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Avenue Lifestyle: First Date Jitters  PhotoCred: Juan Vargas (Pexels Images) We all want to fall in love and it's quite exciting, the goosebumps first conversation which leaves you in a state of bliss, daydreaming and suddenly being nice even to Patty whom you usually despise, that's love for you, brightening you up that you find yourself spreading happiness all around. Whatever happened to misery loves company? This new you has a good motivation to be kind because a huge part of you is now loved, making it easier for you to reciprocate towards those around you. PhotoCred: Unsplash Images - Alexander Mass & Sweet Life. When we go on a first date there's usually a lot on the table, the looks, pockets, professional and personal priorities that give the hints of dots connecting or a clear picture that some things can't be framed and put on the bedside table. Better off apart. Many try to portray themselves as having it all together a...

Avenue Lifestyle: The Wrong Call. When Sin comes Knocking. Pexels Images/ Alex Gonzo This is an extension of a previous article talking about temptation, the wrestling that comes in which often has with a rude awakening that resistance isn't just a simple no and walk off, at times our opponents get in our way, the offer on the table keeps trying to lure you in for another bite or lucrative deal . Toying and tasking your emotions, a manipulative play that is often devastating. It's like a taunt on how weak you are, close to giving in so you can be a pleasurable trap that robs you of your joy. It was sin that brought about condemnation over all mankind so imagine us continuing with it, unable to break free because we find it hard to let go, those urges to watch pornography, hit up that sneaky link as today's society calls it, to give in one more time to masturbating, it's always that voice that seems to mean well "just this once, give in today, then you...

Avenue Lifestyle: He/She Loves Me, But.... Pexels Images/ Jonathan Borba We find falling in love easy, it's like precooked meals you don't get to start from scratch, so this often leads to laziness and complacency. Forget the TV tropes, time to get real, there's no disclaimer of fictional characters. We step in at times without clarity just in it because the person we admire is either good looking or just has an outstanding quality that is used as a foundation for the entire relationship and looks can't carry all the weight of two people plus insecurities, uncertainty, compromise, concern, love, attention, commitment and etc. it builds up like bacteria and then starts destroying it all.  What do I mean? You love each other but there's a limitation. The journey only leads to a motel and never a home, a promise ring that holds no value, a commitment that is insincere. He/She loves you till someone new, who seems better than you comes along and you're ...

Avenue Lifestyle: Holy Maintenance - Swim Deeper, No Way You'll Drown in Christ. Unsplash Images/ Eye-Speak Welcome to the month of Spring also known as the month where we celebrate New beginnings. On Avenue Lifestyle we are opening our Bibles and searching for deeper insight into how we can definitely be Holy and what it takes to be Holy and remaining in position. Tempting offers are a thing and so are compromising contacts should you delete? Turn down? Now right? What about later?  We often find ourselves called by many things, they somehow seem louder than God's call, parental guidance and social reception. We lose a signal of good connection for one that will have us stumbling into the bad and deceitful. Why do we respond to the world? It's because it customises and shape shifts into what we desire, it's like a marketing campaign aimed at misleading you yet appears sincere, making you feel seen, cared for and most of all catered for. (For sin pays its wage death Rom...

Avenue Lifestyle: True Worship & Service  Edward Cisneros/ Unsplash Images  Month of May is here and Blessed are we! God is Good and God is Love. Today on Avenue Lifestyle we talk about True Service & Worship, having the heart for God and leaving out the earthly labels to take on a Christ-like nature.  We all want to walk with God, the problem starts when we want to use our resources and means to make it. We're trying to deny God the role of a Father, Provider...the role of Him being our everything, we usually learn the hard way at times when our methods prove useless and unnecessary because we're followers, we have to abide, submit, surrender and let God be God.  We often come to a turning point where we realise all we have to do is believe, follow His ways and be filled with His Holy Spirit for the truth to be in us we have to be connected to Him who is truthful, without God nothing really stands, we wouldn't exist. There are many truths out there, personal...

Avenue Lifestyle: Love Quiz  Annie Spratt/ Unsplash Images  Love is a beautiful thing and many people are in need of it, we can choose who to love and how to love based on how we view the people in our lives. We can love someone to a point, we can go all in and at times we can love and not show it. There's the classic saying "show someone how much you love them and they'll take you for granted" because once they're away, even if they mess up, you'd still be there. We can love for many reasons yet Love is Genuine and we often misuse the word thinking it's actually "Love" when it's a cover up. Even the Holy Scriptures inform us about the True Nature of Love, God the source of all existence and creation. So sometimes we should ask ourselves if our words match our actions. Saying sorry yet we continue to hurt or the 3 words but aren't bearing the fruits of Love. Because if we don't identity the root cause, these plants choke up everything...

Avenue Lifestyle: My First Heartbreak Pexels Images/ Alleksana When God breaks your heart for your own good!  The picture shows a sweet treat and we thought that was our end all be all, yet it fell apart because God had something better, His Goodness. As the scriptures reads - Psalms 34:8 NIV [8] Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Sometimes the heart isn't as strong as we'd like it to be. We often try to play the part of the quickly healed guy or girl so we don't look weak. Many people fake it, act like they are living their best lives while it's a means of masking, not even Bruce Wayne can save the day from this.  We're raised to never show weakness and always be showing our best yet it kills us in the long run. Many people fall apart trying to stand straight like a drunk man attempting to convince the police officer he's sober. I had to learn very quickly that bottling things up was only going to turn me into a we...

Avenue Lifestyle: Spice Up Your Life!  Get Your Groove On.  PhotoCred: Cottonbro - Pexels Images Life is so much fun if we leave out the bad events we are met with. We're overcomers and we should look forward to living with no regrets but Love. Peace & Praise to God. You don't have to wait to get married, get that job or break your virginity to be happy or accepted. You don't have to be validated without first loving yourself enough to do right by you. It's like this, you cannot find it easy to love others while difficult loving yourself.  PhotoCred: Hamann La - Pexels Images  Yes! People can make you feel unlovable like a complete waste of space but what they say or do doesn't matter because unless you're happy with yourself you'll have no trouble dealing with that and most people are usually projecting. They see you strong where they're weak and they attack because they'd love to be in your shoes but don't know how. A cry for help isn't...