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COMPARISON

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  Hey there! How was September? Share it with me in the comments😉! Meanwhile, today we'll be talking about a topic that plagues many people in our world - Comparison. If you remember Cain and Abel's story in Genesis, the Bible explains that Cain was angry that God received Abel's sacrifice but did not acknowledge his - Comparison . I believe Cain's envy didn't begin with the 'sacrifice saga', it was a seed that had been growing for sometime. His comparison of himself against Abel must have led to jealousy; jealousy led to envy; envy led to hatred; hatred led to murder! And he had to bear the consequences  of his action all his life! Comparison is a destroyer; give it one mile and it takes 10,000!  Jealousy and all its family members (envy, covetousness etc.) begin first with one thought of comparison. You know how you see something that someone else has and begin to wonder, " I don't have that. They look better or are doing better than me because o...

STAY

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  It's very difficult to just... stay .  I know there are concentration lords among us, but really, for some of us it's a serious battle.  You may have seen some parents play that game with their kids where they put candies in front of the kids but ask them not to touch the candies until a certain time. It's always hilarious the things those kids do in a bid to just...stay😂. Some count, some wonder, some sing, some try to play...all the while hoping their waiting time could just come to an end😁 Aren't we that way sometimes? God places us somewhere and asks us to stay till He's ready (or we're ready) to move to the next phase. An idea. A business. A relationship. A job. A location. A career path... But then, things happen and it gradually becomes difficult to just stay where He has placed us. Challenges happen, comparison happens, unmet expectations happen, life happens, and it begins to get uneasy and uncomfortable to just...stay.   Like those kids, we want to...

Practice Hospitality

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Welcome!🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊 I have titled this post Practice Hospitality, because  all the points we will discuss, except one, relate to this.  Also, these lessons were taken from Romans 13 (NLT). There are many beautiful lessons in that passage (and I'd love to see your own lessons in the comments😉), but I major on just four of them in this post. Let's dive in! 🌲"Always be eager to practice hospitality ." (V 13b) You may not like being hospitable, you may not know how to do it, or you may be a novice at doing it. Whichever is your case, practicing it will make you better at it. Keep doing it! Make it a job . Consciously and constantly go out of your way to be hospitable - whether you're a naturally kind person or not; be it to a stranger or to someone you already know.  Verse 16 says "Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people." Ordinary may imply "not your typical friend", but we are to be hospitable to them anyway. I'm sur...

In Pursuit of Abba

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Heyyy! It's such a delight to have you here!💃💃💃 Today, we will discuss a topic that has been on my heart. Do read to the end,  feel free to share, and don't forget to leave your comments. Let's dive in! I was discussing with a close friend recently, and I realized that we are both in a season where we are questioning everything that we do, in a bid to know the underlying factors and reasons for our doing these things.  Trust me, we're not talking about "bad things", but good things, godly things. Although they are good and godly, there is still a need to know the motivation behind the things that we do and the things we believe. Are we just following the crowd? Or do we have a personal conviction for doing/believing what we do/believe? Do we really understand the purpose of the things that we do? Or do we simply do them because we were told as kids that it's the right thing to do? I would like you to ask yourself the same questions today. There are a nu...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: FREE #TBP E-BOOK!!!

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Heyyy! How are you doing today?  I'm sure you are wondering if you read that title correctly... Well, yes you did! I began giving out freebies earlier in the month to celebrate one year of releasing The Backstage Process to be a blessing to the world.  If you missed it, kindly click here to read a free chapter of the book. The culmination of the freebies is happening right here, right now! I decided to give free access to the whole book, for 24 hours 😮!!! And guess what? This e-copy has graphics in it as though you had the hard copy in your hands! Enough of the talk, I'm sure you're eager to know how to get your  own free e-copy. Here's how: ✓ Register your email address: The e-book will be sent via mail to only registered addresses so kindly leave your email address in the comments box below. ✓ Offer ends on 19th May at 11.59pm WAT. Only email addresses registered before this time will be sent the e-book on 20th May, 2020. Easy as ABC, right? You've got 4 whole ...

#TBP - A FREE CHAPTER FOR YOU!

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WELCOME!!! I'm so excited to have you here today! So, it's been one year since my book, The Backstage Process , was released into the world, and to celebrate this milestone, I thought it would be nice to give away some freebies. Today, I'll be sharing one of the chapters of the book with you but more importantly, watch out for the big announcement coming up on 15th May, 2020...  Don't say I didn't inform you ahead! The Backstage Process  was essentially written for young ministers, however, as you are soon to find out in this chapter, the book speaks to everyone-- irrespective of your current phase. So, whether you think of yourself as a "young minister" or not, grab a cup of coffee and possibly a notepad; you're about to embark on a worthwhile journey! ~~~ Chapter 10: Support  Fellow Ministers I know we have talked about supporting and believing the best in people; this, however, is a lot easier than supporting fellow ministers, and...

RISEN (2) - A STUDY ON EPHESIANS 2

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Hi there! Welcome to the sequel to our previous post. If you haven't already read through the post, I would kindly advise that you do so as it contains the passage we will be drawing lessons from today. You can read the previous post  here . So, let's get right into it! What important points caught my attention in Ephesians 2? I used The Passion Translation because I love its rendition of the chapter. I'll try to summarize so we don't have a Part 3😁 Verses 2-4 state that we were once in sin which is so true! We were all born with the nature of sin and born into a sinful world but then it says in verse 4 that despite this, God, who is holy, just and righteous, still greatly loved us! Don't know about you, but that alone makes me feel so special! I don't know what you might have done in your life, always remember that God still loves you... greatly. Verses 6-7: Everyone who has received Christ into their hearts as the Lord of their lives has been r...