantee their future.
October 11 has been observed as the Day of The Girl Child since 2012. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The Theme of the 2018 edition is WITH HER: A SKILLED GIRLFORCE.
The focus of the 6th international Day of the Girl child is to work alongside all girls to expand existing learning opportunities, chart new pathways and calling on the global community to rethink how to prepare them for a successful transition into the world of work.
Furthermore, it is expected that the theme of the International Day of the Girl child will mark the beginning of a year-long effort to bring together partners and stakeholders to advocate for, and draw attention and investments to, the most pressing needs and opportunities for girls to attain skills for employability.
Our Projector consultant, Babs Afonriwo, was very articulate as he anchored the advocacy forum, and our amiable and eloquent speaker, Abimbola Ololade Abimbola spurred the over 800 students of OLASS to greatness. The positive impact of the panel discussion was visibly seen on the Girls as they ask severally related questions and sought counseling and Guardians from the YWAW team and the Alumni.
“On this International Day of the Girl, let us recommit to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce on equal terms and reach her full potential.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Enjoy the pictures…
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by Mark Ibigbami GreatMark | Oct 17, 2018 | Articles |
I can’t but wonder what would be the implication of the Boko Haram’s statement about Leah Sharibu becoming their slave. They speak with so much authority forgetting that they are mere grasshoppers before the creator.
Today’s post from OpenDoors is especially disturbing. Perhaps, because it is a reality I can closely relate with. It is the news about Leah Sharibu, the abducted Christian Chibok school girl and other aid workers whom the Boko Haram have announced that they would keep as slaves.
This was contained in a recent video released after one of the abducted aid worker, Hauwa Liman was executed, having being kept in captivity since March 2018. It’s ridiculous and saddening how this evil genius would continue to perpetuate their wickedness with no iota of fear for God or respect for human life.
As I think about what seemed like a hopeless situation, the miraculous escape of Apostle Peter from the prison in Acts 12 gives me some respite and assurance that indeed God is at work and He’s able to deliver these helpless captives in a way that seemed humanly impossible.
These blood thirsty grasshoppers bragging about their control of precious human lives, and assuming the place of God shall soon be as dust before the wind, and their end shall be worst than their beginning! Let’s keep hope alive and pray for all the captives.
Beyond, the rescue efforts of our Government, God is more than able to deliver them. He certainly has a plan, and it will ripen up faster than they think.
We are winning! Yes, we are winning
Read more about this story below:
https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/boko-haram-sect-vows-to-keep-leah-sharibu-slave-for-life/
Boko Haram Sect: ‘From today, Leah Sharibu will be our slave.’
We are reporting difficult news today.
One month to the day since releasing a video of an execution of a kidnapped aid worker and threatening to kill three other hostages, including 15-year-old Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, militants have released another video.
In it, the Boko Haram faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), executes a second aid worker and issues a threat to keep Leah and the third kidnapped aid worker, Alice Ngaddah, as “slaves for life.”
ISWAP fighters had specific words for Leah and Alice, also a Christian. Click the link below to read the full story and find 10 specific prayer points. |
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| I know this seems like a hopeless situation. We share this news to help you understand what young Christian girls and women in Nigeria face, as well as to help you connect deeply with your persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ. And, most important, to ask you to fervently and urgently pray, invoking our most powerful weapon against the darkness.
Open Doors has worked in Nigeria for many years, partnering with churches there to offer support for persecuted believers like the Sharibus. As part of the global Open Doors community, we can continue to join our hearts and voices together through our prayers.
You can even participate in the prayers of hundreds of Christians who are also praying for Leah and her family on our Prayer Wall. |
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| And finally, we can learn from and follow the example of Leah’s mother, Rebecca Sharibu, who continues to plead, “Please don’t give up hope. Please continue to lift up Leah and our family. Please continue to stand with us.”
Thank you for standing…
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! (Ephesians 3: 20-21) |
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Best,
Lindy Lowry,
Open Doors Weekly editor |
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For more stories on Hauwa Liman, click https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/16/nigeria-islamist-militants-kill-aid-worker-red-cross-after-deadline-expires
