GOD’S FAITH ACTION WORKS

Faith works of God are the practical ways of applying theology to help others. Jesus said whoever feeds, gives coat, provides shelter, and gives drink to the least in society in His Name is among sheep in His Kingdom. Faith action works as gospel preached with loving care to people. Some think doing God’s work earns ‘salvation’ some believers do not show kindness, compassion fear label of ‘earning’ salvation become Scrooge. Justify the lack of compassion excuse as “works” refuse to help the poor. God commands farmers to leave edges of harvest for the poor and travellers to collect and eat free. Other people help by donating to charity good causes. The debate of generosity to help strangers to the poor is not condoning ‘lazy’ parasite. Stop excuse to give because its for the bad habit substance abuse, addiction, alcohol, drugs not to give. Homeless asking for help is offence to beg so may turn to other ways to get funds but risk their lives. Some refuse to give their support to help others so help only themselves. Bible says Jesus taught multitudes, fed over 7000 people. Gap widens between rich and poor qualified but unemployed no wages on zero hour contract life is difficult. Some trained as emergency stand by staff fill in for absent staff on vacation, sick or on maternity leave. Tied to company, cannot seek other jobs in the interim but bills to pay and rent arrears. Employers raise own salaries, take bonuses, so the question is how to reach out to help others not judging them as lazy. Godly faith action works of salvation exists centuries.The Bible speaks volumes on giving to poor on the topic of salvation through God works. Proper understanding is vital to relationship with the LORD in relationship with others. It answers question with God’s Word “Know O foolish man faith without works is dead. So Abraham was justified by faith works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar so faith works together with GOD WORKS. By works faith is made perfect for man is justified by works and faith in James 2:20,22,24.” James proves faith alone is not good enough so we must demonstrate good works of salvation. James said, Paul’s salvation by faith alone in Romans 5:1 is misunderstood to do no good. Jesus said which of you having this world’s  goods says to a starving brother God be with you but doesn’t share food. Paul said works cannot save its faith in knowing Lord Jesus  as Saviour that saves. “For by Grace you are saved through faith not by yourselves its the GIFT of God not by your works to boast says Ephesians 2:8-9.” James 2 is not telling us to earn salvation but confirms faith good work helps others feel loved by the true believers. “Faith by itself without works is dead show me faith without works but I will show you faith by works in James 2:17-18.” In Christ as our Saviour we feel a calm sense of peace if things don’t change. God forgives your sins washed in blood of Jesus to restore to a right relationship with the LORD God. So no more condemnation for sin repented of is justified in BLOOD of Jesus Christ SACRIFICE on cross washing sin away. The old self dies now new creation in Christ Jesus, 2 Corinthians 5;17.We are sanctified by blood of Jesus daily by process of constant repentance to grow on faith journey. Cultivating fruits of the spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 and serving God. And 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 intricacies of the body of Christ work together by love to bring Him Glory for His Love, Salvation, Truth, shared in the world. Kindness, compassion and love of others promote faith salvation. Jesus is moved by love, compassion in His example to all His followers do so. In Matthew 9:36; 14:14; Philippians 2:1-8; Ephesians 4:32 says be kind and loving to others as Jesus did to all around Him even those who hated Him. Help and serve others but not absorbed into works with improper motives. Not a people-pleaser by nature looking for praises for the good things done to get back their rewards.Jesus sees through ego and pride God hates the proud. Jesus said, His good favour doing good things to others is rewarded to people who didn’t know they did it to Jesus. Fruits of Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control in Galatians 5:20. The Godly works in life keeps heart in check to ensure right motives in serving others. Know Jesus said helping save others is important. Jesus told a rich man in Bible go sell everything to give to the poor. Lazarus made heaven but a rich mistreating Lazarus went to hell. God is discerning intentions of the heart to help us approach HIM in humility if desires to grow in faith. Love of others as Christians in John 13:35 shows, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Is a great reminder of responsibility to love all the way God LOVES us. God is LOVE so who lives in love lives in God as God lives in them. We love because Jesus first Loved us in 1 John 4:16,19. God’s LOVE is not emotional tit for tat because even heathen love themselves.God’s LOVE is unconditional, endless so rest in God’s amazing LOVE and extend love to your spouse, family, friends, strangers with kind words and help others. Matthew 24:35, says “Heaven and Earth pass away but MY WORDS Shall Not pass away. Psalm 119:11 says YOUR WORDS I have I hidden in my heart so I will not sin against God, Joseph refused to sin against God. In Psalms 12:6, “The WORDS of the LORD God are Pure as Words as silver tried in furnace purified seven Times.”Psalms 19:14 says “Let the WORDS of our mouth and meditations of our Heart be acceptable in YOUR Sight O LORD Our Strength and OUR Redeemer in Jesus Name. Psalms 119:105 “YOUR WORD is Lamp to my feet and Light to my Path is important to remember the things of this world not needed in heaven. THANK GOD OUR FATHER LORD ALMIGHTY. Thanks to HIS Son Lord Jesus, thank you Holy Spirit helping us to love another in Jesus Name.

LYRICS

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord, And we pray that our unity will one day be restored And they’ll know we are Christians by our love by our love Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love

We will work with each other, we will work side by side We will work with each other we will work side by side And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

Songwriter: Peter Scholtes

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A VALENTINE LOVE LETTER

A Valentines love letter of February 14, 1818 sold at £1,300 on Valentine’s Day. After 20 years in photo album, protected from sunlight by Gavin Littaur from London. Derbyshire’s Hansons auctioned letter at a guide price of £600-£800. Valentine day rekindled love. The letter from George III era, embossed, made by Dobbs of London more than 200 years ago, pre-Victorian, very rare. The letter had hearts, flowers, cupid, lovebirds sent to recipient Miss L Shafe, of White Row, Spitalfields, London. A message titled, Affectionate Pledge of Unfeigned Attachment from him upon return of love of another on Valentine’s Day looked forward with pleasure to time he hoped to receive her hand, accompanied with her heart. He felt not a wild romantic love which abates after short acquaintance but affection which time increases, not diminishes.’ Jim Spencer paper specialist at Hansons, said: A sensible chap had no flash-in-the-pan passion sent a Valentine message worthy of Jane Austen novel. It was formal, honest and honourable a far cry from other messages of Valentines today. His message to Miss Shafe offers secret of lasting love is that affection gradually increases over time.Sender did not feel wild passion. “Collecting items is like a marriage, the most passionate moment is the first time a special Valentine letter seen, shown friends, enjoyed decades. Regency Valentine watermark, Dobbs 1815 original red sealing wax central romantic of gilt love heart embossed in floral border of vibrant watercolour floral borders a two gilt doves, heart pierced with crossed arrows on the Valentine card. It had a happy ending in marriage of Miss Lydia Shafe to Edmundus Burn at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, on 28th December, 1819 witnessed by Mary Burn and Clifford Elisha. Edmundas was stationer and bookbinder, lived in Brighton, had five children. He desired genuine caring love turned out to be real wife he needed. To find this kind of spouse helps people find the true love in life. Guides to grow wiser to seek what is the best in others the letter lot 1000 sold on February 14, 2020 by Hansons Auctioneers, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derbyshire DE65 6LS. Hope you find true love like that love letter brought to the blessed, happy couple. 

COOKING, WASHING, TAMES

Cooking, washing clothes, cleaning and childcare, tames men who once thought it was only the women’s job. Like most men, Jean Pierre 32 lives in Mwulire in Eastern Province in Rwanda and leaves domestic chores to his wife. Impatient, angry, demands perfection due to lack of awareness that a woman’s job is 24/7 so never ends day or night. He becomes aggressive if his wife did not meet the standards of his expectations so beats her. A grassroots intervention program trying to reduce domestic violence in Rwanda teaches men how to do household chores, and a recent study suggested it has a positive effect on communities. So Muhoza Jean Pierre used to beat his wife because he saw her as someone he married just to have children and and look after them. “I was following example of my father. My father did not do anything at home,” he said. “If ever I came home and found something not done yet I insult her. “I called her lazy, told her she was useless so must go back to her parent’s house.” But something changed after he learnt to cook and clean. It was all part of a grassroots intervention programme in Mwulire village in Eastern Province, Rwanda encouraging men’s domestic roles, including childcare. Jean Pierre says the project called, ‘Bandebereho’ or role model in Kinyarwanda helps tamed and transformed his behaviour. He took part in classes covering everything from cooking and cleaning and discuss how to challenge men’s traditional gender roles. “They asked, if a man can sweep the house, and we would say ‘he can’,” he said. “And then they would ask us: ‘Who among you does that?’ And there was no one.”

Real men shouldn’t cook

Facilitators from ‘Bandebereho’ taught Jean Pierre how to do tasks previously he believed his wife should do. He also added: “We would go home and try to put this into practice. “Then we would go back to training with witnesses who would testify they had observed some changes in us. “I know how to cook. I do laundry for the kids. I know how to peel plantains, I know how to pound dry cassava and sift the flour.” Jean Pierre and his wife have been married for 10 years and never helped her before. And making changes was not easy as Jean Pierre’s friends discouraged him from doing household tasks, telling him: ‘No real man should cook.’ “My family and friends said my wife bewitched me by giving me some magic drugs. They said no genuine man should carry a bundle of firewood in the street because that is for henpecked men,” he said. But Jean Pierre continued when he saw benefits to his family. He says his children feel closer to him and his wife now runs a banana business that has allowed them to improve their home. “The way my wife treats me now is different from the way she used to treat me,” he said. “She used to treat me badly because I was mistreating her too, but now we discuss and agree on things to do. “I set her free, now she is working and I am working too; whereas before I was convinced she had to stay home and be available whenever I would need her.” Fear and little freedom affected Jean Pierre’s wife Musabyimana Delphine who says she used to have little freedom and lived in fear. She said: “Sometimes I felt like a mere worker, and I would remember a worker has a salary. “I never thought a woman can ever have her own money, because I never even had time to think about any activity that generate money. “Now I have enough freedom in house, I go out and work for money like others. Start training young boys now so when they grow up they will help their wife and help look after the children. When both work, it’s a burden on the woman to care for the family or children alone.The ‘Bandebereho’ project taught Jean Pierre to do tasks previously believed his wife should do. Delphine leaves at 5am to sell plantains at a market, while Jean Pierre stays at home and takes care of their four young children. “I come home relaxed and find food ready,” she said. The project’s curriculum originally developed in Latin America by global fatherhood campaign MenCare believes true equality will only be reached when men take on 50% of world’s childcare and domestic work. The research looks into changing men’s attitudes towards family care and traditional domestic. It was soon realised the good impact on men. A study looking at couples taking part in the project found two years after taking childcare lessons in Rwanda men were less likely to use violence against their female partners than those who did not attend the classes. But the study suggested one in three women whose partners took part in the programme still reported experiencing intimate partner violence. National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, released a data in 2015, around 52% of men in the country were violent towards partners. Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre, which delivered the programme in the country, wants ‘Bandebereho’ to be widely adopted by communities and country’s government. Fidele Rutayisire the chairman of centre, said: “We still have negative social norms, negative masculinity perception cultural barriers as main factors of high violence against women in Rwanda. “Traditionally men don’t take care of children here but men control sex, resources, decision-making. “When men are actively involved in the home they realise sacrifices of women in childcare so their attitude on gender changes positively, they understand the value of gender equality.” Delphine and Jean Pierre said the program benefited their family and the whole community. “We are now on honeymoon, 10 years after our wedding,” said Jean Pierre. If there is conflict or security issue in our neighbourhood our opinion is respected because they see we don’t have problem in our household. Men appreciate and help their wives and not demand they do all the housework or take care of the family, business, Church alone without support of husbands. A happy wife is a happy life and the Bible says love your wife as Christ loved His bride Church and gave His life for you. Timothy says a husband must first look after his family and own household before serving the Church. Don’t neglect your wife and the children in the NAME OF GOD leisurely talking to single women while your wife and children at home suffer. Remember your wife is that same beautiful single woman you married and used her body to give birth to your children. And don’t abandon her for fresh young woman to give birth later to become abandoned as wife. This causes baby mama problems because men want to eat their cake and have it. So wants exclusive attention of wife at the expense of the children some are jealous of. Forget their parents took great care of them as done to children. Grow up and be father to the children to mature a responsible man not manchild depending on wife as mother. For even the Son of Man Jesus did not come to be served but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many says Mark 10:45.

• 27 November 2018

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MEN’S EXPRESSED FEELINGS

Men’s expressed feelings of masculinity of life as a man is not always easy James Livitski Canadian graphic designer says. Men should be able to talk about their feelings without feeling ‘weak’ and ‘not in control.’ Stories of the difficulties of modern women are often told, but how much do you read about the downsides of being a man? This searingly honest conversation unfolded online this week as men shared the negative impact of “toxic masculinity” on their lives. It was a rare chance for many to express how society expects men’s toughness, sexual virility and emotional reserve that lead to isolation, loneliness or just feelings of being uncomfortable around mates. It all started when British columnist and feminist Caitlin Moran put out a call for men on Twitter to talk about drawbacks of being guy today. We spoke to people sharing their thoughts and feelings. A Super Bowl of feelings unfold as James Livitski, Toronto, Canada was really so happy to see topic widely talked about on Twitter. He said, I’ve been saying this forever that there’s a stigma about men talking about feelings. We’re born into thinking a man should be ‘tough,’ push feelings aside because it isn’t ‘manly.’James Livitski, 32, sees countless times the impact of social norms that men should not be emotional or vulnerable. “I’ve heard of many relationships end because the man can’t express the way he feels. “We need to be more open to listening to how a man is feeling and push more for them to understand that it’s OK to feel things.” Although his own dad is a “really sensitive man”, he says that many are not taught how do that without fear they will be judged. “We’re all humans and we all feel. You should never be afraid to say what is on your mind. Men should have a Super Bowl for feelings,” he suggests. Increased attention has been paid to men’s mental health in recent years. British Men have the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) aims to challenge a culture that prevents men seeking help when they need it, highlighting that in Britain the single biggest killer of men under 45 is suicide. Men and women experience many of the same mental health issues, but men with depression or anxiety may hide emotions and express anger or aggression instead, according to the US National Institute of Mental Health.

Missed connections

Pressure is men who express their love for family or friends as feminine and emasculated, according to Phil Chan, a digital artist from California. “My dad never told me he loved me, even though I know he does. He did not hug me even now in his eighties I will love to hear it.”Phil Chan: “I think #Metoo movement opened up communications between genders.“After I told my closest friends how I feel about them, if, it brought us closer together. We hug on a regular basis!” Phil also explained that when caring for his baby nephew, women in public would assume he was clueless about looking after an infant. At a party with his nephew, a group of women criticised him, giving instructions on how to “properly” change and hold the baby. He worries this negatively affects men’s hopes about fatherhood. “I think if men might to be more vulnerable, we could be more compassionate and empathetic,” he suggests.Mark is a software developer in Sydney, Australia. Mark Pursey, 46, suggests that men find it difficult to foster friendships if they meet a new person. In contrast to men many women who enthusiastically exchange contact information. “I have definitely got a mental list of ‘missed connections’ where I met some guy at a random event got on really well. It’s like ‘see you later dude’ and we never meet again.” He says that in many cases this overwhelmingly leads to loneliness and isolation. Mark says that’s because men are “not learning the emotional labour stuff”, adding, “we like to show off but not put in the boring maintenance work in relationships. “It’s like we still need play dates organised for us.”

Sexual virility

Another issue talked about is men feeling uncomfortable when peers blatantly check out or sexualize women, commenting on their appearance. “It can get toxic easily, and as a guy we’re expected to contribute. It’s happened a lot and it’s so uncomfortable. Just being around that conversation makes me feel dirty,” commented Alan Gretch, 21, from the US state of Nebraska.Alan is completing a Masters in human services to become a counsellor. Alan says these conversations are common especially when there are no women around: “They range from ‘this person is hot’ to more graphic descriptions of girls.” He says it’s difficult to challenge men when the conversations begin. “It’s bully, be bullied, or stay silent. It’s a no win situation,” Alan explains. Anxiety about expectations of sexual virility was raised by many contributors on Twitter. “The idea if you’re not: drinking heavily, trying to shag everything moves, living and breathing sport, solving problems with violence, competing with other men to be the ‘alpha’, then you’re not a man,” wrote Neil Walsh. Another user added assumptions of sexual advances are often made when he tries to be “just friends” with women, adding “Yes I know there are very good reasons for this.”

I don’t want to be daddy

Gin Lowdean, in Edinburgh, Scotland, revealed that her four-year-old son told her he doesn’t want to be a dad when he grows up. Instead he’s “excited to be a mummy.” When Gin pointed out most men don’t become mothers, he became sad because “Daddies have to work all the time, they never get to dance and nobody hugs them.” Gin explained that she was shocked because her husband is very affectionate with his sons, but she presumes her son picked up idea from nursery and television. “His dad was devastated, he hugs him all the time and loves to dance,” she explained, adding that to try to rectify the issue by purchasing books about how to express feelings of stories, challenge traditional masculinity. Express yourself honestly, be polite, straight to the point, upfront with feelings. Its vital learn to talk to the person because individual differences show people hear things from their own point of view. See yourself in another’s shoes before you speak, text, telephone, call or write them letter. Your goal is be friends, acquaintances, colleagues, date or marry. Be specific so your motive is clearly expressed directly not to belittle or blackmail, manipulate or abuse their emotions. Women are very sensitive to words and so remember to be careful what you say because they never forget the details of conversations. No matter how long ago, women remember where conversations take place, when it took place, what worn and tone of voice and moods. Women pay particular attention to details, colours, shapes, sizes, context and your choices of meals, drinks etc. So do not talk out of frustration or anger to offload and dump feelings on others for relief. Respect differences, be pragmatic and agree to disagree when feelings are not mutual. Consider effects of feelings on others if you really care about them you must compromise and find neutral ground to corporate. If shy, looking for the love of your life, approach a trusted reliable friend, family member, pastor, life coach, mentor or counsellors to seek advice. God created marriage so if you need a relationship and desire spouse to marry pray, ask God’s help for wisdom, guidance, direction because God says to find a wife is a good thing. God said it’s not good to be alone so pleases God you meet a right partner to marry. Its Gods idea you marry so ask HIS HELP not go to psychics or witchdoctors to give you charm, potions, lotions, spells to destroy your life, home, career business creates discord. GOD IS LOVE so BEST Expert on love, relationship, family matters.

 

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DREAM OF GUNSHOT/KNIVES

Dreams of gunshots heard or knife is attack so seek help from God to protect and save you in Jesus Name. Gunshots fired near you is a direct link spiritual arrow. The agenda of the enemy is to torment people with pain affliction. People wonder why life problems exist despite consistent dedication to God. In dream people may experience gun or knife pointed at them or fired at someone nearby. Some gunshots dreams affect real life when they wake up to notice strange mark on the body. The symptoms of gunshot dream may be sickness, hardship or financial problem. People in bondage shot at times bullets turn them into spiritual slaves whose destinies are exchanged or upturned to live bad lives. What works for other people does not work for them success attained in a day may take them months or years. Experience of attack of gunshot is serious wake up pray to God to stop something bad or terrible happening. If using gun or knife be careful not to be hurt or hurt others. Challenges people face in life compound their use of guns or knives trying to protect themselves. In spiritual terms the shooting at them in dreams can cause a real problem from the enemy who does not want you to move forward in life. So such dreams cause setbacks and gunshot in dream takes them into sorrow. A gunshot dream destroy many people’s jobs, marriage, finance. Find out where gunshot is coming from through prayer. If shot in the head its against destiny of a person to be living-dead. Destiny of life in spiritual death, untimely death or loss of opportunities. Dreams of gunshots means threats in real life avoid arguments, if you shoot person it means spirit of death wants to operate in your life because enemy wants to sabotage your life. If you shoot person in self-defense it is trying to protect your life from attacks. If a uniformed person chases you with a gun it means be very careful and avoid actions that cause troubles for you. If the person impersonating in uniform knows you its after your glory. If you shoot a friend or person with gun in dream by mistake this can cause problems between you and them. Warplane dream is spiritual warfare some people deal with in their lives from enemies.Dream pursuing with gun and shooting bad person, means you are trying to stop destiny of that person. To collect gun from a person about to shoot you in the dream means you destroyed power of enemy to dominate you or shoot you. If you hear sound of gunshots in dream means be security conscious. The sound of the gunshot can bring fear or pain. It’s sign of things about to take place in your home environment. If you see officials using gun to shoot in dream it means they want to foster peace and harmony in environment to stop attack. If your spirit is calm in dream it means the LORD God fully protects you and your family. If you dream of gunshot or bullet in your direction pray because enemy wants to hurt you spiritually. This dream is spirit of untimely death, bad news and loss. If bullets enters your body, fast and pray to God for deliverance in Jesus Name. This is not time to fear its time to PRAY and wage serious battle agains enemies that want to kill you. Use BLOOD of Jesus to protect you. Read 2 Kings 1:1-4. Psalm 27, Luke 10:19; Jeremiah 17 :18; Psalm 18:3; Psalm 27:1-14; Psalm 91. Other gunshot dream in the heart, means death through heart attack, gunshot in womb, sign of miscarriage or barrenness. A gunshot in house means sign of burglary attack, gunshot of leg means devil trying to paralyze destiny or setback demotion delay, gunshot at hand is hand spiritually dead so anything hand touches is problem or curse. Being alive after gunshot means its not time for your death. God Divine Protection is key to your life. The stray bullet means you are monitored by spirit of untimely death not meant for you. Gunshot from ground means enemy is trying to make your life difficult to destroy you. A gunshot from your parents or relatives in dream means the spirit of anger or death using them to hurt your life in food poisoning. A gunshot or knife attack dreams means be very careful so avoid endangering your life. If you dream enemy cuts body to pieces near you or holds knife against your neck, fast and pray. It is imminent death of a loved one, friend or colleague devil comes to kill, steal and destroy but Jesus Christ gives you abundant life more abundantly in Jesus Name. No matter what you going through in life God can deliver you if believe, pray and receive your deliverance in Mighty Name of Jesus Christ with thanks and Glory to God.A KNIFE REVENGE VICTIM IN BIBLE  In Judges 19:29, a man came in house, took knife laid hold of wife cut her and bones in twelve pieces sent to coasts of Israel.” Luke 11:21-23 says strong man keeps palace goods in peace but a stronger man overcomes him takes his armour trusted and divides spoils. Knife in dream symbol of threat to life death bad signal of tragedy cut as weapon. Dagger dream means enemies after a life. Carrying knife signifies anger, aggression, separation. Knife is feeling of injustice in fear deals with people with weapons to attack for internal dispute but knife injures and destroys both lives. If person un/known in dream its a bad news, hopelessness or accident. Dreams of a knife cutting head, heart, limbs by a violent spirit trying to destroy. Anger or resentment spirit is used by devil be vigilant and control your temper to forgive. Knife dream if cuts a snake or dog head is spiritual war. Pray for power to confront to overcome enemies to stop losing precious lives. In 1 Samuel 22:23, word says, abide with me, fear not he seeks our lives but with me you are safe. Leviticus 20:6 says souls turning to the familiar spirit, wizards God will set face against that soul to cut him off from his people. Spiritually the meaning of knives in dream is alarming. At times a knife is good if pursued by knife in a dream you threw knife on chest so they died is sign of victory over your stubborn enemy. In Genesis 22:6-10, a knife as a weapon kills, divides sacrifice or murders, Bible says you shall not kill. A spiritual knife symbol attack injury mysterious stab wounds on body in a dream it is devil trying to destroy a destiny. Use recovery deliverance prayer when you wake up feeling bad to stop spiritual killing. Stop dream quickly with deliverance prayer, fasting reconnect with God as source of your Divine blessings. Pregnant woman dreams of person or faceless creature stabbing your womb sign of miscarriage difficulty in child delivery. Pray not to die in delivery in Jesus Name. Knife attack of a pregnant woman is fear of death of enemy attacking with knife to destroy your glorious star. Pray God sets you free from evil territory for light of God in your life for your breakthrough. The keys of glory in heaven announced your wedding date to do better than enemy. And Leviticus 20:27 says a man or woman with a familiar spirit, wizard be put to death with stones so their blood is upon them.” Biblical dream of knife is enemy trying to harm or strangulate a destiny. Knife is dangerous used in armed robbery as a weapon pray God stops attack. Dreams of armed robber’s dagger threat of killing stop by fastings and prayers in Jesus Name. If you know robbers remove the bad people from your life. If its a family member ex-communicate person till your spirit asks you to relate with them. Dream is a place to safely avoid people who bother you. If you dream of killing a person with knife in self defense, fear not you are not killing anyone in a real life. Its defence of you, loved ones from curse attacking you. Correcting people insulting you is a self self-defense. A dream can tell you your glory is attracting envious jealous people trying to suffocate destiny by enchantment curses. If in dream you are not safe take action to change environment till your spirit feels calm. Cancel the bad dream of accidents, stabbing in dream, self-defense to protect your life in victory to gain control over enemy. Self-defense dream protect you from pestilence attacks in the or at night. If you dream a person kills you in self defense stop attacks of any violent behaviour anger, attempted murder. If you kill with knife its spiritually killing or murder of soul or can be in real life. Pray to stop enemy to put you in cage by false label. The dreams of people fighting with knives is dangerous avoid any groups fighting with knives and unfriendly frenemies be careful. Terminate friendship of such people around you even if painful it can save your life. Confide in a trusted safe person to get help without feeling you break code of relationship with person taking your peace or joy. A dream of divisive attacks by people if married, fight against attack from your spouse with a knife. The Jezebel spirit attitude kills marriage and frustrate hope of husband. Women experience fear if they see a little child with a knife. Spiritually, knife to women is spirit of depression fear, anxiety, hopeless emotional imbalance and sickness. Spiritual meaning killing hen, fowl, chicken with a knife is warning sign of terminating soul. Dream means power exchange destiny of person into fowl in dream if you kill fowl dreamer killed baby in womb. Soldier in the frontline of combat have nightmares of loss. Divine mercy killing animal in dream mean put on eyes in spirit in Exodus 20:13. Dream holding knife ready to kill whoever crosses your path in evil ritual initiation stop it by prayer in Jesus Name. Your conscience tells you your attitude is destroying life of dignity influenced by the devil in an uncontrollable behaviour antisocial interaction with others must stop. Its unhealthy causing pain to the innocent people you hate stabbing in group of people with knives. You hate evil effect of sickness, loss of money, lives, friends so stay away til you conquer evil. If strange feelings in dream of knives you fear you’re unstable, anxious, depressed, weak in body, pray that God forgives you and delivers you in Jesus Name. If dream is of a knife beside your bed or blood sucking spirit threatens life pray. Seeing knife in dream emotion or confusion root of dream is manipulation for sacrifice. If unmarried and often see knife on the bed, it means spirit of oppression troubling your peace. If married it means division between you and husband. Check if your husband is dating another woman, if yes cast out spirit of a woman using divination enchantments against your marriage. Things happening if you see knife in your child’s hand in dream its bad omen. It means enemy trying to use child to cause troubles, if knife in hand of a son means its spirit of violent stubbornness possessing his life and destiny. If your child threatens people with knife pray child stops vagabond spirit in Jesus Name. If knife gets in child’s body dream means child’s destiny killed sacrificed through oath. In some cases dream of a knife in the body can symbolize calamity. If dream of armed robbers feeling fear, insecurity of dangerous attacks pray in Jesus Namd. If frightened when you awake from dream pray to God to protect you from evil forces. If you dream running away from someone trying to stab you to death it shows wicked powers trying to kill you at the edge of breakthrough. Your dream shows you are trying to progress and accomplish financial success but powers saying no to it. It shows enemies contend with you in spirtual battle using weapons of war. You might not have weapons to fight use Jesus blood and Name to disarm them. If you know the person who attacks you trying to make your life difficult overcome this dream soaking yourself with blood of Jesus. Let the name of Jesus be used in dealings with any strangers. After dream, don’t be late at night moving alone in dark silent environment. Its a warning, pray not to fall into evil in the name of Jesus.BLOOD STAIN: If in dream sees blood stain on your cloth, body, money or your bed its sign of spiritual attack. If dream consistent, it means there is covenant binding between you and devil. If covenant is unbroken, your enemy uses blood stain to fight and to attack your marriage. Operations of devil reveals a spiritual problem. PRAY: Any strange blood on my life, marriage be cancelled by BLOOD of Jesus in Jesus Name. READ: Revelations 12:11, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalms 35. And fast 3 days with midnight prayers between 12am to 1am. Read Bible: Galatians 5:1, 2 Timothy 4:18, Romans 6:14, Colossians 1:13-14, Luke 10:19 Deuteronomy 3;22, Ephesians 6:12-13. PRAY to God of Mercy and Power to focus on my life in the Name of Jesus and stop power using knife to destroy my destiny catch fire, in Jesus Name. O Lord empower my life by your POWER over evil forces against me in Jesus Name. I cancel evil effects of dreams in my life in the Name of Jesus. All darkness spirits attacking by pursuing me with knives kill yourself in Jesus name. Any powers that attack me or my loved ones for sacrifice die by fire in Jesus name. The stronghold of the wicked shall not bury my stars in the Name of Jesus. If a wicked target at night uses me for ritual die by fire in Jesus Name if powers usingface of a familiar person in family to waste me fall down and die in Jesus Name. I remove knife of blood of evil from my head and body in Jesus Name. He who kills by the sword dies by sword in Jesus Name. I shall not be wasted by others in Jesus Name. No power to use my blood or destiny to balance their account in Jesus Name. An assignment of weapons of enemy targeting me, in Jesus Name die. Whatever is done against me on the ground is neutralized in the Name of Jesus. O Lord, arrest any powers using knife to cut off my organs in spirit in Jesus Name. I disarm any powers making covenant with gods about me in Jesus name. Any herbalist coven harbouring my life, clothes, sacrifice, womb, receive the fire of God burn to ashes in Jesus Name. I recover my destiny from hands of destiny exchangers in the Name of Jesus. All evil verdicts be nullified in Name  of Jesus. I shall not die but live to declare the works of the LORD in the land of the living in the Name  of Jesus. I refuse threat of knife in my house, on road, on the street in Jesus Name. Blood of Jesus hide me from enemies forever in Jesus name. My life and destiny is released in the name of Jesus. I bind tragedy, sorrow at edge of all my Divine blessings in Jesus Name. A strange hand pulling my star backward die by fire in the Name of Jesus. God send your angels to protect me and my family in Jesus Name with thanks to God. We decree no evil eyes on us in the Name of Jesus. All satanic transactions done over our lives in womb perish by the blood of Jesus in the Name of Jesus. The strongman using our destiny to prosper die in Jesus name. I take gun, bullets, ammunition knife from enemy against my life in Jesus Name. O Lord, make my life invisible to the evil observers in the Name of Jesus. A power sitting on our lives, blocking us from rising be cast in fire in the Name of Jesus. We break evil pots over our lives in the Name  of Jesus. Those carrying sacrifice on head because of me die before sunset in Jesus Name. Any power calling my name in a cauldron for long term affliction fall down and die in the Name of Jesus. We disentangle our family from evil cage, pot in the Name of Jesus. Lord Jesus help break the obstacles to progress in Jesus Name. I reject evil manipulation in the Name of Jesus. The tragedy, sorrow, death sent hear the word of the LORD I cast you out of my dwellings in Jesus Name. Blood of Jesus protect and save us in the name of JESUS, powers assigned to divert destiny fall down and die in the Name of Jesus. The power occupying our rightful position be unseated by fire in Jesus Name. Any door I opened to enemy is closed by the blood of Jesus oppressors receive the Divine  judgement of God in the Name of Jesus. God of Elijah, arise in your power to break every in/visible yoke upon my life in the Name of Jesus. Every yoke put on organs in my body, break by fire in the Name  of Jesus. Eaters of flesh, drinkers of blood my life is not yours die by fire in Jesus Name. If red object seen in my dream is yoke of my destiny, break by fire in the Name of Jesus. I restore internal organs in my body from evil covenants in Jesus name. I release myself from hands of occultic friends in Jesus Name. Pray 7 days fasting prayers between 12am – 6pm. A day time fasting depends on leading of the Holy Spirit. PRAYER POINTS: I fire back death, in the Name of Jesus, household power trying to capture my destiny, receive death in Jesus Name. Things dead in my life be resurrected by fire in the Name of Jesus, power chosing date of my death and burial be cancelled by fire in Jesus Name. Every spiritual gunshots affecting my progress backfire in the Name of Jesus. Every evil one destroying my spirit, thunder of God strike them to death in the Name of Jesus. All setback in my life, dream of gunshot be cancelled and destroyed in the Name of Jesus. A profitless labour return to sender in Name of Jesus. I paralyze hands of the wicked shooting me in the dream. Every gunshot demon in my father’s house receive fire and die in the Name of Jesus. O God stop evil against in Jesus Name. I command my dead potentials to come alive in the Name of Jesus. I release my glory and goodness tied down by spirit of gunshot spirit in the Name of Jesus. God destroy devil’s charm from my destiny in the Name of Jesus, power wanting my life to scatter die by fire in Jesus Name. I shall not die but live to declare the works of God in the land of the living. I reject gunshot in my life or attack in dream. Every spirit of  suffering in my life die by fire in the Name of Jesus. I excel above my colleagues in Jesus Name. LORD God anoint my hands for good success and profit in Jesus Name. I cancel evil cases in Jesus Name. The Blood of Jesus protect me from evil events in the Name of Jesus. Any sin in my life the BLOOD of Jesus clean and forgive me in the Name of Jesus. If I offend and hurt others to cause vengeance against me or my family, LORD GOD forgive me in Jesus Name bless them in Jesus Name. Thank you Father God for your Compassion New every morning, your Grace and Mercy in Jesus Name. Thank you Jesus, Thank you Holy Spirit for our victory in Jesus Name.

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TRAUMATIC DEATH GRIEF

Traumatic tragic death bereavement is completely unexpected loss, worst form of grief people go through. Suddenly changes lifeplan dramatically, cancels activities so a shock to the system. One minute conversation is taking place about life but the next minute subject changes to unexpected death. It is most painful if the person appeared healthy, full of life with a great future suddenly cut short by death. The numbing shock of loss is hard to sink in and feels that loved one is about to walk through the door home. Seems like a dream, surreal but wide awake with sleepless nights so deep within the heart an overwhelming pain lingers on. Everyday passes by without a text, contact or phone call, facebook so realises it must be really true. Shock is a normal reaction and unbelief deceased person is really no longer with us here on earth. Sudden change of plans means numbness while taking in loss starting to sink in. Though we understand death as part of life it does not make it easier to accept. Death is painful and difficult to experience it hurts beyond belief and complicated. At times pain seems insurmountable but support and a therapy can help to understand, accept and ease the pain. After death of a loved one life is never the same but talking therapy helps to provide skills and tools to assist with creation of the new normal to integrate life into new existence. Annette was on the way to mortuary when Julia phoned to support death of daughter Amber, aged four, who drowned in a swimming pool, and going to see her body. Many people would not call at that moment they feel encroaching on a raw traumatic grief. Julia, friend of couple, a psychotherapist specialises in dealing with loss knows when people in throes of overwhelming grief, sharing the pain is the only thing that makes even the tiniest difference. Grief professionals don’t have endowed special powers its empathy compassion. Phil answered the phone, so Julia liked to say something to make it better but knew nothing could do that, so she said the only thing she could. “I am terribly sorry to hear your daughter, Amber, has died; I’m sorry the devastating pain that has happened to you. How can I help?” 25 years as grief psychotherapist taught Julia great deal about human condition that focus on grief means focus on life, loss exposes things that matters about a person, their strengths and weaknesses. When someone dies, it reveals faultlines in bereaved family, even deepest, most hidden ones. If you know about loss you know about family, about love, survival, resilience and strength. Knowing about loss means you know about life. But there is a paradox at the centre of loss, and it is this. Grief is the most intense pain there is, and we will do anything to avoid pain. So we run away from it; we run away from our own grief, and we run away from others’ grief. Yet, says running away from grief means we will not recover but embracing helps move through the agony and deal with pain.

If you ignore grief and push it down, you can live and even function, but you will live a very narrow emotional life

Allowing ourselves to be while it washes over us, is only way to survive because we have to feel the worst in order to let it change us. Then we can start to find out who we are going to be in wake of it. This is the message at the heart of Julia’s new book, Grief Works. “If you ignore grief and push it down, you can live and you can function, but you live a very narrow emotional life because using emotional energy to cope,” she said. “Everything in psyche will be squashed down, and that means small things can trigger a much bigger kind of effect. The fact is to do the work of grieving. You have to let it run its course. Pain is agent of change; pain allows you to change, it enables you to reach a new reality.” Her book traces journeys of many of the bereaved people she has walked alongside; she describes how she wept and mourned with them. “let clients know what they say has an impact: Tell them when feels shocked, sad or upset,” she says. So talk about relationship with bereaved and a relationship with friends in service of a deceased. Say what you feel if thinking about them if it’s useful to share. One of the many moving stories in her book is that of Bill and Sally, whose 13-year-old son Matthew died of rare virus. Sally tells Julia losing her son has made her feel dead, no more expectations of life; so does not want to go on living. “I said quite plainly, although she was giving up on herself, I refused to; I would fight for her, held her and whispered hidden strength within her said, to live.’ Julia, in 50s, mother of 4 grown up children, grandmother of four, vivacious and fun: has time to feel recharged with life. You know it helps feeling of clients who like Sally regain joy to be alive again. Helps Julia’s interest in answering questions on experiences of traumatic loss to help open hearts for the healing process.

There are two sorts of loss, says Julia: expected loss and traumatic loss. And perhaps, for one in her profession, her own losses have all been expected ones. Her father died at 87, sad, grieved but it not traumatic loss. Bereavement work involves charity Birthright, Well-being of Wo/men made her aware of the pain of losing a baby although wonders was unconsciously influenced by parent’s loss of three parents and three siblings by the time they were 25. “Everything seemed OK, but thinks back aware of some unresolved grief. Almost only personal experience of a shocking, out-of-nowhere, loss figures such death brought loss closer and changed how to deal with grief. Julia was a close friend of Princess Diana, a connection echoed when asked by William and Kate to be a godmother to Prince George in 2013. That is, she says, a very joyful role lots of fun, and the chance to enjoy the little boy as he grows up but she doesn’t want to say much about it or Diana, save she agrees her death made difference to the nation’s approach to grief. So, too, she says, did other major shifts of history, especially the first and second world wars. “Our parents, parents of people of my generation, were the generation that couldn’t afford to grieve. Were parented by survivors of first world war simply to survive but modern luxury means able to deal with it differently.”

Despite public outpouring of grief after Diana’s death, doesn’t think most people are sufficiently aware impact traumatic bereavement has, the ripples it leaves or how long they persist. As someone who experienced a traumatic loss at the age of nine, when three-year-old sister was killed in road accident agrees with her analysis. It is 44 years since death, and shockwaves still reverberate in the family: everyone is different because of it, next generation touched by it in ways too subtle for them to fully understand.

You have to have time when you grieve, and time when you have a break from the grief

Traumatic losses shape future of family as subject of great interest to Julia; so, is the way men and women deal with loss differently. Men, tend to want to move on to make plans, to focus on new horizons. Women on other hand want to spend more time remembering the person who died so want to immerse themselves in the pain. But the fact is, each can learn from others. “You have to do both things: you must have time to grieve and mourn and other time when you have break from the grief. You can create circumstances where you grieve, and circumstances where you move on; so men and women help one another. He can help her go for a walk to a park or gallery can help him talk about how he feels to express some of his loss.” The problems set in when individuals fails to understand the pattern of grief in the other; they think of them as selfish or they don’t care enough, but it isn’t about that due to the different ways of coping. Grieving is an intensely individual and incredibly lonely experience, which can make it difficult time in family, group of people going through something sparked by same event, but is in each case very different. The way to cope, is be open in communicating feelings to others in your family. Families that fare best share feelings openly when a death disrupts complex finely tuned balance in a family. So needs a reorganised and open approach to help with process.”

Tips: dealing with grief

At the beginning, and this is especially true of a traumatic loss, the grief is all-consuming: but over time, says Julia, you find you are starting to live again. The mistake some make, though, is believing they can go back to being the way they were. “Some people say, ‘This isn’t going to change us.’ But that’s not how it is: and it’s when you recognise that bereavement is a life-shattering experience, and that you have to grieve and rebuild, that you can move on positively into a new phase of life. You don’t forget the person who’s gone; you can never do that, and you should not worry that you’re going to. But you keep them in memory so their loss helps you become a new person you become; and maybe in the end is greatest tribute to make to anyone who passed to Glory. Grief affects us all so hope in God and read HIS beautiful WORDS in Bible to guide prayers. Powerful scriptures will help you face feelings of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It is very normal to feel it is not really true the person is still alive soo will be at home, then in shock, angry they died, hoping the loved one comes back alive, realising they passed on into Glory and finally accepting loss and accepting new unexpected sudden sad changes of life. Crying, weeping, feeling low not eating properly, sad, confused, depressed are all part of feelings of pain, hurt of loss, bereavement, grieving and mourning. It is normal to feel helpless, lost without a loved one with deep sorrow and pain. One helpful action is remember a loved does not want your life destroyed and ruined because of them. They see you in heaven so like you to live and continue life despite feeling changes happening. There’s no shame in being sad. The life we’ve been given was never promised free of pain or sorrow so during times we hurt most run to God and HIS Word for peace and comfort. Psalm 117:7 says God cares about death of the righteous.

Help from family and friends 

Listening. Be a friend who is prepared to give their time, to listen and to acknowledge the extent of your friend’s loss. Listening is the key. Bear witness, and allow your friend to be upset, to be confused and contradictory, or to say nothing at all. Every time they tell their story once more, or are allowed to say how important the person who has died was, burden of carrying pain on their own is incrementally a little lighter.

It’s not about you. Follow a mourner’s lead: they may not want to talk about their grief right now, or with you. It is good to say something to acknowledge their loss, but then let them have the control they need, they had none over death so choose to talk or not. If they ask you to come and be with them, and want to talk openly to you, go. If they truly don’t want a visit or don’t want to deal with it at that time, don’t force it on them. Don’t confuse need to speak, call, contact, with friend’s need of privacy to come to terms with grief. Some kings or or important dignitaries, leaders buried in secret. Deuteronomy 34:5-7, Numbers 27:13-28 says God buried Moses Himself without gravestone marker, headstone, monument remain unmarked, Israelites not have idol worship. So Moses’ eternal soul rests in peace buried in the Moab valley opposite Beth Peor near Mount Nebo from plains of Moab near top of Pisgah. None knows where Moses’ body buried, concealed in grave stops people flocking to idolise him. In Jude 1:9 angel fought with Michael over Moses’ body, only unique burial by God. Moses’ body soul, alive in Transfiguration met Jesus with Elijah alive from heaven on Mount in Matthew 27:1-10.

Mourning state of total shock and disorientation exempts you from performing actions requiring attention to detail. Time is given off work at least minimum of 2 weeks plus due holidays to grieve and mourn. Time is needed to sort out paper work, fill in forms and to notify various agencies of the departed. In mourning people wear symbolic or an appropriate colour suitable for the age of the departed. To be able to attend unhindered to funeral arrangements it is important to dress appropriately. The family decided obligated choice agreed on to help support family. Immediately following burial mourning the mourner does not listen to music, go to concerts, does not attend joyous events or parties unless absolutely necessary. If a date set prior to death strictly forbidden or to be postponed cancelled. Week-long period of grief mourning observance referred to by time to grief. During this period all mourners traditionally gather the home and receive visitors. Mourners refrain for a week from showering or bathing, wearing leather shoes, jewelry, shaving. Some communities cover mirrors in the mourner’s home so they not concerned about their personal appearance. It is customary for mourners to sit on low stools or even the floor, symbolic of the emotional reality of being “brought low” by grief. Meal of consolation first meal eaten on return from funeral consists of hard-boiled egg or other round oblong foods. Biblical hospitality means during this seven-day period, family, friends or colleagues visit and call on mourners to comfort them. Is considered great time of kindness, compassion to pay respects to visit the mourners. No greetings are exchanged, visitors wait for mourners to initiate conversation. Mourner is not obliged to engage in a conversation and may completely ignore his/her visitors. Visitors take on hosting role, attending to guests, bringing food and serving it to the mourning family. Mourning family avoids cooking or cleaning during this period. Those responsibilities become that of visitors to ease burden and pain.

Acknowledgment. Death isn’t catching, but those who are bereaved might think so, judging by the fear they see in other people’s eyes. People are frightened about whether to come forward, about what to say, about saying the wrong thing so, in the end say nothing. All of that comes from a belief whatever you say should make things better but have enough wisdom to make the pain more bearable but you can’t or need to. Be kind enough to acknowledge them and their suffering is difficult enough. Offer to be there if they need you, suggesting that they should be the one to ring you, is probably asking too much of your friend at this time. It is better if you take the initiative and make contact, and then follow their lead: they may want to see or speak with you or not. Often, people don’t make contact because they feel they don’t know the bereaved person well enough. If you are erring one way or the other, better to err on the side of making contact.

Practical help. Doing practical things is often what really makes a difference. Don’t say, “Let me know if I can help”; actually do something helpful. At the beginning of a bereavement, there may be a lot of people around, so bringing food may be the best thing you can do. Taking food around for longer than the initial crisis is particularly appreciated.

Honesty. Be honest because honesty is comforting and easy to deal with. So direct honesty helps complex messiness of grief so an enormous relief to people. Be honest about what you actually can do rather than covering up because you feel guilty about what you can’t. And be specific to say, “I’m going to come round for half an hour” or come on Tuesday” don’t say, “I’ll come when you want, tell me, and I’ll be there”, and then find you can’t deliver on that offer.

Be sensitive. Being honest is important, as being sensitive. Promiscuous honesty is not a good idea. Be aware of showing too openly your life is trotting along as happily as can be, feels like you rubbing their nose in your happiness.

Be in it for the long haul. Remember to make contact and be supportive after everyone else has gone. Usually three months following the death, people get back to their lives, as they should. But it is by no means over for the person who is bereaved. Sending a text or popping is hugely supportive.

Writing. Letters, cards, texts or emails: it doesn’t matter what you write – all are extremely helpful. It is better, however, to say that you don’t want a reply, because some people simply can’t respond. And it is never too late to send them. It is a welcome surprise to receive a card much later, because it is when everyone else has forgotten and your friend is still grieving. When you do write, try to make it personal and avoid tired cliches such as, “She’s had a good innings” or “Better to have loved and lost because they are trite in some way diminish personal importance of this very loved person who died. You don’t need to go into long explanations of why the person died or theological explorations about death; be loving and personal, warm and acknowledging.

RAPTURE ETERNAL RESURRECTION

Believers have assurance of eternal life in Christ so mourn with hope for their resurrection. In the Bible Jesus raised Lazarus from death, widow of Nain son, Peter raised Dorcas, Paul raised young man who fell dead sitting on a window ledge. The dead arose alive when Jesus was crucified and went into town seen by many people. We pray and ask GOD to raise loved one too in Jesus Name so thank God Jesus raised Lazarus. Bible says Christianity lasts beyond earthly life into heaven so mourn and grieve with hope in Jesus Christ. Christians call death falling asleep to pass into glory to be with God. Although grief pain hurts deeply and so feels tragic loss yet know future reunion family circle will be complete in heaven in the Presence of God Almighty. In the Rapture, the dead in Christ will first be resurrected to join those alive together to meet Christ in the clouds into heaven. The signs of the end times are predicted by Jesus in Matthew 24. So death is part of transition into eternal life although it is better to have loved ones on earth as members of a family, God calls them to higher service in heaven. Rest in peace safely beloved in the loving arms of God so no more sorrow, grief, pain, tears we love you and miss you terribly but God LOVES you more. We shall see you one day in Jesus Name for you are delivered because your name is found written in the BOOK OF LIFE according to Daniel 12:1-2. All asleep in Christ in dust of the earth wake to everlasting life in heaven in Glory in GOD’S PRESENCE. The Holy Spirit of God is our Comforter in times like these so we draw strength from the word of God to carry on in life in Jesus Name. GOD Our Father Comforts us too through His Love and Words of comfort from loved ones, friends and family. 

Extract from Grief Works by Julia Samuel

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BEST TOP VALENTINE GIFTS

Best Top Valentine gifts and presents people give are so many but chose most popular ones often given by lovers. Refresh moods and brighten your day to express deepest sentiments with visual gifts and sensory chocolate delight.Romantic meal at a favourite restaurant popular way people celebrate Valentine Day. Or sumptuous candle lit dinner at home another worthwhile option.Another Best Top choice is basket filled with assortment of goodies homemade or bought packaged Valentine day gift full of favourite items including sweets, chocolate, biscuit, drink, book, perfume.Others exchange gifts to commemorate, preserve special occasion photo framed to remind the spouses of each other. So good to celebrate genuine real true love.Pictures shared with the family, friends, colleagues and kept at home, office or in the car. Families remember couple and support the relationship to grow strong.People make the unique gifts personally made of sentimental value to celebrate love. Handcrafted beautiful love symbol on pillows, bags, cards made as gifts.Wonderful meaningful gifts keep love aflame as these gifts are used daily to keep love afresh and enjoy the romantic love for spouse.Gift boxes are so abundantly available to choose favourite ones and fill them with special items preferred. Recycle a beautiful gift box enhanced by ribbons. Deep love warms the heart so give more agape love to make this world a better place to live and enjoy life. And so it is okay to express agape love or affection.Valentine Day February 14th becomes the international day to celebrate love so it is not exclusively limited to spouse. Share gifts and express love to family.Our Favourite Valentine Ultimate Gift is GOD IS LOVE. And commands us to love GOD, Jesus, ourselves and neighbours. A neighbour is all encountered in our life. Valentines Day is all about love it gives you perfect opportunity to create agape love in your family, between parent and child, between siblings, school/friends.Valentine day is very important to help teach children genuine agape love for a caring attitude towards humans beings and pets. Educate them to share healthy good thoughts daily with others.Remember to take full advantage of this Valentine day teach global international love for all. Jesus says love all including the perceived enemies. God is LOVE and Valentine day is not only for lovers it is a day to celebrate love to show kindness and agape love to friends, family, colleagues, community. Do not think its does not include you because you are not married or have no one to call your lover. The world needs more agape love because God says we must love others as we love ourselves. Love yourself first to share Godly love with people you know and your friends in a real genuine meaningful way. Valentine day is not just for only romantic love of spouses but expressing love globally through real genuine kindness. Celebrate life and rejoice in good times life is too short take care of yourself and others. If possible be there for others and help if you can.

GIVING OF VALENTINE GIFTS

ENGAGED/MARRIED ONE DAY

Nicole and Danny married in their back-garden by the groom’s father in Smithtown, New York. The couple got engaged and married on the same day. Nicole Rios, née Carfagna married Danny Rios less than two hours after he proposed to her surrounded by friends and family. Nicole suffers from lupus, a long-term condition with no cure, which is aggravated by stress – so to save Nicole the anxiety of planning a wedding, Danny put it together for her. The symptoms range in severity and can affect different parts of the body. In 2015, singer Selena Gomez  suffered same condition and was treated by chemotherapy. The pair had gone on a trip to Walt Disney World for Nicole’s birthday, and were returning home when Nicole noticed a string of lights in their driveway. “I thought Danny’s mum and step-dad had decorated our house for Christmas,” Nicole said. “But Danny took me by the hand and I saw a big tent in our backyard, with our family lined up outside it. “Behind me I hear Danny saying ‘you know how much I love you, right?’ that’s when I realised I was about to get engaged.”When we walked into the tent I saw more family and friends were there. He brought me into the middle of the tent and proposed, I was so happy, I couldn’t believe it.”According to Nicole, Danny’s favourite moment of the day was her facial expression as they approached the tent and she has framed this photo and placed it on his nightstand. The proposal was only the first major life event for Nicole planned by her husband-to-be for that evening. “I said hi to everyone and Danny asked me to come inside the house and talk to him,” she said. “I assumed he just wanted to process what happened. “In the bedroom he told me he loved me and he said, ‘If you want, I have everything set up to get married.’ There was a dress and tux hanging there in the bedroom. His dad had gotten ordained that morning. There was no pressure because our friends and family thought it was just an engagement party, he told me to think about it. “But I didn’t need to think about it. Suddenly all my jitters and anxiousness went away because I knew I wanted to marry him. I just said yes.”Not even their friends and family knew about the wedding as Danny had told them it was an engagement party. Nicole says she would not have coped well with planning a wedding. “Stress is not good with lupus. I would have been sick the majority of the time, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it. “It’s been a tough time with me being sick and Danny helping me with everything. “What if we’d planned the wedding then on the wedding day I’m sick? So this took all that stress away.”Danny picked out the wedding dress with Nicole’s mother and bought it in two sizes, with the smaller size a perfect fit. Despite the short turnaround, Nicole said everything went ahead without a hitch – including a hasty arrangement of her ‘man of honour.’ “I had joked with my brother Mike in the past that I wished I could have a best man because he’s my best friend,” she said. “When I was getting ready, Mike came into the room and asked to be my man of honour. That was the best thing ever. “The wedding was perfect with us surrounded by our family and friends. I felt so loved. “It was a great surprise. There had to have been people watching over us for it to run as perfectly as it did.”

By Tom Gerken and George Pierpoint, UGC & Social News Team

DIVERSITY AND MARRIAGE

Congratulations on celebration of inter marriage between different groups of people often seen as source of blending families. In the past was not considered able to do so even within same nation a tribe saw other tribes in the draconian age as enemies unable to relate in long term marriage of family members. And many people missed potential marriage of choice thwarted by feuding families of past generations. Today it is good to see the acceptance and tolerance after many years people recognise humans come from one race. Although some people do not really fully understand the challenges involved it is nice to see a successful couple overcome diversity. It is equally challenging to be married in a common social background because all marriages are hardwork, tolerance and forgiveness of each other. No matter the issues faced its good to see marriage on top of the agenda once again. So nation of Britain prepares to celebrate Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan as Queen Charlotte of Portugal married in UK’s past history of a royal mixed marriage. According to PBS, Charlotte “directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a black branch of the Portuguese Royal HoHouse. That distinction goes way back to the 18th century to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. So a black woman in the royal family in the 1700s history nerds say turns out that, while many Englanders were in denial at the time, the wife of King George III, who was Queen from 1761 until her death in 1818, was of mixed race. According to PBSMmmm, Charlotte was “directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a black branch of the Portuguese Royal House.” So not of unsavoury mixed-race origins, but actual black royalty. Her race mostly went under the radar over the course of history until decades later art historians began to take a closer look at distinctly black features in her portraits. Her regal nose, those full lips; as a mixed girl myself who can often spot a person with even a small amount of Black ancestry from a mile away, it’s pretty blatant from looking at her painting.

The fact that her black physical traits were visible in those paintings was, in itself noteworthy because as customary at the time for artists air brushed to “play down soften or even obliterate undesirable features in a subjects’ face,” also according to PBS. Even more controversial is the fact that the artist who depicted Queen Charlotte in all of her portraits was Sir Allan Ramsay, an anti-slavery advocate who went on to marry a black woman himself. All that being said, many historians believe the mere existence of Queen Charlotte and these portraits could have played a major role in the slavery abolition movement of the time. And that makes total sense. I mean, think about it: As we saw on The Crown, Queen Elizabeth II wouldn’t even allow her sister to marry a man who had once been divorced. And that was in the 1950s. Can you imagine the existence of a black queen back in the 18th century. Another major plot twis is Queen Charlotte, the actual first black and bi-racial member of royalty, happens to be Prince Harry’s great-great-great-great-great-grandmother. She’s Queen Victoria’s grandmother, which makes them relatives, several generations removed. So not only is it possible that Prince Harry’s 14th great-uncle may have beheaded one of Markle’s ancestors, but now, it’s looking like Prince Harry himself has some interracial genes. It   turns out Queen Charlotte might not be the lone mixed royal and potentially not the first, either. Philippa of Hainault, a fourteenth-century Queen of England, was also rumoured to have African ancestry. And in 2004, former sheep sheerer and builder Gary Lewis became the first Maori or aboriginal New Zealander to join the extended royal family by marrying Lady Davina Lewis, daughter of the Duke of Glouchester and 28th in line to the British throne. (I know, I know. Let me know if y’all need me to draw a family tree for all of this.)

Regardless, I think it’s long overdue (like, seven generations long) for Queen Charlotte to get some credit for being an early trailblazer among the royals. And even though the official title of the first black member of royalty technically taken a long time ago. Meghan Markle’s recent engagement reminds people that love heart matters for pure happiness.