During my NYSC, I served in an army barracks. What happened with a fellow corper there is something I will never forget.
On a Thursday, he mentioned he’d be traveling that weekend. When Saturday morning came, I walked into his room just as he was fully dressed and ready to leave.
I looked at him and said: "No matter what happens today, make sure you come back."
He just smiled, said "no problem," and left.
10 hours later, I saw his WhatsApp status. His bus had been involved in a terrible accident. People lost their lives.
I immediately started calling him. He didn’t pick up. He didn't return my calls either, even though I found out he was answering calls from other people.
Two weeks later, he finally returned to the barracks. I went to welcome him, but the moment I stepped close, he stepped back.
He told me not to touch him, that I was a very strange person.
He explained that everybody in that bus was either severely injured or dead except him. He didn't have a single scratch. He asked me, "What exactly did you see before I left?"
I told him I saw nothing.
Then he told me that during the chaos of the accident, the only thing ringing in his head was my voice telling him: "No matter what happens, you must come back."
I finally explained it to him. In my family, if we have a bad dream or foresee danger about someone, we don’t tell them about the bad dream. We just give them a "command message" to return safely.
My dad did it for me once. Everyone around me got injured and robbed, but not a single thing happened to me.
Sometimes, spiritual covering doesn't need a long prayer. Just a command.
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The most dangerous betrayal doesn’t come from your enemies.
It comes from someone who knows exactly where to stand to make you feel safe.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was praying with his disciples when Judas arrived with a group of soldiers.
Judas had given them a signal:
“Whomever I kiss, he is the one. Arrest him.”
Then he walked up to Jesus and kissed him.
A gesture of love became a signal for betrayal.
And that’s what makes the story so disturbing.
Judas didn’t need a weapon.
He didn’t need to shout.
He used the language of affection to deliver someone into the hands of his enemies.
The betrayal wasn’t just that Judas turned against Jesus.
It was that he used the trust Jesus had given him to make the betrayal possible.
And maybe that’s one of the hardest lessons about people:
Not everyone who gets close to you is there to protect you.
Some people get close because they genuinely love you.
Others get close because proximity gives them access.
Access to your weaknesses.
Your trust.
Your private life.
Your blind spots.
But here’s the part people often miss:
The story isn’t only about Judas.
It’s also about what Jesus did after the betrayal.
He didn’t become Judas.
He didn’t let someone else’s dishonesty decide who he would become.
And that matters.
Because the goal of healing from betrayal isn’t to become someone who trusts nobody.
It��s to become someone who can trust wisely without abandoning himself.
Trust is not stupidity.
But trust without boundaries can become self-betrayal.
So don’t ask only:
“Who betrayed me?”
Ask:
“What did I ignore, what did I learn, and who am I becoming because of it?”
Because the worst thing betrayal can do is not hurt you.
It’s convince you that becoming cold is the same thing as becoming wise.
The kiss of Judas is a reminder that not every gesture of affection comes from love.
And not every person who gets close deserves access to your life.
Stay kind.
Stay discerning.
And never confuse a familiar face with a trustworthy heart.
I have to admit, I always wondered what this part of Psalm 23 meant. I thought “He anoints my head with oil” was figurative language for God keeping the Psalmist healthy. I never knew this parallel.
Anoint my head with oil
“Sheep can get their head caught in briers and die trying to get untangled. There are horrid little flies that like to torment sheep by laying eggs in their nostrils which turn into worms and drive the sheep to beat their head against a rock, sometimes to death. Their ears and eyes are also susceptible to tormenting insects. So the shepherd anoints their whole head with oil. Then there is peace. That oil forms a barrier of protection against the evil that tries to destroy the sheep. Do you have times of mental torment? Do the worrisome thoughts invade your mind over and over? Do you beat your head against a wall trying to stop them? Have you ever asked God to anoint your head with oil? He has an endless supply! His oil protects and makes it possible for you to fix your heart, mind, and eyes on Him today and always! There is peace in the valley! May our good good Father anoint your head with oil today so that your cup overflows with blessings! God is good and He is faithful!!”
Fear and low self-esteem has a real price tag in a man's life. The job you didn't go for. The girl you never approached. The room you walked into and stood quietly in the corner instead of owning. Nobody is coming to pull potential out of you. You have to put yourself forward. Don't let shyness take control of your life.
What you read determine what you become,
don't just read books, read books with rich content
you are the outcome or products of what your study.
Money will not make you wealthy, ideas will.
come with me and be enlightened, Let your mind be sharpen.