Vision & Delusion

Who is taking the PEACE ?

Does the world need a bit of both?

I have been taught in school that for a body to remain in a state of rest or uniform motion there has to be equal and opposite forces and will only be compelled otherwise by an external force.

I am reading a book by steven Johnson; Mind Wide Open: Why you are what you think. It is amazing but what we call intuition or gut feeling is real and decisions that are made on this feeing are free from reasoning and intellectual bias. These are decisions that come from the core of who you are… thanks to the “amygdala” a bulb like part of the brain. That explains why a good idea is represented by a glowing bulb in many illustrations.

“Sometimes the chance for peace is a readiness for war” these are the words of Tony Blair before the war in Iraq. We break the PEACE to make the PEACE? uhmm...

Nelson Mandela: Treated as a criminal for the vision of a country that is less-known than its ex-president. He kept the peace and as a true leader he won the hearts and minds of the world. Used as a peace broker when Mbeki suggested that AIDS in Africa be treated as an African issue. Well, I am slowly buying into the idea that AIDS is foreign policy by a wicked government to keep Africa on its Knees. If it was a global issue AT LEAST the price of condoms as a method of prevention in would be somewhat in the same range. Imagine £7 in the UK and 32p in Uganda.Thats not a global price for a global "problem solver"? OK, why so much opposition to abstinence fronted by the church? .... That’s an issue for another day.

Yoweri Museveni: Strongly convicted that democracy had failed, he led 27 friends to the virgin bushes of Uganda and rebelled with arms against the government of the day. He has been in power for 20 years and encourages his political opponents to use the courts of law, well, they are not as passionate as him and I applaud them for keeping the peace and working to win the hearts and minds of the people. Make no mistake, NRM has had great success, and a number of faults, it depends on whether you are a pessimist or an opportunist.

Idi Amin Dada: Here is a man under whom 55% of the existing infrastructure of Uganda was put in place. He later turns round and claims he got a vision from Allah that all Asians Must leave Uganda to the Ugandans. It was harsh and the Ugandan economy suffered. But drawing comparisons with Kenya, Ugandans are a liberated people. The Ugandan’s don’t just live in Uganda, they run things down there. Kenyans live in Kenya but they don’t run things down there… Idi Amin allowed Ugandans to try and become producers and suppliers rather than consumers. Those that worked hard succeeded and those that didn’t work failed but Idi Amin provided the chance. No politician in modern politics can do that…. may be with the exception of except Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his Iranian mate.

I was watching news and a thought came, some of the “British terrorists” were welcomed after Idi Amin couldn’t hold them. I don’t know how it feels when a minister born in the land is heckled and shouted down by an adopted son of the land who asks him a question like “ How dare you come to a Muslim area?” I cannot stomach an Asian in Uganda putting that question to me…. “ How dare I come to n asian area in Uganda?”

TOLORANCE begins where AGREEMENT ends.

DON’T TAKE THE PEACE?

NK'EVUGA W'EENA GW'EE!!

I once sat with an interesting fellow who was bent on telling me where i hailed from.
"You, M'nyarwanda!" he exclaimed, Where are you from?
By this time my dental formular was flashing at him as his "anger" exploded.... how it started is a long story.

Well, he later established that i was a MUKIGA and this is what he said, " MUKIGA, huh?"
You are a munyakigezi? You are all sons of MASAABA, who fled circumcision and run to the hills of "Kigezi" which you related to well having been in the Hills of Bugisu.You claimed to be the "cleaver ones" the "Bagezi"

As a man thinks in his heart SO HE IS... Thats what the bakiga thought.

NK'EVUGA W'EENA GW'EE!!

MY FIRST GO AT THE PULPIT!!

Sunday 17th was special,

I got the news on the 10th and for a week my mind never rested.
Every so many minutes i thought about what i was going to say, It occured to me that i was worried i would make a mistake. Those that know me think I am a JOKER!! Yes, I did plan on making the congregation smile... but what if my joke was taken out of context. After thinking about all this stuff i got am Idea.... PRAY, and PRAY for WISDOM!!

Well, I did start to pray and WISDOM is spelled as S-O-L-O-M-O-N!
So i went into the word and 2Chronicles did teach me lots.
Lesson one: Seek wisdom to minister to others
Lesson two: Wisdom requires knowledge. (in fact its the application of Knowledge)

Yeah, Cell was phenomenal, then sunday was finally came.
I had not done this in a looooooong time, I woke up at 4am and all i felt was the spirit reminding me was pray... a sister shared in cell about leaving the place of confort and seeking God in the wilderness, I thought it was deep... I left my room and walked downstares as far way from my bed as i could. Then I asked for wisdom, guidance, power and above all the righteousness of GOD, Let YOUR FACE SHINE ON ME, I called on HIM.

I went in on sunday, "running late, sweating....." and yeah, asked GOD to do HIS THING.
It was like magic. The pulpit is a hot place to stand. ALl the sins that you need to repent come flooding back and when you yielf to the spirit life CHANGES right there!!

THANKS to my PEOPLE for letting me experience this.

Cheers

Been Missing in Action:

Dear friends,

I have been indeed missing in action.
I am preparing for my last semister at university and... what can i say?
I am quite excited, i have had a number of breakthroughs and that great.

I was challenged this week by the Holy-Spirit who asked me, if i was ready.
It is I took stock and discovered i needed to dethrone a number of things in my life and the biggest being self.

I works so hard and the dreams and visions i get are dreams of dominace, getting me a big fat corporation and these have in a way blinded me to the fact that irrespective i need to get me a big fat SPIRIT of GOD insurance.
My prayer life need to change and focus on others' too... HOW MIOPIC YOU MUST think, Yeah, My prayers all start in "I" most of the time and end in "Please Lord".

I gotta style up.... As i move out this morning my prayer is LET IT BE AS YOU WILL LORD, let me have the HOLY SPIRIT Guide me, for if it is as i will Lord I will not drink of the CUP, and take the PLACE you prepared for me.

People, I feel like having CHURCH NOW!!

AMEN
Later