Life Is Beautiful

By Michael Adedeji

Why would anyone want to take his own life? The politician, the industrialist, the celebrity, the intellectual, the unschooled, the rich, and the pauper; all have people in their ranks who once despaired of life so much that they took their own lives, or attempted to, or contemplated it! What was it that made life so unbearable, ‘bitchy’ or ‘ugly’, that some people would rather prefer to ‘escape’ it than relate with it or confront it? Was it shame, pain, privation, loneliness, abuse, or despondency? Do you know that life in its natural, ‘innocent’ form is beautiful and not ‘beastly’? Yes, indeed it is lovely, pleasant, and attractive. But there is a secret to the beauty of life. Find out in this book, what reinforces its beauty and unleashes its beast.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Adedeji
• Release date: Aug 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311662361

Michael Adedeji

a servant of Jesus Christ, preacher and teacher of the Gospel, author, songwriter, singer and instrumentalist. Pastors at Zion City Church of God,Lagos,Nigeria.

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LIFE IS BEATIFUL

By Michael Adedeji

Copyright 2014 Michael Adedeji

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit. They

brought forth life and the universe, and they were thoughtful in creation.

They sustain and administer creation by their knowledge, wisdom and power, and they are lavish in their love and commitment towards man.

You are forever appreciated, glorified and praised!

Note:

Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are taken with permission from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Life: God’s Beautiful And Wonderful Gift

Chapter 2: The Human Life

It is Spiritual in Nature

It is Sacred and Precious

It is Worth Living

Chapter 3: The Reason For The Ugliness In Life

The Problems of Life

Snubbing God

The Beauty in Keeping Proper Consciousness of God

Life’s Three Principal Energy-Sapping and Life-Sucking ‘Idols’

God is not a Fun Spoiler

Chapter 4: Beauty Hype Misplaced

Beautiful ‘Statutes’, ‘Ugly’ People

Your Body - A godly Asset

Ugly Choices, Worthless Life

Chapter 5: Life Is ‘Timed’

Time Is Critical and Life is Precious; Don’t Waste Both

How to Determine the Needful in Life

Caution

The Absolute Need for Prudence in Conducting the Affairs of Life

Opportunities God Brings our Way

Resources He Places at Our Disposal

Our Personhood

Our Time

The Urgent Need for Reformatting

About The Author

Connect With Author Online

Introduction

Life is beautiful; it is a beautiful, delicate gift from God. To be beautiful is to be pleasing, attractive or lovely; such is the actual nature of life in its natural, ‘innocent’ form. This beautiful ‘reality’ and intelligent moral consciousness is also a delicate phenomenon. A gift is something good one receives, even though one might not deserve it. We earn our incomes, wages, degrees, positions, fame, respect etc but no one earns his life, no one paid to get endowed with it; it’s a gift from God (probably the reason why many of us are careless or reckless with it!). Another very interesting thing about this beautiful gift is that it is good; life in its natural, ‘innocent’ form is not just beautiful but also good! The scriptures testify to this; "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good…Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array…Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" (Genesis 1:31-2:1, James 1:17).

TO BE BEAUTIFUL IS TO BE PLEASING, ATTRACTIVE

OR LOVELY; SUCH IS THE ACTUAL NATURE OF

LIFE IN ITS NATURAL, ‘INNOCENT’ FORM.

Gifts are primarily expression of love, goodness, generosity, thoughtfulness, value, and sacrifice, and they are meant to bring the awareness of recipients to these virtues and stimulate them to imbibe them, so that they too can be channels through which the same virtues can flow to others, thereby creating a beautiful cycle or web of joy, love, value, sense of responsibility, gratitude and indebtedness, as well as fulfillment, positive direction and purpose - this is the essence of life. This way, it is beautiful, it is good, and God derives great divine pleasure from it. Unfortunately, the greater number of humanity does not know or understand or give attention to this critical truth about life at this ‘depth.’ Yet, the pleasantness and beauty of life lies in respecting this truth and operating at this depth. That is, taking to heart and committing to the ‘delicacy’ of the virtues embedded in the fabric of life.

Talking about ‘delicacy’, in the context of the subject matter under consideration in this book, it refers to the skill (finesse), wisdom, attention to detail, knowledge, understanding, and energy, carefully and deliberately woven into gigantic and complex structures of principles and laws (both physical and spiritual) powering the ‘being’, appearance, operations