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the birth of a new nation-South Sudan

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues on 09/07/2011

Ps 80:1-3 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! 2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, Stir up Your strength, And come and save us! 3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! NKJV

Today, we join the host of heaven in celebrating a key spiritual landmark in the birthing of South Sudan as the 53rd nation of Africa. God’s prophetic agenda for Africans and Africa is accelerating towards that divine pinnacle that will cause a total shifting both in the economic and political landscape of the earth. The birth of a nation is like the birth of a Church, sent to fulfill a unique and divine purpose for God. As a Church is sent with a spiritual mandate to regenerate, transform reform and ultimately restore man into that spiritual scope where his life becomes a gateway of manifesting God’s glory in the earth, nations are likewise established for one sole reason, the advancement of God’s eternal purpose for their people.

Whichever way you look at it, only God’s agenda will stand at the end. South Sudan is not accidentally located as a ‘chief gateway’ to the Arab nations but also carries a powerful strategic anointing {resource} in turning Africa around from her present defeated lame and blind position. This tells us why this nation has been under siege for decades. The enemy understands that destabilizing the interest of unity in the region, mains continual perpetuation of his evil in Africa and beyond. If you are reading this note as a believer, please note that it is your responsibility to intercede for southern and northern Sudan.

The power of prophetic intercession

The power of prophetic intercession has brought this day to view, yet to further move in the fullness of the promise, we have to release more intercession for the region. War is good business with high-level profit for some nations and their companies. If we desire to see peace, stability and prosperity in southern Sudan, we need to corporately apply the power of intercession to frustrate the plans of the enemy. We must not allow him to continue using tribal and religious differences to keep the nation from fulfilling her prophetic mandate. We release bowls of intense intercession and reclaim the walls and gates of this new nation, change will take place. We declare war against the enemies’ war. We say, this day, the Lord who is amongst his people is strong and mighty. Let the walls that besiege the people be shattered this day as a new voice arise in Africa.

Prophetic release

Isaiah 40:3-5

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; 5 The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” NKJV

This nation, we declare must be built on the solid foundation of peace, equity and righteousness. Righteousness will exalt you South Sudan; your gates will be called praise. God arise in your power and majesty; shout over your people that their enemy may flee. Gather your saints at the assembly of your name, May this day bring the memory of your promise to bear in the nations. Lord, may southern Sudan this day lift her two hands to you in righteousness as you establish her justice beyond her boundary. May her prince arise like a wild unicorn as you anoint her from the horn of your altar, may your watchmen never go into slumber. We prophecy to you who have been desolated and scattered, you who have been shamed amongst the nations that your day of jubilee has come, may the Lord recompense those who have stolen your youth. May the street of Juba be filled with the shout of praise as the Lord returns your sons and daughters? Let it be heard across the earth, let it be a song amongst the hidden that the Lord shouts over his people. We look not to the things we see in the natural because the Lord has already established his counsel over the nation.

2 Cor 4:18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. NKJV

Sudan, a nation in transition part 2

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues on 02/05/2011

Isaiah-Phillips Akintola

Aligning perspective

As we continue to draw the attention of the people of Southern Sudan and the rest of the world to God’s perspective in the ongoing transitional process, the objective of this article is to keep in focus the very purpose of this ongoing development as Africa once again is given the opportunity to rewrite and reshape her own destiny. The knowledge, wisdom and understanding displayed through this process will definitely tell if Africa as a continent has truly come of age.

Africa is known to have one of the best real estate on the planet, yet most parts of the continent still struggles with the most basic amenities, such as the right to education, health care services, good drinking water and electricity to power her business initiatives, good accessible roads for transportation of goods and services in the region. Once again we are offered this opportunity as Africans to prove that we’ve come of age and can be a midwife to this baby {Southern Sudan} about to be born into her day of maturity.

The core challenge in Africa

The main challenge in Africa among many others is not the lack of resources or skilled manpower. As a matter of fact, Africa has some of the best brains working in key positions across the Diaspora. The issue stopping Africa from reaching that zenith of political and economic stability is the culture of pride and self serving that pervades the soul of the continent. The need for visionary leaders, willing to service and allow others to continue the process of development where they stopped is a major problem. When people in political offices sees their position as an occasion to loot government accounts, running into billions of dollars for their personal or family gain how can African achieve a broad based socioeconomic development?

Stealing in the name of providing solution

When spiritual leaders who ought to be guardians of truth and human conscience also seizes the non existing political will in socioeconomic matters to take advantage of the poor and desperate in the name of providing spiritual solutions, this is obviously sin before the eyes of the Lord. Please do not misunderstand what I am saying. I am obviously not insinuating that people should not give to genuine needs in the house of God or bless men of God as the case may be; the bible enjoys every Christian to support the work of God in whatever capacity they can.

Anyone who is in the position to give or serve in the ministry of the Lord but refuses to do that for whatsoever reason is definitely inexcusable in eyes of the Lord. This is sin and you need to repent and give to the advancement of the work of the kingdom of God. Having made this clear, using spiritual gifts to steal or take advantage of the people is a big Sin before the Lord.

Using socioeconomic dysfunctionality as a guise

Socioeconomic dysfunctionality in Africa should never be used by the Church or any other NGO as a guise to take advantage of this ongoing transitional process in Southern Sudan. Whatever will be given for the development of this new nation must not be connected to any selfish motive or agenda. Seeking personal glory in what God is initiating can be very dangerous to your life and ministry. As the Lord start deploying help from various parts of the continent, we must remember who is sending us and who must take the glory at the end of the day. The quality character in leading or serving in whatever capacity is an issue of the honor, integrity and respect for others. The opportunist culture among our African leaders has greatly damaged and robbed the region of great assets that could have positioned the continent into an un-formidable political and economical global force. While this window of opportunity is still open through this ongoing process in Sudan, we are once more armed with a life time opportunity to turn our spears, bows and arrows into plowshare.

The dynamic of existence in a globalized society

Pushing aside our agendas and synchronizing with God’s kingdom vision for the region of Sudan will accelerate the advancement of social transformation not just in the newly formed state but in the rest of the regions around as well. The stability of one region can help a great deal in stabilizing the regions around. The dynamics of existence in a globalized society certainly demands skill and capacity builders in order to reduce the effect of unbalanced economic impact. Therefore, creating a working plan that necessitates a well defined understanding of the process of vision and leadership in terms of the formation of a nation pushes away the pressure of transition. Dealing with the impact of migration, integration and transformation can only become effective through a well defined leadership structure.

The formation of a new nation is like giving birth to a child that requires total care and dependence from the parents. Independence, particularly in Africa does not translate to development and transformation of its people. Independence may kick start the process of achieving the aims and objectives of building a nation where visionary leadership is well positioned. Just like the joy of having a new born baby comes with its complex challenges of change and development, the birthing of a nation comes with the same visible issues of socioeconomic realities. These issues certainly are not insurmountable if we keep in perspective the order of priority and dignity of transformation. In other words, national vision must define the template of what needs to be done, when it should be to done, where it must be done and how effectively should it be done.

What about the drafting of policies?

These processes are built on a strong leadership influence mandated to carry the people along each stage of development. The drafting of the constitution and policies that will define the formation and future destiny of the region should be strategically and thoroughly considered according to the shared vision of the people. Therefore, the formation of a national vision should be seen as a priority to the initiate process of building the new nation. This vision will safeguard the mission of leading and building the people of Southern Sudan. Restoring the pride and dignity of the people should take precedent as a core vision for integration and transformation. This lays a powerful foundation for the service of provision.

Moving from religious politics to true leadership

Since we cannot divorce the history of the Sudanese from the influence and power of religion either Islam or Christianity, Southern Sudan must not play the politics of religious score in the formation of their nation. They must learn from the past that religion must not be used to polarize the society. Any vision forced on the people on the platform of religion does not represent God’s concept of kingdom advancement. We need to remind ourselves that this transition is the beginning of a long term process that will eventually lead to the rise of a generation of Africans, with the competency to shape and bring into demonstration the wealth deposited for the development of the continent. For those who may be nursing the idea that Southern Sudan will be the first Christian state in Africa should reconsider their myopic template of thinking.

The destiny of the people of Sudan will not be established on the premise of a weak religious idea. Religion has always been used by unregenerated mortals to destabilize, manipulate and rule the uneducated, poor and powerless in the society.

The role of religion in nation building

Sound religion should be displayed in the authentic moral value system that fosters love, honesty and respect for all. Religion-the practice of true spirituality should inform and reform the psyche of individuals to shift in a positive direction towards the service of humanity. Meaning, faith should be the template that regulate how we think and see others who may be different from us. Religious prejudice as racial prejudice is one of the most deadly weapons Satan uses in destroying communities and societies. While the freedom of religious tolerance should be promoted, yet, it must never be used as tools to settle political differences. God is not in the business of establishing a Christian state. God’s apostolic desire is to establish a kingdom of priests through the lifestyle of those who have accepted his divine nature as their pattern and principle of existence. This statement may shock some with religious agenda. Please note, there is a big difference between religious polarization and the establishment of the kingdom of God among the nations.

To be continued…

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Bringing biblical perspectives to present global human crisis

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues on 14/01/2011

A failing human governing system

Today I would like to draw your attention to something very crucial and important. The world continues to slide downward with the standards and values she has created for herself. Ancient powers and authorities that seem to have held governing human philosophies together are collapsing from their high positions. From Tunisian unemployed youth clashes with Government, to the present American political crisis that claimed six lives; to Australia’s flood disaster which has also claimed untold numbers of lives in the past few weeks. These are all indicators of a major shift in the foundation of the earth’s structure that requires precise spiritual insight to how to live in a season like this.

The Lord promised that before the end of the age he will shake the {philosophy} foundation of everything that can be shaken, so that those things that are unshakable may remain. Foundations that are not solidly laid on the revelation of the person and nature of Christ will certainly give in when these shakes begin. Brethren, we are living in a time that we cannot afford to be undiscerning in our judgment about the state of things. Watching your loved ones being wasted away either by a stray bullet or by a deliberate shooting just because of his or her political opinion is difficult for anyone to forget.

Gen 11:1-4

11:1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” NIV

What about those who have lost everything to fires, floodwaters and earthquakes? What about the thousands of innocent souls that have been cold- bloodedly murdered in Darfur, either because of the color of their skin or religious orientation? How are we supposed to live and co-exist as humans in terrible days ahead of us without losing our sanity and faith in the true God? Well, the test of a well refined and defined humanity is revealed in seasons and times of immense darkness. It’s been said that man’s greatest battle is the one he fights and wins from within. The capacity to stand above your cultural or national limitation lies within you. The understanding of truth from the perspective of the truth himself will certainly give you the head start even when you have lost everything.

Building a stronger prophetic capacity for the days ahead

Global challenges affect the core structure of human existence irrespective of where you are or live. Meaning, you should be concerned about the present situations across the world because it will affect how you buy or sale. The present world is so interconnected that you cannot afford to turn from issues happening somewhere in the Far East. On 11^thJanuary 2011 it was exactly one year since the Asian nation of Haiti was devastated by a major earthquake; Ivory Coast to Pyongyang. We are seeing statements being made on the wall that only those with the sight of the ancient one can read. World leaders are all found to have the same problem- weak and uninformed leadership. Some regions that have realized how weak, unproductive and expensive the concept of democratic governance is have decided to create an alternative rule of leadership. However, this is not the answer to the vision of corporate societal development?

The various alternatives that human beings have chosen as their accepted concepts of leadership lack the precise inner transformation that comes through the power and authority of the Spirit of truth. The breaking down of all moral structures within man is the big issue that must be recognized and dealt with. This is the key contributing factor to all the other injustices and evil we are witnessing all over the world. In other words, the challenges faced by society today are the direct impact of refusing the wisdom of God as the driving force to human existence. Education does not exempt the existence of God; rather it should enhance our pursuit and desire to follow the ways of the Lord in Spirit and in truth. When people in leadership positions refuse or abuse their authority to challenge the existence and wisdom of God in the society, they jeopardize the destiny of their people to satanic invasion.

You as the head of the home, fellowship, business, school or community play a vital role in informing and shaping the destiny of the people around you. Christians in our time needs to understand the dynamics of living and working in a secular society. There is no room for compromise, yet on the issues of religious forbearance in the society we need clear spiritual insight so that the enemy will not use our ignorance to hinder the invasion and advancement of the kingdom of God. Zeal without sound biblical knowledge and interpretation will certainly truncate the acceleration of the Lords purposes through his Church.

Unmasking the strategy of the enemy

The enemy we are dealing with is highly intelligent when it comes to using deception and falsehood to perpetuate his evil plans where there is no clear vision. In trying to enforce what one part believes to be the truth has caused great damage to man. This wrong mentality today is the driving force of what we defined to be the society. The issue of check and balance within the template of existence is almost none-existing. Perverted understanding of diplomacy in reaching amicable agreement either from the family level to global leadership should be corrected if humans are going to co-exist. Faith and religion ought to be the foundation that guides and empowers humans from behaving like the beasts in the fields. Now, when religion, either Islam or Christianity is used to brainwash and incite unrefined human emotion, what you get is always tragic. Religion should be for the good will of humanity and not a channel of destruction. When the mission of a religious faith or denomination or belief is to use any means necessary; including killing innocent people; to persuade or force others to join them, such faith becomes injurious to humanity. We cannot talk about governance without considering the various levels of leadership influence. Politics or religion all plays a major role in the development and transformation of society. Therefore, understanding the meeting points and boundary lines of these orders of leadership enhances co-existence in societies.

Due to the lack of matured leadership in managing the structure of various political opinions, society has become more fragile and almost ungovernable. As we flash on critical incidents taking place across the globe, what you hear is the lack of leaders with the swift capacity to precisely respond to issues. The present challenges faced by the world have made past knowledge and understanding in dealing with crisis and development obsolete. Transition into a global society demands an in-depth understanding of the nature and reality of the 21^st century society. There is no doubt that the world requires better and more proficient visionary leaders with the capacity to bring a lasting change. Change must be directed towards precise destination. In other words, what change is designed to achieve in our lives corporately or individually must be clearly defined.

To be continued………………….

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Mentoring today’s youth, Tomorrow’s leader II

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues, youth related issues on 15/11/2010

Youthfulness is a period in life

In the part one of this article, we lay a foundation of some of the challenges facing youth in society where the boundary between right and wrong is almost completely annihilate. We also spoke about how young adults need to know how to discover and develop vision alongside their ordained destiny in order to make the right impact. Understanding how to engage life at its various stages of development is highly important for teenager to survive in the 21^st century society.

Youth is that stage in life between childhood and manhood. This is a period in life where most teenagers generally view things from an exploratory viewpoint which most parents are clueless about. This stage must be precisely understood by the youths, parents and caregiver as one of the most important challenging aspects in human development. This period will eventually determine the outcome of a person’s future, so it must be handled carefully. This period will eventually determine the outcome of a person’s future. Meaning, clear spiritual and mental insight is required to the characteristic of behavior at this point. Profiling this stage according to the revelation of the word of God will help the youth and parents alike to manage this transition in a less struggling paradigm. What do I mean by this? Most teenagers grow up under the parent without them being truly known {identified} by their parents. The struggle of finding one’s identity in a vast pool of false identity, peddled by the media world can be a great challenge to any person who does not have the right parental value model.

Having said this, it is highly important for teenagers to be clearly aware that as much as their parents are given the core responsibility of properly raising them up, parents also might just be struggling with the same issue of insecurity, abuse and dysfunctional upbringing which most times affects their capability to function as parents. I am aware that it might be very difficult for some of you to understand, but I presume that you as a Christian teenager need to understand the issues of all human dysfunctionality especially from a spiritual point. Humans, including Christian are all struggling with past failure and fears. Irrespective of our age or stage in life, unresolved issues and challenges never pass. Time does not heal old wounds as they say if we refuse the entrance of the light of God’s word to penetrate and carefully deal with the strongholds. We are all products of our social background. A background, mired in the old fallen Adamic nature. The more we become aware of our dysfunctional human nature and once we are ready to accept the right channel for redemption and transformation, the more precise our growth and development in becoming better humans.

The dawning of a new era

A new day is upon your life as a youth in this generation. If you allow yourself to be trained, skilled and empowered in this school of the Spirit, you will certainly gain the hedge of overcoming the hurdles and challenges of being a youth. When I say trained in the school of the Spirit, I am not suggesting some spooky religious activity men termed to be spirituality today. Allowing the Spirit of the Lord to train and empower you with the right mental and spiritual capacity means, you are required first to have a clear awareness of the Lords divine purpose and sovereignty over your life. In other words, you need to know that you do not belong to yourself irrespective of how or where you were born. You are owned by the Lord and he will gain the glory due to his name over your life in due time!

This statement might be very shocking for you to come to terms with due to the wrong upbringing. Many parents today do not have a clue concerning what it means to train up a child in the way he or she needs for growth because they are godless in their value and perception of existence. Millions of parents today are raising their children on the advice of media celebrities. A foundation of life based on humanistic idea can never lead to the accurate development of a child in becoming that respectful and honest teenager. People want to live a life void of the influence and authority of their creator. This is impossible. God, our creator, did not design any of his creation, including man to exist without his direct influence over such a life.

To lay a solid foundation of how a teenager can successfully navigate the 21^st century new age godless culture, without God as the central theme of such foundation will certainly be misleading and destructive. I am very aware that the growing culture and strategy of the 21-century leadership community is to completely do away with everything that sounds or look godly to the view of the society. This plan of the enemy is targeted towards recruiting youth who will become future leaders. The battle line has been drawn in the spirit realm and you as a youth need to understand this, so you don’t become a tool in the hands of a so-called new age movement that refuses to acknowledge the existence of God and anything designed to bring peace and stability to the human soul. One of the most important things you need to come to terms with as a youth is to realize that the cravings of your heart is far beyond what material things can meet. Your heart will continue to cry in longing for fulfillment until you find rest in God and him alone.

The scheme of trying to replace God

In the effort to try to fill this vacuum in the 21^st century youth’s heart, most churches have adopted into their youth training program, life management curriculum program to help youth in resolving their problems. They have created some kind of Friday night Christian clubs where youths can get together to have fun. This they have done with the hope of replacing nightclubbing. As wonderful as their motive may be, these programs still lack the spiritual force to imprint a lasting soul transformation value amongst young people. Why?

Creating an alternative for God in the heart of humans all in the name of some so-called religious recreation on Friday night will never change the youth or bring the desired satisfaction to their famished soul. My duty, just as the duty of the apostolic patriarchs was, is to keep and preserve the ancient path of kingdom truth that transforms and reforms the core of all human hearts, including that of the youths. A truth not mixed with any form of human carnal wisdom is the only answer that can change the perception and desire of the youth. As an apostolic believer, my core mission in this season is to see that all teenagers and youth are precisely introduced to the ancient tradition of faith, hope and love such that their destiny is discovered and fulfilled according to purpose. The values of godliness must return and be preserved in the hearts of the youth of this generation so that they can carry that holy tradition to the next generation. It is of great importance that the precise knowledge and pattern of worshipping the Lord are kept for this generation.

The God factor in shaping your destiny

The battle of preserving the right spiritual atmosphere in every home and Christian fellowship ground is crucial if we are going to see the purpose and desire of the Lord for our youth development in these last days. Knowing that the Lord has a plan for your life as an individual must go beyond a religious knowledge to a core revelational lifestyle of godliness and faithfulness. This spiritual information regulates your entire life’s decision. When you finally come to terms with the fact that nothing happens in your life without the divine permission of the Lord, you follow with the direction of the river of the Spirit. Knowing that the Lords divinely orchestrated how you came into this world can bring you quietness in times of pressure and identity crisis. Knowing also that your movement from point A to point B is divinely connected to the unfolding plans and purposes of the Lord for your life brings some kind of stability. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every person that come across your paths , good or bad, carries a divine impute in contributing to the shaping and development of your inner character and values in order to fulfill your God given destiny.

This is what I meant by being trained in the school of the Spirit. Now the question is have you inclined your ears to the inner voice calling for your enrolment in this type of training? No one in history ever fulfilled their ordained vision or dream without embracing their season of spiritual development and transformation. The grace {capacity} that comes through submitting your life on the altar of the Spirit gives you unprecedented acceleration towards your ordained destination. Bible icons like Joshua, Joseph David, Ruth, Mary to mention a few all give the precise pattern to how the youth of this generation can step into the area of leading their generation to the next position of relevancy.

This is the pathway and foundation of a meaningful life. These men and women all lived normal lives with extraordinary experiences that almost derailed their destiny. All of them at a point had an experiential encounter with the Lord, not religion that brought them to their turning point. Unfortunately, today, many religious activities that are being peddled as the act of spirituality are driving people further away from the Lord including youths. Discouraging as this may be, you still need the foundation of your life to be solidly built on the core revelation of Christ, who is the accurate pattern {example} of all human existence. Moving away from religious, activity-based Christianity, to a relationship-based faith, will definitely enhance your revelational understanding of the Lord’s mind for your life.

Achievements cannot replay your need for God

As much as you need a good education as one of the important requirements in life, and I do advise you to do everything within your ability to get one if you can, but I need to remind you that your expertise and brilliancy in life will still not produce the desired satisfaction and fulfillment. Human life at best is not designed to be lived outside the ambiance of Christ governmental influence. You do not have to agree with me, this is the plain truth. If you look deep into your heart, you will notice that your unquenchable craving for alcohol, drugs, sex, crime, and gangster’s activities still does not satisfy the soul. Nothing satisfies your heart’s craving until the one who designs and created you in his own image and likeness is given his rightful place over the throne of your heart again. To presume you will become anything outside His desired agenda and scrutiny is a big deception. As a youth, I do understand that you are dealing with highly complex issues and challenge that requires your immediate, clear, direct and precise answer like yesterday. However, answering these very complex personal life-changing questions, are like sitting in a classroom where we are taught 2+2= 4. The classroom of life requires that we first learn to regain the Lords perspective to issues, and patiently develop the hearing ears, seeing eyes and understanding heart in approaching the question so we do not make a mistake. This is where the ministry of the Spirit comes to bear in assisting us. Does the Holy Spirit have all the answers to your question? Learning to depend on his guidance might take awhile but the moment you learn the act of listening and obeying him it becomes easy for you to navigate around difficult youthful challenges. Once you are positioned on this solid relationship with the Spirit of Christ no external pressure will easily control or entice you into doing things you do not want to do.

The truth is, if you do not have a close one to one relationship with your maker, you may not be able to live a full functional life. Mean, nothing you have, do or become will bring lasing fulfillment to your soul.

Time, your greatest treasure

Time is a priceless commodity we all take for granted until we are suddenly faced with the issue of death and life before we recognize its importance. Rich or poor, good or bad, we all have a free measure of time to carry out the Lords desired plans in the earth. Just imagine if the Lord were to place a price tag on time, how much would you be able to afford to live by each day? This is an important question we all need to think about over again, because they will help us measure the value we place on this precious eternal gift. You may not be rich in many things like gold and silver, yet your creator has given you just enough time to discover and fulfill your purpose of existence. Many have misused this precious gift to pursue things that further drive them away from the right course of life. Spending your God given time in trying to impress family members, friends and colleagues, without pursuing the core reason of your existence is like pouring water into an empty basket.

Opportunity to step into your future

The opportunity to envision and participate in shaping and developing the preferred future where youths become visionary leaders is here. The sociopolitical condition of the past decade incredibly shaped and impacted the consciousness of all humans in a way that requires strong leadership redirection. It will be an understatement to say the world has drastically changed and for anyone to be a key player in this new world order, he or she needs to be fully aware of the areas of change. Productive life is solidly built on certain key values and visionary capacity that should inform and transform the concept of our views of engaging life’s most challenging areas. There is no doubt that growing up in today’s kind of society where almost anything is permitted and acceptable, distorts your sense of responsibility and accountability.

The extreme of a democratic society without strong leadership values, produces a generation of families that loses the values of sound moral standard. As youth, preparing for a future of stability and prosperity you must understand that the future does not happen by accident. Commitment, responsibility and determination to the course of your development set the stage for such manifestation. The choices you make presently certainly determine and shape your future expectation.

As a young adult you need to precisely position in terms of making informed decision that contributes to the enhancement and development of society. While the institutions, shoulder with the core responsibility to groom and create the right atmosphere for a productive visionary youth life seem to be collapsing without remedy, a new culture of responsibility and ownership must rise within the hearts of young men and women in determining their future. However, young adults today have the opportunity and resources required to shape their future and destiny in a positive way. Choosing not to be influenced by the wrong company is one of the first and most important decisions that must be made.

Influence could be either used positively or negatively, depending on the one who gains its control. The outcome of individual and corporate existence could be directly related to the power of influence. The influence of our parents, teacher, spiritual leader, friends and our childhood community all contributes to your development has a teenager. The lack of the right upbringing definitely increases the likelihood of being negatively influenced. The society is an extension of the family. The family plays a very vital role in shaping and determining the type of society we live in just as religion, culture and tradition determine the believe system of each family.

The influence of our parents, caregivers and the immediate environment of growth play a role in determining the kind of person we’ve turned out to be. Follow the right steps that lead to a productive tomorrow. The future is never an accident but the culmination of events both positive and negative we allow to guide and drive our lives. Since this article seeks to speak to the lives of youth who are in need of some kind of direction or advice, I will try as much as possible to be practical. If you are reading this article, you must have passed several stages of your life where you have done things you are not proud of and if you are given another chance, you will like to amend them. Everyone in life, at a point, has been in that position of thought where we wished we had the power to undo the past. The truth is if you have the power to undo your past but still do not understand what made you say or do things irrationally, there is that possibility you will repeat the same mistake.

Today gives you the opportunity and capacity not only to learn from yesterday’s mistakes but also to help others become more aware of such wrong choices so they do not fall into the same wrong path. As part of being a young adult, there are enormous decisions and responsibilities waiting for you to be made. To say that most of you have not stumbled into these responsibilities will certainly be naive of me. Before stepping into the arena of fulfilling those responsibilities, you need to acquire the right foundational skill and capacity; this includes information and education. Unfortunately, many have already stepped into fulfilling those responsibilities without solid based knowledge and wisdom.

Some might argue they do not have to be responsible for anything because no one was responsible for their life. That may be a fact, but the truth remains, how or where we are born does not exempt you from the challenges and responsibilities of life. You may not have had the chance of choosing your parents and where you grew up, yet there are countless choices you are expected to make in your adulthood that would not only influence your future family but the rest of the society. Each stage of your life affects the next. Life is designed to function from different stage of development. Each stage contributes to the next stage. Whatever you have acquired as experience or information in your early childhood affects your view of life even at your teenage stage. The growth stage process forms and determine the impact of development and transformation. That is how life has been designed. We are all born to have some form of responsibility at every stage of development. A new day has dawned upon the youth of this generation; the future is no longer predictable as it was in the past. Activities are taking place in the spirit realm, fight for the control of your soul and destiny.

A generation at the crossroad

There has never been a time in human history where the destiny of a generation is at such a risk like today’s generation. Everything in the natural realm is disintegrating due to the total collapse of what we have defined to be humanity. The theory of psychological social cohesion, designed to keep family and other social institutions running no longer work. When you listen to news, you wonder if there is an iota of hope for the youth of this generation. Things are deteriorating; both religious and political leaders seem to be running out of so-called managerial ideas. Resources are being mismanaged daily because they are not ready to deal with the core issues youth and teenagers are facing. We live in one of the most spiritually blind generations since the birth of the Church 2000 years ago. This drastic shift in the spiritual atmosphere is negatively affecting both Christian and none Christian youth alike.

Putting the challenges of my teenage life’s experience into writing is one of the most difficult things I have ever done. I guess it will only be fair to use myself as the specimen if I truly desire to reach the very core of this generation’s youth challenges. I do understand why so many spiritual leaders try as much as possible to avoid using their personal life challenges in dealing with these highly sensitive issues, like ministering to youth. How can we sincerely bring love, direction, hope and transformation to millions of youth out there almost bleeding their life to death if we are not ready to be transparent? I also understand that sometimes being open and transparent makes most people look weak and vulnerable, especially in a world where masculinity {strength} and the sense of being in control is highly respected and celebrated.

The truth is if anyone is going to enroll in the mission of youth development and transformation, they need to know that there is no silver bullet in handling their complex problem. Most teenagers’ challenges are first parental related before they become issues of identity and insecurity. The lack of proper parenting or the issue of none existence of parents or the right caregiver are the basis of the challenges most youth inherits. We must be open, fair, courageous, sensitive and proactive in our actions.

My experience as a teenager

Looking back to my past experience gave me a life time opportunity to first see if indeed I have truly dealt with the past or if I am only pretending like most of us does. I knew I could not truly speak to the youth without carefully considering the world that shaped who and what I have become today. This is a serious issue. The world we all live in today no matter where you are under the planet is shaped by your past.

It’s amazing how we conclude on the issues of life when we get to a certain age bracket. One of the most exciting moments of my life as a youth, was when I gave my heart to the Lord in 1988 at the Christ Chapel international convention, Lagos, Nigeria. For the first time, I experienced what it means to be loved and cared. Looking back at my past teenage years, I could say it was a challenging experience of various emotional battles. The sense of loneliness, loss, insignificance to life, dominated my days of growing. Hatred so controlled my life that at a point, I contemplated suicide and the none-existence of God. There were questions bottled up in my heart concerning the issues of the faith, life, family, education and the future.

At a point, I thought of joining the Muslim faith, not because I really believed in the tenets of the religion but because the people who showed me some kind of care back then were of the Islamic faith, though I did not realize that people could show you care or love for their selfish agenda. Since my hunger to be affirmed grew stronger, that desire became the right platform for my Muslim neighbor to use in persuading me to their faith. I searched intently to find some kind of identity. An identity I hoped will give me some kind of meaning and significance in my frustration and dissatisfaction. I explored various passions of self-indulgence and emotional gratification to fill up the big gulf within my soul.

Every stage of human growth comes with their unique trials, fears and uncertainties that need precise understanding in handling them. Without the right awareness of what is taking place in and around your life we can become vulnerable to the negative voices that most time brings confusion and discouragement. The enemy takes advantage of our ignorance, especially in areas of our social existence. It was just too difficult for me to fit into the world around me because of how I was made to see life. My teenage experience is an echo of so many youths out there seeking for some kind of guidance and direction from their parents who seem clueless about what teenage development is all about. This is one of the reasons why most young adult seem very isolated in their homes but amongst friends they are they seem to be the happiest people. Even though this sense of happiness is short lived the rather spend their time with the friends.

To be continued

Xenophobia and its solution from biblical perspective

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues on 16/07/2010

A look at Xenophobia From a biblical perspective

Matt 24:4-81v

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. NIV

Introduction

The scripture above gives the foundational sequence of a high-level prophetic process, which defines the present season of humankind. This moment in time carries the seed of a future, designed in various prophetic paradoxes that would continue to bugle the minds of the blind and the spiritually uninformed. The reality of Light and darkness that presently coexist is not a new phenomenon to a well-informed bible student. What will continue to challenge the philosophy of ignorant Christian will be based on how darkness, the operating system of this present world will assume authority that seem to defy their faith in the Lord. The plan and strategy of the Lord in the process of reforming and restoring the hearts of the nation back to his ultimate will, is not one that can be clearly understood d by the unregenerate mind.

The wisdom {the total summary of human operation} of this world, the word of God informs us to be devilish, sensual and self-seeking. Such is the philosophy behind what men terms to be wisdom. This definition of solution carries no insight or capacity to resolving the challenges of man. Acknowledging the wisdom that comes from above and making the best use of it in dealing with issues either from a personal crisis to a more global complex challenge should be the goal of all true spiritual leaders.

The coming of one kingdom means the collapse of another

The platform of dealing with these issues, like that of the ongoing xenophobic reality in South Africa must be solidly built on the backdrop of perfect understanding of the mind of the Lord in regards to the appearing of his kingdom within the earth {flesh} of men. The birthing or the manifestation of the kingdom of God will continue to challenge everything, humans have held dearly as a concept of an ideal or perfect community. The theory or philosophy of the wisdom of this world clearly does not have the kind of value system that fosters peace and unity within a human community without the express involvement of the knowledge and wisdom that comes from above. The more the saints pray, the Lord’s kingdom come and his will be done on earth as it is done in heaven, the more we are going to witness the fall and total collapse of weak character and unrefined human nature throughout the earth.

This will manifest in various ways that will eventually make the kings of the earth cry out for help. This is not a strange thing; the entire bible is filled with this patterns and concept. The world system never reaches forth to her savior until everything she holds is almost in ruin. This is the story of Joseph in Egypt, Daniel in Babylon.

Within the ongoing collapsing of the unrefined spiritual and moral human structure, the Lord is building a new society; completely designed, patterned and driven to govern through the internal nature and values of the second man, the Last Adam. The truth is the Church of Christ in the earth is not sent to compliment other religious affiliations but to set a new standard of living amongst humans that will give people clear direction to how life should be lived according to Gods standard. What a glorious day we live in as Sons of the kingdom, born in due time to regain their position and inheritance of dominion as the Christ’s life takes full expression within them.

The duty of a prophet is to connect through revelation, events both personal and global to the present position of truth. In other words, the truth in God’s word becomes the litmus test of both national and global events. All occurrences, no matter how relevant or irrelevant they may seem to the ordinary human sight have their consequences in the overall destiny of a nation or region. When we lose sight of the mind of the Lord, concerning either where we are as a nation, family or ministry we allow the enemy to gain the upper hand. As we all know, truth in principle is constant, never changes, yet the realities around her are constantly changing through its effect. There are those assigned for the ministry of handling truth that brings clarity and direction to human lives. The more these people function and advance within the parameter of their ministry the more nations and regions come in alignment to the Fathers eternal purpose.

In this article, I will try to consider the various views, facts and factors that should help in re-gaining the right prophetic perspective in dealing with the issue of xenophobic attacks here in South African. When I say prophetic, I am relating to the very operating system the Lord uses in directing and determining His course of agenda within the core structure of a nation. There has been a direct prophetic plan of God for this nation since her inception and there is no doubt about the enemy’s persistent plan in trying to frustrate that plan. This means that our view, has citizens {dwellers} of the nation requires precise spiritual calibration {maturity} in judging the present xenophobic situation lest we allow the unregenerate soul to impact our judgment. There is a specific program assigned for this nation according to her destiny that must be fulfilled in alignment to the Father’s desired plan as the world moves into the next season of her birth pangs. The raising of nations {ethnos} against each other according to the word of God is the beginning of the birth pangs and not the end of the world like most theologians and end-time preachers have presumed.

Laying prophetic foundation

This prophetic insight about the days we are in should prepare every believer, irrespective of his or her cultural or racial orientation for the battle ahead. Kingdoms have begun to rise against kingdom as it was prophesied. Those without the Lord’s mark are being recruited by the enemy to fight and kill their own brothers. What a revelation of the days we are in! The fragility of what is defined to be humanity; nationhood and religion are just too weak to sustain the true culture of unity especially when economic famine and other forms of human and natural disaster increase in the earth. God is busy testing the foundation of what we call a nation. He is shaking the wrong concepts and values we define to be human society.

For the scriptures declares, we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Are you part of that kingdom? If you are not, you will certainly be shaken in this season. Mind you, flesh and blood {human system} the scripture says is not permitted entrance into the kingdom. The meaning of the statement, Kingdoms rising against kingdoms defines to an extent the end of imperial ideologies and philosophy that once governed and define human’s standards of existence.

What was once accepted is now collectively being rejected today as regions continue to break away to form new coalitions in the name of destroying the repressive political and economic power of the west. We cannot develop the right mental and spiritual capacity if we do not understand the concept of accurate biblical interpretation as they relate to the destiny of nations, regions and people.

When the soul is allowed to rule

The blooming of humanistic concepts of existence is ushering into the nations, reigns of demonic activities that will make governance almost impossible to the best of the best brains. The battle between the spirit and the rebellious human soul will continue for many days to come until the Spirit man finally regains his place of authority and dominion. Those who continue to press into the lifestyle of the Spirit has the daily yield themselves to the power of the cross will gain daily ascendant power to crucify their flesh. Believers who are deceived by allowing the gravitation of their present earthly geography and location to define their values and passion will become captive of the spirit of the age.

The power and authority of Babylon is embedded within the cultural and racial pride. There is a fine line between patriotism and idolizing you nation. Living within the ambiance of the Holy Spirit’s instruction and guidance will help you to identity this divide as you gain spiritual maturity. This is true maturity; to understand the paradox of your existence, while you live here in the world; you are not captured nor governed by the values and traditions of the world’s system around you. The keeping power of the living word maintains your sight to where you came from and ultimately where you are returning some day.

I am proudly a Nigerian living in South Africa completely alien to the humanistic form of the system that defines the cultural and traditional existence of the two regions. I clearly understand my position and birth as a Nigerian in the light of my prophetic purpose for this great nation South Africa. I have prayed and labored in the Spirit for almost 12 years before I was sent into this great white field called South Africa. The love I have for this great nation can only be compared to the Love I felt when I gave my life to the Lord several years ago.

A great price was paid in training and releasing me to this nation that can’t be compared to anything money can buy. It certainly will take a person who has been processed by God’s purifying fire to explain what it means to be sent to represent God’s purpose from one end of the world to another. Unfortunately, very few Christian ministers, especially in this part of the world can comprehend such, due to their short sightedness of the global purpose of God for the region.

What church leaders preach and teach irrespective of their denomination does to a great deal impact the overall perception of the church community, which is obviously of the broader society. It is of a great importance to the Lord that his ministers clearly represent his purpose and desire according to laid down biblical principles. Isolating the gospel to one aspect, region or class of people is sin before the Lord. The mission of church leaders in a society is to help broadening the mentality and perception of their members to clearly see and relate to the life and dealing of God in people irrespective of their color, race or sex. When Church leaders start, teaching this spiritual reality in the developmental stage of the Church, their views and understanding of foreign mission workers will definitely start changing.

There will be a clearer understanding of why people migrate from one nation to another. I brought out this point to confirm that xenophobia also exist within some of the church structures in the nation, just has apartheid rulers used the religion {the Church} to promote their Nazism spirit. Unfortunately, this apartheid racial spirit still persists in the heart of some of the spiritual leaders and this I do believe fuels the evil of racism in the nation of South Africa.

In most cases, reconciliation demands that we face the truth headlong. As much as we only speak concerning these issues on a surface level, we only delay the true healing process. We all come from different places to represent the same God in our unique ministry callings and gifts. The Lord’s house {ministry} is not built on one-sided gift; it must involve and revolve around all ministry gifts.

Identifying true ministry gifts is not an easy thing especially in an instance where the enemy has managed to infiltrate the spiritual gate of the nation. Everyone who comes in the name of the Lord becomes a suspect of falsehood gospel. This attitude without the proper spiritual insight can make a nation reject those truly called and sent in helping to rebuild her broken wall and gates. The enemy of the gospel is good in using counterfeit and deception in confusing and contaminating the hearts of those willing to accept the true gospel. The enemy never stops in trying to frustrate the purposes of the Lord around the nation.

Political root of xenophobia

There is no doubt the nation has made some key landmarks in trying to reconstruct the process of her democratic destiny since 1994. What is yet to be seen in practice is the translation of those beautiful written policies into a powerful working tool that turns the daily lives of the ordinary citizens into a successful story. I should think anyone who truly desires not just to see the end of this horrific nightmare called xenophobic attacks, but also want to witness a lasting social political transformation should be interested in the core root of the attack. While one cannot rule out the political undertone in the attack, it is also a common truth that poverty and injustice are a good breeding ground for social unrest.

It becomes worrisome when a person{s} can cold-blooded kill another person because they feel threatened by their presence. How do we start addressing such state of evil within the human conscience? When people lose their sense of humanity in the name of a phobia is nothing but a manifestation of a well-seated evil in the heart of men. The bottom-line question is still yet to be answered; are we dealing with a politically motivated attack sent, to strategically destabilize the young fragile progressive democrat process of the nation or a satanic attack against the Lord’s prophetic agenda for the nation?

The spirit behind this so-called phobia is the spirit of fear manifesting through pride and hatred. Isolating xenophobic attract from the highly complex social dives in the nation, is like taking a penknife to fight a battalion of army. Look at the definition of xenophobia, which simply means an unreasonable fear of foreigners or that which is foreign or strange. One immediately gets the ideology behind the attacks. What is fear? What motivate such fear? Yet this attack is not unique to foreigners alone in the context of the social state of the nation.

There is still a sharp division among South Africans themselves; all you need is to listen to the conversation of the different ethnic groups here. The colored have this deep routed hatred for the blacks. They believe the reason they don’t get employed is because of the BEE program that only seem to favor the blacks, while the white just hate the fact that the black are the ones ruling today and they seem not to understand anything about leading a nation while the black have this sense of delusional pride of thinking they will always have the control of leading the nation, even when the parties are not delivering on the promise they made to their own voter.

While the Asians seem to be the go in between of the fractured relationship, I see them has both king makers and peacekeepers who seem to have a better and a clearer position of their role in the destiny of the nation and they might just one day lead this great nation. I guess the term the rainbow nation remains a futuristic {prophetic} description of tomorrow’s South Africa. {Mark 3:23-25 24} If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.NIV

The Nation and its destiny

Just has individuals and families are called, prepared and commissioned for precise kingdom assignment, so do nations and regions across the earth carry unique prophetic schedule according to the timing and injunctions of the Spirit. Unfortunately, the kind of Christianity we have today seems not to encourage members to pursue such spiritual knowledge. Christians know very little about God when it comes to His prophetic affairs for their cities or nation. Individual lives are divinely wired to connect to the destiny of a nation or regions they have been assigned. Everything about their live, directly or indirectly is driven towards the core purpose of the Father for the nation.

Now it takes the ministry of a true prophet to inform, develop and shape people’s mentality to start seeing nations and regions from this kind of perspective. In most cases, very few people understand the connection of their spirituality to the destiny of a place, people or region. Nationalities, race, tribes and geographical boundaries without understanding why the Lord allows or permits those differences blind carnal, fallen humans. God set people and countries where they are for the glory of His purpose to be unveiled at the fullness of time. Nations are like the Lord’s church designed for different mandates in His counsel.

The church the Lord positions derives her purpose and vision power within the core spiritual structure of the region. The Lord, in His prophetic purpose raises and equips a prophet in Ghana only to send to Mali to go and fulfill His mandate. It takes maturity to know that as believer we do not attach our lives to physical locations even if that is where we are born. The fact that you are born in a place does not mean your life should be attached there. God uses the dynamic of a city or nation to shape His own people for the place He will send them.

The concept is like John the Baptist who was born within the religious system of his day; his father was actually a priest within the order yet john would not entangle himself with the system, why? He clearly understood his mission and destiny in regards to the city. While he lived within the geographical region of the nation, his life was an enigma to the social and cultural order of his people. What a prophetic sight displayed by this prophet. While he did everything to bring peace, joy and tranquility to the people, his eyes were focus on who has been designed to be on the inside.

1 Peter 2:11-12

11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. NIV

Alien to this world

Though he was a Jew like our Lord Jesus Christ, yet everything about their lives was totally opposite the culture and religious norms of their day. The spiritual paradigm and reality of the kingdom they belong was just too strong to be contaminated by their natural nativity. When so-called Christians still attach undue glory to their earthly race, culture, nationality and color of skin, it definitely shows they still do not understand what redemption means.

It is amazing to know that things like color, racial class and educational orientation are amongst what divides the Church of Christ today. How can the church lead good example when she is also divided. A kingdom divided against itself the scripture says cannot stand. Beyond xenophobia, I would like the church to see the real issue of division so we do not lose focus of the real enemy.

Until the issue of spiritual identity takes precedence over earthly race we will not be able to access the kingdom of God according to [1corthinans 15:50] Flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Race, color or nationality is all divinely designed by the Lord to connect us to our earthly route so we can exercise our heavenly mandate. The anointing of Christ must rest on a seed born by the virgin Mary.

Mary did not birth the anointing but the flesh she birthed housed the anointing. This same concept applies to cities and nations. Your spiritual birth is your real position but as earth dweller, you need a form of genealogy to connect and identify the history of your earthly pilgrim. As the human body houses the spirit and soul of man so does, a nation or city houses the prophetic purposes of the Lord.

In God’s eyes the purpose and mission of a region or nation goes beyond what happens within the walls or boundaries of such place, it is beyond the legislative laws and cultural ties that bind the people together; it cannot be accessed through shared ideological frames of mind. It is a spiritual phenomenal that has to be understood by spiritually renewed minds. When man was created in the Garden, he was created as a spirit directly reflecting the image of God. The attributes of God’s likeness was the central theme of man’s life and nature.

From the position of life, we see authority and dominion given to him to rule over all that was within the garden except his wife and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. His fall and exit from the garden introduces humankind to what we can call an alternative way of life. A life designed to be governed through the fallen human soul. A soul in rebellion to the pattern and desire of the Father, everything fashioned after the fall as a key to human development including rulership were all designed to fail until the human spirit is alive again to bring the kingdom of God down to human affairs.

Understanding humanity

It is highly important the Church understands this concept of life if we must find a solution to the numerous complex challenges bewildering the nations. The people within a region must understand that what makes a nation goes beyond her geographical location, ideological beliefs economic power or cultural affiliations. The Lord allows people to coexist in communities for various reasons designed to expose the weakness of their humanity and to teach them how to live in the power of shared community. The study of humanity is not limited to the study of our racial or cultural differences but the brining to pass of God’s eternal purpose through a coherent concept of nationhood. God defines a nation through his desired plan for those called from darkness to light.

The redeemed human spirit does not recognize geographical boundaries as birds in the sky do not recognize national regions. When there is no solid, holistic biblical teaching in a nation the spiritual foundation of such a nation gets affected in such a way that threatens the prophetic agenda of God for the people. We have several prophetic utterances declared about this great nation but very little have been done to bring clear prophetic responsibility in preparing the nation for her destiny. This nation has journeyed through a season created by the Lord to prepare her for her day of manifestation. Like any other prophetic purpose, there must be a season of great warfare to test and rebuild her ability to stand in the day of restoration.

The blueprint of the Father’s plan for a nation is what defines their future enemies and victory. This reality must inform how they view themselves in regards to political and socioeconomic challenges, weakness, and victories. In other words, when a nation clearly understands her national destiny it helps galvanize the required human and capital resource needed to function within the context of her assigned global mission. When there are no clear prophetic voices to amplify this mandate at the gate of a nation, the Lord certainly will use various occasions and events as His prophetic voice to create the right platforms that put His trumpet {message} on the lips of His watchmen assigned to introduce the nation to her glorious destiny.

Ezek 33:10-11

10 “Son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?” ‘ 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?’ NIV

Regaining political freedom

When the nation regained her political freedom in 1994, it opened her up to vast level of opportunities both for development and her desire for re-integration with the rest of the world. Sanctions were lifted; investors began to pour in from various parts of the world including the African continent. It was a time of great bliss to celebrate her democracy and the economy but the new government was cut off guard in that she did very little to prepare the social psyche of the nation for such inflow of foreign nationals.

This mistake of the government to a great deal contributes to the already emotionally fragile and marginalized black South Africans who viewed the foreign immigrants as invaders. While the reality of BEE {black economic empowerment} is yet to filter down to most of the townships and informal settlements, except for Soweto. Majority of the black South Africans were hoping that having voted to the ANC into power would automatically turn the story of the horrific past into a blessing. This obviously was not the case at least not until now. This has led them to start feeling disillusioned and disenfranchised.

Note that most of the poor foreign immigrants living in South African are also found sharing in these squatter camps and townships that basically do not have any form of infrastructural capacity to accommodate both parties While the ideology of using force and aggression to resolve issues during the apartheid regime still lingers within the mindset of the people, it became the only remedy to force out their own African brothers even if it means killing. This wrong mindset of resolving issues with violence and criminal act has become a template that will certainly take awhile to defuse.

It is important to know that this violent cruel mentality is not unique to foreigners alone; it can be seen in the daily criminal acts committed in the nation. The nation of South Africa is like a nation that just finished a long time battle, armies have been called back to the barracks, issues have been politically resolved but there are still unresolved issues {landmines} embedded in the hearts of the nation. Just one wrong move, these mines are triggered to the destruction of lives. How do we start defusing these landmines in the heart of men who seem not bothered about what happens to them anymore? Can we use momentary pleasure like sports to resolve a well-sited problem? There is nothing wrong in hosting the world cup and use it to boaster the moral of the nation but to believe its powerful enough to resolve the problem of about two centuries to me is disillusioned. Embedded systemic problem must be dealt with through the appropriate channels.

An unbelievable reaction

It has been two years since the nation of South Africa witnessed the first major xenophobic attack majorly on foreign black’s nationals. It came as a shockwave to many within and outside the shores of the nation. I could still recount the sight of this horrific and barbaric act, committed in the name of reclaiming lost jobs back from other foreign nationals who they claimed deprived them of their economic inheritance. There is no excuse for attacking innocent foreigners who came looking for opportunity is one of the key words for the 21st century society. Any nation or society that desires to be major key player in the present globalized economy must be ready to open up her nation. The policy of her immigration laws must be flexible such that human and capital resources have easy access.

The next human frontier will absolutely be borderless. You cannot live in the past and expect to be relevant in the future economic advance. The Government must put structures on ground that can both educate and empower the mentality of her populace in regards to integration. The Government must prepare her citizens to challenge all forms of mental barriers that might want to limit her from opening up to the opportunities flowing into the nation. Yet this must be carefully done in the light of social and economic security. It is not a farfetched concept that an abused person can end up abusing other if the right prayer and necessary therapies are not applied.

This seems to be what is playing out here; a nation that was once abused under apartheid government today is seen to be using the same wicked principle against other foreign nationals to her own detriment. How do you start explaining or justifying such barbaric act? Where is the humanity of these selected South African who go hunting down their unarmed fellow brothers? How do you explain burning another human being in the name of trying to regain your economic power? The real issue of economic and political marginalization is still there unanswered.

Very few gains have been made since the ANC regained power some 15 years ago, promises of a better life for these marginalized and deprived communities is still a story of the future. These people being used to perpetuate xenophobic attacks should realize they are only been used to stir an evil that will continue to hunt their yet unborn children. The seed a man or nation sows he shall also reap in multiple folds. People must realize they cannot get away with evil, they might escape human justice but how do you escape the judgment of God Almighty?

Maybe there is something to learn from these immigrants

It is a shame to know it’s this same people they claimed to have taken their daily bread are the same people who provide the most needed services in the various communities. These are people who use their money to open mini mobile-shops. Shoe repair shops, these foreigners fix broken down cars and electronics mechanics and phones. Some of our South African brothers do not have these specialized skills. I think the issue is more of jealousy, pride and anger due to their lack of skill. This is what the bible calls the Cain spirit. The spirit that kills his own brother because he seems to understand what the Lord demands. This does not call for attack but to humbly offer yourself to learn from your brother.

Partially I do blame the government for not understanding the problem of their people and so could not offer the right solution. When we say we desire to educate our people that must be done in the context of self-empowerment. While it is good to open schools but we also need to recognize that education starts from building the right self-image especially when you look at the history of the nation. There is no doubt this nation is endowed with great wealth but about 70% of its people are uneducated.

There is also an urgent need for the government of South Africa to understand the skills and capacity of these immigrants and create forms and platform whereby these skill labor force cab help build capacity in areas that are mostly needed. When this is done in the spirit of care and love for one another there will be a great return from both parties. Collaborating resource and skill to build capacity is achievable.

The unanswered question

The question should be asked what skill we both share in order to build a better future both for nation and for ourselves. I personally know that there are lots of skill and information transfer the West Africans living here can offer their South African brothers.Building a mutual micro entrepreneur resource base here can help a great deal. We can definitely have a win-win issue in regards to the economic battle if the government will help to monitor such a project. No nation must live in a delusional mentality of thinking their nation cannot be destabilized. Zimbabwe is a very good example for us. This nation was once the food basket of the African continent but today the story is a different case. 60% of Zimbabweans are educated but are bricklayers here in South African.

This is unaccepted, African leadership must wake up to this humiliation of their people by putting stable government institutions in place in order to have sustainable and progressive development. Most of these foreign nationals are here due to bad administrative leadership of their government. It is not a disputed fact that Africa is the richest continent in the world, yet she stands to represent the poorest continent, what a paradox! What is wrong with some leaders who seem to see leading their country as their birthright?

To deal with these ungodly xenophobic attacks we need to look at it from the apartheid regime. You may want to ask, what is the link between past apartheid racism and the present evil xenophobic attacks? Well, the links are numerous from refusing to recognize the humanity of the other race, to killing for economic and political gains.

As a Christian, I do believe that thing must be viewed from God’s perspective so we do not find ourselves siding the lies of the enemy. Accurate spiritual perception to issues like this helps in bringing the right solution. One of the advantages we have as believers is the ability to see things from the spiritual point that gives us the advantage to know the right answer to deal with them. As I have said earlier, prophetic insight to the present condition of things tells us more about the desire of God for the situation.

This means that while we live in a material world like Daniel in Babylon we can also see both the spiritual and prophetic destiny of the nation. While we do not deny the facts on the ground we also should not dispute the authority and power God has given to us to address things that seem to defy the power of human intelligence. Everything crime perpetuated in the natural realm of life; be it racism or the xenophobic attacks all have a spiritual connotation, meaning there is a spirit in the high places marshaling these attacks to destabilize and frustrate the prophetic agenda of the kingdom of God within that nation.

The Lord’s prophetic plan

This is why the Lord assigns prophets and apostles over regions to counterattack this force while they are still planning their evil schemes. Church leaders need to raise the level of their governmental judicial power over regions assigned to them in them. When demons capture the authority of a ministry and turn them to a puppet theater that has not life or power to execute dominion, we cannot but witness such horrific manifestation in the land. The scripture tells us we wrestle not with flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Racism spirit was the machinery the apartheid regime used to manipulate, divide, steal, and try to destroy the destiny of the great nation. Today, that same evil spirit of Cain is intensifying its evil vice in the nation by using xenophobia to steal what God is spiritually building and releasing at the same time into this region. The prophetic destiny of this nation and her people lies at the threshold of understating her apostolic mandate over the continent of Africa and the rest of the world.

This city shall be built by the wood cuts from different parts of Africa. The Lord is deploying the best of craftsmen into this nation as Solomon’s get the stone cutter ready for the building of the temple of the Lord. Ministry gifts {those called by God} are being pictured in an accelerated way that will change the atmosphere over the land for the grand release of the sons of Cush into his grand glory. It will certainly take those who have been born of the spirit to understand the call of men from afar to complete the house the Lord is building within the heart of the nation.

This calls for a clear understanding of the spiritual dynamics of the season. The dragon called xenophobia-the spirit of fear will be destroyed as the church of the Lord starts responding through the nature of Christ’s love and grace to one another. For the Lord has not given us the spirit of fear. It must be dealt with from a position of soundness of mind. Rest and stability in the prophetic destiny of this nation will bring forth leadership to provide food and security to His people.

Therefore, it is time we see what the Lord is doing and stop responding to the laid down strategy of the enemy. You will not see me again until you say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Sight, prophetic understanding into the season of this nation is crucial. Can the people of this nation see the coming of the Lord through the lives of these men and women who have been sent in the building project of the Lord?

When God proclaims a new day concerning the destiny of a people the enemy also responds to make sure such mandate does not come to pass. The duty of the elders at the gate of leadership is to strengthen and encourage the builders of the house of the Lord. When we lose sight of divine signals to mere humanistic political agendas, we become victims of deception. God is sending crafts men to the nation and we are fighting them due to the lack of understanding. It is time to get a wakeup call.

What about praying against xenophobia

In most cases as when we are faced with life threatening challenges like this one, we obviously recline to the idea of prayer as some kind of magical charm that just instantly changes things. Prayer is supernatural in nature and there is no doubt about its impact within the destiny of a nation, but should also be noted, prayer is structurally built on clear biblical principles and injunctions that must be adhered to if the required results must be attained. Please note; God only answers prayer with His invested interest. That may sound cruel to the ears of some people. However, it is the truth.

Unfortunately, many still do not understand the whole principle and process that informs effective prayer in dealing with situations. This misconception has made the ministry of prayer look burdensome and ineffective to some people. When we refuse to allow the Holy Spirit to groom our understanding to the point where our spiritman differentiates right from wrong, we would certainly assume issues from face value and then conclude what kind of prayer is suitable for the situation. Things are not always the way them seem. We must to be sensitive to the voice and direction of the Spirit in discerning societal challenges. What makes prayer effective is not necessarily the need as it where but how the Lord will have us approach the situation from the deposits of spiritual knowledge and principle.

What Christians have been doing is trying to use prayer as a shortcut or a route of escape from issues the Lord will have us confront through the appropriate machinery put in place. The Spirit of wisdom cannot come into effect until someone offers his voice to him. What is happening to the revelational knowledge we are receiving in handling situations like this in the Church? Alternatively, could it be that the Church is not prepared to tackle circumstances like this.

Righteousness exalts a nation the scriptures tell us but sin is a reproach… the enemy is trying to crack through the wall of righteousness being built for the prophetic purpose of God for the nation and intercessors must be positioned at her walls to frustrate this plan. Our comments of wisdom and dialogue on community and national issues can be a powerful tool that facilitates agreement and change in the society and it’s amazing how the people of the world are trying to use this tool while we look.

There is a time to be quiet but there is also a time when our silence is termed to be evil. I must say the Church and her leadership must break the silence in this matter of xenophobia in South Africa. We have to employ the knowledge and wisdom of the Spirit to deal with this problem. The position of the Church as the light and salt of the world must not be given the opportunity of being questioned even though that is already happening. There is a lot the Church can do concerning the present condition of things. It is time to speak out against this evil polluting the atmosphere of the region.

Still living in the past

Racism and other forms of human and social injustice have various ways of expressing themselves in their past era if they are not adequately handled. Some of these post traumatic realities could play out in forms of domestic violence, crimes and abuses of drugs and substance, fears, excessive control, pride, anger and extreme passion for material acquisition etc.

Those are common symptoms pointing to past unaddressed social psychological matters within the nation. This post apartheid backlash certainly reechoes two issues; the level of ideological work that needs to be carried out within the social paradigm of the nation, mostly amongst the still marginalized parts. Secondly the quality of leadership resources and capacity required to make the necessary impact. Many today might not have been born during the apartheid rule, yet the spirit of racism still lingers within the walls and streets of the nation.

The reorientation of both the spiritual and mental landscape of the nation is only effective through the ministry of the Church of God. I would like to qualify what I mean by the Church, I am relating to those individuals and ministry whom the Lord has branded with prophetic sight and positioned at the gates of nations. The ministry of elders at the gates is beyond just the ability to pray, it is ministry of the watchmen, those whom the Lord has sandaled with apostolic initiative both in changing and addressing the destiny of regions and nations from a higher realm of spiritual authority. These calibers of saints do not necessarily have to have a mega church structure attached to them or a title tagged to their names. They have no political agendas but when they speak, their voice affects and shifts the course and condition of a nation.

Prioritizing leadership

Presently, the available institutional structures designed to marshal the process of social cohesion and development in a society like South Africa seems to be nonexistence or just too weak. In a nation, that has suffered tyrannical rulership for century’s needs visible, strategic, effective and proactive institutional reform from the grassroots level. The capacity to inform, transform and conform the nation’s social psyche from her past marginalized history to a more coherent, unified and progressive developing society should be the driving values system of the present administration.

This is what informs how job creation and other social infrastructures are developed in the communities. Racial and other forms of prejudicial perception in the provinces should be addressed continually until we have a positive inroad in the way we see ourselves as humans. One would have naturally thought that by now a national sponsored advertisement campaigned should be on air, addressing this evil threatening the peace of the continent. The media is a highly effective tool in building or destroying a nation, it all depends on who gets the upper advantage of using it. We have not seen the best use of this tool in dealing with these xenophobic attacks. More needs to be done in this regard.

This is the time when all Christian leaders need to come out in lending their voice to develop this nation as regards to preaching and teaching the right values that build social integration at all levels. We must not live this work to the government. They need your help just as you need their help in creating the right platform to access the community. God’s prophetic agenda for this nation must come to pass and I do believe it has begun in various ways we might not fully recognize now. What can you do to stop all forms of violence and crime in the community? Do you have an idea of creating jobs and skills for communities? If you do, please call or send me a mail and we can take this to another level. Remember, we are here for such a time as this… The Lord is counting on you and me to bring a change to the present condition of the society.

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The impact of crime

Posted by Portalsgate in Socioeconomic issues on 02/07/2010

Man is living in one of the most vulnerable and yet exciting seasons in human history. The reality of our day requires a higher level of human understanding and development in order to navigate the season without casualties. The issues of our day calls for well-developed manhood {character formation} with reform mentality and spiritual capacity in engaging the multidimensional challenges hindering our environment from advancing into the next frontier.

Battling for the soul of the community and its inner Cities requires a total mobilization of all human and capital resources, coupled with precise spiritual and mental ingenuity. The future destiny of our society rests on what we’re doing right now on the issue of crime plaguing and weakening our humanity for tomorrow’s productivity. Sometimes when I try to consider the future of our children and youth I cannot but be apprehensive. The culture we’ve built around crime and criminals is not helping in its collective battle. We can’t any longer pretend as though it’s not our issue to deal with this plague.

CRIMINALS ARE HUMANS WHO LIVE AMONGST US

Almost everyone at one point or the other has been a victim of crime or violation. Yet, this is one of the least understood areas in social science and human development because we’ve been trying to deal with the fruits instead of the root. Dealing with crime which is a manifestation of an inner dysfuctionality, without precisely dealing with criminals’ nature is a futile battle. It’s important to know that criminals are like every other human you see around daily at work or in the hall way of a movie theater. They go to shop in the same shopping malls we do our groceries. Some parents live with criminal children without being aware; some guys have criminal friends without discerning it until they’re caught.

The complexity of crime today is so high that even so-called great nations and governments today are not exempted from it because it is embedded within the very structure of the philosophy and values our humanity is built on. Crime is like {illness} disease living within human system {Body}, yet unaware of it until they start feeling sickly. It seems the very foundation of our fallen human society is built to thrive on disobedience and violation. Its starts with two kids fighting at school to prove their supremacy yet the battle is a clear reflection of an inner struggle for identity and security.

Once the human mind cannot guarantee self security or preservation, it then react to its immediate environment in a negative ferocious way to keep other predators away. This is basically done to hide fear and insecurity. This explains why youth especially get into all kinds of dangerous adventures like taking drugs, joining gangs and alcohol indulgence to prove they’re not emotionally weak. When parents are not quick to notice their children’s loneliness stage crisis it develops into an extreme opposite of craziness they can’t handle.

THE WORST BRUTALITY

Just a few months back the whole world witnessed the war between the Israeli army and the Hezbollah Jihadist separatist in the Gaza’s strip. One could argue that Israel has the right to protect its people from the continual rocket lunches from the Palestinians side, who do not accept Israel as a state or nation. Yet the rule of engagement in the three weeks of warfare from the Israeli army completely violated the UN weapon war charter. Innocent children and civilians were killed in the bloody battle. This is a very good example of crime committed by a nation against another. What about Zimbabwe? Hundreds of its citizens have been killed over an election believed to be war by the opposition MDC party.

Instead of Mugabe relinquishing power and accepting defeat he decided to go into war with his own people. Almost a thousand died of Cholera outbreak, coupled with the complete collapsed of the economy and every aspect of the social life of the people. What do we call this social injustice? Crime! When you read of teenagers who go to school with guns to kill their fellow student and teachers, you can’t but ask yourself what is going wrong with humanity? Or hearing stories like, a three year old South African child was raped by an adult who believed he will get cured of his HIV- You can’t but wonder what in the world is happening within people’s minds to condescend to such level in committing such a horrendous and sickening crime.

UNDERSTANDING MAN’S NATURE

The level of darkness within humans cannot be fully fathomed until we’re ready to allow the truth to journey deep within the recess of the human soul. The human personality and his character lie within the soul realm, which is made up of the will, intellect, and the emotion. Man is made up of three different functioning faculties, designed to work in harmony: the Spirit, soul and the Body. These three human aspects carry out definite assigned functions; the spirit is man’s source of life, while the soul is the realm of his personality {trait} peculiarities, while the Body houses these two {spirit and soul} unseen realities.

Therefore, to accurately define man, we need to understand that he is a spirit, with a soul who lives in a Body. Not to accept this concept of man’s creation is to continue to live life in the shadow of its true reality. As powerful as the philosophy and ideologies that defines the very foundation of our society today, yet we continue to discover how weak and shallow these philosophies are in addressing the core issues of human character flaws and behaviors.

WHAT ABOUT THE FOUNDATION OF MAN’S PHILOSOPHY

Human and his Social dysfunctionalities are far beyond what can be fathomed or understood in our social psychology laboratory, especially where there is no clear meaning to what life means. Human ingenuity is just too weak in addressing the complexity of man’s character formation and behavior, without the knowledge and help of the creator himself.

The reality and forms of all human abnormalities which include crime will only be dealt with when we truly start addressing the core issue of man’s internal isolation and dysfuctionality. The issue of bad parenting and wrong influence of a toxic environment most of the time creates an access path in the soul for evil to gain control over the un-regenerated heart. Man has come a long way in the pursuit of trying to discover and understand himself with very little breakthrough when it comes to understanding the mind. We might have been able to discover how the brain functions in relating to cognition and the distribution of our biological activities, yet it’s very important to know that there’s a complete difference between the brain and the human soul- the site of the mind, which ultimately defines human reality, behavior and personality traits.

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE BRAIN?

The human brain represents the bridge that connects the unseen realities of the mind to the outer realm of existence. The brain plays a major role in the definition of man’s personality through its ability to define man’s genetic formation and character. One of the reasons why the brain is important is due to the fact that it houses neurons that stores past incidents and experience of man. These experiences are converted and stored into memory bank which can be recalled at any time. These realities play a key role in human outplay of character and behavior.

The foundation of our theory and ideology concerning human understanding has been the very limitation of our advancement to human science. Due to our continual refusal to acknowledge the author of life, and the principle He has set-aside not just for understanding ourselves, but himself, the creator of life. History has witnessed all forms of evolution of philosophies and ideologies that has contributed to today’s escalation violation, right from the Dark Age of human slavery down to the days of the crusaders, where people were killed in the name of religion, down to the period of Nazism and communism.

The generally accepted disbandment of slave trade and other forms of racial social injustice, has continually given humanity the quantum leap to break away from the perverted and distorted viewpoint of life and humanity; to the required position where the accurate footing for human development becomes achievable at all areas of existence.

WHAT ABOUT THE PRESSURE OF THE NEW SOCIETY?

This advent of social freedom and the early industrial revolution has continued to shift human paradigms to the right position of thinking in relating to dignity, respect and love. As simple as this may sound, we all know that man is an emotional being with feelings and desire for love, care and security. All this makes up some part of his identity. In a case where these realities are not there, or taken from him, he becomes something completely different.

The creator wired man to live life within a certain atmosphere that must continue to create and produce love, care, and respect for each other. When the perception of man became corrupt and perverted in the beginning of his creation, every form of evil became the breeding ground within the human heart. We will never be able to explain the mystery of Sin’s nature until we’re able to accurately address the issues of regeneration according to Gods concept.

Human salvation is the answer to human crime and other forms of iniquity destroying the society. Every human born into this world came with intact potential and capacity to excel and breakthrough in whatever field of interest. Though this might not be the case in most regions of the earth. The influence of social and religious culture still plays a major role in determining the factor of the destiny of the people. The colonized regions by the west and Europe are still governed by the capitalist economic culture and system of trade that only enriches the powerful few of the society.

The dynamics of human existence from place to place ultimately defines and determines the biological structure of our eventual character and behavior. Characters are formed they are not naturally born. Parents are a major determining factor of the outcome of a behavior. Who we are is not just based on our genetic formation but also on the nurturing capacity of the environment of our birth. As powerful as this theory may be, it still cannot stop those who have come in contact with the author of their life when you accept him into your heart.

Where you are or who you are at the moment means nothing compared to what you’ve been destined to be in life. The limitations that surround our birth or the present environment we’re in truly mean nothing to the divine plan and purpose of the Lord concerning a life determined to fulfill his plan here on earth. All you need is to understand and accept the concept of living the power of regeneration.

BUILDING ON A WEAK FOUNDATION

All the social gains in human developmental breakthroughs are almost being eclipsed by the present uncontrolled immoral character behaviors, because they’ve been built on ignorance and false value standards. The spirit of greed and the get rich quick syndrome has captured and enslaved the modern human mind to do things that are unfathomable to his fellow humans. Our communities today are being invaded by an upgraded demonic systematic activity, interfaced with destructive traditional values mandated to destroy the sound moral values of home and family building.

Genesis 4:3-9

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the first lings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? And if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou rule over it.

8 And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

The battle against crime is as old as the creation of man. When Cain decided to kill his brother due to the rejection of his offering, while that of his brother was accepted by God, Cain allowed himself to be the gateway of ushering hatred and the spirit of violation into human behavior and culture of existence. From that point on, man grew to hate not just his family or neighbor but also himself to point of suicide. These are all part of the result of disobeying the voice of the Lord in the garden, for the Lord had said to Adam “the day you eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall die”. Death is a present reality working in the lives of mortal men!

The upward movement of iniquity and moral decadence amongst earth dwellers continue to grow until the Lord put an end to the first generation of humans that lived on the earth except for Noah who found favor in the sight of God because of his righteousness . Far beyond the peripheries of what we defined to be crime today, we have to trace the history back to the beginning in order to find the lasting solution to dysfunctional human behavior which most of the time leads to crime.

CRIME, A REALITY BEYOND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY

There is no doubt that the gain and advance made in the field of clinical psychology and sociology has helped a great deal to shed light on the concept of human character and attitude, in regards to development and social coherence. Yet there are still countless challenges and setbacks that far reach what meets the eyes in these professions. With the increase in fiscal spending on security and crime prevention, our communities are still insecure. Why? Crime is far becoming more of a culture and philosophy of existence to most people, especially amongst the very poor and the disadvantaged of the society, since they regard crime as a signal or wake up call to social inequality, marginalization and injustice.

To have this view is to be myopic in ones understanding. One can never use one-act of crime to correct another. This is absolutely impossible! Where there is no proper education and understanding of one’s internal configuration as human, this could lead to not understanding how to view, relate or respond to uncontrolled issues both within and around our place of existence. The lives we choose to live most of the time will be the extension of other people’s indirect character behavior. In order other, behaviors are formed by the predominant character traits round our birth.

A GODLESS VALUE SYSTEM PRODUCES A DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIETY

Tracing the birth of human society is of great importance in solving the problem of violation and crime in society. Not understanding your core purpose and the whole essence of existence could cause a sense of dissolution and fear in a person, which could lead to rejection and rejection often, leads to self-protection and aggression which eventually blurs the right perception to relationship in most cases.

It is these dysfunctionalities already built on the fallen human nature that causes or should I say leads to crime. Crime is first a dysfuctionality of human {mental} personality. Most sane looking people around us might just be insane in their {coherent} thought structure. Unfortunately most humans first relate to what they see before they notice people’s unbalanced behaviors. The fact that our sensitivity ability is deadened puts us more in a vulnerable position. Most crime related issues could have been avoided if people were just a little sensitive to their instincts or intuition.

The problem of identity crisis in the society today has reached a point where we need a desperate but yet coherent and strategic approach in dealing with them. As long as the world continues to endorse and promote the philosophy of God’s exclusion from her affairs, I’m afraid; we will continue to witness a continual degradation and total collapse of all form of human existence and its institution.

The formation and restoration of our society can only be carried out successfully through the author of life Himself. Please don’t get me wrong, when I talk about the involvement of the creator in the dysfunctionalities of man, I am not relating to religion or mere Church attendance, rather I am relating to a connection of relationship with the author of life who through Him imbibed nature grants the right insight and capacity to identify and deal with the unseen inner crises we’re daily faced with.

The required dynamics of relating to the resource needed for these social issues are presently being released to those who are ready and willing to pay the price of relating with their heavenly Father. The reward of fellowshipping with God and his called ones grants us unlimited resources and capacity to make our world a better place to live in. God is not in the business of merely populating a local denomination, rather his desire and commission to those he called and sent is to go into the world system and be a light in their darkness, an answer in their unending questions and a salt that season.

DEALING WITH A FRAGILE SOCIETY

Our society has never been more fragile than this present time. The issues that tend to break us seem to be stronger than issues that binds us. From family values to business standards and ethics have all been threatened on a daily basis. It appears that present darkness seems to be prevailing over the light, but we know that is impossible. The mega structures and institutions we have built all across the society, are built on very weak and imbalance human philosophy. It is true that when the right pressure and crisis are set in motion over what we think we know, everything that defines our life both external and internal, weak values gives way to this higher pressure.

The issues facing our society today are based on the condition of wrong and weak values and standards. Until we start addressing these unseen realities of humanity we are bound to get disappointed. Dealing with crime in relating to societal development, requires understanding that goes beyond the corridors of political affiliation and cultural beliefs. The present time dysfunctionalities demand a new and a better condition of understanding humanity. A nature of beings not controlled by the earthly vagaries. A life natured by God himself, the creator of all things! All kinds of theory and philosophies have emerged trying to make sense of what crime is. Some of the theories might sound reasonable but do not justify the act of committing crime against society.

CRIME MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE

Others regard crime as an act of protecting their minority state, beliefs and values over the generally accepted standards. Others see crime as a pure act of revenge. One of the greatest challenges society is faced with in dealing with criminals, is to understand how they think and view their world. The complexity of crime requires a keen and a broader understanding of what life is and means. Our inner deformities and dysfuctionality can be hardly identified by the act we carry out on a daily basis, since humans have the capacity to pretend to be what they’re not. The fallen human nature has learned to disguise his true nature and character even from the most intimate person. Most of what we do or represent in our daily life are completely different from who we truly are on the inside. The condition of the person on the inside ultimately determines who we are and what we shall become. This becomes even more difficult when we live in a society that promotes a life of cosmetics. Everything just looks nice even if it smells and rots on the inside. The wrong values that are continually promoted by the world of media and fashion have not made things easy for society, especially the youth.

PROMOTING VIOLENCE AS ACT OF ENTERTAINMENT

A society that promotes violence and abuse as part of her custom, tradition or act of entertainment is definitely a good breeding ground for development of criminal mentality whether we accept it or not. 70% of consumer’s products worldwide today are sold through the promotion of violence, sex and abuse of human values. The forces of public opinion has continually weakened the internal unseen values, yet is powerful enough to regulate wrong behavioral tendencies. Where do we draw the line on sound ethical standards in the society?

We can’t continue to blur the dividing line between the truth and lies and aspect to accurately deal with the issues of crime and violence in the society. Most of the teenagers today have been introduced to violence since the age of two, just when they were bought the first toy gun. Most of the video games today are designed to be violent and crime related or else they will not sale on the market. This indoctrination of virtual evil one day will lead to a real-time event. The mind is a powerful place you don’t want to play around with. The mind is like the camera that takes pictures, whatever image you expose it to, it will take. When children are exposed to violence and abusive language at an early age, what do we expect to come out of them?

The scripture says the seed you sow, you will reap. When parents and guidance abdicate their position and responsibility to the world of uncensored media, what do we expect? Please don’t get me wrong, the media has helped a great deal to develop and educate society on various issues plaguing the world, but then, we also know that the media is a powerful platform for expression anything. The media has been used for propaganda and in most cases they are highly effective. regulating or censoring what come on the TV stations has alway being an issue of human right. The enemy in must cases has also used the issue of freedom of speech and viewing to destroy innocent lives. Media has forever change the moral value of society. Identity crisis and peer pressure is a major problem amongst the children and youths today and the media as both positively and negatively affect this area of the society.

The 17-year-old boy in Johannesburg, who went on a killing spree with a samurai sword, obviously did not wake up one morning and then decided to start killing his own school mates. This boy has been under some kind of influence that brought him to that point of concluding to kill without thinking of the consequence. how did the boy came to this position of thought to the point of taking such weapon to school without the notice of his parent, school security or teachers? these are all point {gains} of negligence from the entire community this boy belong to.

Parents and teachers will have to rise up to build and educate themselves concerning the various societal challenges seeking the attention or sometime the control of the children. we can’t continue to excuse ourselves from the order of our responsibility. Our first priority as parents is to see to the well-being and security of the children the Lord committed into our hands.

Personal empowerment and skill development must be prioritized if this battle must be won. What is clearly seen and defined to be crime, to others, is not because it is believed that their tradition accepts such, while others claim they’ve been commissioned or mandated by their traditional rulers or ancestors to carry out such crime. The increase of religious crusading has also continued to contribute to the complexity of human behavior. Many have claimed to be commissioned to kill in the name of God.

CRIME IN THE NAME OF RELIGION OR CULTURE

Man has never been more confused than this present time where anything can be done in the name of God. True religion ought to promote love, peace, harmony, forgiveness and caring for your neighbor. Unfortunately today, most of our religious centers have become a place of promoting wrong values amongst the faithful. The power of what is said {preached} continually forms a layer of belief system in people’s perception until they start unconsciously acting out what they’ve been hearing. An abuse or miss use of the scripture is an unpardonable sin in the sight of God.

Clergies and spiritual leaders have a major role to play in dealing with crime because they are the custodians of society. The influence given to them to reach the community can be used to change and transform their various communities if they accurately channel this influence in the right direction. The collective effort of all social contributors, from the corridors of policy makers to the set of business entrepreneurs, down to the pulpits of clergy leaders, regardless of the religion, requires an agreement in dealing with this pandemic disease destroying the destinies of innocent people all across the globe.

The world today needs a new breed of visionary leaders, mentors and initiators with well balanced capacity to precisely understand the negative impact of crime on investment and the future of the society. To chart a new path of sustainable development, we have to muscle a new mentality of winning the battle of wrong behavioral values, starting from the family units to the marketplace.

The irregularities of view in regard to general human behavior have continually made it more difficult to identify and sincerely tackle the root cause of crime in the society today. To accurately deal with crime, it must be viewed from both the spiritual, mental and physical point. When these holistic views are integrated within the culture of our perception, there is no doubt concerning the impact that will be achieved in the long run. To build lasting and sustainable future for our communities, there is a need to first develop leaders from the community level responsible with the task of integrating the community.

This requires a long-term visionary objective, which requires huge investment in the area of education in crime prevention, rather than crime fighting as the case is in most societies today. Crime has become a path of the human society that is continually costing government and the tax payer huge sums of money annually. A productive society is one that is less in criminal mentality. It is highly important to see crime as an issue of the mind before it becomes a violent act. It is of uttermost importance that crime should first be viewed as a product of the inner deformity of a person’s perception of self, family, community and the society at large.

DEFINING CRIME

As difficult as it could be to understand the reason{s} why people do what they do, when we start to take keen interest in people around us, we will start seeing all the clues and evidence of irregularity of the behavioral pattern of people. Yet this theory of observation does not adequately give us the comprehensive root cause of criminality. Human beings are so complex in behavior to the point that they can easily hide or adapt to any acceptable behavioral character around them until someone notices an inconsistency. Like I said earlier, crime must be viewed as the deformity of man’s tripartite nature. Crime is related to the fallen human nature that his natural inclination is self-centered and abusive. This act of carnal human nature plays itself out based on the state or condition of birth.

The complexity and definition of crime can be zeroed down to one statement: the lack of the illuminating and penetrating light of God’s divine direction, within the human soul to build accurate perception of life’s existence within the core moral value system of the child, that is still vulnerable to what he or she hears and sees. It is the primary duty of parents to build solid educational moral values and foundations that creates the right complex and platform for the child to know and clearly understand the principles of right and wrong within a society that advocates a theory of no absolute right or wrong doing. The evolution of modern culture says if it feels right on the inside do it. Such philosophy is toxic and destructive to human nature.

DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF FEELING GOOD

We understand that not everything that feels right brings right result at the end and not everything that seems or feels wrong now ultimately brings wrong result. Therefore, the child must be taught the principles and responsibility for each choice made as he or she grows up. We clearly understand that people and the environment create very powerful influencing tools that affect and shape not just the upbringing of a child but the very destiny of such a pupil and ultimately the environment within which they develop.

We cannot separate development and productivity from the environment or community of existence because life is interwoven and interconnected such that one aspect depends on the other for survival. Therefore, to talk about development and productivity from any sector without first considering the nature, conditions and lifestyles of people living within such environments is nothing less than presumptuous.

Life is generally designed to progress and develop towards a better and a productive future when the principles and values that govern the social systems of that environment and institutions are built on a broad-based foundation of integrity, hope and sound ethical policies at all levels. When these processes and protocols of shared human values become crystal clear to managers of both private and governmental institution I strongly believe we will see a far-reaching positive shift in social inequality.

Every sane human dreams or imagines some arrival into their unique utopia, irrespective of the state, conditions, culture or religious persuasions. People want a better life and future both for themselves and their families. The whole concept of man’s biological and psychological systems of operation fights any state or condition that takes them off the power and freedom of self actualization; even if it means killing to regain such a freedom, man will do it.

Time setbacks are of no importance to a determined heart that wants to see freedom at all cost. Yet the achievement of freedom itself without purpose and understanding could be the most catastrophic event to an individual, a group of people or a nation. This has been proven through most revolutions that have taken place in most part of the world. This survival instinct does not necessarily represent an accurate equivalent to lasting freedom. The beauty and complexity of being human is reflected in the innate ability to dream and envision a better future. Unfortunately, the methods of achieving such a dream are so unethically.

UNDERSTANDING CRIME

Once these molds and principles are violated, dysfunctionalities and judgment become the obvious manifested result. The socio-economic unrest the world is presently plunged into will continue to escalate until leaders and government managers start to pay close attention to the fundamental issues which includes among others, uncontrolled gratification, wrong social moral models, the lack of ethics and adherence to standards in the various systems that define government institutions.

The values and principles that define our social policies and nation as a whole should be built on the foundation of pure moral equity, or else we find ourselves as a nation of people investing hugely on powerful mega structure and institutions that lacks leadership capacity. Dysfunctional humans put in place of leadership at any level sends a signal of weakness and looseness to the society. When crime and violation are not seen or dealt with as a case of dysfunctional, it can then not be effectively handled or dealt with from a broader scope.

Crime is a problem of the total collapse of man’s humanity and dignity. And it cannot be effectively handled by mere policy or legislation without accurately understanding its emotional origin. Most crimes have their root from the collapse of all forms of moral values. Parents who were raised by a dysfunctional family in most cases also produce dysfunctional children, which invariably produces a dysfunctional community and the circle continues.

Man seeks a future that promises prosperity, security and sustainable success and productivity at all levels of his societal expression without having or building the ethical foundations that makes this process a reality. Once there is a defect or interruption from the status-quo, the natural inclination is to rebel against the current status which is viewed as hostile to ones social standing. This inclination to survive could either lead a person to develop an inner capacity and resolution to acquire the necessary tools and working skills necessary to breakthrough barriers and boundaries that generally limits people from achieving in life, or experience the other extreme side of the pendulum.

A person’s inability to achieve or become ‘that next success story on the block’ could cause a great behavioral imbalance when it’s not properly identified and dealt with on time. We understand that behaviors are made up of both the external influences {pressure} and the dysfunctional states of mind. The complexity of the cause of crime I strongly believe cannot fully be comprehended by our humanistic or idealistic philosophies. When there is a continual neglect of the laws that build and guide humans to properly grow and function in life, we are bound to suffer the consequence in the overall productivity of the immediate community and larger society.

CORRECTING PAST HISTORY

Crime is not isolated from ones’ wrong paradigm of reasoning. “As man think in his heart so he is” In other words, People’s perceptions and definitions of failure or success lays a very strong footing and values to their view of life and the general society. The idea of building a better nation starts with identifying and dealing with the cause of marginalization and all forms of social injustice. I have heard it being said several times that the past history of South Africa with regards to apartheid has built within the social psyche of the people, a culture of violence in terms of dealing and responding to issues.

This is clearly seen in the rate of domestic crimes committed on a daily basis in this nation. I reckon this is why a lot of social psychological training and development need to be intensified not just at schools but also in the highly impoverished marginalized communities because these are the areas where people are more prone to committing violence and crime.

Crime and violence are all chains of reactive events caused by a completely wrong value standard both from the home front and the mass media. The rate at which our teenagers and youth today are pressured to owning material things without the foundation or knowledge of working to earn their money are unprecedented. Unfortunately most of our so-called charismatic Pentecostal churches are not helping at all in this matter due to their over emphasis on messages of prosperity and materialism.

There is nothing wrong about owning things as long as the purpose is clear and the values and standard of one’s life is not driven or motivated by them. Life should not be driven by owning mere material things without knowing the very essence of existence. The more deficient our mentorship and leadership both as the government and other stakeholders like the Church; the more we see unprecedented devastation of moral and ethical standards in the society.

Most of the time the government or the business community speak of leadership and mentorship, they tend to limit it to business or workplace productivity, whilst we forget that the foundation and capacity of any form of production starts with the state of the heart and the family. Until we learn to stop dealing with issues on the surface and start thinking of truth based productive values, which is definitely the quality of relationships, that ought to underpin the structures of our homes then we have missed and will continue to miss the mark.

ALARMING STATISTICS

According to government official statistics report for 2008, it is said that about 50 people are murdered on a daily basis in South Africa. I find this report quite alarming when one considers both the emotional effect and the socio-economic loss; one cannot help but to wonder if indeed there is going to be a lasting solution from the government and the rest of the stakeholders. The impact of such findings on the general populace most of the time instills a sense of fear and uncertainty in the psyche of the people. We are gradually becoming a society of people who do not understand the worth and value of life. No amount spent on preventing crime can ever be equated to the value of one soul lost as a result of crime. As long as investors keep hearing such alarming news, it will definitely cause them to think twice before coming to invest. This in the long run obviously reduces the investment and productive capacity of the nation.

CORRECTING PERCEPTIONS

The attitude and view imbibed on any issue in life will always determine the final outcome. Our inability to see and prefer the right human and capital resources in fighting this social nemesis, has greatly contributed to the escalation of this evil, plaguing and crippling the nation of South Africa. The development and growth of any society begins with the ability to identify and deal with the cause of crime from its root.

Development in any form is a direct product of awareness, and awareness comes through acquired knowledge and knowledge comes via sound education. When we don’t invest in community education the larger society eventually pays for their ignorance. Education at all levels contributes drastically to the reduction or even the eradication of crime. It all depends on the context of education we are looking at. It is a known fact that crime thrives mostly amongst the very poor communities. Today poverty itself has become a social crime that if not properly addressed in sincerity, will cripple and completely paralyze every aspect of our social system. Government and all the stakeholders at all spheres need to prioritize crime as the number one killer in the society.

When we consider the amount of money spent yearly on fighting crime rather than preventing crime one will immediately see a major gap in understanding the very nature and philosophy that defines and drives our leadership molds and value systems on the issue of crime. We cannot properly address the issue of crime without understanding the footing and foundation of the type of leadership philosophy we subscribe to. A nation is as developed as the concept and values of its corporate leaders. The managers of the nation both from the political and economic standpoint need to go beyond mere politics and policies and begin to take drastic proactive measures.

Crime is an inherent deformity that requires all levels of capacities to eradicate. When theoretical and political appointees occupy the place for true proactive and visionary leadership, what we get is social rest. Crime and the dysfunctional community unfortunately are basically associated almost to everything imaginable. The environment of birth plays a major role in forming accurate behavioral development or complete social-emotional dysfunctionalities. From the way we think, perceive, judge, and express our feelings and opinions on issues contrary to our own ideologies are centered destructive tendencies that are inbuilt.

The general challenge of the fall of humanity and its approach to managing this deformity has continually eroded our focus and capacity for sustainable development and productivity. As man continues to lose his humanity and sense of peace and social stability, we need to understand how to reinvent our core strategies and values in such a way that will not only drastically reduce crime, but bring sustainable mental development to all and sundry.

Nations and governmental institutions all across the globe today spend about 60 to 75% of their annual budget on controlling or preventing crime, either on a local level or on an international scale. The more millions we spend on security measures, the more unsafe and insecure the world becomes. Most of the time when government addresses crime, they tend to look at it from preventive aspects; meaning, they handle crime from a point where there will not be collapse of political socio-economic gain.

Obviously, this falsehood or lip service to fight crime basically leaves us with a time bomb that can explode anytime. The reality of crime from the root cause is far beyond what can be defined or explained through our psychological theories. As much as we have had great major breakthroughs from this aspect, we need to take a look at the human nature from this spiritual-mental point. I believe that the root cause of all human dysfunctionalities and collapse of values can directly be linked to man’s un-wiliness to be {regenerated} born again. The manifestation of family break downs and the lack of power to take charge as leaders in our various homes are all fruits of the collapse of our humanity. When we look at the various types of crime manifesting on a daily basis one cannot but ponder on the degree of darkness covering the soul just like the bible already predicted.

CRIME AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM

The concept of the culture and ideology of crime has witnessed a drastic shift from what our myopic perception formerly defined it to be. Today, crime has become a major global problem that is costing billions of dollars to fight and prevent on a national scale. It is highly important to know and accurately understand that crime in general is a distortion of the correct perception of life’s value and mold of existence.

In other words, when there is a distortion of the true ethical standard and molds of human existence within his social psyche, violation and abuse becomes the template of response. The dysfunctionalities in society today are as a result of reduction or lowering of the standard and moral ethics that ought to govern and guide our cultural and traditional pattern of reasoning. I reside in a community known as Ennerdale, on the southern side of Johannesburg.

This community for over three decades now has been besieged by all forms of criminal activity from murder, to car hijacking and other forms of domestic violation. Crime has literally crippled and ripped this community of the basic infrastructure any human or society needs for development and transformation.

When you speak and listen to individuals living in this community, about the plight of the people, one can hear a sense of frustration in their mentality, yet nothing major has been done from a corporate position to fight and stop this menace that has continually hindered the advancement of the community. When people are mentally crippled, there is no form of infrastructure or development that can changed their view to accurate humanity than mental transformation. I do not think the government fully understands the rate of dysfunctionalities people are battling with. All the aggressions and criminal activities we see on a daily basis are all reflections of the cry for help.

THE CALL FOR TRUE LEADERS

There is no other time in history that needs proactive leaders from the home front to religious leaders in dealing with this destructive social mentality known as crime. Outside dealing with the root cause of crime we need to also look at the ripple effect of crime in community development. Crime affects gender equality. It’s almost impossible for an unemployed male to respect an employed female. To an extent this is one of the causes of child and women abuse in South Africa. The rate of unemployment of men in South Africa is one of the things that first caught my attention. During the period I was following up the process of my work permit at the home affairs, I had to wake up as early as 5am to escape the early hour traffic.

To my amazement I noticed that 70% of the work force are women and it seems most of them are employed by financial institutions. Whatever the cause of this social unskilled labour force it needs to be addressed by the government and other stakeholders if we want to witness some kind of change in the crime rate. I run a mission outfit basically for leadership and community transformation. The few years I have spent within the walls of this neighborhood has greatly opened my eyes to the plight of the marginalized South Africans. As much as we cannot totally blame the woes of the people on the past history of apartheid, yet it contributes a great deal to the mindset and perception of the people in general.

The concept of social justice needs to be addressed from the point of building true capacity for self-respect and precise civil lifestyle. A great deal of work needs to be performed within the social psyche. when one thinks of the wrong belief system that has been formed over the years of oppression, limitation and victimization one cannot overemphasis the need to accurate principle of transformation. We need to rebuild the social psyche of this great nation for the right transformation and restoration to take effect from the government level to the most impoverished community. The level we invest in dealing with crime from the grassroots’ is the degree we prosper and develop as a nation.

GETTING THE CHURCH AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED

Its time government collaborates with true responsible and accountable church leaders and other stakeholders within the community in dealing with the issue of crime and other domestic violations. As a leader within the Body of Christ I sometimes believe that many of us have lost touch with the reality of our assignment and commission. dealing with socio issues is the central theme of the great commission. When there is a minor emphasis on the major issues destroying the humanity of our society from the custodian of truth, then something is definitely wrong with the message we’re preaching as the Church of Christ. I still believe that the church carries major power to influence transformation from the marginalized community to the corridor of government institutions.

We need to demystify the issue of crime as some form of challenge that can’t be stopped. Crime is committed by criminals who live or reside within our communities. When people come together in the spirit of unity to fight any form of problem they seldom lose because of the power of cooperation . Communities need to unite in fighting this ungodliness that is depriving the development and transformation of the neighborhood. The church is a very good tool in fighting crime and all other social violation if ministers of the gospel change the emphasis of their messages from materialism based, to social issues that’s damaging the lives of people.

The core ministry of the Church and its leadership is to bring accurate reformation to ungodly social value systems that have become toxic to many lives and homes. It’s my belief that when leaders start to position themselves in the place of becoming true mentors to their communities by investing time to build and develop accurate moral value standard, people will generally respond to such change in time. Balance must be brought to the over ambitious mentality of our youth.

Training centers needs to be all across the community and schools to solely address this dysfunctional mentality. When leaders corporately engage the forces behind crime from the homes and families, I know that we will surely have victory because the most negative person bows to the power of consistent love and care. It takes time to make the required impact while we have the opportunity. Crime can be overcome if we believe!

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