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Today's topic: Mothers are Mirrors God Uses to Bless Every Family.

Who is a mother?

A mother is typically a female parent who has given birth to a child or who plays the role of nurturing, guiding, and raising a child, who may or may not be their biological offspring.

The greatest achievement a woman can have in a lifetime is to be a good wife and dutifully perform her motherly traits (raise wonderful children).

How treasurable a mother is!

Nature makes it unrealistic that children are more bonded with a mother than a father.

It is biologically proven that hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin, released during and after birth, play a role in fostering a strong emotional connection between a mother and her child, facilitating bonding.

The affective relationship that exists between a mother and a child is beyond love because, right from conception to the teenage stage, children are always seen being together with their mother, and the love they experience at that level stays in their minds forever, whereas men are often out of the home trying to bring something home.
That’s nature, and we can't do anything about it.

Genesis 3:20: The man named his wife Eve (meaning the life-giving one), for he said, "She shall become the mother of all mankind."

First of all, let's know what the meaning of EVE is.
The name Eve is a Hebrew word, Chavah (חַוָּה), meaning the living one or source of life.

Biblically, the first mother, Eve, was referred to as the source of life.

What does it mean?

It means that essential elements for survival, such as water, sun, and energy sources, were coded by God with a lot of natural blessings in a woman, and if they are maintained, blessings must follow.

Honestly, men claim they are the head of a family, but if you analytically compare and contrast, you will agree with me that a mother (wife) is the only one who can make or break a home.

Men are the head, and women are the neck.

The head can't work effectively without the neck.

Let me biblically cite an example.

Mothers (wives) are spiritually, physically, and psychologically endowed with all the attributes of life.

No wonder the Bible said he who finds a wife receives a special blessing from God.

The account of a virtuous woman gives a holistic meaning to who a mother is.

In Proverbs 31:10-31, verse 28 says: "Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."

It shows that mothers are the mirrors at which the husband is looking and the children are also looking, and God is also looking at.

There's an Igbo adage that says, if you want to know how your future wife would be, please go and examine her mother, and you'll have a clue about what’s going to befall you.

Having built the background thesis, let's look at how some mothers have failed in the 21st century.

They are easily lured and manipulated; most of them take advice from someone they shouldn't, and some of them don't think about the results.

Rather, they can say or do anything, not minding what that might result in the future.

That's my opinion, though.

Let's critically analyze the areas where our mothers have lost it totally.

These days, mothers are no longer what they used to be.
The informal training that helped to nurture our 30-plus and 40-plus upward generation no longer exists.

It was a time when a mother would correct any child that she saw doing something wrong, and the biological mother of the child would even join in the discipline of the said child.

Now we have learned Western ways of raising a family in African homes, and it's endangering our children.

Some mothers connect their sons with those who are engaging in fraud and beg them to teach their sons the work instead of encouraging the boys to learn skills.

Some mothers have imparted misguided knowledge to our girls today, that any man who doesn't have money should not come close to them.
She doesn’t want her daughter to see what she experienced in her marriage; she is therefore telling the girl to become vulnerable to men (yahoo boys) who don’t want to hear anything about marriage, let alone tie themselves to a lazy lady.
That has increased hookup and prostitution to the highest level today.

A mother no longer asks her children, "Where did you get this money or these material things from?"
Rather, she is going around churches, testifying to the goodness of God in her family.

21st-century mothers have made our ladies forget what kept Ndi Igbo's cultural way of preparing our girls for marriage by letting them assist (as maids) a young married woman who would be responsible for taking care of the kids and house chores.

This system usually exposed our girls to what marriage is all about, but no girl follows such a route anymore because either the “madam” mishandles her, or she will not even attend secondary school at all.

The effect of the 21st-century Western lifestyle is clear, and it's gradually deteriorating our values and exposing us to dangers.

Some mothers are producing weak types of boys these days who will become bad husbands and fathers tomorrow by not correcting their excesses.

Some mothers have started having favorite children among their kids because of money and boldly tell the rich one not to help their siblings, causing division in the family.

Some mothers are no longer interested in joining CWO (Catholic Women Organization), the Women's Guild (Anglican Church), Dorcas Society, or whatever name the church chooses to call their women's group. They barely go to meetings because the thirst for God is declining, and darkness is taking over the hearts of some of our mothers.

Some mothers have now lost their prayer life and replaced it with social media.
In the 2000s and 90s, every midnight you would hear mothers praying in every home, connecting their families to the Almighty God, presenting their families to Yahweh, and often going to church to clean it up. These days, the fear of God has diminished, and they are competing with our girls for the latest hairstyles and clothes in the market.

Some mothers are part of the reason Ndi Oga don’t settle their boys these days because they see other children as less important or not worthy of being useful, just like their son. Therefore, to hell with them, and eventually wasted the young man's time and years of youthfulness to use and learn skills that will help him throughout life, and some useless men listen to them.

Some mothers support their children in changing their s*xuality, such as homos*xual or le***an, and say, “Let her be, that’s her life and choices, and we are in the free world.”

When a mother is defeated, the family is dissuaded, and, of course, the energy of love that God implanted in them to unite a home will be lost, and the devil will take over the family and sow seeds of destruction that may not be removed for generations.

The world today still hasn't recovered from the sin the first mother (Eve) of the world committed.

She was lured and manipulated by the evil spirit, and that very spirit still exists to this day, and some of our mothers haven't learned such lessons.

Our mothers are the mirrors God uses to question or bless families.

My greatest concern is the type of ladies our mothers are producing today; they are setting a pace that will ruin our society moving forward.

They are responsible for the major reason some of our girls are not married; they keep telling them to look for a man who has money that can solve their family problems, and some of them, out of desperation, get unwanted pregnancies.

Does marrying your daughter equate to wealth creation?

This has resulted in our ladies having more children outside of marriage or abortion at its highest level due to uncultured motherly utterances toward their daughters, and being a single mother is now the trend in the land because no rich man came knocking, and those yahoo boys did the dirty job.

I write to our mothers to please remember that God has entrusted every home to them, and they will have to account for it.

Proverbs 31:30-31:
30 Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Conclusively, God cherishes mothers, and they are major contributors to their children's destinies and the success of families, society, state, and nation.

Be that mother heaven will glorify, and be that source of life that your children, society, and extended family will be proud of, just as heaven glorified Mother Mary.

Copying Westerners is good, but don't forget our cultural values and spiritual exercises that have sustained African families to this day.

Shalom.

Beautifully written by your brother, Deep Thinker.

Mr. Ogbuagu Chukwuka, Criminologist.

_"The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. *Habakkuk 3:19"*_

The Father of all spirits is the creator of destinies for the living. When you are born again, your destiny is changed to conform to that of the Kingdom of God. The prophet Habakkuk came to know one thing: If he made the Lord his strength, the Lord would quicken his feet to fulfill his destiny at the right time.

Dear beloved, do you want to fulfill your destiny? If you do, then make the Lord your strength, and let the Word of God be your everything. Meditate on it day and night, and speak the promises you find there into your life. This will produce divine energy in you to move with supernatural speed to fulfill your destiny. Hallelujah!

Good and Graciously Blessed Morning.

Shalom!

Crocodiles never outgrow the pool in which they live.

To a large extent this is the reality of life. Your environment determines your outcome. You can't outgrow the quality of life lived by the friends or company you keep.

You can't achieve more than the quality of education and exposure you give yourself.

Jesus said a servant cannot be greater than his master. This means the man you decide to submit to as your mentor, instructor or coach defines the limits of your horizon.

Get out of that environment that limits your vision, passion and unction.

The prodigal son realized his destiny had settled into the mould of the pigsty where he lived but decided to break out of that environment.

He said," I will arise and go back to my father."

It is time to go back or go forward or go on. Whichever, you need to make that move now ! A move into a territory that supports your increase and expansion.

Good morning
Happy Sunday to you all

Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye at the same time and can sleep with one eye open.

So much truth about God is buried in nature. Every creature made by God Reveals a secret about Him.

In the dolphin God demonstrated one of His unique attributes as the all- seeing God.

You know, it is dangerous to serve a god who goes to sleep, travels on vacation and needs a torchlight when it gets dark.

The one I know never slumbers nor sleeps. His eyes go throughout the earth watching over the affairs of men.

After creating the earth He entered His rest on the seventh day. He rests but never sleeps.

That's the story about Himself He created the dolphin to teach mankind. Aren't you happy to be associated with a God like that?

I like the name Hagar called Him: The God who sees me. Believe me God sees you. He sees your struggles, He sees your challenges and He has sworn to help you.

"And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me"? Gen:16:13.....
Shalom!

*SUFFERING TEACHES US HUMILITY*

_(Wednesday, 7 August 2024. Readings: Jeremiah 31:1-7, Jeremiah 31:10-12,13, Matthew 15:21-28)_

_*“Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Matthew 15:27-28)*_

Consider what God says in today’s first reading: “I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you.” This statement was addressed to the nation of Israel at a time of their unfaithfulness. It assures God’s love for them despite their past sins. It also indicates that God’s love remained constant even when He dealt harshly with them. God hates our sins but never stops loving us as His children. We serve a God willing to leave the ninety-nine in search of the one. If God loves us so much, why does He allow suffering?

- First, never interpret suffering as punishment from God. Jesus was sinless, yet He had to suffer the pain and agony of the cross. Suffering, like medicine, may be painful or bitter to swallow, but if God allows it, it is because He wants to use it to bring about something good.

- Secondly, suffering is a very good teacher. In practical terms, suffering helps us accept the harsh consequences of our sinful choices. God allows us to suffer the consequences of our sins to make us realise the futility of disobeying His commands. Suffering helps us know that the devil is not our friend; he promises heaven and earth but leaves us in abject pain.

- Thirdly, suffering also teaches us compassion; when you suffer from something, you can sympathise with someone suffering from the same thing properly. Suffering also teaches us humility. If you have never suffered (if you have never begged for someone’s help), it is easy to feel that you are better than everyone else or don’t need others.

- Suffering is painful, but like a fire, it can burn off impurities from our character, such as laziness, dependency, blaming others, etc. When you suffer ridicule, for instance, when people refuse to help or keep telling you “No,” a fire lights up inside you. You become determined to prove them wrong; you push yourself so hard that you go the extra mile to get what you want.

- In today’s Gospel passage, we encounter a Canaanite woman who wants Jesus to heal her daughter. At first, Jesus completely ignores her, but in humility, she cries louder until she gets His attention. Jesus explains that at that moment, His mission is to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, but this does not deter her. She knelt before Jesus, saying, “Lord, help me.” This ought to be our attitude when we pray.

- Jesus, still unwilling to help her, spoke a parable: “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” She understood the meaning of this parable, but once again, in humility, she responded: “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” Jesus was impressed with her faith (her unwillingness to give up) and her deep-seated humility. Jesus worked this miracle for her to teach us the need to be persistent with our prayers and to apply humility in our relations with others.

- Why did this woman refuse to give up? What made her pass Jesus’ test? This is a woman who has suffered in the past. She knew that pride wouldn’t get you anything. Learn to be humble. Don’t interpret everything as an insult; you never can tell if the so-called insult is just a test. Maturity begins when you start seeing insult as education. No matter how highly placed you think we are, there will always be someone with something you lack. Never look down on anyone. If suffering doesn’t teach you humility, nothing else can.

Let us pray: Almighty, ever-living God, your love for us is everlasting. Help us always to see the positive side of whatever happens to us. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

*Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. May God’s abundant blessings be upon us all. (Wednesday of week 18 in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Jeremiah 31:1-7, Jeremiah 31:10-12,13, Matthew 15:21-28).*

Good day Sir/Ma.

THIS IS WHAT MOST PREACHERS HAVE NOT TOLD US WHENEVER THEY PREACH ABOUT THE PRODIGAL SON.

I have heard so many messages preached on the altar about *the prodigal son* (Luke 5:11-32).
But in today'ssermon by in My church was different.

As I listened to the homily, I learned some things that boosted my curiosity and left me with a serious concern….......

My concern is that whenever the story of the *prodigal son* is narrated, the emphasis and focus is always centered on the prodigal son himself…....

According to the Priest, we have spent so much time analyzing the prodigal son's errors that we have become blinded to the errors of another major character (individual) in the same story…...

*The elder brother to the prodigal son…...*

If you look at the church today,
you will see a lot of Christians who fit into the description of the elder brother of the prodigal son…....

They appear zealous, holy and committed but when you take a closer look at their lives,
you’ll begin to spot similar errors…....

The Priest had just four (4) questions for the elder brother of the prodigal son…....

He said any where we see him,
please help him ask the "elder brother" these four (4) questions:

1. Where were you, when your younger brother was making the terrible decision he made?

2. How come you never made any attempt to go look for your younger brother to know how he was coping after he left the house?

3. Why were you angry and bitter that he returned and that his return was celebrated?

4. Why were you giving your father reasons why he shouldn’t have celebrated the return of your brother?

* A Christianity where the errors and fall of a fellow comrade becomes an opportunity to rise is evil…

* A Christianity where we try to gain favor and prove loyalty before authority by discrediting or running down a fellow brother is satanic…

* A Christianity where we neglect and abandon our wounded brothers is demonic…

* A Christianity where the strong does not uphold the weak is satanic…

* A Christianity where the fall of a fellow brother/sister becomes a topic for gossips and discussions is evil…

* A Christianity where we prefer discussing the weakness of a fellow comrade behind him/her to approaching and correcting him/her in love is evil…

* A Christianity where we pray for a fellow brother/sister to err or fall so we can occupy his/her position is barbaric...

If you see Generational Impact smoking cigarette on the street after he has preached on facebook, will you reach out to him in love and intercede on his behalf…?

*If the fall of a fellow comrade does not touch and compel you to intercede on his behalf, then you are still far from God…...*

* Enough of the hate in church !!!

* Enough of plotting against each other…

* Enough of analyzing and amplifying each other’s weakness…

We will do greater exploit as a team and as a unified body…...

I am not your enemy, the devil is…. And so, My fall should not bring joy to you…

Let us uphold each other and show love to the wounded in our midst…...

*Dont Just Read, Share!*

Scorpions sometimes sting themselves to death because they too are not immune to their own poison.

Be careful what you do for a living.

People make money daily from commercial s*x, po*******hy, fraud, 419, violence, drugs, fake drugs. There is no doubt that these constitute a billion dollar industry world over.

The acquired taste for luxury and the good things of life can be funded from the bad things of life.

If you are in an illicit trade, don't forget that neither you nor your loved ones are immune from the poisonous impact of your source of livelihood.

You or someone you love dearly could be victim of what you do daily and the consequences could be fatal.

Have you ever wondered why most Children of acclaimed "big men" are nuisance? The answer is not far fetched, trace the source or Origin of such wealth.

When you see a sad "wealthy man", take note that he is sadly paying for his illicit wealth. Pity him and pray for him. ....

Hardwork pays! !! The joy of that woman selling corn, that tailor, that hair dresser, that plumber, that agbo seller is the reason why God is doing wonders to earth through their offspring.

God can make a poor man suddenly and instantly rich. Sirach: 11:28

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatianns 6:7

It is illegal to practice prostitution in Siena, Italy if your name is Mary but you can by any other name.

I deeply respect, love and admire Mary through whom our Lord Jesus was born to the world.

But sometimes it does appear we uphold the traditions of men more than the word of God.

Prostitution also known as commercial s*x is outlawed in the scriptures.

I find it then amazing how in honor of God, men prohibit the practice only when the practitioner goes by the name Mary.

If the practice is too ungodly to be associated with a name hallowed in memory of Mary why is the practice not completely abolished in honor of God ?

Religion truly is a human invention. God is not religious, He is righteous.

A righteous God will not behold and accept evil no matter the convenient religion built around it.

"This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me". Matthew 15:8

Good morning folks! !!

Searching for the Fruit of the womb?

Pray like Zechariah and Elizabeth, on one altar, your church. Try to live in peace and tranquility.

Pour out your tears like Hannah on one altar, your church.

Like Rachael, pray with your husband, or let him pray for you, and you wait till God remembers you.

You can even improvise like Abraham and Sarah, adopt a child legally. Adoption will not stop God from blessing you with a child from your own womb when He wants.

Don't be roaming from one altar and church to another, from prophet to prophet. Stop searching for fruit of the womb as if it's a job, don't make it a lifetime career please.

Stop doing crazy things like bathing naked, praying naked in the middle of the night as instructed by the weirdos you call prophets and prophetess. Don't allow prophets to apply "anointing oil" on your private parts, that's totally gross.

Finally, when you do IVF or any medical procedure and you conceive and give birth, don't come to church to deceive people with a testimony that it came through prayer.

If the medical procedure is the one approved by the church, be sincere to tell people. Stop "testilying". God does not need your help to be God, "testilying" is a mockery against God.

The snake has no ears but its tongue is highly sensitive to sound vibrations so it constantly flicks the tongue to pick these vibrations and thus able to recognize and respond to sounds.

Nobody knows why God created some things with defects such as deafness.

When Jesus was asked this question His reply was that Gods purpose is to reveal His glory through these seemingly defective creatures.

However we have a lesson to learn from the snake.

The lesson is this. What you have was given to you to create what you don't have. Stop looking down at what you have.

All David had was a sling but it was enough in Gods hands to vacate Goliath. All Joseph had was the capacity to interpret dreams but it was all the ministers in Pharoahs cabinet needed to get back into favor with their boss.

All Simon had was a boat. He used it to locate the greatest harvest of his fishing career. All Moses had was a rod but it was enough to part the Red Sea.

No technology or science has been able to achieve this. Yes we can reclaim land now but to create a passage through a sea is still in process. Stop complaining about what you don't have, start focusing on what you have.

Take a sheet of paper and write down your current asset base namely; your contacts, experience, skills, time, education etc.

Also look through your wardrobe you may find something you can use to get what you don't have. If the snake hears with the tongue, there is nothing you cannot do if you put pressure on yourself.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Stop Complaining

_Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. *2 Timothy 2:3*_

Times of hardness are inevitable. You need to know that. It's true that we've been redeemed from the curse, and there's nothing Satan can do to reverse that, but he is going to challenge you on it.

So don't be surprised when things get tough. Times will come when you have to stand strictly by faith, when you'll have to speak and act as though what God says is true even when you can't feel it or see it happening around you. There will be times when everything looks terrible. That's when you must endure hardness as a good soldier.

Things may get a little rough at times, but let me assure you, you'll always come out on top if you endure hardness as a good soldier. If you refuse to faint and fall away, you will have the victory. The only defeated Christian is the one who quits.

*I LOVE THIS ANALOGY*

- When *GOD* wanted to create *FISH*, he spoke to the *SEA*
- When *GOD* wanted to create *TREES*, he spoke to the *EARTH*.

- But when *GOD* wanted to create *MAN*, he turned to *HIMSELF*.

- So *GOD* said:
*"Let us make man in our image and likeness"*.

Note:
- If you take a *fish* out of the *water*
it will *die*;
And when you remove a *tree* from the *ground*, it also *dies*.

- Similarly, when *man* disconnects from *GOD*, he *dies.*

🔆 *GOD* is our *natural environment*.
We were created to *live in HIS presence.*

- We have to be connected to *Him* because only with *Him* does LIFE exist.

- Let's stay *connected to GOD.*

🔆 Remember that *water* without *fish* is still *water,* but *fish* without water is *nothing* .

🔆The *soil* *without* the *tree* is still *soil,* but the *tree* without soil is *nothing* ...

🔆 *God* *without* *man* is still *God,* but *man* *without GOD* is *nothing*

🔆 If this message reaches you and you share it with others, that is called:
*EVANGELISM*

*God Bless You*