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Nature does not offer omelettes to anyone: it gave eggs and we made omelettes.

Nature gave grains and cereals and we made floor. With floor, we make cakes and puddings.

Nature gave wood and we made chairs, tables, papers and so many artworks.

Nature gave us steel, tin, iron etc.; and we made machines, sky crappers, mansions, aeroplanes, rockets and ships.

Nature offers no finished products. You are the raw material. All that life gave you are raw materials.

See, a child is needed to make an adult. We make our parents, and our parents we turn to grandparents.

Take whatever life has offered you; don't sit and make complaints, turn them to products with economic value.

And the great teacher told a parable about the talents with such a sad ending for the guy who had just a talent. He hid his only talent under the earth and simply offered excuses in return. Little did he know that life and it's demands has no room for excuses. And you, just like the servant in be story might have just talent, a thousand or just a gallon of oil, do not stifle but invest.

Take that little time, money, talent, strength and even the few networks you have and spin them to something great. Their potential, honour and future use all lies in what you will make it of them today.

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Nutrition: you become what you eat!

Nutrition is the study of nutrients in food, how the body uses nutrients, and the relationship between diet, health, and disease (Nordqvist). According to WHO, it is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs (World Health Organization). It is however impossible to make a fix ration for everyone; because different individuals such as infants, elderly and persons leaving with chronic diseases have varying nutritional needs. Therefore, nutritional needs are personalized to meets individual physiological needs.
Nutrients are broadly classified into two i.e. Macro- and Micro-nutrients. Macronutrients (needed in relatively large quantities) includes carbohydrate, protein, fat and water. The two types of micronutrients (needed in relatively small quantities) are vitamins and minerals, which are extra molecules that cells need to make energy. (Robb) All they classes of nutrients are put together in varying proportions to meet specific need of an individual called “balanced diet”. Usually, all the vitamins and minerals you need are in a well-balanced diet (National Kidney Foundation).
Eating a balanced diet is an important part of good health for everyone, this is because the kind and amount of food an individual eats will in the long run affects the way they feel and how their body works (National Kidney Foundation). Simply put, we become what we eat. Lack of access to highly nutritious foods, especially in the present context of rising food prices, is a common cause of malnutrition (World Health Organization).
Just like many people out there, you are concerned about how to ensure a healthy diet? It’s simple and requires you to eat a variety of foods from each group, stay within the recommended servings and choose foods low in fat and sugar. Also choose and prepare foods that are low in salt and above all, learn to read and understand food contents, preparation and labels (National Kidney Foundation).
We must always remember that been Christians do not in any way annul the importance of understanding and applying the science of nutrition; rather it defines such knowledge as valuable and keeping with foremost biblical principles. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” is an insightful biblical principle. It builds self-control, and contentment, helps in managing eating disorders and other health problems associated with poor feeding habits.
Reflecting the character of God by been modest with food and taking care of our nutritional and spiritual needs is a great way to glorify Him, bearing in mind that we become what we feed on. Good nutrition, combined with regular physical activity, is a cornerstone of good health and long life. Poor nutrition, on the contrary, leads to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, reduced productivity and early death (World Health Organization). Should you have questions, do not hesitate to visit a dietician.
Works Cited
National Kidney Foundation. What You Should Know About Good Nutrition. 2017. 20 Mar 2019. .
Nordqvist, Christian. Nutrition: What is it and why is it important? 1 Sep 2017. .
Robb, Amanda. What Are Nutrients? - Definition & Examples. 2019. 21 Mar 2019. .
World Health Organization. Nutrition. 2019. 21 Mar 2019. .

This is final discussion in this series and we will be discussing on values attached to rightly defining sex in act and orientation and how to ensure that sex is done right!



Imagine a world where we are free to branch into a restaurant and have sex like food, call the sales agent just to buy some sex or perhaps go window shopping next weekend for sex and its components. Would that that make a difference on your perception about Sex?



  Sex is truly a wonderful experience between husband and wife to provide physical, emotional and spiritual bonding. However, the present day advertisement of sex and hyperdrive for sex has made it a battle for the young minds and uncultured elders. 

And like many others, you’re perhaps feeling overwhelmed with a sexual sin, remember that God promises to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). There is grace available for us to move forward in healing from hurtful sexual choices and into a place of fulfilment! 



You're about to find out what this entails and you'll be glad you did.

 Sex is both an act and an orientation; some have gotten their orientation right and misplaced the act while some have both inappropriate orientation and act; and while some still do possess a healthy orientation and got the act if sex right. Just like anything that God has ask us to do or expects of us as men; there is a “how to do it” and the blessings attached to following the how to the details. Sex as an act is not excluded to from this innumerable list. 

This discussion is centred on What makes it right and wrong with regards to sexual orientation and biblical Injunctions.

  

Sex is both an act and an orientation; some have gotten their orientation right and misplaced the act while some have both inappropriate orientation and act; and while some still do possess a healthy orientation and got the act if sex right. Just like anything that God has ask us to do or expects of us as men; there is a “how to do it” and the blessings attached to following the how to the details. Sex as an act is not excluded to from this innumerable list. 

This discussion is not centred on the different methods/acts employed in satisfying our sexuality irrespective of our sexual orientation: but ways through which sex can be deployed in accordance with the tenets of kingdom principles. This is such a large area of discuss and we can’t truly exhaust the whole of it in one night, however, I’ll be as brief as possible so we can at least hold to one or two points tonight.