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Strategic Retribution and Intelligent Scattering

Whenever nations smartly orchestrate the building of monuments to gird against the eternal purpose of the Most High, He shows up to defend His established plans. Who can hold back a people God intended to scatter everywhere He wills? Take a lesson from the tower builders at Babel. Moreover, whenever nations exalt themselves against the Most High, rejecting His standards and following the dictates and desires of their own hearts, they get every just retribution He thinks they deserve: Their hearts begin to grow faint when no one is terrifying them. Their cruel enemies defeat them in battle. Invaders and looters ravage their territory and cart away with their wealth. Persons who hate the people are made to rule and reign over them, wearing false cloaks of leadership. Oppressors and manipulators will enslave and impoverish them by making them bow to dumb and lifeless  idols and desires. Some will begin to flee away from homeland in frustration when no one is pursuing them. Others will be

Allied and Sorted

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On my shelf In my mind  In my life On my tongue In my image In my life On my couch In my sleep In my life On my way In my sight In my life On my head In my feet  In my life On my stove In my belly  In my life On my call In my voice In my life On my heart In my thought In my life On my wall In my face In my life  On my chair In my home In my life On my nose In my gift In my life On my map In my friend In my life  ...

Musings: Piping Tunes

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Before you buy Check Before you sell Prove Before you gain Look Before you lose See Before you fly Run Before you run Crawl Before you rise Fall Before you come Go Before you leap Limp Before you stand Sit Before you speak Do Before you act Play Before you fire Hire Before you keep Get Before you heat Freeze Before you winter Summer Before you think Slow Before you eat Fast Before you curve Align Before you branch Root Before you tear Wear Before you ask Give Before you go Wait Before you climb Watch ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

Musings: One in Eight Billion

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Singled out Call it merit Or call it favouritism  It is still what it is Sought out Call it skill Or call it charisma It is still what it is Lead singing Call it talent Or call it nepotism It is still what it is Dark skin Call it lovely Or call it black It is what it is Royal blood Call it red Or call it blue It is still what it is Curly hair Call it kinky Or call it straight It is still what it is Star light Call it bright Or call it blurry It is still what it is  Lion's roar Call it notice Or call it noise It is still what it is  Hidden thought Call it truth Or call it falsity It is still what it is Soaring eagle Call it king Or call it peasant It is still what it is Perennial problem Call it opportunity Or call it threat It is still what it is Open eyes Call it vision Or call it blindness It is still what it is ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

Poll: Bad Hair Day

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Thank you for choosing to participate in this 1-minute poll! 'Bad hair day' in the context of this survey, is an informal description of a day when one's given hair is deemed unattractive and unmanageable. Please click on the poll link here to get started. Thank you. .... Photo credit: The Medium

Musings: Open Caution Gates

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Beware  Of the polluted river That offers you Clean water Beware  Of the stubborn goat That offers you Unflinching commitment Beware  Of the burning furnace That offers you  Cold air Beware  Of the sly fox That offers you A free ride Beware  Of the bitter mind That offers you Sweet words  Beware  Of the hungry lion That offers you A sleeping pad Beware  Of the blind guide That offers you A smooth adventure Beware  Of the greedy dog That offers you Bony meals Beware  Of the unrepentant gossip That offers you Strict confidentiality Beware  Of the fickle human That offers you Reliable forecasts Beware  Of the slave driver That offers you Freedom pills Beware  Of the naked emperor That offers you Stately clothing ... Photo credit:  Google Books

Musings: The Careless Crowd

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When you wake To detect You had been shortchanged Change is imperative  When you wake To find You had been displaced Change is imperative  When you wake To know You had been deceived Change is imperative  When you wake To acknowledge  You had been faulty Change is imperative  When you wake To see  You had been blindfolded Change is imperative When you wake To spot You had been sloppy Change is imperative When you wake To discover You had been hidden Change is imperative  When you wake To estimate You had been complacent Change is imperative When you wake To learn You had been arrogant Change is imperative When you wake To locate You had been misguided Change is imperative When you wake To discern You had been unsuspecting Change is imperative When you wake To ascertain You had been sleeping Change is imperative ... Photo credit: Thesaurus.Plus

Musings: The Deaf May Read

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Whoever has Ears to hear Shows gratitude By sifting sounds Whoever has Sheep to tend Shows gratitude  By keeping greens Whoever has Eyes to see Shows gratitude By observing history Whoever has Wheels to steer Shows gratitude  By turning right Whoever has  Nostrils to smell  Shows gratitude  By detecting foul Whoever has Debts to pay Shows gratitude By pleading patience Whoever has a Tongue to taste Shows gratitude By discriminating junk Whoever has  Words to speak Shows gratitude  By staying true Whoever has Feet to walk Shows gratitude By going the narrow lane Whoever has  Wings to fly Shows gratitude  By soaring on the wind Whoever has Hands to hold Shows gratitude  By releasing grip  Whoever has Blocks to build Shows gratitude By building to last Whoever has Knees to bow Shows gratitude  By courting mercy Whoever has  A tutor Shows gratitude By living the lesson Whoever has Brains to think Shows gratitude  By choosing supreme thoughts Whoever has Cloths to sew Shows gratitude  By cr

Musings: The Invisible Mind

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I remember  A good I shall buy it I remember A product I shall sell it I remember A history  I shall learn it I remember  A story I shall tell it I remember  A name  I shall know it I remember  A nature  I shall nurture it I remember  A song I shall sing it I remember  A thought I shall note it I remember A route I shall take it I remember  A tool  I shall use it I remember  A life I shall ask it I remember A people I shall save it I remember A wish I shall grant it I remember A will I shall do it I remember  A hand I shall hold it I remember  A mind I shall keep it I remember  A club I shall leave it I remember A self I shall lose it ... Photo credit: Market Business News