Define your business.
Mind your business.
Operate within the boundaries of your business.
Its okay to observe what is going on outside your business but don't get involved simply because its none of your business.
Do the right thing the right way.
In situations where you do not know or are not sure of the right thing, ask God.
At all times, seek God's face before you take that action. There is time for everything.
My current work motto is derived from Hebrews 10:29 NLT and it is succinct:
"Do not disdain the extreme creativity of the Holy Spirit and never come before Jesus with mediocrity."
God deals with everyone according to their capacity and ignorance. In my case, I can never say, "I don't know". Because of my education and exposure, I will not be excused for subpar or uninspiring work.
This last year has been one of deep repentance where I've had to weep before God to confess the fog of mediocrity I allowed myself to condone and deliver. I am sorry.
The love might still be there. Will it be stronger than the effect of the multitude of sins (not talked about and forgiven) felt at once? Only time can tell.
Prioritize curiosity over assumption. Ask questions. In your relationship, before you assume your partner doesn’t mean well, ask. At your place of work, before you assume, ask.
Assumption is the lowest level of knowledge and should mostly be avoided.
Make it a habit to respect people without knowing their qualifications, title or position. Qualifications won't always be relevant or useful. Titles and positions are not permanent.
Consider this carefully.
It was in the same space that Christ was led by the Spirit that He was tempted by Satan.
Not different locations.
Not different seasons.
Not different atmospheres.
The Spirit led Him.
The devil spoke to Him.
Same wilderness.
Same hunger.
Same forty days.
This tells us something unsettling and necessary.
Spiritual spaces are shared, but spiritual standing is not.
The first temptation was not crude or demonic in appearance.
It was reasonable.
It was compassionate.
It was supernatural.
“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
The enemy was not questioning Christ’s power.
He was offering a supernatural solution to a legitimate need
outside the will, timing, and word of God.
This is the danger zone.
There is a realm where frequencies jam.
Where divine leading and demonic intrusion operate in proximity.
Where revelation and temptation speak similar languages.
Where access is interchangeable, but authority is not.
The tragedy is that many mistake familiarity of access for legitimacy of source.
Yes, spiritual realities are conceptually similar.
Yes, they are ontologically real across realms.
Yes, both light and darkness operate supernaturally.
But similarity of operation does not mean equality of origin.
Interchangeability of access does not imply legitimacy of authority.
What then separates
Light from darkness
Christ from demons
Sons from spirits
Authority from intrusion
It is not practice.
It is not activity.
It is not intensity.
It is not experience.
It is DOCTRINE.
Doctrine is the governing framework that interprets spiritual encounters.
Doctrine decides what is lawful, not merely what is possible.
Doctrine determines who you obey, not just who speaks.
The enemy did not ask Jesus to stop being spiritual.
He asked Him to practice spirituality without submission to the Word.
And Christ did not respond with power.
He responded with truth.
“It is written.”
Not it is working.
Not it feels right.
Not it meets a need.
Doctrine draws the line where power alone cannot.
Doctrine separates sons who wait from spirits who rush.
Doctrine preserves authority in contested spaces.
Doctrine keeps hunger from becoming compromise.
Spiritual maturity is not learning how to operate in spiritual realms.
Even demons do that.
Spiritual maturity is knowing what doctrine governs you when multiple voices can access you.
Because in the wilderness, and in life,
the greatest danger is not darkness.
It is supernatural alternatives that bypass truth.
And only doctrine keeps you anchored when realms overlap.
Dear ladies;
When you start having children, teach them the important of keeping their virginity.
It doesn't matter if you couldn't keep yours, Don't let them repeat the same mistake especially your girls..
We hardly talk about this because almost everyone is guilty of it..
Virginity is their pride, their own ego, their bragging right.
Re-write your mistakes through them and ensure they don't repeat it.
You are shaped by the people around you. They invite you into new worlds you otherwise would never enter.
An old love taught me to watch movie credits and what some of the technical roles were. Today, I still retain the information. I'm not sure what I'm using the knowledge for, but it's there in my experience database.
He also taught me to listen to white pop music. It was the first time I heard Iris by Goo Goo Dolls. And then I listened to Maroon 5.
Another friend would take me to dodgy local canteens in South-West Nigeria where we would feast on bushmeat & pounded yam and drink more palm wine than was good for us.
If you want to live in different spaces and worlds, get yourself a good friend. It hits better than doing it solo.
I read a quote that said, “You can be the prettiest shade of green, but you’ll never be enough for someone whose favorite color is blue,” and it really stuck with me.
Putting old wine into new wine skin is not a guarantee that its scent and taste will change.
It is your decision to change that will make you a changed person not a new year.
God is not to blame for anything that goes wrong. Getting offended or getting angry at God does not change the situation or what happened. Rather, seek His counsel on what went wrong, how the situation can be rectified or healing take place.