RAILA ODINGA MAGUFULI WA KENYA

Nasema bila woga wala shauku yeyote kwamba kenya yahitaji Magufuli wake. Tulionao kwa sasa sio Magufuli ila matatizo. Wakati ambapo Magufuli anafungua kufuli zote Tanzania uongozi wa Uhuru Kenyatta unaendeleza uhuru wa ufisadi Kenya. Sifa za Rais Magufuli na maamuzi yake ya kazi toka alipotwaa uongozi wa Tanzania zimewafikia hata wakenya. Wengi wamemsifia na wengine wameandika wakiomba Mungu awape Rais kama Magufuli. Kwa kipindi kifupi alichoingia madarakani, Rais Dkt. John Magufuli amefanya mambo kadhaa ambayo yamewaridhisha na kuwapa moyo Watanzania, mambo hayo ni kama, ziara yake ya kushtukiza kwenye hospitali ya Taifa la Muhimbili  iliyovumbua vitu vingi na kupelekea Rais Magufuli kufuta bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa hospitali hiyo pamoja na kumuondoa Kaimu Mkurugenzi wake, Kufuta safari za viongozi kwenda nchi za nje ili kupunguza matumizi makubwa ya pesa za Serikali, kuelekeza shilingi milion 225 zilizochangwa kwa ajili ya kugharamia hafla ya Pongezi za Wabunge Dodoma kutumika kununua vitanda vya hospitali na shilingi milion 15 tu ndio zitumike kwa ajili ya sherehe hiyo.  Jumatatu ya tarehe 23 November 2015, Rais Dkt. John Magufuli alitangaza kufuta kwa sikukuu ya Uhuru December 9 na kuagiza fedha za maandalizi ya sikukuu hiyo zitumike kutatua matatizo mengine pia ameagiza siku hiyo itumike kusafisha mazingira ili kupunguza matatizo ya kipindupindu nchini. Huyu ndiye Rais mtajika wa Tanzania ambaye huwezi mlinganisha na huyu wetu wa ziara na vihoja vya kila siku. Wetu ni ukatuni na wajali maslahi yao bila ya kujali taifa. Wetu wajifanya waumini ilhali ni mafisi. Hawa wetu hawawezi saidika hata na maombi kwani sikio la kufa halisikii dawa. Dawa ya hawa makabwela ni moja tu! Wakenya wakubali sura ya kutuongoza na nyuma ya hiyo sura kuwe na vijana chipukizi wana mabadiliko watakao kaa macho kwa kila maamuzi ya taifa hili. Je, sura ni nani? Sura ya Magufuli kenya ni Raila Odinga. Kenya sasa yahitaji RAILA AMOLO ODINGA kuchukua nafasi ya Urais na kuikomboa Kenya kutoka kwa vijana hawa wawili waliochanganyikiwa na uongozi kiasi ya kuacha taifa nzima uchi. Vijana waliojaa kasumba ya kula na kulala uchi. Vijana walio na damu moto sio ya kuendeleza nchi bali ya kubaka demokrasia ya wakenya na kenya kwa jumla. Hawa hawana doa la uongozi damuni mwao. Walicho nacho ni damu ya dhumla walioiridhi kutoka kwa watangulizi waliokuwa hapo awali. Wao ni KANU na KANU ni wao. Sera ni zile zile za kihayawani, hamna kujali raia wake. Kwao wao raia ni ufisadi kila siku. Enyi wakenya wapenda amani someni historia ya taifa hili. Waskizeni wazee na mjaribu kufungua macho muone kila kitu kwa jicho la tatu wala sio jicho la ukabila. Nani asiyejua kwamba historia ya Kenya haiwezi andikwa sahihi bila kuwepo mchango wa Raila Amollo Odinga? Uhuru Kenyatta na William Ruto hawapo kwenye historia ya kenya. Mmoja ni mtoto wa hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta na mmoja ni mtoto wa Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi. Kwa ufupi wote ni watoto wa KANU. Hawajui shida wala njaa, wote walipakuliwa pilau pasi na kujua chakula hiyo inatoka wapi. Kama ni historia basi kwa hawa wawili ni historia ya dhulma na ufisadi wa hali ya juu. Fikra za wawili hawa hazibadiliki, uzembe, unafiki wa hali ya juu, ufisadi na ufujaji wa mali ya umma ni jambo la kawaida kwao. Uhuru Kenyatta ni Rais asiyetulia, utadhani yeye ni waziri wa mambo ya nje na wala sio Rais naye William Ruto utadhani ni mlinzi wa Rais kwani kila mara yumo nyuma yake. Ziara yake huko Paris, Ufaransa na ‘waziri wake mpya wa mazingira’ (Ngina Kenyatta) siku moja tu baada ya kuondoka kwa Papa Francis kunaonyesha wazi kuwa Rais hajali jinsi anavyotumia pesa za wakenya. Sasa ziara za serikali zinahusisha watoto wake ambao utadhani ni mawaziri wa humu nchini. Hii ni dalili ya uongozi duni usio na mbele wala nyuma. Someni historia jameni! Na ndio maana ningelipenda kutaja kwamba historia itakapoandikwa kuhusu  maendeleo na upanuzi wa demokrasia nchini Kenya, Raila Amollo Odinga atatengewa  sura nyingi. Sura za shujaa na mpenda kenya aliye na utaifa ndani yake. Kiongozi aliyepigana vita mamluki na wafisadi wakubwa nchini. Rais wa watu aliyedhulumiwa katika chaguzi mbili. Huyu ndiye Magufuli wa Kenya mwaka wa 2017. Hulka yake ni kubainisha mbivu na mbichi. ukweli huu umedhihirika wazi tunaposoma  historia kuhusu waanzilishi wa taifa hili waliojitahidi sana kuikomboa Kenya kutoka utawala dhalimu wa wakoloni.  Historia huzama zaidi za kuonyesha mchango wa kila mmoja kwa namna inayotuchorea taswira  ya mwono-ulimwengu wa kila mmoja. Lakini kwa kuwa historia ni tundu, inafumbata mambo haya kwa uketo wa kuajabisha sana. Je, ni funzo gani ambalo Raila Odinga anapaswa kupata kutokana na misukosuko ya mawimbi ya siasa ambayo amepitia katika kipindi chake kirefu cha miongo kadha ya siasa za ukombozi? Raila Odinga sasa anafaa alegeze kamba na kuwakubali vijana kuingia ndani ya chama chake na kuongeza nguvu ya kupambana na hawa mafisadi wakubwa. Raila ni sharti akubali kushirikiana na vijana, awape nafasi, mawaidha kisha akae kando aone vile ambavyo vijana hao watakomboa kura zake zote. Bila ya vijana Raila haendi popote. Wanaomzingira Raila wafaa wamweleze haya bila woga, wamweleze afungue mlango wake wazi na aache vijana wanaotaka kumsaidia kuchukua uongozi kufanya hivyo ki-demokrasia bila ya wao kunyimwa nafasi za kufanya hivyo. Hii ndio silaha ya mwisho ya Raila Amollo Odinga. Raila ni jabali ambaye sasa anahitaji vijana kufanikisha ndoto yake ya kuwakomboa wakenya. Jina la Raila haliuziki ila lafahamika na kila mkenya. Sifa zake zinazidi kubobea kila kukicha. Anachohitaji sasa ni kuongeza makali na damu mpya ndani ya chama chake. Damu moto ya vijana wanaotaka mabadiliko kwa mpigo mmoja tu. Punda amechoka na vijana pia wamechoka! Ifahamike wazi kuwa mtu huzaa neno. Neno hilo likawa kubwa kumzidi mtu huyo aliyelizaa na hatimaye likambwaga. Ninaamini kwamba siku moja, ndoto za Raila Odinga  hazitakuwa ni ndoto tu – bali ukweli mtupu. Ukweli ambao labda wengi wanaogopa kuusema ni kwamba demokrasia ya Kenya itamaskinika bila Raila Odinga kushika usukani wa kisiasa nchini Kenya. Wasemavyo waswahili heri kafiri akufaae kuliko silamu asiyekufaa na zimwi likujualo halikuli likakumaliza. Ya Uhuru Kenyatta na William Ruto tumeona na hatutaki kusikia tena. Kelele zao za kusema na kutenda na waziseme wakiwa nje ya ikulu mwaka wa 2017. Historia itajiandika tena mwaka wa 2017. Kenya yahitaji Magufuli wake wa tangu na mwaka wa 2007 na 2013. Magufuli wa Kenya Raila Odinga. Kwa viongozi mnaoongoza kwa misingi ya kikabila jueni zenu zimefikia kikomo. Narudia tena, enyi wakabila wakubwa mnaoongoza kwa ukabila kumbukeni Raila hakuwa mwendawazimu aliposema Kibaki Tosha licha ya kujua fika Mwai Kibaki ni mkikuyu na pili kujua alivyofanywa babake Jaramogi Oginga Odinga miaka ya nyuma yote aliyatupa katika kaburi la sahau na akatizama taifa na utaifa. Je, hapakuwa na makabila mengine? Je, mkikuyu na Mkalenjin mgani leo yupo tayari kusema Raila tosha? Kama yupo jawabu asinipe lakini alitoe 2017.

Mohammed Ali ni Mhariri Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Upekuzi KTN. Kuwasiliana naye: mali@standardmedia.co.ke, FB: Official Jicho Pevu with Mohammed Ali, Twitter: @mohajichopevu

I AM UNIQUE

I was surprised to read that have you ever seen anyone like you. Same eyes, same voice, same face etc. No one is same like us in the world. God has made us unique then why to be like others.

Everybody has different personality and different style but we are busy in seeing others and following them to be like them but we forget that in our surroundings many wants to be like us because they find uniqueness in us which we even haven't realised.

Look at toddlers they don't know what is complex, competition, coping and confidence. They live according to their style. Their every prank is different. Their talks are so unique and they are full of positivity that everybody gets attracted towards them.

God has given everyone a talent. Some are toppers, some are singer, artist, dancers, comedian. What is our passion we have to find it through staying alone and spending time with our own self. Keep your cell phone aside, switch off the tv, music player and ask some questions from your own self and search an answer by your heart. These questions will let you know yourself.

Everybody is beautiful. Some have beautiful eyes, some have good looks, fascinating voice, million dollar smile. Stand in front of mirror and judge yourself as you judge others like she has beautiful hands, voice etc.

Always be thankful and live in your own style atlast you are different from everyone. Keep on saying that I AM UNIQUE.

TAKE A BREATHE

Success stories are told, secrets are shared, motivators have been teaching us life lessons and a lot of us still don't get to our goals. This, is what I see.

Now, I know something which maybe won't work out for you, but still. If you are here, it's because you are searching for inspiration and I want you to think about the fact that there is nothing more inspirational than your own life ! You don't believe it ? Try this:

Close your eyes, take a deep breathe and think about at least 3 things that made you feel happy today.

Repeat this process at the end of the day when you are alone in your bedroom. Don't open your eyes until you haven't mentioned this 3 things.

If you manage to do this quickly, try to increase the number of 3 to 5 things.

This little game is very interesting. The first time I tried this, I unfortunately couldn't name one thing at all ... that made me feel very sad. So, I decided to pay attention whenever something made me smile or whenever I appreciated something...and guess what, I started live my life in a more conscious way. Let me explain.

Life is short. Really short. We are tired of hearing it, I know... But seriously, life gets really interesting when you are attentive. Focus on what people tell you, what they do, what nature does, how the things are made, read between the lines, try to understand what the other people think, vizualise yourself in different situations, travel with your mind... and soon you will discover how the simplest things make you go to bed with joy because you lived your day fully. I simply am tired of living without taking any outcome of it. I don't care about my goals anymore (don't get me wrong), I fell in love with the process! I prefer the journey itself because it's now, I can enjoy it right now. My goals, only God knows if I reach them one day, but if I'm more focused on my work than on my goals...isn't it obvious to get to them anyway? I will let you decide. Much love for you guys. Take a breathe, open your eyes. It's time to live.

FALLING IN LOVE

If you ever fall in love…fall in love with someone who wants to know your favorite color and just how you like your coffee. Fall in love with someone who loves the way you laugh and would do absolutely anything to hear it. Fall in love with someone who puts their head on your chest just to hear your heart beat. Fall in love with someone who kisses you in public and is proud to show you off to anyone they know. Fall in love with someone who makes you question why you were afraid to fall in love in the first place. Fall in love with someone who would never want to hurt you. Fall in love with someone who falls in love with your flaws and thinks you’re perfect just the way you are. Fall in love with someone who thinks that you’re the one they would love to wake up to each day.

My Granny's Hands

Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK.

She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear strong voice.

"I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her.

"Have you ever looked at your hands?" she asked. "I mean really looke d at your hands?" I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.

Grandma smiled and related the following story: "Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years.

"These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots.

"They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent!

"They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed t he world that I was married and loved someone special.

"They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse. They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body.

"They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer.

"These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life. But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ."

I will never look at my hands the same again. God reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home. When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of Grandma. I know she has been held by the hands of God. And I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His hands upon my face.

A KLASSIK TOUCH OF TRUST IS KEY TO BUSINESS

The recent Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) successfully brought together a range of players to highlight how entrepreneurship lifts people out of poverty, by stimulating economic activity in a way that also builds social wealth. A survey of 2,000 aspiring entrepreneurs, released by Tony Elumelu’s Africapitalism Institute, confirmed what Mr. Elumelu had always known: No one can do it alone.

We are interconnected today more than ever. Businesses no longer only manage inputs and outputs. They are now part of an ecosystem of interdependent relationships among suppliers, partners, customers, investors, competitors, government, communities, and networks of networks. As our interdependency grows, so do our fates. Our decisions ripple beyond our field of view faster and further than ever. So our emerging role in business is to consider possible effects of our actions before the first ripple is created. Not doing that is passing the buck and the buck will come calling later.

The most important currency that is exchanged in interdependent relationships is trust. When it is strong, money comes, agreements are signed faster, re-work happens less, and partnerships grow. When it is strong across an ecosystem, it catalyzes the social and economic wealth we seek to create.

Take a moment and think of a leader who greatly influenced you. Chances are the leader who most influenced you was not influential because of what he or she did but because of who they were while doing it. How you show up in each of your interactions with people leaves them with a feeling, an experience, an impression. Over a series of impressions, trust is built.

At the GES a lot of practical tools were discussed. But whether we are working with supply chains, funders, technology or innovation hubs, there is always a person or a group of people with whom we will need to interact. These interactions leave impressions one decision at a time, one conversation at a time, one action at a time. These human interactions inform the brand impressions which outlive the products we create.

The PR firm Edelman conducts an annual global Trust Barometer across hundreds of countries and thousands of people. The 2015 survey reveals a grim picture of peoples’ declining trust in our world’s institutions. Among those are businesses. Here is a sample of the respondents’ perceptions:

~50% believe that business will do what is right

~75% believe CEOs were not credible as spokespeople

~70% believe business innovation is driven by technology or growth targets

~30% believe business innovation is driven by finding a way to improve peoples’ lives

So we have a global trust problem. And we’re not just a bunch of whiners. Trust is not arbitrary; it is the byproduct of hundreds of interactions we have with businesses. After every interaction we are left with a positive or negative impression, sometimes big, sometimes small. These impressions form our answer to the question: Can I trust these people?

Here are 3 ways trust affects your top and bottom lines:

1.) Businesses who are more trusted spend less on marketing. 

Brands are increasingly defined by the interactions people have with anything or anybody attached to the brand; anyone who answers your phone, your email response time, your website’s friendliness, your product experience...all of it. These impressions matter more than your advertising. If your audio doesn’t match your video you’ll have to invest more in marketing to “convince” people your behavior is something other than what it actually is.

2.) An ecosystem built on interdependence and trust creates more and costs less. 

Over time you’ll attract partners with similar values and build trust through a series of small, consistent behaviors. This trusted network creates a safe environment and that’s a key ingredient to sharing “crazy” ideas and taking risks together. Information is shared more fluidly. Problems are raised and acknowledged earlier. In low-trust environments it takes a whistle blower to make people aware of a big risk. By that time it is likely that a large number of people or partners have already been harmed. That’s expensive to clean up.

3.) Investors love predictability and that’s what trust-based partnerships deliver.

Today, foreign direct investment in Africa is five times the level it was in 2000. However, as the health of businesses and communities increasingly depend on each other, the criteria for investment change: the how becomes at least as important as the what. An investor can no longer evaluate a distributor of a product in isolation. That distributor’s success is connected to the network of citizens, consumers, suppliers, managers, entrepreneurs and public sector actors in the community. As their interdependence grows, each business’ success hinges on the strength of its partnerships.

As business people you are changing lives; one or many, for better or for worse. In our trust-depleted world, you have the ability to build a business community that grows because it improves people’s lives, one touch at a time.

“If you want to go fast, then travel alone; if you want to go far, then travel together.”

-African Proverb

It Will Be Multiplied Back To You

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

It pleases God when we believe that He is the giver, the blesser and that “He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”. Such was the faith of Ruth the Moabitess. When she decided to make the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob her God, she found Him to be her rewarder, who lovingly provided for her, divinely guided her, jealously protected her, gloriously redeemed her from her hopeless situation and richly restored her life.

Today, this same God says to you that He is your rewarder. And when He is involved in your life, you will be amply rewarded. Peter, the fisherman, would testify to that. His fishing boat, which represented his life, caught nothing the whole night. But in the morning, when the boat was returned to him after he had loaned it to Jesus, it was no longer the same boat. It was anointed, blessed and so magnetized that a great number of fish was attracted to it. In fact, he received a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish! (Luke 5:1–11)

Beloved, because God is your rewarder, if He borrows your “boat” even for a while, be assured that He will surely return it to you with a supernatural increase. Even if what you give Him is little, when placed in His hands, it will return to you blessed, anointed and multiplied.

This happened to the little boy who gave Jesus his lunch of five barley loaves and two fish. It must have thrilled the boy to see his small lunch supernaturally multiplied and satisfying not just him, but 5,000 men, not counting the women and children, and even leaving behind 12 baskets full of leftovers. (John 6:1–13)

Beloved, believe that God is a rewarder. When you give Him your finances, time, possessions and abilities, know for sure that He will return them to you blessed, anointed and multiplied!

Thought For The Day

What you give to God will surely be returned to you with a supernatural increase.

"SPIRITUAL ADULTERY”

Recently, I heard someone using the term "spiritual adultery." What does this term mean?

PHOTO BY: KLASSIK PICTURES

The term “spiritual adultery” does not appear in scripture, nevertheless we can find the concept in the Bible. Specifically, the Bible describes idolatry as a type of adultery. We can see this metaphor in Ezekiel 16 (among others places) when the Lord rebukes Israel for their unfaithfulness:

Ezek. 16:8  “Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, you were at the time for love; so I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became Mine,” declares the Lord GOD.

Ezek. 16:9 “Then I bathed you with water, washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil.   

Ezek. 16:10 “I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet; and I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.   

Ezek. 16:11 “I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.  

Ezek. 16:12 “I also put a ring in your nostril, earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.  

 Ezek. 16:13 “Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your dress was of fine linen, silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey and oil; so you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.   

Ezek. 16:14 “Then your fame went forth among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My splendor which I bestowed on you,” declares the Lord GOD.  

Ezek. 16:15  “But you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot because of your fame, and you poured out your harlotries on every passer-by who might be willing.  

Ezek. 16:16 “You took some of your clothes, made for yourself high places of various colors and played the harlot on them, which should never come about nor happen.   

Ezek. 16:17 “You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.   

Ezek. 16:18 “Then you took your embroidered cloth and covered them, and offered My oil and My incense before them.   

Ezek. 16:19 “Also My bread which I gave you, fine flour, oil and honey with which I fed you, you would offer before them for a soothing aroma; so it happened,” declares the Lord GOD.   

Ezek. 16:20 “Moreover, you took your sons and daughters whom you had borne to Me and sacrificed them to idols to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter?   

Ezek. 16:21 “You slaughtered My children and offered them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.  

Ezek. 16:22 “Besides all your abominations and harlotries you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare and squirming in your blood. 

The Lord compares the nation of Israel to a young bride raised up for the purpose of honoring God, Who is Israel's Husband by covenant. Rather than remaining faithful to the Lord, the nation of Israel played the “harlot” by worshipping other gods, the Lord says. 

In a sense, the Lord called Israel an adulteress who “cheated” on Her Husband by worshipping foreign gods. The Lord uses adultery as a metaphor for spiritual unfaithfulness, and in that sense, the Bible includes the concept of "spiritual adultery” (if not the words).
 

A New Use of the Term
 

More recently, however, the term spiritual adultery has been used to describe any inappropriate, nonsexual relationship between a man and a woman that doesn't otherwise qualify as literal adultery (i.e. no sexual act was involved). We presume the term was coined for relationships that fall in the grey area between an ordinary, casual friendship and an illicit, sexual affair. 

For example, consider the situation of a man and a woman who are married to other people who form a personal friendship. Over time, the couple grows very close and spends increasing time together without their spouses' knowledge. Eventually, they begin to meet for private dinners, conduct frequent phone conversations, and exchange intimate texts or letters. Still, the couple never engages in sexual contact of any kind. 

Is this couple guilty of adultery?

Despite the troubling nature of such a relationship, we cannot call it adultery. Adultery, by definition, is a sexual relationship outside marriage. For example, consider the comparison between adultery and prostitution:

Hos. 4:14   I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
                  Or your brides when they commit adultery,
                  For the men themselves go apart with harlots
                  And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes;
                 So the people without understanding are ruined. 
 

The Lord speaking in Hosea says He will not punish Israel's daughters when they play the harlot, which He equates with adultery and prostitution. Obviously, the services offered by harlots and prostitutes revolve around sexual acts, not merely spending quality time together! So if adultery is equal to prostitution, then it involves sexual contact.

Furthermore, the legal definition defines adultery as:

"...voluntary sexual relations between an individual who is married and someone who is not the individual's spouse."

Again, adultery is a sexual act, by definition.

Nevertheless, our example relationship of the man and woman is not without sin. Such a relationship will likely involve sins of lust, lying or coveting. In the worst cases, the relationship will eventually result in literal adultery, but until such time that the relationship involves sexual contact, how would we describe the relationship if it's not adultery?

Church leaders have struggled with how to characterize such a situation. In fact, just determining when such a relationship has become inappropriate can be difficult (i.e., when is a close relationship between a man and a woman “too close?”). Therefore to address this ambiguity, some churches invented the term "spiritual adultery" to describe a relationship that intimates marital unfaithfulness yet does not involve sexual sin. 

Is such a label warranted? Is there such a thing as spiritual adultery in this context?

We believe the answer is no. We do not believe the label spiritual adultery is appropriate nor helpful. While we understand the desire to call out such behavior in a strong way, we believe labeling it spiritual adultery is confusing to the church and may lead to unintended consequences. 

First, sufficient terminology already exists to describe and address the sin(s) involved in excessively-intimate relationships. Lusting, lying and coveting are usually present in any inappropriate relationship, so there is no need to invent new sins to condemn such behavior. Even Jesus Himself equated the seriousness of lust with adultery in Matt 5:28, indicating that the sin of lust is already sufficiently serious to warrant sanctioning within the body. 

Furthermore, adding the word “ adultery” in situations where no sexual sin is present is misleading, unnecessarily inflammatory and invitation for abuse within the church body. The sin of adultery is a serious sexual sin, and it carries significant penalties within the church, including disqualification from leadership and even barring from future marriage. 

Therefore when the church uses the word “adultery” to describe situations where sexual sin is NOT present (even if in a metaphorical sense), the overuse of the term risks diluting the seriousness of literal adultery. Equally troubling, the term “adultery” opens the door for excessive and inappropriate penalties for those involved in lessor sin. 

In the worst cases, a man or woman’s sin might be labeled “spiritual adultery” as a political ploy. Since literal adultery disqualifies a person from leadership (see 1Tim 3), a nonsexual relationship could be labeled spiritual adultery to justify disqualifying a person from pastoral leadership or eldership, or to deny an individual fellowship within the church body. Such abuse is possible – if not inevitable – when the church entertains new, unbiblical classifications for sin.

Thirdly, the term spiritual adultery is likely to confuse the Church, since the term implies the existence of some new, mysterious category of sin. The congregation can't know for sure what behaviors will trigger a charge of  spiritual adultery, since the Bible offers no definition of the term. Therefore, how can a Christian know when he or she has moved from lusting or coveting into spiritual adultery? 

Fourthly, the label of spiritual adultery is contrived, and therefore when we take the concept to its logical conclusion, we reach ridiculous outcomes. For example, should spiritual adultery be subject to the same penalties reserved for literal adultery? If not, why not? Why treat one from of adultery differently than another? 

Furthermore, since spiritual adultery is a sin of desire (not action), are we prepared to judge all sinful thoughts as equal to sinful actions, with spiritual murder now equal to literal murder, spiritual theft equal to literal theft, spiritual lying equal to literal lying, etc.? These questions illustrate the inconsistency resulting from contriving ill-conceived labels. 

Instead, the church should remain constrained by scripture. First, the church should teach spiritual wisdom, including how every spouse must guard his or her heart against the schemes of the enemy, which will test our faithfulness in marriage. Each must be prepared to withstand such temptations taking every opportunity to prepare in advance, including adopting simple rules in marriage like not spending time alone with or communicating privately with someone of the opposite sex, etc. 

As James says:
 

James 1:14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.  James 1:15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. 

In cases where inappropriate, nonsexual relationship outside marriage are brought to light in the church, leaders should rebuke the couple, demanding confession and repentance, and counseling the individuals involved to consider their behavior in light of their commitments to their spouses and to Christ.

If repentance follows, the church should forgive the individual and restore them, as Jesus commanded:

Luke 17:3 “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Luke 17:4 “And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”

And as Paul commanded, we are to restore the brother who repents in the face of correction:

Gal. 6:1  Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.  Gal. 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. 

These instructions are sufficient to deal with the sin of an inappropriate relationship. Based on scripture, there is no need to “amp up” the charge or any corresponding penalties. 

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5 MUST NOT Do When Asking Her Out

1. Asking Her Out When There’s No Mutual Interest.

The first thing you should avoid is asking her out when there’s no mutual interest. If you ask a girl out that hasn’t shown a trace of interest in you, you’re setting yourself up for utter disaster. The reason for this is because dating is only successful when both participants are interested in each other. If you pine over a girl and she hardly notices you, then get to know her better to see if there’s any true dating potential.

2. Don’t Make It Seem Like She’d Be Doing You A Favor By Dating You.

If you make it seem like she’d be doing you a favor by dating you, you might as well tell her that she’s too good for you, and that you’re not worth dating. Taking this approach will show her you lack confidence and self worth which are two very unattractive traits. Another important reason to avoid this approach is because it makes it seem like you’re trying to get something from her. This is something that will make her very hesitant to date you because dating should be beneficial for both you and her. If you make it seem like you have nothing to offer and will only be taking away from her, there’s no reason why she’ll agree to date you.

3. Don’t Do It In Front Of Her Friends Or Your Friends.

One surefire way to make her feel uncomfortable when asking her out is doing it in front of her friends or your friends. Dating is a more personal matter that should be initiated in private as much as possible. This will make her feel more comfortable and less pressured when asked out. Another reason why asking her out in front of her friends or your friends is a bad idea is because you should be spending time with her alone before you even think about asking her out. If you don’t ever spend any time alone with her and haven’t developed some sort of one on one friendship with her, asking her out would seem sudden and unnatural, which could scare her away.

4. Don’t Use Text Messages, Emails, Or Social Networking Sites

The If you want to display a complete lack of self confidence to a girl, ask her out using a text message, email, or social networking site. Because technology is so pervasive in our lives today, it may seem natural to ask a girl out by using a text message, email, or social networking site.

5. Don’t Make A Big Deal Out Of It, Especially If Rejected.

Another thing to avoid when asking her out is making a big deal out of it. If you do this, she will likely feel pressured, uncomfortable, and even creeped out, which will only increase your chances of rejection. If you are comfortable with a girl on a potentially romantic level, asking her out on a date should be a very natural progression for both you and her. You shouldn’t have to over think it or build up to it too much.

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