It was when i was watching the series Marco Polo that I saw something I could use to describe my condition right after graduation.
There was this monk in the series who single-handedly fought and defeated many warriors when Ghenghis Khan and his forces invaded his monastery
There was this monk in the series who single-handedly fought and defeated many warriors when Ghenghis Khan and his forces invaded his monastery
the monk was captured alive
The King had a thing for extraordinary talent and his general recognized this monk as such
When the monk was taken back to the king, the king told him he would want the monk to become the official martial arts teacher of the royal house
The monk was
The King had a thing for extraordinary talent and his general recognized this monk as such
When the monk was taken back to the king, the king told him he would want the monk to become the official martial arts teacher of the royal house
The monk was
defiant
All he wanted to do was escape and go back to the monastery which had since been destroyed
When the king realised that the monk wont do his bidding, the king instructed that the monk's eyes be blinded with a dangerous snake's venom
After the deed had been done, the King
All he wanted to do was escape and go back to the monastery which had since been destroyed
When the king realised that the monk wont do his bidding, the king instructed that the monk's eyes be blinded with a dangerous snake's venom
After the deed had been done, the King
invited the blind monk to his court and told him the story of a royal swan
The king said all over the world, it was known that swans were always white in colour but when he went to raid a kingdom in the east, he found a black swan. The only one of such in the world. The King said
The king said all over the world, it was known that swans were always white in colour but when he went to raid a kingdom in the east, he found a black swan. The only one of such in the world. The King said
ordered the swan brought it back to his palace but the swan refused to stay
At every opportunity, the swan would fly away, so he had no option but to cut off one of its feathers
The King said he would have preferred the swan to be intact but as the king all things must serve at
At every opportunity, the swan would fly away, so he had no option but to cut off one of its feathers
The King said he would have preferred the swan to be intact but as the king all things must serve at
pleasure or not at all
The swan didn't escape again
The King said he built a royal garden for it and other exotic birds to the delight and made sure they got the best care in the world
The king asked the monk if he got the message
The monk nodded
The king built a royal dojo for
The swan didn't escape again
The King said he built a royal garden for it and other exotic birds to the delight and made sure they got the best care in the world
The king asked the monk if he got the message
The monk nodded
The king built a royal dojo for
the monk and the monk settled down to teach members of the royal court martial arts willingly
God did the same thing with Jacob in the book of Genesis 35
Jacob was the one who had been loved from the womb but his carnal understanding was a huge disadvantage. His name was not in
God did the same thing with Jacob in the book of Genesis 35
Jacob was the one who had been loved from the womb but his carnal understanding was a huge disadvantage. His name was not in
any way helpful
He must supplant because he was a supplanter
Yet inside of his loins lies the salvation of all men, the seed of the woman was in his bones
God needed Jacob to walk in the divine will but Jacob was too willful and smart to do so
There are two things cheats have in
He must supplant because he was a supplanter
Yet inside of his loins lies the salvation of all men, the seed of the woman was in his bones
God needed Jacob to walk in the divine will but Jacob was too willful and smart to do so
There are two things cheats have in
common
Enemies and consequences
Jacob dealt with these two things by running
He ran from facing the consequences of stealing the blessing from his brother
He ran from the service of Laban
Admittedly, Laban had cheated Jacob several times and kept him subservient with his policies
Enemies and consequences
Jacob dealt with these two things by running
He ran from facing the consequences of stealing the blessing from his brother
He ran from the service of Laban
Admittedly, Laban had cheated Jacob several times and kept him subservient with his policies
When he got to the point where he would have to face his brother the second time, he knew he and his family were facing a very certain death
He decided to meet with God at Bethel
We all do this, after digging a hole too big for us to come out of, a negative health report, pain,
He decided to meet with God at Bethel
We all do this, after digging a hole too big for us to come out of, a negative health report, pain,
sickness, a fierce marital storm, sickness of a child, financial distress, job issues, marital delay, and so on
Like Jacob, God becomes our last resort after we had exhausted every other option
The first time Jacob was at Bethel, he saw angels ascending and descending upon him in
Like Jacob, God becomes our last resort after we had exhausted every other option
The first time Jacob was at Bethel, he saw angels ascending and descending upon him in
a dream
The second time, an angel of the Lord was waiting for him
The angel could help him, Jacob knew this but the angel didn't want to because Jacob had a track record of taking advantage of people and the angel knew Jacob would go back to his old ways once he was able to find
The second time, an angel of the Lord was waiting for him
The angel could help him, Jacob knew this but the angel didn't want to because Jacob had a track record of taking advantage of people and the angel knew Jacob would go back to his old ways once he was able to find
a way past the confrontation with Esau
It became a wrestling match
Desperate Jacob versus the angel
The human will versus the divine will
The struggle lasted all night
When the angel realized Jacob's will was like that of a mule, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip and wrenched
It became a wrestling match
Desperate Jacob versus the angel
The human will versus the divine will
The struggle lasted all night
When the angel realized Jacob's will was like that of a mule, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip and wrenched
it
When it was morning, the angel gave up on Jacob and said "I have to go"
At that point, Jacob held on to the angel demanding a blessing
The angel said "Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel because you have struggled with men and an angel and overcome"
That was the day
When it was morning, the angel gave up on Jacob and said "I have to go"
At that point, Jacob held on to the angel demanding a blessing
The angel said "Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel because you have struggled with men and an angel and overcome"
That was the day
Jacob hung his boot as a supplanter
That was the day Jacob began to live according to the plan of God for his life
That was what I deducted from my ordeal with the certificate scandal
It wasn't village people
It wasn't a failure at the edge of success syndrome
It wasn't the devil
That was the day Jacob began to live according to the plan of God for his life
That was what I deducted from my ordeal with the certificate scandal
It wasn't village people
It wasn't a failure at the edge of success syndrome
It wasn't the devil
It was God
I had known from childhood what the future holds for me in God
My mother never stopped drumming it in my ears
"I named you Samuel because of a vow i made to God before he gave you to me and I will never place any demand on you except that you yield to the call of God
I had known from childhood what the future holds for me in God
My mother never stopped drumming it in my ears
"I named you Samuel because of a vow i made to God before he gave you to me and I will never place any demand on you except that you yield to the call of God
when his voice comes to you"
I had no intention of doing anything of such, and I made it very clear to my mother
When I joined the fellowship on campus, it was because there were some advantages to it that I wanted to exploit. I just wanted to graduate from the university and run
I had no intention of doing anything of such, and I made it very clear to my mother
When I joined the fellowship on campus, it was because there were some advantages to it that I wanted to exploit. I just wanted to graduate from the university and run
as far away from God as my legs could carry me
Nobody knew what I had in mind but me
My one and only goal was to be like a Nobel Laurette that I had admired since childhood
I had read all his books and started copying many traits of his
In the flesh, it was a good plan but it was
Nobody knew what I had in mind but me
My one and only goal was to be like a Nobel Laurette that I had admired since childhood
I had read all his books and started copying many traits of his
In the flesh, it was a good plan but it was
not God's plan for me
I was headstrong & my mother was very prayerful
It was my will against her prayers
When the scandal broke, she refused to pray for me or with me
I daresay she was happy but she didn't say so to my face
I noticed she was not as concerned about my predicament
I was headstrong & my mother was very prayerful
It was my will against her prayers
When the scandal broke, she refused to pray for me or with me
I daresay she was happy but she didn't say so to my face
I noticed she was not as concerned about my predicament
as another mother would be
She never followed me to the school or put a call through to anyone and she was the Women Missionary Union President of our church at the time
A month after my convocation, she came to Lagos with a Maxwell's leadership Bible
She told me to suspend all
She never followed me to the school or put a call through to anyone and she was the Women Missionary Union President of our church at the time
A month after my convocation, she came to Lagos with a Maxwell's leadership Bible
She told me to suspend all
my plans and read that Bible
She said "This is what the Holy Spirit told me to give you. He said if you will open it and read, he will give you understanding and you will be a vessel unto honour in his hands!"
I was too broken to argue
I had done my thing for 28 years and found
She said "This is what the Holy Spirit told me to give you. He said if you will open it and read, he will give you understanding and you will be a vessel unto honour in his hands!"
I was too broken to argue
I had done my thing for 28 years and found
myself empty-handed
What option do i have?
God had handicapped me like Jacob
My mother won the longest argument we had ever had between us
I stepped into divine will and I found it to be better than my previous struggles
Many believers run about praying against unknown enemies
What option do i have?
God had handicapped me like Jacob
My mother won the longest argument we had ever had between us
I stepped into divine will and I found it to be better than my previous struggles
Many believers run about praying against unknown enemies
for years
Sometimes it is an enemy but that is truly the exception
The norm is that we pit our wills against God's will and we insist on having our way
We become born again but we don't walk in divine will
We only ask God to endorse our plans at the expense of His own
When things
Sometimes it is an enemy but that is truly the exception
The norm is that we pit our wills against God's will and we insist on having our way
We become born again but we don't walk in divine will
We only ask God to endorse our plans at the expense of His own
When things
dont work out
We go into fasting and prayers
We consult all sorts of spiritualists and prophets
We look for scriptures that had "enemy" in it and turn such to our prayer point
We rarely look within
We rarely ask ourselves the tough questions
Jonah knew it wasn't the enemy
He knew
We go into fasting and prayers
We consult all sorts of spiritualists and prophets
We look for scriptures that had "enemy" in it and turn such to our prayer point
We rarely look within
We rarely ask ourselves the tough questions
Jonah knew it wasn't the enemy
He knew
has set himself on a collision course with God through his disobedience
This Is the bane of many
They do whatever they desire and expect things to work out
When things don't work out, they accuse the enemy
They forget that sometimes you must serve at God's pleasure or not at all!
This Is the bane of many
They do whatever they desire and expect things to work out
When things don't work out, they accuse the enemy
They forget that sometimes you must serve at God's pleasure or not at all!
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