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PATIENCE

I recall my MUM telling me about a man in my hood who became popular for engaging in money rituals just to buy the 80's edition of the Honda Prelude. U wouldn't buy that car for 50k today.  Some other guy brutally murdered his brother (whom their father gave cash to travel for the purpose of re- stocking their warehouse), just because he wanted to acquire the rave of the moment - Pathfinder Jeep. That same vehicle is now beta described as a coffin.    I remember my whole street gathered to watch a truck deliver a very large satellite dish to my neighbor's house. Today a dish one tenth that size delivers 50 times the value and is in almost every student's room. What about the Volkswagen Santana, Mercedes Benz V boot, 505 Evolution, Toyota Crown, all overtaken by latest models of Camry, Honda, Bugatti, Bentley, X6,Acura and Infinity.... Vanity!    A lady left her true love because some rich guy then persuaded her with a golf, which turned out to be the only car they

Vision

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Vision is the product of effective thinking. It is mentioned in literature that great men think because they are great, and great men are great because they think. Vision can be described as foresight, based on insight with the benefit of hindsight. An aspect of thinking that differentiates great men and women from mediocre ones is the ability to handle a vision.  Vision is no doubt one of the most powerful forces available to man on earth today. Vision gives meaning to life. It keeps us alive and conditions our lives. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Someone once said: “Action springs out of what we fundamentally desire”. A man with no vision is at best a living corpse. He desires nothing and so achieves nothing. Every great person in history is a personal owner of a vision. A lady was once asked: “What would be worse than being blind?” She answered, “To have sight with no vision.” Note that

DETERMINATION

Can you build wall round a street in 52 days? Can you errect a building within 52 days? A question of mind to answer In life we all have a specific assignment for God to people around us, Nehemial discover he must be a motivator to build the wall of Jerusalem and complete the wall within 52 days Zerubbabel discover his that he must rebuild the temple. Ezra discover he must restore the law back to the people. Nelson Mandela knew his assignment is to restore peace living between Black and White South Africans. Jesus knew he must come to introduce the world back to God through salvation. Martin Luther King Jr. discover he is to bring about emancipation in America. Albert Einstein discover he must bring more light to physics. Many more discover their assignment from God and they fulfilled it. I tell you AGAINST ALL ODDS they finish the assignment. Nehemial build the wall of Jerusalem for 52 days. IMAGINE! AGAINST ALL ODDS they did THE WORK, what they were assign to in this