YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE

YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE

A young man came to see me sometime ago. For years, he had battled with depressing thoughts due to the mistakes he made in the past. But as he sat in with me for counselling, his eyes got opened to the divine destiny that God was working out with him. Just in a matter...
BEYOND TESTIMONIES

BEYOND TESTIMONIES

One church member came up to share testimony in a particular church. He told the congregation about how he got a job he didn’t apply for. After he was done with his testimony, the pastor, knowing what exactly happened, went up and told him to clarify his...
MY YOKE IS EASY

MY YOKE IS EASY

My first shot at pastoral ministry was during my second year on campus. I was barely just one year into school when I was called up to pastor our campus fellowship. I wept so seriously that no one could calm me down. It was on the third day that the Holy Spirit...
WORK FOR PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION

WORK FOR PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION

I went through a fitness session the other day. The coach made one striking statement that resonated with my life and leadership philosophy; “Work for progress, not perfection.” I have taught and mirrored this severally to people in my ministry and...
BE A MARY-MARTHA CHRISTIAN

BE A MARY-MARTHA CHRISTIAN

A drama ensued at the weekend between my wife and our younger daughter. Normally, she would get the children to join us in the house chores every weekend. This particular weekend, she told my daughter to sweep. Her response was funny; “I don’t want to...