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WHAT ARE IN YOUR HANDS? (PART 1)

 Hello everyone, seasons greeting. I hope we are all safe. Glory be to God for keeping us till now. So let us move to the topic for today 'What are in your hands?'

            Now in this post I want us to know that there are different meanings of hand.

Meaning of hand.

*The end part of the arm beyond the wrist.

*A pointer on a clock or watch indicating the passing of time.

*A person's power or control.

*An active role.

*Help in doing something.

*A person who does physical work.

*(informal) a round of applause.

*The set of cards dealt to a player in a card game.

*A unit of measurement of a horse's height.

                                                                                                    OXFORD DICTIONARY

            The definitions I want to focus on now are, definitions 3, 4 and 5 but my main point of definition is definition 4.

            Since, definition 4 of hand is an active role, what role do you see yourself play in the future to affect lives and your community in a positive manner also what are the active roles you are playing in your life presently because to play an active role in the future, it is linked to your present day actions towards the future. So my main point here is that your future depends on the current actions you taken in your life.

            A lot of people live their life in a "just" manner, like is it not to just make money and live life or is it not just life, Jesus will soon come and take the life so what is the essence. No! It is not that way. Jesus gave you the life to make an impact on the world. We have all been given capabilities and talents from the womb to play active roles on earth.

            The talents and capabilities that have been planted in us from the womb to play active roles in the world, are we developing them the way we are supposed to. Having the talent is one thing and developing them is another thing entirely. To get to higher grounds you have to take higher responsibilities and risks.

            Now we have come to the end of an interesting topic, I hope that we can find what are in our hands to be able to play active roles with our hidden talents to change the world in a positive manner and make it a better place to live in,

Thank you and see you next week Thursday. 

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