The power of “independence”
Dave Chappell did a series of comedy shows, chart busters.
Some people protested, some even staged a walk out
The man had it
His talent was not dependent on contracts and endorsements
He came out again and the people said “You’re not cancelled”
Another guy somewhere cracked a joke using his child as an illustration
The same set of people heard that he was chosen to host the Oscars and they got on his case until that opportunity was taken away from him and he had to apologise several times on live tv for his comments
Both of them are comedians
One was bullied easily because he had his livelihood in the hand of others
The others couldn’t be bullied, he had a track record of not caving to pressure
I learnt this lesson a long time ago, that in order for me to live my life on my terms
I must owe
no man
I remember tweeting that Donald Trump would win America’s election
One day I saw on Twitter a post by a Christian brother thanking me for coming through for him in a matter
Someone else saw the same post and then proceeded to quote my “Trump will win” tweet as evidence
that I am not a true believer
When I saw the tweet I laughed and even retweeted it
Where were you when I was hawking pepper and sponge on the streets of Oyo state?
You don’t know what my skin is made of
I have always extricated myself from situations that would hem me in with
those who I know only desire to use me
Kenneth Hagin said the Holy Spirit told him three people are coming to him with deals for his books and other media related materials
Lucrative deals
The Lord said “If you take the deal they will be the one to control you!
They will tell you
how to dress, where to go, who to see, who to associate it and they will claim it is all in a bid to protect your brand and image
You will become their slave
Sure enough it happened exactly as the Lord told him
The three men came to his office the next day
He gladly turned down
the deal
His books were still sold all over the world, he only had to wait for few months and this time he did everything on his own terms
Any man who will walk with God must rid himself or herself of insecurity which can lead to concessions and agreements with the world and her
values
Many pastors compromised during the Covid era because of their livelihood.
They had to say the right thing as whispered into their ears
The reason they did this was because they were not independent of circumstances.
Like Balaam, they had been contracted to use the gift
of God for the benefit of human ambition
It took a donkey’s speech for Balaam to see the error of his ways.
A pastor in Abuja told me his financier was brought to the church by a lady in the choir
The lady in the choir was the side chick to this rich man
This man started support-
Ing the pastor with good money every month and as a result the pastor cannot caution this sister or her sugar daddy
Before long, other members began to tow the same line
Young ladies in the church started flaunting all sorts of married men and ungodly lifestyle
His church became
the hub of lascivious folks
He said he wanted to stop the rot but he didn’t know how
He started becoming careful while preaching
He didn’t want to step on the toes of men
He didn’t want to lose his membership and affluence
It got so bad that on some Sundays, he would call ahead
to ask if “so and so” will be coming to church so that he can tailor his sermon to stroke the ego of that person
It became a burden
He had a crisis of conscience and he came to me for counsel
I told him what he had to do, he had been thinking along the same line but he was scared
of the consequence
He was scared of losing everything he was getting from those lascivious members if they decided to leave
The truth has been placed on a scaffold and deceit has been placed on the throne!
This is the world we live in today
Refuse to be indebted to anyone, stand
firm in the faith and defend it
Do not live a fake life, own what you have!
Remember that someone kicked a cat and is being dragged through all sorts of punishment for it while another killed millions of people and got monuments built for him
You owe yourself this liberty!

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