A friend sent this to me and I just can't stop laughing after reading it: Armed boko haram members entered a church while the service was going on.They asked the ushers to close every door and windows so that nobody can escape.They counted the number of worshipers and they were 150. They told them they would kill100 out of these 150 members but in an alphabetical order oƒ names starting with the pastors. >They approached the senior pastor asking: whats your name? pastor said Zechariah Zwingina. the next pastor said Zebede Zacheus, the third pastor said Zemmanuel Zwiliams. They approached the elders. The first one said Zarepath Zolomon. The next one said Zalade Zomorin. The next one said Zetunji Zolusegun Zesther, Zimilehin They approached the choir and the first chorister out of fear pointed to the organist and said his name is Abraham Ahmadu. The Organist screamed, he is a liar. My name is Zabraham Zahmadu. If you were in the congregation, what will be your name????
Having the desire to help others is the calling that brings many into the “helping professions.” For others, it is the day to day service that we do for our families, children and others we work for/or/with. There is a fine line however when helping is not really helping, but rather a barrier that leads to stagnation or worse yet, fosters an unhealthy dependence. Indicators of when helping is NOT helping: 1. When the help we provide is not accepted by others The term I’ve used for years is when helping leads to “help rejecting complainers.” When our helping leads others to excuse themselves of embracing the help, then rejecting it, or avoiding it. This is not a judgment of our help or our intent, but of others’ readiness to change. They may simply not see the same way as you do. They may not value the same things. 2. When the help leads others to make the same poor decisions Any change effort has to be embraced as well as given. It is hard to un...
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