BE JOYFUL TO BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS

EDITORIAL NOTES: This short story as told by this Narrator will surely give you another Perspectives as to how you should react Joyfully when people around you keep on meeting you for Assistance in life to meet their Needs.

… Happy Reading!

Over twenty five (25) Years ago I was an unfulfilled young Manager working with one of the banks.

I was angry with myself and with people around me as I felt cheated and felt used.

I found out that am usually particularly upset towards the end of each Month after I get paid my salary interestingly.

My deep frustrations stemmed from the fact that immediately after I received my salary; my friends and relations (Nuclear and Extended alike) would literally line up to collect all the money. Each had a Compelling Need bothering on problems necessitating urgent attention – Financial Needs equal to or more than what my salary may crop up with sometimes.

These lasted for years unabated and i wondered when all these would really come to end so that I will be free and enjoy my money alone with my family.

One night I wept until I slept off. And then I had a dream: God spoke to me. He said He has heard my cry. He said since I was tired of Helping Others; He will re-arrange things in my family and among my friends.

Part of the re-arrangement process will involve transferring the Blessings He gave me to one of my unnamed brothers. After that I shall become one of those asking for Help from him.

I woke up in the morning and began to roll on the floor. I prostrated before God; begging God to retain the status quo.

I begged God not to turn me to a beggar. I begged God to send more people to ask for Help from me – I was broken at the stark reality of what it means to be a Giver and not a Receiver.

That morning God reassured me that He had heard my New Prayers and He then revealed some more sparkling revelations to me which I will like to share with you as below:

He told me that in each family and Nation He had made Provision for a JOSEPH.

And that He even chooses the Joseph of each family and Nation even before they are born.

And then He explained further to me that He usually blesses such Joseph SO THAT THROUGH THEM HE WILL BLESS THE REST OF THE FAMILY AND NATION

He said peradventure if such Person does not cooperate with Him in carrying out this Divine Mandate; He takes away that Blessing from such and places it on another sibling of his.

With this revelation I understood some issues surrounding me: I learnt to become a better Giver to relations – Doing this, I became more Fulfilled.

… And this in the long run, Life made more meaningful to me afterwards.

Hear this Friends: Every Blessings God gave you is for you and others – With even quite a larger proportion of it interestingly even meant for others.

So, If you withhold such alone and use it alone you will soon feel a crack on the pipelines of Supply.

Friends, do you find yourself in this shoes? You may be the Joseph of your family and Nation!

At your leisure time, I will strongly admonish you to read through meditatively the Story of Joseph from Genesis Chapter 37 to Genesis Chapter 50 to grasp a better understanding of this Subject Matter: He became Great so that he would save his brothers, his father, the Nation of Egypt and in fact the whole world.

So stop feeling bad in Helping others. Do it with all gladness of Heart knowing fully well that you were Chosen from birth for that Purpose.

You are infact in doing that carrying out a “Divine Mandate” you did not labour to qualify for.

Check this out: All you have if they are for you alone, God would not have given you that much and given your friends, brothers and sisters that less.

Our God is smart a God. He knows what you exactly need. Be always glad to distribute to your siblings, close friends, relations and the poor around you.

… You were raised up to lift them up – So learn from my mistakes.

As from today, start enjoying life again like this Narrator. Stop lamenting lest you get God angry.

Rejoice and Fulfill your Destiny Mandate.

Do remain Blessed and you will soon share your Testimonies of your New Fulfilments in Life!

The Truth of the matter is that: “every daily efforts that you failed to make use of will gradually erodes your position in life”. The Choice therefore is yours … SO PAY THE PRICE!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Pastor Simon Aranonu.

Yours Always

MOSES DURODOLA

CONVENER, DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW