TREE OF LIFE

The same tree has different colours in different seasons.The reason for this is found outside and not in the tree.

THE PRODIGAL SON

This is a parable that all should be familiar with. And the assumption is made in this write up. In the biblical recordings there was no indication of an argument between the Father and Son. The Father simply did his son's biddings and let him go. Even if there was an argument the futility of such is expressed in the son having his way at the end of the day. Sometimes we keep nourishing such desires in our heart that overtime it becomes quite impossible to forget them. We can't shake them off until we live it out. When we refuse to hear and believe the truth as spoken or written by others then we now need to experience it ourselves cause only through this way can a genuine conviction be reached. The truth is you can't go far without support. We all need support. Support entails supervision. The Father let the son have his way but he must have kept an eye on him. He had him in his heart all the while and probably had sleepless nites over it. This was evidenced by the fact that he had an expectation. This expectation being that one day this son of his would come back to his senses and return home. Returning home meant knowing that there was no other way out. Because of this expectation he noticed him from afar as he was coming home. This expectation manifested because God said "the expectation of the righteous would never be cut-off". So the expectation was granted or allowed to come to pass, not because it was right in itself but because the Father had a right standing with God.What is Righteousness? A righteous man is a man that obeys the will of God. How do you know the will of God? Observation is the key. His will is everywhere. Seen in the minutest of happenings.Just observe the simplest thing and an understanding would be revealed. And the light would pierce your darkest corners and push your darkness into the background. May this light shine for you in your endeavours.

THE N.E.P.A ISSUE.

Over the past few months our ears have been filled with fire related incidences emanating from the use of Generators. Do we need to hear about more losses of  lives and property before we act? Why can't we just settle it once and for all? Why can't our Government do something about this? We need to hear about these challenges that they are having as regards this issue.When God came to earth the first thing he did was to create light. This meant light supports all other creations. Now why can't we borrow a leaf from that? My only deduction is that these leaders of ours were not made in the image of God. Otherwise they would have done same. The worst form of Blindness is when the eyes are open but can't see!

THE BURDEN OF LOVE.

LOVE FORCES A BURDEN ON ONE WHO ACTS OUT OF IT.WHEN A PERSON IS MOTIVATED BY LOVE HE CAN ESCAPE ANY JUDGEMENT.JUDGEMENT IS OF THE LAW AND HAS THE FUNCTION OF EXPOSURE AND PRESCRIBES A PUNISHMENT.BUT IF HE ACTS IN CONSIDERATION OF HIS FRIENDS, THEN HE TRULY LOVES. AND ONCE THE SEQUENCE IS OBTAINED OR ORCHESTRATED HE ESCAPES ANY PUNISHMENT.IN OTHER WORDS HE IS NOT PUNISHED OR CURSED AND CAN'T BE DAMNED OR DOOMED.HE IS AT HARMONY WITH THE FORCES.

THE REASON FOR DELIVERANCE.

"Because he has set his love upon me,therefore I will deliver him. This is the formula for deliverance. Just set your love upon him. We need to know more about true love. When can u conclude that an individual has loved? When he performs the greater love which is self sacrifice. When he gives up his precious life for you. How many of us want to give up our precious life for something else to live? Of course the reason has to be very important to us if we consciously  make such a severe decision in such a short time.

ENTERTAINMENT IN OWERRI

A PURELY ADMINSTRATIVE TOWN HISTORICALLY SPEAKING. FILLED WITH CIVIL SERVANTS WHO NOT ONLY WORK SO HARD TO EARN A LIVING BUT DO SAME TO LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET CALLED SALARY. BUT AN EVENT  LEFT A TREND ON THE TOWN TRANSFORMING INTO A RELAXATION SPOT  BIRTHING HOTELS,LOUNGES AND BARS PLUS LOTS OF  NITE LIFE.COMEDIANS POUR IN DURING WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYS TO EASE UP THE PUBLIC .FILLING THE EARS OF THE GUESTS WITH PROFANITY AND DIRTY TALK ALL IN THE NAME OF TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING. ALL SORTS OF LOUD NOISE IN THE NAME OF MUSIC FILL THE VOICE OF THE NITES. HOTELS ARE CHALETS FOR SEXUAL SATISFACTIONS OF ALL KINDS. ALIKES ARE DRAWN FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY FOR A MAXIMUM FEELING OF THEIR CREATIONS.HOLD UPS AND BAD TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE! PEOPLE EVERYWHERE MAKING THE TOWN TIGHTER FOR THOSE OF US WHO NOT ONLY CAME IN WHEN THERE WAS SPACE BUT ARE SPACE FREAKS. LEVYING A CHOKING EXPERIENCE ON US.RELAXATION IS NOT ALL ABOUT SEX AND NOISE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.IT'S MORE LIKE PRIVATE TIME.JUST YOU AND YOUR THOUGHTS.CONCORDE HOTEL WOULD ALWAYS BE THE BEST SPOT FOR PEOPLE LIKE US WHEN WE TOUCH THE GROUNDS OF O-TOWN.IT PROVIDES THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR DEEP BREATHERS LIKE US CAUSE DEEP BREATHING IS OUR RIGHT AND FREEDOM.IT IS OUR OWN AIR.

THE NEUTRALITY OF A POWER/FORCE

All power is neutral. All forces are neutral in state.The wielder determines the direction and end. Nothing is either good or bad. It is the use that determines that. Electricity is used to light up our streets for sight and our homes for warmth. It is also used to propel nuclear bombs and bring about mass destruction.What makes a creation bad or good lies in the purpose of the creation. This purpose is determined by the creator. That communication used to aid robberies, terrorists attacks etc doesn't   make Graham Bell or Nokia bad. It only does if it was the purpose for their creation. We create every day. Let us not be afraid of creating. But let our hearts carry the singular purpose of good to all concerned and involved. This the way,walk in it.

ABOUT MONEY.

Money theorists believe that a number of characterisks make money a medium of exchange. The major one that all else derive their existence from is general acceptability. If it is not generally or universally acceptable then what value would it be storing? And it is beacuse it stores value. It's like having a precious metal that is worth a lot. Like a true economists let us make some assumptions. Let's say we give money a quality that hampers it's ability to function as a store of value. Let's say you don't carry it if you don't need it.Employing it all time and with greater speed. Let expenditure move faster. Let's say you have 10 units of money. A law that reduces these units should apply if money is unutilised after 48hrs. That way confidence in currency goes down. In Economic language boost or promote it's transactionary motive in the economy there by reducing it's speculative motive. Increase it's velocity of  circulation. Let it change hands fast. Give it a hot-potatoe effect.

RICHES: WHOSE ARE THEY REALLY?

We were meant to understand the national resources of any state/region/country is owned by all the citizens of that region.If that is so then why is income from these resources unevenly distributed? of course to reward those who are perceived to be working harder than others.But an unhappy group would always create a wrath. No wonder John the baptist advised the people to give to those who don't have. If you have two give one out to someone who doesn't have. This is the only thing that can quench the wrath this system of reward is brewing. So until equality is achieved then can we say that the riches belong to all.

Pressure

There is nothing more annoying than pressure. It makes you say so much you don't mean. It gives you a hardtime explaining that you didn't really mean it that way. And I have discovered that talking takes more energy than demonstrating. And I believe it is so because a lot of people are hard at listening. So they linearly don't understand. But there is no  greater height of the senses like eyesight. What they eyes sees it believes. There is of course no surer conviction. But this is only because of belief. Belief makes sight possible. But where there is unbelief it means the eye doesn't like what it sees and it closes and tries to have a re-belief. A lack of organisation births incordination. Improper coordination in turn leads to total collapse! Pressure is a force in life. And like most forces in life it is quite neutral allowing it's users to bend it deliberately. It can be used to further a course, kill a dream. It can equally be used to pursue a dream. Either way it is within our control.

HOW TO KNOW IF HE WANTS TO MARRY YOU

The number one question of a Man who wants to marry a lady or woman is "Are you married? Even if he just wants to have a fling and asks such question it suggests either of two things. One is he's playing cautious and this is a good trait as it means that he is a man not guided by impulse.Two is that he probably likes married women or wants to get even with your husband. The first suggestion shows that he looks before he leaps. A man not guided by impulse is very rational and this interprets his cheating ability in the long run. Even if he is at least he's not just going to be a free for all because he is quite selective. Such men are quite secretive and if you think this is not a good trait then ponder what makes God who he is. If anyone else had this knowledge then God will no longer be God.  More so we live in a competitive environment where information needs to be safeguarded with the utmost security. When you(the woman) is the one asking him about the course of then you are in for a wild spin which could lead you into a confusion that can be quite schizophrenic. And when he replies your question with"well it is in the hands of God" then you should pack and quit the relationship cause he simply ain't serious. Why would a Man place a decision that he can take in the hands of God? What else does he want God to do for him? Generate a woman by his side like he did to Adam? Hell no! And of course we know the consequence of that action when Adam blamed his downfall on the woman that God sent him. So God is not willing to choose a woman for anyone again except it is very important that he does. A man should be able to make his decisions about you in no distant time. I mean he should be able to say if he likes what he sees about you unless he is not really seeing you or you ain't standing in front of him but either way you should leave that relationship if what you have in mind is marriage.

SEPARATION

A separation creates abondonement because it justifies it. It is not immutable because it is avoidable. It fuels secret desires and drives them to an inevitable animation. It would always seem the right thing to do. It would always be the obvious. It becomes a neccessity when you give it that title. 

The only factor we can't alter in our equation of decisions is change. It is extremely exogenous. There is no standstill in Life. Movement demands shifts. Shifts are movement and therefore a change. We make decisions everyday and these create changes in our lives.Changes for the better or for worse.

Life: PROBLEMS

Life: PROBLEMS: "Problems for most of us have a negative connotation attached to it. Of course they are! But wait a minute and think about it. It is your att..."

Life: The Race of Life

Life: The Race of Life: "The race in Life is not all about competition. It is not about who comes first or last. Rather it is about finishing the race. The element o..."

Life: Leadership

Life: Leadership: "When we hear this word what readily comes to mind are those at the helm of affairs. We see presidents, religious leaders, Governors etc. A l..."

Leadership

When we hear this word what readily comes to mind are those at the helm of affairs. We see presidents, religious leaders, Governors etc. A lot of people dread the word, and this in turn probably explains why we have so few of them. A lot of people prefer to follow. Hiding behind the Leaders in case something goes wrong. But what we fail to see is we are all leaders as well as followers. At every point in time we have people we look up to(Our leaders) and at the same time people who look up to us(Our followers). We are leading everyday whether we are conscious of it or not. So the big and necessary question is where are we leading our followers to and where are our leaders taking us to? The question imposes a sense of responsibility on our conscience. Therefore Leadership demands a lot of responsibilty. When institutions fail it is leadership that has failed. When Institutions succeed it is leadership that has succeeded. We all have our areas of strength or gifting. These are the places we should direct our leadership to. This has nothing to do with our academic qualifications or mastery. It is our natural endowment. As economists will say it is our comparative advantage. It is an area we have leverage in. In other words it is an area we can do more with less. Until people and economies are arranged with this in mind can we begin to see success in all areas of the economy. It is not only a matter of getting the right people in the Bus but more a matter of making sure the right people are in the right seats in the Bus.A true leader leads his/her followers to their areas of strength. He/she assists them in the discovery of their leadership. He serves them their true selves.

The Race of Life

The race in Life is not all about competition. It is not about who comes first or last. Rather it is about finishing the race. The element of competition is a distraction. Everybody is running their race because everybody has their gifts and everybody has a unique task that can only be completed by the skills that are in-built in them. Orthodox schooling has not done well in this area of human endeavor because they have matched us against ourselves. God never created us to dominate ourselves but rather has created us to dominate the earth and every other living thing apart form ourselves. This is why we always encounter a resistance when we try to lord or govern others by force.We are all Governors in our areas of gifting.

Creation!

We are a creation. We pursue an end. We act with purpose.Our environment is one with us. We are in it and it's in us. We are one. Please let us act like one. Recognise the forces around you. Tame the wild in it and ride to the  destination. We would make it.

PROBLEMS

Problems for most of us have a negative connotation attached to it. Of course they are! But wait a minute and think about it. It is your attempts to solve your problems that have gotten you to where you are presently.Problems are forces that push you towards an end. If they push you to a positive end, then that negative connotation wears out. A force represents a power. And all powers are neutral in creation. In other words they are tools at the beck and call of every individual. They are at your command. We use them without knowing everyday,every second, every minute.Observation like I have always said is key. If we observe we would learn. It increase awareness.When u know the purpose of a product you use it better. So even problems have purposes. Then why have we failed to allow them influence us towards our destiny? All forces are controllable. A force without control is  quite destructive. So forces are supposed to be tamed. Like a first horse ride. You need to know how to treat the horse. There are things you do and it moves. There is something you do and it stops.There would be some resistance at first. But patience, determination and gradual elimination of fears provides confidence. And the fear of falling is reduced by several falls. The fear of falling provides the courage to ride.We stand because we are afraid to fall. Life is wonderful to observe.There is a balance. The negative drives to the positive.That is the transition. That is how environments change.That is when we experience the change. We experience it as individuals,couples,groups etc. It happens within us and outside us. It is all around us. We coexist with change. Changes do not occur easily because we resist it. We always try to fight it. We prefer to remain static. We are the more convinced of this state when our recent experiences have pointed to the negative(e.g a bad experience). But change must happen if we do not obey it. We must experience. We must learn. We must learn our purpose. So that we can accomplish, succeed, excel, or better put fulfill our tasks. When we learn we change before change comes. We become the change. We deliberately exercise our knowlegde to effect a change. We deliberately create it. And if you can create it then you have mastered it. You can't dominate or win in a market that you do not create. All creations have a purpose. The creator is the only one who knows the purpose of every creation. As we create we give birth. Birthing is eternal. It is a force. Therefore it is a problem. And it is so because it can birth something that ensures it's continuity or give birth to an epidemic that works in the opposite direction. Please let us raise no more devils than we can control.

Creation.

A State is created. Peace is not sought after rather it is created. Everything is creation. Anything you want you have the powers to create. You already have the tools. You are passionate about them. So passionate that you want to do them for free.It is you. Inseperable from you. This is what you need to find. This is the tool you need to seek.Find it and create. You are made in the image of a creator. You have those creative qualities. Stop settling for less. Dare your biggest dreams and you'll be surprised.

A lesson from Job

God constantly holds meetings with his children to convince them of his nature, creation and creatures. It was at one of these meetings that the issue of Job came up.God told his children that human beings worshipped him against all odds and in all situations. One of the sons called Lucifer argued against it and exclaimed that it was not true. God now pointed out Job and this son of his explained that it was the protection and prosperity that was bestowed upon Job that made him worship God. Since all the children of God were present he arranged an orchestration with the life of Job and did all he could to encourage Job to remain steadfast and not to let him down. Most of the things we pass through in life are not because we are not getting it right. Sometimes the issue or source of it is way above and beyond us. How was Job to know that his life was being used to orchestrate to the children of God a reason and positive aspect of his wonderful creation called man? It is a reminder that we are created and can be used by God to serve any purpose he chooses. A revelation that our friends can't judge us cause they have no idea of the cause of our situation. It is also a revelation that children of God are always attacked by the Devil. But it equally a reminder that God is in charge of our Lives as  his children. Nothing happens to us without his permission!!

Words

A word is like a bullet. Once it is uttered it has been sent and it must accomplish the purpose of the speaker. According to Robert Kiyosaki "words are tools". Both the rich and poor use these tools every second, creating their conditions,situations and environment and at the same time furthering their courses. Observation is key. Choose your words carefully and u would have used them wisely.

Purpose and Judgement

A Man is judged by his maker from the standpoint of his purpose, because it is purpose that determines the righteousness of his actions. A righteous man afterall is one that does the will of God. If a Man is designed by God to kill then he cannot be condemned to death by man because by so doing men would stand in the way God and his righteous Judgement. So if he sent you to do his work who then can judge the right and wrong of your actions?

Leadership

Every situation that a country person or people find themselves in was created by someone. In other words someone led them there. There are so many people occupying leadership positions but effective leadership is no where to be found. If you refuse to lead then someone will lead you. Everybody leads wether you like it or not. There are always people who look up to you because they believe you have the vision. We follow people and people follow us. So the earlier we understand this the earlier we modify our conduct cause someone is always watching and following.

Governance

A Governor is a visionary. He comes into power with an agenda which we assume should be good for the Governed. He needs advisors to show him the consequence of each decision line he takes but they do not govern for him. Since he has a vision it is his duty to ensure that they share in that vision. That way they play an executive and not a directive role. An advise can be taken or rejected. It can come from both young or old. It should be looked for in both and not accepted because it is assumed to be synonymous with old age. However the problem I envisage with elderly advise is this: I have seldom seen an elderly person taking instructions from a younger person in our african traditional society and this gives me great concern for Imo State because If the elders in owelle's advisory cabinet play a directive role and the Governor an executive one, then the question becomes: who is actually governing Imo State. Wisdom is found in the most obscure places. It has nothing to do with age. Good advise comes from true wisdom. And God places it in locations that elude those
who have the adjective "wise" attached to them.