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Thedon12:
Not Ade Bendel, maybe Danku " arawani". That one died broke.

Wow 😮.......can you imagine?
This fast lane life for guys self?

Thedon12:
Ade Bendel is not late. The man still active low-key,

oh... Thought I read in the media sometimes ago about his demise nii 🤔

This one don follow man waka now..... A bi? 🤔

ExBachelor:
Dele Ilori, Oloruntoyin Akindele Ikumoluyi aka Akindele Ile Eru, Ikechukwu Anajemba aka Rasheed Gomwalk, Amaka “The Queen” Anajemba, Emmanuel Nwude-Odenigwe (aka Owelle of Abanga), Femi Abiodun Lekuti aka Danku Baba Imole, Lanre Shittu, Sanjay Oloruntoyin, Kenneth and Princess Hamabon William

you know them well.....lol 😂. Awon awo KWAM 1

Humm....... Like the saying goes. Nothing last forever. If you can't do the term, then don't do the crime. Many of these guys were actually indulge in so many financial crimes. Including Ade Bendel (late)....and one will think the world is made for them only. Imagine now how their names had been tarnished and yet they can't even be measure up to guys that have money through a legitimate means now. It's so sad for him at his old age that his name is been dragged in the mud. What a shame? 🤔

Only Jesus can satisfy your soul

Tue, 13 May 2025

‘They ... have dug … broken cisterns that cannot hold water.’ Jeremiah 2:13

We are desirous by nature. We keep desiring things just like we keep taking our next breath. The trouble is, when we get the things we crave, they don’t bring us the happiness we yearn for. So, we keep looking for more and more things. Online shops are in the business of ‘creating need’. Things we had assigned to our ‘want’ category are switched to our ‘need’ category. But according to a theologian, here is the problem: ‘We cannot get enough of what we do not need … No matter how much we have, we remain “not-enough” people. For not-enough people, there exists no lasting soul satisfaction. I saw an ad that featured the tagline “yesterday I didn’t know it existed; today I can’t live without it”. It’s called the myth of more, the myth that one day more will be enough.

If we believe this myth, we spend our lives looking for the next thing. It might be a car, or a promotion, or the love of a beautiful woman or handsome man. It might be, depending on your age, the latest iPhone, or a Lamborghini, or a full body makeover. We keep hoping that the next thing will be it—the source of true satisfaction for our souls. For a few minutes, or perhaps days, we experience true soul satisfaction. Then it wears off. It always wears off.’ Understand this: only Jesus can satisfy; everything else disappoints. God said, ‘"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”’ (Jeremiah 2:13 NIV) If you are tired of living an empty life, come to Jesus. He won’t disappoint you.

Born to believe (2)

Mon, 12 May 2025

‘Bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.’ Ephesians 6:4

Parenting doesn’t end when your child becomes a teenager. Teens are just more mobile, spend less time with you, and are more independent. Now they value and emulate peers who are as immature as they are. Even when you have laid moral and spiritual foundations in their early years, something will happen that leaves you asking, ‘What happened? Where did I go wrong?’ Adolescence happened! It’s the teenager’s brain; it’s wired that way. Their frontal lobes—the part of the brain linked to moral development, emotional reactivity, impulse control, and decision-making—aren’t fully developed yet. Their frontal lobes won’t finish growing before their twenties, and sometimes later.

In the meantime, what happened to all those Bible stories and your efforts to build Godly beliefs into them? It’s all in there, temporarily lost in those budding lobes! They aren’t bad or ignorant, though they sometimes seem to act that way. They haven’t abandoned your teachings. The belief systems you helped them construct earlier are not erased—they have been transferred to a ‘holding file’ until their new sanity-restoring brain cells arrive. And they will! Your job is to avoid panic, pray, and allow God to work on them, love them unconditionally, and be their anchor. Stand firm and live by your principles. Demonstrate empathy, but teach them how their decisions affect others. Help them learn self-control by letting them deal with their consequences! Be patient, supportive, and never give up on them. You have sown the seed of God’s Word into them, and ‘… in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart’ (Galatians 6:9 NKJV).

Bravo boy👌

cassidy1996:
We have destroyed the future

....as in, the future is destroyed 😭😭

Congratulations to both of them......they deserve it.

Born to believe (1)

Sun, 11 May 2025

‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.’ Proverbs 22:6

Training a child is both challenging and rewarding. By shaping their underlying belief system, you help their developing brain establish permanent neural pathways that will guide their moral and spiritual growth. Neuroscientists Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman, authors of Born to Believe, tell us the most crucial years are from age seven to ten. That’s when a child has the greatest propensity to understand the concept of a God they can’t see, feel, or hear. What an ideal opportunity!

Newberg and Waldman also suggest that our most effective tool for belief building at this stage is storytelling, not preaching or moralising. Stories that incorporate godly principles, moral behaviours, courage, faith, love, compassion, and forgiveness are welcomed, easily digested ingredients for building Christian character. Storytelling was how God instructed the Israelites to teach their children His ways and Word. Stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Daniel, Esther, Samson, Ruth, and David; of Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection; of Jesus walking on the sea, raising the dead, and feeding the five thousand, stir the hearts, interest, and imagination of young children and impart enduring, life-changing principles! In fact, studies show that the belief systems of adults are powerfully influenced by stories they heard growing up. Implant stories that will become the underpinning for their character and the basis for a lifetime of faith. Today, on Mother’s Day, let’s remember and honour our mothers who did their best to teach us right from wrong. Whether they were Christians or not, God tells us to honour them, for without them, you would not be here today.

How God sees you

Sat, 10 May 2025

‘There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.’ Romans 8:1

Once we understand that God’s love for us is based on what Christ did for us rather than what we do ourselves, the struggle is over. Now we can stop ‘performing’, and we can serve God because we know He loves us and that we don’t need to try to make Him love us. We no longer fear rejection by Him because of our mistakes. When we do something wrong, now all we do is repent, receive God’s forgiveness, and then refuse the condemnation that sin brings. Realising we are loved and accepted even though we’re imperfect is such a relief! Serving God out of desire rather than obligation is incredibly liberating!

The moment you place your trust in Christ, God sees you as righteous from that point on. He doesn’t accept you because of your performance but because of your relationship with Him through Christ. And you need to decide to believe it and stand on it. A noted minister writes: ‘We become what we believe we are; therefore, as we become convinced that we are right with God, our behaviour will improve. We will do things right and with less effort. No matter what other people may have told you that you are not, God delights in telling you in His Word who you are in Him—loved, valuable, precious, talented, gifted, capable, powerful, wise, and redeemed. Take a moment and repeat those nine things aloud. Say, “I am loved, valuable, precious, talented, gifted, capable, powerful, wise, and redeemed.”’ That’s how God sees you, and it’s how you need to start seeing yourself.

DarkLover:
Thank you, Sir.

welcome sir for reading 🙏

Congratulations to the new Pope 🎉

Setting prayer traps

Fri, 9 May 2025

‘Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.’ 2 Corinthians 10:5

When we read the verse, ‘… take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ’ (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV) we tend to think it’s about capturing sinful thoughts and getting them out of our minds—and it is. But it’s also about capturing creative thoughts and keeping them in our minds. This Scripture also means stewarding every word, every thought, every impression, and every revelation inspired by God’s Spirit.

A pastor writes: ‘The Aramaic word for prayer means ‘to set a trap’. We often think of prayer as nothing more than words spoken to God, but maybe it’s more than that. Prayer is also when God speaks to us through dreams and desires and promptings and impressions and ideas. Prayer is the mechanism whereby God ideas are conceived and captured. And it’s our capacity for prayer that will ultimately determine our creative potential. One way to set prayer traps is by keeping a prayer journal. … Journalling is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated spiritual disciplines in our multi-tasking culture.’ Your journal captures your journey. It shows you how far you have come and how far you still have to go. It reminds you of God’s grace when you stumbled and His faithfulness that brought you back to the right road after you had taken the wrong one. When you set a prayer trap, you capture each experience and wring the wisdom out of it to be better and stronger. You need to ‘write down the vision’ (see Habakkuk 2:2). Some of us do this digitally, and others with pen and paper. What matters is that you are recording what God is doing in your head, in your heart, and in your life.

How long will you live?

Thu, 8 May 2025

‘The days of our lives are seventy years;’ Psalm 90:10

Do you ever wonder how long you will live? The Bible says, ‘The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away’ (Psalm 90:10 NKJV). Why do some of us live longer than others? Paul answers, ‘For we know in part and we prophesy in part’ (1 Corinthians 13:9 NKJV). But here are three things you can be sure of:

1) You can lengthen your life by obeying God and shorten it by disobeying Him. Fighting illness and facing death, Hezekiah prayed, ‘Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. …’ (2 Kings 20:3 NIV). God answered, ‘… I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you … l will add fifteen years to your life. …’ (2 Kings 20:5-6 NIV). So, does God still heal today? Yes, His Word says, ‘Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. … and the Lord will make you well’ (James 5:14-15 NLT). 2) When their work on earth is done, the redeemed go to heaven. Paul describes heaven in two words: ‘far better’ (see Philippians 1:23). And the architect, builder, and designer of your heavenly home is Jesus, the One who said, ‘I go to prepare a place for you’ (see John 14:2). At home with Jesus—try to imagine what that will be like. 3) If you’re worried about death, claim God’s promise: ‘With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation’ (Psalm 91:16 NIV).

Let's go there 😄

Use your imagination

Wed, 7 May 2025

‘Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.’ Ephesians 3:20

Lack of faith is not a failure of logic; it’s a failure of imagination. Lack of faith is the inability or unwillingness to entertain thoughts of a God ‘… who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us’ (Ephesians 3:20 NIV). Did you get that? God wants to empower your imagination!

A pastor writes: ‘If we are going to have an eternal impact on our culture, we can’t just criticise it or copy it. We’ve got to create it. If we are going to reach our generation with the Gospel, we can’t just appeal to logic. We’ve got to capture their imagination. And C.S. Lewis is a great example of both. Can you think of anyone more left-brain logical than Lewis? His theological writings, from Mere Christianity to The Problem of Pain, are as logical as logic can be. But Lewis combined left-brain logic with right-brain creativity. The Chronicles of Narnia continue to capture the imagination of new generations. The church ought to be the most creative place on the planet. And there are certainly pockets of ingenuity and imagination, but we’re nowhere near our creative potential.’ Perhaps this is because we have a false definition of faithfulness. Faithfulness is not doing it how it has always been done. It’s not preserving the status quo. No, we must never water down the Gospel or promote biblical compromise for cultural relevancy. Bottom line: our message must never change, but our methods must change if we are to gather in the final harvest before the Lord of the harvest returns.

Learn to delegate

Tue, 6 May 2025

‘It is not desirable for us to neglect the Word of God in order to serve tables.’ Acts 6:2

The New Testament church grew so fast that the apostles became overwhelmed with the challenge of administering it. When the Hellenistic Jews complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food, this is how the twelve disciples solved the problem: ‘So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the Word of God in order to serve tables. Instead, brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word."’ (Acts 6:2-4 NASB20). The result? ‘The Word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem …’ (Acts 6:7 NASB20).

You can improve the quality of your life by learning to delegate. Here is how you do it: 1) Start with a task you currently perform that could be handed over to another. 2) Identify a person with the capability (not just the willingness) to do it. 3) Take time to write the steps and go over them with the person. 4) Describe why the task is essential and its importance in the whole scheme of things. 5) If the task is time sensitive, then set definite dates. 6) State your expectations. 7) Evaluate the person’s progress on a recurring basis until you’re assured they can handle the job without your involvement. Assist them for a while and check in with them to make sure they’re doing the job right. The saying: ‘You don’t get what you expect; you get what you inspect’ is true.

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Put away the measuring stick!

Mon, 5 May 2025

‘Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”’ John 21:16

Pastor Reimar Schultze says: ‘The more conscientious we are, the more we … go to bed with some sense that we missed the elusive 100 per cent again … Many precious saints fall for this trap … robbing themselves of the joy of the Lord and the peace … that passes all understanding … We all are familiar with the testimonies of some of the greatest men of God. Many of them, like us … found themselves in the gutters of self-incrimination.’ Moses felt completely unworthy and unable to free Israel from Egypt. Yet how often has God called you to do something and you said the same thing: ‘Who am I, that I should go…?’ (Exodus 3:11 KJV).

Do you think you know more than the One who called you? David tells us throughout the Psalms that God is omnipotent and omnipresent; that He never takes his eyes off us. Then David contradicts himself by declaring, ‘But I am a worm and not a man, …’ (Psalm 22:6 NIV), and ‘I am forgotten as though I were dead; …’ (Psalm 31:12 NIV). Elijah was so depressed that he cried, ‘… It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; …’ (1 Kings 19:4 KJV). Job cursed the day he was born, yet the Bible calls him a ‘blameless and upright’ man who reverenced God (see Job 1:1). Pastor Schultze continues: ‘Measuring our worth to God by our performance will continue to threaten us until the end of time … I absolutely refuse to go to bed going through some kind of checklist on how I did … I would rather ask myself the question Jesus asked Peter … do you love Me with all your heart, soul, mind and strength? Again, that is the only test I want to give myself at the end of the day.’ It’s the one that counts most!

Where is Righteousness when you need him? 🤔

Kilo tunde bayi 🤔?

Know when to let go

Sun, 4 May 2025

‘To everything there is a season, … A time to keep and a time to throw away.’ Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6

Persistence, determination, commitment, and recognising the ‘right time to throw away’ are all commendable qualities, whether it’s setting aside time to pray and read every day, eating dinner with your family, finding a better job, or losing weight, etc. But it’s equally important to recognise the ‘right time to throw away’ self-generated urgency and things that are stopping you from living ‘life in all its fullness’ (see John 10:10). The Bible tells us to ‘lay aside every weight’ (see Hebrews 12:1 NKJV). Not sure how to start? One teacher offers this suggestion: ‘Go to the hardware store and buy a flat patio stone that fits into your briefcase or purse. Then take a marker and write on the stone all the fears and prerequisites that are stopping you from enjoying life. Carry it with you wherever you go—when you’re eating, working, watching TV, showering, sleeping. Feel how heavy it is?

It’s hard to get anything done when your muscles are working overtime carrying all that extra weight. At the end of the second day (if you last that long!), sit down with your stone, review the list, and make a conscious decision to let go of the worries and burdens that are sapping your energy. Then go outside and set the rock down beside your front door. See how much lighter you feel? How much easier it is to get things done? Before you leave home every day, take a second to look at your stone, then turn around and deliberately walk away.’ That’s what it means to ‘Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you …’ (Psalm 55:22 NLT).

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Don’t break, bounce back (2)

Sat, 3 May 2025

‘For a righteous person falls seven times and rises again,’ Proverbs 24:16

Here are two more keys to bouncing back:

1) Instead of complaining about what you can’t change, change what you can. When you can’t change your situation, you can change your attitude towards it. How do you do that? By reprogramming your mind with God’s Word. The Bible says, ‘For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?’ (1 John 5:4-5 NASB20). 2) Instead of grumbling about your pain, grow through it. At the peak of her career, when photographer Linda Joy Montgomery learned she was going blind, an inner voice said, ‘This isn’t the end; it’s the beginning.’ She began writing poetry, discovered her calling as a motivational speaker, and created the True Vision Institute, teaching kids to tap into their inner resources. Finding purpose in your pain isn’t a new idea. Survivors of life-threatening illnesses, natural disasters, the Holocaust, and parents of chronically ill children, continually demonstrate how overcomers find the proverbial silver lining by reinventing themselves. Meeting challenges helps you develop a can-do attitude that says, ‘Been there, done that, and I will survive.’ Basketball star Michael Jordan said, ‘I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career … lost over 300 games … 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.’ And you can too.

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