Job, king Solomon and Abraham.

Chatting inside the megabus.

On our way home from varsity.

My friend and I were talking about inspirational stories in the bible.

Stories that motivate and inspire us.

I talked of Job.

King Solomon and Abraham.

Now how do these people inspire me?

Job because he never lost his faith in God.

Through his pain and suffering that God had put him through, he was still able to praise God. He worshiped God everyday and kept his faith still.

He never lost his faith in God.

And he kept on believing that God who had put him  through so much pain and suffering, will deliver and bless him abundantly. and He did.

With us, we are too quick to cast God away, If God puts us through pain and suffering we ask God why,

We think God hates us.

And we throw insults at Him.

Forgetting to realize that we are the chosen ones.

If God enables us to go through so much pain, we should consider ourselves the chosen ones, because God knows that we are able, God knows that we can handle it, and that’s why he allows us to carry such heavy crosses because he trust we can handle it.

The story reminded me of an email I received a few years ago.

Yeah still have it :p.

Anyway, here’s the email bellow.














I like this message because it reminds us that God can never give us more than we can handle,

So go on, carry your cross with pride.

It is okay.

King Solomon.

How does King Solomon inspire me?

He wasn’t a selfish man.

He did not do things that only benefited him, but that could also benefit his people as well.

God appeared to King Solomon in a dream.

And said “ask whatever you want me to give you”

He asked for wisdom.

Now put yourself in King Solomon’s shoes.

God appears to you in a dream. says the same. What will you ask for?

Probably money/ wealth.

Probably a fancy sports car.

Probably a triple story house.

And all those things are beneficial to only YOU.

King Solomon simply asked for wisdom.

And He was the wisest man alive.

His wisdom did not only benefit him, but it benefited him and his people.

Though his wisdom, He was able to solve conflicts among his people.

Abraham.

God told Abraham to offer his one and only son, Isaac, as a sacrifice to prove his devotion to God.

Abraham did not argue.

He did not sulk.

And he was willing to offer his one son as a sacrifice until God stopped him.

Now put yourself in Abraham’s shoes.

God asks you to offer your child as a sacrifice,

or your mother,

or your siblings.

or your loved ones.

Will you  be as brave as Abraham was?

Will you be able to offer your loved ones as sacrifice to God?

Food for thought.

N.E.Makhubu.