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[Kaybz @Kaybz_M]

I have given and it is given unto me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. I have an abundant supply. [Luke 6:38]

[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

I have to admit, I always wondered what this part of Psalm 23 meant. I thought “He anoints my head with oil” was figurative language for God keeping the Psalmist healthy. I never knew this parallel.

Anoint my head with oil

“Sheep can get their head caught in briers and die trying to get untangled. There are horrid little flies that like to torment sheep by laying eggs in their nostrils which turn into worms and drive the sheep to beat their head against a rock, sometimes to death. Their ears and eyes are also susceptible to tormenting insects. So the shepherd anoints their whole head with oil. Then there is peace. That oil forms a barrier of protection against the evil that tries to destroy the sheep. Do you have times of mental torment? Do the worrisome thoughts invade your mind over and over? Do you beat your head against a wall trying to stop them? Have you ever asked God to anoint your head with oil? He has an endless supply! His oil protects and makes it possible for you to fix your heart, mind, and eyes on Him today and always! There is peace in the valley! May our good good Father anoint your head with oil today so that your cup overflows with blessings! God is good and He is faithful!!”

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

SIGNS YOUR PARENTING IS WORKING, EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT.

1. They talk back to you but never to their teachers.

[MR. HiMSELF @pushinM15]

No. And anyone telling you yes is about to take your R30k.

Here's the maths behind that question. R3k a month on R30k is R36k a year, a 120% annual return. Guaranteed. Forever. For context, the JSE's long term average sits around 11% a year.

Money market funds, one of the safer places for cash right now, are paying 7 to 8%.

There is no legal, regulated product on the planet paying 120% a year. If it existed, every bank and asset manager in the country would be selling it, not some guy running a Telegram group.

To get R3k a month safely, without eating into your capital, you actually need somewhere around R330k to R480k invested. That's the real target.

R30k is the start of that journey, not the end of it.

This exact promise is why Banxso was hit with a R2 billion FSCA fine, the biggest in South African regulatory history, built on deepfake videos of Elon Musk and Johann Rupert offering guaranteed returns.

Real people lost real, hard earned money believing the maths could work like that.

It can't. Save the R30k, grow it slowly, and treat any guaranteed monthly payout pitch as a red flag, not an opportunity.

[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

If You’ve Suddenly Become Prayerless, Lazy, or Spiritually Cold — Do These 9 Things Immediately Before it Becomes Too Late!

[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

CHILD OF GOD, TAKE TIME TO PRAY THE PRAYER OF INQUIRY.

Many people are praying, but very few are asking God the right questions.

You keep saying:
“Lord, settle this debt.”

But have you ever asked Him:
“Father, show me why I keep struggling financially.”

You keep confessing:
“I will be wealthy.”
Which is good.

But have you asked God:
“Lord, reveal to me the secret and pattern for wealth assigned to my life.”

You need LIGHT.

Because one revelation from God can change an entire generation.

There are battles fasting alone cannot solve until understanding comes.
There are cycles prayer alone will not break until God opens your eyes to the root.

Stop copying everybody’s strategy.

Destiny is personal.

Just because everybody is taking loans to start businesses does not mean you should take loans.

Just because everybody is travelling abroad does not mean your answer is abroad.

Just because everybody is applying for jobs does not mean that is your divine path.

God deals with people differently.

For some people, God lifted them through business.
For others, ministry.
For others, marriage.

Ruth entered wealth through marriage.
Esther entered royalty through marriage.

So stop forcing another man’s pattern on your life.

Ask God:
“What is YOUR pattern for me?”

Some people are entering relationships because age is increasing.
Others are marrying because they got jobs.
But child of God, ask Him first:

“Lord, is this the right time?”

One wrong step can delay destiny for years.

Take time and pray the prayer of inquiry.

Go on a fast.
Separate yourself.
Stay in God’s presence.

And ask questions.

“Father, what is affecting my family?”
“Why is nobody progressing?”
“Why is there constant divorce in this bloodline?”
“Why this sickness?”
“What door gave the enemy access?”
“What can I do to host Your presence in my family?”
“What must change in me?”

Many believers are too dependent on people.

Every time there is a problem, you are texting everybody:
“Pray for me.”
“Help me pray.”
“Please remember me in prayers.”

But when will you lock yourself in a room and seek God until light comes?

There are answers God wants to reveal to YOU personally.

Light is not transferable.

A man can pray for you, but he cannot replace your personal encounter with God.

You need revelation.
You need direction.
You need understanding.

Some problems are not ending because you are fighting symptoms while ignoring the root.

Pray the prayer of inquiry.

Ask God to show you.

And when light comes, confusion disappears.

[Walter 🇳🇬 🇵🇭 🇨🇦 @gamerwalt]

I'll give married women some free advice...

Initiate the physical affection. It flips a switch in his brain. All the time. I know. I'm a man.

Tell him you are proud of him. It says something to his soul. 😉

But if you want to fortify the foundation of a real, everyday marriage, add these to the list:

Show genuine interest in what he's building. When he’s burning the midnight oil working on a side hustle, fixing a stubborn line of code, or trying to get a new project off the ground, just bringing him a drink and asking how it's going makes him feel like he can conquer the world.

Compliment his problem solving. Whether he finally wrangled a tricky contractor for a home project, figured out the household budget, or just fixed something broken around the house, acknowledging his competence makes him feel ten feet tall. Men want to feel useful to you. If you're doing it all, you make him feel useless and men don't like that.

Give him the grace to decompress. When his brain is fried from a long work sprint or carrying the weight of providing, giving him 30 minutes of absolute, guilt free downtime to reset before he jumps into dad mode is a massive act of love.

Be direct with what you want. Dropping hints is exhausting for both of you. Telling him exactly what you need... whether it’s emotional support, help with the kids, or just a hug... relieves the pressure of him having to guess, and he will love you for the clarity.

Remind him that you still desire him. A random wink, grabbing his arm, or a kiss that lasts just a little longer than usual reminds him that underneath all the heavy responsibilities, you still see him as your man, not just a roommate who helps pay the bills.

Sometimes, just rub his stomach.

Men carry a lot of quiet pressure. Being his safest place to land is the ultimate romance.

[Psychodoctor @Psychodoctor06]

Luck isn’t random.
It is exposure.

The more you show up, try, speak, share, build, and connect,
the more chances life has to 'find' you.

Most people wait for luck.
A few create more surface area for it.

They send the extra message.
Take the extra shot.
Have the extra conversation.
Talk the extra idea.

And suddenly, they look 'lucky'.

But it is not luck.
It is volume.

Increase your chances by walking the extra mile.

#mindset

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[Sivori @sivori]

This is especially true in marriage. In romantic relationships, it can take years to develop real intimacy.

Many people approach romance as if they're playing a video game and instead of progressing to the higher levels, they're constantly starting a new game, a new character, and only get to experience the lower levels.

But the real quests and the real boss monsters and the real loot is only available at the highest levels to those who have dedicated themselves to one person.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

the greatest regret i have is underestimating the value of long term compounding.

friendships, people, places, all get better with decades. beautiful things dont even start to reveal themselves for years. it is entirely what life is about. a few good things for a long time.

[The Biblical Man @Biblicalman]

I spent six months studying every verse in the KJV about hell, death, Hades, and the Lake of Fire.

What I found made me shut the Bible.

Sit in silence.

Then open it again from Genesis and start over.

Most of you have never been told what your own Bible says about the afterlife.

I'm going to fix that right now. 🧵

[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

There is a kind of battle many believers don’t talk about openly—the battle of the secret place.
It’s strange how going to church can feel easy. You wake up, prepare, show up, worship with others, listen to the Word… and it flows. But the moment it becomes just you, your Bible, and your prayer space at home, everything suddenly feels like resistance. That family altar you desire to build becomes one of the hardest things to sustain.
You plan to pray… suddenly you feel tired.
You decide to fast… your body begins to react.
You set time for God… distractions multiply.
You open your Bible… sleep shows up uninvited.
It’s not ordinary. That is a real battle.
Because the enemy is not afraid of your church attendance as much as he is afraid of your consistency in the secret place. He knows that a man who has built a strong altar at home is a man who cannot be easily shaken in public.
The truth is, the family altar is where strength is forged.
It is where your spirit is sharpened.
It is where your authority is built quietly before it is seen openly.
But sustaining it? That’s where many people struggle.
You begin with fire, passion, and determination…
Then life starts happening.
Some days you’re genuinely tired.
Some days you don’t feel like praying.
Some days everything in you resists opening that Bible.
And other days, distractions don’t just come—they flood in.
That’s why you must understand this deeply:
You cannot build or sustain a family altar by human strength.
If you try, you will burn out.
If you rely on emotions, you will be inconsistent.
If you depend on motivation, you will stop.
This is not a discipline that survives on willpower.
This is a grace that is sustained by God.
Even the desire to pray… is helped by God.
Even the strength to stay consistent… is supplied by God.
That’s why many times, before you even pray, you must pray for help to pray.
“Lord, help me to seek You.”
“Lord, give me strength to stay.”
“Lord, sustain my hunger for You.”
Because the secret place is not just about effort—it is about partnership with God.
And here is the mystery:
The same place that feels like a battle at the beginning… becomes a place of rest when you stay long enough.
At first, you struggle to enter.
But later, you struggle to leave.
At first, it feels dry.
But later, it becomes life itself.
At first, it feels like discipline.
But later, it becomes delight.
The family altar is not sustained by perfection, but by persistence.
You will miss some days.
You will feel weak at times.
You will have moments where you don’t feel anything.
But don’t stop.
Even if it’s 5 minutes—show up.
Even if it’s one verse—read it.
Even if your prayer feels empty—say it.
Because consistency invites grace.
And over time, what felt difficult will become your lifestyle.
So don’t be discouraged by the struggle.
Don’t feel like you’re failing because it’s hard.
The difficulty is proof that it matters.
Stay with God.
Lean on Him.
Ask Him for help daily.
Because the altar you are trying to build…
is the same altar God is willing to sustain—if you let Him.

[Ekaji @ekajiibe]

The devil has no plans for me but eternal damnation, so whenever I find myself loving sin, I become seriously wary. That kind of love is love unto death. The thirst for stolen water is a snare for my soul. The only way out is an expulsive love for God that drains out inferior affections. This I must seek with all my heart.

[Wilberforce Theophilus @Eze_Wilberforce]

If you struggle to pray at night, here are seven things I have practiced over the years that may help you.

1. Do not eat heavy meals after 7 p.m. If possible, avoid eating anything at all after 7 p.m.

2. Sleep early. Ideally, be in bed by 9 or 10 p.m.

3. Even if you sleep early, set an alarm for the exact time you want to wake up and pray.

4. When you wake up to pray, avoid the following:

a) Do not kneel immediately. You are already feeling weak from sleep. Stand on your feet and, if possible, walk around your room while praying.

b) Do not close your eyes. You are already feeling sleepy. Closing your eyes will make it easier to fall back asleep. Turn off the lights to reduce distractions, but keep your eyes open while praying.

c) Play worship songs if necessary to create the right atmosphere.

d) Finally, depend on the Holy Spirit. He is the One who strengthens and quickens you.

[John Wright @johncwright2001]

I believe in God after 40 years of ardent lifelong atheism because I found evidence.

Very much against my will and inclination, logic proved to me that the Christian worldview is coherent and atheism incoherent.

So I experimentally prayed, demanding God show Himself

He did

[Fr. Daniel☦️ @Fragbaza]

The devils do not read your thoughts, but they know you better than you think. Most people make one of two mistakes. They think demons are all-seeing—that they know every thought and you can't hide from them. This is not true, and it is important to know because this fear itself is crippling. Others think that if demons can't read thoughts, they act blindly. This is not true either. The truth is in the middle and much more interesting. 

Abba Dorotheus says: "The devils do not know our thoughts, but by our movements, words, actions, and facial expressions, they guess the location of our heart." They watch us, study us, and watch how we react in different situations: what affects us, where we are weak, where we forget to pray, where we get irritated more quickly. Imagine a hunter. He can't read the mind of the animal, but he knows its habits. He has studied where it drinks water, where it rests, and what sound it is afraid of. And he hits the spot, not because he knows everything, but because he is patient and attentive. 

That's why the Holy Fathers talk so much about sobriety (Gr. νῆψις / nepsis) or alertness—a constant attention to the thoughts and the heart in order not to allow devilish inspirations. This is the basis of all spiritual struggle. Sobriety is paying attention to yourself. It is the ability to notice the first movement of a thought, because if you notice it first, you succeed. If you don't see it, anger has already taken a step forward. St. John Climacus says: "The beginning of the victory over demons is soberness of the mind." Pay attention to what is happening inside you. 

☦️Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, surround me with Your holy Angels, with the prayers of our Most Blessed Virgin Mary and the Theotokos, with the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross, with the prayers of the Holy Archangel Michael and all the heavenly powers, and with the prayers of all Your saints. Deliver me from all evil, from all sorcery and enemy attacks, so that they cannot harm me, for You are Good and the Lover of Mankind. Amen 🙏🏽

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

the book of job is one of the most psychologically sophisticated texts in all of scripture.

job exhibits what we would now recognize clinically as major depression. the death wish, the inability to sleep, the relentless rumination, the feeling of divine abandonment, the complete loss of hope.

and rather than presenting this as a failure of faith the bible gives it an entire book. every raw word preserved and every honest lament recorded.

God’s response is the most surprising part. he does not correct job, he corrects the friends, the ones who came with answers instead of presence, who prioritized theological tidiness over human suffering.

what job teaches us is that lament is not faithlessness, sometimes it is the most honest expression of faith that exists.

the refusal to walk away from God even when every word you have left is a cry of anguish.

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

Drama is a poverty indicator.

If you look at the daily routine of a millionaire, it is incredibly boring. If you look at the daily routine of a broke person, it is a thriller movie.

You are not "living life to the fullest." You are addicted to chaos.

Here is why you must embrace "Boring" to escape the rat race:

[Mlungisi Ntshangase @Mlu__N77]

I will forever advocate for education. get those papers!!! Congratulations lady. God did🥳🤝🏾