FINAL SAFETY

FINAL SAFETY

(UsalamaWetu

WajibuWangu)

Your first security

Is your God

Your second security

Is your self

Your third security

Is your faith

Your fourth security

Is your neighbor

Your final security

Is your responsibility

Pangas can only shed blood

Your Security

Is a shared responsibility

Driven by your humility

Honored by your unity

Dogs can only bark and bite

Your security

Is a mission

To inform people

To form a family

To transform the community

To kingdom integrity

Arrows can only pierce

Your security

Is your ability

To renew

A life giving faith

To deepen

Your relationship with Jesus

To live

A life in its fullness

CCTV can only record

Your security is

Motivated by provision

Moved by protection

Reaching out to the vulnerable

Enriching the marginalized

Witchcraft can only fool

Your security

Is based on

Deep rooted faith in God

Is founded on

Growth in Prayer, fasting and alms giving

Alarm systems can only alert

Your security

Is a response

To the love of God

Is a responsibility

To love your neighbor

Warriors will only worry

Your security is a

Priority of faith

Primacy of charity

Faith precedes charity

Charity is the work of Christians

Men and women can only use

Your security

Is a revelation

To adhere to Gods passionate love

To be faithful in your vocation

Property can only profit

Your security

Is a need

To love

Without judgment

To cultivate

Fruits of your talent

Your security is

Renewing your faith

Recharging your baptism

Reviving your evangelization

Refreshing the word of God

Reconciling with your neighbors

Revitalizing your relationships

Rebuilding the Kingdom of God

Composed by

Jacqueline Kamau

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jacqueline.kamau@gmail.com

Use your Mind

Your mind is the  compass that shapes your destiny. Its quality will determine the quality of your life. It is the light that dictates your path. You cannot change your life without changing your mind. If we pay as much attention to the development and shape of our minds as we do to our external appearance, we will advance in leaps and bounds.
A lot of people would rather buy designer clothes than buy a book. Many people have a budget for entertainment but not for developing their minds. And we still wonder why people resist change?
You cannot be open to change if your mind is frozen in the past or in the present. If your expenditure on your outside is greater than
your expenditure on your mind, then you have some
adjustments to do. Upgrade your mind. Read a book today. The person who does not read has no advantage over the one who cannot read
Lesson learnt well after reading this article

Teetotaler

there were two young boys who were raised in the home of an alcoholic father. As young men, they each went their own way. Years later, a psychologist who was analyzing what drunkenness does to children in the home searched out these two men. One had turned out to be like his father, a hopeless alcoholic. The other had turned out to be a teetotaler.
The counselor asked the first man, “Why did you become an alcoholic?” And the second, “Why did you become a teetotaler?” And they both gave the same identical answer in these words, “What else could you expect when you had a father like mine?” It’s not what happens to you in life but how you react to it that makes the difference. Every human being in the same situation has the possibilities of choosing how he will react, either positively or negatively.

Sit , Settle and Start again

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit , settle and start again

A Couple of Beers with a Friend

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles roll
ed into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’
The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.The students laughed..
‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—-your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—-and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.. The sand is everything else—-the small stuff.
‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.
Take care of the golf balls first—-the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

Destroyed by Girls

Solomon is considered to be the wisest man that ever lived, yet there are some things that he did that were not wise at all like having 700 wives and 300 concubines. Think about this, if Solomon was to spend a day with each of his women, it would take him almost three years just to do that.
He had an appetite for something that God had warned them about; not to marry foreign women. In all his wisdom, Solomon was not able to contain his appetite for foreign women and they turned his heart away from God and that led to his down fall. Samson also found himself in the same predicament. He had an appetite for philistine women that he could not contain and that left him bound bald and blind.
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughters Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
1 Kings 11:1-3

What are you thinking?

What are you thinking? 
Our family lived in one house for about 15 years and then moved to a new house not too far away. I still ran errands in the same area and went to the same grocery store. On more than one occasion, I would be out and about and then get into my car to head home…only to find that I had driven right back to my old house. I’d pull into the driveway before I ever even caught myself! Have you ever had something like that happen? This is just one example of how our minds travel back to the old if we aren’t intentional about focusing on the new.


Anytime we are trying to make a change in our lives, it’s like paving a new road. It happens in stages. It can be tempting to take the “old road” because that road is paved and familiar. But, the familiar isn’t going to get us to our destiny. Taking the road less traveled or taking new ground—that’s how we grow, learn and develop into everything God has called us to be.

Today, I just want to encourage you to think intentionally. Set your mind on the Word of God. Don’t just let your thoughts wander. The Bible says to take captive every thought. That means we don’t let our thoughts flow aimlessly; we intentionally set our thoughts on God and His Word. When you think intentionally, you’ll act intentionally and move forward intentionally into the place of victory and fulfillment God has prepared for you!

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” (Colossians 3:2, ESV) 

inspired by this story of Victoria O.

You want me, This is me

You want me, This is me
I do not have patience for certain things, not because i have become arrogant, but simply because i have reached a point in my life where i do not want to waste more time on what displeases or hurts me.
I have lost the will to please those who do not like me and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me. I no longer spend a single second on those who lie or want to manipulate me.
I have decided not to co exist anymore with pretense, hypocrisy, dishonesty and cheap praise.
 I will avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities. in friendship i dislike lack of royalty and betrayal.
 I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a genuine compliment  or a word of encouragement.Exagerrations are not interesting to me.
On top of it all,
 i have no patience with anyone who does not deserve my patience.

Stop Complaining

Stop Complaining
one needs to focus on productivity not always complaining. Great people see positive things even in negativity. Let us learn to be positive

Need a husband or Wife? You need a promotion? Go an extra mile

Two sons work for their father on the family‘s farm. The younger brother had for some years been given more responsibility and reward, and one day the older brother asks his father to explain why. The father says, “First, go to the Kelly’s farm and see if they have any geese for sale – we need to add to our stock.” The brother soon returns with the answer, “Yes they have five geese they can sell to us.” The father then says, “Good, please ask them the price.” The son returns with the answer, “The geese are $10 each.” The father says, “Good, now ask if they can deliver the geese tomorrow.” And duly the son returns with the answer, “Yes, they can deliver the geese them tomorrow.”
The father asks the older brother to wait and listen, and then calls to the younger brother in a nearby field, “Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any geese for sale – we need to add to our stock.” The younger brother soon returns with the answer, “Yes, they have five geese for $10 each, or ten geese for $8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow – I asked them to deliver the five unless they heard otherwise from us in the next hour. And I agreed that if we want the extra five geese we could buy them at $6 each. The father turned to the older son, who nodded his head in appreciation – he now realised why his brother was given more responsibility and reward.
I read that story and I immediately thought of the story of Rebecca in Genesis 24:17-19
The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.” “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink. After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
Genesis 24:17-19
Do you go the extra mile or do you just get by with the bare minimum? This one thing I have realized, many people want to be blessed yet they are not willing to put in the work and take the initiative to go the extra mile. All that Abraham’s servant requested of Rebecca was a drink of water for himself, but Rebecca went the extra mile and offered to water his camels also. This was no small task and Abraham’s servant stood by to watch if this young lady had offered more than she could deliver. Surprisingly Rebecca followed through on what she had offered. Because of her generosity and kindness she ends up in the genealogy of the messiah. Are you the kind of person who is content with doing just the bare minimum? If you are, most likely you are always complaining when others are favoured because of the initiative they take. Do you have any responsibilities today? Be like the younger son, think it through and go the extra mile.

Fully Engaged

There is a mabati advertisement that comes on TV from which we can learn a valuable lesson as Christians. Two gentlemen meet at a hardware store and both are looking for roofing material to finish up their homes. One asks for a particular brand of mabati because he knows it is of good quality and durable. He does not even bother to ask for the price because he is after quality. The second man on the other hand is all about saving a few shillings and so he asks for a cheaper quality of mabati. Both customers are happy as they leave the hardware store. Fast forward to a few months later and it is the rainy season. The man who went for the cheaper mabati is busy in his house looking for containers to trap the rain because his house is leaking all over. The cheap mabati was not cheap after all because now it will cost him more. The one who choose quality on the other hand is busy enjoying a cup of tea in his house with nothing much to worry about…
We are all builders and each one of us has the opportunity to choose the kind of material we shall build with. Building material comes in many shapes and forms and also different qualities. The more durable the material, the deeper you have to dig into your pocket. Each and every one of us has been given a foundation on which to build on, the foundation being Jesus Christ. We have the responsibility of choosing the kind of material we use to build with. So will you go for gold and silver or wood and straw? Many people are not willing to pay the price to build with expensive material. Expensive material will mean maintaining your purity and keeping your boundaries when everyone else says you don’t have to. It will mean not defiling yourself by sieving what you watch and where you go. Expensive material means letting go of some of the relationships that are pulling you behind.
It will mean being diligent, faithful and consistent in studying the word and prayer. It will mean being involved in the house of God, sharing the gospel and being an example in word and deed. It will mean listening an obeying the voice of God even when it seems absurd. It will mean not being with the status quo for the sake of honoring God. Are you willing to pay the price of building with such material? Or would you rather be shallow and use cheap material that may look appealing to others but it is not durable. Remember you are responsible for the kind of material you use to build you can not put that blame on someone else. Go for quality and pay the price because there is a fire that is coming to test what you have built and you don’t want to be left with a heap of ashes. Choose wisely what you use to build today. Go for quality and yes it will cost you but its worth it

Fully Engaged

There is a mabati advertisement that comes on TV from which we can learn a valuable lesson as Christians. Two gentlemen meet at a hardware store and both are looking for roofing material to finish up their homes. One asks for a particular brand of mabati because he knows it is of good quality and durable. He does not even bother to ask for the price because he is after quality. The second man on the other hand is all about saving a few shillings and so he asks for a cheaper quality of mabati. Both customers are happy as they leave the hardware store. Fast forward to a few months later and it is the rainy season. The man who went for the cheaper mabati is busy in his house looking for containers to trap the rain because his house is leaking all over. The cheap mabati was not cheap after all because now it will cost him more. The one who choose quality on the other hand is busy enjoying a cup of tea in his house with nothing much to worry about…
We are all builders and each one of us has the opportunity to choose the kind of material we shall build with. Building material comes in many shapes and forms and also different qualities. The more durable the material, the deeper you have to dig into your pocket. Each and every one of us has been given a foundation on which to build on, the foundation being Jesus Christ. We have the responsibility of choosing the kind of material we use to build with. So will you go for gold and silver or wood and straw? Many people are not willing to pay the price to build with expensive material. Expensive material will mean maintaining your purity and keeping your boundaries when everyone else says you don’t have to. It will mean not defiling yourself by sieving what you watch and where you go. Expensive material means letting go of some of the relationships that are pulling you behind.
It will mean being diligent, faithful and consistent in studying the word and prayer. It will mean being involved in the house of God, sharing the gospel and being an example in word and deed. It will mean listening an obeying the voice of God even when it seems absurd. It will mean not being with the status quo for the sake of honoring God. Are you willing to pay the price of building with such material? Or would you rather be shallow and use cheap material that may look appealing to others but it is not durable. Remember you are responsible for the kind of material you use to build you can not put that blame on someone else. Go for quality and pay the price because there is a fire that is coming to test what you have built and you don’t want to be left with a heap of ashes. Choose wisely what you use to build today. Go for quality and yes it will cost you but its worth it

Let Faith Touch Your Heart

Let Faith Touch Your Heart
Jesus gives a warning addressed to the chief priests and elders of the people that is particularly severe: “The Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will bear its fruits” (Matthew 21:43).
These are words that make us think of the great responsibility of those who, in every age, are called to work in the vineyard of the Lord, especially with the role of authority; they move us to complete fidelity to Christ.
He is the “stone that the builders rejected” (cf. Matthew 21:42), because they judged him an enemy of the law and a threat to public order; but he himself, rejected and crucified, is risen, becoming the “cornerstone” upon which every human existence and the entire world can rest with absolute security.
It is not words that matter, but deeds, deeds of conversion and faith. Jesus directs this message to the chief priests and elders of the people of Israel, that is, to the religious experts of his people. At first they say “yes” to God’s will, but their piety becomes routine and God no longer matters to them. For this reason they find the message of Jesus disturbing. This same message is being given to you today. Is it disturbing to you?
The Lord concludes his parable with harsh words: ” For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him, and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him” (Mt 21:32).
Translated into the language of the present day, this statement might sound something like this: agnostics, who are constantly exercised by the question of God, those who long for a pure heart but suffer on account of their sin, are closer to the Kingdom of God than believers whose life of faith is “routine” and who regard the Church merely as an institution, without letting it touch their hearts, or letting the faith touch their hearts.
Compiled by Jacqueline kamau
Jacqueline.kamau@gmail.com   jacquelinewords.wordpress.com
27th Sunday In Ordinary Time
(Liturgical Year A)

how many solomons and samsons are being destroyed?

how many Solomons and Samsons are being destroyed?

Solomon is considered to be the wisest man that ever lived, yet there are some things that he did that were not wise at all like having 700 wives and 300 concubines. Think about this, if Solomon was to spend a day with each of his women, it would take him almost three years just to do that.
He had an appetite for something that God had warned them about; not to marry foreign women. In all his wisdom, Solomon was not able to contain his appetite for foreign women and they turned his heart away from God and that led to his down fall. Samson also found himself in the same predicament. He had an appetite for philistine women that he could not contain and that left him bound bald and blind.
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughters Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
1 Kings 11:1-3

want to get married, Control Your desires

Are we consumed by appetites that are robbing us of our God ordained destiny? Yes you are born again and you love Jesus but what kind of appetites have you allowed to dictate your lifestyle? Is it an appetite for an illicit office affair? Or maybe you just have a big appetite for ungodly movies? Are you just so consumed with an appetite for beer and alcohol?
Yes you go to church and you want to serve God but you just cannot stay away from prostitutes. Or maybe its something like stealing you just love the thrill of picking things that are not yours and getting away with it? Or you simply have an appetite to tell lies? You just can’t seem to satisfy you appetite for secular ungodly music and music videos and you are constantly trying to justify why you just have to feed these appetites.
Whatever it is weather you consider it big or small, the more you feed it the more it grows until one day like King Solomon you will not only have 700 wives, but three hundred concubines to add on to that. You and I need to realize that our fleshly appetites are driving us further and further away from our God ordained destiny. Like Esau are you willing to sell your birth rite just to feed your fleshly appetite?
Our flesh has a never-ending appetite for sin and it is always looking for its next meal. Yet by the power of God’s Spirit, we can resist the temptation to feed our flesh and instead focus on the things of God. Like Daniel, Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego who hungered more for the things of God than for the things of men. Make up your mind today to feed your Godly appetites and not your fleshly ones.

Activate Your Seed of Greatness

Activate Your Seed of Greatness 

It was a very bad year and a farmer had most of his crop destroyed because there was too much rain. As he was walking through his farm assessing his loses, he came across a most unusual soybean plant. He was shocked by its size, so he went and carefully picked off the pods. From these he collected 503 soybeans. He took them and kept them in a safe place as he waited the next planting season.

Soon it was time to plant again, so he took the 503 seeds and planted them in a little plot of land right behind his house. When the harvest season came, he harvested 16 kilos of soybeans. 16 kilos! He did not eat them but repeated the process once again, this time planting them on a 1 acre piece of land. When harvest time came, he harvested 1200 kilos of soybeans and still he did not feed on them but repeated the process one more time this time planting them over all the land he owned.

Harvest season was back again and this time he cashed in on what he harvested giving him close to a cool 1 million shillings, all this from one soy plant. It is important to note that this scripture say that God supplies seed to the sower and bread for food. Many of us make the mistake of either eating the seed or not sowing it at all. When you think about the story, the entire farmer was given was one healthy soybean plant.

The two other things he had were time and land and when he combined the three, the power of the seed took effect. How many of us have seeds within us that we have not sowed yet we keep blaming God for not meeting us at our point of need? Could it be that your prayers were answered a long time ago in the form of a seed yet you have not realized it because you are waiting for bread?

Like a wise man once said, any fool can count the number of seeds in an apple but only God can count the number of apples in a seed! The kind of soil you plant your seed in is also of great importance because it determines the quality of crop you harvest, just like the seed that fell on good ground. The amazing thing about a seed is that the potential will lie dormant for years until the right conditions for it to germinate appear. You would be amazed at the kind of vegetation that would germinate if it were to rain in the desert.

We all have within us seeds for greatness because we are made in the image and likeness of God. Some of us have identified these seeds and with God's help found the right place to plant them and the results have been amazing. Do not despise the small things that God has put in your life. Ask Him for wisdom to know where to sow them and see the kind of harvest they can bring in.

Compiled by Jacqueline kamau

Jacqueline.kamau@gmail.com   jacquelinewords.wordpress.com