new year

Last Day of 2020

December 31, 2020 by • Life, New Year, Thoughts • Tags: •

This year 2020, is a year that started with a lot of hope and plan and desire.
Many people saw it as a year of completion and clarity, and elevation to a new level of the current status.
Then mid-way through March, things started to change. The world started taking the information about the issue in China seriously as Italy began to report uncomfortable numbers of people dying from the virus.
The numbers are still grim. There is a reported second wave and a new strain, which is not new but a version from another part of the world that is now new as far as the country reporting it is concerned.

Then a few weeks ago, Pfizer and Moderna released their vaccines, and these came with many concerns from the safety, to motive, to policies and plans the people are not sure whether it is in their interest or not. As of today, they currently are being administered in about 26 countries
Now the final day of the year has come. It allows looking back at the year that has affected us all in different ways in the area of work, work schedule, loss of jobs, family, health, child care, and relationships, church, worship, fellowship, and societal interactions and then the recoveries, disabilities, and death that has come in this period.

May the Lord continue to shower his love on us all and continue to order things by his mercy and grace providentially.

May things be good for us all in the new year!

Happy New Year in advance

Happy New Year

January 1, 2015 by • Life, Thoughts • Tags: •

Happy New year! It is finally 2015.
2014 went by so fast it was just like yesterday (pun intended). It had its challenges as a lot of families were affected by the loss of loved ones in the many airline crashes, wars and security challenges the world over. For those affected at a primary level it is a year that won’t be forgotten easily and we mourn with them.

Year Two thousand fifteen is new and we are all hopeful it will be a favorable year all round with respect to those things that affect us so tat when it finally comes to its end and we are there to witness it, we can say that it is year to remember even as some people are saying that today concerning the year 2014.

Happy New Year once again to everyone.

God Bless.

New Year! New Resolution! New Plan

January 27, 2013 by • Issues, Life • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , •

As we gradually settle into the new year, some of us are already behind in terms of some of the goals set. Others are still diligent and still making progess.
One thing that I believe one can do in the new year especially when you have faith in Christ Jesus, is to strive to know more about him through the reading of the bible.
There is a children’s song which says

read your bible, pray everyday if you want to grow

Growing in Christ and knowing Him personally is something that is achieved by studying the bible and applying it.

To make the process more meaningful, it is helpful to have a system in place which helps one to track the progress that is being made and appreciate what one is getting out of the process.

It starts with a plan,

  • how much of the bible do you want to read in the given period?
  • when do you want to read the bible?,
  • How do you want to track what you are reading?

How much of the Bible do you want to read?
You need to decide if you want to read every single book in 1 month or 3 months or one year. Also, do you want to read the psalms, proverbs a book in the old testament and a book in the new testament everyday? What if you want to read a book in the old testament and new testament everyday? A plan is important to determine what you want to achieve at the end of the period of interest.

When do you want to read the bible?
This is as important a factor as establishing a plan. Do you have time during break at work to do this or do you prefer to be refreshed in the morning before you do anything else? What if you like to have the word of God as the last thing on your mind before you go to bed? There are some many possibilities but you need to do some thing that works for you.
Now what if you like to read early in the morning and you find yourself re-reading the same line over and over again, one thing you can do is to read out the passage aloud to yourself, that helps to keep the focus and you can hear yourself reading and appreciating the passage as you are involving more parts of your body in the effort.

How do you want to track what you are reading?
This is an opprtunity to record what you are learning, a dedicated journal may be used to record your thoughts with the bible verse of interest recorded beside or above your comments.
If you are using an electronic bible on your tablet, phone or computer, you can also use the note facility included to do the same, it serves as a reminder of the things you have learnt and how you are growing and applying yourself to the word.

I use Logos Bible software which is a good software application and has a lot of functionalities, there are also applications for the iOS and Android devices if you prefect the mobile front.

As a final support for the new year resolution, there is a post by John Piper it is a good read.
Have a wonderful and blessed 2013

Cheers!!!