This cannot be the new normal.
Our work places, schools, places of worship, and even homes are no longer safe. How did we get here?
HAAAA GOD HELP US!!!
Children’s day is few hours from now, we have children captured and being tortured, some as young as 2 years old. How is any parent sleeping at night, knowing those could be anybody’s kid?
Prov.29.2 KJV says “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the
wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
Some Nigerians are mourning, to others it’s just another story on the news. How did we get here? How are we so comfortable? Why are we not speaking up? Why are we not fighting against this evil eating up our dear Nation?
Now imagine that the person commits a crime. I would have thought it was my friend because there was no notice of this change.
What’s even the rationale behind recycling sim?
This is actually scary. I recently reached out to a friend on IG because I’ve been seeing someone else’s upload on the person’s WhatsApp. It turns out the sim has been reassigned. I immediately deleted the number, imagine someone I have no idea exist watching me on WhatsApp
So apparently, keeping your physical SIM card is not enough again.
My friend relocated to the UK but still had her Nigerian SIM with her. Unknown to her, the line had been inactive for too long, so the network reassigned the number to someone else.
Meanwhile, that same number was still linked to her bank account.
The new owner first did a “test run” by buying ₦100 airtime from the account. It worked. Then ₦5k. ₦10k. Before she woke up to multiple debit alerts.
What even scared me more was that the person also tried accessing her WhatsApp because they now officially owned the number.
A lot of people abroad still think that as long as they physically have their SIM card, the number is safe. Apparently not.
Please, if your number is linked to your bank account, BVN, WhatsApp, email, or anything important, don’t abandon it for months or years without activity.
This thing is actually scary.
@Shola_dlb for three days, and the transaction kept reversing. We now had to withdraw cash, go back to the shop and pay the seller. The seller did not notice, he was so grateful.
@Shola_dlb I went with a friend to get things at a shop, after payment we left . Somehow I did not forget the sellers account details, me that forget my account number if I don’t use it for a while. When we got home we noticed the money had been reversed, so we tried to send the money back
My kids used to be picky eaters.
Wouldn't touch vegetables. Complained about everything.
I tried reasoning with them. Bribing them. Making separate meals.
Nothing worked. Dinner was a battlefield.
Then I stopped fighting and started leading.
Here's what changed:
I STOPPED NEGOTIATING AT MEALS
Dinner isn't a restaurant.
You don't get to order off-menu.
I serve what I serve. You eat it or you don't.
But I'm not forcing you. I'm not arguing about it.
You're hungry? Food's on your plate.
You're not? That's fine too.
No drama. No lectures. No power struggle.
I CUT THE CONSTANT SNACKING
Kids weren't hungry at meals because they were grazing all day.
Goldfish at 10am. Fruit snacks at 2pm. Graham crackers at 4pm.
They showed up to dinner with zero appetite.
So I stopped it.
Three meals. Maybe one planned snack if there's a long gap.
That's it.
When they're actually hungry? They eat what's in front of them.
I DIDN't MAKE IT PERSONAL
This is where most dads screw up.
They take it as disrespect when their kid won't eat.
So they get mad. Lecture. Turn it into a fight.
Your kid not liking broccoli isn't an attack on you.
They're learning what they like. That's normal.
Your job isn't to force them.
It's to provide good food and let natural hunger do the rest.
WHAT THIS ISN'T
This isn't starving your kids.
This isn't refusing to acknowledge real food sensitivities.
This isn't serving the same meal they rejected at dinner for breakfast the next day.
It's removing the power struggle so hunger can do its job.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
First few days? They tested me.
Skipped meals. Complained they were hungry later.
I stayed calm: "Breakfast is at 7. You'll eat then."
Within a week? They started eating what I served.
Not because I won some battle.
Because they were actually hungry and I wasn't making it weird.
Now my kids eat vegetables. Try new foods. Don't complain.
Not because they're perfect.
Because I stopped treating meals like negotiations.
Your kids don't need a short-order cook.
They need a dad who leads without turning dinner into a war zone.
If you think Joseph was imprisoned just because he resisted her, read her first sentence.
We usually treat this story like a basic lesson on resisting temptation. Joseph runs away, stays honest, and keeps his integrity. That’s all true. But we don’t spend enough time talking about what happens after he does the right thing.
You could have ten years of perfect performance reviews. You’re the first one in the office and the last to leave. You’ve built a reputation as someone who doesn’t cut corners. People trust you. Your name commands attention in the room.
Then someone with more power decides to tell a different story about you.
In a single conversation, your ten-year track record suddenly feels vulnerable. The atmosphere changes. People start looking at you through the lens of an accusation instead of the person they’ve known. You realize something painful; that integrity does not always protect you when the other person controls the narrative.
That is the real tension in Genesis 39.
The Bible is careful to show how much Potiphar trusted Joseph. He put everything under his authority. Scripture even tells us Joseph was “handsome in form and appearance.” When Potiphar’s wife pursued him day after day, Joseph refused. He spoke from loyalty; “How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” he said.
Then he ran, leaving his garment in her hand.
But see what happens next
She called the men of the house and said, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us.” She did not say “Joseph.” She did not say “the overseer.” She said, “a Hebrew.” When she spoke to her husband, she repeated it; “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us…”
Think about that for a moment…
In one sentence, she pulled him out of his position and placed him back in his class. Suddenly he is no longer a trusted manager or faithful servant, just “a Hebrew”; an outsider. The coat in her hand became evidence, and the “Hebrew” label became the lens.
When Potiphar heard his wife’s words, scripture says his anger burned. the Bible doesn’t record Joseph saying a single word to defend himself. He didn't argue his case. Genesis 39:20 simply says Potiphar took Joseph and put him into the prison.
Now, Egyptian law usually meant execution for this kind of thing. The fact that Joseph only got prison suggests Potiphar might have had doubts, or maybe he was just trying to save face. We are not told. What we are told is that Joseph did everything right and still ended up in a cell.
That's a lot to process. He refused, ran, honored God, and he still lost his position and reputation in a single afternoon.
Imagine sitting there, the whole thing replaying in his mind; the offer, refusal, shouting, footsteps and anger. You did exactly what God wanted, and instead your reward was a dungeon and a ruined reputation. Nobody is clapping for you. There’s no big "thank you" for your obedience.
And you know what, God didn't stop the lie.
He didn't strike the woman or burn the house down to prove Joseph was innocent. He let the injustice happen. Only after Joseph is locked away the Bible says, "But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love".
Joseph’s story proves that obedience isn't a strategy to get the outcome you want. It is a decision about who you will be when the outcome turns against you. That kind of faith does not look impressive. It looks like waking up in a place you don't deserve to be and refusing to let bitterness take over.
You might be looking at your situation, waiting for "the truth" to come out so you can get your life back. but Joseph’s time in prison suggests your identity isn't found in being proven right, but in the fact that God is with you. He doesn't leave when your name is dragged through the mud.
When doing the right thing costs you your reputation, who are you if no one ever clears your name?
#Christianity #BiblicalTruth #FaithOverFeelings #Injustice #Integrity
Ellis Enobun
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