The Marketable Lady.

Marketable Ladies:
Many have laughed over, but have now come to believe this word. Marketable ladies are first of all take-homeable, introduceable, and marriageable, they are sellable.
As many single guys out there, there are many marketable ladies that you can couple with.
If you are finding it very difficult to identify one, they possess these qualities that you are likely not to miss:

1. They are neither fake nor self centered: A self-centered person will think about herself all day long and how her relationships will benefit her alone, these pretenders act what they are not. A marketable lady has strong character and she believes in herself, but not in a proud arrogant way. A marketable lady is not too sophisticated, she is herself in a nice Italian restaurant and she is also herself in an African bukateria.

2. They are not a duller: A marketable lady is not a duller any day, she is teachable and a constant learner, she learns new things everyday and she is fun to be around, because, everyday you spend with her your intelligent quotient will grow. She does not know everything, but she knows enough to keep a conversation going.

3. They don’t Ignore: A marketable lady is a compassionate person and also a very good listener, they are care-givers, they show their affection and they should not be taken for granted. They give you a listening ear and after hearing out they want to be part of the solution. They show you the love you heart desire and this is the beginning of a very healthy relationship. Keep your eyes and ear peeled for a good listener; she is a winner any day.

4. They are never disrespectful: They are not interested in dominating the male, their attitude and their words show it, they see the male playing their leadership role, they submit and the make impact in their field, they are not saucy or rude. They are not to be stepped upon and used and pushed over, because, they are courteous, polite and respectful, they are like a genie you need to rub them the right way, you have not even seen them at their best.

5. They are LOYAL to the CORE: This is their core character and this will eventually conquer your love when you get married to them, they will do anything for you, financial bailout, sit in during your sickness, encourage and never leave you even when you lose your job, walk with you even though you don’t have a car.

These are not all their qualities, but I am sharing so far.

I will enlighten you more.

Thanks for reading.

PSS

LIVELY UP YOURSELF.

Recently i went through a mental block and i found out that i couldn't write anything, this came partly because i was pushing myself beyond my limit and also find a lot of my family commitments was creeping into my creative time.

I also had a deadline to meet for an online fashion magazine that i was their faith writer, i became tired, depressed and sad. There was no one around me who understood what i was going through, there was no one to encourage me, for three 3 days i had a dark cloud over my head.

I sat down through all these and on the fourth day a verse of the scripture flashed through my head:

"to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. Isaiah 61: 3

At that point in time, i knew that if it is going to be then it is all up to me, so i decided to shrug myself out of my frustrations and find encouragement in the Lord.

I guess it was really hard for David also in 1 Samuel 30: 6; when his own family, and possessions were also carried away, it should be bad enough. (Just imagine losing all your money in a bad investment during an economic crisis, and then your house is being repossessed because you can meet up your mortgage obligation, so u lose all your possessions, and then your family members are kidnapped in places like Aba or Port-Harcourt, and everyone around you not only didn't console you, but want to stone u to death. well you get the idea).

Imagining time like this, it should be really hopeless. But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

David has always trusted in the Lord; when he faced with Goliath, he was able to know that he WILL HAVE VICTORY because GOD WILL GIVE HIM VICTORY. Not at all by his own strength. David is a man after God's own heart, because he knows how to depend wholly on God.

It wasn't until when David encouraged himself in the Lord, that was when his mental block was destroyed and he knew what to do to change his situation.

Sometimes our current circumstances wants to get the best out of us, but we can become victorious by encouraging ourselves in the Lord. We can bless the name of the Lord at all times and let His praise be continually in our mouth.

When men of this world despise us despite our effort to turn our fortune around, let us make it a priority to seek God for divine direction for this will guarantee our safety and our VICTORY.

THE GRAND DECEPTION

I was surfing the web recently and I came across a story about President Barack Obama called Hip-Hop artist Kanye West a “Jackass”, the president was asked how he felt about Kanye’s behavior at the last MTV video awards, where Taylor Swift won an award for the best female video, before Taylor could read her acceptance speech Kanye STOLE THE SHOW and announced that the award should have been given to Beyounce for her all the single ladies video…hence, the off-the- mic comment by president Barack Obama.
Stealing the show is an old trade, it happened a long time ago in the bible, when Jacob with the help of his mum Rebekah, stole the paternal blessing from Esau whom the blessing of the first born was reserved. Jacob wore Esau’s clothes, put some hairy skin on himself, cooked their father’s favorite soup and organized what we called today THE GRAND DECEPTION. Jacob stole the show and stole the blessing.
Stealing the show sometimes may sound like a good idea, stealing other people’s blessing might be a fast way to get your success; I want you to pause and think for a moment and weight the consequences through the life of Jacob.
Although Jacob got the blessing, but he added enough sorrow to it (Proverbs 10:22), the grand deception cost him dearly:
• He never saw him mum again.
• He stirred up his brother’s wrath, and his brother wanted to kill him.
• His uncle Laban deceived him to slave Labor
• His family was torn by strife.
• His brother became an enemy nation (The Edomites)
• He was on exile for a long time.
The curse far outweighs the blessing; Jacob would have gotten his own blessing anyway, if he had waited upon the Lord for God to come to him at His own time.
We should have a rethink whenever the urge comes upon us to deceive people in order to amass material things, and this cuts across our spiritual life, career, relationships, marriages and academic life, a shot-cut might cut us short of God’s blessing and anointing.
After several encounter with God, Jacob had the opportunity to be restored to his brother Esau, and God made it right between them, if there is anybody we have hurt, we should retrace our steps and try to reconcile with them. May God help us in the mighty name of His Son. Amen.
Kanye West has retraced his step and has apologized to Taylor Swift.

Shalom Shobande

STAGES OF VISION

People give up too soon on their vision, most of the time this is due to lack of knowledge in the process of vision.

VISION HAS 4 STAGES

1. The BIRTH of the vision- This is the initial period when you are filled with INSPIRATION & PASSION to ACCOMPLISH what GOD has ORDAINED you to do.

2. The FOUNDATION of the vision- This is when you INVEST everything you can into the birth vision. INVESTMENTS are PHYSICAL, MATERIAL and SPIRITUAL.

3. The DEATH of a VISION: There comes a time in a vision when NOTHING works, most of us don't want to identify with this stage of process.

4. The RE-BIRTH of the vision: This is when God steps in with is mighty hand and power and TURNAROUND your situation and give you STRENGTH.

The third stage is when most of us give up, but if we endure our vision will become a reality.