I started out in ministry with four brothers
All of us love each other to the bone
We stood strong and built a very strong ministry together, but we were four different individuals with four different assignments
One was called to be a pastor
Another was called to be an evangelist
Another was called to be a teacher
Another was called to be an apostle
But we all started out as brothers
It is inevitable that would be clashes if we don't part ways on time to fulfil the mandate of God for us as individuals
Thank God for the stirring of the Spirit
We parted ways on time, and we are all thriving in our different assignments every day
Some people argued that we could all stick together and still fulfill our assignments
The answer to that is a big No
Dominion does not play fair!
Dominion seeks to possess, own, reclaim, replenish, subdue, take over, and assert authority on the territories given to it by God
Did you not see how God carefully divided the promised land to the tribes of israel even before they got to the promise land?
God didn't tell them to conquer together and then divide the spoils
Each tribe was to gather it's strength and possess the territory God gave to it by itself or in some cases with the support of its closest neighbours
The problem with conquering together and dividing later is simple
Some will do more than others, and they would naturally expect to have larger shares than those who didn't pull their weight
Have you seen people who didn't pull their weight complaining about being cheated before?
Their voice will always be the loudest
They will say, "Yes, I didn't show up at the battle, but God gave this land to all of us, and you should share it and give me my portion."
Some will say, "It is God that gave us the victory, you were there to fight, and I was asleep, but you didn't win by your own strength, so I want an equal share."
The most unreasonable people are lazy people who are related to you by blood.
They have this sense of entitlement that will shock you to the marrow
You would have lifted no finger to help, but once the food is done, they will be the first to bring a plate or dish the food for themselves
For this reason, it made sense for the rivers to part ways
Gihorn, Pishorn, Tigris, and Euphrates!
It was a painful parting of ways because we truly deeply loved one another
It, however, was necessary and beneficial to us and the body of Christ as a whole.
The greatest lesson I learnt from it is the power of ownership.
When you have ownership, you can steer your vehicle in the direction of your conviction without being second-guessed or making other people uncomfortable.
Own your destiny!
-GSW-
Major in the Major, not in the minor
There is a reason some people don't prosper in life
They focus on their feelings and not the goal
Hannah was in the temple talking to God about her inability to have children
Eli came in and started trash-talking her
He called her a drunk
Hannah didn't allow Eli's response to provoke her into anger or wrath
She stated calmly what she was doing in the temple at that time
She refused to take the bait
She refused to take offence
The same man who called her a drunk, that same man who offended her was the one who said a word and Hannah became a mother.
Emotional intelligence is key to becoming successful in life
I distance myself from people who are quick to take offense in others
They come to church or to a gathering of the saints to have fellowship with the Lord
The next thing you hear will be how the usher told them to sit somewhere when they wanted to sit somewhere else
Or how a sister did not return their greeting when they greeted her
or how someone did something to offend them while they were praying or worshipping God
They are quick to forget why the Lord brought them to the meeting
The begin to major in the minor
I remember a sister telling me she was not on talking terms with another sister in the fellowship
I asked her why
She said the sister saw that there were two Tee shirts for sale and that she was interested in buying, the sister then paid and took the Large sized T-shirt instead of leaving that for her because she was bustier than the sister.
She said it was because she didn't get the size of the tee shirt she wanted that she didn't bother to come to the meeting we were having
I was like, "Really"
You had an opportunity to worship with us and you threw it away because of the tee shirt?
Are we doing an owambe party where they said if you didn't buy a uniform you will not eat semovita?
You didn't have clothes at home to wear?
You carry interpersonal vex for head come dey drag your fellowship with the Holy Spirit for ground?
Wow!
Now after that service when i am supposed to be resting and spending time with my family, you called me to say your problem is still there and I should now pray for you?
Na me born bad pikin, na me no go rest abi?
Elijah was told to go look for Elisha and anoint him as a prophet in his stead
Elisha walked into town and saw Elisha at a farm, tending to the ground
Elijah threw his mantle upon Elisha and began to walk away
Elisha saw the mantle, saw the man of God walking away and ran after him
He said "Master, please give me a few minutes to say goodbye to my family and friends"
He had recognized Elijah's gesture as the call of destiny
Elijah replied by saying "I don't care what you do with your life, why are you bothering me?"
The young man did not respond to Elijah's words, he turned around and killed the animals he had on the field
He also used the yoke to make a fire and he prepared a feast
He sent messages to the whole village, they came and feasted with him
Then he went with Elijah to fulfill his destiny
He didn't use his mouth to destroy his destiny, he stooped to conquer
The mother of Jesus came to him at the wedding at Cana of Galilee
The wine had finished and the celebrants were already in an embarrassing situation
Mary went to Jesus and told him the problem
Jesus said to his mother "Mummy, don't expose me like this. You know I shouldn't be making so much noise about my abilities at the moment because my time to show off has not yet come
His mother did not reply to his words.
Rather his mother went to the servants and told them to go and meet Jesus. She gave them an instruction, whatever she asked you to do, do it.
That was how Mary got the blessing she needed from Jesus.
If you need something from your enemy, and you desperately need that thing, you will find a way to become friends with your enemy in order to get it.
The foolish will say to hell with it and continue to suffer but the wise will ask himself what benefit the enmity had offered as against the friendship
He will take stock and adjust
Life is always about adapting or becoming irrelevant.
International diplomats should also learn this lesson and stop bungling realistic opportunities
You dont have to be happy, you don't have to talk too much. You have the weight of millions on your neck and many are dying daily because of a needless war in which you are right at the centre.
The document had been prepared, the international community was involved.
It was a good deal for your country and the people
Just sign it and take the yoke off your neck
But you have another idea
Somewhere in your head you felt you needed to put your benefactor in his place
Holy Anger dug a hole for you and you fell right into it
You are a kinsman of Joab, emotions rule your logical ability
My grandfather would say only a fool gets into a fight he can't win. In his own words "If a man who can beat me up says I am (Yi o ba iya e) meaning Insult will hit your mother. i will say "Ko to ba iya mi, yi o ya lona) meaning before insult hits my mother, she would have left the road. And turn the situation into a joke to save myself from a good beating.
In Nigerian pentecostal language, there is something they call Ogun ateleni ma de yin, a battle that follows a person without turning back!
Na that battle follow Zman into that meeting.
You think your ego is bigger than the blood being shed daily
You knew you lacked both the fund and the political backing to survive the war on your own
You know you are doing serious PR even in Europe to raise funds and that you need all the help you can get to live to see tomorrow
You had a 500 Billion dollar deal on the table
You have three things on your agenda
Smile through a press conference
Sign the document
Have lunch and then leave the place in one piece.
It has been established that you do t like your host, you campaigned against him during the last election
So nobody is asking you to kiss him the way Judas did.
Now even if they had asked you to kiss him, for 500 billion dollars and a way to end that war with dignity, you should have French kissed him
Others are laying down their lives unwillingly for your country every day
Why can't you kiss the ring, or the man or his feet or his table or his dog or his cat or his Rolex for your country?
King David acted like a mand man, with spittle all over his beard and Macossa dance all over the court of one of the leaders of the land of Philistine when he realized he needed his wits to escape a certain danger.
Any Nigerian who comments on this piece will never fumble that meeting
For 500 billion dollars, they will bring a crown of gold and proclaim their Host as King of the world.
Makeda, The Queen of Sheba did the same to gain the attention of Solomon.
Esther the Queen of Persia did the same to gain the ears and the confidence of the king
We all must learn to do better
The wheel of time is slowly but surely revealing who we are and printing our actions and inactions in the sands of time.
May we learn and take to correction.
-GSW-
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