Thuita J. Maina's Blog: Reflections of a Christian, page 6

Loving People - Reflections of a Young Man

It has been said that if you were to beat on the buttocks the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for...

Part 2: Overcoming the Past - Reflections of a Young Man

When reciting the Serenity Prayer, people ask God to help them accept the things they cannot change. I believe our past is one of those...

Finding Roses in a Thorn Bush - Reflections of a Young Man

Bill Clinton said in his memoir that most people can make it in life if they have at least one person encouraging them when they are young. I was...

Controlling My Big Mouth - Reflections of a Young Man

Since my university days in 2008, I have always had a problem of staying still in my moments of excitement. I have wanted to talk and talk like...

How to Become an Early Riser - Reflections of a Young Man

As I have said before on this blog, I struggled for years to kick the bad habit of oversleeping. It was a struggle that I often lost since...

Poverty is Bad - Reflections of a Young Man

When President Bill Clinton visited Tanzania in the year 2000, he mesmerised local residents. They marvelled at the sophisticated methods that...

Liking What We Have to Do - Reflections of a Young Man

Last year when reading a Billy Graham devotional book , I came across an interesting quote. It said, "The secret of happiness is not to do what...

7 Books That Influenced Me - Reflections of a Young Man

It has dawned on me that our happiness depends far more on the quality of our thoughts than on the cars we drive and the houses we live in. That's...

Rejoicing in the Way Things Are - Reflections of a Young Man

Someone once remarked that if God gave him His power, he would change many things in this world. But if He added to him His wisdom, he would leave...

Thinking Noble Thoughts - Reflections of a Young Man

Last month, I woke up one Sunday morning, my mind heavy with thoughts about what some people were thinking of me. I persisted in that disturbing...