Proving our fights

Meeting someone for the first time,

I cannot help but dismiss, like, hate, love, fall for tricks,

I know you also do the same,

But what happens in the second meeting is what builds

A relationship, a friendship, an enemy, a threat, a competition, a lifetime love,

My story is, when I first met you...

I must admit

I was losing in battles I fought

But hey I would not tell you,

Why?

I knew you would come and take over

My pride and ego wanted to undo the mess I was in,

Not involving you in any way, let alone updates.

So now, it looked as if I did it on purpose to hide my situation to you,

I didn’t even realize you had my solution,

Coz I knew you would take over and I would feel powerless,

Oh my ego, my pride, myself and I fighting you.

In my mind I knew, the second I let you in I would have to begin,

I would have to let go my lost fights,

No no no! I had to hold on my pride

I still wanted to be in control

Truth is, I don’t know how you did it,

But you showed me,

You were fighting for me,

That I may not have my “panga” and shield tools anymore.

Your love, your love,

Flowing from the fountains of fountains,

Now I cannot even remember how to fight you,

Coz you have shown me it’s not my fight, not my battle,

I am worth fighting for.

Now my first impression has grown to "Am glad I chose you"

It’s not what I felt having met you the first time,

It’s about the second and consequent times,

I am grateful that now I see,

The pain I had, on my knuckles, legs and hands,

Makes me believe every day.

Lord, you showed me am worth much more,

Fighting for me, so when am in a battle it is your love I feel,

Now every day I wanna let go,

I wanna be under your wings,

I wanna give you a high five coz we always win with you!

I wanna form a twitter trend with#THE WINNING TEAM.

Now I love that I met you, gone are first impressions, built in is love that is growing daily!

A love like this:-)

Before you
I was always falling
Sometimes even crawling
with nothing to hold on to
Before you
I was searching for something
To make my life worth living
But nothing could satisfy
Always thought You wouldn't love me just the way I am
So I tried to satisfy You, I didn't understand
How misguided I was in my search to know Your love

I was working hard in all the wrong ways
Living life chaotically never sitting at your feet
Till You taught me the true meaning of grace

I can’t help but think about
How you came and turned my life around
And all the times I can’t count
That your love has rescued me
You heard my every prayer
And brought me out of my despair
You dried every tear and set my soul free and now I
Praise you
All my past mistakes have been
Erased by you
Have given me new life and I’m
Amazed you
You came and made my life so complete
You know, I like clear blue skies
mountains high just living life and
I like my family n friends being with me
Laughing hysterically
I like finding you
in the everyday things I do
yet with all that you create
nothing could ever take your place

Again Why does it take blue skies that turn to gray
Before I have something to tell You about
I'm gonna change the way that I pray
And turn it inside out

here's a part of me no one sees
No one ever finds
There's a mystery deep inside
The constant struggling of who I am
And who I want to be
I'm always trying to decide
And it feels like forever
It feels like I'm wasting my time
Sometimes it seems, I'm serving You just for me
Sometimes I'm blinded by the things that I think I need
Time after time You opened my eyes
Then take them off of me
sometimes I even can't seem to understand why You love me
You hold me in Your hand so patiently
'Cause anybody else would've turned
And walked away

When I struggle with my humanity
When lifes mistakes overwhelm me
Still, You know everything
And You don't look away
So many times I wanted to hide from You
So many times I tried to lie to You
But You never let me get past the very first word

All you say is You already knew the truth
And all You want is for me to come back to You
Your blood is all powerful
It's undeniable
The change You've made in me
You've set me free

All the things you’ve let me see
And the places you are taking me
you rewrote my destiny
O Lord you made me new
You deserve nothing less
Than all of my existence
So take everything I posses

It's so crazy yet so amazing, now I finally see
I tried to do my best for You when all You wanted was me
You saw right through my foolishness, never loved me any less
Waiting with Your arms opened wide
Before you, Now
I'm humbled by your mercy
Staggered by your beauty
Honored by your love for me
Before you
The angels raise their anthem
And I will gladly join them
In lifting up my praise

Don't want to sing about a love
I never show to anyone
I can't say that I'm redeemed and not live like I'm free
It took so long to realize that I've mistaken wrong for right

Father please forgive me for all the times that I've let you down
I know that they should see you before I make a sound
Everyday I want to live like you
But I've lost my way if what I says not what I do

With my heart and my soul
Lord when they see me I want them to know
You mean more to me than anything

25 about 25

1)25 the number that empowers completion add 2 and 5 you get 7 the number of completion
2)If you reading this and aspire to be 25 or are more than that by age, you have lived quarter a century already.
3)In the bible Abraham waited for 25 years hoping for the birth of the announced son (Isaac).
4)The apostle John was 25 years old when he was called to be an apostle.
5)it is at the age of 25 years old that Judas Iscariot was made apostle of Christ.
6)The numbers 600 and 12000 are used 25 times in the Bible.

7) Generally,Female 25 people love anything 'New Age' - crystals, a pendulum, Tarot cards, scented candles and the like are ideal gifts for the 25 energy.
8)25's also enjoy reading, so books (particularly self-help books) are much appreciated.
Males would love a new bicycles, computer software

8)Numerically, It is a square number, being 5² = 5 × 5. It is the smallest square that is also a sum of two (non-zero) squares: 25 = 3² + 4².
9) In science it is the atomic number of manganese.
10) In weddings, it is the number of years of marriage marked in a silver wedding anniversary.
11)It is the minimum age of candidates for election to the United States House of Representatives
12)We have heard of the famous 25 A.D., 25 B.C., 1925, 2025, etc.
13) The people at 25 years of age are sometimes known to be very aloof and critical of others, so it is hard to form close bonds with one. However, they possess a wonderful mind and are excellent researchers.
14) The people at 25 normally have searches for their own belief system and wants to do their own investigation/s.
15)25s always want to read more and more of this..Truth is take 25 minus 15 you get 10. 1*0= ZERO. This is coz c'mon number 25 will tell you about it...
25) The #25 is just a number. You make it what you want it to be. If you got this number for a team sport, accept it as God's provision and guidance over your life, and know that "all things are possible with God."

Hahaa so you are thinking I really had enough time to waste to write all that. My analogy here is, we always put so much meaning to numbers and our ages. One will go like you know how old I am? Another will protest been there,done that, printed tshirts, sold them or even bought them and made profits or losses. While part of it may be true, fact is there is no one experience that does not teach you. When you dismiss things in life coz you have already seen them, maybe you are the stepping stone for that person who you going through the situation with. At 25 people tend to begin feeling all old and accomplished. Unless you have lived like men of old.Halt and listen I may be 18 and you may be 40,25,30,32 but just listen and give ear to what I may have to say or grow through...

Nduta!

UMBEA

Gossip is like a marketing incentive… no matter how much you don’t want to buy that TV, the fact that its 25% off just makes you stare at it for hours. It’s tasty, easy and mischievous. Unlike a great sale though, it doesn’t die out easily. Don’t you just get mad when you hear people talk about you? Am sure you are about to say “HELL YES”, but let’s be honest, we like to hear stuff about other people too. If all of us were to simply “mind our own businesses” then what kind of world would that be?? Probably one where the Kardashians don’t really exist??? He he he but really… isn’t it just human nature to love gossip? Personally, I long for those moments when my girlfriend calls me up and the first things she says is “acha nikuambie…” that simple phrase means she’s about to burst with the information she has. My excitement, on the other hand is because the girl knows exactly how to spice up a story. A story as I always say is all about the detail.

There’s a childhood phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me…”now that a lie. We tend to get scared or feel threatened when a rumor is about us, plus the friends who normally claim you should “brush it off” have no idea what they are talking about. If you ask me, I’d say it’s all evolution. It’s human to judge others. We love to feel in control and power has a way of corrupting even the most “lovely people”. Ever heard of the “Power of the Tongue” Damn right it exists. As we grow up we realize that words have a way of hurting someone. Drawing your hand to hit someone is like stretching your hand to grab a hot stove… you always have the option of pulling back your hand, but opening your mouth to say something mean is like throwing a stone at a friend. You can never run after the stone. I guess what am trying to say is… as much as we love to gossip to have an “Umbea central” moment as my girls and I call it.. We should be careful that what we say isn’t going to necessarily going to break someone’s heart. Of course we’ll talk about your clothes, your man, that weird eye shadow color we saw you buy, how much we just love your new dress, but these are things we can easily forget. We should, however, try not to ruin people’s hearts.

Xoxo Betty chero

KUPATA,KUHIFADHI

Of late the norm amongthe youth has been relations that last one day, one week, one night, twoseconds, and even to the least just a glance. Through this generation am justleft to wonder what happened to the days of Abraham when people whether boundby Christianity or not would stand the test of time to stay married even forhundreds of years despite circumstances. It is not interesting how it’s a blamegame between the sexes of who is right and wrong. Recently a friend of minetook me through an analogy that it is the women who choose their spousesdespite it all. However I think that we have forgotten our positions as womenand men in relationships and let ourselves fade away slowly. The KupataKuhifadhi initiative was an initiative brought in by the journey Christianmovement earlier this year. Indeed the youth in this movement declared to meetpeople of the opposite sexes with intentions to not just meet and run, but meetand stay. Have you ever thought of how you dismiss people you meet today andthen when you see them five years later you go like...I wish I had stayed. Helooks more handsome, or she looks too hot now? It is in God's plan that werelate in the right manner through our lives. The challenge I wish to pose toyou is whether you are a keeper or you get tired after the first week ofcommunication? Think again, God's sole purpose for us in this life is torelate. Soon on this blog we shall do a meet each other initiative just to formGodly friendships that last over a foundation of love and respect. Keep readingand sharing.

xoxo