Seriously speaking if I was asked why I choose to give this
work the tittle it bears, I wouldn't have a good reason but like we say it on
Frank Totz, “RIDE WITH ME”.
Growing up as a young chap full of excitement and hope was
fun but more inspiring was the fact that I had parents who loved and would do
anything to make me happy without necessarily “spoiling” me; we had enough eat
and be satisfied. Both of my parents were civil servant employed by the government
and as much as possible will make sure that instead of my siblings and I to
stay hungry, they would borrow to make sure we feed (Mrs. Obot especially).
But down the road of maturity and manhood, life has proved
to be a door with its own locks but with spare keys in the hands of those who
have the “balls” to open it. (Take a sip of
and take that down…lolssss)
This journey to manhood has now gotten me living in my own
house away from the preying eyes of my parents as a bachelor and working to “make end meet”(like people will say); Thursday
evening I receive a call from an unknown caller and in my usual manner I pick
up without hesitation(incase na money call..lolss) and just as if God was
looking upon my “brokness” ,the caller says “hy, my name is ……………and I need you
to compere an event happening this weekend for me, we totally forgot that
aspect of the event because of our plenty waka (and I was like huh??) but we’re hoping you can make the event “(he breaks to
hear my response” and I clear my throat to convince my caller that it was
really the ‘quintessence of the airwave’ as am fondly called on radio that he
was talking and the rest they say is history.
The next day comes rolling in and the bank alert notifying
me of an account credit comes like expected and I simply pay my tithes
immediately, perform my manly financial obligation of meeting the needs of my fiancée
and paying my debts.
The crux of this
whole matter is that by Sunday I was broke again, by Monday hunger was pounding
the environs of my stomata and I refused asking for help, by Tuesday I was sure
I was living by the grace of God but what do you want to show me in all this
your grammar, someone will ask??
This is it: Believe absolutely in God and be financially
wise.
Your faith in God is more powerful than the contacts on your
cell. You see, the contacts on your
blackberry or android device are designed to fail by default because there is a
limit to whatever they can do for you and of course they have their NEEDS; but
your contact with God is fashioned to be limitless and boundless without even
expecting a refunds from you and trust me he came to my help.
Also, your ability to manage your finances is another way to
ensure that you never go hungry or starve. The truth is that there is always a
temptation to spend all you have “at a blow” and temporarily forget the future
by not saving; but your savings and investments are the grains stacked on your Egyptian
pyramid for the seven years of famine dreamt of by the pharaoh of your town. Be
your Joseph and save for your rainy days. Your tithe should be one of your valued
investments to be taken seriously and
followed to the later. It’s a huge umbrella for the rainy.
The next I am hungry, I will remember this article and move
straight to my kitchen full of food and grab myself a good old chiled pepsi
with a chicken to go with.
Meanwhile don’t be deceived, the incident shared in this
article happened many years ago and not last week as earlier narrated. Am not
yet where I envision but trust me guys, am not where I used to be…AM BETTER
Have a wonderful weekend
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