Greatest Love...
Once upon a time, there was a farmer that lived far away from the town and city. He was a successful farmer at that time, he planted and harvested bountifully then he sold those farm produce in town in exchange for Gold to buy other things he needed. He was content and grateful to God.
He was a Christian and believed in God. Those days, it's very rare to see Christian who knew and understood what it was to live as a Christian that was because there was rarely a church to worship.
In a whole town or city,just one church will be found. So it was a whole full day journey or some times two for those living far away. But Whenever he goes to town for sales he visits the church .
One of those visits he prayed.. He thanked God for the harvest for his life and then he asked that God should give him a wife. Someone to share these blessings with..
Going down the town, he saw a very beautiful girl going for a stroll, and he heard God saying that she is the one.
He inquired about the girl and found out that she was the highest paid prostitute in town.
Then he heard again,go get her, she's the one. He was so confused that he had to ask God why he would prefer him to marry a prostitute, some one that almost the whole town has slept with. As hard and confused as it seems,he went to the brothel.
He wasted all his Gold dust he got from his sales inorder to pay for the time he needed to convince her to run away. She refused because she has concluded a long time ago that her life is useless and obviously does not deserve anything good. She knew she was dirty and was proud of it. She hated God because he never saved her when she needed saving. So she doesn't believe God exist.
After many events and eventually she almost died from her master's beating. The farmer came to rescue her and married her.
You know the saying that a dog goes back to it's vomit. That was how this beautiful lady went back to prostitution over and over again and the husband kept resucing her and never for once hated her.
He loved her and showed it to her. Nobody has ever loved her like that,she grew up with hatred and started prostitution at the age of 8..
She couldn't believe someone could ever see anything good in her not to talk of loving her.
She had the idea that Every man that treats you well always wanted something in return. This made her to keep repeating her mistake till she realized that they was truely a prodigal love. A love that doesn't require anything from you..
This story was gotten from a book..not just the main characters but the writer was trying to show us something...
The prostitute was a representation of us, while the farmer was Christ..
For God so loved the world that he gave himself as a Ramson for our sin.
It will be a different scenero if you were to die for a good man. But we were evil,we were enemies to God. Sin brought enemity and separation from God. But while we were yet sinners he died for us..
The truth is that while we were all dead in sin,Christ gave himself for us. He did not even know if we will believe and be saved, but he did it anyways.
He showed how much he loved us by giving himself up to take our place.
You know this salvation message is one that still gives me chills anytime I hear it . Even though I have heard it many times.
We were the ones that sinned,we were the ones that lied,killed,stole and did all manners of things but someone else paid for the sins.
He was without sin, He was the righteous God that could not even behold sin. That very thing he hated more ( I .E sin) he became that on the cross so we can be saved. He bore all the sins of the whole world on himself and died in our place....Such love ..
What greater love is there for a man to lay down his life for his friends..
He did not say we are not worth it, he did not say we are beyond saving, He just loved us..
He died in our place that we might be forgiven, we may be called righteous. He was buried and went to hell on our behalf and he resurrected that we might be justified.. We can boldly say we are now sons of God.
It is God's love that redeems us.. It's not that we were perfect but he loved us first..
If for anything, just know that God loves you recklessly. And nothing can separate you from this love.
Not height nor depth nor fear not pain not persecution can separate us from this love of Christ..
It's the revelation of this love that brings peace which passes all understanding..
Behold what manner of Love♥️♥️♥️.
Happy Sunday people .... Hope you went to church??🤗🤗..
Perspective💅🥂
Happy weekend everyone 😜😜🥳😇... How is yours going?? They say weekends are for resting and energizing yourself for the week ahead but omo I have known this to be a total lie..
weekends were my worst days of the week except for Sunday morning that I go to church. ... On weekends ( Saturdays especially)you do all your washing, cleaning, cooking and you'll end up not resting at all.. Real scam.
Today I want to tell you a story😁
Growing up as the only girl and first child was not easy and sweet like we would have imagined it. No one made my life miserable but I came to understand some certain things earlier and basically I was too wise for my age.
I had major responsibilities to look after my brothers from a very young age. My mother and father was working so I was in charge of running the house till they return. It would have been a lot easier if it was just a girl or just one boy but there were two big headed boys..
Luckily for me I had three aunties that just finished school and decided to come to Eko to look for job and find a life. So they decided to stay with their uncle which happens to be my father.
I was very happy at first till it dawned on me that that would not even lessen anything but increased my work
Mehn I fetched water thrice of what I fetched before and so many things that I was not even doing before.. it was hectic but then I started observing something's and my learning began on a another new phase that I was a total stranger to...
I started learning a whole lot about the world of men. Both the wrong picture and the right ones.
I saw my aunties pass through a lot of troubles ,issues all because of men.
I remember one of my aunty was talking to my mummy one day, and I happened to be close by during this conversation. She needed advice from my mother concerning two guys she liked and was dating at once.. Me being the busybody that I was, went to her and told bluntly, "you can not serve two master at a time, choose one or leave both".. My guy before I finished, a big slap landed on my cheek. My mother slapped me, I deserved it though but she learnt from what I said.
From different guys to another, so it was. They were all complaining and then I said to myself. If this how men issues are, I want to stay clear from them.. i have a lot I want to do for anyone to distract me.. because basically apart from work,they knew nothing except from men. It was as if their lives revolves around that..
That was my perspective growing up.. Eventually I gave no ground for guys,when any gives me issues I quickly put them in there place.
Not untill I started gathering knowledge about relationships,marriage ,men. And then I had some really great guys as friends I realized I have been on a wrong path.
I realized that men are not bad. It's just that we expect a lot from them and they too expect a lot from ladies too. All these issues are as a result of what they know, the way your culture view women will be the way some men will want to see their woman. Society and environmental exposure plays a major role in our thinking and our perspective.
I learnt a wrong lesson because of what I saw around me. But it was all wrong and MEN ARE NOT SCUM...There are a lot of expectations and pressure out there.
This days social media makes this pressure easy and everyone want to live out what they see not even knowing whether it's true or just a lie because everyone want people to think it's easy and perfect.. so we give in to this expectations and pressures and gets our hope dashed..
If I may ask you...WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO OFFER TO ANYONE??
If eventually you find your spec,what will you bring to the table?? You don't even know how to love yourself how will you then love someone? You don't even know how to commit and communicate properly how do you want to move forward??
Been single is a great time in everyone's life.. it's a time of learning, building capacity, training for your future and learning about your future,family and career..
And ladies let's be clear... Men are not what's define us as ladies,there are not even what completes us. As imperfect as you are,so are they.
We are trying to find ourselves so are they too.
If only we can build up ourselves to that capacity where no one can undermine you or look down on you. Where you can boldly speak of achievement and be proud of what you have made yourself to be, it will be a lot more easy for us.
Relationship or marriage is not to complete you!!!!. Like we're you born incomplete?? Your hands are complete,your legs too, even your brain too.
A man and woman compliment each other. Know this and know peace.
Stop struggling for approval or looking for love and so you decide to give yourself into what you don't even know. You will continue eating breakfast till you realize that will never work.
Humans need love ,so it can never be one sides. Women needs love as do men.
Women loves respect and value as do men.
We love praise and attention as do men.
The only difference between the two gender is that women are naturally built to receive love while men are structured to give love more..
But we are both love beings that deserves the best.
Be the best for someone and don't be an issue or problem to someone's life.
Growth is personal♥️
Do you know???..
This world is filled with knowledge,beauty,wisdom .. unexplainable things that keep us wondering everyday.. I love mystery and even most of my friends find me weird🤷🤷🤷 .. So we go through some unexplainable events and see if we can find how this things are.
Let's begin😁😁😁..
WEEVILS...
Have you ever wondered how WEEVILS appear in beans???? A perfectly fine beans with no sign of weevil kept in a tight container . Waking up one weekend to cook beans only to see the beans infested with weevil. Like how?? How did you guys get in here and why so many 🤷.
It was not ontill Uni that I was given an assignment on WEEVILS I came to understand their secret.
These guys are smart ,even humans can not stop them from getting what they want but they forget that we get wiser while they just get to remain what they are..
So you see WEEVILS are able to withstand heat and breed faster in an heated environment.
Firstly they lay their eggs on the beans and stick to the beans . Because they are very tiny,you can't see them. So the beans are processed together with the weevil eggs and then we buy the beans and store in a tight container that gets heated thus allowing the eggs to harsh and grow into an adult weevil, then adult weevil in no time lay eggs and they just don't lay one they lay plenty at once.. so the circle continues and beans get infested in few days.
So if you follow carefully you will note that hot places are good for them so the opposite will clearly be the solution
Store your beans in the fridge.. it stops the growth of the weevil,it doesn't kill them..
NEXT....
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE MOST POPULATED ORGANISM ON EARTH???
Just like the Earth is filled with almost 70% water bodies and 30% land. Which obviously we all think the land cover more than water on earth. Now you know.. same way the most population organism on earth is not humans😁🤷 or any animal you are thinking.
This organism is known as BACTERIA.
Bacteria is a tiny minute organism mostly referred to as microorganism that can't be seen with our naked eyes. This thing lives everywhere. You can find them on the air,on your body around your houses etc... They are everywhere. Sea, ocean ,lands mountain everywhere.
And not like the way they made us think then that this things are very harmful.
They are very useful and most activity in the environment can not occur without these ones. The world will literally be in chaos if they don't exist..
Maybe in one of my post I will explain the benefits of these organism to man and earth.
NEXT... THIS ONE IS FUNNY BUT TRUE( I THINK).
BOILING RICE.
Do you know why rice bubbles while boiling?
I know you know. Because of the starch in rice abi🤷. But why does it boils over? It's because of salt you put in the rice.
I can not explain the theology behind that but I know that salt makes boiling rice bubble over.
You can't decide to not put salt in your rice except you want to eat a tasteless meal.
Here's a little trick.
Just put a wooden strick on the cooking pit while boiling your rice and you won't have to clean your gas when you are done..
No knowledge is wasted or lost. Know things, learn about them , listen well and pay attention to details.
There are lots of stuff that we have no idea about,not because there are no answers to them but because we don't know. And trust me ignorance is never an excuse.
We get to give excuse like" I don't know", "how am I suppose to know that". Well you keep giving excuse you may never know.
What do they say about excuse again.
Excuse are tools of incompetence,monoment of nothing and those that use it are never wise.
I ask a lot of questions 🤷 just because I want to learn. strive for growth,strive for knowledge. It's a surest way to succeed. You may never know until you know..
Thank you very much for listening to my pep talk... I know you learnt something.
Till I see you next time. Just be good🥰🥰😁.
🖐🏼🖐🏼🖐🏼✌️..bye🤭💕
Home??? OR Away??
Heyyyy good day my people 😁🤗🤗... How did today go? were you able to accomplish much or you just had a 'me' day😁
Well for me 🤷,today was hectic. Had a Target and I just had to meet up before closing time. Normally I don't have issues with doing what I need to do but when there's a Target, there's pressure and it's not fun at all.
**So back to our question..... Home or away?**
When I mean home I mean your country ,Away is anywhere but here. You just want to jakpa😂...
I'm from Nigeria as you all know so my country home is Niger.
Do anyone remember an old time poem we sing those times in school? Let's go back memory lane.
🎶🎶Ohhh my home,ohhh my home. When shall I see my home,when shall I see my country home I will never forget my home.🎶🎶
Remember now??. I don't know why we were singing it then Sha but I think it suppose to be for those not in their country and really miss there home.
But wait sha, does it mean that Nigeria is not our home??🤔🤔🤭 Or we came from somewhere far away... .Hmmmm food for thought😂😂 . I really wish Sha. That I will just wake up one day and they say that I was swapped from another country so I am returning home now..😂😂😂
Those from this part of this world will relate more with this post .
So going through everything that is happening in my country. From corruption to the bad road to bad government to violence and hatred hanging around everywhere. I ask my self what more can be done for my country land.
I stumbled on a meme that asked if everyone decides to leave the country who or what is left of our beloved home.
Here's my honest answer to this.. I love Niger but guy I don't think me staying in this country when everyone is leaving and making it out there will save the country either... So???? Why should I stay and decide to endure all this tragic happenings around.
I'm studying a good course in the university and when I am done after 5yrs plus ASUU stirke ,let's say 7yrs minimum and I come out and no job 🤷🤷🤷. Why???? Because no jobs anywhere. If I travel with the knowledge I have,I will be highly sort after.
And you say I should stay around and do what???.
I love my country and I will pray for them abroad..thank you!!!!
***Life in Nigeria is TRAGIC...***
I school in Benin city. Have you see Benin roads??? Benin is like the first colonized city in Nigeria and still nothing to show forth for it.
Coming home yesterday from work,the rain fell heavy and there was massive flood on the main road. I mean massive on a federal major road. My God!!!! I was just tired and angry.
I stayed in the bus for 3hours, 3 good hours for a 45mins journey by bus. It was really frustrating. And you ask me to stay when there's a better opportunity for me out there..
I mean I don't care if they sell this country let's go our separate ways.. No change no improvement. Every thing getting worse daily.
The future of tomorrow we are saying are more corrupt ... What's left of our country!!!! It's sounding like I'm angry yeah?? I seriously just want to leave here.. A place we call home is no longer comfortable to live in anymore.
I don't know how it is over there but what can be worse than this??? A home that cares more than the furnitures and decorations than the occupants themselves. What a sweet home🤨😒😏😏. Have you gone to the markets?? Prices of things hiked and our money has no value..
How much is sardine?? Omo if you still eat sardine you have made it in life. Spaghetti nko..Even bread self is for the rich. There's no 100naira bread again self..
It's not what we have ,it's never that.... Nigeria is a country blessed with lots of mineral resources, so we have. We have a lot to go round to every single person but no the people we have,the ones in power has a better plan for their pockets..
It's this country that I see that paruto principle work on a steady. 96% of the country wealth enjoyed by 4% of the people. Why now happens to the 96% persons left. OYO(on your own).
Over and over we see this occurrence and we cant do nothing. We shout , we post, we protest we even vote ..
Some say election is nigh so they think their salvation is close. Promise will be made,money will be given and after everything we are back to this same problem.
E be like say una never understand my people.
Election is not by the people ,it's by the power people. They put who ever suits them..do you get it now? .... So where do we stand??
Maybe there will come a time when we will matter. Maybe a savior will arrive soon. Maybe Nigeria can be better. Maybe we can finally call her our Homeland with pride.
Maybe...maybe not... But for now. Away is and will always be my best options.
And no you won't hear me sing that song. "When shall I see my home".
I love my country but We Mouve.....
Friends....
You know most of the things I'm forever thankful for are my friends. Though they are not much in the world but I value and are thankful for every single one of them.
These one are always here. Despite and inspire,even when it's feel like this whole planet is so unbearable and suffocating I remember my blessings and this hope and assurance that they are persons who got my back and are always ready anytime, anyday. What a lonely world it would be without them.
**A FRIEND IS SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST**
Have you ever been in a situation where you can't even tell your family some certain things,maybe because you feel they might kill you for it🤷🤷 or just because it's something you are not proud of? But there's this one person or a group of people you can tell these things to that will not condemn not kill you. These ones are your trusted allies .
Even God who is the almighty trusted us with salvation as a choice,he didn't force us to believe him. But gave Everyman a will or choice to believe and be saved. And so because God loved us first and trusted us,we too trust him even when circumstances are not seemly good.
There's a peace that comes when you have someone you trust,you are free and just yourself anytime with the person.
**A FRIEND IS SOMEONE YOU LOVE..**
A friendship is a mutual understanding between two people basically. You learn to love this person as the friendship grows and vice versa..
In as much as your friend is your buddy and should always be for you, he/she is human and may have different views on things. There may be fights and arguments sometimes, this person might even make mistakes that might hurt you. We should not let anger judge the moment. You can be angry but remember this person is your friend that you have come to love. We are not perfect, we are humans living in a world filled with evil too.
If you decided to love this person you should always decide to forgive.
Love bearest all things,believes all things,hope in all things. Love is not what you feel towards someone,it's a decision you have made to this person despite and inspite.
Love is the greatest of all. And it's the only thing you owe everyone not to talk of your friends🤷. They say love is blind because you turn blind eyes to mistakes and wrongs from the ones you love. To love is to forgive.
**A FRIEND STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER**
Our family are related to us by blood. But a friend is one that we go through thick and thin with. The ones which who we go through memory lane,present times and future with. A friend should not be underrated. A friend .sticks closer than most family believe me.
He who finds a friend finds a good thing😁😊. Together we will go through storms,climb mountains,cut down obstacles and run fiercely like no worries in this world..
*Are you a friend??? Or a friend in need??🤷😂*
I know most persons have been hurt by friends before but trust me when I say give someone a chance today. It would be worth it ,not every one wants to take advantage of you,not everyone . There are good people out,some are currently in your life but cos of past hurt you won't let go.
You deserve every good thing. You should not go through those things alone,those thoughts can be shared. Those moments can be shared. You can be happy,you can be loved, you can be someone priority ,you can be a friend ....
***Try one more time***
So.....Have you answered the question?
***Are you really a friend??.***
In as much as you want a friend,are you a friend?? Can you be a friend?Are you ready to also commit yourself to that friendship?
Our perfect example is Jesus. How he gave his life for us ,he left the 99 to find just me ... I know what you are thinking but I didn't say you should die for your friend. But make those sacrifices, be selfless and go all out for them.
The world is beautiful with friends and family♥️🥰🤗🥂🍷....
To every single person who has been a good friend and person. Thank you!!!. Our world is better for it. For the quality time spent together,for wisdom and advice you give, for the only last cash you've spent 😁,for been a strong hold and support, for standing beautiful and fearless for us,for taking our backs even when we are wrong, for the useful and useless talks ,for the dreams and vision we've shared, for places we are yet to go and explore and many others that you do... It means a lot.
Cheers to friends,🥂🍾🥂. May we have them and may we be them🤗🤗.
Hyyyyy I am Mystiq.
Hello I am Mystiq though people call me Judy🙃😊. I'm a Nigerian female,and a student of science laboratory technology. A Christian that loves people and food😁... I have lots of interest and hobbies that you'll get to know soon🙂🤗. I'm an only girl with three brothers(trust me when I say an only girl child should be celebrated as hero),we take a lot and do aloooot. I'm also very friendly but don't have a lot of friends. More info as time goes on....
Sooooo see you soon😉😊✌️💅
@Mystiq
