THANK GOD FOR ADVERSITY

Thank the Lord for adversity. We may not say it when we are going through it but lets thank Him for it. Because it was the presence of adversity that made us wiser, stronger, and more appreciative. The devil thought that if he threw adversity in your way, that it would downsize you and your blessing...but he was wrong. Out of pain, great power is produced. It is out of severe heartache extreme joy is truly experienced.

So, I thank God for every adversity. Didn't Nelson Mandela spend 27 years in jail before becoming the President of South Africa. Wasn't it Oprah Winfrey who was raped and abused before becoming one of the richest and most influential women in the world. Wasn't it Maya Angelou who was molested as child before becoming one of the most praised poets in the world. Wasn't is Elie Wiesel who went through the horrors of the Holocaust before winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his powerful literature or even stories of great people like Liz Murray,Joyce Meyer and Nick Vijicic. So you see, out of the depths of pain, heartache and failure God will use you and uplift you.

It is your story that will reach millions of people. Every successful person has a great story to tell. As my dad points out,the experiences that you went through had to come to pass in order to get you to your next level. Because you went through pain you will be able to sympathize with others, because you were in debt you will understand how good it feels to be rich, because you were gravely sick in the hospital you now appreciate what it means to have good health. So you see, we should thank God for adversity and let the devil know everything bad that has happened in our lives will work out for our own good.

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Uhanan Mimi

GOD'S PERFECT TIMING

God’s perfect timing Every one's timing is different. And God's own timing is different from our own. Don't race against time, people or yourself. Every plan or goal in your life will happen and come into fruition at its destined time. Everyone is waiting for something...waiting to be married, waiting for a new job, waiting for a child, waiting for healing, waiting...waiting...and waiting. And as we wait we continue to grow impatient. We begin to measure ourselves against everyone else's timing. We begin to look at others and question how come them and not me. And as we grow impatient we look for other alternatives to fill the void of waiting.
We end up with the wrong job, wrong husband or wife, wrong life goal's, wrong pursuits...all because we could not wait. Waiting is the most difficult thing to do but yet the most worthwhile. During your period of waiting--pray, think and evaluate. Pray that God gives you the strength, wisdom and contentedness to wait. Think about God's own timing rather than placing your mind on a worldly clock. And evaluate yourself. Are you currently ready and prepared to receive what it is you have been waiting for?
Trust God to bring into fruition all the plans he has for your life.Do not measure yourself against other people. Do not covet others blessings. Blessings come to many people at different times. Rejoice when God's perfect timing happens in other people's life. God has something in store-even for you.

P.S
God is never late.He is always on time
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Uhanan Mimi

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

The two most important elements of a person, is their character and reputation. Your character is made up of distinctive traits, qualities and or abilities that describe/represent who you are. Your reputation is the estimation in which you are being held. In essence, your reputation stems from your character. Which means you cannot have a reputation without character and you cannot have character that does not produce some sort of a reputation. Your character is your daily display of who you are to the world even when no one is looking.
We sometimes seem to forget the importance of good character and reputation. Why is good character important? Character is like a church bell that rings very loud and grabs everyone attention. It is like a sign plastered on your forehead for everyone to read. Everything you do and say is a reflection of your character. The problem with society is that, we are so eager to look for talent rather than character. Or even talent and character. We want the best singers, doctors, politicians, actors, community organizers, professors, scholars and so much more, but do we ever think of their character. We ask questions in auditions and interviews like, "How long have you been singing" or "What experiences do you have in public relations?" But what about questions like, "Are you compassionate, and if so tell me why" or "What would you do if no one was looking?" We do not need talented or intelligent individuals with bad or no character at all. John Luther states," Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece ,by thought, choice, courage and determination."
Our society needs people who are intelligent and talented enough to be in the best professions and positions life has to offer and who are also thoughtful, compassionate, empathetic, moral, ethical and possess integrity and honestly. We do not need lawyers who lie, investment bankers who steal or politicians who cheat. We get upset when situations like Enron happen or people like Madoff come along...because we never cared to know if they had good character to begin with. The only way we can be an effective, successful and productive society is if we have a body of talented individuals with good character who are willing to take a stand.

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Uhanan Mimi