On honour - Part 2

 Dear Mwirians

What does it mean to be a an honourable Man? Is it the size of your car? the fatness of your bank account or the beauty of your house? It is the job or the beauty of your wife? Is it about the businesses you run or the offshore accounts held?

The Scriptures advise thus👇🏾

 ... be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence ... not a novice, lest (be) puffed ... have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach ...1 Timothy 3:2

Keep honourable. Keep the faith. Keep the love

Ease the Lockdown!

Ease the Lockdown! Open the arcades! Where is our posho? Cut the taxes! This virus is a hoax! Account for the funds! There isn't enough salt in my food. The boss hasn't paid us enough. He doesn't love me any more!

On and on and on

There is grumbling and murmuring everywhere

What then should be our attitude?

Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Philippians 2:14-16 ESV

Keep the faith. Keep the love. Keep the hope.

On honour

 Dear Mwirians

Our parents may not be perfect

Honour them!

Our bosses may be abusive

Honour them!

Our leaders might be crude and rude

Honour them!

Our wives might be  disrespectful

Honour them!

The Scripture is clear 

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

1 Peter 2:17-19 (NKJV)

Keep the faith. Keep the Love. Keep the hope

Kulwa Katonda N'ggwanga Lyaffe

Lockdown series

The kids are home. The kids are everywhere. The cases of discipline do not seem to end. The noise levels are high and so is the electricity bill. Many of our treasured glasses and sitting room paraphernalia have been broken and our anger can be weighed in kilograms!!

So how do we deal with these kids? How do we deal with our sons? How do we deal with these future Mwirians and prepare them for the future? Is there a magic wand?

The slow and steady solution starts with the words of Wise King Solomon

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes;

Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them,

And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence. For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you (_Proverbs 4:20-27_)

Keep teaching. Keep advising. Keep loving. Keep parenting. Keep mentoring. Keep the faith

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.   _Proverbs 22:6 ESV

The Greatest Challenge

 The Greatest Challenge

Dear Mwirians

Oftentimes we are accosted with challenges. Cheats take away our profits. Conmen mess up our opportunities. Co-workers betray us and even even our best friends depart at the hour of utmost need

The temptation for revenge and back is often very high but the Lord Jesus has a better standard

Jesus said .... “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’  Matthew 22:37‭-‬39 NKJV

Keep the faith. Keep the hope. Keep the love button on

Keep leading. Keep the faith. Keep safe.

 Election season is here. The scientific campaigns are here. The wrangling has started. The fights are here. The bitterness has begun

Mwirians, we are called to lead and be exemplary in these times. 

We, whose elders led the road to independence.

We, whose elders curved the path to nation building

We, whose motto became the national motto

We need to focus on the bigger things. How do we do it?

The Scripture says 

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Ephesians 4:31 NKJV

Keep leading. Keep the faith. Keep safe. 

Kulwa katonda Neggwanga Lyaiffe

For God and our Country

 The Lockdown continues. The jobs remain scarce. The contracts are few. The non-essential workers amongst us may cry " Where is God when we need Him the most? What is He saying to us in these tough times?

Our prayer to you Mwirians today is the Prayer of John the Apostle

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. III John 1:2 NKJV

Keep the faith. Keep safe . Keep trusting. Joy cometh in the morning.

Brothers

COVID 19 is here and it has changed the status quo. LOCKDOWN. Salary Cuts. Closed businesses. Rent arrears and so on are the stories we here

Our encouragement is 

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

‭‭III John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭NKJV

So keep the faith. Look to Christ. Keep the prayers on

Encouragement to Mwirians

 Encouragement to Mwirians

Brothers

Whatever battles you might be going through during this season, remember the words of the Wise King Solomon 

The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 NKJV

So keep going.Keep fighting. Keep pushing

Comments in LockDown - Part 6

 Dear brothers

What occupies your time apart from football, drink, chatting, social media and exercise? Is it family? friends? work? Is there much more you could do?

James 1:27: Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world

Make time people to give back to humanity. Look out for the widows and the children 

Keep loving. keep caring. Keep hoping

Comments in LockDown - Part 5

 Dear Brothers

The recent death of a father and husband causes us to revisit the dire need for men to share their problems with others and not to bottle up their problems.

So, who is your person of peace? Is there a brother you know who understands you? Is there a brother who can drop everything just to rush to your rescue? Is there a brother who checks on you regularly? Is there a Brother who can look after your kids when you pass on? Is this brother a Mwirian? 

The Scripure says 

Proverbs 18:24: One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Keep Loving. Keep Hoping. Keep Building

Comments in LockDown - Part 4

 Dear Mwirians

The World is looking for distinguished men. How can we be in this class? 

What distinguishes you from them? Why would people want to associate with you not them? How can you be pleasant company? and of great influence to all and sundry?

The Scripture says 

But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another ...

(Colossians 3:8‭-‬10 NKJV)

Be safe. Be wise. Be hopeful

Comments in LockDown - Part 3

Elections are here. Tensions are high and the stakes are even higher. Family fortunes have been put at a pendulum andnit is so easy to lose it of things do not go your way. CoVID 19 does not make it any easier for us and so we are witnessing rising tempers and criminality

The word to the Mwirian is here

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 

We therefore need to develop our emotional intelligence for this and other seasons in life. To do this, allow counselling, have advisors and seek knowledge

Keep loving. Keep patient. Keep hoping.

Comments in LockDown - Part 2

Hello Hello Hello Beloved Mwirian👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Greetings and much love to you today from the Scripture Union Alumni 🤩👍🏾

This is the day the Lord has made, We will Rejoice and be Glad in it-(Psalm 118:24)

This new week is a new opportunity to get up and  keep the fight. 

Inspite of CoVID 19, keep going. Don't lose heart. Go ahead and confront that fear. 

Stand up again and deal with that pain, that disappointment, that challenge ....

Yes, regardless of  the disappointments, go on and make a difference, (however small) in the lives of those around you

We, your cheerleaders continue to encourage you and vouch for you

#For the GreaterHorizonsTheStruggleContinues

#Don'tGiveUp

#KulwaKatondaNeGwanggaLyaffe

#For God and My Country

#GakyaliMabanga

Letter to Mwirians - Part One

 Dear Mwirians

There are many things happening around us and it is so easy for us to shift the blame and responsibility on others 

We often hear of Tusaba Government atuyambe(We ask the Government to help us) or Government Weyayu(Government where are you?) 

The Scripture says - 

Psalm 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s;

But the earth He has given to the children of men.

So take responsibility. You are in charge. 

 Objective XXIX. of the Constitution of Uganda also details our duties as  citizens  engaging  in  gainful  work  for  the  good  of  that  citizen,  the  family,  the  common  good  and  to contribute  to  national  development; and   contributing  to  the  well-being  of  the  community  where  that  citizen  lives; among others

Take action. Keep hope. Keep positive