Quintessence Outreaches International

31/03/2022

Avoid this part of eternity

14/03/2022

14/03/2022

Be prepared

05/07/2019

SIX SUCCESS PRINCIPLES TO LEARN FROM AN EAGLE.

1. Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes - They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds.

MEANING - Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company.

2. Eagles have an Accurate Vision - They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.

MEANING - Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed.

3. Eagles do not Eat Dead things - They Feed only on Fresh Prey.

MEANING - Do not rely on your past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. Leave your past where it belongs, in the past.

4. Eagles Love the Storm - When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, the eagle uses the storm's wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift itself above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the branches and leaves of the tree.

MEANING - Face your challenges head on knowing that these will make you emerge stronger and better than you were. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid of challenges, rather they relish them and use them profitably.

5. Eagles Prepare for Training - They remove the feathers and soft grass in the nest so that the young ones get uncomfortable in preparation for flying and eventually flies/ when it becomes unbearable to stay in the nest.

MEANING - Leave your Comfort Zone, there is No Growth there.

6. When the Eagle Grows Old - His feathers becomes weak and cannot take him as fast and as high as it should. This makes him weak and could make him die. So he retires to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucks out the weak feathers on his body and breaks its beaks and claws against the rocks until he is completely bare; a very bloody and painful process. Then he stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, new beaks, and claws and then he comes out flying higher than before.

MEANING - We occasionally need to shed off old habit no matter how difficult, things that burden us or add no value to our lives should be let go of.

17/06/2019

"I love my allowance"

Two people get married. Two individuals who used to spend their money in very different ways and on very different things.
She, for instance, likes to trust gut instinct. He, on the other hand, takes several weeks to ponder on whether or not to spend money on a certain thing. He prays about it. He fasts. In the end he figures he won’t buy the yoghurt.
She couldn’t care less about receipts. He collects them all and puts them neatly into a designated folder. He gets goose bumps when he touches the surface of his beloved folder.

You can live with differences like these if you re-launch and clearly define the good old allowance from your childhood. This way everyone can spend the money on whatever they like according to their type. Maybe now there will be enough money for the yoghurt?

MARRIAGE-BOOSTER
Open up your hands, jackpot, baby! Distribute the allowance and enjoy it. Dance a jig around the kitchen table!

17/06/2019

"This is how money can make you happy"
Rockefeller came up with the 10/10/80-rule to manage his beloved money. It is so amazingly good that we adapted it in our marriage right away: We give 10% to the church. We value the community with other Christians. And we like to invest in heavenly stocks. They are the only stocks with steadily rising rates.
We put 10% into our savings and enjoy the fact that the money increases.
With the remaining 80% we live generously, gladly and happily as a clam at high tide.

Besides some good thriftiness we also need generosity in order not to become stingy. On the other hand the balance between thriftiness and generosity keeps us from becoming wasteful.

MARRIAGE-BOOSTER
Validate Rockefeller’s rule. I like… I don’t like…

14/06/2019

"Developing common interests"

Women and men often have different interests and desires during their free time. However, in order to have more fun in the marriage, it is essential to get a move on and to look for common passions and projects.

If she likes to knit and he likes to paraglide, they should both continue pursuing their hobbies. However, you can ask yourselves how you can combine these two hobbies. Maybe hiking.
There she can see how nicely God knit the clothes of the flowers and get inspired. And he in his beloved nature, can even watch the paragliders fly in the air. Anticipation is the nicest joy!

Common interests offer an opportunity for spending time together. And time together is indispensible for togetherness. And togetherness is what makes up a partnership.
Otherwise it would just be a ship. And a ship is a bad partner. Okay, it never contradicts you.

MARRIAGE BOOSTER
Talk with each other until you find a common hobby. Don’t eat until you find one! And then, immediately give your new hobby a try. Maybe having a bite to eat first would not be such a bad idea, so that you don’t collapse.

17/04/2019

Freely and Fully

The life of God’s Son was given so that life for every one of us might be gained—fully.

The plan, price, and provision of salvation was finished so that God’s plan for each of us could be afforded and received—freely.

The hope of new birth and eternal life was started so that any one of us could enter God’s kingdom now, and finally, enter heaven—forever.

The Cross is the fountainhead of fullness in everything—finding a fulfilled life, a fulfilling future, and an eternity of fulfillment in the presence of the God.

The Key to Everything

02/04/2019

"Spark the fire"

When you were newly in love, all you could hear were violins playing in the sky. You even went to a violin concert with her when you would usually play the air guitar at Rolling Stones concerts. And for him you froze your behind off at a hockey tournament, when you would have rather gone for a walk ending at the thermal baths.

These tokens of love are like wood for a fire. If you do not put more wood into the fire, it will go out.

If you feel in your heart that you have stopped loving him/her with your whole heart and being, then it is high time you put more wood into the fire and go where your partner enjoys going.
You will be surprised at how quickly those embers will start burning again. A small step in his/her direction is a big step for your marriage.

MARRIAGE BOOSTER
Put more wood into the fire by accompanying your partner to his/her favourite place.

01/04/2019

Devotion

After dropping my children at school one morning, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things. On my way out of the parking lot a driver in another car beeped at me, mistakenly thinking he had the right of way. Being a good Christian, I turned the other cheek and let him pass, right? Of course not! I kept on going, heading straight out in front of him. Then he beeped again. Tired of ignoring his boorish behavior, I gave him a backward beep (since I was already in front of him), proceeded smugly into traffic, and began muttering to myself about the low I.Q. of the Neanderthal behind me.

Then I read this passage and was struck with the contrast between my response to this man, whose offense was small, and David’s response to a man whose offense was great.

You may remember that King Saul made himself David’s enemy by repeatedly trying to murder him. Surprisingly, though David defended himself, he refused to retaliate even when he had the perfect opportunity. One time Saul and his army were chasing David, when Saul entered a cave to relieve himself. He had no idea that David was hiding inside. Talk about a sitting duck! David could have set things straight in an instant and no one would have blamed him. But instead of killing Saul, David merely crept up behind him and sliced off a piece of his robe as evidence that he intended the king no harm.

Few of us have enemies with a big “E” as David did. Most of ours are the small “e” variety, like drivers who try to cut us off, teachers who dislike our children, insurance companies that refuse to pay claims, coworkers who speak ill of us. David had the grace to respond to his enemy with mercy because he knew that God himself would deal with Saul. He had no need to get even. No need to vindicate himself. No need to strike out. He believed that the promises God had made were as solid as the rock he stood on. And in the end, God took care of things, punishing Saul but not by David’s hand. When David finally became king, he took the throne without having Saul’s blood on his hands.

We, too, will have our battles, though they may not be as dramatic as David’s. Like him, we can respond with humility and trust, defending ourselves without giving in to our desire to retaliate, confident that the God whom David called his Rock — the One who is true to every promise — is the same God who is with us.

Excerpted with permission from Praying the Names of God by Ann Spangler, copyright Ann Spangler.

18/01/2019

God has never failed in any desperate scene...