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The Lion in You Must Roar!

2017-02-03T01:39:00.000-08:00

Lions are known for their courage and strength. They are commonly used as symbols for royalty and stateliness, hence the phrase 'king of the jungle'. Fortunately, among the many names that the King of all kings likes to be called is being the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The King of the universe has many names depending on the characteristic or the purpose He likes to emphasize or express. Prince of Peace for example shows the part of Him that denotes peace. Meaning his reign and presence is that of peace; He is the King that gives peace.

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah is a powerful name. It is a name that denotes the supremacy of His power in this present world. It is a name that shows the existence of dominion in the realm of powers and principalities. It is a name for wonders and miracles.

And we know that lion exercise territoriality. Lions are animals that advertise ownership in many forms through scent markings with urine, faeces and roaring. If we digest further this name; the Lion of The Tribe of Judah, we can quickly find it in two parts;

The Lion which of course denotes strength and dominion and

The Tribe of Judah which denotes ‘the redeemed of God’, ‘the believers’, ‘the sanctified.’

Ipso facto, The Lion of the Tribe of Judah implies the powerful God that exercise ownership (dominion, protection, victory etc) for His children, the redeemed. Rev. 5: 5 that introduced this name said the Lion of the Tribe of Judah…… has Prevailed…. This name is a symbol of war and victory. My prayer for you is that that victory will be yours as you call on this name in Jesus name.

He is not far away like most of us believe. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah is within everyone that has surrendered his/her life to Him. Gen. 2: 7 says He gave a part of himself into us and we became alive. Therefore, we all have a living Lion in us.

However, one of the ways in which lion exercise dominion is by roaring. The lion in you must roar!

For a lion to roar very well it must be strong; it must be well fed with the right food. Many of us feed the lion in us with fear, anxiety, former experiences of yesterday and all kind of bad news.

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Your lion must roar and this can work very well when you feed your mind with the right word! Search the scripture on daily basis, feed your lion and call on the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, your case will not defile solution in Jesus name.

Have you fed your lion today? What bible passage/verse did you study?

Sam. O. Coker

How sharp is your signal?

2017-01-09T15:24:00.000-08:00

In those days, most houses used externally hung antennae for their television sets. Even though antennae are still being used today, it is much easier to use with improved technology; some of these come with a remote control where directions can be changed to boost signals at the comfort of the living room, others only need one adjustment during installation and the signal remains strong except for bad weather or a deliberate shift in signal positions.

Just like how the quality of TV broadcast depends on the strength of the signal it receives, so also do we humans totally depend on information. As the saying goes, knowledge which is factual information is power. Excellence in simple language is having the right information plus the capacity to act plus acting if coined into an equation.

Excellence = Right Information +Capacity to Act +Action

Without accurate information, decision making becomes a tedious and an energy-sapping task. Daily we are faced with choices; who to marry, what career to undertake, where to stay, what business to do, when to invest and many more that has given some the opportunity to create another business- a fortune telling business.

It is not a bad idea to consult others, however, in consulting others, many have incurred more problems and many have made mistakes with serious consequences. Husbands have been named the downfall of their wives, parents have become witches and wizards over night and medical issues seem to make more sense with spiritual sources. Imagine that a prophet after praying for a youth told him he has seen that he has two girl friends presently (light and dark complexion) and he should be careful of the dark one because he can lead to unwanted pregnancy but he can continue with the light one, it will not result to any complications. The prophet turned himself to such a human contraceptive.

It is worse because some of us, the so called believers are patronizing fake prophets (including prophets with signals from Satan). Rather than fast and pray for direction, we would rather check it out with “baba ye mi wo” (Herbalist). When the Spirit of Truth is to guide us into all truth both present and future according to John 16:13.

How sharp is your signal? Do you receive from God or you have refused to develop yourself to that level. Sometimes, our signals can be so poor that we cannot even differentiate these fake and real prophets and this make us prone to heresies, lies and deceits.

Every child of God is entitled to hear from the Holy Spirit. It may take some time, but it is your heritage in the lord. Spend quality time with the Holy Spirit, and your day will be settled. Remember there is a spirit (breath) in man, the inspiration (Holy Spirit) of the Almighty gives him understanding (Job 32:8). The secret things belong to God; those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever! Revelation is also your heritage!

HOW BIG IS IT? HOW SPECIAL IS YOUR REQUEST?

2015-10-27T20:49:00.001-07:00

Do you that over 100 billion neurons of the brain form the main control center of the body only? Do you that no one knows for sure how many animal species exist on earth? Though, in 2011, scientist indicated that there were about 8.7 million known species of animals on earth while some 10 thousands species are discovered every year. Do you know that the world population currently stands at 7.3 billion?

All things bright and wonderful, all creatures great and small, the lord God made them all in their great numbers! He single handedly destroyed a legion of army without raising a sword. He was the one who replaced eye balls without any surgical instrument. He decided to raise multitude of soldiers from dry dead bones. He even decided to make a sea divided in order to make a path in it.

Do you know that thousands call on him per second all over the world and He still hears them all? Do you know that it took him just 6 days to have in existence the water, the land mass, the air, the elements, the animals and even man?

Is there any limitation to what this mysterious God can do? He has done so much that He got names for each line of wonders (Jehovah Nissi…Victorious God, Jireh…Provider God etc.). Is there anything impossible for God to do?

In 2010, according to Pew report, about 2.2 billion were Christians. Amazedly, if all call on the names of God at the same time, He can choose to hear them all! Little wonder the Yorubas call him abeti lukara bi ajere (God with multitude of ears over His body).

Though there is no searching of His understanding, but some things are known about God, He honours His words. Which means that if He says, He will do! He is trustworthy. Are you expectant to receive from Him? Your expectations will not be cut short. Do you have a court case and it seemed you are cheated already? He will turn the situation around to favour you. No disease can disobey His words. For His words are angels if only you will speak to the situation.

How big is your problem, I bet it cannot be bigger than His word! Your situation is just another example of the solved cases that waited on God. The world awaits your testimony and you will testify. Amen!

Election Goodie Chain

2015-02-09T03:09:00.000-08:00

It is hard not to talk about it these days. Election stories is probably the most interesting stories and news you hear these days; on the electronic media (radio & TV), social media, tabloids, you get to hear propaganda, promises, advertisement, debate, campaigns and a whole lot about INEC.

Here in Oyo state, there is nothing more interesting to the younger minds than the political arena. Not even football nor internet business nor how to make money as everything is tied to who get that position or occupy that space. The fact of the matter is that almost everything is in a state of inactivity; contracts are neglected waiting for who to occupy that position, employment opportunities are waiting, school admission are waiting, even some private business owners have put a stop to transactions, either because they travelled only waiting until after election or for some other reasons.

Parties or no parties, we have roles to play in this election (or electioneering process) one way or the other. May be you are not the Mike Tyson with a cutlass or gun who can steal the pollen unit, or fight passionately for your candidate, may be you are not that controversial pastor, who can declare vehemently his/her support for a candidate, may be you are even the partisan type, who only follows the party’s activity gently without causing any problem to the opposition or you are the type who love writing and therefore not afraid of expressing your opinion on the social media for others to gain and learn or you are one of such people who have considered yourself too old to be part of this election. To cut the story short, one way or the other, we have been influenced by our decision about this election.

These are some facts, now the truth. If your candidate wins, he will consider himself first! His immediate family second or his godfather before considering his extended family, his friend, well wishers and his party members before considering the nation; the largest proportion of the people who voted him/her into power.

What is your exact position in the goody chain? Change or no change, if you are not the one contesting, then the closest you can get in the goody chain is to be an immediate family member or an important godfather without whom the election would not have been successful and therefore must have had a covenant with the election candidate of his choice before the election on the list of benefits that will be accrued to you! Yeah, you will benefit greatly, it will pay you better than others.

However, is that the best you can get? One need to weigh out the risk /reward ratio (RRR), what percent of one’s effort or resources is needed to get to get a certain profit? Does the reward worth the risk? If I hack down this opposition candidate with my cutlass, does it worth the risk?

We are all risking something taking that action or inaction as the case may be. Am not sure how profitable this election is to you but am certain of this fact. There is no better transaction than this; that a man would lay his life for his friends, for we stand to gain 100% with miniature efforts. Election would come and go, peace would come and go, wars will come and go and even the earth would pass away but we would all give account of that spirit, that breath of life because it was freely given to us.

On that day, when it is your turn to be weighed, when there is no longer any opportunity to be preached to, when you can no longer give a valid excuse, what will your scale weighs? Zero Kg or 100%? Somebody paid the price bro., why not take advantage of this, you have little to lose other than that pride, those old friends, that fleeting pleasure and that habit. There is no better time to take that action than now. Accept Jesus as your lord and personal savior! Take advantage of the 99.9% RRR. Choose life and live!

Timing- The Case Study of The Widow in The City of Nain

2014-08-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

I had a dream, but before I share with you the dream I had, let me ask you this question. Do you know how difficult it is for a woman to lose any of her children? Do you know how difficult it is for a woman to lose her only son? Do you know how difficult it is for a widow to lose her only child- to be without any one to comfort her?

The Lord is always on time but man may be delayed! The widow in the city of Nain could have been delayed. According to the story in the book of Luke 7:11 & 12, exactly when Jesus was near the city gate that he saw a dead young man- the only son of his mother who was a widow and Jesus had compassion on her and raised this man from death and gave him life once again.

This widow could have been delayed by weeping at home, causing God at home, busy on how to commit suicide, busy pointing accusing fingers to family members and human enemies. She could be busy expecting compassion from men. If she had been a second late to the city gate, what do you think could have happened?

You are right! She could have missed her chances; she would lose her only chance forever. Joy could never have been restored to her for she was a widow. The most important, the most essential ingredient to her, the restoration of her joy was the right timing; she met the lord right there at the city gate before Jesus could passed her by. A little delay could be dangerous. Delay may be caused by the person who needs a miracle or by another person who is being used to cause one to miss his/her blessing.

In my dream, I saw how a man was given a special assignment in the church. After many complains about his current predicament of not having a gainful employment, the Holy Spirit convinced him to accept the special assignment to lead a group of people. On the day that he would be announced to be the new leader of the group and carry out his first role, he prepared to go to the venue of the occasion, on his way, rather than go straight, he branched a company where he had submitted his application letter for some time despite the Spirit warning not to branch. When he got there, he realized the position he applied for had been filled by another person who happened to be his friend because they did not see his phone number on his file when they wanted to call him. He was so furious that he started serious argument with his friend who was an intern in that firm and could have gave out his number before they decide to put her in the same position. The argument took some time and despite the Spirit warnings, he persisted and wasted so much time in hat place.

After he finally realized he was late, he set out for the venue, when he got there; he realized there was another group of people in the same venue already rejoicing with their leader. While he was asking questions about his own group, where they should be having their meeting, he could not get attention as many had surrounded the leader of the group checking out a letter. By the time he got closer, it was an appointment letter. A well coveted position in a well known company. When he asked what happened, and he was told how a man walked in and said he was directed by God to give this letter to the leader of a particular group he would meet here, immediately he knew the letter was met for him.

Unlike the widow of Nain, he allowed little delays to prevent him from his blessing. It is not the bigger things that prevent us from the presence of God; lateness to services sometimes is like not coming at all. Many children of God will target only praise and worship session of their fellowship with God when their miracle is within the Sunday school services. Sometimes, we focus so much on short term blessings; blessings that we can see rather than the long term ones. God’s plan for us is to give us long and permanent blessings. Let us all change for a better future, let us know that God should not be waiting for us, rather, we should wait for Him. He that has ears let him hear what the Spirit is saying unto the churches!

Who is on the hot seat here?

2014-06-17T06:42:00.002-07:00

When a masquerade dances well, its guide is happy. A man told his son who had just succeeded in securing an admission into the university to ask whatever he wants and he will do it for him. After the first day, his son is yet to come up with a request, the 2nd day passed, yet, there was no request from the son. On the 3rd day, the man called his son, son, why have you not asked a thing? This is the 3rd day, are you still thinking about what to request? His son answered in a timid voice, how could I asked, when I know you have just lost your job! His father looked at him straight in the eye and asked in a harsh tone: Who is on the hot seat here? Who need to fulfill his promise? Who made the promise? He told his son, point of correction, I didn’t lose my job, I quitted starting my own company because I got a contract enough to sustain the company for the next 10 years.
This little story reminded me of what Jesus told his disciples. He said in John 16:24
“ Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.” As compared to the abundance of what the Father has for His children, the disciples did not ask. Are the present disciples of the lord Jesus asking better than the former?
God made a lot of promises, He is the one on the hot seat; He is the one responsible to bring every promise to pass, but like that man who made a promise to his son, our God is more than capable. But most of the promises He made to us seems not to be available, or are they? If they are, every true disciples of Jesus; every bona fide child of God should enjoy the abundance of resources

How Important Are You?

2013-11-24T14:16:00.000-08:00

It is good to be important before men, and especially before God. It is good to be singled out among men who called upon God on a daily basis. Everybody wants to be eligible to receive, but not all are willing to do that which is required. Everybody wants to be privileged, but not all want to do what it takes to be privileged.

What exactly makes a man important before God?

How important is your God to you? Is God a Nokia 3310 that can fall anytime and you pick it up or an iphone 6 that you are so careful with? How important? Because the more the importance you apportion to God, the more the importance God apportion to you. Therefore, the blessing of a man is determined by the importance of God in His life. In the book of Genesis, it was written that Abraham saw those three men and ran from the tent door to meet them-a lesson we must all learn. Many of us in that position will not move an inch seeing those visitors in the heat of the day, many will walk majestically and few, very few will run! That same day, Sarah became a woman blessed with the ability to give birth.

Many of us break our fasting because we have visitors, many receive calls in the church, many ping in the presence of their God, and many chat on social sites while they are in the fellowship before God. If you honour Him, you should not pick your calls when having a quiet moment with your God. How important is your God to you?

It is not just our righteousness that put us in favour with God but God’s goodness and mercy; His generosity towards mankind. How can we then make God exceedingly willing to bless us? I realized recently that one of such ways is how you love and reference him. responses to questions like chief, how did you make it? Aha it is the lord’s doing before adding your other activities moves God more! David understood this secret when he wrote the song in Ps 16: 5,6 that God is the portion of our inheritance, and that God maintains our lot.

As we reference God more in lives, may His blessings continue to rain on us in Jesus name.

The Strategy that Worked

2013-11-10T04:52:00.000-08:00

I have heard the story many times. I have read it myself a couple of times, but I have never thought of this until recently. Though, the atmosphere was new as he was just arriving in this village, he immediately fell in love with this beautiful damsel but like all love stories, there was a price or better still prices to be paid to get the love of his life.

He recognized this line that price (s) are attached to every endeavour in human life, so the young man told his potential father in-law that he would work for him for 2,555 days and at the end would expect him to pay by given him his daughter’s hand in marriage. Both parties signed and the contract was sealed. After the 2,555 days as expected, humans are liable to disappoint, rather than give him the daughter agreed on, he gave him her elder sister which was not mentioned in the agreement. To summarize the story, he had to serve for extra days all over to get the love of his life. So, destiny gave him two wives from the same father which he never prepared for. Then unfold another new story.

This new story in the old one is not new but new because relative to the old one to an extent has never been told, so that is what makes it new. The deal that went sore was fixed because this man had to work for another extra 2,555days but it generated another situation for someone who had never wished to be part of the problem. The first wife who had been unprepared for, battled a lifelong problem, she was faced with a day to day hatred from the man who was supposed to love her, the man who was her husband.

As she struggled with the present situation, one day, she made up her mind to do whatever it takes to make the man she was married to love her in return. She would wake up early to give him food, respected him, eulogise him when he was angry, adore him all the time, but it did not work rather, the hatred her husband had for her grew beyond measure. Then she looked inward and asked herself an important question on what her sister did not have that she can provide to cushion the effect of the hatred she faced on a daily basis; what searched for what would make her have an edge over her rival. Sooner than later she gave birth to a baby boy and named him love because she believed her husband would now loved her for given him a boy, but the hatred did not change levels. She gave birth to another bouncing baby boy while her rival has no child of her own. So she decided to name him affection because of the same reason. But no, there was no change in the degree of hatred she faced. She gave birth again, as usual, a boy and said this time my husband would be forced to be attached to me because of her three sons, so she named him unity. Like love and affection, Unity neither helped to alleviate nor reduce the problem.

She was tired in her trial, but she did not lose hope and gave birth to yet another one. This time her strategy changed. She told herself. Love did not do it, Affection failed, likewise Unity, but one thing is certain. The lord God is worthy to be praised and she named her fourth child Praise.

When everything fails, try praises. Somebody said praising God or not does not change the status of God. God will always be God in all situations but praising him can draw his attention towards us, putting us in his favour. The psalmist said in all things praise him. When the situation seems to remain the same, God is already working out a solution and the situation will not remain the same.

Etiquette, Civility and Citizenship

2013-09-05T11:26:00.001-07:00

Chris was trembling with fear as he narrated the story. It was a sunny day, and Chris (not his real name) left his house at Maryland, Lagos in order to submit a document for an employment opportunity at Victoria Island in another part of Lagos. As he stood under the bus stop shade waiting for a Bus, sooner than he expected, a commercial bus stopped and Chris who could not waste any more minute boarded it. Though Chris is from the Eastern part of Nigeria, experience had taught him that Yoruba people value courtesy, greetings and respect a lot, so seeing two older persons already seated in the bus; a man and a woman in their 60s, he greeted them ‘E ka san oo’ (good afternoon) in a funny ibo accent and they gave him a warm welcome ‘ka san’ which is interpreted good afternoon.

As he settled down, the woman who was sitting closer to Chris turned to the other passenger and said ‘e fi le, eleyi o ki n se eran wa’ interpreted ‘leave him, this is not our meat.’ Chris did not understand much of what was uttered and therefore did not bother much on what was being said, as the bus moved on, it stopped to take in another person at another bus stop, as the young man settled in the bus, he neither recognized nor greeted any of the passengers already seated. As the bus sped on the free road, the woman said ‘eleyi, eran wa ni’ meaning this one is our meat, she brought out a voodoo from her bag and struck the new passenger on the head and the young man became unconscious. Immediately, she ordered the bus driver to stop and let Chris who was already shaking from fear and anxiety out, telling Chris to continue to respect his elders.

Etiquettes are rules of acceptable behaviours. Even though, the word etiquette was said to have originated from France, in the court of king Louis XIV in 18^th century, etiquette in today’s society has covered civil virtues such as truthfulness, self-control and kindness towards one's fellow beings. With etiquette, we are indeed ladies and gentlemen.

Who is a gentle man? Who is a gentle lady?

A gentle man is that senator who withheld the urge to punch another man on the face when he felt the urge, he is that man who did not disregard the traffic light on the road, she is that lady who did not slap his driver even though she determines his take home pay, he is that man who stopped at the police check point to be checked, and he is that police officer who refused to slap a suspect even when the suspect was at his mercy. The list cannot be exhausted but if one has done contrary to these, he or she has disobeyed the rules of ethics and has undermined his citizenship. Day by day, we see these principles being broken, in fact, I have broken some myself many times, but the fact that I do it or you do it does not make it right. Never right the wrong!

These basic principles of etiquette, and civility or manners guide us through all of our activities. Moreover, it lets us present ourselves with confidence and authority in all areas of our professional and personal life. It may include: being gracious, being pleasant, being courteous, and being considerate.

When you are driving: in the process of claiming your right, accidents do occur; etiquette prevents a lot of mishaps from happening to us.

Every citizen should have a high standard of behavior, high standard of civility which include not only courtesy but everything which has to do with good citizenship.

A gentle man is a man of good breeding, courtesy and kindness; hence, a man distinguished for the sense of honour, strict regard for his obligation and consideration for the rise and honour of others. (Anonymous).

Thank you for reading today’s episode

DO NOT JUST WORK HARD, WORK WISE!!

2013-07-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

I was in attendance at an inaugural lecture delivered by a friend and mentor, Prof. Ademola Ajuwon of the University of Ibadan on the 27^th of June, 2013 and the rope that tied my zeal for success became loosed again. New inferno of success was rekindled in me; I was consumed with the desire to work more. As the icon unraveled his path from scratch to present, his contributions toward the health of the world’s adolescents made me yarn for more achievements. I want to work harder; I want to be seen at greater heights like my mentors and two lessons struck my mind!

From his lecture, it was clear and seen through that the professor was never a jack of all trades. I saw the word focus in action. He was a man who started with adolescents researches, exploring health issues related to them, until he has made an indelible path in that direction.

Secondly, from his admonition to us youths, I discovered he started like many people by placing his leg on the lowest rung of the success ladder but unlike many, he accepted all the jobs both odd and hard, learning to do things in a better and more efficient way without complaints or resentment for any, he climbed the success ladder by obeying his mentors. Unfortunately, as I made plans to work and learn more, I discovered another lesson that is more important than the two lessons.

I heard the calm, gentle voice saying working hard is never enough!

Working hard is not working wise. If I rise early, do my biddings as required, if I pay my dues in seasons, get educated as usual, follow the success principles the men of old had written, if luck shines on me and I have what I desired, if I am famous for my achievement like Louis XIV and popular for my physique like Denzel Washington, if I sing with the voice of angels and people sob in passion like Michael, if I make people laugh like Bill Cosby or if I am 94 years old and people prayed for me to live long like Mandela Nelson then I would have worked hard, but is it enough?

Therefore, I wondered what it will take to work wise. As I pondered on this, the book of Isaiah 51 verse 5 and 6 came to my mind and what I saw in 6 captured by attention

lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the Earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner BUT my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

These four sentences got stuck on my mind:

The heaven will varnish
The earth will grow old
Those who dwell in it will die.
BUT my salvation will be forever

One day, when the soul is too heavy to be clothed by the body, when the conflict between the soul and the body can no longer be resolved, when the madness of Omoyeni can no longer be hidden, the heavens will varnish, my expertise will no longer be available if needed, my voice will no longer be heard even if it made people cry, my popularity will dwindle, and I will be alone.

Alone with the creator, alone with my works, alone where no lawyers answers for me, where no defence attorneys can speak for me but that blood, that salvation, that righteousness.

No matter the achievement, you will leave them all one day, and something else will speak for you. That is definitely not your friends, neither is your popularity but the blood of the lamb. Consider these things! They are what matters most! Tell Jesus you are sorry, tell him to save your future, tell Him to wash you anew and you can talk about securing the future and working hard and wise. A word they said….

Where are You

2013-06-01T15:27:00.002-07:00

Hey, where are you? No, is not about your physical presence, am talking about the promise you made to yourself, the desires, the goal, the plan you made in the first week of January 2013. Are you achieving that resolution? Are you in pursuit of that excellence?

The Roman writer said “I can do ALL things through Christ that strengthen me.” For most of us, we do not need to do all but FEW things! Few things that are done properly and consistently will get us there for consistent exercise on a low scale shapes the body better.

Where are you? It is the same question that God asked Adam – the first man, and do you remember what his answer was?

“…and I was afraid…..”

Like Adam, fear and doubt prevent us from achieving much in life, they are enemies of man, and many will continue to say “I do not think I can do it,” “can I do it?” it is not enough to dream but to act.

John Mason said “Doubting yourself is like committing treason against your own life and purpose,” he quoted James Allen to say that you are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. Frank Tyger said “your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.” Therefore, doubting yourself is a foundation for failure, please shake off that foundation and build another one. 2Tim1:7 says God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power, love and sound mind.

MAN- A CALL to manAGE

2013-05-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful morning morning and Chief Ade was set for work. As usual, he was elegantly dressed, with the features of a perfect gentle man until his phone rang.

Ade: Honey, please, I need help with my tie, I think am getting fatter

Wife: Your phone sweet! You have a call

(As Caroline adjust and re-adjust the tie on Ade)

Ade: (speaking into the cell phone mouth piece): Good morning, Chief Ade on the line

Voice: Quite unfortunate that you are unable to finish the wheat bread and the Chinese slim tea because you are mindful of your look

Ade: Who are you Mr.? Go straight to the point, I am a very busy man

Voice: of cause, my apologies which may not really be necessary because after today, you will not be so busy any longer! Spirits do not do business.

Ade (now getting more impatient has Caro left him): ok, whoever you are, you are neither doing any of us any good by stalling. What do u mean I will not be so busy? How did you get my number? Are you God? Even if you are, I do not think that anything will make me less busy! I worked for what I earn; it took me years and hard work to get to this position in life and I am not done until I say so!

Voice: You are not done, of cause; you only need to move on! Nobody is ever done, they only need to relocate!

Ade: Relocate to where? What kind of game is this, you know I like games

Voice: Ask your beautiful wife! Even if you don’t want to relocate, somebody wants you relocated. Your bread and your Chinese tea had given you the ticket for relocation. All thanks to your angry wife

Ade: What!

Voice: She was aware; she saw the content of the will before and after you made the change! She saw how you have distributed your properties.

Ade: OMG

Voice: which God? The last time I Checked, you said you do not believe in God.

Ade (trying to vomit): threw his phone away, shouting: Carol, Caroline

Has he was trying to vomit, he saw a man at the entrance of his beautiful house with a long white beard

Old man: Better do not waste your time. That poison was bought with your money from Dubai with an exorbitant amount of money which you have gotten from different government construction contract you refused to finish.

Ade: please give me the antidote, call somebody, call my doctor old man.

Old man: Which antidote? Is late already, even if you shout, no one can hear you now. Your doctor will make it look like hypertension and heart disease. Poor you!

Ade: Who are you? How did you entered here?

Old Man: Not even your body guard can hear you! Imagine all the money you have stored, the houses you have built, imagine all the resources you have worked for, you will be leaving them for your illegitimate children.

Ade: Ah, you are calling my children bastard?

Old man: Yes Ade, Tomiwa and Michael who you changed your will to favour that earn you your relocation are not your biological children! Just like both wives are not your wives.

Ade: what do you mean?

Old man: The woman you called your first wife abandoned her husband because you are rich, the second wife which you think you married; she is not your wife because the father of her children which you fathered is still alive.

Ade: (Sobbing): Aha old man, what is then my gain?

Old man: nobody gains anything in life except death. We all don’t gain a thing in life for whatever a man thinks he has gained in life is a mirage because nothing leaves the earth with him. Naked we came, naked will leave.

(The old man started walking toward Ade’s bedroom, Ade ran toward him with the remaining energy left in him)

Ade: Where are you going, that is my bedroom.

Old man (Checking through his cloths): Is a pity you will not need any of these again! Yet the ones you don’t wear before this time, you refuse to give out. Your drivers, your security men, your messengers are not blessed with them.

Ade (sobbing): I need a second chance! I do not know that life can be empty

Old man: Life indeed is empty at least if not for today, it will be empty one day. You had your share of it, it is time to let go. Man, why is it difficult to let go what you are borrowed? The money, properties, cloths, time and even life are not your own, they are given you and you are privileged to manage them before they are taken from you.

It was a dream!! Ade woke up from his single bed, in his two room apartment where he has rented for himself and his wife.

Ade (talking to himself): So, it was a dream! The beautiful apartment, elegant furniture,…. He looked at his wife who was in deep sleep and told himself. So life can be so empty?

The Success Manual

2013-03-27T05:24:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, books do fail, theories will have no use and laws seem like beautiful words without any meaningful use! As it not occurred to you before? Haven’t you faced some bottlenecks in life that the solutions to them seemed not to exist in theories or in what people teach that you have heard? There are tapes, books on how to and what to… but sometimes, the challenges will face appear to have eluded the explanations we have in books, what our friends advise or what our mentors know. I heard you say ‘true talk.’

Really, I have faced such situations in life when it seems all the acquired knowledge and facts are hopeless in solving the problem. Even at times, you can have all the wisdom at your disposal in solving a matter or counseling others, yet, the depression oozing from the depth of your heart; the disarray of facts and truths on your mind can prevents the solution at the time you need it most.

If you have not noticed, let me quickly say this happens in all facets of life and more often in our relationship with others. At a time when all indicators are pointing to the fact that a particular relationship is parasitic; sucking away your ability to smile, love and care, raising your temperature, yet, the ability to quit such relationships sometimes seemed to have long stolen away.

I met a friend on a social site, he was depressed at the time I got to know him because he was passing through some bottlenecks. When I saw the gravity of his bottleneck, and I could not provide a solution, I introduced him to a friend higher up who I know can solve his problems because he has solved many more!

In every facet of life, as leaders, we are faced with problems to solve, sometimes entangled by the challenges surrounding our goals in our respective positions. In my last article, I wrote that limitations sometimes are required to make us stronger, in this article, I want to share my opinion that at times when all hope is lost, there is one more thing to do, there is one more step to take.

I always remember this, a book cannot know more than its author, and nobody can give what he does not have! Now, the whole grammar boils down on the fact that “preparations of the heart belong to man but the answer of the tongue is from the source.” Books may fail, theories may not work, and mentors may disappoint you! One strategy that has 100% effectiveness is to remember that orders, in this world, the laws, the inspirations, the histories and the historians, the principles of life and life itself are all from one source!

The question is not to question its effectiveness but to ask if you know the source and if there is an established relationship.

What is your source called? I have compiled a book that explicitly dealt with this strategy of solving all bottlenecks of all areas of life. It is titled ‘The Creator’s Success Manual.’ You can order your own online. Call +2348038462097 or email: samcokerwrite@gmail.com for your copy The Creator’s Success Manual - a proven strategy for the present generation.

Others books are also available by different authors but I will start recommending books or other resources that have been read, reviewed and with proven strategies therefore, J’BEC is introducing this new page called King Books and Resources for your reading pleasure and training for the old cliché still hold for the present generation; A reader is a leader.

If I have 8 hours to chop a tree, I will spend 6 hours sharpening my axe

WHAT MAKES SUPER EAGLE SUPER

2013-02-14T04:33:00.000-08:00

Many studied history, many saw history while many made history. As I was watching the grand finale of AFCON 2013, where Nigeria and Nigerians made history, I realized, only one SINGLE thing is common to all achievers. Only one single thing! Only one secret, only one name, only one rare treasure is common to them all.

Like every other achiever within the hall of fame, prior to its achievements, the Super Eagle team was nothing to write home about. Even their own brethrens were all expecting them to fail; many Nigerians called them different names; Super Chicken, Super this, Super that. But like Spartacus of the Roman army, they fed on the light of other fighters on the battle field, some only preventing them from dying. But the blood of the Elephants of Cote D’ivoire propel them to lime light, as if it was a fluke, we all waited for their light to dim, but no it shines and shines killing that of Mali and Burkina Faso to the end. Like Spartacus, they went weak, they fed and became strong ruling in Africa for the next two years.

I noticed, that the same treasure the Super Eagles had before their success, was similar; in fact, the same to what those who made history had on their way to success. What the Super Eagles had before their success was a rare stone important to the development of any solution to a particular problem.

It was seen among achievers, among scientist, among astronomers, among people who made and had an indelible print on the globe. So I heard that this stone was used as a stepping stone to their achievement.

I realized that those extraordinary monuments, those technologies, those laws and principles of daily living, those solutions to man’s problems that made life easy would not have surfaced if the rare stone was not found by these exceptional people. They found it and they conquered.

Different fame, different achievement, different history but one secret and same story; the story of success.

JK Rowling, the writer of Harry Porter could not gain admission into Oxford the first time because she failed her English entrance exam, Tyler Perry had a humble beginning, Gani Fawehinmi had a third class, Goodluck Jonathan said he had no slippers, Robert Kelly was a basket ball drop out, the Wright brothers were to told to drop their ambition to invent a flying object, My wonderful friend, the owner of Dickson land, Charles Dickson was told to quit drawing because he cannot compete favourably in the field. To mention but a few, something is common to them all, one single thing!

Without it, there is no excellence, without it, there is no success, without it, there will be no witty innovations, without it Super Eagles of Nigeria may not have been super! Without it the world would have remain the same.

What is common to them all?

Limitation!

All in yesterdays’ history were all limited! The Chinese to a friend will say may your road be rough! Limitations are blessings in disguise.

I searched and searched, they were all limited and the desire to break the jinx of limitation brought them excellence!

THE SPIRO’S SYNDROME

2013-01-26T03:07:00.000-08:00

He could not fly! All the efforts directed to make him fly was excruciating and shameful, for him and for all his newly discovered friends. It was very surprising and humiliating to other birds of its kind when they discovered that Spiro could not fly! Was it because of a faulty wing? Or was it because of his legs? No, for nothing was wrong with Spiro’s wing or his legs as they were checked by his friends to be perfect. Spiro was neither a hybrid of their type; they knew it couldn’t be, since in all aspect, Spiro’s structure was similar to their own. What could have happened? That among birds that soar high, Spiro was unusually a disappointment! It was a case of a professor of mathematics who could not find x in a simple algebraic equation

2x=3! Rather he said, why find x when x is already given!

Why was Spiro unable to fly? How could an eagle lost its ability to soar high without any injury? Spiro condition is a new disorder which I call Spiro syndrome.

It is not just about Spiro, because what happened to Spiro was a terrible disease that could also affect human beings! Before I let the cat out of the bag on what type of disease affected Spiro, I will tell you about my encounter this year with this disease of the mind.

I enjoyed the yuletide period very well! I had fun without any emotional baggage of the penultimate year. On the 7^th of January, I decided to pick my pen and plan for the days within the year 2013.

Before I could write any great goal for the year, I decided to review what I wrote down as goals in the beginning of 2012. Alas, the result was devastating! Many of those goals never saw the light of the day. My manuscript did not turn out to a book before 2012 runs out, my………any way, goals are supposed to be personal, you know what I mean.

After that review, my spirit was brought down, the inferno within was quenched, and my desires were watered down. In a short time, I made up my mind that I would not so much desire much or write down goals this year. I caught Spiro’s disease; I caught the disease of the mind. It was the inertia of the year 2012 about to prevent me from climbing the higher grounds of 2013!

Sorry for taking your time, Spiro though an eagle was unable to fly because he grew up as a domestic animal who never thought it wise to fly let alone discovered his ability to soar high as an eagle. He was taking from the bush as an eaglet, grew up as a pet within the house of his owner. It was sudden and new for him when he found himself in the bush where he actually belonged and realized that he was actually designed to fly.

Rather than fly, the inertias; the force of his background did not allow him to fly. His experiences has never taught him to fly, he told himself, I have never flown before, how can I fly now. His potentials to fly had never occurred to him until now.

So also are many of us. Our failures hunt us down. Our experiences about life are to make us stronger and push us forward, but sometimes, they are like weights that pull us down. Rather than climbing, we are drowning, rather than looking forward, we are looking backward. Experiences of failure in life are to be reviewed and the lessons are to be learned and the mistakes never to be repeated. Spiro syndrome is a disease of the mind. As a man thinks in his heart so is he! Don Juan in his book, the tale of power said “the basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything either as a blessing or a curse.”

I told myself, past failures are to ginger the swagger and not to water it down!

I will never allow the inertias of 2012 to prevent me from climbing the higher ground of 2013.

Spiro solved his problem and I learned from it. Spiro flew at last and I will fly! How?

Firstly, I will locate my position. Review of 2012 achievement is for me to know where I am presently which will determine the level I will take off from in 2013 and ipso facto determine the length of my destination. “The most terrible feature of a mad man is his inability to determine who he is and where he is at a moment.”

Secondly, though the scientist will always say the higher you go, the cooler it is, I will put in more energy even on my higher ground knowing that staying aloft is more demanding than standing on the ground.

Thirdly, I will change my strategies if the old strategies did not work. Fighting a war in the 21^st centuries is a suicide mission with a samurai sword in the presence of this generation’s technologies.

Then, I will build my hiding place with the manufacturer! Welcome to 2013!!!

IT IS NOT FOR KINGS! O PEOPLE!

2012-11-11T15:46:00.000-08:00

Have you noticed? That the giants are now in dwarf forms! The ugly ones are packed in beautiful costumes! Just like hidden thorns of a beautiful flower, they are appealing to the eyes, their outfits are adorable, and they are attached to good milestones in life; graduation, prosperity, success in examination, good family life, marital bliss, celebration of births and even the celebration of death.

But the fact still remains, no matter how impeccable the packaging, no matter how friendly; how serene the surrounding atmosphere, no matter how beautiful the content, the sting is ever painful!

Illustration

It was a terrible event to remember! Adeyemi was a young man with a promising future. As a medical student, he had waited patiently for this day to come so he could be free from the 6 year intense training that must be fulfilled in order to become a doctor; passing the part six medical exam was a dream come true for Adeyemi and his colleagues.

Before the examination, Ade and his colleague have discussed several times on the best way to celebrate the success in the forthcoming exam.

Have you guys noticed the bill board in front of the university gate? Asked Segun, I can’t wait to be like that guy!

What bill board? The bill board Segun was talking about is a very big bill board in front of UI gate. It holds a glamorous picture of a young guy on a graduation gown with a beautiful lady beside a beautiful car, holding a bottle of an alcoholic brand. The picture depicts a successful graduate that was associated with a particular alcoholic brand; a perfect alibi for a terrific killer.

Just like a host of other forms of making the criminal a saint, the big bill board is working for the work it was employed to do. They all were happy. They immediately left in Segun’s car after the part 6 medical examination result was pasted.

In the spirit of celebration, they drank; never knowing they were drinking their lives away! After passing much time in a club house in the art of the town, Femi tried to gather everybody so they can get back to the college teaching hospital where they resided. Already, Segun the car owner was unconscious and had been behaving funny. So, Ade volunteered to drive the car, a mistake he would never make again! After some few minutes on the road, the car had a head on collision with an on-coming 911 Man diesel trailer.

It was already late, people were unavailable to help; the doctors became victims and the helpers were unable to receive help themselves. These doctors fulfilled their dreams half way! Not only did their families invested in vain, even the country had lost valuable assets.

Thanks to the killer in a beautiful skin.

Now, as Solomon described it

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its colour in the cup, when it moves itself aright, at the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

When a man beats his wife, check very well, alcohol has hands in it, when a young man suddenly remove his cloth on the road in an abnormal way, alcohol has a hand in it, when a young lady is raped, alcohol has a hand in it, when a man kills his mother, blaming her for his unemployment state, alcohol has a hand in it.

Like a thief in the night, little by little alcohol steals the mind away! Sometimes, it invites any or several of its accomplices to complete the havoc; cigarette, kola, and other psycho active drugs.

It has been associated with cancer, road traffic accident, violence, and the likes!

It ranges from 3mls small sachet to larger bottles. It can be local like ‘burukutu’, palm wine ‘emu’, sepe, ‘ogogoro’ or modern.

It has been argued that little quantity is not bad for the body, the questions that people have raised is how little is little?

The conclusion of the matter is found in the book of proverbs:

It is not for kings, O people, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink

RECOGNISE THE VAMPIRES!

2012-10-21T09:34:00.003-07:00

Sometimes ago, I read about the life history of Herod Antipas. Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great. Herod the Great was the Herod that ordered the killing of infants at Bethlehem when he heard of a child (Jesus Christ) that was born to be king in the future. According to the story, Herod Antipas was legally married to the daughter of a very powerful king— Aretas the king of Arabia Petræa.

Herod Antipas later in life married a second wife named Herodias. Herodias was formally the wife of Herod Philip- Herod Antipas half-brother. In those days, Herod Philip (also known as Herod Philip I) became inconsequential because of his mother’s treachery. He was excluded from all shares in his father's possessions, and lived afterward in a private station. As a result of his condition, his wife, Herodias left him to marry his brother Herod Antipas.

Herodias was a cancer in the life history of the Herod family! She left the broke Herod for another powerful Herod; an unlawful union that began the fall of Herod Antipas.

The moment Herodias entered the life of Antipas, like a cancer, she began to have negative influences with negative results in the life of Herod Antipas!

The fall of Herod Antipas started with the murder of John the Baptist under the influence of Herodias. John was against the marriage of Herodias and Antipas and described it as illegal. Though, Herod would have had John killed before Herodias influence, but he feared the people knowing that John was regarded as a prophet.

As a result of Herodias marriage, Aretas (father of Herod Antipas first wife) was annoyed for his daughter’s sage and invaded Herod Antipas territory. History has it that Aretas was able to defeat Herod with a great loss because of the murder of John the Baptist- an offense committed by Herod due to the influence of his new wife Herodias.

As if the damage Herodias has caused Herod was not enough, at a later time, the ambition of Herodias proved the cause of her husband's ruin. She urged him to go to Rome to gain the title of king, but he was opposed at the court of Caligula by the emissaries of Agrippa, and condemned to perpetual banishment. Herod Antipas died in exile.

What an end to the life of a king!

The lesson

The lesson is to be careful with Herodias descendants! Be wary about Herodias sons and Daughters! They are who I prefer to call vampires that suck life out of other fellow human beings. They can be in form of friends, relatives, boss, etc.

Recognize the vampires! How?

By their attributes! Vampires

· Are those who want to get favour from you at all cost even when it means your ruin!

· Are those who encourage or embrace you when you do evil!

· Are those who belittle you, telling you, you can never make something out of life!

· Are those who deny you of help at all cost!

Practical examples of vampires

Illustration1:

Boy friend: baby, you I need the money urgently; it is just 2million! I know you can afford it.

Baby: you know I cannot raise that kind of money; how much is my salary, beside, the ones you have collected, you never pay back!

Boy Friend: ok ok! I will pay you back soon especially after you borrow me this money! Anything you can do now for me. Why don’t you sell your car which I know will not be up to the amount I requested, and …eh, but you can do something now! You are the bank manager! You can technically take the money without record! And return it when I pay you back.

Baby: are you telling me to steal!

……

Illustration 2:

Baba Taju: (came to greet mama Bisi her immediate sister in her house): Good evening Taibat (mama Bisi), how was the market?

Mama Bisi: Fine Jare bodami (my brother). Thank God you came! I was about to visit you at home so I can pay Bisi (her eldest daughter) WAEC exam money directly to you being the principal.

Baba Taju: (with an expression of disgust): mama Bisi! Why do you like to waste money on a girl! As a girl, let her go and marry, or who will train her up to the university? Use your small money for the male children; stop wasting money on something unimportant!

…….

Solution

If you have discovered you have a vampire around you, then the following are my suggestions

· Learn how to say I cannot

· Learn how to do without them

· Learn how to lean on God

Thanks for reading; you can add other solutions or comments on my facebook page: or on this page of the blog.

Much Ado about Laws

2012-10-14T07:59:00.000-07:00

Situations from time to time allow the law makers to make laws or review existing laws and principles in different countries. As an illustration, the atrocities committed by Dr Josef Mengele (nicknamed: Angel of Death), a Nazi physician who became infamous for performing human experiments on camp inmates including children during the second world war era brought about the Nuremberg codes of conducts for researchers and scientist.

As the world gets older, laws and principles are reviewed, new laws are established that will take into consideration the present conditions and situations surrounding the laws.

I wish that and I want to believe (as much as possible) that the principles on religion (which I respect) need to be reviewed in view of the prevailing circumstances! I wish laws will be adjusted for this generation. I wish these existing laws and principles of moral standards, of religion should be revisited to take into cognizance civilization, economic maladjustment, terrorism, global communication and many more!

What am I driving at? The Bible says marriage is honourable and the bed undefiled yet the conditions are not favourable. As a result of the economic situation, guys do not get married as early as 32 (majority, not a reliable data because it not based on research), ladies do not get marry as early as 28 (not a reliable data either).

Global melt down and economic situation especially of the 3^rd world countries have turned everything upside down. Men are occupied, looking for avenues to be productive; women are busy praying for husbands. Now husbands are not scarce, responsible husbands do, that is the situation of the present society and yet we are to obey laws in the face of changing reality, does that sound justified?

Some people are killing others, a situation that ushered in new vocabularies such as terrorism and yet, the law of moral standard, the laws I believed in said love your neighbor as yourself, who is my neighbor? The last time I checked, I was told it could be that man who killed my friend in the northern part of Nigeria! I was told love your enemies also. When Jesus informed his followers (the full steps of those I presume following) to love their enemies, he did not categorize the enemies based on their offences.

On no account was it written in the laws you can steal or ‘tap’ if you are holding a political position especially in Nigeria despite the fact that people, even your immediate family will curse you if you are not taking or sharing the national cake. If you can steal for yourself, without sharing, people will still respect you; even your immediate family will say ‘raka dede’ as the northerners express their respect for the rich. If you did not share and you did not steal for yourself, people will call you bastard, the majority of those you represented while you were in office will withdraw their respect! They expect you to steal but not to get caught, and yet thou shall not steal!

I will pour out my heart

Do you know why people indulge in hypocrisies? Do you know why some self proclaimed Clerics; Pastors, Imams, Reverends, indulge in so much atrocities ranging from adulteries, to corruption, occultism, rapes, human right violation and other felonies?

From my point of view, these self proclaimed clerics were forced by the changing reality of the present global conditions of unemployment, economic downturn, and metal laziness. I simply mean that most people are hypocrite because they are not interested in what they do, in who they proclaim to be; they are only interested in achieving economic power and other advantages the present situation has caused them. What the majority claim to be are means to an end, not an end in themselves.

The same reason why the person who hate teaching will be found teaching in secondary schools is the same reason, a pastor who proclaim and teach the philosophy of one wife, one husband, convincing so much crowd will after death be found with 4wives and many more coming as concubines claiming they have children for the deceased.

Now, look at what the laws has done;

The law has caused a nun to be diagnosed with cervical cancer (because breast cancer is gotten via sexual intercourse which a nun is forbidden of), Pastor seen stealing public money (including that of his congregation), an Imam (who should be righteous) discovered to be a pedophile, and a religious person indulging in masturbation (as a result of late marriage and/ probably was religious because of economic gains).

We all are affected in one way or the other!

The big question is, can we change and relax the laws in prevailing precarious conditions we have found ourselves? Can we justify little corruption, little hatred for the enemy, little this and little that?

As much as I wish the laws to favour me, as much as I would prefer to give unemployment as an excuse for indulging in corruption, to say that my wife is in abroad for economic reasons, so I can indulge in a little adultery (because ‘body no be wood’), to give late marriage as an excuse of having series of sex partners, to indulge in prostitution because of poverty.

I heard the standard cannot change! We do not create the laws, but we are bound by the laws. These laws may be unfavourable and unfair in the trend of things, but they are rigid and cannot be relaxed.

I heard remove not the ancient land mark.., I heard, whosoever add to this laws…, If we (being human) cannot review the laws because we did not create the laws, and we cannot partly obey the laws because it is as good as not obeying the laws, we should strive hard to obey the laws!

But what about the doctrines we have created for ourselves? If we cannot change laws because we did not create them, we can review our doctrines!

PROF. AKPAN HOTEL

2012-09-30T07:54:00.001-07:00

Every day I pass this path, either going home or seeing someone off from school, I see clusters of people daily in different postures in front of this building. Even though there were no seats to provide this constant crowd with comfort, those who were sitting sat on anything that could hold their weight, even the drainage edge that surrounds the building was no exception.

Though I walk this path daily, I recently paid attention to this hotel when I had the opportunity to see what was happening on the inside.

It was silent on the inside; it was lifeless, except for some few steps, steps of the few workers that were saddled with the responsibility of making available the customers when they are requested by their visitors. The visitors constitute the crowd at the building entrance.

These people were present to see any of the customers that had booked a room in Prof. Akpan’s hotel. There are lots of stuffs that these daily crowd have in common and there are things that I have never found them do!

Crowd at the frontage never SMILE. People don’t laugh here, infact, what you rather hear is shouts, not of joy but of pains, and sadness. They are arrays of people who have never dressed to impress, but rather looked unkempt and unprepared for who they are meeting.

Unlike the way many hotels are operated, not everyone can book a room here! Professor Akpan, the head of this hotel must certify with a signature that a potential customer has the right to book a room in the hotel.

Who is a potential customer of Prof Akpan’s hotel?

I am, you are, we all are!

Phone conversations and comments like “it has happened o!,” others like, “so I won’t see her again” were very common at the door step of University College Hospital, Ibadan morgue - a place am referring to in this article as Prof Akpan’s hotel.

We all are debtors of death and this thief called death hardly ask for permission from a person before making the person an occupant of Prof Akpan’s hotel.

The problem is WHETHER the occupants who can NEVER receive any affection again RECEIVED enough before they became occupants of the cold rooms in Akpan’s hotel?

This fact; that who I see today may not be available tomorrow; that I am a potential customer of Akpan’s hotel make me want to trend with caution; spend time with people, respect people, appreciate people, render help to people and love people.

When it is difficult for you to say you are SORRY even when you think you are right, remember the above fact, when it is difficult to help a neighbor, remember this fact, when you do not like that face, remember this fact, when it is difficult to tell YOUR PARENTS YOU APPRECIATE THEM, remember people WITHOUT PARENTS.

Remember, you can be the last face seen by that woman, remember, you can be saving a life by your smile, remember this before you abuse that bus conductor, that driver, that banker, that friend, that neighbor. Remember!

MY SECRET DESIRE

2012-09-16T14:28:00.005-07:00

Do you know that I cannot change some things about myself? As I was growing, my number one request then was always to change my height. I wanted to be tall at all cost. There was a time I wrote in my prayer request that I wanted to be tall like my parish pastor then. Year in, year out, I was expecting a miracle. I even went to back my request with bible verses like this “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” Luke 2:52 (KJV) and this “And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 1 Sam 2:26 (KJV).”

When I looked back critically into those years, I would not blame myself for my request because, while I was growing, families and friends in my neighborhood almost frustrated me as if being short was a disease. As if it is my doing to be short. Statement like “iwo yi o fe ga ni!” (Interpreted like this: Don’t you want to get taller anymore!). Some went further to call me different names. Growing up was painful and getting taller became a dream!

Why am I saying this? I have grown up now to know that the most important feature of a man is not the height nor the physical features though they are equally important. The most essential part of a man is the part that is invisible to the eye, that part that determines his destiny, that part that though intangible yet control 99.9 % of his achievements in life.

Little wonder did I realize that achievers are not related by their biological DNA sequences, rather, they are related by the state of their MIND.

Thomas Edison, the man that tried over 9000 ways before he could manufacture a light bulb said that “Genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration.”

What am I driving at? If I cannot change my height because I cannot change my DNA, if I cannot become white when am born black, if I cannot change my parent and their parenting, I can change my mind!

I can remodify it, knowing that my belief and cognition are influenced by my 5 senses. My eyes and my ears are important gateways to my mind. I will rather keep my mind than concentrate on things I cannot change.

I will wake up in the morning and tell myself I can do it. I will dream and be positive in life. If I believe, then will I be able to work towards what I believe I can achieve; better than seeing failure already when I have not tried. I will surround myself with people of like minds, even though others discourage me, I will not be discouraged, even though circumstances discourage me, yet will I not be discouraged.

Who I am created to be cannot be taller than me. I am created to be who I can be. I am taller than those dreams, I am taller than those examinations, and I am taller than those aspirations. I am taller WITHIN and I will tell myself every day that He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world.

My conclusion will be that of Marshall Foch that said “I have but one merit that of never despairing.”

I am not done yet until am told to quit by the creator! Don’t know about you!

My being in church today was in vain, hollow and futile!

2012-09-02T09:38:00.001-07:00

My being in church today was in vain, hollow and futile!

Were you in church today? Was the church filled with people? Oh! The activities were wonderful I think? Just like you, I went to church today; all the activities were wonderful just like every other first Sunday of the month. The choristers sang lovely, the people were gorgeously dressed; looking elegant both in English and in different traditional attires. The people danced appreciating God for the ability to see a new month, looking for favour to see a new year as the year 2012 draws to a close. The sermon titled ‘a new mind’ was dished out by an eloquent pastor BUT ALL TO ME WERE IN VAIN!!!!

Are you surprised? Are my words heretical to your ear? Hey! Before you pass your judgment on me, finish this piece of report or testimony I would say.

There are different levels of ignorance; there are people who know that they do not know, there are others who do not know that they do not know, other people do not know that they know. The most terrible level of ignorance is when the ignoramus does not know that he is an ignoramus, therefore it will be difficult for him to learn and change. Or how will you explain this scenario that Mr. A visited Mr. B in his house, took a lot of gifts to him, did a lot to please him, spent so much so that his visit can be appreciated by Mr. B. Rather than being appreciated, Mr. B told Mr. A that he disapproved his visiting today, that Mr. A’s visit has cause him so much discomfort and embarrassment.

Not to waste much of your time,

The owner of the church today told me I came in vain! Why? With all my modern dancing skills; sweating profusely in a way to please HIM, with my wonderful voice, fat offering and my tithe that I brought for HIM! He was not impressed with my impeccable suit, my Italian leather shoes did not arouse his interest! Why?

Then, the owner of the house told me that the reason is because I refuse to forgive that man! Nothing more!

Nothing more than the fact that I refuse to forgive that man that offend me! I still held that man responsible for the act he performed against my wish. Though he asked for forgiveness and I said I have forgiven him, but really, am actually looking for every possible way to punish him and pay him back.

The following few words were the words of a man who never believed God exist. “My own existence, as an individual, is an accident based on randomness. There is not one scintilla of evidence that any other factor was involved in my creation. There is no meaning, no significance, no purpose and no manifest destiny to human life. - (excerpt from: meaning of life).”

If you believe that God exist and that he created man with a purpose, am sure you will NOT want to be punished under the same punishment with this man. BUT alas! Unforgiving person can be brought so close to having the same punishment with this man.

God will not consider whether you have danced for HIM today just like he did not consider that for me. He will not change His laws because you are a worker in His vineyard, he will not consider your fat offerings, your commitment, ability to give pastoral gifts. Do not partake in the punishment; do not go to a place prepared for the unbelief. Beware of these SINS call LITTLE.

Solving Man's failure from the root (intro)

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t was all a perfect world! When they were created, they were kept in a garden. Eden contains all fruits and food they could eat. So the problem of planting and cultivating is reduced. Also, they were naked but did not know. So, they did not need clothes. Adam and Eve were provided with today’s basics amenities, they have them sufficiently; food, shelter and clothing were none of their problems. Security was not necessary; the other animals were friends and not enemies, no other man existed; there was therefore no potential enemy.

There was love, unity, and peace among all the creatures. So the first people on earth had little problems to solve, there were no endemic diseases, no road accidents, no plane crash and unemployment.

The major obligation of man was to tend the garden; to keep it. Everything he would need as food, shelter, medicine and many more were ready made available in the garden.

Suddenly, there was a total change in living. Ways of living turned to the opposite direction. Insecurity sets in their lives, the basic amenities were no longer available, enmity between them and other creatures set in, trust was destroyed, peace and love became a thing of the past. Since that time to this present moment, the problems of man had gone from bad to worse. Endemic diseases such as AIDS, SARS, chronic heart diseases, polio are all characteristics of today’s world. Poverty and hunger, and natural disaster statistics now made themselves important on our media coverage, hatred seethes, and love is nowhere to be found even in a family.

As this present precarious condition persist, man became obsessive solving these problems; always trying to make living easier for himself; trying to go back to the former way of living. This brought about the concept of desire. He now wants things, emotion, and self gratification for himself. In his enigma, he desires answers. He desires power, wealth, peace and influence among many of his kind.

As a result, if he achieves his desires- his wants, he says “I am successful.” A man is said to be successful if among his people, he has been able to acquire that which they all aim to acquire. Therefore, every man desires and wishes but not all are successful. Every man wants to solve his own mystery, every man wants to make a better living, have his own desires before his exit from the earth as death is inevitable.

In order to prevent a tree from ever growing, its roots need to be eliminated. Attacking man’s problems from the root solves his problems permanently. Heal the source and the stream will be well.

Man did not create himself. He was created by a supernatural being. God made man for a particular purpose. Just like man will manufacture automobiles and issue out manual instructions for its proper functioning, man was made with instructions that he may accomplish the reason for his creation. So God designed man with everything he needs to accomplish his purpose and with a manual of operation.

Man’s success is related to his purpose on earth and his manual of operation that contains the manuscript for the intent of his creation. If man cannot locate his manual, he cannot function well and success will be far from him, for no amount of improvising of the manual will look like the original manual. Therefore the first step, the fundamental principle for man to achieve his desire is to locate the manual and operate it. All the other laws and grammar on success depends on these basic laws.

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