DECLARATION FOR YOU

Our Father in Heaven, Holy is Your name.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Your thoughts are precious towards me.
Therefore, my soul trusts in You.
Lead me Lord; Lead me in Your righteousness.
Make Your way clear before me.
Lord, I call upon You, today.
Order my steps in Your word.
Guide my thoughts.
Hold my hand.
Plant my feet on higher ground.
In the name of Jesus
I cast out chaos and darkness from my dwelling.
I receive God’s Light.
It is written, ‘the plans of the diligent shall surely lead to plenty’.
Therefore with all diligence.
I pursue order in my life.
Order in my family.
Order in my finances.
By faith, I possess God’s promises to me.
Day by day.
Night by night.
His promises unfold.
The invisible becomes visible.
Precept upon precept.
Line upon line.
Here a little; there a little.
I see the wonders of the Lord.
The impossible becomes possible.
Thank You Lord,
You have caused my lines to fall in pleasant places,
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
You subdue the waves.
You calm the winds.
Therefore I offer my life; my all.
You’re my hope; You’re my end.
The praise belongs to You.
The worship belongs to You.
Yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory Forever And Ever.

Recipe: Make this yummy egg and ham cobbler.

This is a very simple recipe to make yummy egg and ham cobbler.

Ingredients (for reference)

• Sliced ​​loaf
• 4 eggs
• 3 tomatoes
• ham
• cheese
• butter
• milk
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg

Instructions:

1. Spread a thin layer of butter sliced ​​loaf.
2. Share them (put on “edge”) into a greased form.
3. Wash tomatoes and cut into slices.
4. Between slices of loaf put slices of tomatoes and ham.
5. Beat eggs with milk, add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour this mixture loaf with hams and tomatoes.
6. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
7. Bake in the oven until tender and browned cheese omelet.

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Prayer for new week

All that God has done for you will be permanent. The covenant of blessing and favour in Christ will be constantly manifested in your life in Jesus name. Your Time has come! Your Set time has come, The time to favour you has come, You have watched others get their blessings and miracles now it’s your turn in Jesus Name!J

Happy New Week from us ASB-World.

What to Do When God Isn't Answering Your Prayer

God doesn't normally tell me "no."

Whoa...whoa...whoa...

Such a bold statement, I know, but it's true. Most of the time, I ask for God's will to be done without being too specific on the request or how the request is to be fulfilled. Many times the answer is "yes" or "wait," and I like to let God take the lead on how He works things out in my life.

I fully trust the verse that says God works for the good of those who love Him. I also learned from a sermon heard long ago that said when we align our will to God's, the "yeses" come more often.

However, there is one specific request that I made to God twice in my life. Twice, I prayed a specific prayer, asked for a specific way for my prayer to be answered.

God said no.

Both times.

N – O.

Not wait. Not later, although I mistook the first "no" for a "wait."

Just no.

With no explanation. Like I'm worthy of an explanation anyway.

I dealt with the "no" a long time ago, and rarely do I feel the same sadness that I used to felt.

Until today.

My eldest niece is visiting, and I had the privilege to take her shopping. We browsed nail polish, necklaces, hair detanglers, and head bands. We made our purchases, and on the way home, I started to cry.

I would have been a really good Mommy to a little girl.

I would never trade my boys for a million girls, and over the last eight years, I've learned to be a pretty good mom of boys. Super awesome, in fact.    But the sadness I experienced when our third child's sonogram revealed God's "no" to me came back today.

Not sadness for what I have. The selfish sadness of what I won't, and the guilt of feeling any type of sadness when I have friends who are unable to have children and I have three healthy boys. Mix all that up with a bundle of hormones and it's a pretty ugly little pity party.

Today was the first day I realized I would have made a good mom to a little girl, but that's not God's plan for me. Maybe we'll adopt someday, but even then, I wouldn't mind a little boy. They seem to have claimed my heart.

So I'll stop the tears, thank God for His wisdom, and kiss three brown-headed, cute-as-a-button little "no's."

Question: Has God ever told you "no"? How badly did it bother you?

By-Bethany Jett 

Taliban in Nigeria, pledges to help free Chibok girls

ABUJA (Reuters) - Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, pledged while on a trip to Nigeria to help free a group of schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants.

On Sunday, Malala met parents of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram from a school in the northeastern village of Chibok in April.

Boko Haram, inspired by the Taliban, say they are fighting to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria. The group, whose name means "Western education is sinful", has killed thousands and abducted hundreds since launching an uprising in 2009.
Some of the parents broke down in tears as Malala spoke at a hotel in the capital Abuja on Sunday."I can see those girls as my sisters ... and I'm going to speak up for them until they are released," said Malala, who was due to meet President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, her 17th birthday.

"I'm going to participate actively in the 'Bring back our girls' campaign, to make sure that they return safely and they continue their education."

The girls' abduction drew unprecedented international attention to the war in Nigeria's northeast and the growing security risk that Boko Haram poses to Nigeria, Africa's leading energy producer.

A #BringBackOurGirls Twitter campaign supported by Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie heaped pressure on authorities to act, and Jonathan pledged to save the girls, drawing promises of Western help to do so.

"I can feel ... the circumstances under which you are suffering," Malala said. "It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger. My birthday wish this year is ... bring back our girls now, and alive."

ABUJA PROTEST

Several weeks on, the hostages have not been freed and media interest has waned. Around 200 Nigerians gathered in the Unity Fountain park in central Abuja on Sunday to call on authorities to explain what they are doing to get the girls out.

"Nobody has told us anything about where the girls could be, what they are doing to try to rescue them. In three months, we've heard nothing," said Haruna Fetima, one of the parents at the gathering. "We live in Chibok, and we haven't seen any soldiers or police in the area since the attack."

Boko Haram, now considered the main security threat to Nigeria, is growing bolder. Police said on Saturday they had uncovered a plot to bomb the Abuja transport network using suicide bombers and devices concealed in luggage at major bus stations.

Pakistani Taliban militants shot Malala for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education. She survived after being airlifted to Britain for treatment, and has since become a symbol of defiance against the militants operating in the tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

She has won the European Union's prestigious human rights award and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

Some see Nigeria's local #BringBackOurGirls campaign as a rare, albeit small, piece of civil activism in a nation famous for its shoulder-shrugging indifference in the face of atrocities or bad governance.

"The negative side of our resilience ... is that things that would compel other citizens to demand accountability, demand answers, wouldn't move the Nigerian," said Oby Ezekwesili, a chartered accountant who has spearheaded the campaign to get the girls freed.

"That has been broken ... People are saying 'We can't leave 219 girls and just get on with our lives'."

Source: news.yahoo.com

Recipes: TRY THIS YUMMY AND EASY RIGATONI PASTA PIE

To make this scrumptious savory pie with rigatoni pasta 

INGREDIENTS 

1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
2. ½ pound ground sirloin
3. 3 cloves garlic, minced
4. ½ an onion, finely diced
5. a pinch crushed red pepper flakes
6. salt and pepper, to taste
7. 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
8. 1 pound rigatoni pasta
9. 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
10. 2 cups mozzarella, shredded

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground sirloin and diced onion and cook until meat is browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, crushed red pepper, and season with salt and pepper then sauté for another minute. Add the can of tomatoes, crushing the tomatoes with your hands. Simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
3. In the meantime, cook the pasta until it’s slightly undercooked. Drain and set aside. Lightly oil a 9-inch springform pan. Spread a thin layer of sauce of the bottom of the pan, then tightly pack the rigatoni in the pan, standing the pasta on its ends.
4. Pour the sauce over the pasta. Sprinkle the top evenly with mozzarella cheese, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
5. Bake approximately 30 minutes, until cheese is browned and bubbly. Top with fresh basil, if desired. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.

  Source: www.stylishboard.com & livelovepasta.com

 

A Worthy Sacrifice of Praise

TEXT: PSALM 118:27-29

Key verse: “God is the LORD, which hath showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar” (Psalm 118:27).

Man has learnt to express his appreciation for kindness or favour received in different ways. For some, it is through a “Thank You” card, a text message or any other means by which they can thoroughly express how grateful they are. Towards the end of the year, we find people, corporate organizations, etc., sending out gifts, hampers and so on as a way of appreciating their numerous customers and stakeholders. These gift items are usually carefully chosen to match the personality to be given and equate the favour received.

Though this practice may have some selfish undertones as it is aimed at cementing relationships and securing future favours, and a form of marketing strategy and public relations, such kind gestures are well appreciated by those whom they are given.

The Psalmist in our text today calls us to consider what God has done for us and respond by binding our sacrifices on the altar. Many of us today have taken God’s goodness and mercies in our lives for granted that we do not care to express our thanks to Him in any form. We wake up each morning, go about our schedules, return home in the evening, and also go to bed at night without pausing, for once, to acknowledge and appreciate the mercies we have received. Apart from the daily mercies and goodness we enjoy from God, we are called upon to think about the special favour we have received from Him. He has shown us the light. So many people are still wallowing in deep darkness unable to find the light of salvation. How grateful we ought to be that we have the light and that we are saved!

As we think of all that God has done for us, is doing for us and will do for us, there is no better way to show how grateful we are than to make our lives living sacrifices bound with cords of consecration upon the altar of divine worship and service.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Match your praise with His mercy.