STOP PRAYING, GO AND WORK!

I saw the filmshow of a man's whole life in 1hour today. The story I'm about to tell you is the story of how misrable a man's life could be. Just take your time to read.

I got ready for work more than early today, because of the awoof hotspot I'm always tapping in my office. So I packed my laptop and stuffs in my bag, and started my morning jogging to work because 'my home is a stone throw, from work '.

After jogging for about five minutes, I noticed a neatly dressed pastor, putting on a neatly pressed faded suit, and the main reason why I noticed was because of his  his torn shoes. I was already thinking to myself, ‘this man must be a man of power’. I brushed the thought away on getting to my office- 'awoof don land'.

It was after about thirty minutes, before I remembered I had some posters I to design. So I opened my bag to get power before I would start work, but my power pack was no where to be found. My being in a hurry made me forget my power pack at home. I had to jog back the way I came "LOL".

On my way back home, I saw this man of power being dragged in the belt by a lady having a baby on her back. They were both arguing about something- my always attentive ears grabbed few words out of their arguments; "Isaiah you no fit carry that money go today, wetin your pikin go chop?" said the wife. I looked at the man's hand. Lo and behold I saw just 50naira. ‘Na so this man be?"

I was not moved by this scenario, until I got my power pack and had to trek back, because I've over jogged already. I saw this same man lying on the grass praying with all his precious strength, speaking in tongues.

I paused the BRAINSTORMING for that moment, trekked to my office with peace of mind, and then I started talking to myself:

1. DO THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME: Some people mistake time for actions, for time for prayers. I know three big construction site looking for laubourers in that area and this man thinks what's next is to start praying.

2. God won't have your time if you did not have your time, stop disturbing God, heavens help those who help themselves.

3. Stop pretending to be what you are not, nobody cares about your shit, I've seen a lot of people that wear expensive clothes they can't afford. Living fake life won't help you, go find a job and make money, sometimes we tend to give too much attention to the distractions of our lives, putting on things we can't maintain, buying cars we can't maintain. It's a big regret 65% of the people we see everyday are fakers.

4.  Stop thinking about what people would say, they are not you, you are not them: Wait!!! Are you okay? These people you are granting access, to make contributions about your life- Are they you? Are you them? Wait! Are we you? It's you- stop letting WE decide for YOU; they are two different words. Go out and work! Let them say what they want.

5. Stop waiting on God, he is busy with serious people.

6. AND LASTLY, A HINT FOR YOU: I could remember very very well, my shiny pastors wife said something that makes my heart she'd blood. She said, "WETIN YOUR PIKIN GO CHOP." Mind you, not wetin we go chop. So, so motherly. RESPECT YOUR MUM, SHE IS THE GOD YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU WERE TAUGHT TO KNOW OTHERS- your help in time of  trouble.

©Oyekanmi ayodeji