Elijah's Journal

25/04/2024

Don't forgt your promises.

25/04/2024

Every wasted day is a wasted opportunity.

25/04/2024

Pride is the downfall of men.

25/04/2024

BROOKLYN BRIDGE - NYC
This is a real life story of engineer John Roebling building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before. Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to talk or walk. “We told them so.” “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” “It’s foolish to chase wild visions.” Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever. He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man’s indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do. Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realised with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are.
25th April 2024, Thursday.

24/04/2024

8 MOST FREQUENT PREACHING DISTRACTIONS
By: Thom Rainer

Most Pastors preach or speak in a public forum 150 to 200 times a year. Many do more than that.

Over time these Preachers have the ability to discern if the congregation or audience is following them or if their minds are in another world.

Preachers are also too familiar with distractions. While it’s the way of life of someone who gets in front of people to speak, it is no less annoying.

I asked a number of Pastors to share with me the most frequent distractions they experience while preaching.

Here are there responses in order of frequency. I also took a representative quote from one of the respondents for each item.

PEOPLE WALKING AROUND.

“It happens every time someone walks in the service or leaves the service while I’m preaching. All heads turn to see the movement. I might as well be speaking an alien language while the person is moving. No one is paying attention to me.”

PEOPLE TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

“It’s obvious they’re not listening to me if they are talking to each other. And it really gets me when they put their hand in front of their mouths, as if they can cover up the fact that they are talking.”

PEOPLE LOOKING AT THEIR WATCHES.

“Yep, I know it’s been a bad or long sermon or both when people can’t wait to get out. The ‘watch watching’ is the key indicator.”

PEOPLE YAWNING.

“So I worked on this sermon 15 hours and this guy can’t stop yawning. Maybe he was up all night, but I would rather him stay home and sleep.”

PEOPLE FROWNING.

“I always wonder if they are ticked off at me or my sermon. Maybe they had a bad day with their spouse. Maybe their team lost last night, but I can’t help but take it personally.”

PEOPLE SLEEPING.

“There is a Deacon in my Church whose favorite nap time is while I’m preaching. It doesn’t help that his wife gives him the elbow about ten times each sermon.”

PEOPLE TEXTING.

“You might be able to argue that they are taking electronic notes, but I know better. Some of the young people in our Church can’t go ten minutes without texting someone.”

CELL PHONES RINGING.

“We ask for all phones to be silenced before the service begins, so it’s not as bad as it used to be. But I did a funeral one time and the deceased’s son’s phone rang. He actually started talking to his hunting buddy while I continued my message.”

Dishonorable mention (others noted by Preachers): sneezing; coughing; clearing the throat; picking the nose; flatulence.

What other distractions would you add? What do you think about this list?

24/04/2024

Pay off debt : Debt is your money killer , you need to kill it as soon as possible, especially if it’s a bad debt,

22/04/2024

21/04/2024

Amen

21/04/2024

MINJ HEALTH CENTER RECIEVED A NEW AMBULANCE FROM JIWAKA PROVINICIAL AUTHORITY ON 17 APRIL 2024 WEDNESDAY.

21/04/2024

DIGICEL CUP ROUND 2 RESULTS.
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21/04/2024

IF NOT AFRAID TO WORK. SELF RELIANCE COMES EASY.

21/04/2024

SOMETIMES YOU CAN DREAM TOO LITTLE.

17/04/2024

Proud owner of newly built hotel in the heart of Highlands region in Papua New Guinea, central hub of Hagen Town Western Highlands Province.

The owner Mt Ararat Hotel is sister Ruth Yank. She's a government public servant and a buisness woman. In her speech she acknowledged God. Only God is to be honored and praises to him. He blessed her to be a blessing to other.
Hotel is located opposite of Mt Hagen General Hospital WHP.

Her simplicity strikes me.

17/04/2024

What you think about yourself means everything. What others think of you is not important.

17/04/2024

Life is fun, and exciting.
Don't you dare to be different.
And yet my days were better today than yesterday.

Through lifes ups and down, no matter what I'll still move on.

Don't waste time do compare and contrast yourself with others. measure yourself against others will discourage you or make your superior or inferior towards others.

16/04/2024

Most people marry for s*xual needs and get dissapointed soon after realizing that s*x is only 5% part of the marriage.

15/04/2024

Reading leads to knowledge and become wise in living.

15/04/2024

Your success can be only as big as your desire.

15/04/2024

Each new friend add a possibility to your life.

15/04/2024

Men are meant for success.
They can learn from failure.

15/04/2024

THANKYOU FRIENDS FOR LIKES.
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THANKYOU ONCE AGAIN.

15/04/2024

ACTUAL LEARNING REQUIRES LEARNING FROM BOOKS.

15/04/2024

SEE YOURSELF AS WINNERS.

15/04/2024

YET YOU NEED TO DIG DEEP AND DISCOVER MORE.

15/04/2024

If you borrow money from someone return it, even before they ask for it.

15/04/2024

Don't call someone more than twice continuously unless it's a really urgent matter and if they don't pickup, wait until they return your call. They might be sleeping, sick or have something important going on.

12/04/2024

If the plan doesn't work, then change the plan. Not the Goals.