Some say: “The Bible teaches that we must forgive ourselves.”
The Bible:
“Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:7)
“Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered,” (Ps. 32:1)
“As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us,” (Ps. 103:12)
“You have cast all my sins behind your back,” (Isa. 38:17)
“You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea,” (Mic. 7:19)
“The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin,” (1 John 1:7)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,” (1 John 1:9)
The Bible never tells you to forgive yourself. And thank God it doesn’t.
Forgiveness comes from outside you, from the God against whom you have sinned. The problem is NOT that God has forgiven you but you still need to forgive yourself. The problem is believing that God’s forgiveness somehow isn’t enough.
Jesus did not provide 80% of your forgiveness and leave the remaining 20% for you to finish.
When God forgives, he forgives completely. You don’t need your forgiveness. You need his. And in Christ, you have it, 100%.
You can be surrounded by Christians and still be far from Christ.
Your relationship with God cannot be inherited from your parents, your pastor or your church.
You have to know Him for yourself.
A curfew on girls does not make society safer. It merely forces women to carry the burden of male behaviour.
If anyone needs to be home by 8 pm, perhaps it’s the gender making the streets unsafe.
I cried so much last night and this morning. I have seen lots of messages from different people about things I did for them at different times most of which I don’t even remember.
The truth is I have always believed in my heart that the only reason God has given to me is to give it back.
I think this is God’s way of telling me to also be thankful!!! I have been thinking too much about what I lost instead of thanking God for seeing me through one of the hardest moments of my life.
I am used to always giving and hardly ever receiving because everyone thought I had in abundance. I have also always found it difficult to ask for help. Even if I had to borrow from anyone, I would always return with interest, even without them asking. But I was tested in ways I couldn’t understand these past few years. I asked for help everywhere and anywhere I could think of and I was on the verge of giving it all up!
I would mention his name but he would be really upset. God used one person to settle all that I owed! And this help came over and over again! I don’t think any sane person would do what he did for me without God’s intervention!
So this is me also saying thank you Brother! And I will continue to do so again and again, privately and publicly! Thank you for giving me hope when I thought it was all over. I can’t help but think I have taken your love and kindness for granted but I want you to know that I am forever indebted to you.
To my closest people in the World (Mr Macaroni & Friends) Thank you for not neglecting me even when you had every reason to. Thank you for saving me 😊
To Don Jazzy, who has been giving me since my university days up till now, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do, not just for me but for so many others!!! To my brother Victor Osimhen and Pastor Bolaji!!! Thank youuuu. 🤍
I am in a better place! I am learning and doing things that make me happy. I don’t and will never regret anything I have ever done in my life to make the lives of others better in even the smallest way possible. However, I have learned a lot of lessons these past few years and I am grateful even for the trials and tribulations for which without them I wouldn’t have the clarity of mind I now have.
May the love in our hearts be forever greater than the hate in the world.
Thank you with all my heart. 🤍
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This conversation I had with colleagues today in the office.
People want the Peter Obi they got endeared to but discovered that the corruption in the country didn't allow him become president.
In hindsight, they now wish he was someone that could win at all cost, not realizing that winning at all cost will cost them the Peter Obi they got endeared to.
Nigeria got so dysfunctional that only the dysfunctional ways work. A failed country
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You see the way you people are doing the whole dangote thing and saying you’re partners after buying shares yeah?
THAT IS HOW YOU SHOULD HOLD THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.
“When I Say Tinubu Must Be Voted Out, Many Don’t Understand My Pain And Anger. I Lost About ₦35 Million And My Life Savings In The Agric Sector When Tinubu Became President. The Cost Of Production Tripled, And Then, Because Of Tinubu’s Policies Like Allowing The Importation Of Grains Into Nigeria, The Prices Of Grains We Struggled So Hard To Produce Crashed, And We Couldn’t Sell. Then The High Level Of Insecurity And Kidnapping Made Us Stay Away From Our Farms. I Lost Millions. And Since 2023 Till Date, It’s Been Loss Upon Loss.” ~ Northern Lady Reacts 💔😔
Debunking the Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy
My attention has been drawn to trending claims by the Anambra State Government that my administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2 billion ecological loan, contractor liabilities, and unpaid salaries, gratuities, and pensions. This is completely false.
We systematically liquidated historical gratuities and arrears dating back several years, amounting to over ₦35 billion. At the point of handover, the state owed nothing in salaries, gratuities, or pensions, nor did we owe anything to any contractor for projects duly executed and certified.
The ₦2 billion ecological fund in question was released barely three months before the end of my tenure for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis. Despite pressure to spend the money, I refused, insisting that it should be left for my successor because government is a continuum and the funds were tied to a specific project.
The money was therefore left 100 per cent intact in First Bank, in Account No. 2018779464, with a balance of over ₦2.13 billion.
It is important to stress that funds tied to specific projects or set aside for particular purposes were not even included in the over ₦75 billion in savings we left behind.
If anybody can establish anything to the contrary, I will stop campaigning. -PO
Another thing I will say about this to Nigerians and Christians:
What Peter Obi did here is noteworthy because men of integrity in the Bible did the same thing.
When the people of Israel challenged Samuel, he did what Peter did here:
“Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed.
Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded?
Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you.” — 1 Samuel 12:3
When the friends of Job accused him of unrighteousness, he did the same thing.
He put his integrity to the test: he went on to say:
“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door, then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her.”
— Job 31:9–10
He also called God to examine whether he had neglected the poor, the widow, and the fatherless:
“If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it...” — Job 31:16–17
When the integrity of Paul was questioned, he did something similar:
“But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.” — 1 Corinthians 9:15
Paul also said:
“For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God...” — 2 Corinthians 1:12
Brethren, this is what the most honest and upright men have done.
That's what Peter just did here.
And I do not have the words to state how much this is what Nigeria needs.
This right here is the solution to the problem of Nigeria:
A just and righteous man.
The Bible says:
“By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.” — Proverbs 29:4
This is what Nigeria needs: men in positions of authority whose integrity can withstand examination.
A just man.
That's Peter Gregory Obi