ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE

In life there are many things that we encounter differently. And we also come at different cross roads at different or same intervals but what keeps one on the right track and leaves one at the cross road is attitude. In 2011, the Year of Great Things as youth if we are to see it fulfilled in our lives and Church , we need to deal with the way we think, reason, see things and the way we do things. And that will only be possible if we work towards changing our attitude.

What is attitude?

From the American Heritage Dictionary 4^th Edition Attitude is:

A state of mind or a feeling; disposition

There’s a saying that explains best the state of different minds.

1. Simple minds discuss People
2. Ordinary minds discuss events
3. Great minds discuss ideas (not just ideas but great ideas).

From the dictionary attitude is explained as a state of mind. And so today I what us to look at the link between Attitude and Greatness (How your state of mind connects you to greatness or failure).

There are certain things that define your personality, your fulfillment and your value. Your attitude is very important. Attitude is the way to altitude. We can say something that is right with the wrong attitude and that destroys the right thing we said.

A lot of people in life are not necessarily doing or saying something wrong but they just have the wrong attitude. Many times we hear wrongly not because what is said is wrong but we have a wrong attitude in listening. Did you know that one of the reasons certain people find themselves a step forward and two steps back and then some other times everything looks to be fine yet spiritually they are not fulfilled? It’s the wrong attitude. Sadly a lot of people who have a wrong attitude hardly discover they have a wrong attitude. So they blame everyone else around them for the things that go wrong about them. They think someone else is responsible yet no one is responsible but they just have the wrong attitude.

Your attitude can define your personality; it can define your fulfillment. Do you know that there are people who are not fulfilled? There not fulfilled at home. They are not fulfilled in their jobs. They are not fulfilled in their families. That’s why there are multitudes of youths who are still in the exodus. They move from one job to another, from one ministry to another, from one relationship to another, from one marriage to another, name it. Why? It’s because they are not fulfilled and their wrong attitude. They keep saying I wish I was born in this family, I wish I was the daughter of so and so, I wish I was the one appoint to be the pastor of this or that. They are full of wishes only.  Their wrong attitude makes them think that those people they wish they would be are their problem for not being.

One time a young man who would have been an assistant Pastor now in some Church decided to leave Church and went to begin up his own church. Years down the road he failed in ministry and later started saying ‘I would be the one in that position’

Now look what exactly happened here? This young man simply had a wrong attitude. The wrong attitude will always make you not to see the future but see things at the present level. It demands for right now things, right now blessings, right now favors name it.

                                               

There is so much to learn about Jesus. Many times in your life when you want to make progress find out about the master’s attitude and find out those whom Jesus praised. Did he praise anybody? And why did He praise the ones He praised? You can also study the Old Testament and find out, those whom God praised why did He praise them? What was their attitude and what was in their character that impressed God?

                            

Let’s look at some examples of people whose attitude made them lower and made others great. Greatness comes when we have the right attitude. And so let’s look at what Jesus said about John the Baptist and John’s response. In Luke 7:28 “I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” And also in Matthew 11:7-11 “As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?  Why then did you go out? To see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. Why then did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.  This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.' Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” (RSV).

Why did Jesus commend John the way he did? First of all John didn’t know Jesus as well as you do but look at John’s answer to the question his disciples asked him in John: 3:22-27. “After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.  And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.   For John was not yet cast into prison. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.  And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.  John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.  Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.  He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.  He must increase, but I must decrease.” (KJV)

If John was in our days, where people love to be praised, John would have decided to compete with Jesus by saying I am the Baptist

Verses 28-29

John’s attitude was the right attitude. There people who are not fulfilled in life because of their attitude.

In the book of Esther about Harman’s attitude. 3:1-6 it speaks of Mordecai not bowing to Harman. In our days it can be likened to someone’ not greeting you. Let me ask you a question if someone doesn’t greet you does it reduce anything from you? No it doesn’t but what makes people want to be greeted so much? It’s the wrong Attitude.

The wrong attitude in you over works your body. For example it took Harman strength to pursue for the destruction of the Jews but at the end his time was wasted, his strength was misused and his body was destroyed

The wrong attitude looks for things like favor, honor, positions etc while the right attitude seeks after the one who gives things and that is God.

In 1peter5:5-6 the Bible tells us to avoid the temptation of measuring ourselves with others.

 “And you who are younger must follow your leaders. But all of you, leaders and followers alike, are to be down to earth with each other, for-- God has had it with the proud, But takes delight in just plain people.  So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time” (MSG).

Another person we should look at is Moses. First and fore most, from the history of Moses we see that much as he was a leader, he did not enter the Promised Land. But I want us to look at why God said Moses was the meekest on earth?

Exodus 32:10 Let me alone now, give my anger free reign to burst into flames and incinerate them. But I'll make a great nation out of you.

Here we see God very angered by the sins of the people. When God wanted to destroy the people he told Moses that as for you Moses I will make you great. In our days if some people were to be Moses they would have said “glory, glory or thank you God” why because our wrong attitude always loves to lift our selves. Moses would have decided to say ‘see I am highly anointed’. But let’s see what Moses said to God;

Exodus 32:32 and now, if you will only forgive their sin. . . . But if not, erase me out of the book you've written."

Moses attitude was always towards the saving of souls not there destruction. Moses is a man who always went to God for an answer.

Wrong attitude also sees no death even when there’s a hooting. Today in our country there’s a debate going on the ANTI- HOMOSEXUALITY BILL. Now if our leaders’ state of mind is the right one, should there be anything to debate about on homosexuality?  Even when they are seeing death and destruction a head of our young Generation yet they still rally behind the interests of homosexuality why? They have the wrong attitude. Fellow youths and the entire Ugandan society, I want you to know that from the research carried out many people who are supporting homosexuality are not really homosexuals but they are people / leaders with the wrong attitude towards money. They don’t mind of your children as long as they get the money.  And for those who sodomize our young generation what makes them do that? It’s because they adopted their master’s attitude, the Devil. And who can stop them? It’s people like you and me who have the right attitude.

Finally I want to tell my dear friend reading this message. Inspite of the age, color, Country etc the issue of attitude is very vital to all of us. Therefore having read this message I believe with all my heart that for this one more time you will begin doing things the right way and with the right attitude. Having the right attitude about things and life made Joseph a prime minister in a foreign land. Remember Joseph went through a lot but that did not change his attitude about the master’s plan for his life. That’s why he went through the Pit, Potiphar’s wife, the Prison, and now the Prime Minister. What made him overcome it’s the right state of mind. Thus you are a candidate of greatness in this year 2011 if only you change your attitude about life.

May God bless you

Mr. Bril Emma Opanyi

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SOMEONE IS AFTER YOUR CHILD!

SOMEONE IS AFTER YOUR CHILD!

Praise the Lord friends, parents, Political leaders and all the concerned citizens of Uganda, and everywhere this message reaches. I am so grateful to share to you what God has put upon my heart for the last 7 years about the monster who is after your Child. I want you to know that we are in tough and hard times as a country and as well as parents when the evil one is not at rest till our children are totally destroyed just as his mission is to steal, kill, and destroy.

In this message I want to share with you some of the sad stories that should make you and me to take a step to protect the well being of our children who are the future leaders of our nation. First and fore most I want you to know that our children have been trapped from all corners with acts of abomination like homosexuality, Lesbianism, monsters of abortions, implementers of early marriage and Sex, Child sacrifice enforced by those who are in hunt for unknown riches, Agents of Child trafficking and many immoral acts like harlotry masters who have bought your daughters with a lump sum of money to go sell themselves on streets where the devil is eagerly waiting like a lion to eat them up.

Below are some of the sad stories that have and are still to befall our children if we don’t act:

1.      Last month an issue was forwarded to me of a 9 year old girl who was molested by three foreign gentlemen who kept using her and could pay the girl’s guardian big sums of money. This they did for 2 full years and later now left the girl hurt with too much pain.

Many parents have left their responsibility of Child up bring to un- known guardians and house Mets who have sold the future of their children to abominable acts like lesbianism and homosexuality.

2.      Last year during a news hour on Bukedde TV a local television station in Uganda commonly known as “AGATALIKO NFUFU” a man who looked a responsible father was caught in an act of Child sacrifice. He was found guilty of murdering someone’s naive baby in exchange for the so called ‘Riches’. And in the name of law the police are still handling the case.

3.      In an interview, a young girl of eighteen years that has been on one of the streets of Kampala who sells her self for money  when asked why she goes on the street for sex, she had this to say: “I don’t care, I have come a long way ever since when I was 14 years. And as far as I can get money for survival no problem. I sleep with men for 5000 shillings half day and 10,000 shillings for full day” This young 18 year old was tested and found HIV+. But all is because someone introduced her to early Sex in exchange for money that can’t satisfy this life.

4.      A young girl from a born again family background kept disappearing from home and would come back after sometime. However, this bothered the parents, leaving them worried. After having some time with the girl, I took her through a deliverance prayer and confession. Then she began to confess and abruptly she stopped. So startled she said: “I can’t pray this prayer” ‘Why not’ I asked and she said: “Because they are angry with me. They don’t want me to say the prayer” who are they? She responded “I don’t know”

Whenever they told her to run away she always did and would come back after some days when in her senses. This young girl was influenced by satanic seductions at the school she was studying from but after changing the school this girl normalized and she is now free. You may be surprised that there are many Christian children and teenagers like Jane populating our schools, attending our Churches, and living in our homes. They hear inner voices telling them that nobody loves them; urging them to disobey their parents, and disrupting their attempt to attend church services that may help them attain Spiritual deliverance.

And finally, last year I was so hurt when we lost a young potential youth who past away because of being damaged by the acts of homosexuals. These foreign men kept doing what is called enema - an act of extracting human feaces from the bowel before sodomizing the person. This left the young man with damaged lungs, with different infections including AIDS. Unfortunately after all the performed medication he still passed away.

All concerned Ugandans I want you to know that our children, young loved ones are the major targets of Satan’s strategy. He only seeks to destroy our Churches and families by seducing our children away from their parents and from God.

Last years Markerere University campus News Letter reported that 1000 campus students/ youths were recruited by Homosexuals. Also on Thursday 23^rd.12.2010 in an International New broadcasted on one of our local radio stations called ‘RADIO ONE’, It was reported that over 4,000 Nigerian young girls were being forced into sex slavery in Mali.

From the above stories, how many of the kind are happening in our societies? If you and me don’t stand up, then we will have a generation where the old burry their young ones. Parents there’s nothing so painful on earth than to see children who would have been your safety/ security when you are old dying at young ages before your own eyes. Parents, beloved, it’s time we speak out and save our young innocent generation from that someone who is after them.

What is the way forward if we are to safe guard the young innocent generation from the traps of traitors like homosexuals, lesbians, and hunters of wrong wealth through Child sacrifice, harlotry, abortion etc all which lead to acquiring of killer diseases of this new era that even some of which doctors can’t explain them?

1.      Speak Out. You and I we need to alert our people by opening up our mouths to speak. If we don’t speak the right things to our children, then the evil monsters who have entered our community will speak out wrong things to our young generation. Beloved our voices need to be heard. In the parliament you leaders who are after the good of our children speak out!

2.      Lead your Child to Christ. The next step to protecting your child from the influences of New Age, Satanism, occults, Homosexuality, Child sacrifices by hunters of wrong wealth etc. is to help our children establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Especially to born again Christians don’t assume that your Child is a Christian simply because you are a Christian and take them daily to Sunday school.

3.      Put Christ at the center of your home. A Spiritually healthy family is one where Christ is the very center. Just as the planets center around the sun, so a family should center around Christ. The most important of all is making sure Christ is at the center of your life as a parent. As someone once said, “you can’t share what you don’t have”. Remember your child’s initial perspective of Christianity will come from the example of godliness you portray as a parent.

4.      Establish consistent Family Devotions. You can help shield your child against dark influences by nurturing him or her with scriptures and prayer. Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ--the Message--have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God!” MSG.  One of the best ways to teach your child consistently is by having a time of family devotions every day as often as possible. Last year it was a hard time for one family in Bugolobi a Kampala suburb that lost a little baby to Child sacrifice because of a house maid who knew not the things of God that when persuaded by evil people she was quick to sell off a child’s future through cold blood. Parents, family heads etc it is very vital to have a prayer alter at home where daily you gather as a family to pray. However much you are tired gather all your children including your maids, workers and security guards and pray Spiritual warfare prayers. Remember ‘a family that prays together stays together!’  Again and again I have seen this kind of prayer disarm all evil plans aimed at destroying families. As we still talk about the evils that have invaded the traditional family, do you know that most of these evil negotiators of homosexuality, lesbianism, murderers etc have invaded our families in the name of Help, help yet on a strong mission to steal, kill and destroy? I am not saying you shouldn’t help but open your eyes cause if you are not spiritually alert how will you know? A parent who is not saved how will you discern and fight this spiritual battle we have encountered as a family and country at large? I believe we are in the last days when we really need to repent and give our lives to Christ for those who are not yet saved.

5.      Teach Biblical Values. Teach your child biblical values when he or she is still at a grasping age. The reason why the young generation is dying slowly by slowly is because much of the lifestyle our children are coping up with is shaped by the perpetrators of evil which has brought godlessness in them. It is important that you help your child to fully understand and apply to his or her life Biblical values. Moses in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 instructed the parents of Israel to impress the commandments God gave them to their Children. Deut 6:6-7 “memorize his laws. And tell them to your children over and over again. Talk about them all the time, whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. ” and other translations say in verses 7, “You shall whet them upon your children": that is, that they may imprint them more deeply in their memory.”Children need to know that God is interested and involved in every dimension of their lives and that the Bible applies to their daily lives. And in Proverbs 22:6 says; Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

6.      Celebrate each Child’s Uniqueness. A child is safer in a community where he feels accepted and welcomed. Today in our homes we have done things as parents that makes some children more special than others thus caused many children in homes look for somewhere they can be accepted hence a chance to come hand in hand with someone who is after them to destroy them. The healthy Christian home is one where differences in appearance, ability, and performance are not allowed to be a source of divisiveness. Our children are growing up in a world that rewards the prettiest, the strongest, the wealthiest, and the smartest. As your child competes with his or her classmates and friends for recognition Satan can take advantage of your Child’s sense of inadequacy, disappointments and failures tempting him to find acceptance and satisfaction by dabbling in the wrong thoughts and activities.

7.      Make prayer a priority. It’s been said that Satan believes in prayer, not because he practices it but because he suffers from it. We need to help our kids recognize the invaluable resource for resisting the devil that is available to them in prayer. They need to know that God is interested in everything that concerns them and that He answers prayer. Prayer will become significant as your children see it practiced by you. Let me ask you, how often do you pray together as a family apart from meal time and bedtime? Whenever there’s need in a family, do you turn to the Lord first or you pray as a last resort? The importance you give to prayer in your home will significantly shape the importance your child gives to prayer.

8.      Child dedication. Many people including believers have taken little note of the aspect of dedicating their new born babies to God. Child dedication to God authorizes God to take full control over your child while child dedication to Satan also assumes ownership of the child to the devil. Last year a Child of one of our church members was kidnapped and because this sister dedicated this child after birth to God, the kidnapper’s mission to sacrifice this kid was aborted. In relation to this a brother in our church had his young daughter whose birth canal was normal during birth but after a few months it closed. This child was to undergo a serious surgery but a day before going for the appointed day by the doctor for surgery, the brother brought the child to one of our pastors for dedication and that night the birth carnal that had closed mysteriously opened miraculously and went to normal.

Parents the aspect of dedicating your children to God is very important as it will always propel God to fight for your child.

Finally, I want you to know that if you keep quite, and then know that someone is after your child’s soul, Your brother/ sister or your relative seeking to destroy him or her. Recently I was looking at the Gay Manifesto that can’t allow me keep quite about this evil that has befallen our land. Below is a quotation from the gay manifesto:

Gay Manifesto

Michael Swift

First published in Gay Community News, Feb. 15^th-21^st 1987

(From the Congressional Record, with preface restored in blue)

We shall sodomize your sons, emblems of your feeble masculinity, of your shallow dreams and vulgar lies. We shall seduce them in your schools, in your dormitories, in your gymnasiums, in your locker rooms, in your sports arenas, in your seminaries, in your youth groups, in your movie theatre bathrooms, in your army bunkhouses, in your all male clubs, in your houses of Congress(Parliament), wherever men are with men together. Your sons shall become our minions and do our bidding. They will be recast in our image. They will come to crave and adore us. …… !

My dear friend together we can fight the evil that has penetrated into our land. Remember with one voice, one heart and one vision we can change the destiny of our land and stop the acts of the perpetrators of evil. As our motto says “For God and my country” let us fight all un-godliness and raise the banner of righteousness. Remember righteousness exalts a nation and sin brings reproach to it.

God bless you!

Mr. Bril Emma Opanyi

Brilemma@yahoo.com

+256 775 585176

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