25! Its a Silver Jubilee :)

Oh! You guessed it right. I mark a quarter a century today, the silver year of life. Well, it depends on how much of an optimism, or not, you are when you look at life! Either way, I am a proud 25 year old lady and very proud of my age. Yes, ageing is inevitable (ha ha at 25, what will my mum say?).

In the words of James Garfield, "If wrinkles be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old." My spirit feels 16, my body is 25.  

On serious matters, thus far, it has been, it is and it will keep being the Lord's doing!! I live by faith and not by sight, I do not live in ignorance or in arrogance, I do not live by the standards of the celebs of this age. I am sustained by God and of God. This life has taught me some great deals and lessons. So here are my 25s: lessons of all time. Hope they will bless, encourage and inspire someone :)

• Whose report shall I believe?? #MyGreatestLesson. Only the Lord's, the rest is grapevine people.
• No matter what, family is family, whether they disappoint or they live up to your expectation. They can never be traded!
• There are battles I have to face and fight on my own, for how else will I learn?? Don't baby eagles learn the hard way??
• My life is an open book. Some pick gems from it, while others burn it up page after page.
• Remember short breaks in primary school?? Life requires you to take short breaks and just breathe, feel the sun, like an update on FaceBook and just have a hearty chit-chat. It's never that serious (courtesy of @bwangila)
• Inspiring music heals the soul, soothes the heart. You should try gospel music.....ministers to your soul.
• Lies do not end relationships! The truth usually does that. Check your Bible, the truth sets people free. Lies bind us in chains that gets us mistaken to be Canaan. You are in Egypt if you living a lie.Trust me, I have been there.
• Life takes time, I mean so far its taken me 24 years. Only God knows how long my life will take so I will make every second count.
• My health, my wealth. Take good care of your physical health. Some people are dying to have good health.
• The truth is without Photoshop!
• Always be thankful and say so!
• The days I ran around naked in the spirit are the days the devil is like "checkmate!!"
• We have to lead people to more than Sunday morning services! (still on this one Lord)
• Sometimes I am wrong, I make errors. Yes, I do and I do need to say sorry.
• I have the right to pack up and go, or better still tell you to pack up and leave. I cannot live in a suffocating relationship just because!
• I cannot do everything, there are tasks I take up, and there are some I decline and it does not make me any lesser of a person. It's just wisdom :-)
• Invest in real friendships, it is the cushion of life.
• Do not awaken love until it so desires (Yes I said it #tough)
• I am first a believer, then the rest! No debate in this.
• The good wife! my latest addiction in the list of series. Life is like a legal suite. We are always in the defense or the prosecution. We are always objecting motions, some get sustained and others get over-ruled.
• Seasons change, friendships end, bad relationships die. Just never be caught off-guard in the spirit, know the times. 
• My profession is my passion.
• Be diligent in the little.
• Know the Word, the devil knows it too you know.
• Smile when your angry! It gives the tongue a chance to rest and say the right words.

These are my 25s of all times. 24+bonus :-) 24 was great, with a few unexpected occurrences. Those around me made all the difference. Thank you to God, my family, my friends, my readers, my colleagues, my church family and everyone who took time to make 24 memorable. At 24, I found grace, love, hope, strength and passion for life.

Here's to a new year, a new season, another chance for me to do His will.

It all belongs to you Lord.

Amen :-)

My Lessons from 2011

Wow!! 11 days and 2011 is gone, 2012 here we come people!!! I remember when we were approaching 2011, I wrote, "For life is short, Eternity is long my friend..."

Now 2011 is fading away and 2012 is here.

We are older, probably richer, to some happier, more depressed, or did we add years to life but not value to it?

For me, this year marked 11 years of salvation in Christ and its been the rise and fall of Bev. I fall, i hurt, I dust off, I rise and I note my pothole in my life's highway. For the more I grow old, the wiser I would love to become....so here are my 20 greatest life lessons from 365 days, 8760 hours...etc etc...that's how long a year is!!! :-)

1. You shall have no other gods BEFORE or BESIDES ME!!!
2. Be a witness in the BOARDROOM too, not only in the church.
3. Life is all about relationships, the rest is just details.
4. Honour the Lord with your tithes and offerings (yes with both), test Him with your giving and watch Him open the floodgates of Heaven for you!
5. Nothing beats God, not brokenness, $$rate, heartbreaks, loss of loved ones!!!NOTHING!!!
6. In His own timing, not in MINE!!!HIS!!! He maketh things beautiful.
7. Friends!!!TRUE FRIENDS are lifetime jewels!!! Handle them with care!
8. I discovered this late, but better late than never! Develop strategies of how to MAKE, SAVE,GROW, GIVE and  SPEND money!!! Have a personal financial action plan.Write your vision down and make your request known to God!!
9. As your spending increases, so should your giving!! It is better to give than to receive
10. Smile smile smile!!! Your smile is someone else's ray of hope:-)
11. Own your lifestyle!! just because  its trending does not mean its compulsory or acceptable!!
12. Thank you, excuse me, I am sorry>>>>should always be on your lips 24-7!!
13. COURTESY goes a long way!! Reply texts, answer calls, call people back, respond to peoples' comments....I do not believe some people are broke 12 months in a row!!!
14. LOVE is beautiful!!!
15. Bless your boss, speak blessings into your employer!!!QUIT WHINING.
16. Truth without photo-shop, love without pretence, friendship without hypocrisy, help with no strings attached makes the world a better place
17. Its okay to CRY...its natures way of cleansing your eyes
18. EAT HEALTHILY, DRINK LOTS of WATER>>>>its cheaper than hitting the gym or trying out expensive weight loss techniques.
19. YOUR BODY, HIS TEMPLE #enough said
20. Have fun, God too has a sense of humour!!