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Beloved of God,

I received this message from a friend called Ify via whatsapp this evening and thought to share. 

It is a mistake to think time is going. Time is not going. 

Time is here until the world ends. It is you and I who are going. 

You don’t waste time. Time is infinite. One wastes him or herself. 

You are finite. It is you that grows old and dies. Time doesn’t. So make better use of it. 

And one of the worst things to do with time is comparing yourself to others. 

A cow eats grass and gets fat but if dog eats grass, it will die. 

Never compare yourself with others. 

Run your race. 

What works for one person may be that which will kill you. 

Focus on the gifts and talents God gave you.

And don’t be envious of the blessings He gave others. 

If a rose smells better than tomatoes, It doesn't mean the rose can make a better stew.  

Don't try to compare yourself to others.  

You also have your own strength, look for it and build on it. 

All animals that exist, were in Noah's ark. A snail is one of those animals. 

If God could wait long enough for snails to enter Noah's ark; His door of grace won't close till you reach your expected position in life. 

Never look down on yourself, keep looking up.  Remember that Broken crayons still color. 

Keep on pushing, you never can tell how close you are to your goal.

I'd the privilege of visiting late Chief Peter Okonji during the week before his illness and for the 2 weeks he was on admission. It was a rare privilege to be with someone who was so full of life in one moment and down with sickness in another moment, and show readiness to move on to glory.

Waking up with a nagging migraine October 8, 2018 to hear of his passing reminded me of my experience on January 19, 2011 when around the same time, 6am, I got a call that a loved one had died. I don't know if the migraine was its way of notifying me of an imminent sad news, but I do know the peace God gives us in any situation. Late Chief Okonji called me to his newly bought air inflated bed, to tell me his last words. We had a deal. Now how do we make good our agreement? I'll keep his words in my heart. Words concerning TLF and all. It's a revelation that no matter who goes God will always be with us- Emmanuel. 

I pray God gives his immediate family and loved ones fortitude to bear his passing and grant him eternal life. His time has come and gone. Time still remains but we are passing. I'm pleased with time because if you live well and full you will accept the passage of time. You won't wish to be 10, 18 or 25 years old again, why? Because when you where there you lived well and full. So where you are now live well and full. 

Be reminded that our vision is to see the society more sensitive, sensible and loving.

TLF 💚