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“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepared for it today.” Esan proverbs - By @WPPraise
God creates music for the upliftment of the human spirit. Music is the food of
the soul because it has the power to connect us to our spirit being. It arouses
our attention and leads us into the dancing mould until we’re transfigure,
driving by terrestrial angelic forces, we’re lifted, transformed and elevated
beyond the physical because our minds is lost in merriment. At that very
moment, we are separated from the pangs of life. Music is what good medicine is
to body of mortals that needs healing; it relieves our spirit from life weights.
Likewise is one’s latter glorious day if we plan well and work the plans.
EMUAKHAGBON
Meaning, to keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that thing you’re doing today in that not to suffer in old age.
One’s later days in life. Likewise, planning for old age
Yeah,
there are always winds of certainties and uncertainties constantly blowing
across mortal’s space. We get refreshed while other times dreams and aspiration
may be clouded in uncertainty, doubt and fear might creep into our hearts, like
Cloudland is wandering through endless celestial space but when the cloud gathers
we know it’s about to rain. There is no thunder in the sky except when it’s
about to rain. The significance of rains is abundance. Likewise is living.
The
nebulous will clear away in this nation, with a bright sunshine peeking through
the heavens again. The night is darker when there’s about to be a brand new day,
that’s what the wise, says. Any dreams, ideas, business venture or destiny
without risk or challenges, it’s not worth anybody’s time.
In Nigeria today, some of us need reorientation and to delete negativity out of our minds, get rid of entitlement mentality and superstitious beliefs. Unfortunately, religious/tribal bigotry still dictates – drives many destinies in this nation, that’s why many are stressed out by negativity, which is the by – product of false beliefs and superstitions. What a man does not know won’t hurt him. Whatever is being said in a man’s back lies in his behind.
In Nigeria today, some of us need reorientation and to delete negativity out of our minds, get rid of entitlement mentality and superstitious beliefs. Unfortunately, religious/tribal bigotry still dictates – drives many destinies in this nation, that’s why many are stressed out by negativity, which is the by – product of false beliefs and superstitions. What a man does not know won’t hurt him. Whatever is being said in a man’s back lies in his behind.
When
a man reason right, destiny will transport him to the end of the road where the
fruits fall. Let’s stop nurturing superstitious beliefs, entitlement mentality and
let’s get organized, the world is one tough place, be tough,
“Life is a challenge, meet it
Life is a war, fight it
Life is a song, sing it
Life is beauty, praise it”
Yeah,
I hear many folks say, this nation's development seems impossible and elusive
for many years, that hopelessness fills the land. They are tired of waiting,
running the race, and to keep the faith. Remember, your flight might be delayed
but you’ll still fly. If you purchase your ticket, there’s a guarantee you
still fly.
Many
people have high expectations unfortunately they have not made plans for better
days when things were good for them. Costly resources were wasted on
frivolities and fanfares; they didn’t invest in themselves neither in their
future. Living to please men who do not care about you is one way to
orchestrate one’s own depreciation. Let live for God and purify our hearts-
that’s where God lives.
Home
seems too far away for many. That’s why many have legitimate reason to call it
quit. Remember, you can complain from today until 10 years from now, your
situations will definitely become more complicated. But wait a minute; we
cannot rise above the level of our thought, isn’t it? That’s why we need to get
organized to experience stable development as a people community and nation, “Always
plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah build the ark.” Richard Cushing.
Quit complaining today, move forward because Emuakhagbon (keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that
thing you’re doing today in that not to suffer at old age.) for, “the future
shall be better tomorrow”
When
you’ve done all you need to do and suddenly you become weary because you will,
remember, you got a price to obtain. Move forward because Emuakhagbon – keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that
thing you’re doing today in that not to suffer in old age.
Sometime doubts, maladies will creep into our dear minds, after all we’re still human, that we may loss, hope and fate, let strengthen our self and revive our faith and keep the dream alive, be hopeful and remember, Emuakhagbon. If Osanobua – God gives you an idea he means to help you carry it out. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow, James 1:17. Dear Lord, guard and protect me on this mortal train so I may live to see your glory in the land of the living.
Sometime doubts, maladies will creep into our dear minds, after all we’re still human, that we may loss, hope and fate, let strengthen our self and revive our faith and keep the dream alive, be hopeful and remember, Emuakhagbon. If Osanobua – God gives you an idea he means to help you carry it out. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow, James 1:17. Dear Lord, guard and protect me on this mortal train so I may live to see your glory in the land of the living.
When
our morning is cloudy because it will and uncertainties buffet our train and we
get tested, because trials are as real as the sun that shine at noonday, so be
prepared and hold on a little while because “Weeping
may endure for a night but Joy comes in the morning.” Because EMUAKHAGBON - (keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that thing you’re doing today in
that not to suffer in old age.)
Those who prepare for tomorrow will reap a harvest of a better tomorrow. Let us leave the waste that lies behind and concentrate on the greater promises of the future.
Those who prepare for tomorrow will reap a harvest of a better tomorrow. Let us leave the waste that lies behind and concentrate on the greater promises of the future.
When
men are rising men are fallen when men are fallen men are rising. He who falls
can rise again. If you are too afraid to fail, that’s when you failed the most.
Get on with the business of rising.
But
if you experience the latter, keep in mind failures are temporary setbacks,
sometime we may need to go down before we get back up but be strong. No one
climbs a ladder from the top to the bottom but from the bottom to the top. So, if
you’ve fallen you are in a better position to retake your next steps again and reach
out to the stars. If you’ve experienced consistent failures in some certain
areas in your life, remember you may need to go back and retake that decision
again you took 20 years ago today to achieve desired results.
What
some religious folks called “curses” is nothing but fault line that needs to
be corrected, by retaking that same old decision you took years back, to
achieve a desired result. I speak from experience. I pray God grant you wisdom
and understanding. Destiny is not a one kilometre dash race, it is those who finish
the race they began that win the race. EMUAKHAGBON - (keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that thing you’re doing today in
that not to suffer in old age.)
Trials are real. A mechanism must be put in place to
deal with it. It is one of the prices we must pay to obtain the bigger prize. I
can’t count my failures. If I do, I will be so depressed and lose focus of the
great promises of the future. All I do is pray and keep aiming for the stars. “For I know the plans I
have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
When
you experience marriage trials, bankruptcy, failures, delays, unemployment,
miscarriage, etc. because you will, and you start to feel overwhelmed, because
you will and you start to loss interest in things that use to motivate you,
relax and watch the cloud clear away before taking another step. Every setback is
temporarily occurrence, like dust it shall vanish away. Trouble times don’t
last forever, but change is forever. It’s better to begin a journey with a
clear vision than jump into the lagoon without a safety net or clear vision. If
there is a beginning there is an end. We must be resilient to the end to
triumph. Keep your light shining until the end because EMUAKHAGBON - (keep your focus on tomorrow concerning that
thing you’re doing today in that not to suffer at old age.) Because, “the
future shall be better tomorrow.”
In
live good and bad do come our way, remember no one has it all, no one has it
all easy without problems. It’s only the dead that have no problems. If you
want a problem free life you are asking for death. The rich also cry. Stop
praying, God, take away my problems except you want to die. Rather pray to God
for wisdom and understanding to solve problems. The day your problems is gone
you’re already in the grave. It’s our problems that keep us alive, wakes us up
to mingle with the peoples of the world, make a living whether good or bad.
Optimism is the bedrock to a comfortable and relaxes living. It’s only the dead
that have no problems. What I know for sure, the sunshine always follows a dark
night because EMUAKHAGBON - (keep your
focus on tomorrow concerning that thing you’re doing today in that not to
suffer in old age.)
Yesterday
I heard the news from a friend that he has lost his job. Then I said, take heart,
soul brother and sister because it’s not new. When one door closes, we will
have to make another way. I know it’s not easy, when we fall down, let us
remember, we are a better place to rise again. No one climbs the ladder from
the head to the top, but from the bottom to the top.
Those with jobs and resources should
remember to plan and save for raining days. The mighty become small and the small
becomes mighty. The rich become poor and the poor becomes rich. Millionaires
become broke and the broker becomes millionaires. Bankruptcy, poverty, failures
have no respect for anyone. Are you planning - saving for raining day? Raining
days are coming, be prepared. Money burns like fire and it goes away like
lightening.
To be self sufficient:
1)
Save!
Save! Save! Save! Save! Save!! Save!!!
2)
Invest
money wisely. If riches increase, do not set your heart on them. Learn to be content.
Contentment is the secret to avoiding greed and the secret to enjoying the
blessings Osanobua God gave us. More money doesn’t necessarily means greater
happiness. Contentment is the key. Psalm 62:10. Money doesn’t grow on empty shelf;
if care is not taken roaches might feast on it. Invest it wisely.
3)
Buy
land, they don’t manufacture them anymore
4)
Vehicle,
$1000 shoes, 350k phone are depreciating assets. Driving a brand new Range
Rover doesn’t mean a man is rich. “Clothes
do not make the man.” Anonymous. The true worth of a man lies best in his
character.
In
everything we do and say, the reward we get for our labour under the sun
depends on the product of the seeds we’ve sown. We must never be afraid to
live, while we live let keep our hands clean before Osanobua –God. You can’t
blow my candle out to make yours brighter. No! When a man’s hand is clean men
wishes he evil Osanobua God will turn it around for his best.
EMUAKHAGBON
- (keep your focus on tomorrow concerning
that thing you’re doing today in that not to suffer in old age.)
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Ecclesiastes
7:8
Take courage! All that we meet shall
work for our good
Author/Inspirational Speaker
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Clergy/Community Organizer, Social Entrepreneur
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