Author: kagi03

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

How we react to situations can tell people whether we have understanding or are just displaying folly, so it matters how we react.  Not only that, but every reaction has an outcome.

Proverbs 14:29 (ESV): “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”

We talked about being “slow to anger” yesterday, and I am bringing it back today because it is very important for us to have patience when dealing with anger. As we can see, hasty temper is one of the things that precedes folly. It’s sad that some people even boast about having hasty tempers, claiming that others don’t mess with them.  But what if the reason people keep their distance from you is because that temper of yours destroys everything around it?

Takeaway: Today you must choose for yourself: do you want to have great understanding or display folly (foolishness)?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

It is easy to get carried away into speaking without listening; all you want is to dominate a conversation. Even if you have a lot to say, you still have to listen.

James 1:19 (NLT): “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”

The fastest way to anger is slow listening and quick speaking. My brothers and sisters, even if you do your part in “quick to listen and slow to speak,” some people will make sure to anger you; you might even think it’s their job to anger people, so that’s why you are to be slow to anger.

Takeaway: Take note of your listening, speaking, and anger, and if they are leading to more anger, you gotta work hard on what James says until it becomes natural.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

You cannot go around speaking anyhow just because you have freedom of speech. Sadly, some people have found themselves in bad situations because of their answers. Avoid angering people whenever you get a chance. And one way to do so is to watch your mouth.

Proverbs 15:1 (ESV): “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

“Well, you can’t tell me what to say; I will say what I want to,” he said. But then a harsh word stirs up anger (it causes anger to be more intense), and you don’t want to be ignorant. And “an angry person stirs up conflict,…”(Proverbs 29:22).

It doesn’t cost a dime to give a soft (gentle) answer. So what’s hindering you?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

It is hard to compete with someone you hold in high esteem, even when the world or the situation forces you to compare.

Romans 12:10 (NIV): “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

I believe there is no question when it comes to you being devoted to your friend in love. But problems might arise when we are required to honor them above ourselves because it means we must humble ourselves. Because humility comes before honor.

Takeaway: Do you think you are honoring your friend above yourself? If yes, in what way can you tell or show that you are? And if you are not honoring your friend, what are you waiting for?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

Rebuking is part of sharpening your friend, but so is challenging one another to be better. What are we having today?

Proverbs 27:17 (NLT): “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”

Before you start looking for an iron (friend), make sure you are an iron, because remember, wood cannot sharpen an iron, and also before you start complaining that you are only surrounded by woods, check if you are a wood or an iron. By the grace of God, I have the privilege of watching two friends currently sharpening one another; they have started a business, and they are still working at their respective jobs.

Takeaway: Find out, if you don’t know, what it takes to be a sharpener in your friend’s life.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

“Well, I don’t want to hurt my friend’s feelings, so it’s better if I just hope that he will stop behaving like that. I don’t want to cause a wound, because it might take time for it to heal,” he said. But guess what? “Faithful are the wounds of a friend;…(Proverbs 27:6). Why?

Proverbs 27:5 (ESV): “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.”

If we claim to love our friends and we are scared to rebuke them when they do not behave well, then that’s hidden love. Because hidden love hides things and it chooses what to do, but that’s not what the Bible tells us about love, Paul says, “Love bears all things; it endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7). Love can withstand rebuke; do not let rebuke hide in the name of love.

Takeaway: What do you do when you are rebuking someone and he says, “Don’t judge”?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

Proverbs 18:24 (NLT): “There are ‘friends’ who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.”

Yesterday, I said if you are not a builder in your friend’s life, it’s either you are a destroyer or you are folding your arms. And we can see from today’s scripture that friends can actually destroy each other, so you need not be ignorant of that. I know it’s hard to imagine friends tearing each other down, but it can happen, and some of you can attest to it.

Be cautious of those who stand by with their arms folded. It’s tempting to think that at least they are not causing destruction. However, consider this scenario: on one side, there are people actively building a house, while on the other side, someone is tearing it down. If there’s a person simply standing there with their arms crossed, they are not helping either side.

Builders stick closer, because they can’t build a building from afar. Takeaway: Pray for the builders in your life.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

No matter how skilled you are at building, you will never build a house alone. Yes, it’s your life, and you can be the architect of it, but you will need builders. So what are we having today?

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT): “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”

I thank God for the builders and encouragers in my life. They have encouraged me in difficult times and continue to do so, even in good times. Be that encourager and builder in someone’s life; it does make a difference, I tell you.

Okay, ask yourself this: Am I a builder in my friends’ lives? Because if you are not building, either you are destroying or folding your arms.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

My sister said something today in the morning; she said, “Lord, help us to come with humility when we come to you in prayer.” And a thought came to my mind: “Is it possible to draw near the throne of grace with excessive confidence?” Because the writer of Hebrews does tell us to draw near with confidence (Hebrews 4:16).

So when I was done tutoring this morning, another thought came to mind: “How will my tutorial sessions be if I had an excessive confidence in what I know? Mind you, I do have to be bold about the stuff I am teaching, because if I am not confident, then how am I expecting the students to be confident about the stuff? But excessive confidence (prideful) may hinder me from being teachable or corrected. because as much as I am the tutor, I am bound to learn something from them.” And this is just one example of what excessive confidence can do to your daily life or any aspect of your life.

Oh no, I thought I was giving you an appetizer, and I ended up not leaving a space in your stomach for the meal. Okay, I guess it will be a takeaway!!

Proverbs 16:18 (ESV): “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Are you headed towards destruction or a fall? Check if pride and a haughty spirit are your passengers. And do some inventory today and see if, when there was destruction in your life at some point, there was pride along the way before the destruction.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

I had some doubts about something yesterday. And a question came to mind: how many of us on a daily basis struggle with doubts, and is there a cure to this disease called doubt? So what are we eating today?

John 20:29 (ESV) : Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Allow me to give you a takeaway today: you are not sitting here and eating. Here is the takeaway: Are you waiting to see in order to believe? They have told you you will be the one to change the situation at home, and because of where you are currently, you are doubting; you are waiting for a job in order to believe it. And trust me, it can be anything that God told you about; this is just one example, but you are waiting to see. And the more you wait to see in order to believe, that’s when doubt is also finding its way to your mind..

Is it easier to believe without seeing? Nope, but “blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!