Either dampen your brilliance occasionally, purposefully revealing a defect, weakness, or anxiety, or attributing your success to luck; or simply find yourself new friends.
Never underestimate the power of envy.
Your husband is the only person who ever loved you purely by choice.
Your family was already written into your story.
Parents loved you because you were theirs.
Siblings stayed because you shared blood.
Even your child is there because you’re the mother.
But your husband walked in as a complete stranger.
No obligation.
No duty.
No shared past.
He could have built a life with anyone else.
Yet he chose you.
Chose to grow old with you.
Chose to call you home.
That kind of love is never automatic.
It is a daily, deliberate decision to stay, especially when it’s hard.
So never forget to thank the man who still chooses you every single day.
Large, sweeping changes often sound good in theory, but the faster you try to change your life, the more likely you are to backslide. Real change is inch by inch. Go out and win the next five minutes.
“Many Of You Have Always Wondered Why You’re Advised Not To Give Water To Accident Or Gunshot Victims. If You Ever Come Across Someone Who Has Been In An Accident And They Desperately Ask You For Water, Your Natural Instinct May Be To Help. But Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Because Giving Them Water Could K!ll Them.” ~ Nigerian Nurse Explains.
@RejoiceCherechi This is probably exaggerated. Some orthodox churches do not allow movement in the church during some activities/ceremonies, like sermons, prayers, singing of hymns, etc. Things like these will be strange to someone who has been attending pentecostal church all his/her life.
Jesus said, “Your approval or disapproval means nothing to Me.” He wasn’t being disrespectful; He was simply saying, “I know who I am and I know where I get my value.” That’s the place we need to get to. We don’t need people’s approval to feel confident in who we are.
I did not get a good start in life, but I tell you what, I am determined that I'm going to have a good finish. And you can do the very same thing. #JoyceQuote
THE GOSPEL OF OLODO UPRISING
After deep theological research, I have concluded that the Olodo Uprising has scriptures backing it. 😂
Exhibit A
"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong... but time and chance happeneth to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11.
Translation:
First Class graduate, calm down. Your classmate who borrowed your assignment may still become your MD because time and chance have logged into his account.
Exhibit B
"It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy." Romans 9:16.
Translation:
Your CV is 12 pages. His CV is "Available to start immediately." Guess who gets the job? Mercy has spoken.
Exhibit C
*"I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth."* Ecclesiastes 10:7.
Translation:
Professor becomes Special Adviser to the man who used "center table" as his WAEC examination centre.
Exhibit D
"For by grace are ye saved through faith... not of works." Ephesians 2:8 and 9.
Olodo Theology says:
"Not of works" means forget reading, forget preparation, forget competence. Grace will submit the assignment, write the exam and attend the interview.
Exhibit E
*"Once saved, always saved."*
Olodo Doctrine upgrades it to:
"Once hired, always qualified."
Brothers and sisters, this is how false doctrine is born. 😂
The Bible never celebrates ignorance. It celebrates God's sovereignty. God can lift the unlikely, but He never commands people to remain unprepared.
So before someone builds an entire ministry on "The race is not to the swift," kindly remind them that the same Bible also says:
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."
"Study to show yourself approved."
"Do you see a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings."
In conclusion, the Olodo Uprising is a funny Nigerian social commentary, not a biblical doctrine.
Go and acquire knowledge. If mercy meets preparation, na jackpot be that. 😂
When I was Muslim, I never noticed what the Quran doesn’t have.
Dates. Places. Names you can check.
Read the Quran’s stories: no chronology, almost no geography, kings called only “Pharaoh,” events floating in no particular year.
Where did the story happen? When? Under whom? The text doesn’t say. You can’t check it… which conveniently means you can’t crosscheck it.
Now read the opening of Luke 3:
“In the FIFTEENTH YEAR of the reign of TIBERIUS CAESAR — PONTIUS PILATE being governor of JUDEA, HEROD being tetrarch of GALILEE, his brother PHILIP tetrarch of ITUREA and TRACHONITIS, and LYSANIAS tetrarch of ABILENE, during the high priesthood of ANNAS and CAIAPHAS…”
SEVEN historical anchors in one sentence.
An emperor, a governor, three rulers with their exact territories, two high priests.
And people HAVE checked — for centuries, often trying to break it. Skeptics mocked Luke’s “Lysanias of Abilene” as an error…
UNTIL an inscription naming Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene turned up.
Pilate was called legend by some… until the Pilate Stone was dug up at Caesarea in 1961 with his name and title carved in it.
Luke 1:3-4 tells you why: “Having followed all things closely… that you may have CERTAINTY.”
Certainty. That’s the offer.
One book floats above history where nothing can touch it.
The other planted its flag in checkable ground and said: dig.
They dug. It’s still standing.
Praise the Lord and His mighty God-Breathed scripture.
@TheAmenReigns Some people never need more money dem need better character first. God knows why.
You fit carry person wey no get money go chop food, and the person go start dey maltreat the waiter, while you wey carry am go chop dey very courteous, dey tell the waiter, "Thank you," "Weldone."
"Some people choose Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi because Ronaldo is taller, more muscular, and more handsome. Those are personal preferences, and everyone is entitled to them. But when it comes strictly to football, I don't believe Ronaldo ranks among the top 20 greatest players of all time.
During my time at Chelsea, we never built our game plan around stopping Ronaldo. He was treated like any other top-class opponent because we trusted Ashley Cole to deal with him.
However, facing Barcelona was a completely different challenge. Every tactical meeting, every training session, and every discussion centered on one question: How do we stop Messi? He was the player we feared the most because he could change the outcome of a match in an instant.
The truth is, no single player could mark Messi. It often took several players working together to limit his influence, and even then, he would still find a way to dribble past them, create chances, score goals, and dominate the game. If you found yourself one-on-one with Messi, you were almost certainly in trouble.
This is not meant to disrespect Ronaldo. He is one of the greatest footballers of his generation and has achieved things that few players ever will. But football is about much more than scoring goals. It is also about dribbling, creativity, vision, playmaking, assists, and controlling the rhythm of a game. In all of those areas, Messi has consistently set the highest standard.
That is why, for me, comparing any player to Messi is simply unfair.
— Mikel Obi
it is an unwritten rule of life that after every prolonged period of hardship and uncertainty, there is going to be a period when you are going to achieve quantum leaps across multiple areas of your life. the only requirement is that you do not give up on yourself.
You can't cut your way into some levels of wealth. Frugality helps you manage money; not multiply it. Frugality is a wealth habit, not a wealth strategy. Build skills, increase your earning capacity, invest consistently. Wealth grows by multiplication, not just subtraction.