Children are being kidnapped in Nigeria again. Not once, not twice again and again.
The government will release statements. Condemn. Promise action. Then move on.
But what about us?
We trend it for 24 hours, argue politics, then go quiet until the next tragedy.
At what point do we decide this is not normal?
If children are not safe, then nobody is safe.
For three good years since graduation, l've been looking for a job & it's been a "NO" after "NO."
I've been living in a single room with my girlfriend who has been the one paying bills & giving me pocket money from her small sales job. To survive, I carry cement at construction sites. Today I was invited for a big contract meeting that could change my family's Life. i was nervous. I wore my only good cloths & started trekking to the bus stop.
Near the toll gate, I saw an old bread seller trip. Her bread scattered into the muddy water. People were shouting at her to move, but she was just on her knees crying. I was already late, but something in me told me not to go without helping her. I couldn't leave her.
I immediately stepped into the mud, helped her up, and gave her the last 15k I had for my food and transport for the week. I told her, "Mama, go home and rest." The way she prayed for me... I felt goosebumps. I didn't even care about my stained trousers anymore. I reached the office 45 minutes late, looking rough.
I went in just to apologize & leave. But as soon as the CEO saw me, she stood up. She said: "I saw everything that happened I was in the car right behind you at the toll gate. Any man who can help a stranger when he has nothing is the kind of man I want to do business with." She signed the papers right there! No interview, no pitching.
Sometimes, the "delay" we encounter is actually our biggest connection. I went out looking for a job, but l ended up being an answer to a widow's prayer & God answered mine in return.
After 3 years of trekking, my story has changed. Truly enough, It pays to be kind! I couldn't keep this testimony to myself. My life has changed forever just like that I'm overwhelmed.
Thank you Jesus.
If you're fasting and you mistakenly put food in your mouth, but remember before swallowing and spit it out immediately, have you broken your fast?
Yes or No? Explain your answer ๐