WHEN YOU PASS BY, WHAT CAN PEOPLE PERCEIVE?

There was once a lady working in an office. She had a very strong body odour. It was so strong that, long after she had passed by you, you could still perceive her ‘lingered’ presence while you struggle to catch your breath.

Thankfully, she was later helped to better manage this condition.

Just like the lady in the above illustration, we all have our own scent that people can perceive from us both at close contact and long after we have left them. Some of us don't know that, humility has its own scent. Joy can be perceived, just as knowledge, creativity, honour, blessing, grace and other virtues

The same way laziness, pride, incompetence, curses, low self-esteem, bad luck, luke-warmness and other vices also have their scent. Negative scents are easily and quickly picked up by those we come across in our daily lives.

After you have moved from one office to another office, from one friendship to another, from one house to another house, people can still perceive your "positive or negative scent". It is important that we are mindful of the scent we bring into our relationships and most importantly of the scent we leave behind after we are gone.

So tell me, what scent do you emit when people come in contact with you? Are you a pleasure to be around? I have found that you cannot carry the presence of God and emit a negative scent. People may not remember what you said to them, but they will certainly never forget how you made them feel!

Be intentional about the atmosphere around you.

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© Bisola Mogaji.

BOTH STEPS AND STOPS ARE MOVEMENT

We tend to think that it is only when we take steps that we are moving forward in life. Sometimes, stopping is also a part of movement.

If you are driving and you get a stop signal from the traffic light, it does not mean you are moving back, neither does it mean it is the end of the road. You are still moving forward, just that you are having a Stop.

Making a stop is part of the journey. There are many steps you will take and there are many stops you will also have. Sometimes you may have stops along the path of life journey far more than you envisaged.

Sometimes, stops are required when the road is not too clear and there is need for visibility so as to avoid accidents, commotion, or chaos.

Do you feel like you are making stops instead of taking steps? Relax, it’s all part of the journey. Be intentional about encouraging those around you who might be experiencing stops on their journeys. Let them know the stops are not bad neither are they final.

It’s not enough to celebrate only when you are taking steps. Learn to celebrate your stops as well. Count it all joy. It’s all part of the movement.

The journey is still ongoing. It may not be easy, it will surely be worth it.

Rest assured God has got you covered!

So, which of the two are you experiencing now? A STEP or A STOP?

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© Bisola Mogaji

DO YOU HAVE A JACK?

If your car breaks down with tyre issues and you don't have a jack, you will be stranded as there’s no way to change your tyre without a jack!

As small as it looks, a jack is a must-have item that must be in the boot / trunk of every car. A Jack is an equipment with lifting capacity of 500 kg or more'

It is amazing how a small jack can lift a big car. Our lives are like cars. We all need to have a Jack in our lives. There are things that represent these jacks that can help lift us, and can help when we want to change levels, change habits, change our situations for better just like when you want to change your deflated car tyre. Let me mention two of such 'life Jacks' we all need to have:

RELATIONSHIP IS A JACK! Life is not meant to be lived in isolation but in association. You will do well to be intentional about your relationships. Do you have friends that can lift you when life knocks you down and flat? One good relationship can lift you from a pit to the palace. If you lack quality relationships, you will be stranded in life.

RIGHTEOUSNESS IS A JACK! Scripture says, ‘Righteousness exalts a nation...'. If Righteousness can Jack up, lift and exalt a whole nation, how much more an individual? Righteousness can bail you out when the 'tyre of your destiny car' gets deflated.

Get these 'jacks' and maximize them. They will help your life in no small way.

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© Bisola Mogaji