Thriving Words

“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”  - Psalm 55:22 There is a wave of suicide among young people in Nigeria, in Africa and all over the World. No one really knows the particular cause but most experts point to long term depression. No one is exempted; Rich or poor, young or old, male or female, depression can happen to anyone. Being depressed is one thing, if left unattended to, it could lead to sickness or even suicide.  Someone could be happy on the inside yet he/she is been seriously depressed on the inside. Suicide is not an option. When there is Life, there is Hope. There is never a state of hopelessness that God can’t overturn for your benefits.  Folks don’t just commit suicide, it start by suicidal thoughts coming into your mind. It keeps coming till it overwhelm your mind. Think positive, negative thinking tends to happens faster than the good ones. Things might be bad now, but it

Let us not become weary of doing good - Galatians 6:9  Paul in his end comments to the Galatians encouraged them to continue doing great. There is this well known proverb that says 'what goes around comes around'.  In this present reality where the hearts of men are evil, goodness is hard to find. Individuals thinks that its troublesome nowadays to do good; some out of severe encounters, some out of dread, some out of numbness.  It is a good idea to do good. We are to be good individuals since God is good to us as well as to everyone.  Doing good has its own prizes, we will dependably receive the benefit of doing good at the opportune time.  We shouldn't segregate who we do good to. We ought to do great to everybody regardless of sexual orientation, age, religion, ethnicity.  One of the confirmations that we resemble God is through our decency and goodness to humankind. You are either positive or negative, kind or evil and good or bad .  There

The eye is an important part of the body. It’s a gateway to the body. Out of the 5 interactive senses we have, the eyes are considered the most valuable ones. Sure, each of these senses is invaluable in its own right, but vision is considered to be the most important of all, as it is used to perceive about 80% of all impressions. So, now you’re getting a better idea of why you should tend to your eye health much more seriously, and if not, it’s going to hurt your pocket as well. Wait a minute, did I just say ‘your pocket’? Let me get it right, it hurts ‘our’ pockets! Wondering how? Let me refer you to a study titled ‘The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Eye Disorders in the United States’, according to which vision problems cost the US government about $139 billion annually. In fact, neglecting eye care not only affects you financially, it also affects your quality of life.  Your eyes are an important part of your health. There are many things you can do to kee

5 Ways to Make God Happy. Don’t get it twisted, it’s not as if God is sad. Not at all. God is God. But there are somethings that makes Him Happy at you.    There are things that delight Him and when God is happy with you, what else could you have asked for? What are the ways to make God Happy? We will be examining 5 ways to make God Happy: Praise and Worship One of the reasons God created you is for you to praise and worship you. You were made for worship. God delights and Inhabits the praises of His people. Praising God makes Him to be Happy with you. Fellowship One of the ways to make God Happy is to fellowship with Him. It’s recorded that in the cool evening, God will come to fellowship with Adam. Fellowship with God is like a Father - Child relationship. God loves Family/Fellowship. He delights in His Children when they are in fellowship with Him. Holiness   Holiness makes God Happy. You can’t be close to God if you are not Holy. Lucky for you, Jesus