Lizinspiration

"You will enjoy it, it's gonna feel so good", his boss's wife said as she tried to coax him to bed. He rejected her offer which was unlike any youth of his age; some others would have gladly accepted in a bid to prove their manly prowess. After all, the woman in question was rich and would have readily obliged him anything he asked for after granting her wish. But this particular guy refused the offer and did his best not to yield to the temptation. His resolute decision eventually landed him in the prison because the woman framed him up; but it later did him good as he was elevated from the prison to the palace. I'm sure that there's no way he could have gotten the post of the second ruler in the whole country if he hadn't pass that test. As you go through life, there will be tests and temptations waiting to bring you down at every juncture, you must do your best to pass them (overcome them). Some tests may be to know your stand on certain issues while ...

He was the greatest of all men in the East during his days until some tragic calamities befell him. He lost all he possessed in the twinkling of an eye. Ten children, seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys; all was gone. In addition to all these tragic events, he was plagued with loathsome and painful sores from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot. He had to stay naked day and night while seated in ashes. There was no soothing ointment he could use for his sores except a piece of broken pottery with which he used to scrape himself. To crown it all, he had no one to comfort him. His wife that could have been a source of encouragement and comfort to him advised him to renounce his creator and die. I don't know of any other vicissitude of life that can be as devastating and painful as what this man encountered yet the Holy book recorded that in all these troubles, he still praised his creator. Not once through a...

"There's nothing that I can't get done, the only thing I can't get done is not existing." The above statement is a personal mindset. Likewise, I think you can do anything if you put your mind to it. The only thing I can't imagine you doing is not existing. No, I can't just imagine it. You have to exist, not just as a mere individual but as a champion in every sphere of life. You can get a lot of things done. You can build that mansion, you can be that world class, most sought after professional in your field, you can dine with kings and princes. You can do anything, I mean anything if only you imbibe the 'I can' spirit. Negativity won't get you anywhere, you have to be positive and optimistic about life. You don't have to use your present situation as a yardstick for your future, they are totally different. Yes, the vicissitudes of life will surely come but only the positive-minded individual will overcome it. The 'I can' s...

Recently, I was to travel via train from Ibadan to Kaduna with a friend. We got to the railway station around 1pm only for the officials to inform us that the take off time for the train was scheduled for 6:30pm. We were about 5hours early. Few hours later, we got news that the train was @ Abeokuta and I could see passengers rushing with their loads, people getting some stuffs to travel with, some others were buying food and water to sustain them throughout the journey (I was in this category, lol.) So we prepared ourselves while we were patiently waiting for the train. In life's journey, there are moments of waiting. The wait may be short or long but either one, it isn't just the waiting that matters. It is what we do while waiting that matters. You can only be able to do something meaningful while waiting if you wait patiently and not in an antsy manner. Develop yourself, expand your horizons, build your capabilities so that when the wait is over you can proudly say that it...