Thursday, December 21, 2006

two things for all my fellow "born agains"

ONCE SAVED / ALWAYS SAVED ?

(i came across this today)

Many believers assume that once a person has accepted salvation and his/her name is entered in the Book of Life - that's it; that person can never be lost. That person's name can never be erased from the Register of the Living. No matter what that person thinks or does ever after, his salvation is assured; because his name is in the Lamb's Book of Life! I wish that were the case; but alas it isn't, because the Scriptures provide proof that wilful disobedience can - like a parent's act of disinheriting a worthless son - result in a believer's name being, exceptionally, deleted from the Book of Life!

Psa 69:
28: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Exo.32:
31: And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32: Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33: And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

In other words, names can be blotted out from the Book of Life. In ancient days it was written of Israelites who failed in some vital matter

'that soul shall be cut off from his people.' It is the same today. Names can be blotted out of the Book of Life! So Beware!

And so I end by reminding you all of these vital books. Books in which your name, your motives, your thoughts, your conversations and your deeds are recorded. Indeed these books, unlike other books, are updated on a daily basis. Names are being added - and alas names are being deleted. Thoughts, words and deeds are being recorded with absolute accuracy. No one can break in and alter those records. They are amongst the most important databases in the entire universe. And you and I are contributing to their content on a daily basis! May the Almighty help us all to live with these awesome facts in mind!

-SBS

the second one, "voices"

Which of these following voices is louder to you?

Which voice do you follow?

Which is louder: the voice of your flesh or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of wanting to do your will or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of your desire for pleasure or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of your eyes or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of what people think of you or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of laziness or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of wanting to talk too much or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of repeating yourself over and over or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of wanting to be liked or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of fear or the voice of God? Which is louder: the voice of anger or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of deceit or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of wrong thinking or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of your desire for success or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of hate, love, and just not caring or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of circumstances or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of hurting or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of the cares of this world or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of your desire for money or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of the flesh or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of happiness and joy or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to change or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to offend someone or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of bitterness, envy, and jealousy or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of covetousness or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of gluttony (or eating too much) or the voice of God?

Which is louder: the voice of obeying those that do contrary to God’s Word or the voice of God?

Which is louder: these voices or the voice of God????

http://amazingbible.org/Documents/Spiritual_Warfare/Voices.htm

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

(maxine's email) Go Back, Go Forth

i got an email just now from a woman everyone calls "auntie m."

her real name is maxine mbabazi. she's aunt to a pal of mine, asiimwe, who lives in georgia, but she is so sweet that everyone who gets to know her ends up calling her "auntie m" and its possible to think people are related to her even when they're not because she is able to give each person individual attention even in a crowd of 500.

she is sort of like the godmother of all ugandans who are not in uganda, in fact all africans living in the states try to get in touch with her just for that prayerful guidance = like if you need spiritual help or a place to stay or even just a prayer or someone to console and show you that you are not the only one trying to live right, she is the person to call.

auntie m is one of those people who is born again, FOR REAL. she does not mess around and she can get a little scary when she goes off in (toungues tongues) how do you spell it (tongues) and begins to get visions of all the fishy things you have done in secret. and by the way she has taught me that God sees everything and that every sin will eventually come out in the open.she is an example of how to live a holy life, she has no children of her own but has adopted american children and ugandans hate on her for not adopting from her own country.

she has the loveliest marriage, her husband actually reads to her from song of solomon and all that! hard to believe and really corny if your not mushy like me but for me it was a huge blessing. anyway the point is, today i got an email from her that shocked me and then got me praising, see i have been having trouble in my walk with God and lately stuff seems to be all up in my face like some sort of tornado, it's been a huge fight trying to do whats right (ya am also a rhymer) and sometimes it felt like God had left me all alone to fight these battles which made me a little mad that he didnt seem to be with me.

anyway auntie m said she was praying for me and she said she will keep in touch, but she gave me one piece of advice, to start 2007 with a clean slate......and while i try to do that, i should try and remember the last time i really felt God speak to me and remember what i was doing at that time, what right things i was doing in my life and what kind of prayers i was saying because in the place that moses met God, he went back to meet God again and again and God appeared to him in amazing ways and spoke to him face to face.

my sinai...... that is where i must go and even just thinking about it is making my heart leap with anticipation. there is hope,life is not so hard after all.

iwaya! haha........ thank you for that nice comment. ok everyone else as well, thanks. oh, iwaya again, the thing about people hiding stuff well before, and being more open or honest now, i think its not so much hiding the stuff that was done well, i think its more like, sin was so terrible that people were ashamed to be associated with it, or something along those lines. everyone who did wrong tried to change their ways but nowadays no one cares, everyone just blatantly does all kindsa wierd stuff without thinking about if it will help or hurt others.

God bless and dont forget, if you cant feel him, maybe its because you have gone too far away from your sinai.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

LINKWARE

Today I think about it and I almost wish I was this mysterious....

or this much at peace....

this seasoned....

or this concerned....

this funny/nonchalant....

or this much in love....

this dynamic

or this famous......

Just a shout to all the people who make me want to check out blogger ever so often......

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

just wondering

why does it seem like it was so long ago when a closet was just a place to keep clothes and not something to come out of?
people respected their parents and it was not fashionable to not see eye to eye with them?
a heffer was simply a cow and a bitch was simply a dog?
if u said come we stay you were told go stay yourself?
people got married before they lived together/had sex/had children?
democracy was government of the people by the people for the people?
the pearl of africa was not under construction 24/7?
people weren't afraid to say they believed in God?
people were glad to compliment others without feeling like they were tearing a chunk of their own skin?
just wondering.

Sunday, December 10, 2006

money in lieu of a gift

these western weddings can amuse. but after bridesmaiding twice in three months and having to give hugs and all that during complaints about wrong or repeated gifts, i have decided that the "money in lieu of a gift" thing can not be that bad after all.

my pal got married three weeks ago and had so many presents, i envied her, was sure she could furnish an entire mansion just going by her gifts. well it was quite a surprise to us when we met her for lunch a few days ago and she complained about her gifts.

before i get into that, what happened to the days when a honey moon lasted 6 months? hers was a week! is that normal surely?

anyway so this friend got 14 dinner sets and 3 vaccuum cleaners she is wondering what she will do about. two of the sets are identical, but what is she going to do with them? she already has plenty of crockery!

i once thought it was really mean to ask people to give money instead of a gift at any function but on my wedding if i ever have one, this is going to be the way to go. money in lieu of a gift. if i need 14 dinner sets, let me buy them myself.

this doesn't connect to the entry but, is it really possible to take 5 mins in the shower? and in so doing to pay attention to all relevant body parts? and,... it is lovely to have the courage to grow..... totally not the worst idea i have come across in a long time.

Monday, December 4, 2006

Can't blog

Maama maama maama!!!!!!!

I have just LAUGHED MY HEAD OFF, cant type sense right now

Will blog soon.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

time to get to proper blogging

okay so now i woke up today feeling lovely, church was refreshing. i don't know what it was about the day that made it so lovely.

before i go on, i must remember to mention this email i got from a wonderful Blogger, apologizing for the long-gone drama and saying she finally understood where i'm coming from. it kind of made my morning although it was a little shocking. thanks, Blogger. i would have said her name if she allowed me to.

i think i'm gonna dedicate this entry to all the wonderful peeps who put up with crap from all over. i know this chick who has put up with all kinds of drama from her mom. this chick, let's call her samantha, has been through the worst crap a person can ever put their daughter through, and the way she talks about it, it's as if it's child's play, if i hadn't seen it myself i would never have known it was so serious. i read a blog today where someone was asking what is the limit, when does stuff stop being humility and become borderline door-mat. samantha is the most joyful of people no matter what, and every one is always going to her for advice and yet for her when she's down she will not tell a single soul but her God. okay well sometimes i pry and she tells me but really! is that safe? we once talked and she cried a little but if i went through half the things this woman's mum puts her through, i would totally break off all ties. and i am talking biological mother, if samantha had a step mum who was mistreating, i would understand but this is the woman's mother. i don't know where people find all those huge bucketfuls of forgivness.

kutesa, my ex boyfriend, has reached the limit of limits with arrogance. i am telling you the man must think he is all that and a bag of chips. well he is not wrong per say but for real i know the man is fine and all, why is it so difficult for him to accept that a woman can move on? all the women who have been with him always have a difficult time picking up the pieces and i decided i would not be like that so he better wake up and smell the bimuli! i think i need to erase him from my life completely, all his photos, emails, text messages, instant messages and every thing he ever bought me and just keep my distance, Greg Behrandt says you should keep away from your ex for at least 60 days and flush him out of the system. i decided to do that but i have cheated so many times, even today at church i sat about 3 pews away, is that silly or what. i will try again and i must get over him. although i wouldn't mind a friendship, when it stops getting awkward.

mom is doing well, the alternative diet thing is actually working for her, special thanks to Joshi for the tips and prayers, i appreciate it man i just thought i should put a post here for you.

there's the phone, my cue to leave.
love ya'll!

Friday, November 24, 2006

from my devotional

November 24

And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 7:22–23

Had God driven the enemy out of the land quickly, wild beasts would eat the crops that would otherwise have nourished God’s people. So He drove the enemies out a little at a time until the children of Israel were ready to take on more territory. So too, God is working in you and on me. “But it’s going so slowly,” you say. “I thought I would be a lot further along by now.” I know. I thought I would be too. But God would say to you and me, “Be patient and trust Me. I’m not going to drive out your enemies immediately. But little by little, I’ll give you more territory, more possibilities, more responsibilities. You wait. You watch. You’ll see.”

Pst. Courson

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Something I saw and liked

Free love?
As if love is anything but free!
Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love.
Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on earth has been unable to subdue love.
Man has conquered whole nations, but all his armies could not conquer love.
Man has chained and fettered the spirit, but he has been utterly helpless before love.
High on a throne, with all the splendor and pomp his gold can command, man is yet poor and desolate, if love passes him by.
And if it stays, the poorest hovel is radiant with warmth, with life and color.
Thus love has the magic power to make of a beggar a king.
Yes, love is free; it can dwell in no other atmosphere.

Emma Goldman.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

can't think of a title

i am trying not to become a cold person but the stuff going on right now is not funny.

some guy said bitter people are like porcupines. they have many points but they are hard to get close to. he also said they are like icebergs. cool on the surface, cooler inside. i am not hard to get close to, i dont think so at least. but over the past few months i have found myself struggling to be a warm person, it's like nothing phases me too much.

my pal came over a few weeks ago and asked for money, said her and her hubby really needed it. i wondered what was up but she said nothing, that they were just going through a rough patch. come to find out the woman had an abortion, which would probably not be so painful if she was not 5 and a half months pregnant when i saw her. i didn't know what to say, i was not the least bit amused, seriously, i don't know if this is the same as the virginity issue but a partial-birth abortion is a mean thing to do and i am wondering where i will get the strength to forgive this woman. she confessed today that the baby was not her husband's but surely! what has that got to do with the poor baby, what was she thinking when she was making all those choices about cheating on him, and now a child has to pay for her mistakes? anyway i will try not to judge no matter how mean i think it all is.

mom is in so much pain, it's not funny, we have four more days to decide this chemo thing, monday she goes back to the doc to tell him what's up...

a friend sent me a few tips on changing diet and all, says we should try alternative methods and i talked to mama about it and she is wondering how she will go without her sugar. i had to drive over and tell her that she needs to get serious, she is talking about sugar when this is a matter of life and death!!! i got a wonderful website from the friend, with lots of information that gave me so much hope. maybe mom has hope, of course she does with God on her side. talk about an angel sent to encourage my family.

hey i should blog about my family...

i'm out for now... tc.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

today

is it true borat the movie is funny?

today i went to church, didn't go last sunday because i was in new york, today was lovely, after that my girls called to bang kabozi and then we ended up on an impromptu progie where we spent hundreds of dollars on shoes. i needed boots anyway for the cold so i think it was a good investment (aren't shoes always?)

i have to go to work tomorrow and it's such a bummer. i almost wish i did a fast food restaurant job but it's ok i think i'm doing ok for my age.

on the age issue, someone called to ask me when my 25th birthday was and i was in shock, and said i am turning 22 in december as a joke but she took me seriously. i came to my blog and saw that in my first entry of the previous blog i had said i was 21, sorry for that typo people i'm 24, i turn 25 next july.

i don't know if i'm allowed to say this but, chatting with donald semambo today, i found out that ninsiima's dad is museveni's brother and that made a whole lot of stuff clear for me especially since i bashed the first family and then her name was in the next paragraph. so many apologies again. i still have to go for plastic surgery from the way my jaw dropped in shock.

i went out with some guy for dinner, he is sweet. i've known him for about 2 years now, and he has everything going for him - has the cutest lips and a dress sense from 5th avenue, and he is quite the saved one,funny, charming, you name it, man is doing his PhD and i need that since i'm doing my masters and believe it or not people are intimidated by that. anyway back to the guy, he is really doing well, with his ride and mansion that has women all over him and all that, so everything should be all set for us to ge together and begin life as a couple, right?

wrong. man likes me, so he says, but while he was declaring his "constitution" and manifesto, which by the way shocked me because i thought we were on a platonic package here,

K'S FACE SHOWED UP IN MY HEAD.

why should a man who dumped me ruin it for all men?
isn't that what's happening here?

mommy is trying to figure out whether she should go for chemo or try some of that other stuff like kevin trudeau's recipes/advice.

i need someone to tell me if i should watch Borat.
God bless

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

phone call in collaboration with a smile for joshi

so today i deleted my old blog, in an attempt to start over. ok that's only half true. let me not pretend to be the pro whiz here, i was having issues with blogger beta which i switched to last weekend.things became bizibu,i saw "are you sure u want to delete" and i said "yes." eee, first i am tired, still haven't rested from my new york trip.

mommy is in hospital again. they are talking chemotherapy so we don't know. we are all just depending on God in all this. i realize her condition has affected me so much that i've been blinded to the real war. my senga called me today. her voicemail (with caps on the stressed parts) is here, i am saving this for the laughs

voice mail 1.

gwe kimutets'! madam menga! you will stop letting people dictate your lifestyle! soko it's like since you came to blogger things have become oba high school. anyway, just had to call before i forget and let you know that a one mr. joshi semambolicious donaldolicious ASKED ME to TELL YOU to get that kabina back on the BROGOSFIYA in a rush! stop leaving people high and dry, if you tell people you can provide a menga, you need to provide a menga before pulling a missing in action! these are not bush days neither are you alice lakwena! oh he also said... mama! i can hear the kettle, please count me in the hot chocolate! (ssenga's mother: sawa sawa!) thanks! okay madam menga where was i. oh he said also that... haya what was the other thing he said. there was another thing! wait i'll remember and i'll call you back.

voicemail 2. (fifteen min later)

hi muwala, i remembered. he said, you owe him an entry. so get the typing. (ssenga's mama: msichana! your water is ready!) okay! thanks! coming! also, the gu fella we met at the wedding, the one whose shoes looked like they were too tight with the bu knuckels for the toes protruding, what was his name? he said to tell you he has a little something for you, and mbu give him a call. hahaha! i wanted to ask kwani what happened to his fingers. he's fresh, brought me some funky looking chocolates naye they tasted like sufuria metal. but he's cool people. kale kimutets on the real, this is what's up eh, you know me and giving my opinion on everything. my take on the blog issue, i don't believe i'm leaving voicemail about a blog of all things. all i'm going to ask you to think about is the description of your blog, remember where you say peace is something that every man must strive to achieve? that and your claim that without Christ, you are nothing. think about those things. i love you much! call me! or beep hahaha i'll call you back. oh, and ps, the whole blogger issue doesn't matter to me. i know with your mom and k and school and your cousin's accident, you're going through a lot that can't be seen on blogger. God is still God, He is no less God than he was when you decided to tell people you're a virgin, or when you got mad at JKB. He is still the same. you can do nothing so good as to make him love you more, or so bad as to make him love you less, because he loves you perfectly and remember his word says perfect love casts out all fear. so do not fear anything, dont worry about your reputation, let him mould your character and let that speak.peace, be still- there is a lesson in all this. and maybe the lesson is for you to be still and know that he is God. am praying for you! and o wow, i don't know if i prayed before joining blogger but i keep thinking maybe i should have.these internet things!hmm,i need to seek God about leaving.if you come back,don't do it without praying.don't even bother about retaliating on nasty comments made by people who are using you to vent their anger with life.always let ur speech be with grace.and your writing too.it's not your fault they are so bitter.some of that anger has been welling up for ages and your blog just triggered it.pursue peace with all.and don't worry! erriting gwann be aite! okay before the c.i.a cuts me off...omanyi elections just ended, they might wonder which breed of terrorist is this leaving a message for three hours. love you muah muah muah muah!!!!!!!!!!!!! ciao

hows that for sense and sensibility! i still havent called her, i'm afraid to.

joshi, thank you for everything. the two messages made me smile all day even though i had a coconut in my throat for being about to cry. you held my tears back, thanks. wait, i took a photo, almost forgot to upload it here.

kale not smiling exactly but at least i dont look like a hot mess. thank you! (: and ya i really do love hoop earings.