The Fountain magazine Issue 04, August 2016

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FoC’s Three Key
Pillars of Ministry
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TEaching
...And he went round about the villages,
teaching.
~ Mark 6:6
healing
But unto you that fear my name
shall the Sun of righteousness
arise with healing in his wings;
and ye shall go forth, and grow up
as calves of the stall.
~ Malachi 4:2
Preaching
Preach the word; be instant in
season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering
and doctrine.
~ 2 Timothy 4:2
REFLECTION
Joshua Kiprono
REFLECTION
Kennedy Migire
JOSHUA is an FoC
member from the
University of Nairobi SDA
Church, where he is a
deacon. He studies BEd
(Science), and also blogs
at jawshooah1.wordpress.
com.
Instant
Gratification
Monkey
Many students fail in exams because of the master
procrastination system in the brain. What’s inside the
mind of a master procrastinator?
In the mind of master procrastinator is what we can call “instant
gratification monkey”. This is the kind of the mind which does not
have a definite schedule for the day. It spends time on what is
good for the moment like going to YouTube and watching what a
socialite said today, what movies are out, read all kinds of posts
in Facebook, etc. It lives in the present, rarely having memory
of the past and neither of the future.It only cares of two things:
easy and fun.
This “instant gratification monkey” does not know we are in a
new world where we plan, see the future, do action and meet
goals. It just wants us do whatever makes sense right now. Okay,
its not bad to always do what makes sense like taking dinner,
sleeping at night, catching up with friends but sometimes we
have to do the hard work, what helps us meet the big picture.
Procrastinators decide to do something but the “instant
gratification monkey” comes and drives away the focus.
However, they have a dear dad who knows how to push them
out of the play- fun- easy zone. We call him the “panic monster”.
He is very harsh to them. Sometimes he makes them read 5
books at a go or write 100 pages overnight. The problem is,
he only comes when the deadline is close or when they realize
they may face embassament. He is the only thing the “instant
gratification monkey” is afraid of.
There are two kinds of procrastination;
1. With deadlines: When there is deadline, the effects of
procrastination are contained. The panic monster can drive away
the instant gratification monkey and the work is done.
FoC members after one of the Thursday meetings. FoC holds interactive
devotional meetings every Thursday afternoon at Nairobi Cental SDA Church.
2. When there is no deadline.: These may include life careers,
life goals, health goals, family or exercise goals. There is
no deadline on when to visit the family, or when to start
drinking 8 glasses of water or when start working on a skill.
Its this kind of procrastination that is sometimes extending
to lifetime and is less talked about! This could be the source
of long time failures, unhappiness, regrets.. It makes people
sometimes feel like spaketators in their own lives.
We are all procrastinators but we all need to be aware of
“instant gratification monkey”. We have to keep chasing
him with the “panic monster”. We have to develop a good
relationship with deadlines. Be definite with all that you do
or else, the instant gratification monkey will be your driver to
hopelessness, failure and shame.
“Ye have sown
much, and bring in little;
yea eat, but ye have not
enough; ye drink, but ye
are not filled with drink;
ye clothe you, but there
is none warm; and he that
earneth wages earneth
wages to put it into a bag
with holes.” Haggai 1:6.
Since I was born, I had
never witnessed family
Migire is an FoC member from
Moi University where he studies
Electric Engineering
should never hesitate
to heed Christ’s call to
spread the gospel to all
the world. Giving tithe and
offerings diligently should
be our joy. Any Adventist
youth lacking hardcopy
King James Holy Bible, the
hymnals and the Quarterly
lesson. Let’s stop spending
only on things of this
world. Sportpesa never
pays.
We, Stewards
prayers at our home. It
is only my mum and dad
who used to hold personal
prayers after we had gone
to sleep. Early this year I
decided to bring home a
Muma Maler (Holy Bible)
for our family. Since
then, I have seen God’s
hand. There has been
peaceful coexistence and
joy amongst my siblings
though my parents and
some siblings are of a
different denomination.
Let’s invest in the heavenly
things. Cheerfully
supporting evangelist
campaigns with the little
resources that we posses
should be our duty. We
We are surely the future
church leaders, but at this
rate we may become very
confused congregations.
Spending much in
watching soccer, soap
operas, etc. only ruins
our future. Remember
everyone reaps whatever
they have sown. Simply
reflect on the kind of
seeds you always planted
while you were still in
primary, high school,
college or campus.
“Thus saith the Lord of
hosts; consider
your ways.”
Haggai 1:7
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