Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Chapter 4: Made to Last Forever “You Do Not Only Live Once”


Chapter 4: Made to Last Forever “You Do Not Only Live Once”

“ Years ago a popular slogan encouraged people to live each day as the first day of their life but actually , it would be wiser to live each day as if it were the last day of your life, it ought to be the business of every day to prepare for out final day”. Reading this chapter all I can think about is the phrase “YOLO”. This has been a popular word that been used lately. Along the lines with this week’s chapter, there is more than life than just our past, present and future. I found it amusing that life is life is like a preschool training us for the real world or life is like a rehearsal for a play or life is warm up for your soccer game. There is eternity after life.

Yea am scared to die, yea I do not want my life to end but the reality is it will end at some point. In the book of Ecclesiastes, it says that there is a time and place for everything, a time to be born and a time die. It is essential that we live our life close to God so that after death he will take us in into his bosom to his eternal life. The chapters enlightens us that life after death and our enrollment in his eternity depends on our relationship with God on earth. God expose us to his life and, forgiveness and salvation numerous times whiles we are alive hence it is important that we let go of the things that draw as away from God and focus more on serving him with all of use.

It is important to serve God with all you have because it makes a big impact in your life. Once you stop certain things you use to do in the past that was ungodly you feel rejuvenated and feel real good. This chapter is an eye opener when it comes to our relationship with God and also pose the question would you go to heaven with God once you depart.

  I will like to end this chapter by asking the question at the end and feel free to reply to this post or evaluate it on your own. Since I was made to last forever, what are the things I should stop doing and the things I should start doing today?

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Purpose Driven Life.

Good morning my beautiful ladies! How have you all been?
In french we say "mieux vaut tard que jamais. (better later than never." HAPPY NEW YEAR, I hope you are having a wonderful one.

 A year ago Mrs Gnoumou started this book club and we learned so much from each other. I don't know about you but I want to learn more from you again. In one or two weeks we will begin reading the book "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. You can buy the book online or borrow it at your local library. This book is a forty days reading but  we will be reading only one chapter each week like we did last year for forty weeks. Every week one person will be assigned to read a chapter and  post their thoughts, prayers...

Please let us know what you think.
PS. I will be more than happy to buy you the book if you can't get one for yourself. I know it is the beginning of the semester for some of us and books are killers. lol
 Please don't be shy. 
Lets grow together.
Be blessed
I love you all.
DLM