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Religious Tolerance

How can I tolerate your religion when we have been taught we are enemies?
How can I tolerate you when all we see in each other is not our common grounds but our differences?
How can we tolerate each other when we were raised to hate each other?
How can we tolerate each other when we kill each other while we were created to heal each other?
How can we tolerate each other when we can't even relate with each other?

I know what to do.
Our problem is not each other.
Our problem is the middle man.
Our problem is we keep listening to those teaching us about each other when we can easily learn to know each other.
The problem is prejudice.

The solution to religious intolerance is knowledge, respect, patience and love.

What do you know of me?
Have you asked me about it, to know if it is true?
What do I know of you?
Can I ask you if it's true?

Where there is no communication, there is assumptions and miscommunication.
Assumptions rarely produce anything good.
Let's communicate in respect and genuine curiosity.

We are all in it for the same thing. For Salvation, Good life and Heaven.
No body went into a religion to be evil.
We go into religion to be good, better and the best version of ourselves.

God help us all.
God bless Nigeria,
God bless You and I.

Hier:
Nice thread sir, I saw this recently, it says

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

One awesome thing about the time is the cross referencing, in so many part of the gospel, we see verses such as, that it might be fulfilled that which was spoken by a Prophet long ago. I love it whenever I read the books of Acts, I believe that where the blueprint of Christianity is, how the Church today should live their life. Acts 7 is one of my favorite, together with Acts 10(Evangelism) and Acts 19 (Discipleship) He said, make disciples of all nations, I have learnt so much by asking questions. I don't know if you would find that information helpful, why I said them, I cannot tell.

Thanks sir.
I'll study and meditate on them, and pray for understanding.

MrGidifeed:
PDP presidential Aspirant, Atiku took to his twitter account to react to the death of Late Moses Adejumo (baba Sala).

Baba Sala died at the age of 81 in his sleep on Sunday night after taking his last supper.

See atiku tweet... .



Source: https://www.dailynaija.com/post/atiku-abubakar-reacts-to-the-death-of-late-comedian-baba-sala

This man has studied the science and psychology of the media.
He used one stone to kill 2 birds if not more.

-He's used the news to gain attention and also make us feel he's one of us and he cares.

-He's also used the opportunity to promote PDP propaganda news channel Premiumtimes.

Well played.

Hier:
Thanks sir, they are perfect. The Bible said said this is eternal life, that they may know You(God) and Jesus whom though have sent.

One of my favorite scriptures John 17:3

We can only know ourselves through God. But we can only know God through Christ. And we can only know Christ through the Holy Spirit.

For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
1 John 5:7

This new thread was inspired from my comment on another thread by Hier.
I pray it ministers to us all.

Title: The Mind Of Christ

Song Ministration: Change Me- Tamela Mann

Fundamental Truth:
I am a spirit, with a soul and I live inside a body.
Our true self is our spirit.

The Message:
In the beginning, God created man, and we were Perfect. We were perfect just like Him until our disobedience.
When Adam and Eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil, truly as God warned them, they died. Because God is not man, that He should lie.
But their death was not the type we are familiar with as humans.
It was a spiritual death.

Jesus Christ categorised all who were not his disciples as being dead.
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60

When we come into Christ, we are resurrected from death. Our spirits awaken.

But our soul (mind, thoughts) is the same.
Our soul has only been exposed to the desires of the flesh all our lives, hence it is so carnal (flesh-controlled).

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:8

The human soul without the Holyspirit makes one dead even though he's alive physically.
Just as when God created Adam, he created him as a soul. But until God breathed His Spirit inside Adam did he become a Living Soul.

Which is why a Christian does not notice any physical changes when he gives his life to Christ by the Confession prayer. It is a spiritual rebirth. To be Born-again.

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:5-6
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

Now the man becomes both a spiritual man and a carnal man. The carnality is because of the things we have exposed our minds (soul) to all our lives.
It now becomes a journey, of renewing and transforming our minds through the Holy Spirit by replacing our old beliefs and thoughts to the Word of God. Our opinions become shaped by what the Word of God says, not what we have been exposed to by our cultures, hearsays, education, etc.
This is the Way of Faith.
This is how Faith comes.

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17

As we keep replacing our old thoughts with the word of God, this fills our souls (mind and thoughts) and builds in us the Belief and Conviction in the Word of God and consequently builds our spirit.

Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The goal is for our minds to be transformed into the mind of Christ.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:5

We have to keep yielding to the Holy Spirit and not our old inclinations of the flesh.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16

Now to conclude, Jesus Christ is the Word of God.
The more of the Word we have inside our minds, the more of Christ-likeness we are being transformed into. The more of the image and glory of God we become.
This does not mean, reading all of the bible. This is by the Holy Spirit leading us, teaching us and giving us understanding and Rhema of the Word of God.

18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18

Peace, Mercy and Grace to us all in Jesus name.
Amen.

Hier:
You sound pretty well like Jehovah Witness, but the truth remains that, the Bible is our standard.

If I may ask, what is your opinion about the Holy Spirit, his operations in the life of men, and how we are meant to interact and relate with Him, because Jesus said when he comes he shall direct us into all truth. It means when the Holy Spirit comes, we shall surely be able to tell the difference between Him and our mind.

Well, I haven't seen any place in the Bible where Christians are to serve God with their mind. God is a Spirit, and the best means to understand a Spirit is to be one or come to the state of one. cc didov1


1Cor 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

The things of God are communicated to our spirit with the help of the Holy Spirit. We cannot serve God adequately without our spirit working together with the Holy Spirit

Very insightful thread.
Thanks Op.
My understanding so far is;
I am a spirit, with a soul and I live inside a body.
Our true self is our spirit.

When Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of knowledge of Good and Evil, truly as God warned them, they died. Because God is not man, that He should lie.
But their death is not the type we are familiar with as humans.
It was a spiritual death.

Jesus Christ categorised all who were not his disciples as being dead.
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60

When we come into Christ, we are resurrected from death. Our spirits awaken.

But our soul (mind, thoughts) is the same.
Our soul has only been exposed to the desires of the flesh all our lives, hence it is so carnal (flesh-controlled).

The human soul without the Holyspirit makes one dead even though he's alive physically.
Just as when God created Adam, he created him as a soul. But until God breathed His Spirit inside Adam did he become a Living Soul.

Which is why a Christian does not notice any physical changes when he gives his life to Christ by the Confession prayer. It is a spiritual rebirth. To be Born-again.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

Now the man becomes both a spiritual man and a carnal man. The carnality is because of the things we have exposed our minds (soul) to all our lives.
It now becomes a journey, of renewing and transforming our minds through the Holy Spirit by replacing our old beliefs and thoughts to the Word of God. Our opinions become shaped by what the Wotd of God says, not what we have been exposed to by our cultures, hearsays, education, etc.
This is the Way of Faith.
This is how Faith comes.

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17

As we keep replacing our old thoughts with the word of God, this fills our souls (mind and thoughts) with the Word of God and consequently builds our spirit.

Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The goal is for our minds to be transformed into the mind of Christ.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:5

We have to keep yielding to the Holy Spirit and not our old inclinations of the flesh.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16

Now to conclude, Jesus Christ is the Word of God.
The more of the Word we have inside our minds, the more of Christ-likeness we are being transformed into. The more of the image and glory of God we become.
This does not mean, reading all of the bible. This is by the Holy Spirit leading us, teaching us and giving us understanding and Rhema of the Word of God.

18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18

Peace, Mercy and Grace to us all in Jesus name.
Amen.

computergeek:
Learn simple grammar before looking for who you will quote and speak motivational to.

I said "women have been objectifying themselves", not "women have been objectified."

No need to go embarrassing yourself on a faceless forum.

I apologise. I seem to have offended you.
I meant no harm. All the best.

Alexaonfleek:
So I was talking about this with a friend of mine(a guy by the way) and he was like it isn't possible at this age. I told him that I wanted to keep mine till I got married and he said there's no way I won't be tempted to do it before then.

Well, we argued about it and I was trying to tell him that it's very possible. He told me that I'll just end up being addicted to masturbation if I didn't 'release' my sexual tension.

We eventually stopped arguing and closed the topic but when I thought about it, I was actually wondering if it's possible or I'm just being naive.

I really want to keep my virginity till my wedding night but I myself don't even know if this is possible. Please ladies and gentlemen, I need your thoughts about this.

Please keep your virginity private.
Lest it's your own friends that will set you up.
A lot of girls wish they could return their virginity but it's impossible so you're a prey of their envy.
And yes it's possible to remain a virgin till marriage. It only depends on your conviction and why you are keeping it.
If you're keeping it because of the right guy, you will find many so called "right guys" wolves in sheep clothing that you will fall for and they would guilt you into sex.

But if you're keeping it to preserve your chastity till marriage, good. You will have to focus on God. You will have to channel your passion to knowing Christ and falling in love with Him more intimately.
Only in Him will you find completeness until you're truly ready for marriage. He'll lead your husband your way.
Just remember he must be equally yoked and won't pressure you into sex, he will be marriage oriented like you.

All the best.
The Lord keep and preserve you in Jesus name. Amen

PS: To non-virgins, losing your virginity is not a reason to keep abusing it. You are so special. If only you knew how special your body is, perhaps you will treasure it.
No matter how used you feel now, all it takes is a decision to preserve yourself again, to treasure your self again.
I thought it was impossible for a guy to preserve himself again after a very sexual life, until I did it.
If it's possible for us guys who are more sexually active, how much more for you ladies.
Sex is so special. There's a reason it is meant to be preserved till marriage in virtually all cultures and religions. Think about it.
Don't let people around you deceive you. That everyone is doing it doesn't make it right. Everyone is likewise rude to their elders now, does it make it right?
Decide to live right today and you will start to see life from a better view.
All the best. Peace, Mercy and Grace to us all in Jesus name. Amen.

computergeek:
I know this dance won't be complete if the girl doesn't bend over for them to mimic a sexual act.
Women have been objectifying themselves since the stone age.

Men are not objectified?
Pls try to see beyond gender, you will see life clearer.
You will see the real problem, our mutual enemy.

shege45:
Let me tell you guys a brief story.
When i was in secondary school, i was the best student in my class. I was so good that I represented my school in any competition held.

Going to university, i still had that flare. I was still very serious. I read like a mad person , but due to some factors , my gp was really bad in yr 2 and 3. Regardless of the fact that I studied hard. Other years were good but it was unfortunate i came out with a 2.2 degree. If a degrees were to be given according to your level of seriousness, I would have made a first class.

However, i came out of school thinking that atleast its not like 2.2 is a bad result, It’s average. I tried looking for a job, but everywhere says minimum 2.1. I had to settle for a teaching job which i still do now. I have given up on looking for job because everyone says the same thing. 2.2 has made me believe i am no longer intelligent. People in my family, my friends , my colleagues at work all believe that i am intelligent. But my degree tells me otherwise.

Now here is what saddens me. A friend of mine whom i knew i was better than academically back in school posted a picture of a car given to him by his employer. He came out with a 2.1 (p:s he got that job without knowing anyone in the company,he saw it online and applied).Everyone in the department knew how he always passed his exams. Although i am genuinely happy for him, but I am sad for myself. Do employers think that we 2.2 graduates are totally worthless? Coming out with 2.1 is a nice achievement and many people who got it worked really hard for it but many factors can make a bright student come out with 2.2. I have been teaching for three years now and I sometimes ask myself, would I continue like this? I don’t want to be like some of my colleagues who are way older than i am and still teaching. I am 25.

An advice to people in universities. Do any thing you can to come out with a 2.1. Don’t let that no job thing fool you. Read , cheat or buy 2.1, but do whatever it takes to come out with it. Get it first then listen to the no job story because your story can actually change with it. As for 2.2, there is actually no job unless you have somebody somewhere.

Truly, this touched my heart.
Not so long ago, I was in the same shoes. Everything you've written resonates with me.

We live in a country that sums up a person's life worth on a piece of paper called a CV. Also they make you feel old when you're still so young and vibrant.
Please you're still young and you have a lot to offer the world. Don't let anyone or employer tell you otherwise.

The first thing you need to know is that your CV does not define you. Once you know this, your sense of self worth is restored personally.
But how do you prove to others and prospective companies that you're much more than your CV?

I could tell you to up your CV by going for professional certifications or Masters , etc But I kid you not, if you don't deal with some personal issues, it will only be a gamble.
So what do I offer?
What life and experience taught me.
I've come to realise every issue, problem is just an opportunity to seek God.

Most of our issues in life start spiritually.
Now this doesn't necessary mean there's a witch or wizard somewhere in your village "doing you".
It just means you have to get right with God.

God truly is our Creator. In manufaturing terms, He is our Manufacturer.
Hence, how can we live a successful, productive life without His Manual?
He, and only He knows our Purpose, our Why, How and What. All our questions have answers in Him.

Please, get things right with God first.
I do not preach religion. But I can only assure you that my answers came when I retraced my steps and it led me back to Christ.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

God help you.
God help us all.
Peace, Mercy and Grace to us all.

I hope a lot of Christians will be humble enough to ask themselves "Am I truly a Christian?"
I hope we don't just read and pass as we often do assuming it is a message for unbelievers and not for us saints.

I remember my first testimony as a new born again last year, (having supposedly been a Christian all my life since I was raised in a Christian home), I got to know Jesus Christ not as a Character but as the Word of God. That little unveiling made all the difference to me.
Not that I had not heard that Jesus is the Word, but it became a reality to me.

Truly, I still have to check myself to be sure I truly sure of my standing that I know Jesus Christ as revealed by the Holy Spirit and not as a Character in a bible story book. For truly, every teaching applies to everyone for edification.

May God have Mercy on us all.
God bless us.

samysmoothfresh:
how would "he" (a man) be a prey?

What will "he" the prey lose?


I dont understand

His essence, his soul.
Proverbs 6:26
For by means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

Lordave:
God knows I can never love any over religious ‘Mary Amaka’ wearing girl let alone marrying a dumb lady that calls her pastor “daddy”

Remember these words for you will eat them.lol
You will realise she's all your children need.

HaileSelassie:
True!
I know that my emotional intelligence needs a revamp! I could relate with everything you wrote. Sometimes I feel I've been too far from God, overridden his mercies, like he's given me countless opportunities to make things right, so I just leave myself to chance and fate.

Is it possible to be close to God and still have to deal with unfortunate social habits? Is God aware I'm only human? I have an idea of the kinda life that pleases God, but it seem so impossible to live that lifestyle! Like I'm too far off or something.. Life's hard!

Truth is we put too much pressure on ourselves.
God is a patient God. He understands our weaknesses.
Christianity is a journey, Eternal life is the destination.
God doesn't mandate or expect us to perfect in a day or week or year. Even the pastor is not yet perfect.
It's just the heart that matters. In the sincerity of your heart, you have to choose to be living right.
Being a Christian empowers you with righteousness.
Even when you fall to sin, you receive the strength not to fall again.
God is a patient God, if He has been so patient while we were living and loving sin, how much more patient now that we are loving and pursuing righteousness.

When I gave my life to Christ and became born-again I was still drinking and sexually immoral among other things.
But the more I grew in understanding and love for Christ, I decided I wanted to stop the habits and one by one He gave me strength to overcome them.
His Grace covers all sins.
Unfortunately some still choose to use the Grace to continue destroying themselves in sin when it was given to Empower us over sin.

You just choose to start. To rededicate yoirself to Christ. To follow and learn of Christ afresh. You'll fall in love with Him all over again.
God bless you sir.

HaileSelassie:
Great thread

Easier said than done sha

Lol it always starts with a first step and an intentional focus and determination to reach the destination.
But I always advise to start spiritually. Get things right with God first, the rest becomes easier.

Emotions

Emotions simply defined, means feelings.
The emotions we start our day with could determine if we'll have a good day or a horrible day. You hear statements like "I woke up on the right side or wrong side of the bed."
The air of emotions we regularly carry around also determines our perceptions and how we interact with others.

Some basic emotions are Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Courage, Frustration, Enthusiasm, Disgust, Anxiety, Anger, Surprise, Hatred, Love, Jealousy, etc

Emotions are universal. Meaning all humans no matter the race, culture, or gender experience the same emotions. We however express and respond differently to our emotions. While anger could trigger violence in some, it could trigger tears in others. While jealousy could make one simply end a relationship, another person could become "acrimonious". (Beware of Melinda.lol)
In both scenarios, it is the same emotions but different expression- Anger in the former and Jealousy in the latter.

All Emotions are good, as they all serve their various purposes but they can be abused. Even fear and anger are good.
Fear helps us know when our reaction should be Fight or Flight.
Anger is a cue that some thing is wrong.
The best cure for Anger is to ask the person, "Tell me what's wrong."
And the best cure for fear is faith, reassurance.
Our emotions play a major role in our lives, it shapes us and creates our outlook on life.

The ultimate question then becomes, who controls who?
Do you control your emotion or does your emotion control you?

This brings us to Emotional Intelligence. Understanding our emotions.
There are four stages in understanding our emotions, viz

1. Self Awareness
This is the process of understanding your own emotions. Ability to tune in to information that relates to you. This determines your perception of life and situations.

2.. Self Management
This is the process of Self Control and Self Motivation. Ability to shake off bad moods and create good mood.
Ability to carry out necessary tasks even if you don't like them. Ability to bounce back from setbacks. Pysching yourself up!

3. Social Awareness
This is the process of being conscious and understanding the emotions of others. How your mood and actions affect others, like wise how other people's mood and actions affect you.

4. Interpersonal Expertise
This is the state of conscious competence. You have a good control of your emotions and the emotions of others. Ability to relate with others, work out conflicts,  give and take criticisms, take consensus and communicate well. Everyone loves to be around people like this, they make the best uncles and bosses.lol They are Confident, Tenacious, Optimistic and Enthusiastic.

You start to wonder, if understanding our emotions is so important how come we were never taught?
Unfortunately our education system focuses on Intelligence Quotient, building our academic intelligence but pays little or no attention to our Emotional Quotient, building our emotional intelligence.

However, it is just as practical as making a deliberate effort to build ourselves emotionally.

How To Build Your Emotional Intelligence
1.Learn to Listen to how you talk to yourself
2. Use your thoughts as instructional self-statements.
3. Be aware of your intentions
4. Observe your actions.
5. Learn to Relax - on cue
6. Generate Humour
7. Become a good problem solver
8. Practise the power of positive criticism
9. Listen to the message of emotions
10. Make tasks underwhelming.

One who masters his emotions, masters his world.

Emotional Intelligence is everything at work, at home and in life!

MI is on it, I'm watching!

God bless you sir.
I hope this makes FP. This is what starting a day should feel like.
Thanks.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

This was the beginning of his undoing. It always starts spiritually.
My people, please choose your wife carefully.

Ambode did everything humanly right.
But his wife decided she had been elevated above God by desecrating his servant.

It's the foolish things of the world that are wisdom to God.
They should start by seeking God's forgiveness and then honouring his servant.
I hope they find good counsel and I strongly hope they will be humble enough to do this.

Kingsmeal:
Rapper Naeto C who's a son to a former Minister Mrs Kema Chikwe has now followed suit by joining politics. He was sighted in Kwara State where he is currently serving as a member of the Kwara PDP election committee for the primary.


More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/nigerian-rapper-naeto-c-joins-politics-now-working-with-pdp-photos/

Smart guy.
I hope he makes the right choices.

Lautechgossip:
Nigeria singer and vocalist Omawumi tied the knot secretly earlier this year, January 2018. She got married traditionally to her long time lover, Tosin Yusuf who is the father of her first daughter Kamilah Yusuf.

Recently she was in a chat with Showtime and she revealed was she has learnt so far from marriage and motherhood.

In a chat with Showtime, Omawumi revealed that marriage and motherhood has taught her things she never knew before, “Marriage and motherhood has taught me to be extremely patient; it has taught me to always understand that everybody has their side to a story. It has also taught me to be very understanding towards everybody. To an extent, it still boils down to patience; you don’t put too much load on people or have too much expectation of people. Always be ready to receive people with love and forgiveness. I think the best way to explain it is that being a parent has made me understand my relationship with God”.

After she as shared what marriage and motherhood has taught her, Omawumi was asked if both has impacted her music career and she said “Yes of course. It has really helped and influenced or rather shaped my music and the way I put music out right now. Of course, one has to be extra careful; because you don’t want to pass the wrong message. Motherhood has been a blessing to my music; it has been a blessing to me. It has been a blessing to everything surrounding me”.

http://kikiotolu.com/omawumi-reveals-what-she-has-learnt-from-marriage-and-motherhood/

What a testimony.
Marriage usually tends to draw people away from God if careless.
But her marriage drew her closer to God.
I honestly didn't want to read her opinion on marriage knowing her history of hot temperament. Can't believe she's talking about Patience and Understanding and Forgiveness.
You will discover who you truly are, in Christ.

This God is truly Wonderful.
Please He is waiting to do the same in all our lives.
Yes, whatever that situation you're in, it's not too unique as you think. It is not too strange for God.
He can't wait to give you the solution like only He can provide.

Happy Married Life to Omawunmi. True African Queen.

Tajbol4splend:
In fact it's very simple, even the 21st century children can tell, it's bad leadership and bad followership

True. The problem is obvious but accomplishing the obvious solution is the challenge.
Because of selfishness and greed.

If only we would unite to save our future.

CAPSLOCKED:
THE SOCIETY ONCE FROWNED UPON LETTING TWIN BABIES LIVE.
THE SOCIETY ONCE FROM UPON LETTING WOMEN VOTE OR HAVE OPINIONS.
THE SOCIETY ONCE FROWNED UPON LETTING WOMEN DRIVE OR OWN PROPERTY.
THE SOCIETY FROWNED AT FRANKLIN. THEY THOUGHT HE WAS MAD WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEVICE THAT COULD CONDUCT LIGHTNING, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED LIGHTNING WAS BEING SENT BY THE GODS WHENEVER HUMANS NEEDED TO BE PUNISHED. TODAY WE HAVE THE LIGHTNING ROD.

THAT THE SOCIETY FROWN UPON CERTAIN THINGS DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE WRONG.
THE SOCIETY IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT.

I'm not even talking about right or wrong.
Ask yourself, if you become as successful as Zuckerberg or Dangote tomorrow are they havbits you will like to continue in, can you do them publicly?

Just know that the devil is some where boasting of you and your lies, saying
"This is my son in whom I am very proud"

CAPSLOCKED:

WILL YOU GO TO AN INTERVIEW AND INFORM THEM THAT YOU'RE ALCOHOLIC? OR AN ADDICT TO PØRN AND MASTURBATIØN? OR LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE BISEXUAL...?

OUR SOCIETY FROWNS AT THESE THINGS SO IT'S BEST TO ALWAYS LAY AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

The same way society frowns on any bad habit that can corrupt others.
You should rather choose to overcome these habits rather than want others to accept them.
Would you really like your children or any loved one to live the same way?
God help us all.

MrBottle:
Good morning y'all,

We need sound advice from you guys.

A cousin got a good job that pays six figures and is expected to start in a week. The few days to commencement of work he received an interview invite from a multinational company that will pay him thrice and other amazing benefits. It is a sort after position and there is no guarantees that he may get in even though he is a bright and an intelligent dude.
He has resigned from his former position and is waiting patiently to start the new work before this interview invitation popped up. What do you suggest he'd do?


Lalasticlala....please ....it is quite urgent

Does the interview date clash with his day of resumption?

Wisdom is necessary for such situation.
There are two scenarios here;

- Has he signed the letter of employment?
If yes, he cannot afford to dishonour the contract.
Hence he should let go of the other interview and focus on his new job. Since he's bound by the contract to work for a stipulated minimum duration. Opportunities will always come as long as he's improving himself in his new appointment.

-If he's yet to sign a letter of employment, it is actually a bargaining chip that could swing in his favour.
He should call, apologising that he has another interview with so-so company and that he would ensure to resume immediately the next day or if possible after the interiew.
But even here discretion is necessary in the second scenario. He should not sound arrogant but genuinely passionate and sorry about the situation.

Trust me, all things being equal, everything with prayers, he'll be just fine.

Flee from her.
Her mission is for your termination and you're begging her for permission.lol

Vice versa, your crush for her will also crush her.
Truth is, just like you she just might be unaware of what she's doing to you.

Truly, your desire first should be to grow yourself, to know yourself and to build yourself spiritually, financially, emotionally, psychologically, etc.
You can only do this by starting spiritually.

Then you will only desire the woman that won't only complement you, she will also supplement you.
The one that you will be building each other in every way.

All the best bro.

As much as things are not rosy under his leadership. I can't help but notice this man's genuine intention and empathy.

May God have His way in this nation and in all the nations of the world. May Peace reign.
May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven in Jesus name.
Amen.