“YOUNG MAN, CAN I HAVE THE BIRD?”

We were still boys. Kayode caught a bird. We decided to keep it in the corridor of Kayode’s house. We went out to play. When we returned, Kay’s younger brother was playing with “our” bird. We told him that we wanted our bird back. He insisted that it was his. He told us he caught in the corridor. We kept […]

“SON, I WILL BE THE ONE TO DO IT IN ERUWA, NOT YOU”

While in a Christian Leadership School as a corp member battling the call of God to settle and do ministry in the land of Eruwa, the Lord said to me, “Son, I will be the one to do it in Eruwa and not you”. In the place of God’s calling upon your life, one of the greatest reassurances that we […]

WHAT HELPED MY WIFE 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 […]

YOU ARE EIGHT CENTIMETRES GONE!

As we drove to the hospital that morning, we both had a silent request that we did not share with one another- we wanted the dilation in labour to be rapid. We had been confessing it for months. Right after the first check, the nurse announced to us, “You are eight centimetres gone”. Even though the baby had not arrived, […]

THERE IS A MESSAGE TO DELIVER!

I had slept off on the couch in Grandpa’s house. Every other person had gone out. Midway through my sleep, someone strolls in.I woke up drowsy. The person said something like, “When Grandpa and Grandma returns, tell them “so and so” has been discharged from the hospital”. I returned to sleep. I never delivered the message. I forgot! By the […]

I CRIED. I GOT IT. BUT I CRIED AGAIN

As a young boy, Dad and Mum stopped by to greet a friend who runs a supermarket on one of our trips out of base. They had amazing children’s toys. There was a particular one that I saw that I began to point to that I wanted. My parents warned me but I cried till it was almost becoming an […]

HOW TO MASTER MONEY

As we carried on our conversation, even though it was punctured at different times with “I am grateful to God”, it was obvious that my dear one gave more time to building his wealth than he did to building His walk with God. I told him, “Sir, we are grateful for all that the Lord has done. But if he […]

WHEN THE PASTOR IS LAZY

A dear one transitioned from another job to obeying God’s call to work in the ministry. After the first three months, I asked him, “So how does it feel working in ministry full-time”. He said, “Ah! Pastor. It is stretching and more demanding than I thought”. The pastor cannot afford to be lazy. When a pastor is lazy, the flock […]

WARNING SIGNS 10- WHEN YOU FORGET HOW WEAK YOU ARE

I still remember where I was standing that day some years back when my Sagem phone rang. The voice on the other end was sober. It was that of a dear brother. He said in hushed tones, “My brother, I have sinned against God and disappointed you”. My heart skipped when he told me how he had impregnated a girl […]

WARNING SIGNS 9- “WHEN YOUR CHILD BECOMES YOUR IDOL”

After telling Dad about my call into full-time ministry in Eruwa. He did not say a word on the first night. It was a tough one. The next day Dad said to me, “I thought you were coming home to tell me about your plans to leave the country or at least get a job. I was looking forward to […]