When Things Fall Apart

A few weeks ago i had a car accident on the Island, or rather some lady reversed into me without looking back. Women Drivers!!!!!!! :). After going mad, swearing at her and taking her cheque (yes i took a cheque in Lagos), i found out a lot about myself.

1st i still have to work on my temper which i kinda knew already. If any1 had said half the things i said to that lady i would prob have smacked them. Well at least tried to :)

2ndly, after the whole affair, I needed to go somewhere i could clear my head and gather my thoughts and get my act together. Did i go to a friend's house? No. A church? No. I went to my office and to be honest thinking about it now, that is very scary.......... I found solace in my place of work. Talk about a work life balance. Ive now made a conscious decision only to go to work after hours when it is absolutely necessary....

I also learnt some other things about myself which am not going to get into on this blog maybe some other time. But i spose u get to know your real self when "Things fall apart" as opposed to when its all honkey dory........

Anyway thats enough for 2day....

Ps: The cheque cleared by the way. Maybe she wasnt so bad after all and there are still decent people left in Lagos

Lead me not into Temptation. I can find it myself

I got this line from a great book i just finished reading "Winning the Battle Within". It talks about winning the battle over temptation and to be honest i found it to be very insightful. There are few things that i took home from the book and i thought it would be a good idea to share with everyone else:

1. You will be tempted for the rest of our lives: We will never reach a level where we will be such great Xtians that we will be above temptation, We are going to deal with it for the rest of our lives. Doesnt sound like a great thought but thats the way it is
2. Everybody is tempted: Everybody is tempted no matter how great spiritually we might think they are. I mean Jesus was tempted. It doesnt get higher than that.
3. The devil does not make us sin, we choose to sin: We should take responsibility for our actions. No matter how great the temptation we choose to sin ourselves. No body pushes us over the cliff. We jump!!!!!!!!!!
   
4. We need daily deliverance: We live in a world full of temptations and in a carnal body that loves doing wrong. We need to ask God for deliverance from it and our surroundings everyday!!!!!
5. Repent immediately and get back up again: There's no need crying about it when we fall. Repent, move on and get on track with your relationship with God. Period. Lets face it. He knew you were going to fall before you did. Guilt does not serve any purpose apart from making us feel bad
   
6. We can overcome temptation: God will never give us more than we can handle. He knows our weaknesses but he also sees our hearts.
   

Well i just did a bad job paraphrasing a 200 page book but if anything it gave me confidence and spoke to me when i needed to hear it the most.....................

Easy!!!!!!!!!