Believing and Receiving the Desires of your heart

" Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass” Proverbs 37: 4-5.

God does not change and neither does He give us things in a silver platter. Instead God changes us and our perspective in order for us to see things the way they truly are. Once we are changed we perceive things differently and are then able to change the situation.

Indeed Christ taught that “whatever things you shall ask in prayer, believing, you will receive” Mathew 21:22. He taught this message after He commanded a fig tree to die due to its lack of fruit and “immediately the fig tree withered away” (Mathew 21: 18). His disciples marveled that this could happen just by Christ speaking on the tree. Christ assured them that all it takes is faith without doubt of what one believes for the thing to come to Pass.

If God has given you a vision which looks impossible because of your current situation or because of the many obstacles facing you, remember the story of the fig tree and the words of Christ that “if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain , ’Be thou removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done” Mathew 21: 21.

The mountain maybe a financial handicap, a sickness, whatever the mountain is, what you believe and have faith for, you will attract. Having said that, how can we then get the desire of our heart?

Ways to actualize your desire

1) Establish your desire and then formulate a goal, one that is sharp, clearly defined and specific and not a fuzzy vague goal. Remember however that " To do righteouness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice" Proves 21:3.

2) Pray about the goal to ensure that you are in step with the Lord for "a man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps" Proverbs 16: 9. Continue praying until the thing come to pass in line with what Christ taught concerning praying without ceasing,Luke 18:1-8.

3) Put the goal into your conscious mind, holding the image there tenaciously until it sinks into the unconscious. Remember it takes faith to get what you want and "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Hebrews 11:1

4) Give it all you have got of thought, effort, imagination and innovation and do not forget that God works in us and we work it out, Philippians 2: 13

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/503089_believing-and-receiving-the-desires-of-your-heart#ixzz1PlIf98E6

Toby Ord Leads the Way to genuine Giving

Through a survey done by Coca-Cola in 2010, the people of East Africa, revealed that money contributed least as a source of happiness. Good health , knowing that loved one’s were okay and good friendship were top in the list as sources of happiness.

The survey showed that the source of happiness is based more on simplicity than on more money and gadgets. Toby Ord, a thirty year old academician at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, actually proves that this is true. Dr Ord pledged to give one third of his £33,000 salary to charity living him with £20,000 to live on for the year.

Toby also pledged to give one million sterling pounds in the course of his career and to ensure this happens he further pledged to give 10% of his income through out his working life.

Dr Ord is married and lives with his wife in a one bedroom flat (apartment). His wife works as a junior doctor and has also pledged to give “away everything over £25,000” of her salary.

What makes it possible for Dr Ord to do what he is doing is that he is not materialistic and has discovered that life is not made up of the abundance of stuff but in the simplicity of the little things that life brings to us. He says that "The things I gain most from – spending time with my wife, with friends, listening to beautiful music, reading beautiful books – don't cost money."

In a materialistic society where one is judged not by the conduct of their deeds but by how much gadgets and money they have amassed, Dr Ord’s action is commendable. It seems like we live in a generation where the amassing of things is of more importance than investing on relationships.

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/498570_toby-ord-leads-the-way-to-genuine-giving#ixzz1OLmRE7dv

Meditation Prayers to Remove Blocks in our Lives that Hinders Growth and Success

Life is a journey and that journey starts from conception. That little seed has potential of growing into something big. Considering that a human being is both physical and spiritual then as we grow physically we also ought to grow spiritually.

We all have a purpose to fulfill in this world in the days given to us. Moses recognizing this prayed, “teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalms 90:12. When Moses died and Joshua succeeded him in leadership, God approached Joshua and instructed him on what to do if he was to find success in his calling.

God asked him to meditate on His word “day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” Joshua 1:8. Meditating on the word helps us understand what is right and what is wrong in God sight. But with understanding comes the responsibility of doing that which the word calls right.

The prayers addressed here are aimed at dealing with certain elements in our lives which scripture shows are contrary to God’s will for our lives. If we do not deal with these elements we will find ourselves going round and round in circles without progress and wonder why.

Everything we do must always start with our relationship with God and this is why it is important to meditate on His word. The greatest commandment is to love God first with all our being and the second is to love others as we love ourselves, (Mathew 22: 37-39).

1) Removing blame: When we blame others for the happenings of our lives, it is because we feel betrayed and have allowed anger to take captive of us. We must remind ourselves that scripture teaches that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose, (Romans 8:28). We therefore need to forgive according to God’s command and Let Him be the arbiter of the situation. If you find yourself in a blaming frame of mind, ask God to help you forgive and remove the blame in your heart and restore the love that He has called us to operate on.

2) Removing Depression: Depression is caused by many reasons and is manifested in the loss of joy. Scripture teaches that the joy of the Lord is our strength. When we lose this joy it shows that there is a disconnect with God and we need to act to reconnect. The Psalmist writes “my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope” Psalm 16: 9. Recognize that true joy is far deeper than happiness. We can feel joy in spite of our deepest troubles because we have learnt to be content in whatever state we are in. Instead of allowing yourself to fall into depression, pray that God will show you who to reach out to and express the love of God in you because it is in giving that we recieve.

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/331594_meditation-prayers-to-remove-blocks-in-our-lives-that-hinders-growth-and-success#ixzz1OLhZ7H5w

Believing and Receiving the Desires of Your heart

“ Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass” Proverbs 37: 4-5.

God does not change and neither does He give us things in a silver platter. Instead God changes us and our perspective in order for us to see things the way they truly are. Once we are changed we perceive things differently and are then able to change the situation.

Indeed Christ taught that “whatever things you shall ask in prayer, believing, you will receive” Mathew 21:22. He taught this message after He commanded a fig tree to die due to its lack of fruit and “immediately the fig tree withered away” (Mathew 21: 18). His disciples marveled that this could happen just by Christ speaking on the tree. Christ assured them that all it takes is faith without doubt of what one believes for the thing to come to Pass.

If God has given you a vision which looks impossible because of your current situation or because of the many obstacles facing you, remember the story of the fig tree and the words of Christ that “if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain , ’Be thou removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done” Mathew 21: 21.

The mountain maybe a financial handicap, a sickness, age, but whatever the mountain is, what you believe and have faith for, you will attract.  How then can we ensure we get the desire of our heart?

Ways to actualize your desire

1) Formulate a goal, one that is sharp, clearly defined and specific and not a fuzzy vague goal. Remember however that "a man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps" Proverbs 16: 9.

2) Pray about the goal to ensure that you are in step with the Lord. Christ taught that we ought to pray without ceasing until we recieve what it is we want based on our faith, Luke 18: 1

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/503089_believing-and-receiving-the-desires-of-your-heart#ixzz1NwwooE57

Recreating Your Life through Christ our Mediator

“ --- If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ” 2 Corinthians 5: 17,18.

The book of Genesis chapter one narrates to us the story of creation from the beginning. According to the book, “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep” Genesis 1:2. God created everything on the earth by speaking into its being. Everything that God created He said it was good. On the 6th day God decided to make man in His “image” according to His “likeness”. So God created man “in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them”, Genesis 1:26, 27.

The story of creation is a reminder of God’s perfection and sovereignty. According to scripture, God did everything in His own wisdom, power and might. He started with the light and divided the light from the darkness. He then created the things that would occupy the earth and placed them where they were to exist and to function properly. It was after this that He decided to create man, male and female, and gave them dominion over every living thing that moves the earth, Genesis 1: 28.

From this story it is obvious man was to be a custodian of God's creation on earth. God commanded man, male and female to “fill the earth and subdue it” with his being. Man was the only one of God's creation that was created in His image. God did not repent of anything He created, in fact scripture says, “God saw everything that He had made and indeed it was very good,” Genesis 1: 31. In other word everything was perfect at creation and was the way it was supposed to be.

Man was in tuned with God in his perfect being and all God saw in him was good. Sin has however separated us from God because God is perfect and all who approach Him must be perfect. Isaiah writes, “ ---The Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear, but your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you” Isaiah 59:1-2.

Sin entered the world through man’s rebellion over God’s command as a result of Satan’s deception, Genesis 3: 1-6. The consequence was a separation from God spiritually and physical death. Man lost his perfection as created by God and needed to be redeemed. This could only be done by His maker who only understood what was needed to perfect the imperfect. Christ was our way back to God and perfection because He is the perfect image of God.

Through Christ, man has the opportunity to recover what was lost and to have a relationship with God as Adam and Eve had in the garden of Eden. Jesus declared that He is “the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to Father except through Me”, John 14:6. In other words He is our redemption from the fall and has brought back the light and illuminated the darkness that blurred our way to God.

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/435620_recreating-your-life-through-christ-our-mediator#ixzz1JNFhVgwB

Have you entered the sabbath rest?

“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His” Hebrews 4: 9-10.

Have you ever felt like the Lord was calling you for a conversation and when you obeyed you knew He was warning you or reminding you of something? Well that happened to me not long ago when I was feeling disturbed in my spirit but did not know why. I tend to be like apostle Peter sometimes, where I do mighty things in the name of the Lord but get overwhelmed when I take my eyes from the Lord and view my circumstances from a carnal mind and start drowning.

Let’s face it, the ways of the Lord are hard to fathom and only our faith in Him can sustain us. Sometimes one feels like the Lord does not take cognizant of time or has forsaken them and in the process worry unnecessarily. Jesus reminds us that “which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” Mathew 6: 27. This is where I was when the Lord called me for a conversation.

Sometimes the Lord closes certain doors in our lives that we perhaps previously found our self worth in. He makes us to be totally depended on Him living on a day to day basis. In the process God teaches us to trust in Him and to receive from Him. The Lord may do this by removing you from a place of comfort and move you to a foreign place away from your security. The challenges may be many but it is in this place that you learn to depend on the Lord for your sanity.

As believers we always claim to be depended on the Lord and it is easy to say that when we are financially alright, we are healthy, our relationships are working well, our children are doing what we expect of them among such issues. But what happens when such securities are taken away from us? Will our actions be compatible with what we say we believe? The only way we can know is when we are tested by having such confidence taken away from us.

According to scripture “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him’ Hebrews 11: 6. In the midst of our trials our faith conditions us to know that God is able to see us through and that He holds the key to our deliverance. It will be in the midst of these challenges that the Lord proves to us that He is all we need in the long run, for "He is".

James writes “ Show me your faith without your works and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe -and tremble!” James 2: 18-19. James is saying that our faith will show in our works. It is not enough to have an intellectual assent about God, for even demons do that, but the truth of what we believe in will be manifest through our thoughts and conduct. And sometimes it is in our trials that our faith is proved.

Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/367661_have-you-entered-the-sabbath-rest#ixzz15CG0w5O4

The dangers of a Prideful life

Pride makes us blind to our faults. We assume that we are better than others and look down on others that we consider less than us.


Scripture warns in many places about the danger of pride. Pride is always associated with wickedness because it really is a cover up for our failures and insecurities. In Psalm 73:6 the writer suggests that to the wicked “Pride serves as their necklace”. A necklace is a jewelry that enhances the neck while taking away attention on a person’s others qualities that may not be so attractive.


Similarly, a proud person will dwell on their achievements, looks, power or whatever it is that makes them proud because it covers their weaknesses. Some it is the pride of being born in a wealthy family or a privileged class or country but the familiar thing is the assumption that one is better than others.

Jesus also taught of pride that arises out of self righteousness. In the parable of two people who prayed, Jesus showed how pride can make us blind to the condition of our hearts. It can lead to stagnation of faith in the assumption that you know it all. The Pharisee was so full of his works and considered himself better than “other men- extortioners, unjust, adulterers or even as this tax collector” because he “fasted twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess” Luke 18:11-12.


Read more at http://www.bukisa.com/articles/258278_the-dangers-of-a-prideful-life

What is your vision for the New Year?

Enlarge your house with glue

At the beginning of each year many of us have high hopes and dream of how things will be better. We make resolutions and set goals with the hope that they will come to pass. But many of the so called resolutions and goals are not met because while we are quick to make the resolution or goals we do not provide for the ways or means of achieving them. We do not set time frames and neither do we consider the challenges that we may encounter. If we did all these we would be better prepared to meet the challenges ahead and give our dreams the opportunity to come to pass.

Between your dream and its fulfillment you will be tested. Sometimes you might be the only one who believes on the dream and therefore find that you will need faith to sustain you. The story of Joseph and how he sustained his dream is worthy considering. He had to maintain his faith in a hostile environment, and believe in a dream nobody else believed in. He had no dreamer’s support network cheering him on, he had to stand alone. All he had was his faith based on his knowledge of God. God rewarded Joseph’s zeal for Him for scripture says that “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for He who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” Hebrews
 Full article at  http://socyberty.com/advice/what-is-your-vision-for-the-new-year

What are you hearing and where is your faith?

What have you been hearing lately? How is this affecting you? What we hear has a way of affecting our thinking and the way we think we become. Daily the media bombards us with news which is repeated on and on and with time we start believing the message. There are many contradictory news that could leave one confused if one were to accept such news as gospel truth. This is why it is important to consider where you get your news from and who you are listening to.


Have you ever felt so confident about something and had such faith about it and then you heard a nay sayer and your faith was completely shattered? I have found every time I attest to something my faith is tested on what I have attested to. Recently something drastic has happened to test the faith of someone that I receive emails from frequently. This person is an inspiration to many in the Christian business sector and writes blogs and words of encouragement to others. Not long ago he decided to venture in the area of healing attesting that God is still in the business of healing. http://relijournal.com/christianity/what-are-you-hearing-and-where-is-your-faith/ for further reading

The Act of Forgiveness

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” Mathew 6:15-15.

Many times I hear people exhibit in anger wishes for death or some form of evil to someone who has hurt them or committed some heinous crime against them or their loved ones. We live in a world where everyone talks of their rights. People are quick to rush to court to enforce their rights and therefore the element of forgiveness in line with scripture requirements is laughable. We say that people should pay for what they did and when someone gets a sentence that we feel is less than we anticipated we cry wolf. It seems in this era of rights people are more vengeful and they want to draw the last blood. They vow to never to forgive the person for the acts committed against them. This kind of response I have heard with both Christians and non Christians alike.

For further reading go to http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-act-of-forgiveness/

Don't lose your Dream: You are on your way.

” The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all” Ecclesiastes 9: 11.

Have you found yourself in a place in life and wondered how you got there or what you are doing there? Sometimes life just does not seem to add up. Perhaps you were raised up in a nice family, had a good education and expected that everything would work out well for you according to the standards of the world. Today you look at your life and wonder what went wrong or why things are not what you anticipated. You wonder whether it is worthwhile to keep on striving when nothing seemingly seems to work. Well do not give up on yourself or life yet. The most important thing when examining your life is to first establish what your purpose is. You may just be surprised to find that things as they are actually make sense. This will help you persevere in the journey you are in.
For further reading go to http://relijournal.com/christianity/dont-lose-your-dream-you-are-on-your-way/