WHY WORRY

In his song Three Little Birds, Bob Marley said " Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright". Everyday we see people worrying. I too worry many times. We as human tend to give worry a lot of power than we should.

I have recently been in a very difficult position. A position wherein I wasn't and still am not sure of what will happen, since all the power to make things work for the best lies in someone's hands. And that is the case with many of us out there. There's always that something that keeps us worrying, which we have no control over. We worry because we do not know what decision or action the person in control will take.

But have you ever asked yourself, 'What will worrying do' ? Will worrying influence the person to take a decision in your favour? Will worrying make things any better? Why then are you wasting your time worrying when you know your worry will do nothing positive for you? Worrying will only take away from your mental and physical health. Worrying is like choosing to pick up a ton and putting it on your back, especially when you have no control over what you are worrying about. It will only hurt you and weigh you down. Let go of the worry because there is nothing it will do for you.

Once you start realising that worrying does nothing for you, you will start seeing that it is a waste of time to worry. Why do something that will not benefit you in any way? Why give it so much power?
Do not be anxious. Do not worry. It will only take away your focus.

1 Peter 5: 6-7

"⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: ⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

Further bible reading: Matthew 6: 25-34

WITH LOVE...
Mbuelo Ramafamba

RETURNING HOME

I have recently been going through a lot. The transition from March to April, is always a season that really hits me hard all the time. April 13th is also my birthday. I get very anxious during this time, especially the week before my birthday. Many terrible things have happened during this time, so it is one of those. In 2016, I was diagnosed with anxiety and borderline personality disorder (BPD), just a week after my 21st birthday. What a birthday gift, haha. And today I just wanted to share how I've managed to cope and manage my condition through prayer.

It wasn't easy at first, as I was asking myself many questions. I knew and felt it before that something was wrong, but not that kind of wrong. It wasn't easy for me to accept it, because I kept asking why me. Looking at the medical prescription just made me feel like I was living in a nightmare. Then came the weight gain, which meant I had to get new clothes. The problems kept piling up. It was one day when I was reading my bible that I had an aha moment. I was reading Psalm 23, and when I got to verse 5,  a voice inside of me arose with a very difficult question. "He prepares a table before you in the presence of your enemies, but where are you?", the voice asked.

It dawned on me that many of us like to quote that verse, yet we are nowhere near where the table is. We say it all the time but do not understand that we have to go where God is in order to enjoy the feast. We want to be out in the rain, in the world of sin, and just magically have a table prepared for us just because we quote the verse. But the reality is we have to go back to the house of God and be where the table is. We have been chosen as royals deserving of a royal table, yet we venture the streets like common man and wonder why we cannot see the table.

It was at this moment that I found my inspiration to write my first book titled "Return  Home: The Shepherd Awaits". You can find it on the top right of this blog if you want a copy. I must also confess, that I didn't think I could do it, and it took me a whole year and a half to finish writing the book. Each time I tried writing, the devil would remind me of my sinful past and my guilt would stop me. But I finally got to understand the great sacrifice, which was Christ, and how His blood renewed us and brought us back from sin. The truth is, God is waiting for us so we can come back home and feast with him. He wants us to go to Him with a repentant heart, and to pray with faith. Whenever you feel lost, always ask yourself how close you are to God. If you realise you are not close, repent at that very moment and return home. Repent at that very moment and ask God to draw you close. God loves a repentant heart and is ready to forgive us and renew our lives. Just go and read these verses for confirmation of His love.

Romans 2:5  ~ Luke 13:3 ~ Ezekiel 18:21-23 ~ 2 Timothy 2:25 ~ Acts 3:19 ~ Proverbs 28:13
2 Chronicles 7:14 ~ John 3:16  ~ 1 John 1:9 ~ Romans 2:5

Repent. It is not too late and you are never too much of a sinner to repent.

WITH LOVE...
Mbuelo Ramafamba

FAITH CAN CALM IT ALL

Today i want to share with you some knowledge based on my own experience with life. It is not hidden knowledge. Neither is it knowledge that is new. You may have heard this before somewhere and somehow you forgot it or at least let me say you forgot to apply it in your daily life. This is knowledge from the bible, but it can be applied by anyone of any faith or lack thereof. It should help remind you of Faith in hard times.

I will take my reading from the two books.

Matthew 8: 23-27 (New International Version/ NIV)

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
 
26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
 
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

Mark 4:35-41 (New International Version/ NIV)

³⁵ That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” ³⁶ Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. ³⁷ A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. ³⁸ Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
³⁹ He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
⁴⁰ He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
⁴¹ They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

As people living in this life, we are often faced with difficult situations. Tough situations which sometimes break us completely. They instill fear and despair into us. We forget who we are and start feeling sorry for ourselves. But little do we know that we have the answer already.

Sometimes life will get very difficult to a point wherein we won't understand what our lives have become. But the one mistake we make most times is asking "WHY ME?". We let our situations deteriorate our faith. We let our situations to weaken and drown us. We are quick to cry. We cry for help and none arrives.

In the first scripture of Matthew that I shared, we saw how the disciples had no faith. They feared they would die. "Where there is no faith, there is fear of/and death". By letting your faith deteriorate, you are letting fear creep in and take control of your life. When you start doubting yourself and feel like giving in, that which you fear the most starts to manifest. But way to often we find ourselves drowning in weakness and self pity parties. "why is life so unfair, why me, why am i suffering, why do people hate me, why this, why that?".  The list goes on. I've also been there and one thing I learned is that it is very addictive. Your words start to destroy you more than the situation itself. Because you lost faith in yourself and God, you remain naked to any force that comes against you. You become extremely vulnerable. The biggest sign that your faith may be shaking is doubt, or asking God, the universe or life the question "Why?".  And the answer to that is obvious. "YOU LOST YOUR FAITH IN YOURSELF AND GOD!!".

Instead of panicking when situations arise, be calm. You can never think properly in panic. You first need to calm yourself, build up your faith and courage and simply tell the situation to be calm. Instead of giving in, remind the situation who you are and that you are much greater than it and inside you lives He who is greater than all forces. As a human being, you have great power given to you through your creator. And Jesus was not only on Earth to be a savior only. It was the main reason yes, but he was also here to show us that even in the human flesh, we can command and overcome. He was reminding us of the power that lies dormant within us. TELL THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. Learn to order situations in your life with faith. Do not listen to doubt or negative thoughts. Speak with authority and tell whatever situation to "BE CALM". Tell it "Quiet! Be Still!". 

The world will be in awe at how you can do such great thing and achieve so much in life. Just learn to speak with authority and take control of your life. 

"Quiet! Be Calm!. Peace! Be Still".