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I wondered what Dapo Abiodun was doing among them? The man that knows nothing to administration.....his state is the worst in Nigeria. That man needs to be ashame of himself. He knows nothing, even the one writing out for him to read, he cannot....he is such a useless governor Ogun State has produced.
Shame on you Dapo Abiodun

Finding common ground (2)

Sun, 3 Dec 2023

‘For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more …’ 1 Corinthians 9:19

Whether you’re applying for a job, trying to win someone to Christ, counselling and advising, or correcting someone’s behaviour, to be effective you must look for common ground. Let’s look at some of the qualities that requires availability. Paul writes: ‘I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; …’ Establishing areas of common interest takes time. It also takes effort. It’s been reported that today a typical business executive has an on-the-job attention span of six minutes. That’s pathetic! In six minutes a person can hardly get his or her feet on the ground, much less find common ground. Identifying areas you can agree on calls for empathy and a willingness to listen to what the other person has to say. In her book How to Talk So People Listen, Sonya Hamlin reports that most people find this challenging because of the ‘Me-First Factor’. She writes: ‘Listening requires giving up our favourite human pastime – involvement in ourselves and our own self-interest. It’s our primary, entirely human focus. And it’s where our motivation to do anything comes from. With this as a base, can you see what a problem is created when we’re asked to listen to someone else?’ So, what’s the solution? First of all, it’s essential to acknowledge and answer two of the listener’s instinctive, unspoken, questions, which are: ‘Why should I listen to you? What’s in it for me if I let you in?’ Anytime you’re willing to listen to people and figure out how what you’re offering meets their needs, you are halfway towards your goal of finding common ground.

Congratulations Kunle

Better

Redomi:
It's forbidden for any anybogy from Ondo town to eat okete

that's Ondo.....not here in Ota.

😁😁😁😁

FarmBusinessNG:
What's the difference between the killer and the eater

how do you mean?

No better news than this for me this weekend.

Excellent President BAT.

Finding common ground (1)

Sat, 2 Dec 2023

‘I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.’ 1 Corinthians 9:22

To influence someone, you must first connect with them. And to do that, you must look for common ground. Paul writes, ‘For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.’ (1 Corinthians 9:20-22 NKJV) Connecting with people means entering into their world and experiencing things from their point of view. When it came to preaching the truth, Paul wouldn’t yield an inch. But when it came to reaching and influencing people for Christ, he tried to remove every roadblock between them and Christ. And you must be willing to do the same. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. That’s why you must approach them heart-first, not headfirst. Before someone can receive the truth you have to share, they must be convinced that you love and care for them. And that means finding common ground.

Meditation for beginners

Fri, 1 Dec 2023

‘We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness …’ Psalm 48:9

Hopefully, by now, you are convinced that the power that comes from meditating on God’s Word is a power you need in your life. But maybe you’re a beginner, and you need a starting point. You’re thinking, ‘Yes, I know I need to spend more time meditating on God’s Word, but how do I do it? Here are a few ideas to get you started:

1) Meditate on God’s blessings. ‘Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits’ (Psalm 103:1-2 NKJV). Meditation leads to a thankful heart.

2) Meditate on your relationship with God. ‘You received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God’ (Romans 8:15-16 NKJV).

3) Meditate on God’s love for you. ‘Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me’ (Psalm 63:3-8 NKJV). You can meditate on God’s promises to protect you, guide you, instruct you, correct you, or bless you. The point is, you need to get started!

Do what God says

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

‘The LORD came to Abram in a vision.’ Genesis 15:1

When God gives you a vision for your life, He doesn’t give you all the details upfront. He simply says, ‘Don’t be afraid; just do what I say, and I will guide you and prosper you.’ What did Abram’s vision involve? ‘Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;’ (Genesis 12:1-2 NASB20). How old was Abram? ‘Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran’ (Genesis 12:4 NASB20). What was Abram leaving? ‘Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.’ (Genesis 13:2 NASB20). How did Abram respond? ‘By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going’ (Hebrews 11:8 NKJV). Abraham couldn’t have told you where his final destiny was or how he would get there. He just knew God had told him to leave the safe harbour where he was. Understand this: what you’re willing to walk away from often determines what God can entrust you with. You say, ‘But I need to have more information.’ You will know as you go! With each step of faith you take, God will reveal another detail. He will inform you on a ‘need-to-know’ basis. So, is the God who said to Abram, ‘Go to the land that I will show you’ saying something similar to you today? Don’t be afraid; just step out in faith and obey Him.

Praying God’s promises (2)

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

‘Call to Me, and I will answer you.’ Jeremiah 33:3

When you begin to pray scripturally-based prayers, you will get the answers you need. Here is why: the Bible is God’s Word, and He always keeps His Word. Here is how to pray:

1) When you don’t have the answer. ‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know’ (Jeremiah 33:3).

2) When you’re worried and under stress. ‘Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid’ (John 14:27 NKJV).

3) When you need spiritual insight. ‘When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak of His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come’ (John 16:13 NKJV).

4) When you need power for service. ‘He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do … that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it’ (John 14:12-14 NKJV).

5) When you need God’s blessing in your endeavours. ‘I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing’ (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJV). Once you see the results of praying God’s promises, you will never pray any other way.

Praying God’s promises (1)

Tue, 28 Nov 2023

‘If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.’ John 15:7

According to one count, there are 3,573 promises in the Bible. That’s almost ten promises for each day of the year. When you know which of those promises apply to you, and you fulfil the conditions that go with them, you can literally begin to pray God’s promises into existence in your life (see John 15:7). Will your prayers be answered overnight? Some will; others won’t. ‘Be … followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises’ (Hebrews 6:12 KJV). The most powerful prayer you can pray is, ‘Lord, you promised in your Word that you would … and today I am praying and believing you for it.’ Here is how to pray:

1) When you need guidance and direction. ‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye’ (Psalm 32:8 NKJV).

2) When you need deliverance from a situation or to be set free from a habit. ‘Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me’ (Psalm 50:15 NKJV).

3) When you need the strength to stand. ‘Fear not; for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand’ (Isaiah 41:10 NKJV).

4) When you don’t have enough to meet your needs. ‘My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 4:19 KJV). If you meditate in God’s Word every day, each time a need arises, you will know which of His promises to claim in prayer (see 2 Peter 1:4).

Meditate on God’s Word

Mon, 27 Nov 2023

‘In His law he meditates day and night … and whatever he does shall prosper.’

Thomas à Kempis, an Augustian monk and author, and author, wrote, ‘If you wish to grow in your spiritual life, you must not allow yourself to be caught up in the workings of the world. You must find time alone, away from the noise and confusion, from the allure of power and wealth.’ You say, ‘Does that mean God doesn’t want me to set goals and achieve things in life?’ No, quite the opposite! The Bible says, ‘And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper’ (Psalm 1:2-3 NKJV). What’s the secret of a tree’s fruitfulness? Having deep roots that are connected to life-giving streams of water. And as the demands on your time and energy become greater, you must discipline yourself to spend even more time in the Scriptures, not less. When your inner life is not in order, your outer life becomes dysfunctional and begins to fall apart. And working harder will only make it happen faster. You will be like the pilot who announced to his passengers, ‘Folks, there is bad news and good news. The bad news is our instruments have failed, and we don’t know where we’re going. The good news is, we’re making great time!’ What’s the answer? David says: ‘I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word’ (Psalm 119:14-16 NKJV).

God will rescue you

Sun, 26 Nov 2023

‘We should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead …’ 2 Corinthians 1:9

Are you feeling hopeless about the situation you’re in and don’t know which way to turn? Maybe you’re struggling to find a reason to keep going, but you’re so tired and overwhelmed that you just want to give up. If that’s the case, you’re in a vulnerable place. Look out – Satan will try to convince you there must be sin in your life, or that you’re out of God’s will, or that He is unhappy with you because you have disobeyed Him in some area you’re unaware of. Don’t buy it! You can be in the centre of God’s will doing everything the right way and still experience adversity. The apostle Paul writes: ‘You ought to know … about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety’ (2 Corinthians 1:8-11 NLT). Two elements are at work in your life today. First, God is teaching you to lean on Him instead of on yourself. Second, people around you are being strengthened and encouraged as they see the grace of God at work in your life.

The art of being a sheep (2)

Sat, 25 Nov 2023

‘The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.’ Psalm 23:1

We need to know two things:

1) Our shepherd’s character. Jesus distinguished good shepherds from bad ones (see John 10:11-16). Bad shepherds look out for their own interests, not the welfare of the sheep. They’re unreliable; when a threat arises, they abandon the flock. But Jesus claimed, ‘I am the good shepherd’ (John 10:11 KJV). What makes Him good? ‘The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep’ (John 10:11 NKJV). Their needs and their security come before his own, and, if necessary, he will die for them. ‘I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me’ (John 10:14 NIV). Jesus knows each of His sheep individually and desires an intimate relationship with them. He calls each one by name; they trust Him and follow where He leads (see John 10:3). You can rely on your shepherd to protect and guide you!

2) The sheep’s condition is the shepherd’s business. He can’t be a good shepherd if his sheep’s needs aren’t being met. Sheep don’t know the path to the pasture, the location of the watering hole, or the strategy for their own safety. But the shepherd does. His sheep believe in him, rely on him, and follow him. But believing in and relying on His protection and provision isn’t instinctive – it’s the only decision you make; an act of your will. Regardless of your feelings or circumstances, you make up your mind to trust the shepherd to handle things and act as your security. When you turn your worries and concerns over to Him and rest in His goodness, He fulfils His promise that you will lack nothing.

Joking, right? 😢

The art of being a sheep (1)

Fri, 24 Nov 2023

‘The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.’ Psalm 23:1

Perhaps you memorised Psalm 23 as a child. The vivid visual images remain with us lifelong. Author Hannah Whitall Smith said, ‘What we all need is just to get back into the nursery again, and take up our childish verses once more, and, while reading them with the intelligence of our grown-up years, to believe them with all our old childish faith.’ As adults we become jaded, losing the simple joy that stress-filled lives require. We need to remember these three things:

1) Who our shepherd is – ‘The Lord’. He is the source of everything we will ever need, beginning with salvation. Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep’ (John 10:11 NKJV).

2) What the shepherd’s job is – protector and provider for the sheep. And He knows how to handle wayward, headstrong, vulnerable sheep and care for them. Long before Jesus came as our shepherd, the Father said, ‘I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey ... And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David … he shall feed them and be their shepherd.’ (Ezekiel 34:22-23 ESV).

3) What the sheep’s job is – to trust the shepherd completely. Attempting to do His job will exhaust and defeat us. We must believe ‘with all our old childish faith’ that Jesus is a dependable, committed, and capable shepherd – and then act like we believe it. Knowing that His goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives lifts our present worries and dispels all our future concerns.

You are a wonder

Thu, 23 Nov 2023

‘I praise you because I am … wonderfully made.’ Psalm 139:14

Despite your aches and pains, you are a living, breathing, walking, talking wonder. The psalmist said, ‘You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made’ (Psalm 139:13-14 NIV). One author explains: ‘Most of us take our eyesight for granted, but even the simplest of processes is divinely complex. The retina, for example, conducts close to ten billion calculations every second, and that is before an image even travels through the optic nerve to the visual cortex. The human nose can detect one-millionth of one milligram of garlic floating in the air and distinguish among ten thousand distinct odours. The hairs blanketing your body magnify the sensation of touch so that you can discern a thousandth of an ounce of pressure on the tip of a half-inch hair. Amazing, isn’t it?’ Trillions of chemical reactions are taking place in every cell of your body every second. You are inhaling oxygen, metabolising energy, digesting food, maintaining equilibrium, purifying toxins, producing hormones, exhaling carbon dioxide, repairing tissues, and circulating blood. As you read this, millions of electrical impulses are firing across billions of synaptic pathways, and you don’t even think about it. But you should, and you should praise God for the gift of life and the multitude of His blessings you enjoy. And you should do one more all-important thing: discover your life’s purpose and dedicate yourself to fulfilling it. It has been said the two most important days in a person’s life are the day they’re born and the day they discover why they were born. Think about it!

Shame to Dapo Abiodun....he is such a disaster. his name will go down in history as the worst governor Ogun State ever had. Well, that is the problem of having a dullard as a leader. he is one. A man that cannot even read a statement that was drafted for him very well, so what do we expect?
Silly governor.

5 countries indeed. 🤔

What makes you glad, sad, or mad?

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

‘To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown.’ Job 6:14

A pastor writes: ‘What makes you glad or sad or mad? What puts a holy smile on your face? What causes your spirit to sob uncontrollably? What makes you pound your fist on the table out of righteous indignation? Somewhere in the mixture of that gladness, sadness, and madness is your God-ordained passion. Or maybe we should say compassion, because you are feeling what God feels. And once you identify it, doing something about it isn’t optional. You can’t not do something about it.’ In 2006, American entrepreneur, Blake Mycoskie was touring Argentina when he noticed that many of the children didn’t have shoes. He could have returned to the United States and gone about his business. Instead, he started TOMS shoes, a business with a mission of putting shoes on the feet of children in developing countries. It works like this: when you buy a pair of TOMS shoes, you’re giving a pair of shoes to a barefoot child somewhere. For every pair of shoes purchased, a pair is given away. Their mission is straightforward: one for one. Blake identified a need. He personalised it. And he decided to do something about it. It didn’t start out big, it started out small. Yet that is how primal moments begin. A person decides to do something about something that makes him glad or sad or mad. It was barefoot kids who broke Blake’s heart. When you discover the thing that makes you glad or sad or mad, the only question left is this: what are you going to do about it?

Pray that ego will not finish you in Jesus name 🙏. Even if it is a sachet of pure water you were given, you ought to have collected it joyfully.

Onigberega osi.....😟

Nice one

Pray for a ‘sympathy breakthrough’

Tue, 21 Nov 2023

‘Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,’ Colossians 3:12

The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, ‘If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.’ In his documentary on twentieth-century wars, Jonathan Glover refers to what he calls ‘sympathy breakthroughs’. Even in the situation of war, acts of compassion supersede the conflict. Most sympathy breakthroughs, according to Glover, are triggered by eye-to-eye contact, and that eye-to-eye contact displaces hand-to-hand combat. Have you ever had a sympathy breakthrough? If not, pray for one. It’s a moment when your tendency to hate is overcome by your will to love. A moment when proactive compassion overrules negative anger. A moment when you’re concerned more about someone else’s pain than your own. Those are the moments when you discover what it really means to love God with all your heart. It’s much simpler to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Anybody can put on an act. But your reactions expose what is really in your heart. And if you love God with all your heart, you won’t merely act like it. You will react like it. The apostle Peter puts it this way: ‘Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive. Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.’ (Colossians 3:12-14 CSB)

......haters go cry wella tonight oooo 😁😁😁😁

Congratulations to his mum

Being friends with God (2)

Mon, 20 Nov 2023

‘If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you ...’ Exodus 33:13

Listen to more of Moses’ friendly talk with God: ‘If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favour with you.’ Moses is in a national crisis that could end Israel’s relationship with God, and what is he praying for? Not, ‘God, I’m in a tough spot. You have to resolve this for me!’ But, ‘Teach me your ways so I may know you!’ Moses wants more than just to know God’s awesome works. His heart cries out to know God’s heart and what makes it tick – the inner ways of God. ‘To know Him’ includes all the other things Moses could ever seek, including the solution to his problem. And God gave him what he asked. ‘He made known his ways unto Moses’ (Psalm 103:7 KJV). Here is more of that conversation: ‘The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."’ (Exodus 33:14 NIV). That ‘you’ in the Hebrew is singular. God promised to accompany Moses and give rest to him. Anybody else would have accepted gladly. Not Moses. His prayer was bigger than his own concerns. ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here’ (Exodus 33:15 NIV). In other words, ‘Lord, it’s not for me I’m praying; it’s for us!’ And God answered that prayer. Are your prayers bigger than yourself and your own needs? The Bible says, ‘For God so loved the world’ (John 3:16 KJV). Do you pray for your town, nation, and the world? You have been called to and you should!

Ipee... in my language.

EyeCumInPiece:
Nonsense.
Is the Liberian President a Druggie and Certificate Forger.

pray hatred will not consume you like cancer in Jesus name 🙏

What does this people gain from crimes? 🤔

Dtruthspeaker:
Wrong!

Testimony means to give report (testify)

a bi? 🤷
......so, who is asking for money from him?

Being friends with God (1)

Sun, 19 Nov 2023

‘I know you by name and you have found favour with me.’ Exodus 33:12

Moses talked with God like a friend, sharing what he felt and thought. And God wanted it that way. Here is how the conversation went: ‘Moses said to the LORD, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’… You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favour with me.’”’ (Exodus 33:12 NIV). Moses is mirroring back to God what God had previously said to him. Remember saying to your spouse or your best friend, ‘You were the one who said …’? That’s what Moses is doing here: reminding God of His own words. And God wants you to remember His Word and to speak it back to Him (see Isaiah 43:26). Not because He needs to be reminded but because you do! And because His Word is the only Word that He is committed to fulfil (see Matthew 24:35). When you pray using God’s Word, you are praying in His will, and you’re guaranteed to get a hearing. So, learn and memorise Scriptures that touch on your needs and desires, and when you talk to God, recall them, and pray them back to Him. For example, when you pray, ‘Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours’ (Mark 11:24 NIV), God will acknowledge it! The more you learn of His Word, the more your prayer time will conform to His will and the more you will feel aligned with Him. Keep your Bible handy when you talk to God so that He can direct your thoughts to the words He wants you to pray.