POVERTY OR PROSPERITY - THE CHOICE IS YOURS; SAY YOUR OWN

A pastor confidently declared without apology that he will soon become the richest man of God in the world and some people were demanding for his head. 

Why are those people in question like that?

In their own minds, being a pastor exempted those who are pastoring from desiring, saying, having and enjoying good things. As if they themselves would be cool to be poor if they are pastors. "Awon ki eni mani gbogbo". 

If a man is bold enough to declare what his destiny as a pastor would be which it should be, why can't they also declare theirs as lawyers or teachers or politicians or musicians or carpenters or traders etc that they will soon become the richest in their respective fields? Or better still, they should have declared that they will soon become the poorest among their contemporaries to register their anger against the man of God.

 

Somebody says his own life will be productive, beautiful, successful and enviable and you are displeased; are you okay? He has made a good choice and if you like, you can say your own life will become miserable and horrible.

It baffles me what some people criticize, who they criticize, how they criticize and why they criticize the things and people they criticize. A prosperity oriented person will never criticize anyone for deciding to be successful and declaring himself prosperous.

Prosperity is in everybody's DNA but it takes individual's comprehension of this truth to effect its activation and actualization. Nobody anywhere (male or female, young or old, artician or professional, cleric or politician etc) is exempted from living a prosperous life. 

All heights of success are attainable for whoever dares to pay the price and paying the price of prosperity begins with thinking, speaking and practicing prosperity. Success in itself is infinite or limitless (i.e. it has no end). So anybody can succeed to any level as far as his eyes can see, his mind can conceive, his mouth can declare, his practices/habits can produce, his contributions can earn,  his personality can attract and his capacity can contain.

Each of us is designed for growth and progress; if you believe otherwise, embrace your retrogression and abject poverty instead of revolting against people that understood they are meant to be prosperous and are living it for real. Incase you don't know, there is something called 'the right to succeed' which is also known as freedom to be prosperous being given to all human beings by God. That is; everyone has the freedom to desire, pursue, achieve and enjoy real success. 

If you are successful, you are simply exercising your God given human right because it is your right to succeed and live large irrespective of your location and profession or occupation. Let nobody and nothing take that away from you. Once you are against people who are making real progress, you are guilty of committing human right infringement.

Ti iwo o ba fe ni owo lopolopo jaburata, ma se da enikeni lekun lati ni anito ati aniseku (i.e. if you hates riches that's your own knockout, don't oppose those who love it and wanted it and and have it).

Life presents to you on daily basis both poverty and prosperity; I bessech you to always choose prosperity. 'E get why'. May your eyes of understanding be enlightened in Jesus name.

Selah!

©18/10/2021

_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh

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MY MUSINGS ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA

 MY MUSINGS ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA 

As no one should give up on his/her life, we should be strong as a people not to give up on our society. 

The way each person's life is what he/she has made it, every society is exactly the way the citizens made it.

The wrong we do and their consequences won't stop until we stop wrong doings. Darkness prevails for as long we hold back from shining as lights.

We have put up long enough with mediocrity, sentiments, malpractices, nepotism, criminality, immorality, corruption, kidnapping, banditry, terrorism, bad leadership and all evil deeds common to us as Nigerians for us to know there is no gain in them.

We wouldn't wake up anyday to have a country that is in the league of global best if we refused to birth it now.

When all of us begin to go about our works, our lives and our dealings with others rightly within and outside the shores of Nigeria; our country will be better for it.

Simply because you are not affected by the challenges of Nigeria (insecurity, bad leadership, poverty etc), doesn't mean you should be unconcerned and/or in support of further deterioration of Nigeria. Love and care for self isn't complete without genuine love and care for your fellow country people.

The transformation of Nigeria is in the hands of every Nigerian everywhere. However, Nigerians that are hardest hit by the wrong system operating in Nigeria have much work to do to be victorious because the beneficiaries of the rottenness in Nigeria would never work for the progress of Nigeria.

When victims of poor handling of Nigeria take sides with those who are mishandling Nigeria; where will their deliverance come? He who has refused to be helped cannot be helped.

A free, fair and prosperous Nigeria where all Nigerians count is possible if every Nigerian is willing and committed to its realization.

Citizens of well to do countries that many Nigerians will do anything to visit, work, live and/or invest didn't have better heads than us. The difference is their excellent mentality and right attitude towards their national affairs. 

Let's take a cue from nations that have gone ahead of us to develop right attitude towards our collective affairs instead of merely going there to look and enjoy the good in there. The proof of exposure to excellence is established by delivering excellence. What is the essence of seeing it all and enjoying it all elsewhere without doing it at all in your own country?

To be sweating profusely where there is chilling cold air conditioning system shows that something is wrong with you not the environment. It is unexpected and unacceptable to have everything and lack everything! That we are blessed so much (with favourable weather conditions, natural resources and human resources) yet, suffer so much is our own making. 

We may be sick and tired of Nigeria and being a Nigerian, if we are not sick and tired of our wrong deeds that rendered Nigeria impossible; we aren't done with being sick and tired of having an under performing country. 

For as long there is a country called Nigeria as ours, let's keep hope of a better Nigeria alive and actively work for it. We cannot continue to be suffering in the midst of plenty. None of us should continue to be a threat to the safety, security, ease, peace and prosperity of any (or some or all) of us. Nigeria can be great if all Nigerians do their bit.

©20/10/2021.

_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh

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...living life at best