EGMIN JOURNAL

Do you not know? Have you not heard?  Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?  He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth and it's people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground than He blows on them and wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal says the Holy One. This is the God we serve....... Acknowledge Him in all that you do and He will direct your path. I have tasted and see that the Lord is Good. Happy New Year In Advance.

He was very loving, caring and responsible. The sight of him made everyone happy. He was always there for us through good and bad times. I had a loving family when growing up which made my friends envious of me. Everything changed when he started drinking alcohol. The loving father we had has changed totally to a different personality. He gets drunk most often and the moment he gets to the entrance of the house, there is fear, panic and sadness. The sudden appearance of alcohol shredded my family into pieces. It took the grace of God and the prayers of my mother to gather the pieces and rebuild the family again. I am one of the many victims whose happiness were taken away by alcohol and their lives destroyed through the effect of it. Wanting to know how my friend’s father started drinking alcohol, I ended up asking people why they take alcohol and what triggers them to start that addiction. From my field investigations, I gathered that peer pressure plays a major ro...

6 steps to enhance effective listening The desire of not been heard is a feeling that happens to all of us in our lives. Listening is one of the easiest things to do and the hardest. It is hard when you put your   own concerns and opinions aside and pay attention to what another person is saying, especially when the subject matter is unfamiliar, boring, or makes you uncomfortable yet what makes a relationship succeed is the ability to listen. Your friendship, your marriage, your relationship with those you care about is built up through the art of listening. James 1:19 says “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” It is a simple principle but very difficult to practice. Too often we are slow to hear, quick to speak, and quick to anger. Listening requires discipline and the devotion of the self which is the body, mind, and heart to understand and share another person’s experience in the moment of your relationship.   It may no...