Shall he find faith on the earth

Nevertheless when the son of man commeth, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8b

Can all the recent advancements in technology take the place of Jehovah Rapha- The Lord our Healer

Can all the riches or material resources  of this world replace the role of Jehovah Jireh- The Lord our Provider in our lives.

Can the services of an extensive security network take the place of a Jehovah Nissi-The Lord our Banner.

Can national economic stability and good governance replace the essence of Jehovah Rohi- The Lord our Shepherd 

Can the righteousness of man be compared to that of Jehovah Tsidkenu- The Lord our righteousness 

Who or what can contend with the Peace of Jehovah Shalom, nothing.

When the son of man commeth, shall he find faith on the earth?

Dining with a long spoon

I guess most of us have heard the saying "he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon". That idiom was my reality last week.

You see I took something that never truly belonged to me. No! Don't get me wrong am not a thief, it wasn't stolen. It was voluntarily given to me yes, but for all the wrong reasons. 

You how we say Osho free dey purge, it's kind of something close to that. When you accept a gift with strings attached, thats dinner with the devil and when the "generous gifter" pulls the strings and starts placing sinister demands in return for the gift then it's time to leave the dining table.

So I recently started my Errand Management Company ERS and received a cash gift from someone I respect a lot. This appreciable amount of money (000,000) would go a long way in offsetting some capital expenditures for ERS however there were strings attached.

I began to gather from snippets of conversations what the person wanted back in return for his/her generosity, something I just could not give. Comments like "a laborer deserves his wages" and "one good turn deserves another" were soon being bandied around. At that point I was done, done with the bullshit (pardon my language).

So I quickly withdrew that said amount from my account wrapped it in an envelope and sneaked it inside a bag belonging to the  gifter. I then sent him/her a phone message admitting that I didn't feel comfortable accepting the money but thanks for everything.

How did he feel? I really don't care all that matters is my salvation and piece of mind and anything that threatens that I say "back to sender".......JCOG

An alternative model to saying No

I find it quite difficult to say No. Juggling the roles of being a wife, mother, sister and business owner, compromises have to made here and there.

Many a times saying No as a mother to my kids frees me up to say Yes as a wife to my partner.

Other times saying No to a business engagement enables me to be there for my children.

Still the disappointment that comes across makes "No" a difficult word in my book. So the ever creative yours truly  has developed an alternative model to saying No.

Rather than deny a request I'll rather set a condition which must be fulfilled for the request to be granted.

Say my daughter wanted me to take her to the park where I'll rather be indoors, my typical reply would be after you've read your books. Why? Well knowing the short attention span of my girl, by the time she is done with her books she would have forgotten her request. 

Note that one must be a good judge of character to apply this principle.

Just last week a male colleague of mine "finally summoned up the courage to ask me to spend the night with him" end quote. Since am not into adultery and knowing his financial status, I quite calmly told him that he would have to organize a trip outside Nigeria to have his way with me, you know America, UK or Dubai.

Did it work? Well I have not heard from him since then so your guess is as good as mine cheers...........JCOG 

Temptation

Had an interesting experience this morning. I was at Ajah Market Lekki environ, had to shop for foodstuffs for the house. While shopping I ran out of funds, and walked over to an ATM machine nearby and patiently joined the queue. While waiting, i entertained myself with my phone and was quite engrossed in a game when i overheard increased chatter from behind. I looked back to observe, possibly with the intention of joining the conversation and i noticed three guys standing around with a rather petite lady in their midst.

My Heels don't lie

Do not get me wrong I love my hubby and all, but do you see the pair of killer heels he got me for my birthday.

He seems to ignorant to the passing of time. Years ago this was like, no sweat but seriously as I grow younger these heels look scarier and I wear them less and less often.

I dare not tell him but if you see him walking past you, hola and give him a short lecture on age appropriate gifts. Yeah the tall, dark handsome dude walking by, his mine...Don't hate, Peace.

Kill it, Bury it, and Amen.

Have you found yourself longing for things you do not truly need?
Caught up in the sea of longings but knowing that those feelings have no true substance.
When you have what you need but long for want what you do not have.


When the tables turn and is seems like you desperately want it more than another. Kill it.


When it feels like you could do and say anything to get this stuff but deep inside you know it ain't good for you. Kill it.

Addicted

Addicted to the way you make me feel.

10:32pm and I still can't fall asleep waiting for you to call or text me. 

Holding on to my phone so addicted to risk missing your call.

I tune my radio listening to the midnight blues cause those love songs remind me of you. 

Tingling all over thinking of you, missing you, wishing you were here beside me.

Would i seem desperate if I called just to hear your voice. Will you be mad that I woke you up just to say I love you.

What have you done to me to feed this addiction?

Could it be the passion l hear in your voice when you speak to me that draws me to you.

Or your generosity in giving me the finer things of life that locks me down to you.

If you make me a promise, am keeping mine....................Addicted.

Till death do us part

He is dead, a life so young, so vibrant, gone just like that.

Who?

That guy called " till death do us part" just died.

How? 

Well, he became evidently sick since you stopped bothering to offer any excuses to returning home late from work.

He had hoped for recovery after the family vacation to Dubai, but nothing really changed like you had promised.

He got worse hearing you call her name in your sleep and worse as you withdrew from me and your children.

He died just as I found out that the bi.... is carrying your baby.

JEALOUS

What does it mean to be jealous?


Waking up a few hours earlier to spy through my partner's phone while he or she is fast asleep.

Calling him or her out over every text message or phone call from any member of the opposite sex.

33 years later

I noticed that as I become older, I no longer pay particular attention to my birthday. It stands as a reminder to my not so youthful disposition. So today was not so different. Woke up feeling a little low, hubby had called earlier but my kids had forgotten. They seemed quite wrapped up in their separate worlds.

Paranoid

I was paranoid, could this be true I wondered. It was 4.30am quite early in the morning, hadn't been able to sleep.
Tried to fall asleep a few times but woke up soon afterwards. My heart is beating so fast, I get up and walk over to the toilet, I need to clear my head.
I return back to bed, still can't sleep. After all these years I wonder why I let myself get worked up over this?

Is he Justified?

Is he justified, has he been warning you about your poor cooking skills or consistently hinting at your poor performance in bedmatics, is your recent weight gain slowly turning him off, or has he told you a million times to quit with the nagging but you just won't listen.

Is your partner justified to cheat?

Do you like what you see?

Fitness should not just be about exercise, should not just be about putting on the right gear and running twenty miles, or using the treadmill or exercise bike once a month. 

It has to be a way of life, from the food you eat, your daily routine, water/fluid intake, clothes you wear, and our overall physical appearance.

Food is definitely a big deal because as the saying goes "garbage in garbage out". Always have an alkaline food palette with plenty of vegetables, fiber and proteins. Limit the carbohydrates and saturated fats.

We need the energy yes, but in today's society where work is more mental than physical, all that unused energy/sugar is simply converted to fat and stored on your upper arms, belly and thighs etc. consequently the weight piles on.

I love my dessert and snacks so I usually skip breakfast (not good the doctors would say), a high protein and fiber dish for lunch and snacks for dinner.

Lies of adultery

So guys earlier I preached and now I want to break it down even further so let's take this topic home. The male dominated Nigerian society expects women to tolerate adultery, like a bug you just can not get rid off. What say you?

Ladies when I see those nasty text messages or (attempt at seduction) pics I speak up. When he persistently gets home late with no explanation I speak up.  When his phone rings and I sense the panic in his eyes as he ignores the call I speak up. 

Don't get me wrong speaking up does not have to be confrontational. I do not threaten to leave my home, oh no! That's too easy infact the reverse is the case let him know that the only way his getting out of this marriage is if he walked out himself. 

I ain't going nowhere, I just want you to know that i know you are cheating and it's wrong and unacceptable to me and it hurts.

Does that work? Maybe not immediately but the bar has been set and each time he makes that leap he knows his opportunity cost.

Tomorrow we look at the second perspective of lies of adultery.......JCOG

The lies of Adultery

Adultery has always been a tolerated evil in African Nigerian, evil because the Bible makes it quite clear that adultery is sin. In our present society it is often seen to be the lesser of two evils, the greater being Polygamy- marriage to more than one woman.Many a women are willingly to turn a blind eye to it as long as "he still caters for me and my children". The golden rule for cheating husbands has always been- avoid getting caught, what she does not know cannot hurt her, "after all I haven't brought another woman to the house yet".


I would like for us to consider adultery from two perspectives:
First the single lady dating a married man and subsequently the married woman having a sexual relationship with a married man (not her husband).

KUDOS

I can't help but give kudos to etisalat their ad campaign with commedian/actor Francis Odega is so captivating brings a smile to my face anytime I catch a glimpse of it on TV.

Get involved

Get involved in works of charity in your church, neighborhood and society. Identify a need or lack within the society and make available your resources in time or money to help alleviate those problems.

Give it all up

How much are you willingly to give up for your home, your marriage?





Google CFO Patrick Pichette, 52, shared the decision to step down after a successful seven years at the company as he puts it after 30 years of non stop work he had decided to retire to spend more time with his wife who he describes as having done a marvelous job raising their three kids. 

Thanks Mother (inlaw)

Many times we set very high standards for others, standards which we might not be able to meet. A few years after I got married, I used to think my Mother-in-law treated me different from her son and daughter who lived with I and my husband (her son) but looking back now older and wiser I know without a shadow of doubt that she had always loved me.

True glamour

Mel B at the National Television Awards held at London's O2 arena on Wednesday evening

In this world of sexual perversion and nudity, this is my definition of true glamour. To see Mel B who has such an enviable figure, look so beautiful and sophisticated, without overly exposing certain parts of her body is so refreshing. 


I say good job girl, what say y'all?

Nigerian new mother registered British couple as her baby's parents

Mailonline reports that a Nigerian, Oluwaseun Adenubi, 30, pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation after using the passport of her friend, Rita Ogunkunle, 32, to obtain free medical care after giving birth. The Nigerian mother allowed a British couple to register as her new baby’s parents in bid to get free NHS care and secure a UK passport for the child, a court heard.

Shop for less

Here are some deals that you could take advantage of, remember these deals are  available within a limited time frame.

Spa Pamper Package for #3,100 a one and the half session for one boasts of 30 minute massage OR exfoliation and scrub, 30 minute sauna bath and 30 mini facial or foot scrub. All that should help take off some work stress at a good price too.

The #3,950 multi purpose dish trainer is such a cool design, sizeable enough to keep at store flat plates, bowls and utensils. Love the blue colour too.

Vote not Fight

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I seem to have lost my inspiration to write about Nigeria.  I have been going through the news headlines Buhari Reaction to Fayose’s Controversial Newspaper Advert, Federal Government of Nigeria, announced the reduction of the fuel price of petrol from N97 per litre to N87 per litre, I am not sick, PDP is desperate- Buhari etc. hoping for some pointers as to which way Nigeria but it just ain't happening.

I haven't been given a gold plated iPhone 6 like tuface but all I have to say to Nigerians is Vote Not Fight.....JCOG

Death! Where is their sting?

Muna Obiekwe's death again just brings home the point that life is so volatile that we should cherish every moment we have with our family and loved ones cause you never know when either could be taken away.


Muna never discussed his health challenges through his career as an actor, so it was quite a shock to hear about his death from a kidney failure. May his soul rest in peace.