Welcome to the High Table.

Show me an individual who is diligent with what he or she does and I will show you a personality who is ready to mingle with royalty and assume substantiality. This is because diligence drives prominence.

‘Have you seen a man who is diligent in his work, he shall stand before Kings and not ordinary men.’

Whether it's doing a menial job or accomplishing a million dollar task, the principle of diligence applies as a rule for elevation. Diligence is an accelerator; it breaks barrier and guarantees a seat with VIPs.  

To be diligent is to skillfully and steadily apply a lot of efforts or energy towards achieving a task or a goal. It is to be persistent with painstaking perseverance in reaching an objective.

Diligence is a value system which is subscribed to, and constantly reinforced by determination. Diligence is tough to practice especially where shoddiness, slothfulness and ordinariness rule.

Among many others, the enemies of diligence include procrastination, distraction and self-satisfaction.

To fight and conquer these enemies is to secure a seat at the top. For this fight, God should lead, and when He does, victory is sure. With victory, it’s Welcome to the High Table – a table where Kings, Queens and key decision makers in the events of life are seated.

‘Alternative Truth’ a.k.a Lying

One of the unwritten codes of life is ‘anything that is obtained through lying has to be kept through MORE and MORE lying’.

Unfortunately, when this trend continues unabated, lying becomes second-nature, destroying every iota of integrity and honor one might have. Oh! what is left of life when integrity, honor, respect and trust are all traded for ‘morsels of meat’ that lying attracts?

Lying, as some now prefer to call it ‘alternative truth’ or ‘occasional slip of tongue’, is like the offensive stench from a decaying product or the obnoxious smell that comes from the defensive spray of a Skunk. 

Great destinies are halted when lying (like many other ungodly vices) drives a habitually iniquitous lifestyle.

Liars are free to aspire for greatness and occasionally may occupy a great position by lying. The dilemma however is that their ‘alternative truth’ approach to life catches up with them sooner than imagined. Liars are generally a shame to behold after a while.

My humble plea - choose Truth and don’t seek an alternative to it. Deal with the seed of lie before it turns into an over-grown forest of regrets and pains. Come to the Cross quickly for a true rebirth; the Truth Himself is waiting with open arms. 

And remember, truth promotes and projects, falsehood demotes and devalues.

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Be Better Not Bitter

Bitterness, like someone said, is taking poison and thinking the other person will die from it. A subtle and silent destroyer, bitterness sickens and weakens in like manner as would be expected when the cells of a virulent pathogen is infused into the tissues of a healthy living being. 

Oh how one wishes that bitter people would stop their own ‘gradual annihilation’

                                                                                           

Bitterness is a product of untreated anger blended with pride and an attitude that does not forgive. Bitterness, when fully grown breeds wickedness. A bitter person, like an unbridled tongue, stops at nothing to cause harm.

Oh, how one prays that bitter people would desist from adding salt to the wounds we already experience in our world.

Bitter people have more enemies than friends. They are difficult to relate with and challenging to please. Unduly critical, fault-finding, separatist in their tendencies, bitter people are to be pitied because when they fall or fail, they are generally alone.

Oh how one cries that bitter people would see value in friendship, accept their own fallibility and cherish variance of opinion.

Bitter people mock grace; they find no reason why God should intervene in their ‘enemies’ situation. They waste their time and energy by constantly scheming and plotting of evil; their mind is filled with vengeful tactics.

Oh how bitter people should be reminded that God is kind, forgiving, gentle and compassionate.