Be Valuable

BE VALUABLE

As I keep doing what I love to do in the field of ICT, I have come to realize that people are no just seeking you to help them but they are seeking you to ADD VALUE to their lives. Besides just doing your work and going away, ask yourself this question, "What is my Motivation?" Is it just money you are after or Is it something else. The reason for why you do what you do can determine a lot in yours and other people's lives. 

If you have the attitude of service helping others will not be a problem whether you are appreciated or not. Something is always regarded as valuable when it is no longer there but you can make your value known by being there.

When our motives are clear about whatever we are going to do, sometimes you will turn down some offers because you are honest about not being able to do it at that time but may be later. Doing work the right way without wanting to cheat someone will win you favor beyond just one individual. If you make yourself valuable, many times people, organisations, institutions or companies will postpone their schedules to work with you at your given time so that you can not just do what you have to do but create an everlasting Impact by influencing the way things are done and building others to learn so that they can in turn be valuable people.

I have made a little money recently effortlessly just because I worked well for someone, but my work entailed my integrity, faith, values etc and these were things not just spoken but seen and read from my life. Being valuable has become a core thing many people are looking for and it embodies every godly character that he has given you and has been nurtured in you. The Bible says that he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. The way you approach work, business, church will speak a lot about who you are, who you believe in, what you believe in and how you have been trained to handle situations "good" or "bad". We should know that in any organisation the people we serve are more valuable than the cars we drive, the phones we have, the food we eat, the birds in the air...

Isaiah 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Matthew 10:29-31

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Here are the words of Albert Einstein

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." -Albert Einstein

Little by Little

LITTLE BY LITTLE

It is really a hard thing for many of us to have patience, we are always wanting to live life on the fast lane where everything comes fast. I believe some of the reasons we are unhealthy is because of the concept of fast foods, It is always good to be patient and pick out things that you want at a steady pace. Little by little you will eventually get to where you want.

When it comes to money, It's even worse - the get-rich quick scheme is on the lips of everyone. If you asked someone a random question where they have been, they will tell you, "I have been looking for money". Sometimes this whole thing has driven many of us crazy and we have even lost touch with normal relationships in the name of wanting to get things quick.

And when things are done quick, somehow dishonest ways are even propped in to facilitate the quick way of making money - I guarantee you some how you can never be happy and it will eventually disappear.

Having read and I still continue to read the Book of John C Maxwell titled "Becoming a person of Influence". I realized while he was talking about INTEGRITY and how it is one of the most important virtues of leadership. Sometimes the quick ways of making money have made us sell our integrity or exchanged it for a quick buck. 

Recently I was doing my private work on the side over the weekend and I made estimates of costs, My client asked me how much some items would cost and I just had a rough idea, but I told the Client that If I found the prices were cheaper than what I had estimated, I would bring back the balance, that is quite a hard thing to do but I did not want to break a potential client who could open doors for more opportunities and I also want to live a life honorable before God.

I think there are profit margins that are also reasonable and these are questions we need to ask ourselves while doing work for people. One of the hardest things I have always battled with is "COSTING", But I think with consultation and more market research I can get a clear footing and also have good profit levels where the client am helping is satisfied with my work and I am also satisfied.

Wealth can be built little by little, am not talking only about money but I am talking about everything that pertains to life and godliness.

This scripture sums it up for me Proverbs 13:11[NIV] Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

I have seen this concept of gathering little by little work and when your able to manage and be faithful in the little things, you will be able to handle bigger stuff as well. 

Don't be quick, always calculate and think, be slow and make wise decisions.

Surely God Never Fails

I don't know how to express myself or use words that can truly bring out the sense of what I mean by "SURELY GOD NEVER FAILS". You can never understand the meaning and depth of light until you go through darkness and Light is all you long for. - Even though it is a tiny bit of light, the influence it has on lighting up your path and giving you clear vision, is something appreciable and that many can or should never take for granted.

Stories have been told of how people have been in a mess and in our human understanding or perception, we write them off like damaged cars that seem to be out of form for repair. But if you see things differently you could be the only one who says that I can bring back this car  to life. I must say that what the Bible says in Job 14: "At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail." is surely true. 

We might never understand the pain that someone has gone through or is going through until we have our own experience which in any case no one dreads for, no one ever plans for failure or loss, no one wants to be caught in the bad side of life, you don't know when you will fall or raise up, we are quick to even through stones for every bad thing some one has done, we never think that it could be us, we never think that what if I was in this person's shoes. Life as has been said is what we make it. It is a summation of good and bad choices, but everyday is a learning experience and an opportunity for us to put things right and write a new page of history. 

There is no story so sad that things can't turn around

There is no person so bad that we can't chose to love, love could be their light in the darkness

There is no burden to big that we can't help carry one another's burdens

There is no money too much or too less that we can't choose to share with those in need

All am saying about life and what we go through is that at the end of the day when everyone else turns their backs on you, God never fails, his word says that he never abandons us, he never leaves nor forsakes us. One of the easiest things I have found to do is to believe by faith that God is with me, that is arms are around me, that when I speak he hears me, I might not see him physically but I will see his manifestation in the different people or things who will bring across my path. 

When Jesus read from the Scroll, he said that the Spirit of the Lord was upon him and that he was here to set the captives free, to bring forth deliverance....

He surely is a brother who sticks closer than a friend....

My brothers and sisters I have seen that HATRED does more harm than GOOD but LOVE builds instead of destroying.. 

God hasn't put us on this earth to be a source of pain but a source of refreshment to those around us especially to those who don't know him. If he could forgive a thief, those who killed him, he expects you and I to forgive as well... Just to let you SURELY GOD NEVER FAILS - He is our ever present help in time of trouble. Always turn to God and Seek him.

Celebrating the Life of the Late Arch Bishop Janani Luwum [16th February Day to Honor him]

I see no Christian write about the Late ArchBishop Janani Luwum but am not saying they should, I have read a few scripts written in the papers about this man, he was not only a person who detested Amin's dictatorship [they say he was a leading critic of the regime and had personally delivered a note of protest to the big man against arbitrary killings and unexplained disappearances of people in the country Uganda], Samuel Oduny in his commentary of today's The New Vision said "Luwum was a courageous patriot". 

PM Ruhakana Rugunda says "Janani Luwum stands tall in our history and as an example beyond Uganda's borders". It is still said that among his good deeds, "Luwum showed great care in the leprosy work in Gulu, holding thanksgivings services to those discharged from the hospital." 

I still can't believe that he was Archbishop for the province of the Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga Zaire (DR Congo) - this is phenomal and most of all he was A MARTYR, If it wasn't for his faith, I don't know where the Church would be, one act of Integrity without fear, makes him stand out, his life was lost, but above all the Church in Uganda has remained strong since then until now, May God be glorified in all this.

He chose him and set him apart in a time when Uganda was in turmoil, I wasn't born then but I can relate with the story that's why some people stay alive to tell of God's good works .. I am proud to know this family especially the grand children, the likes of Nancy Amito, Akot Kasuti Dora, Laker Laura, Norman Luwum, Luwum Daniel.. I know they are many more, May God's blessings flow to you his grand children and the great grand children, may you live to emulate what your grand father did, you are the fruit of his loins... blessed from generation to generation, and as a nation we have all been blessed because of his life. We celebrate his life, Indeed I hope 16 Feb is declared a public holiday to honor him.

When I Think About ...

It All Started With An Idea - Ideas are powerful especially when put to work

When I think about the Watch your wearing,

You are able to tell time just because someone sat down and thought, Instead of looking at the rising and going down of the sun, let me put something on their hands that can match the time of the day

When I think About the clothes your wearing,

Some one thought of not just covering you up but making you look good

When I think about the car you sitting in or driving,

Some one thought instead of trekking long distances and using horses, why not make a four wheeled car powered by an engine to take you from point A to B.

When I think about the house you are in,

Someone thought of making it that way so that you could not only have a roof on your head but that it could keep you warm when it is cold or protect you from thugs, bad weather etc

When I think about the Inspiration you are reading now,

The books you are reading now, the articles you are reading now, someone thought let me not just write anything but let me write what will either bring transformation or confusion both extremes catered for

When I think about the smart phone you have,

It was someone's idea that you wouldn't just be able to call and that's it, phones are now micro computers that can do almost everything a computer does, you can even print over the web wherever you are with gadgets powered to do so

When I think about the farms, Institutions, Schools, Banks, Friends, Jobs, etc

It was all an idea, the question I ask today , what are you doing with your thoughts? Do you have Ideas but can't be translated into reality or are you the one waiting for others to think for you.

If we all put our minds to think and bring forth solutions that can change the world, we could be solving today and tomorrows problems, Ideas are powerful only when put to task, Nothing is indeed possible, I marvel at the way it took Thomas Edison 10,000 attempts to create a working bulb, his thoughts and ideas did not just remain in his mind or paper he tried and tried thus today we can enjoy the benefits of light bulbs.

How Honest Are You With Budgeting And Applying The Godly Principles Of Money In The Bible?

Proverbs 11:

1 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but accurate weights find favor with him.

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

I have come to realize honesty with myself and what I do opens a door for me. If i acknowledge am weak in a certain area, I am already showing that I need help from someone who is stronger in that particular area.

While budgeting and planning out how to manage your resources these are some key things you will need to know:-

1. You Have To Be Honest With your state of life and work towards making it better, this will make you gain favor with God and his people.
2. In being honest, You Need To Be Humble - this leads to Wisdom and with wisdom you make wise decisions that will change your life and create a good environment for managing your finances.
3. You Need Integrity - as clearly explained, It GUIDES the Upright but when your unfaithful your are destroyed because of duplicity.

Check out this Tip from Scripture: Proverbs 22:29 “Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.”

OBEDIENCE - A key tool to Financial Freedom (You WILL BE SET HIGH ABOVE OTHERS)

OBEDIENCE

Have you ever wondered how such a strong word can blend into financial management. Just Give it A TRY, set your budget and obey the set standard and see the results compared to when you were spending with a plan or direction.

One ACT of OBEDIENCE can translate into generation wealth

Here is a scripture from Deuteronomy 28:1-14

" “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. 2 You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:

3 Your towns and your fields

will be blessed.

4 Your children and your crops

will be blessed.

The offspring of your herds and flocks

will be blessed.

5 Your fruit baskets and breadboards

will be blessed.

6 Wherever you go and whatever you do,

you will be blessed." ........ read up to 14

Be Blessed