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 I want a new Ferrari, new boat, and I want a new Iphone 7, because I have last years model. We must stop treating God as if He was a genie in a bottle. God never says He will provide for your wants, but He makes it clear that He will provide for the needs of His children. God knows what we need. Sometimes we think we need something, but in actuality we really don’t need it. God is faithful. Throughout Scripture we see the word ask. God is saying ask me I will provide for you. This whole time you have been distracted by your problems, but you haven’t come to me in prayer. Talk to me! I want you to trust me. People will go to the bank and ask for a loan, but won’t go to God to provide for their needs. Many people will have compassion for someone who is in need. How much more will God help and have compassion for those in the body of Christ. Even if you’re not going through trials, there is nothing wrong with asking for blessings. Sometimes we...

Ladies this one is not just for you alone(Smiles) so relax a bit. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”  As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" From every angle. We have all heard the sayings, "walking a mile in someone else's shoes" or "You can't understand a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes," “Don’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes” and you really cannot.  You still see things from your own perspective.   It’s a reminder that we can NEVER know what it’s like to be that person.  When you hear, see or experience other people's lives our mind reacts, to try to put ourselves in their shoes and consider how we would deal with it.  It’s impossible, for us to actually do so from their true perspective. We would hear, ...

<a href="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/img-20161228-wa0003.jpg"><img title="IMG-20161228-WA0003.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/img-20161228-wa0003.jpg" /></a> In a society constrained to specific social standards, reprimands those who do not conform to such principles. In the process, a supreme truth is revealed unveiling the 'rights' and 'wrongs' of societal ideology. <em><strong>Talking to strangers.....</strong></em> Parents always tell their children to not talk to strangers. But, Is this something they should be telling them? or do the parents have to be less ambiguous? I know there are risks involved especially when they speak to the wrong people. "Are the dangers more than the advantages? I don't know, just asking!Also goes into my life experiences... My parents always tol...

>Just Breathe... That was all Sam could do. <em>Breathe. As she lay sprawled on her </em>bed, her body feeling heavy and the suffocating island humidity surrounding her, the only thing she could do was <em>Breathe</em> and try to regain her composure. She wanted to think happy thoughts, but every time she tried, any positive images were invaded by a sinister onslaught of more menacing memories that made her heart thump painfully against her chest. So instead, she focused on her breathing. Suddenly, a dull thump coming from near her dorm room door startled her, inciting a frightened gasp from her and more painful heart thumping. <em>Could it be them? Was my husband sold out? God this can't be happening! The soldiers are supposed to be on watch! Isn't the barracks safe anymore? I thought there are no more insurgencies from the known terrorist group?  Frightened but resolute, Sam sprung up from her bed, walked across her small room and opened the...

<a href="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/wp-1482219406291.jpeg"><img title="wp-1482219406291" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/wp-1482219406291.jpeg" /></a> We need to search our lives for any areas where we've subscribed to the "Greener Grass" mentality and renounce these in the name of Jesus. We need to  spend time looking for the many blessings God has put in our lives. We <strong><em>will </em></strong>find them, and the day we do will mark the first day in our lives that we are truly happy.  This however, does lead to an interesting question: If the "greener grass" mentality only leads us to discontentment and sin, and if this spirit of covetousness is at the root of all ev il, then why do we always seek the "greener grass" that we don't have? The answer is simple: It is...

<a href="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/wp-1482389747911.jpeg"><img title="wp-1482389747911" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/wp-1482389747911.jpeg" /></a> Live by choice, not by chance.  Make changes, not excuses.  Be motivated, not manipulated.  Work to excel, not compete.  Listen to your own inner voice, not the jumbled opinions of everyone else.  In this crazy world that’s trying to make you like everyone else, find the courage to keep being your awesome self.  Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else.  Be the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms.  Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.  No it won’t always be easy; because when it comes to living as a compassionate, non-judgemental...

People with the most sensitive heart put on a monstrous face to the world outside, they hide their feelings and keep all their deep secrets and stories within. They act like they don't care, they deny their emotions and live secretly. Hiding the feelings that grow stronger  the time that we are apart feels even longer  the clock ticks and the cold breeze flows  as for me I know where my heart glows  covering the smile you cause me to make  it is this nervousness that I must break  these hidden feelings I must hide no more  as I walk up the path that leads to your door  ringing the bell hearing the chime  I'm not going to let you go this time  building the courage admitting how I feel  is this a dream or is this actually real  my heart is pounding, beating out of my chest  because you my love is life's big test... Am drowning in your love......

Five,Four,Three,Two,One! My New Year's resolution will be to loose 100 pounds,stop smoking,stop drinking,get into shape,eat healthy. "Two weeks later," OH,I give up". In life its easy to say things or set high goals but as time passes things get difficult and giving in to temptations seems to be the only way out. A Christian life,like new year resolutions,feels simple. It is all black and white while at the altar where "we know how to live and what direction to take",but after church,"somewhere between the "Altar and the Door" everything turns gray again. At the Altar Jesus expects us to leave everything that weighs on our shoulders to Him and not to leave with any when we walk out of the door. At the Altar we are full of confidence, we know who we are,what we are supposed to do,which road in life to take and how we are supposed to live. But the frustration comes however when we leave the Altar and have to take the things we left there with...

​Do i love myself? I do. Not everything(smiles)but I love the good and the bad. I love my crazy but gentle lifestyle and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when i'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart,even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything I am and will become.  I write about the Power of being broken cos I want to be okay even when I get broken. I know what it is to be broken and be in need of redemption. Life has a way of knocking you off your feet,people misunderstand and judge you without blinking an eyelid leaving you shattered and broken. The world breaks everyone,and afterward,some are strong at the broken places while some remains shattered for life. Jesus remains the best solution when you are broken. Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind,and has given up worrying. I have learnt that Stumbling is never falling. So When you get broken don't forget tha...

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free. We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. Remember, To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.    HOW STRONG ARE YOU?

Anyone who serves God will discover sooner or later that the great hindrance to his work is not others but himself. He will discover that his outward man and his inward man are not in harmony, for both are tending toward opposite directions. He will also sense the inability of his outward man to submit to the Spirit's control, thus rendering him incapable of obeying God's highest commands. He will quickly detect that the greatest difficulty lies in his outward man, for it hinders him from using his spirit. The Bible tells of the pure spikenard. God purposely used this term "pure" in His Word to show that it is truly spiritual. But if the alabaster box is not broken, the pure spikenard will not flow forth. Strange to say, many are still treasuring the alabaster box, thinking that its value exceeds that of the ointment. Many think that their outward man is more precious than their inward man. This becomes the problem in the church and in the home. Break your Alabast...

One attribute of the Almighty God that children of God cannot afford to be ignorant of is that He is the creates Warrior. The children of Isreal experienced the mighty deeds of God and they spontaneously composed a song,you can see that in (Exodus 15:1-4) When children of God fail to recognise the fact that their Father in Heaven is a man of war,the tendency is that they cringe and bow to worship their enemies in fear. This in turn will bring the judgement of God upon their lives because God Says in Exodus 20:3 that we must have no other god before Him. This is why Jesus came to deliver those who,for the fear of death,have subjected themselves to everlasting bondage. I have seen the mighty deeds of God in my life and I have come to the conclusion that there is no God as Mighty as my Father in Heaven. I want you to know that the mighty deeds of God will become a daily occurrence in your life if you can identify with the covenant which Jesus made with His blood at Calvary.  He lov...

He called her on the road,just to hear her say “I Love You one more time”. She stumbled with words for him. He fought back the tears and wished he could reach out to her. Distance,cold nights, those feelings kept cripping in. They seem thousand miles apart but she could still hear his heartbeat. Saying I love you wasn’t the word she wanted to say. Am already there her heart cried out,          Take a look around but don’t make a sound. I’m the beat in your heart,I’m the whisper in the wind. Can’t you feel me? And she realised it was all a dream. Never loose a second to tell the ones you love how much you love them.

​Oftentimes, people like me try to prove they have it all together but end up overwhelmed because they wind up juggling too many balls, saying, “No, it’s okay, I got it.” I realized I stopped asking for help because I needed to maintain the illusion (primarily for myself) that I knew everything so I wouldn’t feel incompetent,NOT ANYMORE. Being vulnerable enough to admit you can’t do everything and need help actually brings people closer to you because it opens the door for the most basic of human needs—empathy, validation, and most importantly, the need to feel like you are not alone in your experiences. Be gentle and patient with yourself. Allow yourself some room for error and be humble enough to seek other perspectives to issues that arise. It can be extremely freeing to learn that you do not, in fact, have all the answers. It is a process to let go of the unrelenting demands created by past experiences and accomplishments. Life has a fun...

The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one.  What are you?

​As a woman, you are many things to your husband and as a man, there are 8 things you should be to your wife. Don’t marry a man because of what he drives but what drives him Seduce your husband. Don’t always allow your husband to ask for sex. As a woman your under wear should match You must be a different woman to your husband every time. Be creative. Don’t be predictable. Give him what he wants. Everyone woman has an influence. If you lose influence over your husband you have lost womanhood You must learn to synchronize with your husband. Be part of his plans Don’t have too many children. Sex is not all about making children. Dress to please your husband Don’t fix time to have sex with your husband.When a man is sexually satisfied he is emotionally stable As a woman you should invest in yourself spiritually so you can adequately support him. Build yourself as a prayer warrior so that you will not be forced to pray at the end of your life. I ...

​20 Things Every Young Woman in Her 20s Should Know 1. Love and honour your mother. Learn from her mistakes. It will save you a lot of headache in your thirties (30s) and beyond. 2. You are more talented than you’ll ever know. You don’t need to sleep with your Boss/ supervisor to get a promotion at work or better grades at school. Burn late night candles; put extra time to study and practice until you master your skill. Hard work still pays well and does not kill. 3. Women can build a strong support network. Don’t let few ladies with “Pull Her Down” {PHD} syndrome discourage you from cultivating true relationship with your female friends. 4. Walk away from deceit. When a man you meet for the first time babbles about how much he earns working for an oil company and how rich he is, that is a red flag. He is either a married smooth-talker who just wants to sleep with you or he is childish. 5. Make your own money. Start small. ...

The power of Love God has given us is so powerful that it can tear down walls and flatten any mountain. Most of all I have seen it change everything that was considered lost and broken. No man can love another of his own will or strength,you will only grow weary but you can love another perfectly when you love with the love of God. True love comes with lots of challenges and only the BRAVE triumphs.  Show some love today…God expects that of you.

​Christ’s life outwardly was one of the most troubled lives that was ever lived: tempest and tumult, tumult and tempest, the waves breaking over it all the time. But the inner life was a sea of glass. The great calm was always there.

​DON’T COMPLICATE LIFE Missing Somebody? – CALL Wanna Meet Up? – INVITE Wanna Be Understood? – EXPLAIN Have a Question? – ASK Don’t Like Something? – SAY IT Like Something? – STATE IT Want Something? – ASK FOR IT Love Someone? – TELL THEM KEEP YOUR LIFE VERY SIMPLE!!!

​”I don’t want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don’t want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.” ~

May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire. 

When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will find yourself disliking him less.

Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.

​The purpose of the Bible? Salvation. God's highest passion is to get His children home. His book, the Bible, describes His plan of salvation. The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim God's plan and passion to save His children.  

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

​There once was in man a true happiness of which now remain to him only the mark and empty trace, which he in vain tries to fill from all his surroundings, seeking from things absent the help he does not obtain in things present. But these are all inadequate, because the infinite abyss can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say, only by God Himself.

&#127969; Lt. General Tukur Buratai is the darling of our nation. He was turned inside out in the thorough process used to check out the President's men. He was given a clean bill of integrity. &#127969; General Buratai inherited a Nigerian Army that had been labelled cowards. He pumped renewed energy into the Army and turned the Nigerian army into the brave, courageous and gallant Army we see today. &#127969; But it's not just insecurity that he is battling. He is also fighting a negative campaign against him. He is leading Nigeria towards winning the war on terror. Over ten thousand Nigerians we did not know were in captivity, have been rescued. Many IDPs have returned to their ancestral homes. The faceless sponsors of Boko haram are not going to fold their hands and do nothing and let Nigeria win. &#127969; Many Nigerians were sad over the revelation that the General and his family acquired "Homes" in Dubai, but there's no need to be or join ...

Let me say something here. Some people will think it's because of Jewo but will like all to know whatever he said with respect to what I'm writing is not an argument. Everyone is entitled to his opinion. We are not fighting. I will surprise you to know that despite my stand here always on political matters that I'm sure some of you think this govt will never have a fault in my eyes. Well, no one is perfect so mistakes must be made. What matters is learning from the mistakes. I hate to delve into Nigeria's current political matters. However, my observation from the list of appointees is that Mr. President has surrounded himself with Northerners in the areas of security because those are the ones he knows and trusts. He believes they cannot betray him because of money. It is only natural and realistic that any person in such a position as Mr. President will only appoint those he trusts to security positions. All former Nigerian Presidents did the same. Otherwise, why did...

#LAUGHITOFF# Ofego told Akpos that most adults are hiding at least one dark secret and that this makes it very easy to blackmail them by saying; I know the whole truth. Akpos decided to go home and try it out. He got home and ran into his mother and said; Mummy, I know the whole truth. His mother quickly handed him 500 Naira Note and said; Please don't tell your father. When his father got home from work, he worked up to him and said; Daddy, I know the whole truth. His father quickly took him aside and gave him 1,000 Naira Note and said; Don't tell your mother please. Wow! Amazed by this, he ran out to meet the Gate Man and said; I know the whole truth. The Gate Man quickly dropped the padlock and embraced him tightly and said; Thank God you have known that i am your father. Akpos fainted, the gateman laugh and say"idiot boy you think say na only you get sense"...

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.-

Do I turn left, when nothing is right? Or do I turn right, when there's nothing left?

Don't ever change just to impress and please someone. Change because it makes you a better person and it leads you to a better future.

When you see a man selling handkerchiefs and still sweating profusely in traffic, it tells you that possession is not the same as ownership! Your life belongs to God; you are only having it but you don't own it. So, be careful what you do with your life before the owner asks for it. The last wishes of Alexander the Great......... On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes: 1. The best doctors should carry his coffin ... 2. The wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the procession to the cemetery ... 3. His hands should be let loose, so they hang outside the coffin for all to see !! One of his generals who was surprised by these unusual requests asked Alexander to explain . Here is what Alexander the Great had to say : 1. "I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death , even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal .....

*LIFE AFTER 55* An interesting article. *_Life can begin at 55,_* It is all in your hands! Many people feel unhappy, health-wise and security-wise, after 60 years of age, owing to the diminishing importance given to them and their opinions. But, it need not be so, if only we understand the basic principles of life and follow them scrupulously. Here are ten mantras to age gracefully and make life after retirement pleasant. 1. *Never say I am aged'* : There are three ages, chronological, biological, and psychological. The first is calculation based on our date of birth; the second is determined by the health conditions; the third is how old we feel we are. While we don't have control over the first, we can take care of our health with good diet, exercise and a cheerful attitude. A positive attitude and optimistic thinking can reverse the third age. 2. *Health is Wealth:* If you really love your kith and kin, taking care of your health should be your priority. Thus, you wi...

Now that  UK has left the EU - The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will not be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are pos...

Nigeria Attracts Infrastructure Investment in Oil and Gas in China …Signs MOUs with Chinese firms worth over $80 Billion The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is excited to announce the outstanding success of its China investor’s roadshow. The Corporation has achieved its bid to bridge the infrastructure funding gaps in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. This comes in the form of a first of its kind road show in China where memorandum of understanding’s (MOU’s) worth over $80billion to be spent on investments in oil and gas infrastructure, pipelines, refineries, power, facility refurbishments and upstream has been signed with Chinese companies. The Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu revealed this at the ongoing NNPC China Investors’ Roadshow organized by the Corporation to attract investors in China and the Asian sub region to invest in the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector. The H...

I  spent most of my life thinking of adversity as the obstacle between me and success. Over the last three years, I've changed my perspective on adversity. The value of pursuing success isn't the success itself. The value comes from the adversity that you must overcome in the process AND who that forces you to become in the process. THAT is what is valuable. Let me give a concrete example. The value of striving to be a millionaire isn't the money itself. The value is in who you become in the process -- a person who has: overcome societal assumptions about what is and isn't possible;confronted and overcome self-limiting beliefs;discovered how to notice opportunities overlooked by others;learned to be of service to others;grasped the nuances of creating value for others. Most of the people i have come in contact with tend to be in high-income brackets. Some I've worked with over many years What I've found most remarkable isn't their financial success....

I REMEMBER SAUDI 89' (THE SECOND HALF) Gone are the days when an intentional football match involving Nigeria would dry up the streets, with most people at home and glued to their TV sets. One of such games was during the Saudi 89' World Cup championship. Famously called,  THE MIRACLE OF DAMMAN- We were playing against USSR. Never mind, I won't bore you with the details. But by the end of the first half, we were practically down and out. With a 4-goal deficit to cope with, Most people switched off their sets. But in the second half we began to hear some shouts. And it appeared to increase with every shout. Before we knew it, the game turned around, and Nigeria won. Prior to this time, there was no record of such a feat in our history. Here we are at the second half of 2016. There's no telling that Nigeria and indeed most Nigerians have been hit hard, especially by the fast dwindling economy. Most folks have never had it this tough. And there seems to be little or no ...

I  spent most of my life thinking of adversity as the obstacle between me and success. Over the last three years, I've changed my perspective on adversity. The value of pursuing success isn't the success itself. The value comes from the adversity that you must overcome in the process AND who that forces you to become in the process. THAT is what is valuable. Let me give a concrete example. The value of striving to be a millionaire isn't the money itself. The value is in who you become in the process -- a person who has: overcome societal assumptions about what is and isn't possible;confronted and overcome self-limiting beliefs;discovered how to notice opportunities overlooked by others;learned to be of service to others;grasped the nuances of creating value for others. Most of the people i have come in contact with tend to be in high-income brackets. Some I've worked with over many years What I've found most remarkable isn't their financial success....

A drunkard woke up one morning deeply repentant after a bitter fight with his wife the previous night. He noticed with dismay the crate of beer bottles that had caused the fight. He took it outside and started smashing the empty bottles one by one onto the wall. He smashed the first bottle swearing, "you are the reason I fight with my wife". He smashed the second bottle, "you are the reason I don't love my children". He smashed the third bottle, "you are the reason I don't have a decent job". When he took the fourth bottle, he realized that the bottle was still sealed, full and cold. He hesitated for a moment and said "you stand aside, I know you were not involved. &#128516;&#128516;&#128516;&#128516;&#128540;&#128540;&#128540;&#128540;&#128514;&#128514;&#128514;

20 Things Every Young Woman in Her 20s Should Know 1. Love and honour your mother. Learn from her mistakes. It will save you a lot of headache in your thirties (30s) and beyond. 2. You are more talented than you’ll ever know. You don’t need to sleep with your Boss/ supervisor to get a promotion at work or better grades at school. Burn late night candles; put extra time to study and practice until you master your skill. Hard work still pays well and does not kill. 3. Women can build a strong support network. Don’t let few ladies with “Pull Her Down” {PHD} syndrome discourage you from cultivating true relationship with your female friends. 4. Walk away from deceit. When a man you meet for the first time babbles about how much he earns working for an oil company and how rich he is, that is a red flag. He is either a married smooth-talker who just wants to sleep with you or he is childish. 5. Make your own money. Start small. Maintai...

Positive thinking sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and can achieve the impossible.

Trump is a man who has appealed to the most vile tendencies of the human heart, utilised the most shameless messages of hate for muslims and divisiveness of whites/blacks for pure electoral purposes.

Theresa May in UK, Hillary Clinton in USA. Or Boris Johnson in UK, Donald Trump in USA. Which would you rather have?