The Essential Of Life- Water

We can say a thousand and one things about water. It is just mind-blowing. Water is ubiquitous; It's found everywhere, seen everywhere, used everywhere, and felt everywhere. How? Water is in the air. Water is in the soil. Water is in the plants and animals. Water is in man. What else? Both living and non-living things have some percentage of water in them. Some scientists have concluded that a place without water is a place without life. Let’s come to human body. The human body contains from 55% to 78% water, depending on the body size. To function properly, the body requires between one and seven liters of water per day to avoid dehydration; the precise amount depends on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. Most of this is ingested through foods or beverages other than drinking straight water. Specifically, pregnant and breastfeeding women need additional fluids to stay hydrated. The Institute of Medicine (US) recommends that, on average, men consume 3.0 liters and women 2.2 liters; pregnant women should increase intake to 2.4 liters (10 cups) and breastfeeding women should get 3 liters (12 cups), since an especially large amount of fluid is lost during nursing. Also noted is that normally, about 20% of water intake comes from food, while the rest comes from drinking water and beverages (caffeinated included). Water is excreted from the body in multiple forms; through urine and faeces, through sweating, and by exhalation of water vapour in the breath. With physical exertion and heat exposure, water loss will increase and daily fluid needs may increase as well. Potable (drinkable) water is essential to human body. Approximately 1 billion of people in the world still lack access to safe drinking water. While 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation. This is in contract to how ubiquitous water is. Though available, but could not be accessed by many. And those that could be accessed are not easily usable. Water can be purified in so many ways. It can be purified through storage in copper vessels, filtration, distillation, chlorination, ozonation, ultraviolet irradiation (exposure to sunlight), boiling, dipping hot iron/metal inside water, and addition of chemical compounds that kill pathogens. Water has got several purposes. From domestic (cooking, drinking, bathing, washing), to industrial (manufacturing, recreational, swimming, rafting, boating, hydropower generation), to agricultural (farming, gardening, fishing) and to transportation. Water has helped our world immensely and it’s joy to have it all around us. Happy Weekend.

In The Presence Of God

Can God be in a bad mood? Sometimes, people or situations around us get us so annoyed that we want to react back. Those moments spoil our mood that we can’t concentrate or be really happy. Our mind is so flooded with all kinds of heavy thoughts. So, I had to wonder if God too is always angry at us every time we misbehave to him, since we too get angry when people misbehave to us. But that’s not the case. In the presence of God, there’s fullness of joy. That joy is His son. God already has a protective atmosphere around him that prevents him from getting wrong signals from man. God was once angry at our misbehaviours. But no longer angry. Why? Because God’s anger on man has been finally resolved. So, what happens to people who will face judgment or go to hell? It will be their own decision and not God’s infliction. God was once angry when man’s heart was totally derailed from him and there was no mediator between him and man. But the moment God’s son was sacrificed, he became a mediator between man and God, and always pacify God on our behalf. God wouldn’t count men’s sins against them. He already did on his son. Otherwise, he will never have any moment of rest or joy, because human beings will always annoy him. Adam was in God’s presence, happy and bold, until he did wrong. The moment he left God’s presence, fear gripped him. Immediately, he became unsecured and wandered about. It’s important if you have Christ, you enjoy the life God has given you. The life of God in you connects you to him and makes you enjoy his presence. In his presence, there’s undaunted fullness of joy. Enjoy his presence. Enjoy his blessings. Peace.

Life Nutrients

Have you ever felt so hungry before? Have you ever woken up in a morning and the first thought that clouded your mind was "what am I going to eat today?" It becomes complicated when it’s a whole family, so frustrating and despairing. Not like you want to fast, but you just don’t have the means to eat. I’ve been there. It’s not a pleasant experience. When I hear people tell me they’ve not eaten for a whole day or for the past 3 days, I want to give everything I have to make sure they find something to eat. Many times, I’ve packaged food from my food business to give people who are hungry, because I know how it feels when one is hungry. What of number of people who are on the street asking for what to eat. That one I can’t just keep my eyes away. I feel so sympathetic and challenged, with number of people I have to feed in the world. Sometimes, some people look so sick and down. They’ve not been eating good food. Such people, their need is not hospital, It is food. If you have any help to offer at that moment, go ahead and do it. That will go a long way. The importance of food cannot be overemphasized. Jesus said; I am the bread of life. Though He's not talking about physical food, but it helps us to understand how important He is. He’s the drive/energy of life. Nothing moves without him. Nothing lives without him. No wonder, the scripture says all things were created by him and for him. He’s the source of all things. He’s the life of all things. If we have Jesus the bread of life in us, we’ll give life to people, from physical to spiritual. Our faith will be accompanied with works, and not just talk alone. Therefore, let’s bless people with our food and everything we've got and they will live to glorify our Father in Heaven. Blessings.