AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF COMPARISON: LESSONS FROM THE TWO PREGNANT WOMEN

I was standing on the balcony of a school compound with a heavily pregnant woman. We were having a conversation. We saw another woman approaching who had just given birth. She was carrying her baby. They both greeted each other joyfully. The Holy Spirit asked me, “What are they both carrying?” I paused and answered, “Babies”. Then He asked again, […]

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HOW TO OVERCOME THE BEGGARLY MINDSET

In the early years of ministry, I went to visit a dear family that I love dearly. Normally, when I visit as an undergraduate, it was certain that I would leave with some good money in my pocket. Do you know the way a broke student announces to his uncle or aunt the day he will be leaving? If he […]

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“DON’T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WEAKNESSES TOO?”

I was greatly troubled when I invited the brother for a heart-to-heart discussion on an issue that I know was simply ungodly- it had no two words to describe it. When I laid down what I believe would be a friendly godly warning on the matter, the response I got shook me to my bones. He looked at me and […]

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BE CAUTIOUS OF EXCITEMENT THAT RESULTS IN FORGETFULNESS

Just as the cry of my first baby hit the room, my heart took a deep breath of relief. The labour had lasted hours and birth procedures had taken its own extra time. Irewamiri had really tried. Minutes later, they brought out my daughter and I was super excited to see her for the first time. But I looked at […]

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HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AT THE CHRIST-LIKE LEVEL

After a very long day, my girls slept off in the living room. Since I knew we would move them to their rooms, I walked into their room to at least make it neat. I needed to lay both beds but I eventually did some shoddy thing in haste. That was when the Holy Spirit stepped in:“Are those girls queens?”, […]

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WHAT CONVINCED MY WIFE TO SAY “YES”

She recounted to me that the Spirit of the Lord gave her an assignment that evening. The Lord asked her to write down everything she liked about me and everything she disliked about me. That was quite easy. Things she liked were listed and the ones she did not like were also listed. Top of her dislike was the fact […]

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OFFENCE AND WITHDRAWAL IS A WAR STRATEGY

Sometimes ago, the devil fired an arrow of offence through a situation into my heart. One of the things he began to suggest was that “I should stop wasting my time following my Spiritual Father and my Trainers”. He suggested that I should focus on the work alone and not bother myself.  It was a tough season. I entered into […]

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ADVICE FOR NEWLYWED COUPLES

We have a monthly couples hangout in our Local Assembly. One day, we asked ourselves what the first quarrel in our marriages was. Almost everyone had a challenge with communication in marriage in one form or the other. There were simply disagreements over what the spouse said or what the spouse meant. The importance of communication in marriage cannot be […]

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THE FOUR YOUNG BOYS AND THE LITTLE BIRD

As a young boy, we enjoyed growing up in a small town. It was a developing area so we were surrounded by trees. It was compulsory to wear rain boots once it is 7 pm. Why? We had quite some snakes in the neighbourhood. I grew up with Ayodele, now a medical doctor; Kayode, who is now in the Medical […]

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WHY ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO FORGIVE YOUR SPOUSE?

My mother in the faith shared a story with us: One day, she had taken quite some time to clean the living room. She stepped out for a moment to get some other things done. By the time she returned to the living room, her son (who was still a toddler) had scattered all she took time to clean up. […]

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