1 minute, please‪?‬ Tobi To The W🌍rld

so this nigga whose voice you're hearing is actually a close friend, and he's one of those people that you don't even expect to distill such wisdom.

i had no choice but to record this part of the conversation and share it. I feel it’s something we can all benefit from.

a man that leaves the 99 to chase the ONE. Knowing fully well that ONE vessel can be so damaged that sometimes he uses them regardless.

He knows what he's doing alone, so It’s best to leave it up to him.

If you’re reading this, please listen to what my friend (Kenshin) said in this episode.

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For the English interpretation:

something I realized recently is that

someone can be casting out demons, healing the sick, but back home, can be the devil.

when God gives gifts, only he knows why he gives them.

Good people get the gifts, and bad people get the gifts. He doesn’t select how or to whom he gives it.

For example, someone like David in the Bible, the atrocities he committed. If it was someone else, he’s probably hell-fire bound.

What about Moses? With all the good things that he did, he still messed up in God's presence.

My favourite example is Samson. He wasted his gift.

So, someone can speak tongues, fight demons, perform miracles, and still be the devil. While God is still fixing them. Both truths can exist.

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The dad is the type of Christian I’m striving to become. One that isn’t afraid to be asked questions, also to question, and understanding that It's okay not to have all the answers.

My walk with God has been as slow as a snail but I rather walk my walk than become a pawn in the hand of the religious interpretations of people.

Just like the dad letting the son know God the most natural way and not beating it down his throat.

au revoir ✋🏽

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I always need friends like this because they give me gist that I end up using as material for writing.

Like this one: https://jollofwrite.substack.com/p/happy-international-womens-day

There are many things that people can hate in this world, but gist is NOT one of them. Everybody wants to know what's going on with this person ABC, every single person wants to know what's the latest news about person ABC.

because gist is basically how we run our lives, right? Gist is what made you sign up for Jollof Write, gist is what made you know about that deal, that discount offer, gist is what made you know about that latest movie that dropped, gist is what made you know about the divorce between your favourite artist and their partner, gist is what you always go to church for. Because after service, it's a gist galore, gist is just everywhere, it's like oxygen.

Shoutout to that friend that always has gist for us, we need to appreciate them. You can start by forwarding today’s episode to them.

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one day in 2020, I ordered a ride going to church.

got into the ride, and sat at the front because I hate my riders feeling small by sitting at the back.

Usually, I sit in my rides without saying a word till I get to my destination.

typical scenario:

ME: *enters ride*

ME: good, whatever-the-time-of-day-is

Rider: hi bro

ME: *quiet the entire trip*

*reaches destination*

Me: thanks

Rider: you’re welcome. Abeg no forget give me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Me: ok.

9 out of 10 times, I forget to give the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because I always leave wondering what that rider dreamed of becoming one day.

maybe an astronaut?

i bet the Emi Lo Kan economy must have drained the life out of the young man’s aspirations. The boy grows up and becomes………read the rest here: https://jollofwrite.substack.com/p/my-long-lost-uncle-was-my-uber-driver

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this lady’s heart cry is so loud—it would literally cause your heart and ears to bleed till you hit your truth. It’s that good 1-minute podcast had to bend the 1-minute rule for it. 🥹

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thankfully, I’m not writing this from my cell block cos I was found not guilty and all charges have been dropped. But to think that things could have gone south.

like:

what if I didn’t have these people to thank for convincing the judge I’ve been a good boy? (https://jollofwrite.substack.com/p/coming-soon) you’ll probably never hear from me again and think I broke up with you without saying a word.

except I luckily have an inmate who sneaked in a phone I could borrow to write to you every week.

you’ll eat this Jollof-Write every week without the slightest idea I’m cooking from jail.

back to reality, no one is going to jail.
this isn’t the first time I’ll get falsely accused. The other day it was Okiki telling the world how I sneaked into her room, without her permission (https://jollofwrite.substack.com/p/1-minute-please-you-were-in-my-room)

this time around Ella (the 16-year-old) accused me of killing something so precious to her.

If you listened (the audio) to her statement here’s what got her triggered:

“Today’s Jollof-Write is a bit bitter, but sometimes life throws us lemons and the best thing to do is to just (forget about making lemonades) suck all the meaning that’s left.”

but who would think a statement I made in what i wrote about my late uncle (https://jollofwrite.substack.com/p/hes-gne-so-what-now ) would be used by Ella (now ex-friend)—to haunt me? Like, really?

anyway, I’m good and without waking up to iron bars in front of me. We’d talk soon.

cheers to the weekend. have fun, avoid friends like Ella, and do imaginable things. okay?

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