"MICROSOFT OFFICE" IS ALL YOU NEED

Bill Gates did develop Ms. Office and he's made it big time. He wasn't so much a book worm back in school but see how successful he has become. How much more you who has had the benefit of enlightenment? I am not an I.T. personnel or anything. However, you could make it bigger time through Bill's invention- the sub-divisions of Ms.Office. Let's do some software programming with Microsoft Office systematically and see how closer we can get to success.

The mostly used of the tools is the word. Ms. Word is globally used to create documents. That is to say, it has all what one needs to put ideas on paper in its best form. Similarly, the WORD of God is the ultimate  tool we need to get to the top as it gives us the needed formats in creating the best document of our lives. A document that reflects the beauty of God in us;both spiritually and physically. We need wisdom to get to accomplish the goal we've set in life, and I can assure you that, regular reading and meditation on God's word is the source of Wisdom.

Excellence is the best drive to realising your dreams and aspirations. Excel is mostly used to compute and organise data accurately. In the same way, we should aim to EXCEL in all we do by accurately making the imperfect, perfect. Positive perfection develops excellence!

PowerPoint, I know, is used to organise ideas for presentations. Such presentations are mostly projected for all to see.
Unfortunately , we're in a very perverted generation where we wrestle not only with the physical but also the spiritual. One could rise innocently and just fall unaware. It's quite appalling though. But then remember not all would love you. Enemies are assured in life. That is why you need a tool to project your excellence confidently globally; the power of God. Let's make the Omnipotent our POWERPOINT. Let's be filled with the power of God and no other power of darkness and surely, our lights would shine for all to see.

Ms. Outlook is basically used for sending e-mails. In relation to that, let's psych our minds with this question - "What e-mails(signals) are we sending to others? Are they bringing out our negativity or positivity?"  Brethren, after all this, why should we be pessimistic when we know that we got God and God's got us. Optimism should be our banner and hallmark. Our general OUTLOOK on every situation in life should be positive. What has darkness got to do with light? Come on, brighten up your world!

Access works almost like Excel but better. Access enables you create better reports and forms. How can you create a better report of yourself after such success?
In as much as we've got all the tools to be motivated in life, we must ensure that each time others need some little push-up through similar situations we've encountered, we must offer them a hand. They should be able to ACCESS us without any doubts or excuses. Be accessible at the right time. That's how to stand tall when others fall in life. Let's be each others keeper!

Whew! That was quite a lecture on programming right? I believe this is going to ginger you to programme your life perfectly in your walk through life. Whenever you feel down, remember to:
rely on the WORD of God.
aim at EXCELling in all you do.
make God your POWERPOINT.
keep a positive OUTLOOK about yourself and
be ACCESSible at the right time.

Never hesitate to contact the Office!

BY: ESTHER ASUMADU

WHEN IT FEELS LIKE DROPPING THE CROSS FOR A MOMENT

Prepared enough, with the documents and all she needed for the journey of her dreams, Bernice put her purse into the already heavy luggage. Naa and Fausty, Bernice’s very good friends, helped her put the luggage on her head and she set off. She met this yoghurt seller just half way to the station. Immediately, her mouth watered. But, so unfortunately, her purse was in the luggage she was carrying on her head. The same luggage two people had to help her carry on her head. It was that heavy. But without thinking twice, she called the yoghurt seller to buy one.

Offloading the luggage wasn’t that difficult. She bought the yoghurt and the seller went away while she was putting her purse back into the luggage. No one passed by and it didn’t look like anyone would be coming soon. She got help eventually after a long wait. Now she wanted to enjoy the yoghurt and she had to use one of her two hands that was supporting the luggage on her head.

Sadly, this illustrates the lifestyles of many Christians today. Christ had to carry the cross and die for us. Christians, as the name denotes people who are Christlike, are supposed to follow while He leads, imitating His steps while bearing the cross.

Now the cross is not a light object to carry through the path that our Leader, Jesus Christ, wants to take us. Christians, like the woman up there, find it difficult to resist the lusts of the eyes and the craving of the flesh. We have decided to take up the cross and follow Him but we have allowed ourselves to be swayed into things we don’t need along our path with our Lord.

These things force us to put down the cross for a moment, then later on we need help again to carry it on. Imagine carrying a cross and having tubers of yam hanging on your shoulders, left and right. How would you feel? Overly and unbearably burdened, right? That’s exactly what many Christians are doing now. They are heavy with unnecessary burdens simply because they couldn’t resist their lusts and cravings.

The woman got to the station alright, only to realize that on her bus was a fridge stocked with free drinks including yoghurt for everyone on board. Just imagine how foolish she felt. Unfortunately, she missed the bus. Christians, let us drop the unnecessary things we don’t need along the journey. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). 

When we find the kingdom, the other things we may have wanted are given to us in abundance.

BY: EVA OFFEI