Aanu Ojo

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[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

The spirit of greed

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

If you are not someone who spends time in prayer or engages in it regularly, your life is at risk of many dangers.

​But the danger that opens doors faster than people think is the dart of intrusive and manipulative thoughts the devil throws into our minds.

​The bad thing about these kinds of thoughts is that if you are not discerning, you'll think they are your own thoughts, because the devil will frame them perfectly to match your mind and the situation you are going through.

​And the only way to discern these thoughts is to spend time in prayer, so that the Holy Spirit can reveal the spirit behind them.

​This reminds me of the scripture that says, "Search me, O God, and know my heart," which is found in Psalm 139:23.

​This searching exposes the manipulative works of Satan on our minds and gives us the grace to ask for help.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

The reason many Christians are not bold about their faith is because they've not had a personal encounter with Jesus or in the way I'd like to put it, they don't have an alive experience of Jesus.

It is difficult to deny something you've experienced and it's easier to believe and witness for Jesus when you have an encounter.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Many people are trying to continue a journey they started with faith with their intellect and human capacity.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

You will never know how power is decided if you've never been a part of politics, and I mean politics at any level.
For you to really understand how power works,try to participate in politics for once and you'll know that to be in a position of power is not for the faint hearted.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Communing with God is not in much talking; it's about the alignment of your spirit.

​We won't profit much from our ability to say many words and sound religiously accurate.

​What will profit us is paying attention to the audible whispers of the Holy Spirit.

[Elvis Okhifo @ElvisOkhifo]

I really pray you find a good church; a faithful shepherd who will labor over you, and a loving Christian family you can be accountable to,

So you won’t have to depend on x for doctrine or be swayed by plenty opinions here.

I really hope you do.

[Kirk Franklin @kirkfranklin]

Nails didn’t hold God’s son on the cross, Love did❤️‍🩹.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Success is subjective: Lessons from Unai Emery and Cowbell Milk.

​I was in my room when these thoughts began to run through my mind.

​I was thinking about how José Mourinho returned as the manager of Real Madrid following his time at Benfica, and how he’s been struggling with management for some time now. I said to myself, can it be that the reason he’s been having problems is that he hasn’t been coaching a club that matches his league or managerial status?

​I also thought about Carlo Ancelotti struggling with Everton in the Premier League when he offered himself to manage Real Madrid, and the rest, they say, is history. He became the champion of Europe right after struggling with Everton.

​In the middle of that thought, something else dropped into my mind, and that’s the story of Unai Emery, the current coach of Aston Villa. I took a deep look into his career as a manager and how he’s struggled to manage top clubs. He’s managed a few of them, like Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal, and has never really made something so great out of those clubs.

​But whenever he gets to manage a club that is not so elite, he does a fantastic job. I think he began to understand this part of his life, so he stopped taking jobs from top clubs and focused on clubs with normal ambitions where they could gradually build together.

​Today, he’s the most decorated coach in the history of the UEFA Europa League with a record 5 Europa League trophies—winning three consecutively with Sevilla (2014, 2015, 2016), one with Villarreal (2021), and his latest with Aston Villa. Whenever he gets to the final of this tournament, he has an almost flawless record.

​Now this poses a great question: does it mean he is not meant for top clubs, but only for semi- or mid-sized clubs?

​This is what I see in all of this: success is subjective for everyone, and it’s important that everyone understands what they are called to do and what works for them.

​This brings me to another story of a company called Cowbell in Nigeria. From what I gathered, they completely broke the market with small sachets of powdered milk. Peak Milk already had powdered milk back then, but it was sold in tins and was a bit more expensive, making it hard for the middle and lower classes to afford regularly.

​Cowbell realized they couldn’t beat them in the tin game, so they bypassed it completely and introduced the small, affordable sachet pack. They targeted the masses, democratized milk consumption, and made a lot of money before Peak Milk and other companies quickly started producing their own small sachets just to compete with them.

​Like I said, success is subjective. And both Peak Milk and Cowbell powdered milk made money.

​Bringing this to real-life experience, some people are not cut out for elite businesses—the type where you sit in boardrooms and look at bar charts and pie charts. They do not need a boardroom to create a business.

​In the same way, some people are not cut out for rural businesses; they don’t have the tenacity to survive in such areas. They can only flourish in environments where they can flex their intellectual acumen.

​Everyone has a place where they fit in, and no one should compare themselves with another.

​Emery may not have succeeded in Europe's elite clubs, but he’s the undisputed king of the UEFA Europa League today with his 5 titles. Cowbell might not be found in the homes of the rich back in the day, but they broke the market through the middle and lower classes with their small sachets and made a lot of money.

​Success might have a formula, but we are not called to do the same thing. Let everyone focus on what God has called them to do and become successful where they are called.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Read “The Subjectivity of Success: Finding Your Perfect Playing Field“ by Aanu Ojo on Medium: https://t.co/DDhEurQgjS

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

I was just thinking about this and trying to map out the reality of it.

​The Synoptic Gospels were not available when the early Church started. Instead, the believers relied on the oral accounts of eyewitnesses who walked with Jesus, which were then taught by the Apostles. But if the Gospels hadn't been written down yet, how was the message of salvation actually taught to these people?

​Peter’s sermon gives us a powerful glimpse into how the Gospel must have been preached back then—connecting the dots directly from the Torah to make Christ understood. On the Day of Pentecost, Peter didn't have a New Testament to turn to; he had to decode the Hebrew prophets in real-time, declaring:

​"But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh...’" (Acts 2:16-17)

​He went on to dig into the Psalms to prove the resurrection was always the plan:

​"For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face... Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.’" (Acts 2:25-27)

​Stephen’s final sermon before he was stoned also gives us a clear window into the structural message of that era. He gave a massive historical masterclass, tracking God's dealings from Abraham to Moses, pointing out how their ancestors constantly resisted the moves of God. He brought the entire weight of Israel's history down to a sharp edge, saying:

​"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers..." (Acts 7:51-52)

​This makes me realize just how fortunate our generation is to have the Apostle Paul. He did the heavy lifting, demystifying the hard code of the Old Testament and translating its deeper interpretation into the clear vocabulary of the Gospel of salvation.

​It must have taken an immense amount of spiritual and mental labor to preach the Gospel in those early days.

[Lawrence Kitema @lawrencekitema]

Expecting people to be fair to you because you're fair to them is like expecting a lion not to eat you because you don't eat lions.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

The three major reasons for wickedness in the world today is:
1. Human selfish ambition for power
2. Unending lust for money and material wealth and,
3. Poverty.

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Global commerce and trade

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

Let me tell you this for free: there are depths you cannot reach in God if you do not spend long periods praying and fellowshiping with the Holy Spirit.

​And it is not just about the depths you attain; there are spiritual battles hiding under a casual prayer life that will never be exposed until you press in the place of prayer.

​The only thing I can tell anyone who truly wants to become a victorious Christian is this: pray ooooo!

[Dr Love Haroun❤️🩺 @Drweloveu]

Last Thursday night I ran out of fuel on Third Mainland Bridge.
11pm.
Phone at 2%.
No powerbank.
I want to tell you what happened next.

I pushed the hazard lights on and sat in the car.
Trying to think.
Cars were flying past me.
Nobody slowed down.
Not one person.
Lagos at night on that bridge is a different kind of alone.After about 15 minutes I saw headlights slow down behind me.
A danfo bus.
Old. Battered. One headlight slightly dim.
The driver came down.
Big man. Rough looking. Dirty shirt. Chewing something.
My first thought was fear.
My second thought was I had no choice.He looked at my car.
Looked at me.
Said "fuel?"
I nodded.
He didn't say anything else.
Just went back to his bus.
I thought he was leaving.
He wasn't.He came back with a small gallon.
Maybe two liters.
Old plastic container with a rubber pipe attached.
Like he kept it specifically for situations like this.
He poured it into my tank without being asked.
Without negotiating.
Without even looking at me for approval.I started the car.
It came on.
I came down immediately and opened my wallet.
I had ₦15,000 on me.
I held it out to him.
He looked at the money.
Then looked at me.
And shook his head.I thought he wanted more.
I told him it was all I had.
He said "keep am."
Just like that.
Keep am.
I stood there confused.
This man just helped a stranger on a bridge at 11pm and didn't want anything.I asked him why.
He leaned against his bus.
Took a long breath.
And said something I have not stopped thinking about since.He said in 1998 he broke down on that same bridge.
Night time.
Pregnant wife in the passenger seat.
No phone. No money. No fuel.
He said he sat there for almost an hour crying and praying.Then a man in a big car stopped.
Suit and tie.
Looked like someone who had no business stopping for a danfo driver.
But he stopped.
Bought fuel from somewhere.
Came back.
Filled his tank.
Refused every kobo he offered.
Said only one thing before he drove off."Pass am forward."
That was it.
Pass am forward.
The man in the suit drove away and he never saw him again.
25 years he carried those three words.
Third Mainland Bridge.
Waiting for his own turn to use them.I stood on that bridge and didn't know what to say.
This man had been holding onto someone else's kindness for 25 years.
And he chose me to give it to.
A stranger in a car he had never seen before.He got back into his danfo.
Gave me one nod.
And drove off into the night.
I stood there watching his one dim headlight disappear.
Holding ₦15,000 I couldn't give away.I sat back in my car for a long time before I drove off.
Thinking about the man in the suit in 1998.
Who had no idea what he started.
A chain of kindness that crossed 25 years and found me on the same bridge.I don't know who that danfo driver is.
I don't know his name.
But somewhere in Lagos tonight he is driving that old bus.
With one dim headlight.
And a heart that has been quietly changing lives since 1998.
Pass am forward.

*What are you passing forward today*?

Karma!!!!!

You will definitely reap something some day.
Depends on what you have been sowing!!!!

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

I grew up in a Nigeria, where stealing meat from a pot of soup as a kid or even as an adult domestic employee was one of the greatest crimes. You could get ostracized for it. We saw stealing as a deep character flaw. Now, people think being a criminal and thief is "being smart."

[Aanu Ojo @mind_maestro]

John 1:16 NKJV

"And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace."

​I was praying when I had a lightbulb moment with this scripture. It is an incredibly pregnant verse, and these are the thoughts inspired in my heart by the Holy Spirit.

​"...And of His fullness we have all received..."

In simple terms, this means He gave us Himself—but I wish it were that simple. When we really think about it, it runs much deeper. Take a moment to consider God giving you everything that makes Him who He is: His very fullness, His essence, and His glory. I know this is difficult to believe, but that is exactly what He did. He deposited His very Spirit and identity into us.

​As we know, God does not give Himself by measure. He does not give Himself in pieces; He gives Himself as a whole, and as we journey with Him, He reveals Himself to us. The moment He decided to give us His Spirit, we received His fullness.

​"...and grace for grace."

This is my favorite part. Even though it says "grace for grace," the two graces do not mean the same thing. One gave us access to God, and the other sustains us.

​This first grace is what His death came to achieve: to break down the middle wall of partition separating God and man, as written in Ephesians 2:14, "For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation." He did this so that we can boldly access the throne of grace to obtain mercy in our time of need, just as Hebrews 4:16 invites us to: "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

​The second grace gives credence to the scripture in Philippians 2:13 which says, "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." This means there is a special spirit of grace we receive that grants us the ability to do God’s will. In ourselves, we do not possess the ability to carry out His will, but His grace is sufficient to see us through.

​While the first grace opened the door so that all may come in, the second grace empowers us to live the very life that the first grace supplies.

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

doubling your income is far more important than forcing someone to text you back. you’ve got things to do, stay focused.

[Elvis Okhifo @ElvisOkhifo]

We MUST not forget about this like we forget about many other things.