THE WAKEUP CALL!

One Friday morning, fully prepared and I am out of the house to my usual routine (travelling from Mulolongo to Cabanas). Everything seemed normal, and I had no thoughts of something abnormal happening that day. When I arrived at the stage, it was the normal routine, makangas helping you to choose the car to travel in and I had no problem with that as I was so uptight and I had learned how to handle them without much struggle. I was lucky that day, and I boarded a matatu that never took too long and off we were on our way to town. I alighted at Cabanas, used the footbridge and was now heading to Embakasi.

While walking, something unexpected happened. If you know this place, opposite kobil petrol station, the TSA officials are always there monitoring the ones who are not using the footbridges. I was used to this and I had committed to always use the footbridge every time. So this day, out of the blues, I passed a policeman who I thought was manning those who had been caught not using the footbridge. He picked up a conversation with me.

Policeman: hey si unisaidie na hizo vitabu (Translates to "hello can you help me with those books" and by that, he was referring to the bag that was usually on my shoulders and if it contains books am the only person who knows. So I had to engage him)

Me: hapana, wacha nifike shule kwanza juu vitabu ni za shule. (No let me go to school first because that is where the books belong) on that point I paused, turned back and shook his hand after all he seemed harmless)

Policeman: saa umekataa kunipa vitabu, na unaenda shule wapi? (Now you have denied me the books, which school do you belong)

Me: (I had to lie because I was going to any school and neither was I carrying any books and furthermore he was a stranger) naenda VIPS (I belong to VIPS Vision Institute of Professionals)

Policeman: na wewe ni mkamba wa wapi? (And you are a kamba from where?)

Me: (shocked because how did he knew that I was a kamba and I had not even said who my name was). Mimi natoka ______ county place inaitwa ____ na naitwa _____ ______ (am from county ____ a place called ___ and my name is _____)

Policeman: ukambani najua place kadha wa kadha namimi naitwa ____ kutoka sides za bungoma (I know some places in ukambani and my name is ------ and I come from Bungoma)

So the conversation continued and after realizing he was cool than I had thought before, I even said that I knew Bungoma. On saying that, he got me again and asked why I was then going to school. I had to find a lie as quick as I could and managed to say I was now taking professional courses. We talked a little bit more, and it was time to part. Surprisingly, the guy asked for my phone number, and I didn't hesitate. Furthermore, he is a policeman and one day I might need him so I quickly gave him my phone number, called to confirm and said he will halla later.

That seems normal and very simple, and I had no reason to worry. I continued with my journey and reached my destination safely. Everything picked up well and normality maintained. At around four, my friend and I decided to take a walk. My phone was in vibration mode and because we were so much occupied, I never bothered to check whether someone tried calling. After some time, I realized I had to call someone, so I picked my phone. Surprisingly, I found three missed calls from the guy we had met earlier and exchanged contacts. I called back immediately to inquire what he wanted.

The guy picked up the call and his first question was "where are you" and this time round I didn't lie, I first asked him where he was and after saying he was in town, I told him that I was at Embakasi. After talking for some time, the guy asked me when was I visiting him, and I was like dude, I just met you today, and I know very little about you, why should I visit you? Though I didn't say that directly I assured him I would pay him a visit. As that wasn't enough, he further asked and what will you bring during the visit.

Now that was unexpected, and if I choose to visit you, two things can happen I can bring something or nothing at all. Now this is a guy who wants me to visit, and expects something that I never knew. I easily told him that I will bring something along hoping that was enough for him but little did I know that he was driving to something. He was so persisted, and I had to give him an answer that he never bought. I then told him I had to go since I was running out of credit, but he said he was calling back.

Few minutes later, he called and the conversation changed drastically. He asked again what I was to take along during the visit and this question was now becoming a nuisance. I immediately counteracted and requested him to be precise on what he wanted. Of all the people I have ever conversed with, this one caught me off-guard. I was so shocked to hear what the guy had to say. Another conversation picked and this is how it evolved

Me: what do you expect from me?

Policeman: something good

Me: what do you mean? (The guy disconnected the call, and I thought that was it. To my amazement, that was but just the beginning because he texted back immediately)

Soldier: I want to feel good

To cut the long story short, the guy was gay, and that was the reason he wanted me to pay him a visit. He constantly texted even when I didn't reply and at around nine in the evening, I had to call it off though in a rude way. I replied with this text.

 …"shetani ashindwe, are you out of your mind? When you saw me is that what you imagined? You need Jesus more than anything else. Remember Christ loves you and choose to live right with him. Please do not call or text me concerning such nonsense."

That is how the conversation ended and it helped because since then we never conversed again. However, that got me thinking. Was that the best way to handle such a situation? Did I do the right thing? Was there a better way to approach the whole issue and maybe lead the guy to Christ? How many have fallen into the same trap and ended up entangled? How many have fallen into that guys trap? So many questions, very few answers. The fact that he is a policeman can make one give in so easily because of fear, and that is one of the reasons I had to write this up.

That incidence got me thinking. As Christians are we living as though such persons do not exist? Are we aware that these people are increasing in number in our current society? It is true that we can get over it so easily without being entangled but what of our kids, what of those who are weak in their faith? A time has come when we have to rise above the world standard and make our calling pure. Paul says in the book of 2nd Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." There are so many guys out there preying on young men same as beautiful ladies preying on our young women. These things happen but they aren't reported so often, and we might live in denial that our generation is pure and free from any pollution only later to realize we have raised a doomed generation.

In your place of work, how many times do you compromise due to the worldly standards? How many times do you have to do something just because the boss has requested and despite the fact that you know it`s not right you end up giving in? I call that slavery and a time has come to make truth remain as such and no more relative. You need to stand up for what you believe in with confidence and without fear. Jesus saw it coming when he told his disciples that they were to be persecuted, tortured and even killed because of him.

Nowadays Christians fear death more than anything else and if you threaten them with death, am sure a large percentage would deny even the god they serve. Then I ask this question, how far can you go when it comes to defending your faith? Don't say it here but think about it. Can you accept a lifetime imprisonment when there is a cheap way to escape that will compromise your faith? Logically speaking, many will give in to the norm that, my pastor will understand, my friends will understand, my bishop will understand and so on and so forth. What of God, will he too understand? If we are moved by the little challenges the world brings our way, could the church still be there if we existed before Peter, Paul and the apostles? Could we have had the courage to stand as they did without entertaining any nonsense in ministry?

Take up your cross and follow me. God will take our heavy burdens and feed us with light ones we can bear, but you have to be prepared. Christianity is not a zone of comfort but rather a battleground. The enemy is fighting to win your soul, and you have to be skillful enough so as to know all his tactics. You have to know that following Christ is very costly. We have to put on the full armour as Christians and be ready to wage war against the enemy. Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armour of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground and after you have done everything, to stand. Hope on reading this you will have a change of heart and look at things with a different perspective.

God bless you and thank you for taking your time to read this.

Facts about health living

• VEGETABLES AND HEALTH LIVING
  1. Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce
     
     risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke.
  2. Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers.
  3. Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as some vegetables and fruits, may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
  4. Eating vegetables and fruits rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may lower blood pressure, and may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss.
  5. Eating foods such as vegetables that are lower in calories per cup instead of some other higher-calorie food may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake.

• AMAZING

  1. Most vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. None have cholesterol. (Sauces or
     
     seasonings may add fat, calories, or cholesterol.)
  2. Vegetables are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  3. Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Vegetable sources of potassium include sweet potatoes, white potatoes, white beans, tomato products (paste, sauce, and juice), beet greens, soybeans, lima beans, spinach, lentils, and kidney beans.
  4. Dietary fiber from vegetables, as part of an overall healthy diet, helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart disease. Fiber is important for proper bowel function. It helps reduce constipation and diverticulosis. Fiber-containing foods such as vegetables help provide a feeling of fullness with fewer calories.
  5. Folate (folic acid) helps the body form red blood cells. Women of childbearing age who may become pregnant should consume adequate folate from foods, and in addition 400 mcg of synthetic folic acid from fortified foods or supplements. This reduces the risk of neural tube defects, spina bifida, and anencephaly during fetal development.
  6. Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections.
  7. Vitamin C helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps teeth and gums healthy. Vitamin C aids in iron absorption.

20 Amazing Facts about human beings

1.  People with higher number of moles tend to live longer than people with lesser number of moles.
2. When filming summer scenes in winter, actors suck on ice cubes just before the camera rolls - it cools their mouths so their breath doesn’t condense in the cold air. 
3. Thinking about your muscles can make you stronger.
4. Grapefruit scent will make middle aged women appear six years younger to men. The perception is not reciprocal and the grapefruit scent on men has no effect on women’s perception.
5. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
6. The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you’ll have a bad dream.
7. There are more people alive today than have ever died.
8. Women’s hair is about half the diameter of men’s hair.
9.  Women blink twice as many times as men do.
10. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
11. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
12. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
13. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!
14. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb. The cartoon image of a light bulb over your head when a great thought occurs isn’t too far off the mark. Your brain generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when you’re sleeping.
15. The brain is much more active at night than during the day.
16. The brain itself cannot feel pain. While the brain might be the pain center when you cut your finger or burn yourself, the brain itself does not have pain receptors and cannot feel pain.
17. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. And the nail on the middle finger of your dominant hand will grow the fastest of all. Why is not entirely known, but nail growth is related to the length of the finger, with the longest fingers growing nails the fastest and shortest the slowest.
18. The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average.
19. Human hair is virtually indestructible. Aside from it’s flammability, human hair decays at such a slow rate that it is practically non-disintegrative. Hair cannot be destroyed by cold, change of climate, water, or other natural forces and it is resistant to many kinds of acids and corrosive chemicals.
20. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades. Hydrochloric acid, the type found in your stomach, is not only good at dissolving the pizza you had for dinner but can also eat through many types of metal.

A story you must read

Lance Armstrong

Diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer at the age of 25, doctors gave Lance Armstrong less than a 40 percent chance of recovery. Tumors were discovered in his lungs and stomach along with multiple lesions on the brain.
His biking career was over or so everyone thought; but no one counted on the indomitable belief Armstrong had in himself and the lessons which his mother, Linda Walling had taught him.
One of the first things that he did was to acknowledge the disease that had captured him in its talons and learn everything he could about it. He devoured books, resources and found help in support groups with people going through similar difficulties.
Lance sought strength in three things his mother had instilled in him

Look up

Your past only takes you nowhere, your present is what defines your tomorrow. Don`t let your past guilt ruin your future, Arise, watch out and gain the confidence to command your tomorrow. We have been given much authority and its our mandate to use it wisely. Believe you can do the impossible and arise to any challenge. You are a hero and you are not worth any defeat.
You will get discouraged yes, but each day comes along with its special blessings. Yours is to be in the best position so as to be in a capacity of taping them. whenever you feel discouraged, here you got something to read and feel renewed. Use what you have to gain what you don`t have. Am sure that reading these quotes will give you a new and different direction in your life.
Best encouraging quotes
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
-Richard Bach
If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you.
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose,
for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.
-Mary Pickford
It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done
or how many people have tried it before;
it's important to realize that whatever you're doing,
it's your first attempt at it.
-Wally Amos
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces,
never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
-Flavia Weedn
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end
may also be only the beginning.
-Ivy Baker Priest
Experience is not what happens to you;
it is what you do with what happens to you.
-Aldous Huxley
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
-Henry David Thoreau
And this too, shall pass away.
-unknown
When you feel like giving up,
remember why you held on for so long in the first place.
-unknown
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't,
I give myself reasons why I can.
-unknown
When one door closes another door opens;
but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door,
that we do not see the ones which open for us.
-Alexander Graham Bell
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity
loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
-William James
Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.
-Claude Bissell
Never let the odds keep you from doing
what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.
-unknown
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.
-Benjamin Spock
Adversity is like a strong wind.
It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn,
so that we see ourselves as we really are.
-Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters
one represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
-John F. Kennedy
It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief,
as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
-Cicero
Am sure you gonna be motivated by reading the above quotes

THE PATH TO LIFE

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16

What does this mean?

You’re Choice

God gave you life and freewill.

You are here to make a choice.

Do you choose love and accept God, or do you choose to reject Him?

Do you accept Gods will for your life, or do you reject it?

Are you willing to turn away from the evil in this world, in exchange for a relationship with your Creator?

I am calling you to Repent!

When you can answer ‘YES!’, and Repent in your heart, there is great news for you.

But first we must understand the problem.

You’re Problem:

Look at your world, something is terribly wrong.

Most choose to reject God and His will.

Most have rejected a relationship with Him, and the effects are devastating.

 Sin is in conflict with your perfect, loving and just Creator.  

Sin prevents your relationship with Him

Sin has a cost. Sin causes pain.

We are sinners, each of us. You are a Sinner.

The unfortunate result of sin is death.

A Spiritual death!  

An eternal existence in which you are separated from Him,

bearing the consequence for the pain and suffering your sin has caused.

You’re Great News

 

God has prepared a way for you who repent.

 He has prepared a way for you that reject evil, and love Him.

God made possible your salvation through His great sacrifice.  

He came to rescue you.
Our Mighty, Eternal and Loving God of all creation, came off His throne and became like you.

He humbled himself to become flesh and blood.

Emanuel means - God with us. Jesus means - God saves us.
God (Jesus) went to the cross, perfect and sinless.  

On that cross, He experienced not only physical, but spiritual death.  

Jesus bears the pain and suffering caused by your sin.

 He pays the just price for your sin.  This cleanses you.

He gives you His Holy Spirit, and with it a new and everlasting life.

This is the sacrifice God makes for you that repent.

 

If you want to know Christ, repent and The Father will reveal Him to You