Simple days

"Momma taught us early in life
Everybody's gotta struggle sometime

Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When a man was a manAnd a friend was a friend
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When you said what you meant
And you meant what you said

Sometimes I sit, I wonderI reminisce,
I think of all the good times
That we had in our livesS
ometimes I can't get over
How wonderful those days were
Back in our lives
Simple days for simple times

Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When a man was a man
And a friend was a friend
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When you said what you meant
And you meant what you said"

Many cooks

I once worked in a totally all male environment.
I was the only female
When I got there people had to adjust their behaviour
How guys behave and talk when alone is totally different to when there are females around
I say this becoz this is in the industrial areas where crudeness is the order of the day in most cases
So it’s a fix when there’s just one female who happens to be a Christian as well
So the guys were open that they had to make this adjustment and it would be hard for them
But we managed somehow and I don’t remember being offended by at any moment whilst I was at work
So today I happened to be back at that place in one of the offices
This particular office ended up being almost the community room as that’s where we used to gather when one had no work to do, felt the need to unwind or just blow some steam
In that office there’s a poster that’s on the wall that says

“ Be at peace with one another - Mark 9:50”
I remembered that I put up that poster in that office and something had happened for me to put it up
I asked the reason behind it as I had forgotten
I was reminded the story
It was an issue over how we put together money to buy the daily newspaper
There were a number of us who’d contribute money daily and the paper would be bought and it would move around the offices
If anyone didn’t contribute they’d be stopped from redaing the paper
One fine day whilst having nothing to do sitting in our community office someone added up the numbers and it came up that we were pooling together too much money daily for the paper
The question was were was the change going to
From that day it always be an item to argue over and at some point people were actually not talking to each other save when the job required them to do so
So what did I do
I came across that poster in a bookshop and felt it suited the moment
And I put it up where we gathered mostly
Somehow we managed to agree to disagree and not make minor issues be the source of divide between people who were now very close friends at work and away from work
We all made up and the poster still stands
My point?
Why can’t we all just get along?

I'd like- Freshly Ground

What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you find me overly unkind to you? Would you call me insensitive, and say that I deserve to die?
What do I do with all these feelings tearing me up inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I' d like to call you sometime…
What would you do if you knew the truth?
What would you do if I told you the story of my life?
Would you find me overly familiar towards you?
Would you call me crude, fling me aside to the birds?
What do I do with all these feelings holding me back inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I’d like to call you sometime
What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you recognize it’s a need I've been fighting for so long?
Would you recognize it’s a hunger only you can fill?
What do I do with all these feelings warming me up inside?
What do I do with all these glorious hours dreaming of you at night?
I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I'd like to have you all the time
I'd like to call you...

Prayer

This is something that we should take seriously as Christians.

When did you last pray for your family?
When did you last pray for your friends?
When did you last pray for your relatives?
When did you last pray for your spouse?
When did you last pray for those who hate you?
When did you last pray for those you don’t like?
When did you last pray for peace?
When last did you pray for your country?
When did you last pray for your leaders?
When did you last pray?

My account

Slowly I’m discovering what this is all about
Slowly as I move with care
Slowly so that I do not loose even one glimpse of what there is
I’d like to see it all
I don’t want surprises
They can be nasty at times on this kind of trip
Trip you will many a time when you look not where you step
I’ve fallen one too many times before
Still I look where step but still I want to see what is around me
Why all this need?
An absence I thought was there actually prompted it
‘Thought’ as I’ve actually discovered that I don’t need it
It’s already there
Always has been
Problem is I wanted to replace it with someone else’s
Compliment is the word
How I got there I guess it was for me to learn and appreciate life more
So as I go down this road I look around and savour all there is
How I taste it all is up to me
My account is what matters
So slowly I move along this road
Come along if you may
I don’t need the company but there’s room for many
As long as you don’t mind, I’ll keep you company
But don’t expect much from me
This is for my account.

Caution

Last week I said to someone that somehow my verse was lost in thoughts
And true to a certain extent that was
I was overwhelmed
With what you may ask
With thoughts and emotions
It all would not have made any sense
My thoughts and emotions were in conflict
On one side this was definitely what I wanted
On the other not at all what I ever expected
How did I end up in such a situation?
I really don’t know
Maybe I lie when I say that
Lie I will not
I know how I got there
By being careless
I was carefree for once in my lifetime
I say once coz that’s just what I did
I’ve never done it
So I just let go
I let loose and that’s where I ended up at
Do I regret?
No!
I do not
Ok, maybe I should take off the exclamation mark
And tone it down
No, I do not regret
Given the same situation again I would have acted wiser and choosier
LOL
I think I wouldn’t
I’d have just done what I did and not regretted it afterwards
No debate
I was just at a loss for words
Now I’m fully armed and prepared
But deep down, I’m not 100% for this approach
Why?
I like spontaneity
Actually there’s a time I loved it and I toned down when I got my fingers burnt
So I proceed with care.

I will joyfully live!!!

I will shout it out from the roof tops
I will say it out without hesitation
I will smile as I say it
I will put my name at the end of the proclamation
I will not deny it
"I am where I am because God has been merciful to me"

I do not deserve what I have
But through His mercy and love i have all I have
It is not the work of my hands
Nor is it my will
It is all grace given
"I can do all things through Jesus who strengthens me."