Joseph Ifeanyi's Blog

Relationships can be difficult. Focusing on external qualifiers makes it even harder. But successful relationships require something much deeper than shared interests or physical attraction. Maintaining a healthy, happy relationship requires you to make daily choices that leave your ego behind and to act in the best interest of your relationship rather than just yourself. Here are what I consider the 15 essential qualities of a lasting relationship: 1. Acceptance Any partner will have qualities, characteristics, and behaviors that push your buttons and test your sanity. To make your relationship last, you have to accept your partner unconditionally—quirks, behavior, flaws, and all. First, you make the commitment to accepting them completely. Then, you speak up and say what it is that’s bothering you. 2. Respect Once the chase is over and we've gotten the prize, we often just forget about our partner's feelings and needs. In lasting relationships, both partners value each oth...

We live in a world of social media where our happiest moments are captured at the snap of a button, edited with the most complimentary filter possible, and then shared for all to see. It’s most always the beautiful moments that we open up to others, and the less lovely instances are quickly deleted so as never to see the light of day. As a Christian woman it’s easy to dress up your family in color-coordinating outfits, haul everyone hurriedly off to church, and smile pleasantly at passerby’s of your pew like you are the happiest family to ever be, and like there were never raised voices and tears prior to your arrival for Sunday morning service. Let’s face it, we’re all human, and our actions will never be quite as they should be. We will always be in the good race to obtain those traits presented in Proverbs 31, and we will fall short many times, but too often we miss the mark of where it all starts. Too often we as women desire to give ourselves to our community, our friends, and our...

These 15 habits will help you keep you at your sharpest, whatever comes your way. In life, there are times when you need to be mentally sharp, to make good decisions fast. In those times you need to be mentally strong. That means managing your emotions, adjusting your thinking, and choosing to take positive action whatever your circumstances. But like any physical strength, mental strength doesn't just happen. It has to be developed. Here are 15 effective ways to become more mentally strong: 1. Focus on the moment .  The challenges that come along from time to time are a test of our willingness to stretch and change. The worst thing you can do is to ignore the situation or procrastinate in developing solutions. The challenge is here and the difficulty is now. Focus your energy on the present moment; don't lose what is right before you. When you focus on the moment you come to realize where you have the most power to make things right. 2. Embrace adversity.  Mental strength ...

We all need God's Blessing like never before, the one thing that commands it is ABSOLUTE SURRENDER. Absolute surrender is giving all things to  Him. Surrendering your all might look foolish to the world but to God, He needs it to perfect His work in your life. Your body is the temple of God but if you don't present the body a living sacrifice, God cannot make use of it. That is to show you the extent He can go when you don't surrender all to Him. 1 Peter 5:7 " Cast your anxiety on Him because He cares for you" God is actually calling us and guess what? He is right beside us everyday second. Our ignorance and unbelief has put us far from his call. God Expects Your Surrender Yes. It has its foundation in the very nature of God. God cannot do otherwise. Who is God? He is the fountain of life, the only source of our existence and power and goodness, and throughout the universe there is nothing good but what God works. God is life and love and blessing and...