Far Above Rubies

In our world today, valentine is synonymous to illicit sex, wasteful spending, nudity, lust, greed, fornication, carelessness, and every form of vice but this should not be the case.

The 2019 general elections comes up in a few days time. If you are a registered voter, go out and vote your conscience if you so decide.

Dele walked into the law chamber with all confidence. He didn't bother to greet the small man sitting on one of the chairs at the reception area. He had come to see Barr. Ayodeji (SAN), the owner of the chamber and friend to his father. He has no time for small talks that make small people feel important. He went straight to the receptionist to demand to see the boss, but before he could open his mouth to talk, the small man addressed him.  "Hello, young man"  "Yes?" Dele responded. He didn't bother to turn to the man.  "You didn't greet anyone when you came in..." "Why should I greet you? You are not my dad neither am I here to see you." He interrupted rudely while turning his face to brazenly measure the man with his eyes from head to toe. His eyes were narrowed in anger.  "Well, this is Yorubaland. We greet. It is expected for the sake of courtesy and good manners to greet people." Small man patiently e

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God…” and everything we see is still sustained by that word. It is the immutability of the word of God sustaining the physical world that enabled the scientists to discover patterns upon which they base every correct and functioning scientific law. Why then do we as children of God not use this huge power at our disposal? With the Spirit of God within us, we can speak to nature and it must obey us! That includes our bodies, our situations and whatever it is that bothers us. You are what you say you are! You will get what you say! You can establish your sickness and circumstances or you can change them! It’s all about what you say. I was reading last week and I came upon an excerpt from a research. Please, let me quote; “A person’s answer to the question, ‘Is your health excellent, good, fair or poor?’ is a remarkable predictor of who will live or die over the next four years… A study…found that those who rate t

Rise Above It! Life presents many options to us.  Situations and circumstances may try to bind us and keep us bound but we can choose not to be bound. We can choose to rise above whatever tries to chain us and keep rising! The choice is ours. Will we stay bound? Will we live as if there are no chains? Will will go down without a fight? Will we refuse to go down and stay grounded? Well, I'm giving it all I can but it's not working;you may say. My counsel to you is to harness all the resources at your disposal. Good family members, good friends, people who have risen over what you are struggling with and most importantly, the power of God! Don't give up. Rise up! Stay blessed. Let me know your thoughts on this. Thank you for reading. Image credit: Internet