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Building Trust

 Trust is defined as the firm belief in the reliability, truth or ability of someone or something. it is a fundamental requirement in any relationship and it can be grown or lost over time due to the actions and inactions of the parties involved.  In Genesis 12 we see two unique forms of trust; the first was between God and a man and the second was between members of a family and the family head.  Between God and a man:- Abraham the father of faith (who at this time still went by the name Abram) had built such a relationship with God over the course of his life that he now trusted God enough to pull up his whole family and start a journey to a destination he had no idea of. How weird would it sound if a person told you they are going out but then go on to say they don't know where they are going. That was the situation Abram was in, it's like saying you're going to the university but you don't know which university or what course you'd be studying yet you pack you b...

Esau:- The Average Guy

"Once upon a time there lived a man named Isaac he carried the blessing and covenant of God as passed on to him by Abraham his father. Isaac had two sons born to him by his wife Rebecca, their names were Esau  (the hairy one) and Jacob  (the deceiver)..." From this point onward we were made to see both sons as very different and unique individuals Jacob was the smart, twisted, cunning deceiver, and Esau was the guy you don't wanna be like cause he was stupid foolish and ended up out of God's promise, but i ask "are we all really that different from Esau?". who doesn't  take foolish decisions when they have an immediate need even worse most of our stupid decisions are based on perceived needs, you want an example? i give you online shopping, advertisement,among others these guys are set up to make you feel and think and accept that you need the object being pitched of you which is not true, yet we fall  over and over again for this trick. How do we ev...

Life, a bed of roses

People normally say life is not a bed of roses and we all agree but that's a mistake life is actually a bed of roses natural roses with the thorns in place true roses have thorny stems which can price you if you don't handle them with care and the same goes for life it had some situations which if handled with care can be very pleasant but otherwise it can be very harmful. So next time a person says life is not a bed of roses tell them you're wrong life is actually!!!