Samson Obaloluwa's Blog

Some situations you find yourself in might make it look to you as if God's Word for you isn't working out, it might even make you feel like _you've been scammed or deceived_ by some prophets or ministers.  I am very sure that it was possible for Joseph to feel forgotten by God during his journey to the palace. At a point on the cross, JESUS also cried out loud and asked why He was forsaken by the the Lord. The great Prophet Elijah requested for death at a point when he felt overwhelmed by the opposition from King Ahab and her devilish wife; Jezebel. Abraham while expecting the promise at one point obeyed the wrong counsel of his wife by trying an alternative means thinking He was getting too old. The disciples also went back a fishing after the crucifixion of the master, they obviously felt that their hope was gone! You see beloved, what the situation presents is just a mirage, it is not true. The only TRUTH is that God's Word hanging over your life, though it looks pas...

  I grew up with the mindset of trying to prove to people how strong, brilliant, intelligent and diligent I was. I always wanted compliments, I always wanted attention, I loved the sound of "Well done", "you're doing well" and the likes. I just wanted approval and appreciation.....but little did I know that I was actually killing myself. I began to compete with the people and I felt were better than I was, I began to do things to make myself measure up to some standards. Gradually, I began to frown at other people's successes because I always felt the success recorded should have been recorded by me. I saw myself as a man running behind schedule. I wanted to meet up with men's expectations and the achievements of my peers. The more I tried to meet up, the farther behind I was. The more I compared myself with others, the more embittered I was at myself for "lagging behind".  On a fateful day, the light of God's Word dawned on me and I beheld...