ONLY GOD

I am just sitting here looking out my sliding glass doors. The Lord’s beauty just overwhelmed me and my thought was ONLY GOD. The sky is clear blue, and the trees are very still and beautiful. The birds are chirping; the sun is not out; this morning is so peaceful. Just to see God’s creation is so wonderful! ONLY GOD!

I began thinking how only God could have brought me through this last illness. ONLY GOD! ONLY GOD! ONLY GOD! A year ago, I could not even get out of bed or a chair. My muscles had totally collapsed, and my mind was so confused trying to deal with the new problems. My faith had not wavered, but I was having a difficult time accepting the immobility that besieged my body. ONLY GOD!

Satan was at his post, working very hard trying to put my faith done. As I lay in bed one evening, he began attacking me saying, “Where is your God? You are alone and cannot get out of bed. Where is he?”
I did not know what to do. I was hysterical. Satan was laughing and asked, “Where is the God you serve?”

Immediately, I realized that Satan was at his prime job of trying to make me deny God and follow him. I was totally embarrassed. The thoughts had caused me to become disoriented. I rebuked Satan, dried my tears, and looked up to God. My thoughts turned to Jesus, my Savior, because I knew He was the only one that could pull me through these tumultuous times. ONLY GOD! ONLY GOD!

While sitting here, I am reminded of GOD’S AMAZING GRACE. I see His GRACE working with me everyday. Only God could have pulled me through this illness. I did not have to do anything, but be still and know HE IS GOD. I can get out of bed and a chair by my own volition. ONLY GOD! I can walk better and have more mobility than I have had in the last months. ONLY GOD! Everyday I am getting stronger and stronger. My face, hands, body, and skin are like new! ONLY GOD! God is still molding this body into a vessel to be used for Him. I am astonished at GOD’S AMAZING GRACE!

Ayanda Monyela

While I am waiting- the best decision ever to wait in God

VYG - Message for the Youth - Bishop Macedo

Hannah Montana Miley musik video - The Climb

Lyrics of the CLIMB:

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

Chapter two-You are Exceptional

When we seek God with all our heart, mind and soul, we become His children. However God, as a father has still given us freedom to choose whatever we want. Though we still have this freedom, the risk when one turn away from Him, where will he go. It is for this reason that it's important for one to be close to God, hat make him to be Exceptional.

One day they was a terrible accident on the high way 3 cars collided-1 was Jetta, the other one was van and the 3rd one was Mercedes Benz. As we all know that when accidents occur, first people to be seen on the scene are the break downs. They towered the Jetta and they came back to tow the van, but they never towered the Mercedes Benz. Onlookers asked them why they don't tow the Benz and the people who tow cars said- see the sticker behind the Mercedes it says do not tow, meaning it has special people to come and tow it. While waiting 3 cars came from a special towing company- a private car, big truck and a van. The Mercedes was pulled to a big truck and it was escorted by the private car and the van.

The moral of the story: When you do what God want, no matter, He will take care of you, whilst others the demons are dragging them. When they come to you they won't touch instead they will see God in you- like that sticker do not tow- this person has his own tow company meaning JESUS is with this person. Never try to please others you are exceptional when you have Christ in you.

The strength of the youth comes from within- volume2

Description of volume 2- God's plan

Some things are beyond planning!

And life doesn't always turn out as planned.
You don't plan for a broken heart.
You don't plan for a failed business venture,
You don't plan for an adulterous husband or a wife who wants you out of her life.
You don't plan for an autistic child.
You don't plan for spinsterhood.
You don't plan for a lump in your breast.
You plan to be young forever.
You plan to climb the corporate ladder.
You plan to be rich and powerful.
You plan to be acclaimed and successful.
You plan to conquer the universe.
You plan to fall in love- and be loved forever.
You don't plan to be sad.
You don't plan to be hurt
You don't plan to be broke.
You don't plan to be betrayed.
You don't plan to be alone in this world
You plan to be happy.
You don't plan to be shattered

Sometimes if you work hard enough, you can get what you want. But MOST times, what you want and what you get are two different things. We, mortals, plan. But so does God in the heavens. Sometimes, it is difficult to understand God's plans especially when His plans are not in consonance with ours.

Often, when God sends us crisis, we turn to Him in anger. True, we cannot choose the cross that God wishes us to carry, but we can carry that cross with courage knowing that God will never abandon us nor send something we cannot cope with.

Sometimes, God breaks our Spirit to save our soul.
Sometimes, He breaks our heart to make us whole.
Sometimes, God allows pain so we can be stronger.
Sometimes, God sends us failure so we can be humble.
Sometimes, God allows illness so we can take better care of ourselves.
Sometimes, God takes everything away from us so we can learn the value of everything He gave us.
Make plans, to be a better person when you grow up
Make plans, but understand that we live by God's grace.

The strength of the youth comes from within- volume 2

Chapter Ten- Journey

The journey I took it was not easy, I fell on the way; bruised my knees; tears on my eyes. I stepped on the thorns that made my feet to bleed, it was hard to get up and walk again but i had to finish this journey.

Throughout this journey; I was stoned, cursed and mocked but I was looking ahead to my goals. "The LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert." (Deuteronomy 2:7)

Hearing voices of discouragement along the way such as "why do you continue because you will never reach where you want to reach, its better for you to give up because what you want you wont get, give up, give up!", the voice kept on shouting aloud.

Being alone on this journey anything could have happened, but when you have set a target, no storm can shake you, nothing can make you stop along your journey and if I want to reach to the other side I have to finish this journey.

The journey can make you cry day and night, put you through agony, but I know to reah my target I have to finish this journey.

The journey still continues and I wont look back for I am about to reach my destination- my target!

The strength of the youth comes from within!!!!!