1. My dear son, I was very proud you took part in the demonstration yesterday - very proud you didn’t consult me, you and your sister. She’s at the barricades in Lagos.
#NigeriaNotes
#EndSARS
Just keep running after God... No matter your mistakes, stupidities, foolishnesses, incorrigibilities, unbelievabilities, episodic sinfulnesses, transgression careerism... Just go after God. He’s the God of mercy.
You can't go through life without pressure. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Why so many battles? Even video games have levels. You're playing at higher level. Level determines pressure. Be in warrior mode. Fight! You WILL win this battle. Then get ready for the next.
Please stop saying, "My names are..." It's really bad English. It paints you in poor lexical light and portrays you as a cultural philistine. Even if you have twenty-eight names it's still, "My name is..."
There is a culture of wickedness in the Nigerian society. We do vicious driving, condone abuse as tradition, there's oppressive officialdom, deliberate frustration of the dreams of young people, wanton appropriation of collective heritage... We can't progress with such spirit.
You can't serve God on your terms. You can only serve him on his terms. And lest we be confused about roles and function, he's the creator, you're the creature.
1. My dear son, let’s discuss a little bit of policy this morning, let’s look at the educational system. Your generation is going to take over soon, and you’ll need to design policy.
#NigeriaNotes
If someone keeps cropping up on your mind you need to check up on that person. Something might be going wrong, a prayer may need to be said, a love may need to be expressed. Don't ignore that prompting. You may save a life.
Don't envy anyone in life. You're only seeing the book cover not the chapters of the book. And so you can't see the comas, the exclamation marks, the semi colons or even full stops!
We banned the teaching of history and wonder why people have no sense of history. We banned moral instruction in schools and wonder why societal morality sank so low. We banned civic education and wonder why there's no sense of civic responsibility. The wonder is that we wonder!
I just love
@NikeAdeyemi
and
@sam_adeyemi
! Don't ask me why. I can't really explain but there's just this warmth in my heart towards them. Sometimes we need to let people know we cherish them, openly!
Something has puzzled me since university days... Why do we adopt such low brand standards for Jesus? Why can't the advertisement for Jesus rival that of Coca-Cola? They're both in the beverage business, both are brands. Just that Jesus sells healthier stuff - Water of Life!
1. My dear son, let me tell you your main advantage over my generation. You’re digital natives, we’re Neanderthals. There’s a digital divide, a middle wall of partition separating my generation from yours, to use a Pauline-speak.
#NigeriaNotes
#ENDSARS
Live a disciplined lifestyle. Routinize and schedule your daily ablutions... Quiet time and meditation, exercises, meals, work modules, social media consumption... Manage your life so things don't overwhelm you.
To those who have fought extraordinary battles in life and are in the midst of yet another one, I say courage. Extraordinary battles are the editorial of an extraordinary life.
Religion wears me out. But faith... Faith is energizing. There's an authenticity to it... A familial relationship with Divinity. No sycophantic effluence, no playing to the gallery. Just something pure and natural, something real.
Finish stuff, complete assignments and projects. Don't leave bits and pieces of this and that all over life. Your life should not be the synonym for abandoned projects, the vocabulary of incompleteness. Finish stuff. It's how you become a great achiever.
I have this lovely sister. Her name is
@NikeAdeyemi
. It's her birthday today. Please join me in wishing her a wonderful celebration. She's just so incredible!🤗
Seven years ago, I began writing
#Letr2Jack
&
#Letr2Jil
because I knew the devastating consequences of bad relationship and marriage choices. I've about covered every topic, from sex to inlaws, to divorce and everything in between. Over 600 letters in all.
Lord, this man, this man is truly grateful for the gift of yet another year. Thank you for all the blessings, seen and unseen. And thank you for all the graces. I remain yours sincerely, The Grateful Man.
#photo
credit: TY Bello
Until you review your history you wouldn't realise God has been somewhere in the background, teleguiding and orchestrating things, and that he's been doing it for years. He's been with you all the way and all the time.
Fear of witches, fear of death, fear of ancestral demons, fear of wife, fear of neighbour, fear of prophecies, fear of prophets, fear of success, fear of dreams, fear of hell, fear of fear... Why is faith in Africa so fear-denominated?!
Dutifully follow God's leading, even if you don't understand. Trust him. One day you're going to look back and be amazed at what he's made of your life. Then everything will make sense. He's the grand weaver and he has an incredible design for your life in his head.
A very happy birthday to my friend and brother, Dr.
@sam_adeyemi
. Gentle, resolute, self-effacing, visionary and steely-spined. The Nigeria of our dreams is barely a generation away.
Ultimately it's not what they teach you at school that will make you succeed in life, it's what you teach yourself. And those hobbies of yours... They're important. More often than not they're the pathway to a desired future.
1. Here I am sitting at my desk, wondering how God does it. How does he process all those terabytes of data – all the prayer requests emanating from Planet Earth. There are trillions and trillions of those requests every hour.
#Illuminare
You can't marry someone on the strength of another person's vision or dream. That's not wise. Take moral responsibility for your life. It's your life, it ought to be your choice and decision. There is a rational dimension to choice of marriage partner.
The thing about Nathaniel Bassey's
@nathanielblow
music is the composition and arrangement. The man UNDERSTANDS music. Only Bassey can take an innocuous common song and turn it into a cinematic score that takes you into the royal court in Heaven.
1. MO AT FIFTY
We met at a business meeting. And no, it wasn't love at first sight despite that stunning beauty. The trajectory of our lives didn't follow that script. Friendship came first.
There are four things you need to FIGHT when you're believing God for your healing or miracle - the spirit of fear, accusation from the devil, doubting of God's promises, negative use of your imagination. RESIST. INSIST! God's word shall not be useless. Isaiah 55:11.
#YouWILLWin
The sustainability of marriage is not in the hardware, it's in the software. Form and beauty are admirable but software makes the marriage. The values, operating philosophy, character, love, kindness, affection... Those are software.
1.Perhaps the real issue in the
#ENDSARS
campaign is the capital word, IMPUNITY. It is the belief in the exemption from the rule of law, a thug's definition of the use of power.
#EndPoliceBrutality
#ReformPolice
Opportunities will never be equal in life. The critical question is, what are you doing with the ones you have, especially the little ones? They're the door to the future. They truculently demand devotion. Big breaks are instigated by a history of faithfulness in little things.
If God wants to exalt you he can do it in a jiffy. Even with all the bitterness in your life. See how Chloroquine suddenly became world famous! If you've been labouring in obscurity just hang in there. The God of exaltation is looking at your file.
God knows what he signed up for. Nothing we do can faze him. He's seen it all. He's the eternal optimist. No matter the contrary he stubbornly believes we can change. He staked the life of Jesus on it. God is never going to give up on you. Don't give up on yourself.
1. There are four women highlighted in the life of David. He married eight wives, had many concubines but only four of the women chapterised his life.
#Illuminare
Push for voting by phone and the wall keeping youths out of the political equation will crash. A digital generation should not vote analogue. What about hacking? It's an engineering challenge not an electoral challenge. Current ballot box snatching is analogue hacking. No excuses
The events in the last few days dictate we focus on nationhood. In the next few days I shall be posting a series of articles dedicated to Nigeria -
#NigeriaNotes
. I am hereby suspending
#Illuminare
for now. A new dawn is coming.
#ANewNigeria
If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.
Proverbs 24:10 MSG
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten rulers of the city.
Ecclesiastes 7:19 NKJV
There's a place for agitation, there's a place for strategy.
Some cry on the outside, some cry on the inside. Never minimise a person's pain, anguish or trial just because you can't see tears on the outside. It may be raining inside.
1. These are very interesting times and we live in Bible days. There’s a lot happening and I’d like to offer some perspective on unfolding events.
#Illuminare
You need to focus in life. Many times the cause of underachievement is a lack of focus - tangential pursuits, whimsical tagging, fanciful notions, ephemeralities... Too many distractions prevent the concentration of energy. Energy is diffused. Focus!
By a hail of bullets
Under the dark
Innocence was snuffed
The blood of the children cry out
Mothers weep
Sucklings gone
The guilty are guilty
By reason of con-temporary insanity
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The only guy who got a bad deal in the Good Friday saga was Judas. The guy plunged into depression, ended up committing suicide. Be careful about volunteering to be the arrowhead in the persecution of a good and innocent man. Judas betrayed Jesus. His character won.
1. This is going to be a bit hard this morning, but it’s what I need and it’s what you need. We’re moving into the practicality of faith. The lessons are going to be direct, and even personal.
#Illuminare
God strategically reworks our mistakes and bad experiences to deliver on his promises to us, including the self-fulfilling automated promise all things work together for our good.
You think of Reinhard Bonnke and you think soundness, incredible vision, passion, organisation, prayerfulness, love and dedication. A colossus has gone to the land of the undying. 1940-2019 AD.
1. If you’re like me you’ve probably wondered why God doesn’t make it easier for us. Why doesn’t he for example make himself visible? That should make it easy to believe him, though it must be said it didn’t help Thomas.
#Illuminare
Sad to hear about the translation of Apostle Frederick KC Price. Aged 89. He domesticated the word of faith movement for the black race. His teachings had a profound impact on me in my teen years.
You have to make allowance for human circumstances. That person not responding to your requests may just be going through fiery trial. Occasionally in life we pass through infernos, but it is not very obvious to non discerning, or self-absorbed third parties.
When pressures come you must push back. If you don't fear will capture your faculties and create a simulation of reality. Fear paralyzes. Pray about the situation, analyse the issues, seek help in formulating a plan, then DO SOMETHING in the direction of VICTORY. You WILL WIN!