3D SUCCESS

“Should marriage be a lifetime union or commitment?” The preacher paused as he looked intently at the soon to be wed couple with these opening remarks to his marriage talk. “To know the answer, we can start by looking at the marriage vows, what do they say?" He continued. “For better for worse…. till death do us part…...so long as we both shall leave.” What does this mean? “The union you have entered into is a lifetime commitment. Henceforth you should know this union is not reversible. There is no reverse gear.” Why do we respect the vows? Genesis 2:24 : “A man will leave his father and his mother and stick to his wife.” This indicates the intimacy and permanency of the marriage union. It is the only relationship that God said they will become one flesh. It means former ties to friends and relatives have to be adjusted. Friends and family can no longer take priority. Your mate is your number 1 priority. How can you make it last? Matthew 22:37-39 : Love God with your whole heart.....

“In the next 100 years none of us in this meeting will be here. But we don't want to think about it and would rather think about other things. When one of our close loved one’s dies; we are forced to think about our own death." The above were the opening remarks one of the speakers made during the memorial service. He went on to quote from the book of Luke 12:16-21 in what is commonly referred to us the parable of the rich fool. The moral of the story being we shouldn't store up earthly riches at the expense of our relationship with God. As I listened to the speeches from friends, family, and workmates to the deceased, one thing caught my attention.  The daily activities which we take for granted are the things which people remember and treasure the most. They fondly spoke of the conversations they had, jokes and meals they shared together and little things he did for them.   One of the family members read from the book of Romans 12:6-8 which encourages us to make us...

The short-lived answer to this question is because I want to be happy. And by this, I mean experience joy in all areas of my life. I have only one life. And this life that I was given has several components/spheres to it. i) Social Dimension On one part is the social aspect in which I have to connect or live with others in order to survive (no man is an island). ii) Work (Vocation) Dimension This consist of what I will do with my life which will enable me to make a living while contributing something to this world. iii) Spiritual Dimension A part of me wants to find meaning to this life. It asks questions such as; why am I here? what is the whole reason for this life? Why do I and others suffer and die? All the above spheres cross our paths as we live in this life daily. How The Dimensions Interact Each day I wake up at home, I must connect with my wife before proceeding to work where I pursue/make a living to support my family. I must contend on a regular basis w...

Sometime in November, 2002 we had just completed writing our final grade 9 exam paper and as we stepped out of the exam room we were on cloud 9. Our junior secondary days were over! As I caught up with my friends knowing that for most of them this was the end of the journey at Kabulonga boys and possibly last time we would see each other. We were all excited and looking forward to the holidays to catch up on the much needed rest. We shared our plans for the holidays which was mostly to rest and play. One of my friends though had a different plan. He had already organized grade 10 books and after resting for a while his plan was to start preparing for grade 10. We laughed at him and tried to advise him to rest like what everyone would be doing.  "We can always study once we go back in school. You don't even know the school you will go to and subjects you might be taking." we insisted.  But he had non of that, he was already geared to work during the "off season."...