I thank God Almighty for making a great change in my life and all my good friends I know here and those I don,t know yet. May God bless us all and keep us safe under his shadow forever. Amen

Jesus wants us to bear His fruit. I suggest, therefore, that joy might be thought of as love exulting, peace as love reclining, patience as love enduring, kindness as love caring, goodness as love worshiping, faithfulness as love trusting, meekness as love submitting, self- control as love restraining. The believer who exibits these character of Christ, and this is a consequence of abiding in Him. When I as a believer abide in Him, His character is manifested in me. This result occurs because virtue flow from Him through me, producing His Character, His image in me. I reflect His character and so give evidence that His transforming power is working in me. Thus we can see that shining as lights has to do with what we are more than with what we say or do.

Unfortunately, Christians often tend to misunderstand the nature of their calling, and focus on verbal witness. But unless what we say in the way of witness is validated by what we are in character and reputation, it amounts to nothing at all. When what we have to say flows out of a heart and soul that is bound up with Christ and led by the spirit of God, then the sinner sees light that penetrates the darkness in which he dwells. Now I do not mean to suggest that the witness we bear to the World precludes doing or speaking. On the contrary, what we do and say are the concrete expressions of what we are. One speaks and acts out who one is. The Bible says, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks ( mattew 12:34).

The knowledge of Christ is uplifting- the salvation of the soul, the elevation of the human spirit, the enlargement of the human affections. It is a fact that knowledge in man,s realm increase our greediness, jealousy and lack of concern for others. But the knowledge of Christ changes us at the very roots of our being, and implants in our soul the stirring love of God. This should bring home to us the tremendous need in the world for The gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes ( Rom. 1:16). In these days of uncertainity, chaos and confusion, let us hold high The excellence of knowledge of Christ, as this is the treasure we have in earthen vessels ( 2 Cor. 4:7). All knowledge may be good, but the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord is excellent!

If something is broken, we take it back to the shop. We want it fixed or exchanged for a good one. We associate broken and brokenness with disadvantage, weakness, imperfection, deficiency and failure. But God values brokenness. Our society rewards the self confident, the assertive, and the dominant. But our God is attracted to and blesses the weak, the broken-hearted, the humble in spirit. Employers and work agencies seek and recruit visionaries, the goal setters and the driven. But the Lord of the universe seeks and recruits those who, because something broke inside them, are now aware of the shallowness and futility of their own dreams, are painfully persuaded of their own sinfulness, weakness or inadequacy. Their breaking experience has slowed them down to the point where they are willing to take the time to listen, to follow, to obey.

Action and faithfulness are important and necessary Christian qualities. But it is brokenness that renders both useful. There are those lovely Christians who suggest we should dream big, plan carefully and work hard without forgetting to ask the Lord to bless our project. There are also those lovely Christians who suggest we should read more, stand firm and change nothing- and remember to thank the Lord God for peace and comfort. Those who have not been broken hold on to their own noble plans. Their sense of success depends on some good statistics. Those who have been broken fight to remain in their Comfort Zone. Their sense of success depends on feeling they are faithful, that they hold the Truth or at least some evidence to show that they have not changed.

We are like wild horses. Our usefulness to our Owner requires that something break within us. Sometimes He breaks something we cherish in order to break a harmful dependence or expose a sinful behavior. Other times we called to do the breaking ourselves. We find in the Bible a number of interesting pictures or figures that illustrates how our loving Father breaks controlling ambitionsh misplaced affections, unhealthy dependencies and strong wills, and uses what is broken to achieve His good and perfect purposes.