HANDLING PROGRESS WITH HUMILITY

HANDLING PROGRESS WITH HUMILITY

When my daughter was much younger, she’d always have something to tell me about new students in her school. One time, she kept telling me about this new student in her class. I gently told her, “Leave that new student alone. You were once new, too.”...
MAINTAIN YOUR CUTTING EDGE

MAINTAIN YOUR CUTTING EDGE

Years ago, I picked up a cutlass to clear around our home. As I swung it, I hit a cemented surface, and it went blunt. I had to adjust my approach so I could be effective in the work. I needed to maintain my cutting edge. Friend, you need to maintain your cutting...
DIRECTION OVER POSITION

DIRECTION OVER POSITION

I recently saw a pastor celebrating his wife online. His words stuck with me: “When nobody believed in me, you stood firm against the haters and doubters. When I was a nobody, you saw potential and chose me.” His heartfelt praise hit home – choose...
MAXIMIZE THE HOLY SPIRIT

MAXIMIZE THE HOLY SPIRIT

Years ago, my daughter said something striking to me about her periodic test in school. She said, “Daddy, when I was writing my test, someone was telling me the answer in my mind. I think it’s God.” I responded, “Yes, it’s God. It’s...
DON’T LET FEAR STOP YOU

DON’T LET FEAR STOP YOU

When we were to leave Lagos to do ministry in our present city of Akure, I did not allow fear to stop me. At one point, I thought God was asking us to stop the move. At other times, I knew it was the devil trying to stop us from God’s best. I learnt to...
PASS IT ON

PASS IT ON

As a family, we usually wake up early in the morning for devotion. One day, as we gathered for devotion, my little boy, just over a year old then, went straight to the shelf, picked up a copy of our devotional book, and started opening it. It caught my wife’s...