*In Christianity, WORDS=ACTIONS*

_When you tell me- ‘I Love You’, they are words taken seriously and I do count on you to show it._

_When you continue to show me you love me, it will certainly gladden my heart. However, when I find out your actions were ill-conceived or tied to what I could do for you; then your actions amounts to virtually nothing._

*Beloved, in Christianity,Words=Actions*

*[From OTMDevotional'19,Jan 14 Titled-Words=Actions]*

*SO I SAY: Do you take your words seriously?.... Do you walk your talk?... A heart that pleases God do not end at thoughts and words but are sincere at turning them into actions that only honour God and nothing else- Otuosquotes_*


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*TO YOU* (FORGIVENESS)

*_You won't let go?...Okay,you are the one destroying yourself... It is you who is not free...it is you who has something in your chest....it is you who keep on wasting precious time trying to spoil the other...it is you who will grow bitter and then..._*

[ From OTM Devotional'19 Jan,13- Titled: *Why Don't You Let It All Go*]

*SO I SAY:TO YOU- Please Let it all go.(Forgiveness)*

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*FLOURISH'19 (2)....Like the Palm Tree

No matter the storm, tremors, quakes and hurricanes that this ‘dunya’(World) brings us, God brought us here not  just to survive but to Thrive...

We WERE and are made to #FLOURISH...And this is the lesson we pick from the *Palm Tree* today.

_Trees generally snap, or at least lose a few branches, when faced with hurricane-strength winds. Not palm trees. These staples of the tropics typically bend during gusty weather. For starters, unlike traditional trees, palm trees are not made of wood. "Instead, you'll find a jumble of spongy tissue, scattered instead of arranged" inside a palm..._

_Most trees lay down rings as they grow every year. But not the palm tree; some of its cells are malleable, and others can easily flex and then return to their original position. [Its] lack of conventional structure is what gives the palm its flexibility and makes it supremely adapted to the gentle island breezes that periodically coalesce into ruthless hurricanes,"_(Helpful site -www.livescience.com/60393-why-palm-trees-are-so-flexible.html)

Aside its deep rooted nature, it feeds on water, air, sunlight and other conducive atmosphere as its nourishment.

The bible says in Psalm 92:12-15 :The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;planted in the house of the Lord,they will flourish in the courts of our God.They will still bear fruit in old age,they will stay fresh and green,proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

SO I SAY: I pray that you will be firmly rooted in the Lord such that whether it is the changing times or the wicked storm you will stand firm, adapt well and even flourish in it all like the Palm tree. (Word Study & Prayer has always been the ‘trick’)

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*TERSE STORY* _*(What is Your Life?)*_

12- year old Paapa sat in Nana’s rocking chair mimicking his Granny. 

_‘This is reminiscent of the Good old Days’._  Nana said thoughtfully.

Paapa stopped and asked...

_‘Are we doing anything re-mi-ni-sc-ent of those Good old Days._

Granpa paused, gathered his thoughts and answered...

*_ ‘I guess if for nothing at all, it can start with you. What is your Life?’_*

*SO I ALSO ASK: _What is your Life?..._*
( *THIS IS YOUR TERSE STORY...More to Come*)

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*HOW FAR…*

Charley, How far… Are you done?... Can we go?...Can I get it? _(As the person asks this, he looks at you expecting a positive feedback but mostly…)_

Today is the 16th of May, 2019. It is clear it is not the beginning of the year but almost  mid-way into the year. This came to me which is one great reminder of a message:

*HOW FAR today… with just some few hours into it?  It looks like you are already approaching it like the failings of yesterday.

HOW FAR with some 5 Months into the year…those plans for the year…Are you on course to achieving them… the challenges, discouragements, all the hardwork to no avail?.... I guess that is why the message is here.

*HOW FAR with that smelly attitude that nearly made you lose what is dear to you. You thought of changing but the last encounter you had….

*HOW FAR with the work assigned to you months ago which is due in a week, HOW FAR with that School project,  and HOW FAR with your personal assignments which from intents& purposes should cause  that needed elevation.

*HOW FAR with what you told yourself you wouldn’t do again.. it looks like you are already in it. You don’t know?...we are telling you HERE!

*HOW FAR with life?…That should call for some deep reflection you know.

We can go all gun blazing attacking our problems from all angles with today's read but the truth is we can’t do this by our strength. It is why we end up coming back to the same HOW FAR questions with those same problems and challenges.

*Today, I pray that you will be able to access fully the GRACE of God which abound to all, that as he equips you, you will be able to  excel and flourish just as he predestined before time. Can you open yourself to this at every stage of your life. (I cor. 15:10, Isaiah 43:18-19, 2Cor. 12:9)*

*SO I SAY: HOW FAR with God?…. Another powerful one to meditate on. For that is where all the needed Strength to make it comes from.*

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#OTM #BLESSINGS

*FLOURISH'19* (PART 1)

For someone like me, who loves to write, going off all this while has been good and bad. Hey, Good morning and great to be back to serve you with your All Round devotional- ON THIS MORNING.

This is the special or what i call the Deluxe edition owing to the fact that we have the book * On This Morning 2019(The Next Up)* out on Amazon and in hard copies as well(contact for copies)

We say it is Deluxe/Special because these are additional messages we are adding to the main devotional and so it won't be as frequent as it used to be. However, i assure you the content will continue to WOW you as usual(maybe than the book itself)

The theme for this edition is FLOURISH'19. To Flourish is to *grow, thrive, prosper, do well, develop, burgeon, increase, multiply, proliferate;

spring up..

 

 

 

Beloved, this is who and what God has made us (Christians) and especially this year which is a message he laid on my heart to share with you late last year.

If ONLY YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ABIDE IN HIM,OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO HIM, NOT LOSE HEART, PATIENTLY WAIT ON HIM AND AVAIL YOURSELF TO BE USED BY HIM, YOU SHALL  DEFINITELY FLOURISH BEYOND MEASURE

Let's round off with these verses:

*Your beginning will seem so small, since your future will flourish.(Job. 8:9)

*In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. (Psalm 72:7)

* And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”(Ezek.47:12)

SO  I SAY: *You have the Capacity to Flourish...You are made to Flourish... Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.(3 John 1:2)*

ON THIS MORNING ON AMAZON

#OTM