THE BEAUTY OF CHRISTMAS

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FEAR: A DREAM KILLER

                                                                      FEAR

                   A natural phenomenon that cannot be averted in man's life. Some avoid it by putting on a bold and courageous heart while it has encapsulated the heart of many.

         Though it comes in a scary way and has different forms of manifesting, It is caused by many and it happens naturally at times. Fear is a thing of the mind even though it happens around us in a while. It has it's causes which is mainly by individual or what is happening in the society or around an individual.

Oxford dictionary is of the opinion that :" Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is likely  to cause pain or a threat. Battles are lost not because we are not powerful is because our mind is not properly positioned due to the fear we already have in mind. If you really want to overcome in life then you must be able to overcome fear. Whatever you fear in life will be the one to dominate you, what you have accepted about yourself is what will come to pass in your life and with fear it weakens your strength the more.

                                                  FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

        Most people are afraid of what has not even happened. People are afraid of poverty and will fail to work towards what will make them to overcome poverty. Fear is not just a feeling but a spirit that is already  dwelling in most people. According to Romans 8:5 the bible says " For ye have not receive the spirit of bondage again to FEAR but you have receive the spirit of adoptation where we cry ABBA FATHER. KJV If you are afraid of what you don't know , what you have not tried to do, you will just become a slave to yourself because the spirit of fear in you is not manifesting the real you. People will always take advantage of you because they know you are not up to the task. Fear is simply a prove you don't believe in your maker. I n fear you pay in advance what you don't owe. Nobody has the power to bring you down, is only if you want to bring yourself down you should have a superior mentality above fear. psalms 91:5 " Thou shall not be afraid of terror by night , nor for the arrow that flieth by day KJV.

              Furthermore, Instead of being afraid of the unknown , you have not tried to do , why not get an adequate information about what is making you to be afraid. You use your inner strength to fight for what you want not your physical being. It is the strength you have within that supports you outwardly. Do not  suffer from inferiority complex.  For you not to know what you are capable to do then you are still suffering from the spirit of fear , due to fear some people depend on other people's definition about them. Don't depend on people's definition because it differs from each other. You have to discover yourself in your own way. Some people are afraid of being successful , so when they eventually become successful they will refuse to work hard and retain the success. Success today may become failure tomorrow if it is not improved upon. success is not an ending it is just a process so if you fail to improve you become a failure whereas failure is not an option for anybody because we are not destined to become a failure in life. To be free of fear you must have confidence in yourself because confidence is the cure of fear. If you lack confidence you will be prone to failure .e.g. A student that heard that the lecturer that wants to take a particular course does not  favour students even if you have done well and agree with me there are some lecturers like that. Instead of adequate preparation not to be a victim the student failed to prepare because of the preparation he/she had in mind that no student pass the course with good grade unless they change the lecturer. Eventually the student failed, whose fault? The student failed because the student does not know how to pass. The spirit of fear has overshadowed the student which makes them to see the negative part which is failure.

You should learn to live failure free life, fear free life,  concern free life and sick free life. We should focus on God . According to 1st peter 5:7 casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you KJV  Feed your destiny with revelation and knowledge. life does not give you what you desire life only gives you what you demand. If you taught about a great future it means it can be made physical instead of being afraid talk about happiness and prosperity to everyone around you. B e informed to know where you are going to always be with people that makes you forget about your fear and worry because the fear you don't stop in your life will be the one to stop you. For your generation to hear your voice positively you must not build your foundation on fear because that is a faulty foundation try and get someone to inspire you (when you lack someone to inspire you , you expire). Try and communicate with people that are trust worthy, people that when you share what is bothering you they give you the adequate or possible solution. If you don't have adequate information about what you want to in life you will not be able to achieve in life '' You cannot do without information if distinction is your purpose" Bishop Oyedepo. Many has gone through life without an unidentified purpose for living due to fear.

                                                             DISCIPLINE

            To be free of fear in life you have to be very disciplined to be trained in an orderly manner, orderly way of life. You have to be disciplined with your time, what you think about and people you relate with. You do what you ought to do at the right time. When you are doing what you ought to do you don't have any reason to worry. Hard work never kills it only refines you. You learn to separate pleasure from assignment. pro 21: 17( He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich) KJV. Even the bible confirmed it that you have to be disciplined to be a successful person in life. pro 21:23(Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from trouble.(KJV) Learn to control your mouth to be free from fear of what you have said..... because if what you focus on is the top then discipline must be your goal. don't live your life on public opinion to keep any success you have attained you have to be very disciplined. Diligent creates success but discipline keeps it. No coward can succeed in life.

                                                               BELIEVE

            You need to believe in yourself to be free from fear. If you don't believe in yourself nobody will ever believe in you. You put yourself where you want people to put you. You have faith in your maker(GOD). Even when you have a problem try to know the cause of the problem , believe in yourself you can solve it or consult people you believe in they can be of help in that particular situation. You keep reasonable friends for different reasons . You can't stop problem from coming it depends on the way you handle the problem. When you fail to solve the problem fear will set in. Some people don't believe they can fly high in life they prefer to borrow and beg instead of working hard to earn a living for their self . Believe challenges are opportunities  for you to discover many things in life even if you don't have today that one does not mean you will not have tomorrow. Be persistent in anything you are doing in life, don't quit, keep moving knowing you have a target to meet and believing you are already a success. Don't try to do what you are not supposed to do because in life impression does not last only impartation last that is what others are able to gain from you. I f you are doing what you are not supposed to do you won't have confidence in yourself and fear may set in. Nobody is better than you is your believe that kept you where you are. But when you believe in God and yourself you can go places.

I was reading a book where the writer wrote :" Don't ask time where it is going to but tell time where it should go to." Honestly we all have the same 24 hours in a day to do whatever we are supposed to do but it depends on the way you spend your time. If you can control your time you can control your life. Believe the little time you have you can make something tangible out of it.

                                                           FEAR OF GOD

         In anything you do you must have the fear of God which is the most important thing. It is not only important to be disciplined, to believe, to be informed. All these without the fear of God is nothing. When you find yourself in an unpleasant situation that makes you afraid, call on the lord in as much as you believe is your maker. As it is written in the bible in the book of matt 14:30 :"But when he saw the wind boisterous he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried saying lord save me".

                                                                                              Akande Rebecca Oluwamayowa (M-PLUS)

IFE (LOVE) This poem is dedicated to Moyinoluwa Ipinera

        

 'IFE'  (LOVE)

Honey is thy name

            

         It gives hope to the hopeless

            

             It takes shame and gives fame

            

                 Your strength replace my weakness

            

          I searched far and wide for you

            

                but thought I was not going to find you

            

         as I walk gently towards the door
  

                  Your smile breaks all locks

                   I found in you  a treasure

           

                    more valuable than gold

           

                    a great joy to behold

           

                   your beautiful world

           

                   cannot be measured

           

                    because you are a great treasure   

                                                                                                 Akande David