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Everything Clicks When It Is God

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  Something amazing happened over the weekend that could only have been a combination of prayer, the will of God and angelic intervention, and it got me thinking. We had traveled to Nyeri because my husband was ministering in a church there. He was to minister on Saturday morning and then we were to head back to Nairobi for another meeting on Saturday afternoon. However, the church in Nyeri asked if he would take their two services on Sunday as well. They had no idea he had a meeting in Nairobi after the breakfast meeting they had invited him for. Well, my husband turned it over, felt a release to minister in the Nyeri church on Sunday and so he accepted their invitation; thus we had a packed and busy weekend with a good part of the weekend spent on the road!!!  We had prayed about the meeting in Nyeri and the one in Nairobi. Both were God-ordained and we were excited to see what God would do at both meetings. However, for the timings to work perfectly, we needed to finish the meetin
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Character in Marriage - SELF-CONTROL

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We have been doing an in-depth study on character from Galatians 5:22-23 using the fruit of the Spirit as our theme. The fruit of the Spirit are nine character traits that we should all exhibit especially if we are in a long-term relationship like marriage.  Marriage only works well when the partners have mastered the right character traits. They don't fly off the handle even when they think it is justified to do so. It is interesting how things can end differently if you just step back, take a deep breath and hold your tongue; and I'll talk about this a bit more today using my marriage as an example.  Like I said, our theme scripture is Galatians 5:22-23 and the character trait we will be looking at today is Self-control ! But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [gentleness, self-control . Against such there is no law - Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV So what is Self-Control?  “ Self-control according to the dictionary is the ab
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Character in Marriage - GENTLENESS

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  I hope these articles on character have been a blessing and an eye-opener to you. Marriage is work. It is hard work and that is why happily-ever-after does not just happen; you have to work at it. When a couple first get married, they believe that it will be happily ever after but a lot of the time, they will not do the work that happily-ever-afters demands.  They expect that their love for each will help them through any tough times but this is not true. For those who are married or have been in relationships, you will agree that love is not enough to keep a relationship strong. That is why we have been learning about godly character and like I have said over and over during these series, christian marriages would have a better chance of survival if the parties in the marriage exhibited godly character.  So we will go back to our theme scripture, Galatians 5:22-23. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [gentleness , self-co
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Character in Marriage - FAITHFULNESS

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We continue our study on Christian character and today we will look at faithfulness. Our theme scripture remains the same. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , [gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV Can you tell that these character traits would make a huge difference if you would just incorporate them into your life? Start now if you have not yet begun to develop them. Start with one character trait and it will lead to others. You see, all these character traits (fruit of the Spirit), originate from the Spirit of God and once you begin to practice or develop one character trait, it leads to developing others too.  Situations tend to bring out character traits that are undesirable when we lack godly character. That is why arguments between couples get out of hand. One or both partners chose to yield to their emotions when they disagree. Now imagine if you begin to develop and practice
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Character in Marriage - GOODNESS

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  We continue to discuss character in the home and today's character trait is interesting. It is goodness and our theme scripture remains the same.  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness , faithfulness, [gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law -  Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV Goodness!!! (I am not referring to the exclamation - “Oh my goodness” which is usually used to express shock, surprise or awe) So, what is goodness? Well, let's start with the word Good  from which the word goodness is derived. It means to the required qualities and at a high standard. It also means to be morally upright. In the Bible, the word good means moral goodness but also refers to outward beauty that is aesthetically pleasing. The second meaning was what God meant during the creation in Genesis 1. Everything he made was good or aesthetically pleasing. So God is good inside out. He is morally upright and aesthetically pleasing. Or better put, the
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Creamy Mushroom Chicken with Mashed Potatoes.

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This dish is a favourite in my home and I have wanted to share the recipe for quite a while. It is one of my husband's favorite meals and though it takes a little while, it is well worth the effort. It tastes amazing and you won't be able to stop eating!!!! Mashes Potatoes   Ingredients:                     8 Big potatoes                     A packet of milk (500ml)                     Butter                     Salt                      How to make : Peel the potatoes and cut into pieces. Put into a pot and add enough water to cover half the potatoes. Next, add half a teaspoon of salt, cover the pot and bring the potatoes to boil. After 15 minutes, check the potatoes to see if they are cooked. The potatoes are ready when tender. Now, drain the potatoes of any water and set it aside.  Next, boil a cup of milk and add two tablespoons of butter. Once the milk is boiled, put the potatoes back on the stove on low heat, and begin to add the milk mixture as you mash the potatoes with
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Character in Marriage - KINDNESS

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  As we have dealt with the character traits that help a marriage to work and flourish, I believe this has been a blessing and an eye-opener to you. Have you been working on yourself and manifesting these character traits? If you have, I am sure you have been seeing the benefits. And if you have not seen the benefits yet, keep at it; it is not too late.  So far, we have looked at a few character traits - Love, Joy and Peace, Longsuffering and today, we will look at Kindness !!! Our theme scripture has been Galatians 5:21-22. [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness , goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law -  Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV Kindness is a character trait that is non-existent in many marriages. In fact, it is a character trait that is non-existent in many people. People seem to have forgotten what it means to be kind but it is a character trait that will take you really far. So, what is Kindness? Kin
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