Saturday, 19 May, 2012
Steve Popoola is the editor of Biblepraise Newsletter and The founder of Biblepraise Fellowship Online. He lives in London where he works in the IT industry as a software developer. He has served in various capacities as Teacher, singer and writer in the body of Christ. He currently serves as assisting minister in his local church as well as helping out in the Music Ministry. He also speaks at invited chrurches/forums.
The virtues which a Christian possesses is not man-made neither is it a product of the imagination of men. It is the consequence of a relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Joy is one of the most misunderstood virtues of a Christian. Its expression negates all normal human reactions. How else would you explain the advice of James to the Jewish Christians? ‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds’ (James 1:2)
Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was walking down an old, side road that I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasn’t quite sure where I was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in many dreams time seemed fluid and people seemed ageless. As I walked along I kept meeting people from both my past and my present. I saw both my Mom and my Grandma who have passed away and was able to give them both one more hug. I ran into many childhood friends and we talked, joked, and laughed just like we were kids again.
Patience. This is one virtue often misunderstood in our world. A patient person is often seen as foolish and cowardly because they do not respond to offences or infringement of their rights in a predictable manner.
Many fights and quarrels would have been averted if one or either of the parties exercised patience. Many of the road accidents happening on our roads are the product of impatience. The vice of impatience has robbed many people of their joy, destroyed marriages and caused untold hardship to others.