HANDLING HURTS (6): WHEN YOUR PASTOR “HURT” YOU

I started out in ministry without a strong fathering relationship. However, by divine mercies, I got into a learning relationship with my grandfather in the faith. He would answer my questions and give me as much audience as possible. I would also attend monthly ministers’ meetings, during which ministers were mentored and trained. At different times, he told me, “I […]

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HANDLING HURTS 5: BEFORE YOU RESIGN IN ANGER

About six years ago, I read a book titled “Honours Reward” by John Bevere and I saw a testimony that has not left me since that day: A man worked in a company. There were three of them on the same level, but it was obvious by assessment and performance that he outclassed all the others. When it was time […]

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HANDLINGS HURTS 4: THE WOUNDS OF YOUR SPOUSE!

In the few minutes ride, he shared with us about how he suffered a great loss. I initially was not interested in the story but the Holy Spirit prompted me to listen carefully. I exercised patience.  He ran into a financial crisis. He was swindled by his friend. It was in some millions. He also got relieved of his job. […]

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HANDLING HURTS 3- THE WOUNDS OF AN “EX”

As I returned from a moment of prayer that evening, I spotted a young lady to whom the Lord had me say a word. I obeyed. The lady picked a part and vehemently refused the other part which was about forgiveness. I enquired why it was hard to forgive.  She was in a relationship for some years with a guy. […]

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HANDLING HURTS 2: THE PAINS OF A FATHER

The elderly man looked at me and said, “What kind of son does that? I made up my mind that I would have nothing to do with him. He is a useless son. All the things he has done with his money are already depreciating. Even when I was sick, I refused to touch anything that belonged to him”.  He […]

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HANDLING HURTS 1- A CHILD HURT BY HER DAD

As I stepped out of my office that afternoon, I saw a young lady crying. I walked up to her to console her and make enquiries about why she was crying. She looked up and said, “I wish it was my father who died”. I was taken aback. She narrated how their dad had abandoned her and her siblings since […]

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HOW TO CONQUER STRANGE HABITS

I grew up seeing the changes in the world of technology. I saw the diskettes and some of the “big box” visual display units. I saw how these things began to change right before us.  As a young boy, I was visiting with an uncle during that era. He had a computer and internet linked to it. When I got […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (10): LIVE IN FORGIVENESS

I was teaching a class a while back. When we touched on the subject of forgiveness and why it was important, a young man took a deep sigh and shared his journey: His father was not the perfect role model. He was a pain to his family. He would get drunk and act in strange ways. The son said he […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (9): DEAL WITH GREED

There was a time when I needed to travel. It was for an official matter. The office had released money for the trip. I was meant to use it to fuel the car. That morning, as much as I tried, I could it locate my driver’s license. By the time I saw it, it was too late for a trip. […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (8): VOICE OF CAUTION AND CORRECTION 

Things went really bad in a particular home. The woman of the house decided to pack out. The man of the house reached out to their teacher and pastor. When the pastor called, the wife said to him, “Sir, I cannot believe he called you. Anytime I mentioned that I would tell you about his actions, he would always respond […]

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