Hang In There.

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Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it.

Tupac (Me against the world; lyrics)

At some point in life, you must have asked yourself at least one of these questions;
why do good people die?
why do bad things happen to good people?
why do good things come to an end?


Life is an exhilarating adventure that can bring us joy, excitement, and unforgettable memories.
However, it can also throw us unexpected curveballs that challenge our resilience and adaptability.
One moment, a man can be jumping with excitement and the next few hours, he gets interred.
Two extremes, isn’t it?
It feels like nothing is certain.
Take a look at what is happening globally – COVID-19.
Late 2019 was filled with loads of merriment but here we are – LOCKED DOWN.


When I think about the uncertainty of Life, the Biblical story of Job comes to mind.
It is a good motivation to trust in God (apologies to those who still don’t believe there is GOD).
He was a very wealthy man and he was righteous too.
Job was living his life and God was pleased with him.
Pleased enough to use him to show off to Satan.
Satan, being good at what he does best, told God to take away all that Job had and see if he would still be faithful.
God permitted Satan to take away all Job had – his wealth and children. He was even afflicted with a terrible disease.


This got me wondering.
Why does God allow bad people to succeed in doing bad things to good people?
He definitely has His reasons, yeah? 
Just know that when your village people* are scheming on your matter, you won’t be there. And their plan can still go on.
But let’s leave the talk about village people for another day.


To be very honest, I don’t think I’ve been able to build my faith to the point where I would have to say amen to every prayer said by a man of God. 
I can’t be the only one who analyses statements of a prayer before saying amen.
I have been told several times not to apply logic when dealing with GOD.
Well, I am trying.


One day, I was in a church service and the pastor told us to pray. 
He dropped quite several prayer points but the one that struck me was;
“Dear brethren, tell God to use you to do whatever he likes”.  

At that moment, I opened one eye slowly and scanned the whole church.
I was looking for someone having the same thoughts as I had going through my head.
I found none.
Or maybe some were using other subtle methods to analyse, without opening their eyes.


It’s a good prayer, yeah. After all, we are supposed to live for God’s purpose.
But all I could think about was the story of Job.
Don’t ask if I finally said that prayer. It’s between God and me.


Job was living a good life.  And he didn’t bargain for what happened to him.
He was not even aware a decision was being made on his life.
This is why we always pray against every evil plan by the enemy on our lives, isn’t it?


So, Job lost everything. But he remained faithful.
In the end, God restored everything to him in multiple folds.
Yeah, shame on the devil.


Bad things happen to good people. Good things come to an end.
But bad things end too.

So how do we live through all the uncertainties of life?
I think we can only hope (for the best) and have faith.


HOPE?
Yeah. That should do.

Hope is simply keeping the flame burning.
I believe hope should be the kernel of life.
It is not going to keep bad and notorious things from happening to us.
It just conditions our mind to wade through those bad things so we don’t become miserable before the good happens.
It increases our chances of surviving hard times.
It helps to knock out the negatives while creating a positive mindset.


It will be hard to act blind to all the troubles of the world but when you have a positive goal, you try hard to ignore the current rough paths and forge ahead.

Life will throw a lot of things at you: You can use those things to your advantage and ignore those that can cause hindrances.


You know what they say about the world throwing lemon at you and you make lemonade out of it. I wonder what one is expected to make out of bitter kola.
Just make something.


You have to believe in your goals always. This will strengthen your hope in your journey.
We don’t know for sure how life is going to be after COVID.
But we can decide how we want it to affect us.

So live your life. Be happy. Pray against the devil.
Wash your hands always and sanitize them.
Maintain good hygiene.
And always remember that bad things come to an end too.


But what do I know?
I am just a prawn trying to maintain positive vibes while I juggle through life.

hang in there. stay positive

*village people: the antagonists (bad belle people).

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33 thoughts on “Hang In There.”

  4. Pamela

    Amazing piece!!! Thank you for reaffirming that Hope is essential in wading through troubling times. I’d make sure to keep hope alive

  5. Kemi

    Nicely written… This is Lovely…
    Keep up the good work dear. God bless and increase you Amen 🙏

  7. Sophia

    Unquestionable God….
    This is beautiful, full of positive energy…. Keep it up dear 👍
    Looking forward to the next post 😊

  8. Tee

    Despite all the happenings in the world, we have to keep hope alive. Everyday is full of new possibilities.

  9. Mimi

    Not sure of what I wanted to hear until I read this. I feel much relieved, the words soothe my mind. Thank you.

  10. fiyinfoluwa oloyede

    Even when i don’t feel like it, i’ll keep pushing. When i get to the end of my rope, i will tie a knot and hang on cos God always has a plan
    Beautiful write up….I enjoyed every bit of it. Can’t wait for the next post. Till then, we keep hope alive

  11. Damilola

    Such a beautiful write up!! It’s very encouraging and strengthening. Although the “village people” aspect got me laughing😃
    Thanks for this piece.

  13. Charming

    You just had to remind us that village people are always at work 😂ehn, so we should bekiaful. It is well. Anyways, thanks for the reminder that HOPE is all we need to live through all the uncertainties of life. Keeping the hope strong.
    Well done!!!😉

  14. Sarah

    hmmm…”we dont know for sure how life will be after covid 19, but we can decide how we want it to affect us”…. thats soo true !
    Thanks ‘Laide for this….

  17. Folusho

    Hey prawn, this is lovely…No matter the situation life throws at us, we’ve got to stay positive always.

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