Thought for Today
“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.”
Hebrew 2:1 (ESV)
life
Vacation Season
The vacation season has come and gone. Schools are resuming in different places the world over. Parents are getting stuff for their kids and planning the schedule and expectation for the new school year. It has been wonderful for some and for some it is probably a period they don’t want to remember again in their lives.
In a world that runs 24/7 or 25/8, there is the continuous desire to do more with the time available. To get more out of the way and accomplish more of the items on the to do list. When such expectation drives the individual, the talk of vacation maybe very far from the mind. It is easy to think of the logistics involved and to give up when the details are considered.
The beauty of a vacation is the opportunity to move away from the familiar, the routine to something different that allows the body and mind change its routine and learn something new in a different place.
It is an opportunity to recharge, to get a refresh before returning to life and resuming the duty that we have grown accustomed to.
Vacations can be simple and they can be complex it all depends on the time available. The aim is to get some rest for a complete person in all affairs.
I know not everyone can go on vacation at the same time as it is just not practical but when ever we choose to go, let us make the most of the time and opportunity.
Have a good rest this vacation.
The World and Our Lives
The way the world works and the similarity between our lives and that of a flower is one that can not be missed. We make plans everyday make commitments spanning months and at times years demonstrating Hope and faith beyond what most of us even voice out that we have. At the height of the execution of these plans…suddenly life is cut short. Breath is gone. Plans come to a halt. The things that have been promised can no longer be fulfilled. It all just stops!
This is the way of life the only variation is that for some people we expect it because they have run their course and fulfilled their life. For others, it is totally unexpected for the are still in the prime of life. Just getting to the point where they express their talent and begin to make their impact.
It is rarely good news when someone dies. Solace is found in God when we know him. It is more important when the affected person is young. Even when the person is old, we can look to the one and only wise God. The righteous one that will always do right. We can’t always explain his reasons or interpret his actions but we know that He is with us. He upholds us when we are weak. He strengthens us in our affliction and at his appointed time, we will fully understand his grace and mercy upon us in this life.
It is important to have a relationship with God, to forsake ones sins and seek the Almighty God, before the importance of the action is called out.
School of Marriage
September 20, 2015 by Jide Ajayi • Life, Thoughts • Tags: life, marriage, school •
I was at a wedding yesterday and it went the way of most weddings. Though before this wedding service ended, the couple was invited to read a text from a write up about the School of Marriage. It was interesting to hear them read it and read along with them as it brought to remembrance those things that we may have forgotten (married people) and so I have put it up here for others to read.