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  • BULLY JONES

    BULLY JONES

    Sometimes ago, there was a man called Mr Jones and married to Mrs Abigail. As expected their love flourished at the beginning and Mr Jones tenderness was faultless.

    No sooner did they get married that Mrs Abigail had to live with a different man. He was a beast who had to contain himself just enough to get her into the house.

    He is the dominant figure. Strong, aggressive and outgoing. Making money was easy ride for him. He bought cars and built for the family palatial edifice.

    Outwardly everything was OK. Abigail was the envy of every woman. But her home was hellish. She wished everything was a nightmare. But this was her reality.

    Her husband was an unrepentant wife beater. He maltreated her to the point she lost her voice and cease resisting him. Left on her body was scares of his cruelty.

    She found out that resisting Jones makes her suffering to double. So she suffers silently for years. Jones was so brash and unfettered that couples of times he brought women to his matrimonial home and brag about it – that his wife wouldn’t say a thing against his action.

    The children began to come one after the other. They had three beautiful children. These children were the only consolation of Mrs Jones. Yet she wept silently without the knowledge of the kids.

    The kids grew to know their dad as a bully. They knew no better home so they too were subservient and having to tolerate him. These children grew to learn to run hiding when their dad is coming home instead of running happily to meet him.

    He was fearful but he was happy being a terror at home. His thought was that by so doing he was commanding authority and as a no-nonsense man. The home was festering under incommodious peace. Everybody was living and growing in spite of the terror at home.

    There was money and Mr Jones was willing providing it. He believed that’s all a father does and he brag about it of how he meets all his family needs.

    The kids one after the other got admission into foreign universities as if there was a gang up to do that. After their degree they refused to come back home.

    As good children they were sending good things home though Mr Jones had no lack.

    Mrs Abigail was now in her mid-fifties when Margaret her first daughter invited her to London during childbirth. For the first time, Abigail knew freedom in decades. It was time to go back, she began to cry asking Margaret reasons why she can no longer go back.

    The love of mother and daughter. Abigail stayed back and began working herself, leaving Father Jones all alone at home.

    At her vacation she travelled to other kids of hers. This is about fifteen years after her first travel abroad.

    Mr Jones is in Nigeria being cared for by a house help and nurse. In his old age, he couldn’t harvest love he failed to plant in the growing years of his marriage.

    What he sowed he got abundantly, he spent well on the kids. They grew up to become great in life with more than enough money to send home but his bully attitude caused him to lose his family outwardly. They were never comfortable staying around him so coming home was never enticing to them.

    He is presently on the sick bed with stroke – all alone; waiting for death. The bully is left to struggle for survival by himself.

    This is how the almighty Jones ended up a lonely person in his big mansion; all because he failed to tame the beast in him.

  • FAMILY FINANCE – 2

    REAL LIFE STORY TO HELP FAMILIES IN FINANCES

    I’m happy coming your way.
    We believe this program meets you well.

    This topic is important and very relevant in this period of financial challenges globally. This period is crucial and requires dexterity in the handling of family finances. It affects us all one way or the other.

    Some family will go under due to covid-19 and its attending financial constraints. May we be among those lifted in Jesus name.

    REAL LIFE STORY 2

    I was there during the wedding and was given conspicuous position. The wedding was great and well attended with personalities and dignitaries from the area. It’s obvious this sister caught a good fish from the ocean of mankind. The guy was handsome, cool headed and delectable. It was obvious this sister will not suffer or have to bear regular nuances of lack among the regular.

    The dowry was an overflow of anointing.

    What a lucky sister!
    Iyan to ma yoo eeyan, ooju lati mo.
    Seeing is believing.

    True to the sight. The marriage was blissful. The man was up and doing satisfying his wife. She didn’t complain not for once.

    Then I received phone call recently: I’m no longer in his house. He fought me, beat me and drove me out of the house.

    Three years gone by. They had kid(s), the man made her his treasurer and open a beautiful shop for her. Some thought she used diabolical power to gain control of him. Their love was pure and true. 

    I asked her and she told me, his business was down and for this reason he came down on the shop as his hope. As the shop dwindles covid-19 came in and made matter worse.

    She was advised: Stop feeding him from the shop so that he can come back to his senses.
    The man began to struggle to get what to eat. Then stopped feeding or attending to her and the children. He feeds himself.

    The house was divided.

    Then she refused to open up to him sexually. Fire was on the mountain but she was oblivious of where all this was heading.

    The man became aggressive and drove her away and away from the shop. Then she calls.
    What lessons can we bring up and out of the story to help family finances?

    Lesson: Be careful those who give you advice.
    Let me give this instance: I’ve been in deep holes many time that it was my wife that bailed me out.

    Once in a while we fail and the wife or husband is important to stand by us then. Seriously, ignorance is to believe the man will always be well boxed up up financially. This utopian expectation has destroyed many homes.

    He is not God

    Sometimes he gets confuse like a small child.
    We can see it here that the one who fall is not spelt out whether the man or the woman
    One of my advice to her: Standing together will fast track healing of finances than fighting.

    In her case they are separated but work is ongoing to get them together again.
    When anyone fall, it’s the duty of the other to pull up the other up.

    Another advice I gave her: Peradventure the man isn’t ready to rise again once beaten, the woman should know that double barrel grace is coming on her.

    I told her, God seeing her faithfulness can multiply her ten times and beyond. Instead of fighting.

    This is why we are bringing this discussion together: Women should avoid the painful path of financial squabbles that may destroy the home: what if the man is paralyzed or dead? She should find a means of moving on with her life. I know this may be a hard reality for women who were always dependent on their spouses.

    Life goes on:

    This is a hard time everywhere. When the money becomes scarce during Covid-19 don’t put a global problem on your spouse’s head.
    It’s no ones fault.

    If there’s anything to do, this is the time to live in perfect understanding, coming together and praying together as husband and wife. Don’t make your spouse look stupid this time around.

    Even world presidents behave stupid and confuse than you this period of Covid-19. Your spouse and you have even tried that you are still alive not depressed. Even in my family, few days past we had to pray specially on our finances. This time and season will pass away. Let it not be reason to destroy your home and marriage and let not mere covid-19 separate your home

  • FAMILY FINANCE – 1

    REAL LIFE DISCUSSION: FOCUS IS TO HELP TURN FAMILY FINANCES AROUND

    Many home’s inability to handle their common finance brings an end to a glorious relationship. I’m going to use real life illustrations. As much as possible couples will need to share the contents together and work on a resolution that will help them.

    My prayer: God will speak to our hearts in Jesus name.

    Here is a scripture I want couples to commit to heart:

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 KJV
    Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. [10] For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. [11] Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone ? [12] And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

    Verse 10 is the crucial scripture for tonight discussion:

    Ecclesiastes 4:10 KJV
    For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

    I’m not going to preach here. I’ll tell us stories. Then let’s pick the inherent lessons. I will be using fictitious names and if you share similar experiences it’s coincidence.

    Case 1
    I know of a woman who works in a moderately good organization. It was clear she was the breadwinner and she’s not hiding it. She says it and everyone in the neighbourhood knew that. Her stepping and carriage all shows that she’s the controller.

    We could see it in how the children relates with the father. The husband is a struggling man in every sense who’s trying to save his honour. He was ready to do anything… I mean anything.

    As I’m saying this story I cry within for the man. And I’m praying for every man and woman in such situation that God will intervene and raise you up. This do happen to women also whereby the man who works will be so full of pride that he begins to treat the wife like a dustbin. Such attitude makes the weaker one have a miserable life.

    If you vaunt your achievement against your spouse you are not wise and it’s shear wickedness. Don’t be angry, please follow through. This message is to save you from a bad ending please.

    The story continues: in the midst of the struggling the man had opportunity of distributing a product. It began to grow but needing more supports and being weighed with growing responsibilities. He needs a transport system for distribution and a little more capitalization.

    Meanwhile the wife had a car and changing a car – instead of helping with the older vehicle she wants him to pay for it… A struggling man.

    Her position was he has squandered so much in the past.

    The point is: the man is beginning to show some commitment and seriousness but his past business failures were his tags. The wife and her family refused to see any transformation. A close friend will go to her regularly, don’t allow this man to crash, support his business, let it grow. She felt they have to share responsibilities knowing that she’s favoured.

    Finally, a little challenge here and there the man’s business was weighed down with too much load of financial responsibilities.

    Then the business died.

    The entire family responsibilities now became 100% the wife’s. Within few years her finances also crashed and struggling due to too much loads which she bears.

    This is the financial wisdom:

    Ecclesiastes 4:10 KJV
    For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

    The marriage in narration is a kind of cohabitation which isn’t different from single life. Marriages that operates like the one in the story are only living in fool paradise. The essence of marriage is to blend resources in a way that leads to promotion and abundance of all.

    How was she supposed to act? She needs to sow her seeds into the business of the husband. The old car would have made the business easier. This means more capacity and distribution will lead to more income.

    By now his business would have been bigger and possibly bigger than his wife’s which would have redound to abundance around the family.

    Now that they need more money his supposed thriving business will become the cash cow.

    With impatient she was party to killing the goose that lay the golden egg.

    Ecclesiastes 4:10 KJV
    For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. In marriages there will be moment of financial fall. Let not the stronger think that’s how things will continue to be. Whatever you do for your spouse has a way of blessing you, vindicating you or haunting you. Choose one
    God who puts it in your hands isn’t making a mistake. A miserable mortal should never pridefully vaunt his wealth.

    Nobody knows tomorrow isn’t a curse it’s a statement. Your thinking should be how do you magnify it, create family wealth, invest in your partner, make your partner a resourceful person, etc.

    When it’s only you in the financial picture of your home I shake my head pitifully for you. I have a story recently… A woman had a very rich husband.

    He died suddenly…

    The wife end up picking a menial job to fend for her struggling family, now that the bread winner is gone. When you’re not there you should have someone to keep the family legacy especially financial buoyancy in order to procure stable life for your children. So if you’re the breadwinner, find a means of strengthening your partner’s finances; let’s plan for the unforeseeable future.

    No matter the big dream of the man, since he didn’t invest in the wife his children will go from the high estate to take a place among the locals. I have known big men children who became near beggars… Struggling later in the future.

    The best place to lock your wealth is within your family. Do you think your wife is a waster. Train her for your sake. He has ruined many funds in that business. Remember the Bible didn’t say your first business will be a flyer.

    The Bible says… Sow in seven, ye in eight for you do not know that which will bring forth
    I’ve failed more than many of my mates. Yet, my wife stood by me.

    The giants fail, squander and struggle but because they have a wife or husband standing beside them… You don’t know what they have been through until they tell you. That man who is successful is having a wife who stood with him through the rough days of failure.

    A woman who raised great children in spite of her successful career is because she didn’t thrashed her husband. Remember, money alone do not make a home. But if you stay through and true… You’ll make more money and stability later in life.

    Hey, let not the momentary financial door you are currently enjoying destroy your marital joy. Who told you your spouse is written off?

    Peradventure you divorce. Then the no-do-well spouse finally learn the game of money he or she may be far wealthy. Let’s be careful.

    You have invested ten times yet nothing great coming forth, see the genuineness of your spouse and trustfully support again. Help again until he or she stands. When he or she stands it will be for your family’s benefit.
    You are afraid that if he makes it he may divorce you? Leave that to God to vindicate you. Today that you have the capacity invest in your spouse.

    Why do I have to share this?
    I don’t want you to be too selfish and non- sacrificial towards the future.

    The future is pregnant. Let not the stronger think that’s how things will continue to be. Whatever you do for your spouse has a way of blessing you, vindicating you or haunting you. Let your wealth and abundance be a blessing to that home.

    1. Finally, don’t look at the lazy spouse and act based on that.

    Tell God, grant me grace to handle the home.

    That lazy spouse may be a giant who just need to wake up from his or her slumber.

  • Covid-19 and The New Shift

     

    Mr Alex looked into the vacant space wishing and wishing things were different. Business had crashed due to the pandemic. This has become his excuses. He kept hoping things will change.

     

    Peter told him point blank, life is like the tide. We must adapt to the tide if we must survive. When life move, we move along. Working against the tide is suicidal.

    We need to know deep within us that Covid-19 is here with us and the changes it brought in its trail. There’s a new shift.

    This era will bring a shift into how things are done.

    It has come to establish *social spacing*. We will no longer come together the old way; at least not exactly as we used to..

    Man has come to learn to do things without crowding or being physical in many ways.

    Schools now run full fledge online, many transactions are now carried out over the phone, multinational organizations now run their customer care services 100% online. The abnormal is becoming normal!

    One of the shift will see to the growth of Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Use of the Internet for communication and transactions like never before.

    Even churches are going online.

    Don’t lose relevance in the new shift.

    Animal that fail to adapt goes into extinction.*

    What this period calls for is adaptation.

    If you’re still questioning things, remember:

    * Men once use stone as tools

    * Men once wear skin as clothes.

    * Bible was once written on animal skins.

    *Men once travel on foot and at best on beasts.

    Things are changing…

    Prayerfully ask God: How do I make the best of this new season?*

  • THE WONDERS OF SOFTWARE

    In one of my recent seminars I was teaching on principles of wealth creation: I used this concept of software to drive home my point. I hope you’ll patiently go through.

    This discussion will go beyond money making, it can help you repair even your business and marital life in an amazing way.

    I told them: the hardware components of computers which is the physical or tangible parts are very similar in appearance.

    Bring thousands of computers together they will mostly look alike.

    The difference between one computer and another is often in the core, the inside components which is the unseen softwares installed. Some certain computer software can run a vast programs on which corporations and nations depends on while on another the computer serves just a tool for games.

    In the same light, we are all like the computers. Mankind in their millions look alike: One head, two arms, two legs, etc. Sometimes you can mistaken one person for another.

    What’s the difference?

    The software component of man which is his spirit essence. The unseen part of man determines significantly what a man can do or become.

    Thus, the unseen part of man determines hugely the outcome of a life.

    Some human beings are like softwares that serves nations and large corporations. While other people has softwares (spirit essence) pliable for leisure and games and mundane use.

    What’s your life like?

    During the said seminar I explained to them that if they desired a more quality life, all they’ve got to do is change the software within them.

    Human software are registered through words, association and actions. But principal medium is words. Thus you install or update your software (spirit/soul) through word contents.

    What kinds of words do you entertain?

    Jesus said: The words that I speak to you, they’re spirit and they are life.

    … And the word became flesh.

    Imperatively, you can transform from the general kinds and lowly being as you begin to assimilate new thoughts of prosperity, life, righteousness, health, blissful home and goodness of all kinds

    It is possible.

    Think of possibilities, get materials and contents that will enhance you, get motivations that will boot you daily. Reach out, expand and explode.

    Drop all the virus-kind softwares, junk thoughts, malware in the spirit and natural that corrupts.

    Install afresh thoughts that will rev you into a new unassailable heights. You’re limitless when the right kind of words comes into you.

    You can.

    It’s a new day.

    *WALE ADEWUMI*

  • THE STORY OF WOBILIKI WOBIA

    *THE STORY OF WOBILIKI WOBIA*

    I was a small boy then still struggling to read and write.

    But I had some elderly cousins and friends who I’ve to repose confidence on to read out what’s written on pictures of ancient books😄

    When I remember those days I laugh. Some of those stories were falsified. I will find time to tell you some. You will laugh.

    But there was this one about Mr Wobia. It sticks.

    Wobia in my language is somebody who likes food without restrictions. The everything goes kind of person.

    He’s lazy to work on his farm and he waits for others to bring home food from the farm. Then he goes from house to house greeting when food is ready.

    One day, there was a big festival and Wobiliki Wobia was most elated. He came in ready to devour.

    A secret meeting was held and it was announced that all food had to pass through Wobia before others were served.

    He jubilate. How important he seem to be.

    He ate all kinds of food bean cake, yam porridge, rice, beans, meat of different kinds and drank all kinds of wines. Everything on the table found a way into him.

    Finally, Wobia was as heavy as stone. Eyes shot for drunkenness, stomach protruded like a nine month pregnant woman.

    He began to sweat as he grew very uneasy. Life was unbearable. He cried like a child and whine in anguish. The people jeered.

    _Tell them say: Awoof de run belle… When snake swallow money and office of the money manager got burnt. Tell them… The days are numbered._

    Back to Wobia…

    He fell down in pain, fart as he passed out odious excrement. He litters everywhere. He woke up the following day in the midst of his mess. So stupid and disgustful.

    That was the end of an era in Wobia’s life.

    *The Lesson for Us All*

    The _wobia_ in all of us wants to steal all the money in government coffer.

    The Wobia want to do all the work in office – four-man attitude.

    The Wobia in all of us want every woman in skirt and every man in trouser.

    The Wobia has no restrictions.

    The Wobia even on social media want to be everything, he’s the head of those who post junks 😁

    The Wobia eats everything without restrictions.

    The Wobia hurts everything and himself.

    Tell our government leaders: stop being a Wobia – _e de run belle_

    It’s a matter of time.

    A story with a lesson

    *WALE ADEWUMI*
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  • THE PARABLE OF TWO FARMERS

    *THE PARABLE OF TWO FARMERS*

    Some years ago, there were two notable farmers who were outstanding in their community.

    The king summoned them and declared a contest between them for that year. He gave them five special yam seedlings each to plant behind a prepared ground at the back of the palace.

    The count down began. There were anxieties to win and impress the king and the community.

    The prize was mouth watering. Marriage to the only princess and access to power and wealth beyond limits. And the throne afterwards.

    They were both restless as they nurture the seedlings. The yams germinated as expected.

    Uba was always in farm and sometimes sleeping in the farm to see how it goes. Always checking and pampering with extra care the stems and sometimes checking the roots to see how the yams were growing deep within the soil. Sometimes beckoned friends to see the progress.

    Uba was the center of activities. As the yams began to protrude his anxiety kept mounting and he kept opening the ground to be sure the yams were doing fine.

    Alli wasn’t lazy either but he stays less in the farm after each days job.

    The king was watching the two farmers with interest. The daughter began to show more affection to Uba. The dad kept insisting on her, whoever gave the bigger harvest will have you in marriage.

    She was sure Uba will have her. What an industrious man, she exclaimed.

    The day of harvest came. Alli came earlier and did his harvest without fanfare. He had five huge and beautiful yams. The kings size.

    Came later was Uba with much fanfare and celebration. He brought five weak yams. He staggered and sweated profusely. He began to curse as he shouted: Alli has used witchcraft.

    The king summoned everybody to him. He asked Alli to reveal his secret.

    Alli bowed to the king and said:

    Thank you oh King for the privilege. I trust the law of harvest. I believe that after doing all that’s needful, the law of harvest will go into effect. Nothing more.

    Uba my friend though a good farmer allowed his anxiety to becloud him. He kept circumventing the law of harvest. After putting the seedlings he kept a watch and by his interception kept injuring the process. By checking excessively on the yams he destroyed the yams. Uba trusted his own ability than the law of harvest.

    Our ability has it limits. You don’t put more you don’t put less.

    Psalm 127:1-2 KJV
    _Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. [2] It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep._

    Alli said to all: after you’ve planted a seed and nurture it well. Go sleep because the natural law of harvest will yield for you the equivalent of your labour.

    It’s in man to plant and nurture but God’s to bring the increase. Yet you must put in the seed trusting God’s harvest but not overbearing on the seed.

    When you give, don’t keep monitoring the seed.

    The king rose with his daughter towards Alli and he said: This is the reason for the contest: The man who believes in harvest will believe in consequence of nature. Only this kind of people rule with fairness and honesty. This ones are stable in character and are dependable.

    If you don’t trust in the law of harvest you cannot be a prince in my kingdom.

    When you put your labour into a trade be assured there’s a means to harvest.

    When you follow God and run his set purpose on earth, do you think he will ignore your work?

    Think on these things.

    Genesis 8:22 KJV
    While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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    *WALE ADEWUMI*