EXCELLENT WORK

I want to share a snippet from my meditation today. I hope you don’t mind?

You know what, I am really tired of all these religious lazy bones in the workplaces. These guys make a mockery of themselves (of course, God is not mocked). How can you be sleeping on duty and the reason was that you went for a vigil the night before? And to compound it, you start giving attitude, when you are queried, that try to suggest that the person querying you is the first son of the devil. If I am your boss, I will fire you and God will still be my father.

We need to find balance in life always. Be excellent at work such that when you need time off work to carry out your religious activities, your employer will see your good works and grant you permission seamlessly. That way, God is glorified.

Excellence and Diligence are hallmarks of the Christian faith. Like my Pastor will say, “God runs this world on principles and not sentiments”

 

Yours truly,
Ibeh Uche Sam.

THE BIRTH OF A VISION 2

I travelled for that holiday with mixed feelings. I was both excited and confused at the same time. I was excited because I had just heard God speak to me for me. He did not have to tell someone else to relay it to me, because I may have fallen into the temptation of doubt. He spoke to me as a father would to his son. It was clear and succinct.

Have you ever heard God speak to you before? What was it like when it happened the first time ever? That encounter jacked me to another level in my walk with God. It was awesome hearing God speak to me. Words fail me to express the feeling, and there is not an adjective that can qualify my excitement.

In the same vein, I was confused and a little bit troubled. How was I going to tell my parents that GOD TOLD ME not to go for my 3 months industrial training experience? Even if I succeeded to appeal to their religious sentiments, what about my lecturers? Telling them I did not do my COMPULSORY industrial training was condemning myself without trial. I would not even dare to say “God told me”, that would be delirious. 

My friends it is one thing to hear God dole out instructions, it is another thing to muster up enough courage and faith to obey. My life was about to change.

(The story continues…)

Yours truly,

Ibeh Uche Sam

THE BIRTH OF A VISION

In August 2010, towards the end of my sophomore year in the university, I heard God speak to me for the first time in my life. I had been born again two years earlier but my walk with God took another dimension that year. I was serving as a fellowship President on campus and also as a regional coordinator of the same fellowship, coordinating five branches of the fellowship at different campuses in Imo State. It was a herculean task, but one that shaped my walk with and work for God.

At the time mentioned above, I was preparing to go for my three (3) months compulsory industrial attachment program. On that fateful day in August 2010 (can’t remember the exact day), I was praying in the fellowship’s prayer ground in preparation for the next three months. I went to obtain direction and grace from God as regards my industrial attachment program. After some hours of singing and praying in the Holy Ghost, I heard God say “I need your next three months”. 

I opened my eyes to see who said that only to realize that I was alone and the nearest voice I could hear was a praying sister on the other side. I opened my Bible and I was led to 1 Samuel 3. That was the confirmation that the voice I heard was God speaking. My prayer point changed immediately. Instead of praying for direction, I was now praying for instructions.

(Stay tuned for the next part)

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