I have a deep respect for people's privacy. I can be very close to someone for years and still not know everything about them, and I never feel the need to ask. And It's not like I don't care. I believe that if someone hasn't chosen to share something, it isn't my place to ask!!
So, a popular cake brand known as Fastestcakes trademarked its name since 2021, known for making beautifully crafted cakes and actively been operating in Lagos.
Fast forward March 2025, they decided to expand to Ibadan for more customers, unknown to them another baker in Ibadan
To give context to this passage, let us first look at Psalm 127:1
"If the LORD does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless"
This clearly states that your hard work is in vain unless it is blessed by the Lord.
Now we look at verse 2 which says
"It is useless to work so hard for a living, getting up early and going to bed late. For the LORD provides for those he loves, while they are asleep".
Having understood the context that comes before this passage, what this verse is clearly talking about is that peace and prosperity comes to those who trust in God and not in their own hardwork.
You may want to counter this and say, but we have wicked people who do not believe in God and they are also successful. Even Jeremiah in Jeremiah 12:1 asked this same question.
Psalm 73 also addressed this question and lets us know that the prosperity of the wicked is temporary, they may gain the whole world and still lose their soul.
Today, my heart is overwhelmed with a joy words can barely hold. I think the time is finally right to share this story…
In 2018, I met Jamiu. He was a curious kid, brilliant and full of light. At the time, he was working as a roadside mechanic in the slums of Majidun, Ikorodu. I invited him and his brother Ayomide to our weekend chess academy. I immediately grew very fond of them as they were very talented and of great character as well.
When I asked to meet their parents, he led me to a tiny shed and hugged a woman with the kindest smile. “That’s my mum” he said.
I noticed her leg was amputated. She had lost her right leg in a tragic accident: while scavenging for plastic bottles at a dump site to feed her children, an excavator ran over her. She was never taken to the hospital as there was no money to sort the medical bills. Her Husband had abandoned her as soon as Jamiu was born so they never got to meet their father.
That day, I made a quiet vow to never leave them behind.
In 2019, their mum fell critically ill. I held her hand as she cried and asked me to take care of her boys if anything happened to her. I reassured her that she was going to remain alive to see her boys excel. It was a promise I couldn’t keep…
Two weeks later, she passed.
That day, I became a father.
They moved in with me. We got them back in school. Jamiu became a chess champion and is currently completing his University education. I’ve watched him grow into a remarkable young man. His brother Ayomide, a track and field star in his final secondary school education year. My heart is full, I’m glad I got to be a part of their story.
Today, 7 years later… we’re together in America and Jamiu just won the ICN Chess Championship in New York, ahead of 200+ USCF-rated players, and earned a $500 scholarship.
I know your Mum watches you from heaven with a smile 🕊️ Your dreams are boundless Jamiu.
Continue to Dare greatly and show the world what you’re truly made of. I fought back tears today because I am immensely proud of you.
Mama Jamiu, your boys are doing well. I kept my promise. I always will.
My Bro/Sis, you see that thing you’ve been waiting on God for and almost thinking it would never happen, eh? very soon, much sooner than you think, It will happen. And you will come back to this particular tweet, to say “IT HAS HAPPENED.” IN JESUS’ NAME.
You are blessed !