GOD-fIdence

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[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

Some of the consequences you live with came from decisions you never made.

Mephibosheth was only five when one moment changed everything.

But what happened to him did not get the final word.

Sometimes your story changes before your circumstances do.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

Sometimes the wedding is only the visible event; the real cracks are often in expectations, entitlement, and unresolved family dynamics that existed long before the ceremony.

A marriage can survive many problems, but unspoken expectations around money and family can expose them very quickly.

[Christianah | Messaging & Content Strategy @MonisolaAyejoto]

I just remembered something that happened when I was growing up.

I attended a wedding with my mum. I was about 12 years old. Everything was going well during the reception until an issue came up about the gifts the couple had been presented with.

A fight started, and before we knew what was happening, the newlyweds went their separate ways.

That’s how the marriage crashed before it even started.

I wish my mum were still alive. I would have asked her about what actually happened that fateful day.

Reading about marital issues on the TL today brought this story back to my memory.

Things are really happening.....

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@Donsyl36 Kids don’t just learn words; they learn the social rules behind them.

The funny part is watching them enforce those rules before they even understand why they exist.

[Donsyl @Donsyl36]

This little girl came back from school and was eating.

When I passed by, she asked me to come join her.

I told her, "Let me go and wash my hands, I'm coming." She said, "Uncle, no, they usually say thank you."

I couldn't help but laugh 🤣🤣🤣

Little toddler was just following the normal tradition 🤣🤣

[The Caveman @The_Caveman01]

I hate disappointing big customers in my business.

I agreed to deliver goods to my customer yesterday, only to find out that my main plug has sold out everything, next batch of the goods will be coming in from China maybe next year, because it’s still under production and I’ve already promised my customer delivery tomorrow being Saturday, I even forfeited my travel this evening just for everything to work out, only for this to happen ☹️

It’s not about the money, it’s about the trust I’ve built for years and this customer has his own customers waiting for him to get goods from me and sell to them. I’m now sitting on a fence, I’ve made calls to buy from all my colleagues and sell to my customer, but all of them have either delivered goods or sold out.

Now I don’t know how to disappoint my customer and his customers😞

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@AdaAkokwa1 The laptop was only the clue; the real problem was a family where money had become too uncomfortable to question.

Love and trust should never eliminate accountability; especially when everyone is struggling.

[Nkeonyere @AdaAkokwa1]

My church member’s son came home from school last weekend with a brand-new laptop, and his father nearly threw the laptop away.

The boy is in his final year at UNIPORT, and his parents had been struggling for months to pay his school fees.

His mother had even borrowed money from her cooperative to complete the last payment.

So when his father saw the laptop, he asked him where he got it.

The boy said one of his classmates gave it to him.

His father laughed.

“A classmate gave you a laptop worth over a million naira?”

The boy said yes.

The father asked for the boy’s name.

That’s when everything changed.

The son became angry and told his father that he was always looking for problems instead of appreciating anything he brought home.

His mother joined the argument and said the father was simply jealous because he couldn’t afford the laptop himself.

The father didn’t answer.

He just told his son to leave the laptop on the table.

The next morning, he took it to a computer shop to check something.

The laptop had a name engraved underneath it.

It was his own name.

Apparently, the boy had sold his father’s old laptop months earlier to raise money for school fees.

The father had forgotten about it because the boy told him the school had collected the money directly.

The new laptop had been bought with the balance.

That was when the father asked him the question nobody expected.

“If you sold my laptop to pay your school fees, why did your mother borrow money from her cooperative?”

The boy couldn’t answer.

His mother couldn’t answer either.

Then the father looked at both of them and said,

“So both of you have been collecting money from me for school fees that were already paid?”

The house became quiet.

The laptop was no longer the problem.

Nobody was talking about where the boy got it anymore.

They were trying to figure out where the school-fees money had actually been going.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@TheLowkeyMummy Control often disguises itself as concern.

The real test of a relationship isn't whether you can influence your partner's choices, but whether they can make different choices without being punished for them.

[Kemi🤎 @TheLowkeyMummy]

Yesterday, my neighbor's wife came home late; he started shouting at her for not picking up his call and disobeying him.

Instead of apologising, she went inside, took her bags and went out.

I called her on the phone because we are more like friends, and she told me what happened.

Whenever she wants to go out, either with family or friends, her husband will always look for ways to make her say NO.

If she eventually goes, he'll keep monitoring her till she gets tired and comes back earlier.

Family and friends have complained, but she saw it as him being protective.

This is a man who hangs out with his friends, and she never complains

Last weekend he went out, turned off his phone and didn't come back until the next morning.

When she confronted him, he told her she had no right to question his movements.

She reminded him of all the times he made her say no or made her come home early, and he said, "I didn't force you to say no or ask you not to; I only gave you reasons, and you decided for yourself"

She decided to go out this weekend with her sisters.

She told him before going, but she dropped her phone at home.

That's the reason for his crash-out.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@AnebiPerpetual Closeness forced through persuasion may get you presence, but rarely gets you genuine connection.

You shouldn't have to keep making a case for why someone should want to be close to you.

[Anebi Perpetual @AnebiPerpetual]

Negotiating someone into wanting closeness with you is like signing a pact with sadness. It never ends well.

Companionship should feel mutual and freely chosen, not something you have to convince someone to give you.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@ImANorthernGirl That's one thing you can't away from memory.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@chrisgreatc Very well said

Thank you

[chrisgreat @chrisgreatc]

Elijah’s story is a powerful reminder that purpose doesn't exempt us from exhaustion, and God didn't condemn him for his breakdown, He gave him food and rest. Take care of your mental and emotional well-being; yesterday's grace was for yesterday's battle.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@Lacey_xenon A lease is not just a promise; it’s protection against someone else’s changing plans.

Always read what you sign, keep your records, and never let urgency make you surrender a right you still have.

[LACEY @Lacey_xenon]

My landlord casually told me, “The new owner will be coming to inspect the apartment tomorrow.”

I froze.

Me: “New owner?”

Landlord: “Yes. I sold the property.”

Me: “You sold it while I’m still renting it?”

Landlord: “It’s nothing to worry about.”

Me: “I’m halfway through my lease.”

He shrugged.

Landlord: “The new owner knows.”

I immediately checked my rental agreement.

There was nothing about early termination.

The next morning, someone knocked on my door.

It wasn’t my landlord.

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

The bigger failure wasn't falling in love; it was abusing trust and crossing a boundary that could destroy the very family that gave him a second chance.

Forgiveness can restore a person, but it doesn't automatically restore their access to the position, privileges, or trust they once had.

[chrisgreat @chrisgreatc]

My cousin just did the unthinkable and the whole family is in shock.

Let me give you background.

My uncle took this boy from the village. No father, no mother. Paid his school fees from primary to university. Computer Science.

After graduation, my uncle said "Don't go and look for job, come and manage my logistics company. My own son is not interested, you are my son."

He put him in a 3-bedroom flat. Bought him a car for work. Was paying him 400k monthly. Introduced him to big clients. This boy was living like a prince.

My uncle's only daughter came back from UK last December. 26 years old, very beautiful, very respectful. She started working in her father's company to learn.

Everybody saw it coming but we thought he had sense.

By February, staff were whispering. By March, my uncle's wife caught them. In the office. On a Saturday. His own benefactor's daughter.

My uncle didn't shout. He just called him to his office on Monday and played the CCTV footage.

The boy knelt down and was crying: "Sir it was the devil, it's just a fling, it meant nothing sir, please sir..."

My uncle said just one thing: "I fed you when you had nothing. I educated you when your own people abandoned you. I employed you when you had no certificate. You traded 20 years of loyalty for 20 minutes of pleasure?"

He told him: "You need to own up, brace for the fallout, and step away completely."

He fired him that day. Emptied the flat that week. Collected the car.

Now the girl is pregnant. 2 months.

My uncle said he will take care of his daughter and grandchild, but that boy? He said "Some mistakes carry a price tag you can never afford."

The boy is now back in the village, jobless, calling everybody to beg my uncle.

Family is divided. Some say my uncle is too harsh. Some say the boy deserves it.

*Let me ask you: If you were my uncle, what would you do? Forgive him because love happened, or cut him off completely for betraying loyalty?*

[GOD-fIdence @God_Fidence01]

@itzQmax I respect disciplined people and those who keep to their words

[𝐐𝒎𝒂𝒙 ✰ @itzQmax]

What is one quality that makes you respect someone the most?