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  I take pride in you and I will save you – God (Isaiah 46:13)   Isaiah 46 talks about having alternatives or options to God. Folks don’t learn from the past. We heard and read stories of folks that depended on someone/something else other than God and at the end, they were left worst than where they were before.   The Isrealites have gone through a lot of trouble simply because of their addiction to idols worshipping. Sometime I wonder and ask myself why do people still follow satan despite the fact that he never offers anything good even though he promises good things? Why do people never learn to trust God fully? I realize something: Devil will always promise you shortcuts and the fast lane. God on the other hand is a principle God whose aim is to fulfill His purpose on earth through us. God doesn’t force us, He doesn’t cajole, He allows us to make our own decisions. Therefore, we therefore reap the fruits of our actions, good or bad. The Isrealites, though...

The past few months has been a challenging one for planet earth. The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging and has claimed so many lives. Economy of countries has been grounded, health system overstretched. The future remains unclear to many heads of state who are still grasping with the realities  of things as it unfolds. Religious centres (Church and Mosques) has been closed down and there have been a ban on gathering. Recently US President, Donald Trump clamour for churches and mosques to be reopened. Ironically, clergy folks and imams kicked against President Trump request for religious centres to be opened. Ironically in Nigeria, a religious country in West Africa and the world most populous black country, it is the other way round. Religious leaders wants churches and mosques to be reopened while the government still feel it is unsafe and unwise to reopen them. The bone of contention is do we think it is safe and wise for Churches and Mosques to re-opened considering the fact tha...

One major question on the lips of some Christians is can God still bless someone this lockdown? can God still perform miracles this lockdown? All my prayer points, can they still get answered during this lockdown? The answer is Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! . The blessings of the Lord is not subject to any physical lockdown.. We look at our bible text Genesis 41, in verse 54 , the whole earth was in a kind of lockdown we called famine, hunger ravage the whole earth but something interesting happened, despite the famine on earth, the Land of Egypt had bread. Is Egypt not part of the earth? Yes it is. So why do they have bread despite the earth being on Lockdown? It's because the wisdom of God had showed unto Joseph the route of escape from the famine or lockdown. God is the same yesterday, today and forever more. He is not a man that would change, he is the unchangeable changer. What He did in Egypt, He can still do it for you. The lockdown is biting hard on people, it's not becaus...

The world is in a difficult situation, covid-19 pandemic is on rampage all over the world, oil prices are at the lowest point in history, Crisis in the middle east, terrorism /insecurity in Africa, finacial crisis in Europe, mass shooting in the United States, Bush fires in Austria and one could continue counting. This is not to scare you but to let you know: the world had always be in crisis since the downfall of mankind. And it's not going to get any better. Many people are going to get killed, evil attacks and disaster will be on the rise. That has always been how the world has been moving. But that's not all, There is an Irony in the story, in the midst of all this troubles and difficult times, one can still rise above them all . Yes the world is troubled but you can have peace even in the midst of the trouble. Doing what God says save us from troubles. When Jesus was still a baby, God through His Angel directed Joseph and Mary to take the baby to Egypt. They obeyed a...

Good day to you. This is the third part of the Let's Talk About SEX series. If you missed the first two  parts, I advised you go read them, below are the links: Let's Talk About Sex  - Part 1 Let's Talk About Sex  - Part 2 I will be dwelling on prevalence of pre-marital sex in this third part. Pre-marital simply means sex before marriage. In our societies these days, abnormal has become the new normal. Historically,  premarital sex  was considered a moral issue which was taboo in many cultures and considered a sin by a number of religions, but since about the 1960s, it has become more widely accepted, especially in Western countries. It's generally believed that sex before marriage reduces the value of a person (especially women). It is always expected that both partners will abstain from sex until their wedding night. Although the focus was more on women than the men. Nowadays, all that has change. The medial, what we read, listen and watch, ...

I started a series yesterday on sex. As expected, I've received countless reaction (both positive and negative) and more importantly, folks all over Africa has reached out to me to thank me for writing about the topic and they want to know more. Another person told me it's immoral to talk about sex , I laughed. Some feel uncomfortable with it, some feel liberated. If you want to reach out to me or have any questions, you could send me a email on thrivekonsult@gmail.com . Of course every mail is treat confidentially. Before I continue, I would like to state that this series are entirely my views and you may not necessarily agree with everything but I still urge you to read with an open mind. I started with reasons why people have sex and the consequences (positive and negative) of having sex. I stated that there is a right way of having sex. As humans, we all have sexual organs, sexual drive (libido) and sexual feelings. It is perfectly normal to have sexual feelings. Se...

Sex is a topic I've been wanting to write about and I have also been shying away from it. Maybe because of the sensitive nature or the controversies that surrounds or perharps the way sex is been viewed as in this part of the world. Yeah believe it or not, the way the West view sex is greatly different from the way Africans view it. Sex generally means sexual intercourse . The intercourse ain't the focus today. The spotlight is on why do humans have sex and what are the consequences of having it. One major reasons humans have sex is for pleasure. Mehn, sex is damn sweet! it's pleasuring! The climax, orgasm are really 'heavenly' experience. That's enough! right? So folks have sex in order to enjoy themselves. It's a fact. Another reason for sex is procreation. Thanks to technology, you can make babies without sex. Not withstanding sex is primarily, manly and traditionally the way to procreate i.e. make babies. I will stop at that two reasons (actua...