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TO THE QUEENS

Here is to the queens.
To sisters holding on to their dreams in face of mounting pressures.

It is a bloody tug
Of war and pains
Against scorn and leers
Fending of scum and jeers.
Striving to keep the plum and cookie jars.

Here is to my sistas.
The queens who spend time listening to babbles in the cradles
Wives who hold down the forte while waving a weak fire log of lingeries to keep the wolves away.
Wives still maintaining their cool in a world hoping they lose it.

Here is to the Amazons.
The warriors expanding the frontiers for the girl-child.

Daily, you fight tooth and nail,
To starve old demons from mutilating girl children across the world.
To knock out the beasts who subtly shut the doors to the big oval offices.
To save little ones from marrying deviantly excited beastial men whose lecherous eyes race to do evil.
To wash filth off your weak compatriots who lie in the streets of big cities, broken in the body and mind by drugs and 10 dollar 'short-times'

I indeed cheer you, Amazons
For your gallant bravery termed as 'uber-feminism'
For your bravado in rising up to demand the right to own properties and inheritance.
For your incensed outbursts in response to rape incidents.
For your e-hugs and monetary barricades you put up to shield victims from the 'Expect my lawyers' crew.
I celebrate you all.

To all Queens.
Cheers to you for standing strong.
And remember.
You are priceless rubies in the sight of the Almighty.
Priceless apples who God shields with fiery jealous eyes

So keep on fighting!
And building alliances!
And littering the streets with corpses of failure and gender bias.
And paying your respects to the Iweala's, Malala's, Chimamanda's and Michelle's who paved the way.
God knows my Atinuke will be grateful to you someday.
#Isaiah50:4
#Bashorun

Musings on Evangelism

Change is something that is really difficult for humans. Once settled in a comfort zone, many of us will find it difficult to move to a new zone. Most times, we may even fight the agents of change fiercely because of the perceived security we get in our current location.

We are afraid to change sometimes because it may result in a change of established relationships.
We dread change because it may potentially open us to possibility of failure.
Even some people fear change because it opens them to possibility of success which would mean more work in order to sustain the flow of success.

Change is dreaded and that is why we mostly shy away from evangelism these days.
When news of possible relocation to new church branches filter around, we pray desperately for the pastor to have amnesia and omit our names from 'the list'.
Then we heave a blissful sigh when the list is called out and our names aren't there.

When we hear a clarion call for a missionary outreach, we immediately remember the scripture that "your life is a living epistle" and use it to say that our lives, not words, can preach to people.

When we hear a call for intersessional prayers, we suddenly feel our legs turn into lead and remember the most mundane tasks that are on our calender.

We are being admonished to change for the better today.
We are being told to jump on the heavenly bus of spontenity and responsiveness to the call of evangelism.
When we recieve that nudge to preach in the bus, stifle your fears of shyness and drop that word. Who knows? There may be someone about to commit suicide on that bus.
When we are told to go, groan, or give to the work of evangelism, let us take the bold step and GO, instead of the regular giving we are accustomed to.
When we hear rumors of impeding change in the church and potential transfers to new territories, let us polish our boots and get ready to march on to win new kingdoms with Christ our king.
For God doesn't only reside in big city cathedrals- His move is also raw within village tents

This is a clarion call to everyone today.
Launch into that new mission that God has called you into.
Call together your fellow prayer team and prayerfully take charge of the new ideas that God has laid within you.

Take up that mantle of authority and strike at the evil sea that has been blocking the progress of your family.
Take up that trumpet of praise and sing till the walls of stagnation fall around you like Jericho's

Take up your bible and go around- spreading the iwaasu (preaching) of sin, repentance, and redemption
Take up your pitcher of love and go around- spreading the water of love, peace, and favour.
Take up the master's lamp and cutlass and go forward- clearing the paths of wickedness and bringing the light that will liberate people from bondage.

I pray God helps us to do these in Jesus name.
#Isaiah50:4
#Bashorun

Musings on the Parable of the Talent

We should all be conscious of the fact that we will give account at the end of our lives.

We will give account of the little children entrusted in our care as parents.
We will give account of those employees that passed through our establishment.
We will give account of our employers and bosses who we worked under.
We will give account of those market women we patronized.
Basically, we will make account of everyone God pushed to our path.

Were we able to bring them closer to God or push them further from Heaven's gate?
Were we able to draw them to heaven by our honest lifestyles or hell through our cursed honeyned tongues.

Did we treat them with the utmost respect?
Did we pray for God to change their lives even when they seemed to fight us back?

No one will skip that day of accountability.
We will be audited by the heavenly KPMG and there is no bribing our way out of the process
There would be no "Madame, abeg" or "Bros, reason my mata abeg"
There would be no sugarcoating your ethical failures as they always have eternal reactions.

This is a clarion call for us.
Instead of seeking higher positions, we should be thoroughly focused on grooming the little flock under us.
We have to understand that the little counts more than the crowds.
Ravi Zacharias was led to Christ by a preacher who came to his hospital ward.
Many other fathers of faith were not won to the faith through huge crowd meetings.

Noo
God expects us to use our gifts to win souls to the kingdom
He expects us to utilize the gifts in healing rifts across the world- not aggravating them with gossip and flippant behaviours
God expects us to speak to others at their weary seasons and offer them His wealth
God expects us to offer the water of favour to those who are thirsty for open doors
God expects us to offer our shield to cover those being bashed in by the vicious crowds of life
God expects us to offer the keys to our kitchens so others can bake cakes like us (get results like us)
God expects academicians to offer knowledge without expecting pants or naira notes to drop in response
God expects so so much

I pray He strenghtens us to perform good works in Jesus name
#Isaiah50:4
#Bashorun

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Chrisbella24:
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What was your experience in onitsha market?

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Chrisbella24:
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Have the ban been lifted?

Nope
I travelled from Asaba

Hello antivirus
I want to thank you for your Guidiance today. I went to Onitsha today to get jeans (it was about 32k for the bundle), polo, Thailand wear, office shirts and singlets for sale.
Though I wanted to buy more, I started small

Hello sir
Thank you for your great job here. Please i want to go to Onitsha to get clothes, two suits and shoes. Where do you advice that I get at cheap price and good quality? Also, any advice for bargaining well?

Musing on this scripture (John 12:24) and the Awakening Word.

*Die to live.* There is a quip (popular saying) that says 'when the the night is darkest, look at the sky for the silver lining that indicates the breaking of the day.' Another tells us to 'make lemonade out of the bitter lemons that life hands down to us.'
However, I believe the silver lining, healing, new doors only comes at that point when we give up and trust only on God. Most times, we build our hopes on human beings too much;
A university undergrad pins his hopes on an uncle's promise to give her a job after grad
A sister pins her hopes on the great job/looks that the suitor has without giving it a thought that one mishap can change everything
Some pin their hopes and dreams on just stepping out of the shores of Nigeria and believing that things will get better
Some brothers pin their hopes of breakthrough on marriage because they read that 'he who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour'
Newbie couples immediately believe that conception will be certain and proceed to keep some money down for IVF in case things do not go the right way.

While planning ahead is important, God is saying that we should look on Him alone as the source of our sustenance.
The arm of flesh that we trust in has the potential to fail us.
The people we trust in can suddenly die and life will have to move on
The stock markets can crash and have your investments wiped away in a second
The magnificent house you own can be razed to the ground with a strange fire and nothing can be done
So, DO NOT TRUST IN WHAT YOU HAVE.
Rather, let's continue to depend on God at all times.
Make sure that your connection with God is so strong that when stuff happens, you will still be found in Him

For those who are at their lowest ebb, this passage tells us to rejoice
We are to rejoice and pray because God is our only hope and HE HAS NEVER AND WILL NEVER FAIL
We are to rejoice and pray because God is the 'oba to ngbo ekun aladura' (the one that listens to the cry of the prayerful)
We are to rejoice because with coach God in our corner, every opponent will be battered and shattered beyond recognition
We are to rejoice because God will comfort us, heal our bleeding wounds, and then kit us in His own armor.

Ha!
There is no greater joy than knowing that God is for you
All He tells us to do is to stop wallowing in the vomit of pity.
We should stop standing in the streets of life with our begging bowls, trying to get everyone else to attend to us.
Nah.
We are to carry our ragged, broken selves to the gates of God's mansion.
We are to tender our fears, sin, negative self-talk at His gates of prayers because He cannot behold that
Then, we should proceed to lift our eyes and run to embrace Him as He has already started running towards us
#Bashorun

Sometimes, life throws us into positions and places that are unfamiliar and harsh.

"Will you whither or thrive?" Life inquires from us as she laughs and walks away to the spectators stand.

Being a part-time supervisor my elder brother's poultry has been a role life temporily thrust me into. Going forward, I would say it has been an enlightening experience as there are so many life lessons that can be gleaned from it.
Let's delve into some of them

�Always expect the pecks- You cannot be a poultry farmer without getting pecked with the sharp beak of the chickens. They will peck you when you are feeding them, peck you when you are about to check their water dispenser, and peck you at every other time.
Lesson: Sometimes, those who you are striving to help will peck you for no reason. Your convert may hurt you just because it is just their nature to do so. This is meant for those who are going to reach out to help people during their healing process: do not be discouraged when they peck you, steal from you, and hurt you. Eventually, they will come around by the power of your prayers and the consistency of your active love.

�Forgetfulness is costly- A poultry farmer cannot just forget to feed the chicken for a whole day. Likewise, you can't just forget to switch on their water tank at any time.
Ha! _Olewu gan_ (very risky).
I remember when we forgot to put on the water tank for the chicken in February. The report card came the next day and it showed that 21 chicken had gone to be with their dead compatriots in glory! That number was sickening considering the fact that they died overnight and could not be quickly skinned and kept in the fridge for premium enjoyment galore
Lesson: When helping/mentoring people, alertness is required so they do not slip into a worse state than before. Constantly drum it into the ears of a recovering alcoholic that he shouldn't step into a bar. Consistently follow up disciples with calls, visits, prayers, and more so they do not slip off the road and go fishing in the rivers of deadly habits. Who knows, the shark called overdose may finally reach out and drag them to the deep.

�The principle of separation- A poultry farmer is always sensitive to recognize a layer with health issues (e.g. Newcastle disease). More important, she is quick to isolate the animal before it spreads the contagious disease to others around.
Lesson: It is vital that we easily know the state of those we are helping. Be quick in isolating those who may carry negative traits that are contagious. A leader must know how to skillfully isolate any rebellious alpha of small cliques in his team without raising suspicion. The parent must be quick to recognize and isolate the kid who keeps exhibiting dangerous traits that can be inimical to the progress of the other siblings. The trick is to isolate and WORK ON THE PERSON. Do not isolate and ignore as this would prove to be counter-productive when you eventually reintroduce the rebel to the group again.

�Get used to the nasty smell- A poultry farmer who hasn't gotten used to the smell of faeces us like a nurse who is nauseated with the sight of blood. They do not work! You will need to pack their faeces without holding your nose with a thumb. You will need to feed them without muttering "nyama" at every turn.
Lesson: Those who must save others should not act so high, mighty, and critical all the time. You cannot keep on sighing, putting up a judgemental scowl, spreading gossip, and more just to show your disdain for the state of other people's sin. Even Jesus got used to staying around the most despicable ones that the Pharisees used this to counter His messianic claims. They just couldn't believe that the good shepherd would ward through the murky waters just to save His sheep.
Pray tell, if you wanted to rescue a sheep who is playing in a pig's stay, would you be afraid to walk through the mud? How much more humans who can see and infer from every action you take.
The lesson is this: If you will stand aloof, being critical of every misstep I take towards recovery, leave me the hell alone until a patient saviour comes
If you will always threaten to walk out on me just because I ooze a stench you don't like, leave me the hell alone so I can meet someone whose constant sweet fragrance will overpower my will and force me to ask for the direction to his perfume shop.

I repeat: If you will always threaten to walk out on me just because I ooze a stench you don't like, leave me the hell alone so I can meet someone whose constant sweet fragrance will overpower my will and force me to ask for the direction to his perfume shop.

Helping someone is not a must. It is something you should choose to do because you have the groaning desire to help people get off their feet. It is not for the already perfect fellows who just can't stand any sign of shortcoming from the weak. Nah, it is for them who stand in the gap in spite of the shortcomings until the weak is strenghtened

These are Bashorun's life lessons from Poulty Farming
#Isaiah50:4

Wanted something new so I made some pancakes using Milo instead of milk. Was playing around so I really did not measure the ingredients and that's why it's not as thick as usual
Goo morin my pipo

My people. Here is turkey oo. Come and join

Early morning pancakes. My mum is my loyal model

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danqujigy:
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Yes

Capeverde:
Fast forward to Tuesday 17march 2020 we went to shop for roofing materials, the Break down of the things we bought are;
55 pieces of Aluminum sheets #50050(fifty thousand fifty naira)
7pan weight 3&4inches nails #2200(two thousand two hundred naira)
4pan weight copper nail #1200(one thousand two hundred naira)
To be continued

Excellent work, bro

I attended a unique workshop today for Children and Teen teachers and here are my summaries that I believe will be beneficial to you all.
This decade is not the going to favour children and Teen teachers who are simply motivational speakers. No growth will be recorded by them because of low change.
You will have to work hand-in-hand with the Holy spirit in birthing God-driven teens. We have to be conscious of God's word per time and the world cultures that vye with the attention of these kids.
It will be a decade where we have to contend with mental illness cases that are transported in form of Liberal ideas
Ah!
Truth be told, we will have to grapple with the spirit of mediocrity that pushes these kids into vision-less living. We will have to fight greater depression within kids (brought on by more fad lifestyles/cultures that have been proven to be destructive)
We will have to help them fight against the seductive allure of hard drugs, which will appeal to them more in this age of increased Cyberbullying. We have to be ready to help them wade through the stream of shame and bitterness in this era where their social media acts may lead them down the road of pain. We have to be patient.

We teachers will have to contend with more traumatic kids with identity crisis. We have to engage with parents whose time with their kids will be more reduced due to their pull at work and declining economy.
We have to adopt more creative strategies to capture the attention of these ones, especially since they are being conditioned by the 7-seconds swiping culture.
We have to push back old devils masquerading in new ideologies, old cults masquerading as reformed clubs, and the likes.
Yes.
We will have to be extra careful so we do not jettison established traditions in the spirit of political correctness: traditions that will anchor them to the truth and God.
We will need to help them reach the cross of redemption at Golgotha and inform them to now down to the lamb of God for true strenght.
Work full ground oo.
Asin, work bokun for ground and we need roll up our sleeves begin work. If you nor ready eh, shift commot make we see who dey our side abeg
#Bashorun Kosi

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I fear a lot,
Twisting and turning in my bed at night.
Bewildered at this thing called 'wokeness'

Halima is throwing of the shackles of patriarchy,
By pushing all men into that cage of disdain.

Sheila wants to enjoy every right to her body,
Yet, she campaigns for abortion rights for full term babies as well.

Fred wants to be allowed the freedom,
To kiss,
And hold hands happily,
With Steve.
Yet calls others bigots for not believing the same ideals.

It's worse,
Fred says he is a woman,
Psychologically,
Trapped in a man's body,
Biologically.
And he wants,
Freedom to compete against Mary,
Right to pee in the girl's bathroom close to Dianne.
And the chance to teach Sadia's 7 year old the benefits of this disphoria.

Akanji was a Christian,
A scion of bible thumpers who now hates everything with the label 'church'
Egbon calls us fools for paying tithes,
Says we are born bastards for believing in miracles,
Claims we are clueless dunderheads for believing in the power of prayers.
Screams that every pastor either wants to rape our wallets or daughters and girlfriends.
Spits in our face and calls us stupid for believing in faith and not 'verifiable facts.
Tells us we are mad for not believing in pre-marital sex.
Says we are a bunch of dying eunuchs when we advocate for moderation

Akanji is very pissed.
Angry that we pay him zero attention.
Perplexed that we blindly hold on to faith that makes no one ashamed.
Infuriated when we open our mouth to preach to other people.
Yet fearful when the lights begin to go dim on his ephemeral earthly existence.

Esther is in love,
With her marijuana joints,
And washes down her brownies with the purple bottle of codeine.
But she tells us not to judge,
Pushing us back with a 'f*ck you' attitude when we offer to help.

Ade tells us he is living the life,
Igbo, shayo, ashewo every day and night.
"Ballin" he calls it,
While waving a middle finger to the camera and vibing to the Lord of 'No mannaz'

He tells us dollars is the only channel he listens to
Benz, the only car he wants to ride
And Euro, the only wise sage he wants to learn from.

The elders laugh from their graves,
For they know the path all too well

I twist and turn the more,
For this is the world my daughters will be born into
This world filled with 'woke', yet incredibly empty people.
#Bashorun
#Isaiah 50:4

And he said, "Your religion is empty. All of the adherents are simply gullible and pander to the whims of the so called 'spiritual leaders'."
Understandably, he was angry.

Very angry at the new statistic that showed my country to be the most corrupt in the world. He was pissed at the fact that kidnappings, murders, and most especially, poverty, reigned supreme in a country with the most amount of churches.

I could not blame him. For which person does not recognize the fact that a church is planted every five minutes walk?

I knew of single locations where six churches are planted and rival each other in terms of the blessings and breakthroughs offered to people.

Then again, I calmly looked at him and said, "do not judge any religion by its abuse"
It is easy to look at the wanton actions of an individual and then point accusing fingers to the structure that the individual claims to belong to.
Logically, that is a very wrong way of deduction because it excludes the vast majority of others who were not included in the premise.

Let me explain better: You should never say that Islam is a religion because of the fact that certain groups like Hamas, ISIS, Boko Haram create terror while chanting 'Allah akbar' in the process. Much more, do not even justify your beliefs with the fact that those terrorists quoted specific Quranic passages to fuel their appeal for more supporters. If you do this, you will find yourself excluding millions of other musuluman who are peace loving and caring to a fault.

To make claims that Islam is wrong, engage in a wholesome study of the basic philosophy of the religion and then make your conclusions.

Back to Christianity.
Never judge the Christian institution by its disabuse by large swathes of people. You have to always remember that humans have always been prone to disabuse institutions and twist them to sate their basic and crazy desires. The fact that many people remain embedded in poverty and are corrupt, even while claiming Christianity, shows that they lack the substance.

Suffice to say, MANY ARE NOT PHILOSOPHERS.
Many fear the word itself because they immediately feel it is an affront to the idea of God.
Many do not understand that philosphizing entails the daily critique of everything you listen in order to get to the meat that will fatten your faith (something the Berean Christians were always wont to do).

Listen sirs and mas,
You have got to take a pause always in order to determine the reason for your faith. Then, proceed towards KNOWING EVERYTHING you can.
Start from the historical data. Unearthen the values that the early adherents cherished.

From beneath the chaos of the crusade, unearthen the hidden human selfish desires that were being sated.

I told my friend that many Christians fail to ask core questions.
Told him, we failed to attempt to poke holes into popular phrases uttered from prominent 'spiritual fathers'

Told him we failed to even understand the basic philosophical and scientific arguments for the existence in what they believe in.

Told him we are even scared to listen to arguments AGAINST the existence of God for fear that 'the seductions would be too tempting'

Told him that we turn to emotions when refuting such arguments against the faith because we are not sufficiently equipped with the meat of the word.

I sighed and sadly told him that it won't stop. And because of this, many would still continue to be disillusioned, depressed and gullible.

He tapped me affectionately and said, "Bashorun, perhaps you are right. But, there is hope. For you are able to carry the message in ink and etch them into the minds of your readers"

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