Lost In A
Frustrated World
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give
ourselves the gift of living well."
---Voltaire
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to
create something that will.
--- Chuck Palahnuik
The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever
the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.
--- Don Williams Jnr.
The most exhilarating and unmasking time
for me, has always been whenever i am in the midst of so many people. I have
always made sure that even when i am soaked in my personal activities that gave
me an opportunity to be in such gathering, i don’t miss my tap on the actions
and attitude of people around me, because this gives me a shot on how people
individually see, accept and celebrate life to a certain degree.
Every time i jump on the bus is an
opportunity to see different people and some of the several activities that is
aligned to make the world go on rolling. The appearance and the mood of people
easily tell the fierceness of war or apparent peace going on, on their mind.
On a particular day, i was in the bus on
my way back from work, few bus-stops later, two ladies boarded the bus and were
dressed in clothes that had several inscriptions on it and even the bag they
had with them carry several scary writings. All the writings were awful, one of
the writings that caught my attention and left me dumbfounded is the one that
says ‘The world burns to death’.
I knew these ladies must belong to some
kind of spiritual sect, where devilish ideas are dished to them, i could see
them smiling but i want to believe they already see themselves and every other
persons that subscribes to their practices and understanding about life as
those ones ‘lost in a frustrated world’.
And according to the writing ‘the world burns to death’ which they believe in,
i see it as a solid expression, that they are also burning away as the world
burns to death. They have come to a conclusion that they are already in hell,
they now enjoy the burning flame of their assumed hell where evil things have
dominion. I assumed people like this have no hope of a better, peaceful and
godly life.
God gave man life and surrounded us with
everything that we may ever desire; He gave man the wisdom and ability to
create everything we may ever envision so that our life will experience no
hardship.
Man has ignorantly allowed Satan to
pollute and corrupt our minds, and this is why our mind can easily imagine evil
inventions and think of evil towards our fellow brethren. We are the cause of
every problem that we face in the world but no one is ready to take
responsibility. Until man is ready to take responsibility for his actions and
resolve to make amendment, life will continue to lose its taste.
One thing is certain, we are all mortals
and there is no single man on earth that would live forever. None of us has
come here to stay forever; we are here to stay for a while but to impact the
world positively, leave our influence on the sand of the earth and soft touch
on the heart of the ones that remain here when we pass away.
The purpose of man on earth is not to
live forever but do worthwhile and positive things that will remain in history
as long as the earth doesn't cease to be. We are not here to break each other’s
neck, we are here to love and care for each other. We are to stay as one, never
to be disunited; our pursuit is to pull each other up and not push one another
down.
It will do us no good when we curse one
another, we should bless each other. Put it upon your mind that you will shine
light on wherever darkness exist, not in any way putting out light for darkness
to have a place.
I feel very bad whenever i see people
who live for good course die untimely, and the ones who perpetrate evil, live
longer. I have come to realize that it’s not how long we live that matters but
how well we live our lives. For those who dine and wine in evil doings, living
longer than those who do well, it’s an open cheque for you to rewrite the script
of your life from doing evil to exhibiting and manifesting goodness.
It is really up to us to give ourselves
the gift of living well. Rather than contributing to making this world a hell
for ourselves, let’s decide today to make this place a heaven on earth and we
will be happy and smile as we exit this world.
There is trouble and frustration in the
air everywhere, this is a sign that we have neglected and deviated from the
purpose and plans of God for us. Many have missed their path and are lost in
this frustrated world, and they have nothing more to do than wonder about and
just feeding on whatever meal life dish to them. You can trace your steps back
today by simply believing in the promise of God for you and start to live
according to His purpose and will for humanity. You are one of God’s sheep that
has lose itself to the frustration of the world, His arm is still wide open to
welcome you back to a world of peace and joy.
I know how it feels at times, when one
feels so pushed to live life anyhow because you can’t seem to have a definition
for what a good life should be like. There are times, when questions like ‘ Am
i just that animal that sleeps and wake, fights for food on his table, find a
shelter to live in and clothes to wear, maybe have children that will continue
the cycle and wear away till i breath my last breathe?’ No, you are not because
you are a super being that has a divine purpose and worthwhile mission to
fulfill on earth.
Don’t be lost; don’t be pressed down by
the frustrations of the world anymore because He that lives in you is greater
than he that is in the world. You are more than blessed to overcome the
frustrations of the world that already have its place in your life.
You are an over-comer!
God Loves ♥ You
Ogundipe Clement Shola
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