It felt like a cliché sometimes, but the more I thought of it, the more I was convinced it was true. I really had a different understanding of love when I encountered EYO.
Helping Them to Remember God
The Scriptures teaches that even God is not unrighteous to forget. It will be counted as unrighteousness when we fail to remember in God.
The Power of Remembrance
by Mr. Kwesi Oteng-Yeboah And so, I will always remind you of these matters, even though you already know them and are firmly grounded in the truth you have received. I think it only right for me to stir up your memory of these matters as long as I am alive 2 Peter 1:12-13 GNT Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past 40 years, sending you hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to so and whether you would obey his command. Deuteronomy 8:2 GNT Remembrance is a powerful thing: A old lady sitting alone can be filled with smiles and joy, brimming with life just at the remembrance of past incidents in her life that she is proud of. In the same way, friends can gather and recount old stories and incidents that happened in their High School days, releasing so much laughter and joy, just by reflecting or remembering past episodes in their lives. Just as remembering the good old days can bring about such joy within a lonely old lady and among friends, remembering bad and sad incidents will also affect our present disposition. It is obvious that what we decide to remember (or bring to remembrance) has the power to affect our present state: We could even argue that Remembrance sets us on a course for action. Interestingly, Human beings are very prone to forget and not remember what we need to remember, but rather become fixated on that which we must forget. I believe it is for this reason that the Bible has several verses calling us to remembrance (About 300 verses in all). In these verses we see the call being made by God and His servants to believers and the children of Israel. This is because remembering our roles and responsibilities causes us to act and function well in those roles. People who forget are seen as unfaithful, untrustworthy and wicked… When the Bible says; “Remember the Lord thy God while you are young…” It is instructing us not to forget God and thus not respond or act in obedience to Him while we are still young. It also means to become active in the Lord’s service while we are young. Remembrance will always lead to action. An organization will begin to drift from its mission once the leaders fail to consistently remember the reason for their existence, deliberately or otherwise. We do ourselves a great disservice when we remember not!!! Consequently, as leaders, we put our followers on a course to great harm when we do not employ a system and culture of remembrance in our organizations. One way an organization remembers is by honouring those who have served well, another is by celebrating anniversaries and milestones. And another is to keep the vision and mission constantly on the minds of stakeholders and members. Remembrance will always require effort from us because it is not our natural tendency… It is much convenient to forget most times. However, every effort we put into remembrance releases an overwhelming sense of fulfilment and accomplishment (especially when we remember the right things), which can only be experienced and not described. May we be active and not passive, remembering and not forgetting.
Walking in Excellence
Excellence is about contributing our best to the world while evoking others to do the same. It is about understanding our place and making our mark in the world, as we attempt to make it a better place.
Love- The Foundation of All
We are able to love when we encounter God’s love first. He fills us with His love and then, we are able to love others. But just as God took a step forward to show His love, we too as His followers must show our love to Him and to others as well.
Consistency
I have 3 non-negotiable bedtime routines: reading a chapter of the Bible, doing 30 squats, and making a journal entry every night before I sleep. Recently, I realized that 30 squats a day translated into 150 in a week and 10,950 in a year. Reading a chapter daily meant reading through the Bible every 3.3 years. If I kept at it for 10 years, I’d have read through the Bible three times. I started journaling in an exercise book in 2008. Today I have 40-50 books (Note 1) filled with writings capturing various experiences over the course of my life. These 3 routines are simple; easy to do, and easy to skip. Whenever I’m tempted to miss a day’s 30 squats out of convenience, I remember the compounded loss of skipping consistently. Jesus had a consistent prayer life. Joseph was consistently diligent. Judas was a consistent thief and the Devil is a consistent liar. What are you consistent at? Is it helpful, or it isn’t? What are you consistent at? Is it helpful or not? Until last year, journaling every night was not a habit. I would miss days and try to catch up later. It was tedious, and an inefficient use of time. Commiting to making the entry every night was one of most helpful things I did for myself. Either way, consistency pays. What good habits will you decide to be consistent at? What bad habits will you decide to consistently skip? Remember the compounded reward, and the cost. So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. (Gal 6:9GNT)