My Christian walk

Many thanks to Saint Mary's Press What if God asked you, "What do you want me to do for you?" Without even thinking hard, I guess a bunch of us would most probably say, "Please give me wisdom!" Over the years, I've found myself silently hearing God asking me this question, just like many fellow Christians I talk to, and we all said that, "Give me wisdom." was our response every time. This is simply because we have been taught that wisdom is the most perfect prayer request one can make, just like king Solomon did when he asked God for wisdom instead of riches, fame and long life (1 Kings 3:9). We continue to learn that God was so pleased with king Solomon's request that he gave him the wisdom and also added to him fame and riches  (1 King 3:13). However, I now have a few points that I believe need to be considered before we crown "wisdom" as the most perfect prayer request: Wisdom doesn't always guarantee a good ending. Even with a...

Image from www.people.howstuffworks.com Setting new year's goals/resolutions is a good habit, which most times helps us grow, ensuring that we are better than we were the previous year. However, sometimes we set our goals and get so focused on them that we totally forget to ask God  what He has in store for us. As we set our new year's resolutions, I suggest we consider two sets of resolutions:  My-to-do resolutions God's resolutions for me My-to-do resolutions   These are things that we desire to do, areas we desire to be better at. And in most cases, there's a lot we can do in our capacity to bring them to accomplishment. But I find it quite interesting that we think we can do so all by ourselves, yet we can't even guarantee that we will see tomorrow. "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.' Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life...