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#DoubtlessThouArtMyFather (Isaiah 63:16) Profile picture
@harrydaniyan
Aug 25, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I'll tell you a story:
About 28 years ago, I was an undergraduate.
My roommate had a very graphic dream that his father died.
He woke up around 4am & prayed till dawn. I woke up & joined him.
He decided to travel to Ilorin (from ABU Zaria) to see his home pastor for prayer...
He got to Ilorin & told his pastor the dream.
Pastor: so what have you done since you had this dream?
Friend: I prayed!
Pastor: so why are you here?
Friend: I want you to pray for my father so he wouldn't die!
Pastor: but you've prayed already!
Friend: yes sir. But...
Pastor: but what?
Friend: just pray for me, sir! I don't want my father to die!
Pastor: you have already prayed, son. I'm not closer to God than you are. Go back to school. Your prayer is good enough.
He returned to Zaria disappointed. But guess what? His dad is still alive!
After a while, my friend said, "Harry! My father is still alive! So God heard our prayer!"
We started believing in our prayers.
We started believing God is as much our Father as the pastor's.
If that Ilorin pastor had prayed for my friend, we wouldn't have been independent today.
His refusal to pray for my friend was the best thing he did for him.
I doff my hat for Rev'd George Adegboye of Rhema Chapel, Ilorin. He taught me & my friend (who is a pastor in Lagos today) how to understand God as OUR FATHER.
Unfortunately, many other pastors don't do this...
They have become prayer contractors. They even encourage you to bring your "prayer requests" to them.
That's why these camps are always full. People just come for the man of God to "say a word" for them. "The word is in YOUR MOUTH", scripture says (Romans 10"8)...
It is as potent in YOUR MOUTH as it is in the mouth of anyone else.
The difference here is, that man of God understands that & you don't.
When you do, you'll open your mouth & say the very same thing.
And God WILL hear you.
Just as he hears your pastor.
That's my point, Sir...
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In the recent past, we had the #EndSars Protests.
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We also had #BuhariMustGo.
Then #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary...
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Truth be told there things are not new: we also had #AliMustGo in 1978.
Dr Tai Solarin led the SAP Protest in 1989 when it was rumoured that Babangida's wife was cited as the richest black women by Ebony Magazine...
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I was living alone in a 3 bedroom flat, it wasn't a problem for me...
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After a month, he told me his wife would want to come over for a weekend.
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No problem, Bro: she's welcome to visit you...
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I had never met her before, so the husband introduced us when she landed.

She took over the kitchen & made us dinner that Friday evening.
She dished my meal in a plate & dished hers & her husband's together.
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After Service, some folks wanted to see the Pastor for counselling.
He then asked a few of them to see me so the load on him would reduce.
So, I became an "Emergency Counsellor" that Sunday morning.

The 1st guy sat in front of me...
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He told me his story.

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He sat up, eager to hear the solution.
I told him, "Go read the Book of Galatians & let's talk on Wednesday!"

He was MIFFED!
"The WHOLE Book?"
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"Ha! Can't you just PRAY for me?"
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He got up & walked away to join the queue of those to see the Pastor.

Pastor was surprised to see him...
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"The lack of CRITICAL THINKING among citizens is scary..."

The average Nigerian is more about EMOTIONS than LOGIC.
We are wired to REACT first and THINK later.

Some days ago I asked a young lady: imagine you are newly married (no kids yet) just you & your husband at home...
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What will you do?
She replied, "I will be VERY ANGRY with him!"
I asked why.

Why should ANGER be an option?
He just voiced a desire: why should that bring ANGER?
She said, "I wouldn't want him to go: I'll want him to stay home and we enjoy each others company!"
Fine.
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Why not say, "Babe, please don't go: stay home with me!"

She kept quiet for a while.
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"Imagine all Nigerians relocate to the US & all Americans relocate to Nigeria... What do you think will happen in 10 years?"

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Your EXTERNAL atmosphere will ALWAYS be at the level of your INTERNAL atmosphere.
You will ALWAYS raise or reduce your EXTERNAL atmosphere to the level of your INTERNAL atmosphere.

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No EVIDENCE.
No PROOF.
NO DATA!
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When he told us these tales, we'd bombard him with QUESTIONS!
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