Set your affection on the things above, not on things on the earth- (ladies dancing)

2-1-2022
Sunday
8:15pm
#89

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As we have began the Year, let's take some time to be thankful for what we have, and how we were blessed in the past year. Let us be grateful for the support of our friends and family.

9th day- Ladies dancing

Ladies dancing in celebration of the new year. The dance steps are unique and they change with time. In our country in the olden days, ladies used to dance and sing on this special occasion which was followed by a feast.

These days also the women of the household prepare delicacies for their family as well as other relatives who visit them on this day.

Let's get to today's word of exortation

It's the first Sunday in the New Year. Although, the world has been a mess in the last few years, but God has been faithful to us. We have seen a lot of miracles and yes God is great.

Sunday is for God, but Sunday is not just for God. Sunday is for me and you too. Sunday isn't about sleep in or watching football all day. Sunday isn't about random thoughts or new habits.

It's about a devoted day of being thankful, appreciative, grateful and excited. It's about joy, love, dancing and singing. It's about being unapologetically Black, unapologetically in love, unapologetically giving thanks to a higher power, unapologetically being still in the presence of God, unapologetically grateful.

Set your affection on the things above, not on things on the earth.

In the Bible, we can read about the word of God saying "Set your affection on things above, not on things that are on earth. For ye have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God."Colossians 3:2. We live with the world but we aim for the right thing.

We aim for the things that will last forever. We aim for the things that will stand the test of time. We aim for the things that will never fade away and will always be with us.

To get what we're aiming for, we need to be able to recognize it first.

Recognizing the right thing isn't always easy. The world we live in is getting more and more complicated day by day so it's almost impossible to see the real thing unless you know where to look. The only way to see the right thing in this complicated world is to have a guide who tells us where to look and what things to notice.

In our world today, money is king. It seems that we are all enslaved by wealth and material possessions. It's all just a distraction from what is really important in our lives. No matter how much we get, it's still not enough for us to be happy. We need more and more just to make us feel alive.

In the Bible, there is a story of a rich man who has everything he owns. He has so much that he doesn't even know what to do with his life anymore because he feels empty inside.

We can see God's love manifested in the works He does in our lives. We are God's workmanship created for good works, which God has prepared beforehand so we can do them (Ephesians 2:10). We are His workmanship and God's workmanship is good.

We are created to do good works from God and we must learn how to recognize Him through the things that He has done and is still doing.

The things that will last forever should never be forgotten by us. We need to change our affection to focus on what will last forever.

Closing thoughts:

Let's take this first Sunday of the year 2022 to devote ourselves to God, by thanking Him for all that He has done for us in the past year and commit ourselves to Him for the year ahead.

Everything in life is a gift and nothing is wasted, God is our provider, so we need to appreciate what we have. We have God, so why not appreciate him.

Light knocks out darkness, Jesus knocks out sin from our lives, Jesus knocks out bad health from our body.

If we love God and live for him, everything else will be added unto us.

I pray for everyone reading this post to enjoy this gift of life and live for Him to help others.

I pray that in this New year, we will be more respectful and never forget the Lord. God is great and powerful.

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