Life Compass

Discover why true success begins and ends with God. Talent, skills, and achievements may fade, but God’s presence gives our lives eternal meaning, purpose, and hope. Anything that we were, we are, or ever will be, is only because of the presence of God in our lives. That’s the bottom line. We often celebrate our achievements—our talents, education, skills, experiences, or even our access to cutting-edge technology.  While these things are valuable, they are not the source of our true success. Without God, all of it amounts to nothing. Success can be fleeting—but God is eternal.  Success Without God Is an Empty Crown   It’s easy to get caught up in chasing success. Yet, the reality is: success is here today and gone tomorrow. The position you hold, the recognition you receive, or the wealth you accumulate can vanish in a moment. But having God in our lives is eternal. It surpasses every earthly achievement. The success we think we enjoy is not by our own streng...

Every relationship, even with someone we've just met, begins with how we communicate.   Communication is the foundation of any relationship, reflecting the depth of our concern, joy, or other inner feelings toward the other person. Clear, affectionate, understanding, and honest communication strengthens bonds, potentially lasting a lifetime. In some friendships, there's a unique way of expressing wishes that deeply resonates with us, affirming the connection.   Others may communicate in a straightforward manner, signifying a relationship of convenience rather than depth. The way we communicate reveals how much we value the relationship—if we truly care, it will be evident in our words; if not, our communication will be limited to what is necessary.   Your relationship begins with your intent and your words. The right words can heal like a balm or cut like a knife. Your words matter.   Here are five powerful communication skills to effectively man...

Being able to communicate clearly and articulately is much more than an art, it's sometimes a way of Life for some.  But between what one says & what one understands, is a chasm that needs to be crossed.  You often hear people say, Are we ask on the same page!! That is know for sure that,  what one says & what the recipient understands are the same.  Very often, the way things are said ruin relationships, can be the cause for a great deal of mental pain and agony. Always, Stop, Think and then Speak. The trouble with words is that once we say it, the damage is done, and then we try to take it back, apologise, but we have burned our bridge in the process.  So always be sure that what you say, is what you mean, and what they understand. Countries have gone to war over words not clearly understood by each other.  The words you utter are very precious pearls, give them away very carefully only to the people that really need it.  Be Responsible for t...

We all have certain characteristics, that just one change in our Life, & Life is changed Forever. For me, it was probably the passing of my Father. That day, is engraved in my mind, the last smile of him while lying in that ICU bed.  That day when I look back, took the wind out of my sails, & never to return again. Loosing a Father, a guiding light, a mentor, a figure like no other really brings your walls crumbling down for sure in everyway possible. But it was in our weakest and most fragile moments that you see the Hand of God working, touching and holding you through it all.  It's His hand that never lets go, that is always there to comfort and strengthen you, despite the dark clouds of death and despair.  But with God by your side, you come out stronger, more resilient, and with a better understanding of God's Love for you. All of us have had our own journeys, our own turning points, the point where you really understand Your very purpose, you look back at Li...

Life is filled with hard choices, we learn to cope with them everyday, gain experience but learn to take that tough call. Those decisions sometimes pin us to wall and make us make a clear call.  Almost, like flipping a coin, often it is heads or tails, and we know that, but when that coin is in the air, we make our choice, and we hope like hell, it's what we want.  We make those choices in the hope that they will be the right decision, and they will be good for us. We go with our gut feeling, our intuition, what we feel in the back of our mind. But knowing full well, that maybe our decision could go wrong and it will be something that we regret. But Life isn't about regrets, we have all made our fair share of bad decisions, but we move on from there, and hope that Life will give us a second chance further down the road.  In between the  heads and tails, and that hard decision, we have made our choice in our mind. We say it's chance but actually, when push becomes sho...

Each day is a Miracle in our Life. That we are here to see another day, is Gods miracle in our Life.  The miracles never cease till we come back home safe at night. It is in our most trying moments in our Life when we reach the end of the road, & we cry to God in our agony. That is when our Tears are replaced with Prayers.  Prayers for forgiveness, self worth, patience, love, happiness etc. But the turning point is when we get on our knees in Prayer that those tears fade away.  There is a calm that covers us. It is also when our Greatest fears need to be tested to see where we stand with our Faith. You will be tested, & tried beyond measure, but holding fast is when you know your Faith is stronger than anything else.  When you come to God in Prayer and Faith, you need nothing else to comfort or strengthen you. All you need is by your side, they will always be there, through the worst  & best times.  They will never leave you & be your guide ...

We all have different levels of Education, some bachelor's, masters or even a doctorate degree.  But one thing that we all need to master is how to B. Calm. Calmness comes from an inner strength, and from a great degree of Self  Control.  This degree that you possess comes into full display at a moment of crisis, when you are unable to control the situation or even the outcome.  Most of us go ballistic and lash out in every direction, & to everyone around or nearby. And when we do there is always a lot of collateral damage in the process, most often our friends & loved ones.  Staying calm doesn't mean you have lost control but more that you are in control, your accessing the situation, & You will do what is needed to resolve the situation to the best extent possible.  Many of us graduate this degree by the skin of our teeth and many with flying colours. Many over a period of time get more & more in control, with experience.  Learn from ...

  This picture has really nailed it, in its very pictorial example, &  in its simplicity takes the cake.  Blood is probably the very essence of our very being. Without it, we are Nothing, with it we are Everything. We are alive, we are complete in every single way.  There is nothing more that is required than His Blood. And to know & to believe the very fact, that He gave His Blood for me, is all the more endearing.  Unworthy as we are, we come to Him, with all our faults, and all the baggage that we come with. But He accepts is as we are, fills us with Life anew, & saves us, when we don't think anything can save us.  Protects us when we are vulnerable, give us strength when we are weak. Gives us wisdom beyond our wildest dreams. He completes us in every possible way, & makes us a new creation. What greater message is there that one can receive, hear and follow.  How many times had this very same Blood of His, saved, protected, healed u...

Many things can be done in Life, but few will not happen. We always Hope things happen the way we want, but many times they don't. We often trust on our own ability and strength, and think that it will happen, but it happens very rarely. So we need to have much more than just Hope, we need to have Faith.  Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen. Faith is going blind but knowing that you are not alone, not now, not ever. Faith tests you, makes you, shakes you, but never is able to break you. We all believe God can, but our Faith always tells us that only if it is Gods will can it happen in our lives. Our Hope is our inner desire, but our Faith can move mountains. That's the kind of Faith we all need to experience and to know the Power of God. When we are pushed to the wall, when all Hope is lost, it is our Faith, and only Faith that will always hold us in good stead. Your faith will get you through the roughest, the toughest and ever o...

Believing is knowing, even though you can't see it, touch it or feel it but you can Experience it.  So it is with our Walk with God. We might not see Him, but we Know and Believe that He is there.  We might not be able to Touch Him, but we experience His Warmth every single Day. We might not able to feel Him, but we Experience His Love on Us every single Day. When you Believe in Him, you can never go wrong, ever. Our Unshakable and Immovable Faith in God,  is like the Air that we breathe everyday, we can't see it, but We know that He is there with us all the time. He is there in the Best of Times, and in the Worst of Times. He will never leave us, and He is always with us. People say,  Only what you can see,  you can Believe, but I don't See God, but I can experience Him, every single minute of every single Day. His Love, His Strength, His Guidance, and His Forgiveness, All the time. Now,  I might not be able to See, but I surely do Believe.

In most cases, it's always the Mouth and something that's said that creates a problem, being misunderstood, misinterpreted and often mistaken. The Ears on the other hand, don't get one in so much trouble. They are always there to lend a listening ear. While everyone is so busy talking, there don't seem to be many people that ever listen to the others. The world needs more listeners, people there for one another, to hear a friend pour his heart out or just be there to just listen without ever even saying a word. The reality is that everyone has got so much to say, there are not enough people doing the listening. When one talks,  they state what they already know,  but when you listen, you learn much more than in the silence. Many Hear but don't Listen, so it's important to listen to words that are spoken to you,  both in the noise and more so in the silence.  Because you need to listen to the words that are spoken and more to those that are  unspoken. LISTEN, ...

Whatever we do in Life, we do to excel and succeed at, but Failure is a part and parcel of  Success. The greatest disappointment that you will ever encounter in Life, is that you never tried, and not the Fear of Failure in itself. All of us, in whatever we do, give it our best, put in our best, try our very best, never thinking of Failure, and yet despite it all, we might Fail. But does that stop us, No Not Us, it is our indomitable spirit to succeed that keeps us going. We go back to the drawing board  & try again. It is the Human Spirit,  it is that never say Die Attitude that is there in all of us. Don't ever let the Fear of Failure, ever deter you from your Path to Success. There are many Lessons that we learn from Success, but a great deal  more from Failure, but we learn nothing when we Never Try. Life is one big adventure,  there will be a Lesson and a Blessing in whatever you do, you need to wait for both of them in time.  Greatness always st...

There are many honours that we can bestow upon ourselves, but caring for those who once cared for us is a gift from God. It will rate as one of the highest honours and will be up there at the top.  In this day and age of a nuclear family, many may never get an opportunity  but those who do, it is truly a heavenly duty, and no one is more blessed than you. It is our Biblical duty and a commandent - Honour your Father and your Mother, that your days, may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.  When you have such a great responsibility, & duty,it becomes an Godly Honour, it becomes one like you have never experienced ever before. What you do to care for those who cared for you, is an honour like never before for you.  When you care for them, you show God in you, through you and a with you. We are young today, but the tables will turn one day, and you will become old, when you care for them, you will be also experience that love and cared at your ...

Learning is a continuous process. Just think if your parents didn't grow up in the digital age, but now they have learnt how to use smart phones, especially when they learnt it from you. Everyday is a learning experience, and everyone has something to teach you. The learning can add to your knowledge and to your  experience but more than that it all adds to your holistic  growth. But what makes someone wise, is that he knows so much or he is so experienced. Maybe it is a combination of both and then some, being able to learn from anyone and everyone that you ever met. If you meet 1 person everyday, and you learn just 1 thing from each one, in a year you would have learnered about 365 new things, is that a learning or what? The beauty of learning from people, is that you get lessons about Life and how to carry you through through it. What you learn in school, is more for academic interest. The day you stop learning is the day you die internally. Never let a day go by w/o lea...

Opportunities come like shooting stars, few and very far between. But Excuses are in great abundance and are very much part of our daily arsenal. But the beauty of Excuses is that everything becomes just that an Excuse to not get the job done. And, We have excuses to justify everything that we cannot do or don't want to do. We have excuses why it can't be done, shouldn't be done or if it even needs to be done. But little realising that the Opportunity that we seek, might never present itself again. When the Opportunity presents itself to us, it is for us to realise it, think about it, and understand if this will ever come your way again. Opportunities are like sunrises, if you wait too long, you might miss them. Don't miss the Bus on a Golden opportunity, with an excuse which is not even worth its weight in tin. Look for opportunities that will change your Life forever, don't fill it with excuses that even you don't believe. Take that Opportunity ahead of you...

What's the big deal with Time, we always feel, act and only talk like we don't have enough of it, we can't allocate any more time for anything. Then along came the Lockdowns, and then suddenly we  have so much time to do all the things that we felt we never had time or never could. But how  much Time is that we make for God. We need to just really dedicate Time to pray,  meditate, and be in His presence, only then will we really start seeing God taking time to listen to our prayers and answer our prayers. The problem is that we aren't ready to make time for God , then how does God take time to listen to your words when you cry out to Him, when you just want to talk to Him, get strength and comfort from Him. The point is that He is always ready to listen to us, but do we make time to Talk to Him. If you take time to listen to your children, they will take time to talk to You. You can only get out, how much you put into it. One if the greatest things, is that you can t...

Fear is only the absence of courage, and it is only a temporary phase, which you go through and recover. Whereas, Regret is Forever and ever & stays with you. If you believe , you know and you are convinced that you need to do something, just do it, or live your life regretting that you never did. You never get a chance to do it again, don't ever let the Fear of Failure ever come between what you believe and what you think and know you should do. The Fear will hold you down today, the Regret will hold you back forever. I recall once when I had to meet someone who was quite ill, for the fear of seeing him in such a bad condition, I postponed it many a time. He passed away, and that regret stays with me forever. It is that regret that I should have done it, when I could have, that always eats you from the inside. There might be many circumstances that hold you  back, overcome the fear of it today, or live with it for the rest of the days. Fear is but a Flash, but regret is a L...

Always be the Hands that Help, not Hurt, not helping is  as much as Hurting. When you Help someone, you display the Love of God in you, shown through your thought, word and deed. Helping with your outstretched hands is the only and true way to reach out to those in need. Helping someone or even a cause, is not judged by anyone and is only between you and your God. It is not the greatness of your Help, the extent of your Help, or even the amount you Help. What only matters, to God is your willingness to Help, and the purity with which you do it. Your Helping hand is not for the world to know, but the person you help to see God in you, through You and in You.There is no greater power, than that of a Helping Hand. In times of your greatest need, God has sent His Guardian Angels to cover, Help and Protect you.Likewise when you are called to Help, you are His Guardian Angel here on earth to those in need, at their times of greatest need. That's the reason God gave us two hands to str...

When things seem very easy, we always get suspicious. Nothing in Life is ever Easy. Everything that you have ever done, came with your hard work, long hours and the sweat of your brow. People might never see that in you, but you know better. But You have always done what was Right, and not found the Easy way out. You have always stood by what you believed in, never compromising even if others did. Doing what is Right always doesn't come Easy. You pay an price, things do get difficult as you go forward, obstacles cover your path, people might let you down and you might even question yourself. But when you always do what is right, you will never regret it, not now, not ever. Success tastes much better when you go through the struggle, you go through the experience, you live Life through it all. You didn't take the Easy path, you didn't compromise your values, you didn't go with the flow. Doing what is Right is the Only away to go. People should look at you and remember...

What is it that you think you need to succeed?  I think Mark Twain, has put it in the perspective that we can understand - Ignorance. & Confidence. But why these two aspects alone? Well, Success is a journey, and that  journey is one fraught with experiences, learning, and moments, all of these only enhance and shape our ignorance. We are not expected to know everything, we have not learnt everything even if we are educated, we won't be able to do everything either. Life is for that, from Ignorance to gain knowledge, Experiences to shape us, and Moments to enlighten us. Once your Ignorance becomes Knowledge, the rest lies in your Confidence. What is it about Confidence that shapes and makes us. It's an inner spirit that won't accept failure. Confidence is the never die spirit to succeed. Our confidence drives us to do things we never thought possible, or to rise to levels we never thought we would attain. Confidence helps us cross chasms, we never thought possible. I...