Lets be mindful of others

Most times; when we walk into big malls, boutiques and supermarkets, we never question their prices. We pay exactly what we see on the price tags and even hand out tips to the staff.

But the moment we are out of these shops and want to buy banana, our bargaining game gets off to the roof. Poor widow with 12 hungry children at home tells you banana is Shs 100. She even takes out her time to explain how difficult it was for her to even buy it, how the economy is so tough and  how the economy has changed because of a dollar that she has never held in her hand.

But we insist that if it's not Shs 50 ( Not even equal to 0.005 Cents), we are not paying. Some of us even step back into our cars and make to drive away. But because 'half bread is better chin chin', this woman is forced to call you back and sell to you at little or no gain. In her heart, she cries, she's worried about how she'll survive with her children. She silently reassures herself that 'It's well.

God will definitely provide.'' While you happily chop the luscious banana. Take some seconds out and think about this, guys. Am always moved to tears when I see people who genuinely and helplessly hawk petty goods to feed and survive for that day, especially women and children. Please don't bargain hard with small vendors like this. They do business not to buy designer bags, Gucci shoes and designer clothes but to LIVE and EAT for that day and the children share the remaining money to take to school the next day (that's if there's any left).
"He who gives to the poor lends to his maker" change begins with us
GOD BLESS YOU

Doing Acts of Charity to the Less Privileged.

Why is it easy to blame others?

In today’s community blame game has become the talk of the day.  It may be hard to find someone who appreciates his inadequacies and admits that he can as well make mistakes.  What happened to self evaluation? If you start a conversation with particular individual higher chances are that you will hear the way he blames the others if not blaming you; even when he or she had a role to play in the issue at hand. 

When it comes to us Christians we tend to make ourselves more righteous and brand others to be nonspiritual with no passion for ministry.  Makes me wonder whether there is any body with a spiritual meter much as it’s true that we will know them by their fruits. What happened to leaving the Judgment to the righteous Judge?

Talk of organizations, its common to find employees of a particular organization blaming other organizations for misusing the funds they get without self assessment to prove that whatever they claim to be doing is actually in place. When it gets in politics it becomes too bad. Any way that’s what makes it a dirty game.  The best person who can de-campaign others and prove to the general public how good he is and how good he can deliver wins it all.

What happened to Empathy, Pity, Compassion, Kindness, affinity, concern for others, appreciation, intuition, consideration, consensus, and consistency? Should our self esteem and confidence be at the expense of others?

For top managers in government and organizations they mind about themselves and do not care what the subordinates get. Am not blaming anybody here but am just wondering why they rarely put themselves in the shoes of their subordinate’s while making eminent decisions. Some may un necessarily fly in and out or use the money extravagantly yet such expenses would better the whole community at once. Remember the prices for products in super markets are uniform for all irrespective of one’s salary or earning.  Why shouldn’t employers be considerate to their employees? I know to answer this last question majority of employers may resort to firing their employees or hiring new staff. I guess firing or hiring new staff can never be a solution; the root cause of the problem has to be dealt with. The root problem has to be analyzed thoroughly well without being Judgmental.

In conclusion would we stop blaming others and consider their worth? Why don’t we endeavor not to respond when we are angry? And why shouldn’t we evaluate situations before we rush to self made conclusions? Why shouldn’t we stop considering our selves higher than others? Remember that we need each other even amidst personal weaknesses and strength. As Christians why don’t we council each other instead of back biting our fellow believers. If only we complimented each other instead of blaming each other, growth would be communal other than individualistic. Blessings to us all as we do unto others what we would love them do to us ( Mathew 7:12, Luke 6: 31, James 2:8-16.) 

If only we did what we Claim to be knowing and Doing, the World would be a better Place.

Of late 1am fond of analyzing myself and the situations around me. As always allow me share some of my realizations.  Yesterday I was engaged somewhere (If you could guess it right its okay) and I confirmed that there is a lot to be learnt and known if am to be the best IT Professional I want to be.

Why is it easy to see some other persons’ or organizations’ Mistakes/weaknesses and fail to know yours? Some organizations and Companies have great Vision and Mission Statements and yet have little proof and evidence of what they claim to be doing or if it is there; it is not at the level they say it is at.  (Sorry to be dramatic because am not an Auditor). Have you met somebody who openly tells you what he is not good at? In most cases we are always optimistic (With Positive Thoughts) which to me is a great thing to do but I guess a personal reflection into our weaknesses should also be done.

Talk of the Politicians; everyone is always good/excellent especially at the Campaigning stage. What happens when they have assumed office, their weaknesses come to a spotlight but when it comes to another time of Contesting; Voters are overshadowed. Anyway that’s why they are Politicians because they Play Politics.

Talk of People in the Health Sector; we even have Nurses and Laboratory attendants who publicly introduce themselves as Doctors because I guess Doctors are more respectable in our Societies. What happened to Honesty?

Talk of Education sector; we have Lecturers who teach students the theoretical Knowledge but lack the implementation of what they teach and yet they easily find mistakes in the practical works of their Students.

I remember a time last year when I had a business meeting in Kenya with a Dutch Angel Investor Jam-Maarten Plomp and when he asked about what my business does, the answer was not satisfactory. I seemed to be having an array of business Concepts but lacked Focus product or Service which I wanted to be known for.

If you are an HR or have at least been on an interview Panel you may easily see what am trying to say here. Great appreciation to the HR’s and all those that have ever been interviewers or panelists during the initial recruitment processes of Employees. I mean you can easily see how a person is fairing at what he claims to be Knowing. You may easily tell who is good, fair or worse.  Thanks for observing Confidentiality because it would be embarrassing if the results got known by the public.

We have come to a situation where Academic papers are not enough proof of individual capabilities. It may not be surprising to go to an Employment Interview three years after your graduation and fail to answer a few concepts concerning your career path and yet you scored an A in that very field while still at Campus. That’s why at times we have wishful thoughts….”I wish I got this offer when I just left Campus”. If you share what you have failed with people around you; some of them may even tend to say…”How could you fail that simple question and yet they could also fail if they got subjected to the same. That may explain why we have the blame game.

Learning is a continuous process. It’s about replacing an empty mind with an open mind. A personal reflection thus has to be done, failures embraced with good faith and weaknesses taken care of. The more you study or get challenged, the more you discover your Ignorance. Every Instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except studying that Instructors Course and yet that course alone may not be substantial. The Good thing today we have more academic Platforms like maelearn.com where you can easily get enriched. Some of the simple things we fail on the panels can easily be searched using our smart phones (If you have one). My Teachable sprit Continues to grow every day especially if I get to think of a challenge. Remember any kind of Examination is formidable even to the best prepared, for even the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. So you should always have something to learn and gain the degree of life.

Above all endeavor to do what you claim to be doing (I Know it’s a work in Progress). If you claim to be helping the needy, go ahead and do it. Focus at putting yourself on a competitive edge. Do what you can do best as you learn new skills and Knowledge to match what you claim to be knowing but you don’t know it yet and together we will create the change we want to see making the world a better place.

Is thank you and God bless you an Enough appreciation to Christians?

Of recent, a fellow believer called me for my Computer Services. His computer’s operating system needed to be replaced and he needed some other soft wares. I sacrificed my time and paid a transit fare to his work place. The service was well done and the Computer became functional again. In appreciation for my service he said thank you and may the Lord God bless you.  Then I asked him, you mean you are not giving me a monetary equivalent for the work well done? And he said ” the computer does the work of God and so making it functional again is Glorifying God and am sure he is going to bless you for the work well done”.  He further went ahead and said paying you is not a good investment and use of the Lord’s money. I guess he is too spiritual than Iam and that I may admit because I always like to pay others for what I ask them to do for me if Monetary payment is needed. If he was not too spiritual, a fairer response could may be have been since you are my friend I just needed your help to enable me do my work and am grateful you have been of great help. As a person I started having wishful thoughts like I wish I had not come to service your Computer, I wish I had used my time in doing other constructive things.  May be I had a poor attitude, but as Christians let’s not make our fellow believers develop wrong attitudes. Let’s have humility and learn and follow Jesus’ example. (Philippians 2:5-6)

As born again Christian’s “Thank you” and “God bless you” have become so much part of our Vocabulary that we even use it where it’s not supposed to be. To those going to born again Churches if they hear this from me, they may say we are not surprised to hear this from you because you are an Anglican. This makes me come to wonder why different churches preach against each other instead of focusing on the Truth. (John 14:6).  If I had offered to help my fellow believer as in my case above, Thank you and God Bless you would have been a much more relevant statement.

I conclusion, irrespective of the responsibility you hold accord all people the due respect and treatment they deserve. Being in a bigger authority makes you more accountable to God than your subjects and you should thus use your office in a way that pleases God. Do the right things at the right time in the right place and let your actions, words, attitudes, thoughts bring the Glory back to God. If this is done Harmony and Peace will flourish in our organizations and Communities.

IS THE LIFE WE LIVE ABOUT US OR GOD?

This morning I had a personal conversation with a friend that made me wonder about whether the Life I live is about me or God. In my personal reflection, I came to find out that I have been doing things for the benefit of myself and the ones I care about. So many times have I done things with personal expectations and at the end of the day my expectations are shuttered down. 

It made me ponder on how we do things as believers. We have always asked for good things from God. Name them, Favor, promotion, increase in payment, treatment with utmost humility etcetera….  Prosperity preachers make it worse by telling us that if you don’t get your prayer request come to pass, then it’s because you have little faith (Am sorry to offend you if you believe in Prosperity Preachers). The world tells us that you can get successful if only you worked harder or changed the strategy that is not working. I do not know why I tend to believe in what the world says than what prosperity preachers say.

So many times have I been disappointed by people who call themselves staunch Christians (Am also a Christian).  I have also witnessed Christian Organizations and Churches that do exactly what the world does under the Cover and guise of Christianity. If it’s Corruption and embezzlement; they do it, they come up with good Vision and Mission statements, they Claim to be helping others yet they are amassing wealth at the Expense of the people they claim to be helping. So many times do these Christian Organizations and Preachers blame the governments for the wrong things its doing. But if you analyze them they are even worse than the Government, as they preach about the wrongs the government does and no one preaches about his organizations wrong doings. Most importantly they look like they are always right, “Glorify themselves not God”. (Please read Mathew Chapter 6) Some of the Christians seem to have mastered the whole bible and will speak out a Scripture every time. Do a thorough check of their character and the way they do their things, you may not see spirituality in them.

Am not writing this to Judge any one or any Organization but how do we show out God in all that we do (Read Romans Chapter 3). Can someone know you are a Christian by mere seeing your Conduct?? Can God be seen in our actions (Ways of Implementation), Words, thoughts (Romans 12:1-2), and attitudes and is our Conscience always clear?.  Can we act according to his will and believe he always answers our prayers according to his will? Am not saying you may not get the favor, promotion, payment on time, treatment with utmost humility and any other thing you are praying for. All that am saying is that God remains God no matter the situation you go through, no matter the disappointments and no matter your Expectations that are not met (Romans 8:28). Remember God wants the very best of you, his Promises are yes and amen and is not like a son of man to lie (Numbers 23:19, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalms 139:14).

As I come to the end of this allow me urge us to pass on what we are taught to others. (2Timothy_2:2, and the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.)

Always ask yourself this question “what would Jesus Do” and do exactly what Jesus would do. Stop being defensive in everything trying to Justify How Important you are and which Position you hold or how you were right on your utterance.…… God our ultimate Role model never told people how great he is, he took himself as a servant and Yet People respected (still respect him up to today). The life we live should always be about God and this will make our Organizations and the World a better Place.

Many Blessings.

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Life and work

Life is a lesson; learn it, Life is a journey, Walk it, Life is a tragedy, face it. Never regret meeting or working with some one no matter how sour things turned out to be. Always remember that God's plan for you is always the best. Always be thankful to God if you stop on worse things before you go to the worst. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it" 

Again in Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose'. God is not like the son of man to lie, all his plans for you will come to pass. Don't worry about who disappoints you in life, focus on God's will for your Life. You may be wounded in the Heart because of some body, but may be God wants you to Never make other people's Hearts Wounded. There is always a lesson out of what happens in your life and that's why we have Testimonies. Always trust in God who Never Changes even a single utterance of his word. He is a solid Rock and firm foundation 

One People

We are one people with different colors, different race, different languages but living in the same world. This is irrespective of the color of our skin, our economic status, our Job positions, our Cultures, our habitation and our religions.  We are all created in the Image of God. (Genesis 1:28).  As images of God we ought to do what our ultimate Leader-God requires from us.

Am grateful to have grown up from the family of John Mushobora. As I grew up (as I still grow up) I have seen (I still see) help and support from people I never even thought I could know in life. For every one that has ever supported me morally, financially, spiritually or whichever way it may be, I must say thank you.

Every person in the world has a story and a past no matter how good or bad it may seem to be. The good news is that every day is a new day. It’s a totally clean Slate. You are not defined by last week, last month or last year. Your yesterdays weaknesses can be tomorrow’s strengths. The past should be behind you, don’t look back because you can’t change the past. You must remember that you are not a prisoner of the past but a pioneer of the future. Always look forward, trust God and accept his mercies every morning. Psalms 136:1 says Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. That is, it is ever the same; it never changes; it is never exhausted; it is found in all his dealings - in all his acts toward his creatures, and ever will be.

Why then is there hatred and jealousy among one people? The answer is very simple; we have turned everything to be about us. There is a lot of egocentrisms and the World is full of greed. We forget that we are supposed to be God’s Stewards supposed to use what he has given us to better the world. We tend to glorify ourselves if we achieve in life with less appreciation of the people who have made us achieve. Not even remembering to thank God the source of our being.

In conclusion as one people we should treat each other as equals with utmost respect. As John C Maxwell puts it, we are all leaders. Even when you don’t have Subjects at least you lead yourself. We ought to share what we have with those who perhaps do not have and do away with our selfish desires at the expense of others. This can make us live in harmony with each other making the World a better Place.