The Dilemma

I know Bro Shina from my home church. He just moved here four months ago when his company transferred him to the branch here. Our church is very close to a Federal University so we have many students in our church; beautiful and zealous sisters energetic and Spirit filled brothers.

Sis. Bolaji, an MSc Student at the university who attends our church is not just beautiful but also classy, active, and spiritual. She's one of those ladies that when you look at once, you'd want to look at again. She heads the ushering dept so we get to see her in every service.

Bro. Shina is very spiritual. Infact since he joined the church, he has been available even for mid week services despite his tight job schedule. His input in our Sunday school class has been filled with deep revelaions. Infact whenever he raised his hand to contribute in class, brethren would pick their writing materials to jot down wisdom from the oracle of Knowledge.

Around 5am this morning, Bro Shina sent me a text that he wanted to see me after 3rd service today. After the 3rd service, I was exhausted because I played the drums for the 3 services so I was in a hurry to go home and rest

But lo, Bro Shina was already waiting at the gate.

He told me of how he had received revelations about Sis. Bolaji and that he was convinced that she was the will of God for him.

So, since he already knew me from home, he was comfortable talking to me about it. But more importantly, he came to me to make some findings about her.

At this point, my tiredness left me. I had no idea what to tell him. Not because I didn't have enough information about Sis. Bolaji but because Sis. Bolaji got married one month before Bro. Shina joined the church

Her husband is based in Lagos but she's still here because of school work. As far as we know tho, they visit each other once in a while. I told Bro. Shina that I've heard and I would get back to him on the information he needed. It's not me that will break it to him that the one that was revealed to him had been someone else's for five months.

Considering how Spirit filled we perceive Bro. Shina to be and how much we revere him in the church both here and back home, the question that has been bothering my mind since our discussion is 

"who actually revealed Sis Bolaji to him?"

VOICES OF LOUD MAD MEN

                                                                          

ASPIRE to PERSPIRE what is REQUIRED of you to ACQUIRE. That’s the kind of sweet quotes you get from motivational speakers especially when it comes to topics like financial prosperity, living a debt free life or even fulfilling purpose. Indeed, most of these motivational speakers possess oratory prowess and when they add up words like “aspire to acquire...”, people get turned up to take actions. In fact, listeners react on the spot exclaiming words like “preach!” “word!” “Iyen deep sir!”


Motivational speakers are so eloquent and convincing that at the point they speak, people feel if they don’t take actions on the instructions of the speaker, it have finish for them in life. However, not all the things motivational speakers say are applicable or can yield positive results in the real world.

As much as some motivational speakers are successful to a reasonable extent, you still find a whole lot of them living way below the level of prosperity they preach and you are tempted to ask “oluwa wetine dey occur?”. There are some of them that what you earn from your legit hustle in two weeks can feed them for a month. Then one begins to wonder why the principles are not working for them abi they are just not applying it?


I was in a meeting sometime ago where a motivational speaker was energetically giving us 12Ts to acquiring wealth. As people were shouting “deep” “angle” “word”, the guy sitting next to me was just hissing; in my curiousity, I asked why he was reacting that way. Local man said all na scam. He lives in the same neighbourhood with our guest speaker who on more than two occasions was harassed by his landlord for not paying his house rent. He also said he was under a teaching where another speaker gave similar principles; he was challenged and he decided to abide by the principles. Long story short, baba said he ran into debt as a result of abiding by the principles.  Mad ooo, I began to think if there was something wrong with the 12Ts of acquiring wealth that made it impossible for this guy to ASPIRE and PERSPIRE what is… you know what, never mind. Or it was not principles he needed at that point but advice from people grounded in his area of hustle. Apparently, not every principle is applicable in our environment.

                                                                                                                                                                                

                     

Most of these motivational speakers just have sweet mouth, neither practicing the principles they teach nor living the life their principles ASPIRE to ACQUIRE. Such speakers understand that their eloquence and ability to play with words get their audience challenged and so motivational speaking is their own hustle. If they don’t say these words, no matter how infeasible it sounds they are going to run out of business. So they give tips like “I started my business with #900 and it has grown to be an empire”. I’m not saying there are no motivational speakers that address real life issues. My point is that in reality, it is not all the principles motivational speakers give that can work everywhere for everyone. In fact, some of them can’t adopt some of their own principles; they just have to say it. After all, it is easier said than done.

                                                                                                 

I’d recommend that you get familiar with those who have excelled in your field of interest so they can give you practical advice on how to get you to indeed ACQUIRE what you DESIRE. No amount of motivational quotes can help you as much as the advice of those who have gone ahead of you in your field; advice borne out of experiences of reality.  A wise man once said 'but why trust the knowledge of a brickmaker about jewels? Would you go to the breadmaker to inquire about the stars? No... you would go to the astrologer, if you had power to think.’ Above all, the place of God cannot be overruled; commit your hustle unto His hands.  Pray, seek advice and work.