Girls!! Beware!!!

Guys claim to love you

They make you feel worthy

They would be there to steal your heart

BUT be careful

A boy who is of God would never ask you to have sex with him

This is where the most of us get it wrong

They would give you time so you can get to trust them

It may be a year or two

Then, the question or let me say, demand, pops in

Never

I tell you, never give in

Experience is the best teacher

Ask someone who’s 'been there' to share their story with you

You’ll the discover that a 10 to 15 minutes act can cost you your bright future

I Thank You Lord

Thank you for the blessings that come my way

I glorify you for the privilege of waking up every day

May your name be exalted on high

I thank you for all the people you’ve put in my life

I thank you because I was not smitten by the enemy

I thank you for the potentials you have given unto me

I will forever worship you, Lord

For your steadfast love and mercies endure forever

My Mother

A woman of virtue

Full of wisdom and knowledge of the spirit

Guides me in all my dealings

She loves me unconditionally

She makes thing right although I disobey her and create problems

She starves so that I can be filled

She sacrifices a lot for my sake

My mother is a rare gem and an original African woman

Heavenly Father, I pray that you keep my mother alive in good health so that she can enjoy the fruits of her labor, Amen.

How To Pattern Your Life After Jesus Christ

Jesus was perfect in these areas;

1. Power: - He had the power of God manifest in Him. He yielded himself under God’s power to be used by Him to fulfill all the promises and create the new covenant.
2. Prayer: - Jesus knew how to pray and get results. He asked for what He wanted knowing that God was always true to his words.
3. Compassion(love): - He showed love and mercy to all. He felt pity for those who needed to be delivered from the hands of the devil. He was moved by the afflictions of His people.
4. Evangelism: - Jesus was not ashamed of preaching to the world and turning their hearts back to the Lord. He bore witness to His father in heaven and went the extra mile so His Father’s will was done.
5. Humility: - Jesus Christ our Savior was humble and down to earth. He did not let the fact that he was the son of the Most High get into His head. He humbled himself despite how great he was and so we all should emulate him.
6. Obedience: - He did all what was required of him. He obeyed His parent’s instructions and pleased God in all his dealings.
7. Wisdom: - He was filled with the spirit of wisdom. He received knowledge from above and insight into all things.
8. Faith: - Jesus had absolute faith in God. He believes and didn’t doubt that God perform wonders through him. He believed he had received what he asked for and so he received every thing he requested of from God.
9. Holiness: - Jesus lived as a holy man and was pure in spirit. He was sinless and was the most righteous man on earth.
10. Word: - Jesus spoke with wisdom and taught using words that had life and salvation in them. He carefully sought out words which are changing lives till today.

He is an embodiment of perfection.

Jesus has made us joint-heirs with him and so all the power that God gave him he also gave us. We should learn to be like him and impact other peoples’ lives by preaching His Gospel.
The grace of God is without measure in the life of a true believer.

Jesus As A Youth

The Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

The feast came to an end after some days and Jesus’ parents returned while the boy Jesus stayed back at Jerusalem. His parents were not aware of this.

But supposing Him to have been in the company, they went about looking for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

They couldn’t find him and so they returned to Jerusalem in search of him. And after three days, they found Him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

Everyone who heard and saw Jesus marveled at his understanding and His inquiries. When His parents found Him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so?” Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” And He said to them, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Not one of them understood what he had said. But he hearkened to their voice and went with them to Nazareth. He continued to be obedient and he was full of wisdom.

Jesus increased in wisdom, knowledge, understanding, might, counsel and the fear of the Lord. The Spirit of God was with him and he found favor with God and man.

The People Who First Heard About Jesus' Arrival On Earth

In the region where Jesus was born, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.

The angel said to them, “be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
Then suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of other angels praising God and saying, “Glory be to God in the highest and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!”
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.’
And they went, searching with haste, until they found Mary, Joseph and the new-born lying in a manger.
When they saw that this was true, they made known all the saying which had been told to them concerning the child. All who listened to their testimony wondered at what the shepherds had told them.
And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard.
It came to be that Jesus was born when Herod was king. Wise men saw a large shining star in the sky which signified the dawned of something great on earth. These wise men who were three in number left the East where they were and went searching for THE NEW THING.
The three wise men went to Jerusalem, saying, ‘where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard this, he became troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, were troubled too. Herod assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
The chief priests and scribes told him,” In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet: ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall arise a ruler who will govern my people Israel’.”
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “go and search diligently for the child and when you have found him bring me word that I too may come and worship him.”
The wise men heard the king and looking for the child. And behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, leading them to where the Christ was.
When they reached the manger, the star stood over there. Seeing that the star had stopped over there, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy for they knew that they had reached their destination.
The three wise men went into the manger and found the child with Mary his mother. They fell down and worshiped him for they knew that he was the promised Savior.
The men opened their treasures and offered him gifts. Each of them gave him gold, frankincense and myrrh which signified His work, His suffering and His death respectively.
The wise men passed the night there and were warned in a dream not to Herod. And so they followed another route to their own country.
When Jesus’ visitors had departed, behold, an angel of the lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.”
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt. He remained there with his family until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”
Herod was in a furious rage when he acknowledged the fact that he had been tricked by the wise men. He sent warriors to go kill all the male children in Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time which the wise men had seen the star.
Then the prophesy of prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:”A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled because they were no more.”
When Herod was dead, an angel of the lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there.
He then decided to settle down at Galilee in the city of Nazareth. That which was spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” And that is why we refer to the Christ as Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

This was how it took place;
A virgin whose name was Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph, a carpenter.
It was then found that she was pregnant with a child. Mary had not slept with any man, when this incident occurred. It was definitely a mystery to all who heard about it.
Joseph, being a just man and having liked her very much, decided to divorce her quietly. But as he was still considering the action he wanted to take, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save His people from their sins.
All this took place to fulfill what the lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us).
Jesus was supposed to grow up as every normal child should be brought up. He was to be ordinary and receive both fatherly and motherly love. He was to be placed under the cover of a carpenter.
When Joseph woke up from sleep, he did as he was told. He married Mary and took up the responsibility of catering for both mother and child.
In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world, each man to his own city should be enrolled. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, From Nazareth City, with his heavy wife, to his own city in Judea. He went to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary.
When they reached Bethlehem City, the time came for her to give birth to her baby. There was no space for them in all the houses as every man had returned with his family for the enrollment.
The only place they could lodge in was a manger. A manger is a place where farm animals are kept. Mary gave birth to her first-born son there and wrapped him in swaddling clothes.

The Gospel of Christ

The Promise of The Messiah

Prophet Isaiah had prophesied, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulders, and his name will be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of peace’.”

Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and over His kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal o the lord of hosts will do this.” (Isaiah 9:6-7)

Prophet Jeremiah was also told, “Behold the days are coming, says the lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which will be called: ‘The lord is our righteousness.’ (Jeremiah 23:5-6)

Prophet Ezekiel, “My servant David shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes. They shall dwell in the land where your fathers dwelt that I gave to my servant Jacob; they and their children and their children’s children shall dwell there forever; and David my servant shall be their prince forever.

I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will bless them and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever-more.(Ezekiel 37:24-26)

Love Freely

Whenever people hurt you and make you feel bad

You have to choose whether to be affected by their words and actions

They belittle you

They try to discourage you from achieving your dreams

Keep on loving just the same

Guard your inner man and protect it from the agents of darkness

Show mercy and love to both those who love and hate you

It’s just a matter of time before we will stand before Christ and account for our deeds on earth

Stand firm and you’ll be triumphant

Humble yourself

Hold no grudges against anyone and you will definitely rise above the evildoers

The Only God That Lives Forever

He is the solid rock that keeps us till today

For God so loved the world that He gave us his only begotten sin that whosoever believeth in Him may not perish but have everlasting life

He is the ONE that gives us the power to get wealth that he may establish His covenant

Serve the Lord and he will bless your bread and your water

He will take sickness away from you and fulfill the number of your days

He is calling on to you now

Develop an interest in Him

Get to know more about him and his promises

You’ll be glad you did

Live A Fulfilled Life

You need to have a daily ongoing relationship with God (Father, Son and Spirit) for you to know your purpose on Earth. Then, make use of your talents and potentials so as to live a Fulfilled Life.

A Relationship With God

Almost every one of us has fallen in love before and have been involved in a relationship. You know that for a relationship to work, you have to put in all you’ve got. And no matter how much you invested in a relationship with someone on earth, you will still end up being heartbroken and left alone despite all your input to make it work. So, if you could give all of you (your body, soul, spirit, trust & behavior) to a mere mortal, then how much more can you give to God who created everything that exists.

Build, Develop That Bond And Remain Faithful To Your Creator

Give all you have got to your flawless God for He never disappoints. His words are forever true. “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall forever remain,” says The Lord God.

Follow These Steps To Get That Relationship

1) Get to know more about God. Be highly curious about Him and His ways.
2) Communicate with Him.
3) Connect to His divinity in the spiritual realm.
4) Be conscious of His presence.
5) Ask Him to manifest Himself more in everything that concerns you.
6) Meditate on His word day and night so you will be sure to follow His plan.
7) Strive to be declared righteous by Him.
8) Stay prepared and await Jesus’ glorious return.
9) Live to please the Sprit. Do not ignore Him. “For God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.”
10) Receive the Holy Spirit and let him be your Perfect Guide.

Ways By Which You Can Fulfill God's Plan For Your Life

We do not chase after things we have no desire to obtain. Our pursuit of anything is ample evidence of valid desire. But desire alone doesn’t bring success. We must map out our strategies.
Whatever journey we embark on, we must make sure we reach the destination.
God leads us in clear, concise ways and not by leaps. You can’t just jump into success. The rope that divides you and your future success is time. If you are going to get the dreams, ambitions and goals that have been conceived in you, you must follow these steps;-
1) Trust in God’s judgment. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” God leads you and he will continuously lead you.
2) Listen to the Holy Spirit and let Him be at work in you. Work with Him and give Him permission to change you to what God wants you to be. The Holy Ghost worked in Jesus and taught Him all He knew during His ministry.
3) You have set skills. Skills that you’ve been blessed with can help benefit His kingdom. Use the resources He has given you according to His plan to do His will.
4) Get into a lifetime relationship (partnership) with the Trinity. The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Pursue the Kingdom of Heaven. Seek to know more about God. Let Him show you His vision for your life. Stay in contact with and in Him. Pray to him. Read and study His word (The Bible). Put everything in His hands. Listen to Him and obey His rules.
5) Be intentional - Stay committed - IN LOVE. Be active in God’s plan while loving everyone you come in contact with. Obey the greatest commandment, “Thou shall love the Lord you God with all thy heart, mind, soul, and spirit; and thou shall also love thy neighbor as thyself.”
6) Answer when God calls. It might not be now. It can happen anytime. If God has placed a burden or subject of concern in your heart, obey and make that move. Inspire, reach out, serve and win souls for His kingdom. Your work is His work. Be like Peter and answer, “Because You say so, I will.” Be like Moses and answer, “Send me Lord. Anytime, anywhere. Send me.” Respond to His call. Your services to others are to Him.

Fufill Your Destiny

What is Destiny?
Destiny is what God has predetermined you to be and become, in His divine will. God has already chosen a destined work, ministry, soul mate and future for each of us. This was the same for those in the bible. They were given great destinies but most of them ended up aborting His plan for their lives. Sure, they started out right and were moving in the way of the Lord, but in the end, they missed God’s destiny for their lives.
Let’s Look At an Example
Saul
During his youth, Saul was the most handsome among the men of Israel’ From his shoulders upwards, he was taller than any of the people. I am sure that many people had envied and disliked him because he was better off. From the time that you start noticing that some folks just seem to hate you for no reason at all or are never pleased with whatever you do; it is then you become sure that a great future lay ahead of you. You will have to face many oppositions, that’s a given.
Back to Saul…
When Samuel first laid his eyes on Saul, the Lord said, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! “It is he who shall rule over my people.”(1 Sam 9:17) The Lord was actually saying, “Take a good look, Samuel. This is the man I have ordained from heaven to lead Israel!”
Can you imagine that? The Creator of heaven and earth singled out a youth to rule or better still, reign over the nation of Israel. Why not someone older? What did he do to deserve such recognition? Nothing. The only thing that could have qualified him for such was humility and lowliness n the Spirit.
“And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him and he prophesied and was turned into another man.”(1 Sam 10:10)    Can you beat that God wasn’t with him? Of course, God was always with him, putting him back on track.
The same goes to us. We have to put God first in our lives. When he uses us to do His will, we should be willing to obey him because he handpicked us out of the billions of youths in the world.
Saul was a man destined by God to lead Israel and God was with him. What more wonderful things could be said about him? At an early stage in life (maybe in his late twenties), he was already living a fulfilled life.
But, Saul disobeyed God and he began to fall apart. He had walked in his destiny for only a short period of time (approx. 2 years) -- yet God fully intended that Saul live out his days with the Lord’s blessings.
The Lord had desired that Saul be remembered as the man who delivered Israel from the bondage of the Philistines.
But Saul missed his destiny! He began to disintegrate, caving in to his need for human applause and acceptance. He made compromises to attain these things -- and he missed God’s plan for his life. God departed from him and answered him no more.
So you can now see for yourself that a person could be called to a great, divine purpose, walking in God’s blessing and anointing -- and then suddenly go off on a tangent, serving himself and ending up abandoned by God.
Saul died in shame -- forsaken by God.
These words might easily have been written on his tombstone; “The man who missed his destiny.”

My Biggest Dream

Create a life-changing, attractive and interactive social website

Who do I want to visit my future site?
The general public, but my site is built specifically for the youth and those who have the strength of mind and determination to pursue their goals and ensure that they excel in their various career choices.
What do I want my site to do?
It’s not about me, but about the youths in the world
It’s gonna be a place where youths can interact concerning their ambitions, careers and personal life
A place where youths give their views and thoughts about certain matters affecting the world
A place where youths highlight the steps they would take I in order to become persons of value
A place where youths give their preferences, considerations, reviews, advice or opinion regarding various technologies and innovations
A place where a youth would be helped to find the path to success and wealth
A place where a youngster’s mind would be renewed, evoking the drive and the urge to go out and grab more achievements
A place where a youth can receive insights in how they can develop their potentials and o all they can to convince sponsors that their money won’t go to waste
A place where youths will communicate the thoughts by which they can create, by themselves, the power to make a change in the world
A place where youths would be assisted in launching startups
A place where youths aged 12- 20 are gonna be encouraged that they are not incapable of making a change or fulfilling their dreams
A site in which teens and tweens share their secret deeds and personal experiences
The members or site users are helped to figure out where they wanna be (aspirations) and the path to follow
The site is gonna be full of youngsters/young adults who have youthful state of minds
It will give adolescents around the world a free flowing exchange of ideas, opinions, guidelines and referrals to potential customers
The youths are helped to make their very own hard-earned money as problem-solvers
They are helped to develop entrepreneurial and leadership abilities
Teens can buy products and services that can add value to their lives and help them achieve their goals.
There, we’ll have fun why being serious minded
Celebrities are gonna be interviewed and teens are gonna showcase their talents
The members can upload and sell their entertainment/info products from their diverse locations to a global audience
It’s all about teens, tweens and young adults.

Getting My Ideas Clear In My Head

 The Kind of Life I Am living Now

I would just say it is by the grace and favor of God that I and my family are able to make ends meet.
I stay with my mum and my four siblings. My dad has been residing in another state, still in Nigeria, for over two years in search of greener pastures.
Most people seem to wonder how it is that my mum and feeds and cares for five kids single-handedly. My parents aren’t divorced and so my dad sends us money from time to time for our upkeep.
Hmm! Almost everyone around us look at us as if we are nothing. They look at our present situation and not what we would become in the future. Little do they know that it is God that sustains us.
We sometimes have to face embarrassments and insults. We also go through many challenges which could easily be solved if we had enough money.
I feel useless and worthless whenever it is that we run short of food, money, water and many other items.
My dad hasn’t found greener pastures yet and my mum has to spend most of her time with us as she devoted, dedicated and sacrificed herself to bringing us up the way she wants us to be brought up.
There are so many expenses that we require funds to settle. I have come to the conclusion that I should be able to assist my beloved mother in catering for us.
Thank God I stumbled upon blog articles that made me realize the usefulness and powerful potentials of the internet. I have been reading and studying every aspect of it ever since, ranging from blogging to freelancing to web coding to making money online.
Now, I know I have found what I have been looking for. A really easy way for me to help out while working within the comfort of our home. Chris Grosser once said, “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” I believe the hour is come for me to create the opportunities I need for taking my family and my country, Nigeria, into the Promised Land.
I will continue to learn and implement all I’ve learnt. It is true that knowledge is not power, ‘the application of knowledge is power’.

 The life I Want

I wanna be able to afford the basic necessities of life. I want to also acquire secondary needs like cars, gadgets, duplexes and many others. I wat to be able to travel across the world to any country my heart so desires.
I wanna get my university education in either Harvard or Stanford University.
I wanna be connected to the big names in the world. I want to wine and dine with great people. I want to be a rich, powerful and great lady.
I wanna win souls for Christ because it is only in Christ Jesus that we can find all the wealth and fulfillment that we want.
I waana make life comfortable for my family and bring my mum out of the suffering and pain she endures for our sake.
I wanna make sure my younger ones, as I am the firstborn, become successful people in life. I want to watch them grow in peace and success, giving them all the courage and support they need.
I want to help inspire and mentor the youths in the world, especially in Nigeria. I want all the youths aged 10 to 30 to start working towards making their dreams come true.
I want Nigeria to be a place where everything flows smoothly and where the masses are brought out of abject poverty. And this can only be possible if each person in each family stands up to make life comfortable for their family.
This is what I call standing out as a leader. Being a leader means doing all you can (legally) to make your followers’ lives comfortable and stress-free so hat they too can learn from you and walks in your footsteps.
This is where entrepreneurship steps in. An entrepreneur is basically someone who conceives an idea and then starts up a business thereby creating value and earning profits from that endeavor.
As I believe within me, “It will take technology and innovation to move Nigeria upwards.” But, mind you, the practice and application of technology and innovation lies in the hands of leaders, entrepreneurs, starters and risk-takers. There is just a major focus on the youths (male and female).
I want to help expose and enlighten Nigerian youths to look deeper within themselves and then take a concentrated look at the society at large and then discover what potentials they have which will benefit all mankind.
So permit me to say, I want Nigeria to become a developed nation in no time with citizens who have renewed mindsets.
One more. My Most Important purpose on Earth:- To make sure I make heaven when Jesus returns and take as many people as I can with me to stay in the eternal(never-ending) life which is found and only given by the world’s Savior, who died to set us free, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Son of God.

 A Life Story of Someone I Heard About

I read a tweet sometime ago which says, “Man, kills wife and daughter in Abuja (The federal Capital Territory of Nigeria), says ‘I can only feed myself’.”
You see that the situation in Nigeria is terribly bad as people can no longer afford to eat and feed their family.
But, even at that, taking the lives of your liabilities shouldn’t be considered by any individual.
The only solution is to put on your working clothes, shoes and caps, know what you can do best, get out there and make some legal money.
No matter how tough and difficult it may be, keep pushing on and keep praying to God to let you find favor in the sight of everyone you come in contact with.

Get All Your Ideas Clear In Your Head

To do that, take your time to write your thoughts on the following;
 The Kind Of Life You Are Living Now
 The Life You Want
 A Detailed Personal Experience Of Yours
 A True Life Story Of Someone You Know Or Heard About
 What Do You Intend to go into or Practice So You’ll Be Sure to Get That Life?
 Your Dreams(Big - and- Small)
 How Are Things Like In Your City, State and Country?
 Do You Represent Your Country (Your fatherland), anytime and anywhere?
 Your 7 Fears, 7 Problems and 7 Passions?
 A Short Bio of Yourself
Flesh them out on paper, smart phone or your computer using writing software. You could decide to pick just a few to write on and when you are through, mail it to me for editing (spelling and grammar) and then publishing on FOCUSING ON GETTING THE LIFE I WANT.
Let me know if you want to be made anonymous (no display of your name and location) or not.
The whole point of this is using your own experiences and challenges to inspire and give hope to others who are going through the same things you faced or are currently facing.
Whatever all of us may be going through now does not stop us from achieving great feats in life. What matters most is our inner mind, our soul, our spirit (the Holy Spirit of God) and what we believe in./p>
The bible tells us that in this journey of life, we should “count it all joy when we face trials and troubles”.
We all are journeying on the road to wealth, success and fulfillment.
Join the train. Help uplift people using your experiences and positive attitude. Showing that you have not been cast down by the ugly experiences you have gone through really goes a long way in providing reassurance to all who reads it.
So send it to suzanspod@gmail.com and tell everyone you know to go on to read what you have to say and to also compose theirs too.
Always remember, “Tough people last, tough situations don’t”.

Some Of My Favorite Quotes From The Bible

As thou lovest thy life get wisdom, discernment at thy side and thou shall speed well.
Lack learning and all is not well within, ever.
Of life and death, the tongue holds the keys. Use it lovingly and it will requite thee.
Worse days come when servants (us) sway away from their masters (the trinity).
Patience is wisdom’s livery (a special uniform worn by servants of officials)
There is no such boast as a wrong overlooked.
Of the King’s frown beware, as of lion roaring. Welcome as dew on grass is his smile.
House and hoard large amounts of food, money, valuable things which are kept in large expanse) a man may inherit; it is the Lord’s gift only, if he has a wife that minds her ways.
Great hurt it is to be a fool’s father.
Sloth (the bad habit of being lazy & unwilling to work) brings the sleep that has no awaking.
Idle hands, empty belly.
Law observed is life preserved; the careless step leads the way to death.
Befriend the poor, & lend to the Lord (lend to those in need and don’t expect or pressure them to repay you),; the Lord will repay faithfully.
Chasten (make somebody feel sorry for what he has done) thy son still, don’t despair (lose hope of his amendment); still let the death of him be far from thy thoughts.
Thought jostles’ thought in man’s heart (to push roughly against somebody or something); the Lord’s will stands firm.(Even though God’s words & unheeding thoughts battle in a man’s heart; God’s will shall stand firm).
Give heed to counsel, accept correction, & thou shall be wise at last.
He injures himself that is ungovernable in rage; every advantage he seizes does but injures him the more.
Poverty is the school of piety (having strong & deep respect for God & religion); better need than knavery(being dishonest). Fear of the Lord leads on to life, life where all is contentment & no ill may come.
With folded hands the sluggard sits by, & never puts hand to mouth.
Never weary, my son, of giving heed to warnings; never let the counsels of experience pass thee by.
Beware of the King’s power, as of lion’s roaring; challenge it & thy life is forfeit.
Prudent counsel is a well buried deep in a man’s heart; but the wise know how to draw from it.
Many there are those passes for kindly souls, but a faithful friend is hard to come by.
An upright man that goes armed with honest intent leaves a blessing to his children.
One balance for getting & one for giving, the Lord will not endure.
The ears that listens, the watchful eye, are both of the Lord’s fashioning.
Love not thy sleep, or poverty will overtake thee unawares; the open eye means a full belly.
Gold thou mayest have in abundance, & jewels a many, but the finest ware of all is wise speech.
Trust people by using your knowledge wisely.
Counsel is the sure buttress of determination.
Wait the Lord’s hour & redress shall be thine.
Every step man takes is of the Lord’s choosing, & so don’t plot out your path because God will.
Man’s spirit is a lamp that God gives to search out the hidden corners of his being.
Mercy shown & justice done win the Lord’s favor beyond any sacrifice.
Who shuts his ear to the poor man’s plea, himself one day shall plead in vain.
Appease thy enemy with an open hand.
If you stray from the path thou were taught, thou shall lodge with the dead.
Of greed, comes want.
Guard lips and tongue as thou would guard thy life from peril.
Honest living be thy quest & kindly deeds, life shall be thine, & blessings, & honor.
The upright scans well his path.
Obey the commandment, & thy pleadings shall triumph.
Wisdom is none, prudence is none, and counsel is none that can be marched with the Lord’s will; well armed thy horse may be on the eve of battle, but the Lord sends victory.
Precious beyond all treasure is good repute; not gold or silver is so worth the winning, as to be loved.
Rich & poor are both God’s creatures.
When ill times come, prudence is on its guard, & takes refuge; the unwary march on, & pay the penalty.
Humility brings fear of the Lord, & therewith riches, honor & long life.
Stake & caltrop beset the path of the wicked; as thou lovest life, keep thy distance.
Keep the course you have begun with, & when you grow old, don’t leave it.
Rich rules poor; debtor must wait on the creditor.
For every loaf of bread given to the hungry, blessed shall be the reward of kindly hearts.
When you banish the reckless spirit in you, strive goes out with him; thou art rid of quarreling and of disgrace.
Love purity of heart, & thou shalt find such gracious words as shall win thee a King’s friendship.
True knowledge has the Lord’s smile for its protection.