Darling, I am concerned about our marriage. I have been reflecting on our conversations, we are not growing. We have been married for years but not growing.
Our conversations are still surface level, yet we are meant to be naked in marriage. I feel like we both have our walls, there are deeper layers yet to reveal to each other. Trust me my love, open up to me, show me who you really are. You can hide from the world, but please don’t hide from me. I feel like we choose what to tell each other; you can tell me anything. I won’t judge you. I am not going anywhere. I will handle you with care.
Our conversations lack depth and emotional flow; we often just talk about work issues, the children, bills and how our parents are. Can we grow our companionship deeper?
Years later, we are still talking about the same issues, we have made little progress on things we agreed about years ago. This is tiring me and tiring you. Can we stop procrastinating? You work on you, I work on me; we work on us.
We still have the mindset of singles yet we are married. We pull to different directions, holding on to our guard, quick to prove who is right and easily shaken by storms. By now, we should be masters in handling conflict.
Spiritually, we are still drinking milk instead of solid food. Our prayers are Sunday School prayers, the basics, prayers for food and “Thank you Lord for this day”. Can we go to the spiritual upper room? Can we have in depth Bible Study? Can we more than acknowledge God, can we chase after God? Can we go on spiritual warfare for ourselves, our children, our relatives, our lineage and community?
When was the last time we intentionally did something to make us grow together? Let us read books, do couple quizzes, attend events that make us grow, watch movies together, debate… I love it when you differ with me respectfully and offer a fresh perspective into topics.
Can we have more than conversations of “How was your day?” but also have detailed conversations about where we want to be in the future, what values do we want our children to have in adulthood, what investments should we make, how can we advance our business, how can we reign together?
Can we move past highlighting the problems in society or in our marriage and become a solution-oriented couple?
Darling, time is not slowing down, we are not getting any younger. We need to see growth in our union, and it starts with the conversations we have. I want to grow with you. Please grow with me
Akello Oliech and Dayan Masinde ✍️
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When someone wants to become a medical doctor or a lawyer, he spends time, energy and resources for 6 to 10 years studying and preparing in order to be qualified to practice effectively. This person comes out qualified and also succeeds in his practice because overtime, he had prepared well for it. We succeed in those things we prepare for.
But we have many people entering into marriage without a single preparation yet they want to succeed. It’s not possible. We fail in those things we don’t prepare for. Marital success and fulfillment is not by accident, chance or luck it is a product of solid preparation. If you want to succeed in marriage, then you’ve got to prepare for it just like you go to school to get trained and prepared for a particular course.
The importance of preparation to the success of anything is nonnegotiable. Below are 7 preparations you need to make before you marry:
1. Spiritual Preparation God is the Inventor of marriage and if you want to succeed in it, then you must be close to the Inventor. Hear me, many marriages have crashed because they lack divine covering. When your marriage is not under God’s watch and authority, the devil can do anything he wants with it. So, get prepared spiritually by making sure you’re a true child of God and that you have a divine covering over your marriage.
2. Physical Preparation You must learn how to take care of your physical appearance, your dressing, your health, your shape, your hair and all that.
Though, this is not an excuse but many have cheated on their partners because they are unkempt, they look tattered and battered. Especially some women, immediately they got married, they stop paying little or no attention to their physical appearance. They start tying wrapper up and down with their hairs unkempt. Try your best to look neat and take care of your physical appearance.
3. Emotional Preparation This is another important preparation you must make if you must succeed in marriage. Many people have ended their marriages because of their inability to control and manage their emotions. Some have killed their partners, others have turned their partners to punching bags.
Therefore, before you marry learn to how to control and manage your emotions. Read books on emotional intelligence, anger management and emotional outburst.
4. Financial Preparation Marriage has a lot of financial responsibilities hence the need to be financially prepared. House rents, utilities bills, school fees, baby food, hospital bills, feeding, etc., are some of the financial responsibilities involved in marriage.
So, prepare financially. Work. Learn a skill. Learn to make, manage and multiply money. Have at least one steady source of income. If possible, make investments. When there is money, marriage dey sweet. Money is a major stakeholder in marriage. Make no mistake about it.
5. Intellectual Preparation In Proverbs 24:3-4 the Bible says that, By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is established and through knowledge its room are filled with treasures.
According to the late Myles Munroe, knowledge is the key to successful marriage. True saying. Get knowledge about marriage. Read books, attend seminars, get counseling, listen to tapes and anything you can find on marriage to help you prepare.
6. Capacity Development Marriage carries responsibilities and the level of your capacity will determine how well you handle these responsibilities.
Toilets, plates, bathrooms etc., don’t wash themselves. Rooms don’t sweep themselves. Babies don’t take care of themselves. Food doesn’t cook itself. People are the ones that will do these things. So, prepare yourself now. Learn to do these things now. Develop the capacities and abilities now.
7. Character Development Cultivating good character now is another good preparation you need to make before you marry. Bad character destroys marriage. Character will either make or mar your marriage.
Eliminate every bad character that can destroy your marriage. Every selfish tendencies must be dealt with. Bad mouth must stop now. Your character either shortens or prolongs your marriage. Work on your character. Prepare for your marriage. Remember, the best time to prepare for it is now.
Okolie Samuel ✍️
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I remember a time I was listening to Spotify on my phone. Then a really loud person walked into the room. I had to keep turning the volume up on my phone to be able to listen attentively. I didn’t want to hear the loud person; I didn’t want to be distracted, wanted to finish the Podcast (teachings).
In the same way, our world is very noisy. Distractions are everywhere. However, if we value God’s voice, we will do whatever it takes to turn up the volume to hear Him clearly. When God’s voice is increased in our lives, we will hear what He has to say clearly.
Matthew 1:20 (NIV): But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Joseph had to do this in his life. He had to hear the angel of the Lord. Joseph could have ignored and be distracted by the volume of the world, the trends – such as how can a woman be pregnant without a man sleeping with her. He could have listened to the voice of the devil: “Mary is cheating on you; the angel is covering up her mess”. It would have probably been easier for Joseph to say NO to the voice of the angel. Instead, he decided to value God speaking to him through the angel and obey what the angel said.
In the same way, you can decide to do whatever it takes to hear from God, and ignore the voice of the devil. Value what God has to say in your life. Sometimes that means turning off the TV or spending less time on your phone to hear God’s voice.
God wants to speak to you and tell you things about your future. He wants to help you in your academics, business or whatsoever you are trusting Him for. It’s just up to you to learn to listen to His voice. You start to do this by valuing what He has to say to you. As you spend time in prayers and reading your Bible, you’ll become more sensitive to what He has to say.
So, decide to make prayer and Bible reading a priority in your life. As you spend time with God, you automatically increase the volume for Him to speak more to you, and for you to hear Him better. Don’t wait for a prophet or pastor before you can hear from God. You’re a child of God! Do you need someone before you can hear from your earthly father? No!
A Father is always ready to speak directly to His child. So also God is ready to speak to you and I. All we need to do is to give Him all attention, by staying away from distractions.
Distractions can come in many ways: addiction to phone pressing, addiction to watching movies, addiction to trends of the world: slangs, indecent dressings, sin and more. All these will make God stay far away from us, not ready to speak to us. Let’s give God attention this year. Hope you learnt something? You can read again and pray the prayers below. God bless you!
PRAYERS: ● Lord by your mercy, take away every distraction disconnecting You from speaking directly to me.
● Lord I want to hear directly from you. Speak to me in a language that I understand.
● Lord I increase my volume and reduce every noise around. I desire to hear you clearly. More of you and less of me!
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That THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE LONG TERM THINKERS?
What is long term thinking?
Long term thinking is the Intentional consideration of what might happen in the future and how our choices can affect our future. Note the word “Intentional.”
Dr Edward Banfield of Harvard University conducted a 50yrs study which he called “time perspective” and with that, he defined long term thinking as “the amount of time an individual takes into consideration when determining his present actions.” Thinking long term is all about intentionality. You make a deliberate choice to consider your long term goals when making your short term decisions.
Ask yourself, “these big men I admire, were they doing what I am doing right now when they were just starting like me?”
You know, it’s not enough to see the success and wealth of your mentor, you ought to also see the clandestine persistence and short-term discomfort that he/she might have experienced in order to get where he/she is. Will you be able to forfeit short term pleasure for long term relaxation?
Will you spend that #1,500 on shawarma or will you rather spend it on a design class? Are you willing to burn your data for that summit that will elevate you to your next level in life?
Are you willing to read books, enrol in classes, save, invest and deny yourself some degree of pleasure so that you will be equipped with necessary skills and knowledge that will take you where you want to be?
It’s all up to you. People make sacrifices for what is important to them. Most times you don’t have money for that class because you have chosen not to, you don’t have time to attend that conference because you have chosen “sleep” over “valuable networking”. Have a rethink today.
I believe we all dream big and we have great plans for our future, but you need to ask yourself some questions, “The person I want to be five years from now, will my actions today make that dream a reality?”
The friends around you, are they motivating you to be that person? Every action you take today, every decision you make comes back to affect you in years to come, positively or negatively. If the pictures and videos you share on your social media handles were presented to you 10 years from now, would you be proud to see them? I know we all have made some mistakes in that aspect but you can start being intentional TODAY.
DON’T BE THE REASON YOUR LONG TERM GOALS CAN’T BE FULFILLED AS A RESULT OF YOUR SHORT TERM CARELESSNESS.
In All Thy Doing, Think Long Term. It’s not too late to start positioning yourself for future success. What you do today germinates into the fruit you will see tomorrow, THERE IS NO MAGIC.
Peace Uchenna ✍️
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Tolu picked up her phone again and typed the words to google, searching for the latest video to satisfy the strong urge she’s having within. She was surprised at herself whilst typing the words “Porn videos”, yet she could not stop. Unhappy and frustrated she was, tired she had become, yet she couldn’t help it.
Deep within, she knew it was bad, she knew it was a SIN, yet it seemed her body wasn’t ready to respond to the desires of her spirit. Finally, the videos popped up, and she masturbated herself to sleep.
Waking up few hours later, realisation set in. The kind that always set in, feeling drained, ashamed and like a hypocrite. She did it again. Yes, again. After making a million promise not to ever do that. After the several confessions and heart breaking tears, after all the self blames and guilt, after all the resolution and resolvement. Here she’s again, back to her usual trenches, her vomit.
Her heart sank deep, her eyes got teary, her lips, trembling. She wanted saying “Forgive me lord”, but the words got strucked in her throat. She could not bare the shame of asking for forgiveness again. She remembered how she said same words yesterday night, crying and pleading for a second chance. She remembered how she prayed fervently telling God to kill her if she does it again. It’s barely 24hours, she has fallen again. Back to the same old spot.
So, how could she approach this God again? What could she say, and how is she going to apologize again? What breaks her most is how she keeps hurting the one she claims she loves the most. Of a truth, Tolu loves God with her life, but for some unexplainable reasons, she just couldn’t know why she keeps falling over and again to the dungeon of masturbation and pornography. Each time she falls, she feel as though her heart is tearing from her body, she feels like the most worthless and sinful human on earth. The pain within is never a good experience to wish for.
She wish to really break forth, she wish to be delivered, she wish to serve God in totality, yet this embargo has pose a threat to her relationship with God. Laying that night on her bed, she cried herself to sleep. Of a truth, she had tried. She had done her best, yet her best never seem enough.
Waking up the next day, she picked up her phone and like a robot, type the words again. She watched it again before stepping out of her room. Why could she? Just yesterdays night, she was remorseful, but here again, starting her day with the same videos. What an irony!
That evening when she camed back, she resolved within her to sort this matter once and for all with ABBA. Kneeling down, the accuser came again.
“Tolu, Mercy is not for people like you. God Is too busy for worthless stinky sinners like you. You have been doing this over and over again, claiming you’ll repent, have you? Come on! Just forget about this God thing, it’s not for you.”
This were the words of Satan to her. Her stomach sank in. Tears started gushing again. She really felt dirty, hopeless and lost. She remembered how much she has really disappointed this God. The tons of promises she had broken, the atrocities she had committed, and all the dark secrets that no one knows about. I really don’t deserve God. Actually, He’s right, mercy is not for someone like me. She said.
Just when she was about to stand up, she heard His voice. “I love you, Child. And I want you back home”. She was shocked. She was bewildered. Is it for the fact that He still considered her worthy to speak to her? Or for the fact that he said, I LOVE YOU. Even in her most dirty state? Oh no! Which was more surprising she can’t tell.
“Tolu, I really can help if you let me in. I know how hard you’ve struggled. I know the pains that this has caused you. I know how much you hurt yourself, inflicting injury on your yourself each time you fall. I see the pain and guilt in your eyes. I see your heartcry and desire. I have come to help you.
But first, I need you to know that, you can’t win this battle with physical measures. You can’t conquer addictions only by preventive measures. They are good, but not sufficient. They can give you temporal results, but never a permanent victory. I want you to know that you can overcome addictions in me. Each time you fall, don’t be afraid to come. Yes, come, come as you’re. Come with the stench. Come without makeup. I want you to come rest on my shoulder each time you fall. No matter how badly the fall is, dwell in me. Tolu, it’s possible to be free. Yes, totally free.”
She had been listening attentively, but the last words struck her heart. So it’s possible for her to be totally free from this bondage? She never thought of it, imagined, nor believed it. Not until now.
ABBAAAAAA, why do you love me this much? Whyyyyyy??? She cried out.
Can I hate myself? He asked her. No! She blurted out.
I can’t hate you. He said, smiling.
Agatha Chonmen Jeremiah ✍️
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I was scrolling down my Instagram, then i came across a post that startled me. The post reads:
Let’s help you increase your butt and confidence so when you walk, every head turns around. What got my attention more was the kind of traffic and engagements that followed that post… Wow!
I want to become that lady of prestige. So when i walk, heads turns this time, not to lustfully admire my waist, but in awe of the richness of my being, the activeness and efficiency of my brain and wonder at the robust nature of my spirit, readily transmitting fire and unprecedented value and relevance to my world.
When we mention women who have turned their world with rigorous exploits, sadly your majesty slay queen, nobody remembers their waist or even their shapes. We all are carried away by the fibers of their impactfulness, results and influence.
To mention but a few, the world doesn’t remember Gods General Kathryn Kuhlman for the size of her waist. We rather celebrate her for the many disfigured waists she fixed through the mighty healing power of God flowing through her loins.
Little wonder, Barack a mighty warrior in the Bible told prophetess Deborah of old, except you go with us we won’t fight. When real problems of life hit a nation, nobody remembers body builds, every one runs in the direction of solutions and value. Are you a carrier of one or just an admirer.
When you check the top 100 most influential women in the world, none of them made it to that list because they went for butt surgeries. They are all celebrated because they speak the language of exploits and their lights bright.
Wait a minute, of what use is a big waist when you have a dead brain. I guess your goal is so you can take crazy and seductive pictures. Wait! At the expense of a promising future.
You watched your mother die in pain because you couldndzdd’t stand in the gap in priesthood, now your dad is on the line and you say who cares. Identity crisis is worst than cancer.
Going for surgery to increase your butt is the highest form of low esteem. It means your confidence depends on your butt size. The day my quest for a figure eight becomes my primary essence for life, then my family should start weeping for me. A beautiful body with a confused mind equals disaster.
You prefer to buy a cream of 300,000 Nigerian naira, which is okay if you can afford it, but sister, you have never bought a book in your whole life. Feeding your body and starving your mind.
You don’t even have a prayer Altar. The last time Heaven heard your voice in the secret place was 15 years ago when you were begging God for an admission. What is a church service when there is a senior babe club. Seminars and conferences are boring places for the old and hopeless, not happening babes and queens with vibes like you.
Ask those visionary men around you. They all want beautiful women with figure eights, but If that’s all the lady has, a man ready for exploits won’t come close because he knows, that when the right amount of wealth is channeled to that dark skinny lady, burning with purpose and running with light, she will have the same figure eight. This time, her delicate and detailed physique becomes a bonus because her world is already drinking from her wells of impact.
Your excellency slay mama, in your quest to build a heavy waist, please ensure you don’t waste.
Faith Oyita Iroegbu ✍️
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If for any reason you are not able to run paid advertising, this is how you can grow your page without it. These also work 100% for profiles. Let’s dive in. 1️⃣ 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.
Your logo or photos should be stellar clear. Ban blurry or low-quality photos. Avoid stock images. Update your contact information. Your bio should give your target audience a strong reason to follow you. We know you don’t take nonsense. That shouldn’t be in your bio. Also, take it easy with the titles. Do not just slap on titles without letting us know how you can serve. Show us how you can serve us and we will follow you if after going through your page, we see that your content is not one to miss. Here’s what mine currently looks like – 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. If after reading this mind-stimulating bio, you go through my content and see I live up to it but don’t follow, then you are not my target audience. 2️⃣ After optimization, then comes the next action which is 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, not just content creation but content marketing. Content marketing is a much more strategic approach to creating content. You are not just sharing to educate us. You are including your call to action, making us comment and share. You are mentioning influencers who can get you more visibility when they comment or like or share your post in the form of shout-outs, or just even just mentions. For this to work best for you, buy their products or services, attend their events and talk about it. Such posts are not easily ignored. They could respond. That is visibility for you. Instead of pitching your products or services, you are providing truly relevant and useful content to your prospects and customers to help them solve their issues. Share high-quality, engaging content that is relevant to your audience. This will help attract organic followers and increase your page’s visibility. 3️⃣ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆. Their followers see that your thoughtful comment which added value to the original post. This helps you reach a wider audience without paid advertising. If you are still saying ‘thank you for sharing’, ‘nice one’, ‘I got value’, ‘beautiful’, all those auto comments on facebook, change your ways today or don’t grow. 4️⃣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀. I remember my consistency with sharing quality content on Headstart Africa Community w/ John Obidi earned me a shout out from Mr John Obidi. I got 100+ that one day. I had people in my DM who wanted to work with me. The visibility was massive. Share content that helps people solve problems. 5️⃣ 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲. Giveaways call in every type of audience so you want to be careful here to attract your desired audience. How? Select a winning criteria that will only attract QUALITY AUDIENCE. If you want people with plenty sense, you can ask them to write and you will be selecting the best entry. Don’t worry if many do not participate. Here, you want quality over quantity. Keep providing value to the people who joined and nurture them. 6️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 Creating a full-length video can be overwhelming. Luckily, we now have reels that even non-followers see. You can create short tutorials, behind the scenes, or tips and tricks. Do not just entertain, entertain and educate so you are attracting people with plenty sense. Facebook pushes reels really hard. 7️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. You can collaborate to host events a perfect example is what Mr Emeka Nobis and Mr Ibe Nnamdi are doing with the Dominate in Business Tours.
You can collaborate to host virtual events, do giveaways, champion community projects, and so on. 8️⃣ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲. Make a list of friends and family who have influence and think of ways to get them to talk about your page. What can you do for them that they will love and decide to talk about on social media without you even asking? Want to ask? What can you offer them? 9️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲. While I still have my reservations about using the ‘invite button’ because 99% of the time, people called in through it like and never engage, you can still use it to invite active people you think will be interested in your page, not everyone. 🔟 𝗕𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 This should have come first. Overall, the key is to be active and engaged on your page, and to provide value to your followers through interesting and relevant content. People stick with you and start following you when they can always count on you to show up with something great. 10 effective strategies to help you grow without paid advertising.
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Winning souls? I am doing that. Living righteously? I am doing just that. Paying my tithes and offerings? I do that back to back. Praying every day? That’s my normal routine. Reading and meditating God’s Word? This is my hobby. What is it that am not doing? I have been living from hand to mouth ever since I graduated from the University 5 years ago. It is not easy to make money in Africa! Or must I steal to live comfortably and make my life beautiful? Stephanie asked herself.
ECCLESIASTES 3:11 – “HE HATH MADE EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN HIS TIME: ALSO HE HATH SET THE WORLD IN THEIR HEART, SO THAT NO MAN CAN FIND OUT THE WORK THAT GOD MAKETH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END”.
There’s time for everything under the sun, just as Ecclesiastes said. Sometimes, it seems as if you have done and gotten everything right and the only question on your mind is – Why is things not still working? It could get very frustrating as faith might begin to get lost. Depression, anger and stress will set in when expectations are shattered.
Is it wrong to have expectations? No. However, it is wrong to give up after expectations are not fulfilled. The world is bigger than what we can see. God is bigger than what we can imagine. His ways are not our ways, neither His thoughts like our thoughts. God looks at the bigger picture for our lives while we are only limited to our 5 senses.
At times, the things we think we need or want are not the things God is planning for us at such particular time. So if our prayers are in line with God’s word, and we do not receive answers from God, then God is saying to us to WAIT!
The Bible admonishes us to walk by faith and not by sight. It is important to believe God and trust in Him whether or not things work as we want. The deep things belongs unto God. When He called Abraham the father of many nations, it took a several years for that prophecy to come to pass.
Do not think that God favours some people and ignores others. He is not partial. He’s faithful and just to everyone on the surface of the earth. He sends down rain and sun to shine unto every man, as it pleases Him.
A wise man illustrated the blessings of God to the division of the day – Morning, Afternoon and Night. He said that for some people, their blessings come in the morning; for some, it comes in the afternoon, while for others, it comes in the Night.
Patience is the virtue we need to live in this world and walk with God. Our blessings will therefore come in His time. The assurance we have of this is; God loves us enough to give His son for us to redeem us off our sins, blessing us and meeting our needs is not a difficult task for God to accomplish. Be encouraged and wait on God, He makes all things beautiful in His own time.
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Here we go 2023! Yes, it’s a new year which means it’s a good time for a fresh start, right?!? Perhaps, you are starting a new fitness routine or determined to start a diet to shed a few pounds. On the other hand, maybe you’ve decided to read more books this year or be more.
1. I will read other people’s blogs more often. Engaging with others is part of the fun of blogging. Reading other people’s content is a key component of blogging. If you want people to read and comment on your posts, it’s a good practice to read and comment on theirs.
2. I will feature more guest posts by fellow bloggers. Building a community through networking with other bloggers helps you and the other blogger grow in a myriad of ways including introducing them to a new audience of readers. This is a beautiful thing. Through supporting, engaging, and connecting with other bloggers, I hope to develop my blogging network, including growing my email list and leveraging emails to help connect, engage, and encourage fellow bloggers.
3. I am going to focus more on spiritual content in 2023. At the end of the day, I consider myself to be a spiritual writer reporting on my spiritual journey. In part, I do this because I believe it’s what God has called me to do. So, I want to remain faithful to that calling. This spiritual content, however, will not focus primarily on sharing a devotional thought or exegesis of Scripture. It will lean more on my personal journey with God and glean from my spiritual experience. For me, it’s more about living a lifestyle of worship.
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4. I aim to share more blogging tips and advice in 2023. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve learned a thing or two about blogging since I published my first post. I love helping other bloggers grow and get better. Mentoring fellow bloggers is something that highly interests me. Please let me know if I can help you.
5. Iwill continue enriching my blog through specific blogging projects like #Blogtober. When something proves highly successful and rewarding, it’s usually a good idea to repeat it and do it again. While it was challenging in its own right, my #Blogtober project proved to be a rewarding experience that I plan on doing again.
6. I hope to review and clean up older posts. I’ve been doing this a minute. Therefore, there are a ton of posts that I have that are in need of some TLC. I plan on reviewing them and making improvements to them.
7. I want to grow deeper in my relationship with God. Truth is I can’t do anything without Jesus. The deeper I grow the further we can go on this spiritual road He has put us on. I need Jesus. I hope you know that. I pray you see that. I’m a broken vessel God chooses to use for the advancement of His kingdom and for His glory. That’s good with me, even though it’s hard sometimes.
Please understand something, your race is different. I know there are people you admire on this social media, you like their outcomes, it’s good. Let it empower you. However, never permit it to affect your essence.
In all honesty, it’s not everyone that will become a superstar writer like Emeka Nobis. It’s not everyone that will be a big investment coach like Stephen Akintayo. It’s not everyone that will be a commended coach like Sam Obafemi
These people found their calling and zeroed in on it and today we celebrate them. Find yours, build it, develop it don’t be diverted. Respect individuals yet find your own uniqueness, you’re not a replica of anyone. Remain focused; Be The Change!
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