June 07, 2013

Plan but do not worry!

Worry! Worry! Worry! A trait becoming of humans these days due to the rat race for power, money, wealth, status, class, fame, or for anything we consider important to fit into the present world's notion of 'successful'. We worry at different and every stage of our lives. 

When leaving primary school, we worry about the choice of secondary school. 
When leaving secondary school, we worry about the choice of university and the course to study. 
When leaving the university, worry about where we would be posted to for NYSC. 
When leaving the orientation camp, we worry about our place of primary assignment. 
After youth service, we worry about when we would get a job, the type of job, the salary and other related issues. 
After getting a job, we worry about promotion, better salary or benefits, or a better job.
After getting a better job, we worry about marriage especially the female folk. 
After marriage it's children, the sex of the child, their education...and the list is endless. 
We worry about almost, if not everything.

No incident is too small to take a cue from: I normally take food to work, breakfast and lunch because I am not a fan of buying food outside all the time especially when I can prepare mine. One evening on my way home from work, I got thinking, ''what food will I take to the office tomorrow?'' I started thinking of what we had in the house and what I could prepare with them. "I will cook rice...oh, no stew!" "Is there still vegetable?...daddy ate the last one last night." "There is yam...maybe I should buy eggs. Is there tomato sef?" "There is noodles yipee!...yuck I don't want noodles!"
"There is even Irish potatoes...nah, I don't have time to peel those things."

After racking my tired brain that was still trying to process how long I would spend in the traffic jam, I cautioned myself to stop thinking and take whatever I see when I get home. I got home and was preparing my dinner and my dad’s when my mum returned from work. She welcomed me with a gift bag from her friend whose daughter celebrated her birthday.  It contained a plastic pack of jollof rice with chicken and lacasera...and  guess what? My mum gave me her gift bag with everything in it, making it double!
Lucky me right? If I could see the future, I would not have bothered my brain by worrying and I guess God must have been shaking His head as I weighed all my food options.
(This incident actually inspired this blog post, it happened when I was still living life on the fast lane)

God has said it, do not worry about tomorrow, let tomorrow worry about itself. For today has enough worries of its own.  
By worrying you will not change a thing which God also confirmed. Instead, turn your worry into faith and trust. Have faith in God, trust Him that everything will be fine and it will be.

He didn’t say you should not work hard or plan; He said "don’t worry!" 
So plan with confidence believing that all will be fine. Do not try to accomplish a month's task in one week. Be realistic! Put in your best and leave the rest to God. 
In Proverbs, it is written "look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame. Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right." With the aforementioned and looking at the story of Joseph in the Bible...you have absolutely no modicum of reason to worry about anything. You don't want to have high blood pressure because you are worrying unnecessarily, do you?

My quotes to learn from
When God says you will, you will. Fredilia Momodu    
...so why worry? A friend told me that there was a day she was so worried about her future that she was close to tears. She was to take JAMB exam for the second time and was feeling downcast. She has a passion for the art of makeup and bead making and wanted to go professional. I introduced her to a good friend who is a makeup artist and does bead-making and gele-tying. She was willing to train her at a very affordable price but her father refused, claiming she had to gain admission first. She said different thoughts were running through her mind, mostly negative. Then she decided to log on to Facebook to ease off. She said the first thing she saw was that quote, "When God says you will, you will. Fredilia Momodu" and it felt like God just patted her on her back. She said she was consoled immediately and chased away the negative thoughts with God's words. 
Right now, she has written the JAMB exam, she passed and is about to write the post UME. She has started learning the art of makeup and bead-making and I can bet my green and brown block-heeled peep-toes that worrying didn't have a role to play.

So, enjoy each moment of your journey to success. When you fall, learn and rise up again. Commit your whole life to God. Learn to let go of the wheel and let God take the driver's seat. Do whatever you have to do (not bad things) to be who you want to be; but most importantly, do not worry...

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It's very hard not to get even a lil bit worried these days. The key is to just put everything in God's hands. Nice post.

6m
where in d world have I been? I just read this piece and I am so blessed thanks Freddy. u knw some1 once described worry as paying in advance for something that might neva happen.

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June 01, 2013

Inspirational quotes by Fredilia Momodu Happy new month!!!

Happy new month people!!! We made it to June!!! Hurray!!! Glory to God!!! 


All protocols duly observed...I noticed through my live traffic feed that a reader from the US checked out one of my past posts this morning What a great way to start a new month! Or what do you think?  This make me re-read the post and I got inspired all over again. You should check out the link too and get inspired. News and entertainment gists may go stale but inspiration doesn't. It is one of the reasons why I adore personal bloggers who take out time to creatively express themselves so we can become part of their lives. I must confess, it isn't easy but the passion and the love for it suffices plus your support. (I love you my readers!!!)

Part of the post 'What a great way to start a new month! Or what do you think?'  
Recently I told myself that I would make it a habit to read my bible every day. I made this resolution because I have been finding it difficult to commune with God like I used to when I was much younger. This is as a result of my busy schedule which I explained in one of my posts How to live life on the fast lane
It has actually been bothering me because I am nothing without God. He is the owner of my life, my strength, my protector, my provider, my everything and a strong relationship with Him is the best thing that can happen to any man. I had to put God as part of my plans as I am part of His. I made it a point of duty to study my bible every morning and I also subscribed to daily readings from ‘UCB Word for Today’. 

This morning when I woke up, I prayed and picked up my Bible. I opened to Psalm 5 and read the words. The last verse was ‘You bless those who obey you, Lord; your love protects them like a shield.’ I was overwhelmed and calmed by those words; they struck me. I asked God, “How can I obey you? I want you to always bless me and I want your love to always protect me like a shield” I closed my eyes and meditated on those precious words.

Then I resolved not to consciously do anything that my conscience tags as sin; to be the best I can be in all situations; to glorify God with all He has blessed me with; to thank Him in all situations; to always communicate with Him through prayers; to put Him first in my life; and to never lose faith in Him.
I felt really good afterwards and went on to read the ‘UCB Word for Today’. click the link to continue reading...
 
The title of this blog post says Inspirational quotes by Fredilia Momodu don't start  wondering, "where are the quotes? Is she sure she chose the right topic?" Here are the quotes:
*God reveals himself to us everyday in different ways, it takes a discerning spirit to see it. Fredilia Momodu   

*Plan, pray, work hard, believe but do not worry.  Fredilia Momodu 

*When God says you will, you will. Fredilia Momodu    

*Your success is not solely dependent on how hard you work, it also dependent on how God chooses to bless you. Either way, you still have to work. Fredilia Momodu 

*Worrying is just a pure waste of time. It does nothing but make you desperate, afraid and miserable. Fredilia Momodu

*Only God can give you that satisfaction you desire because our human wants are limitless. Fredilia Momodu 

*Do not give into the pressures of our fast paced world that you don’t pause to see how beautiful the world is.  Fredilia Momodu

*Let us not get caught up trying to get results that we lose the essence of our being.  Fredilia Momodu  

*Do not be desperate to get all you ask from God. Wait patiently trusting in Him while you do your part to make it a reality. Fredilia Momodu 

*With God's timing, you can never go wrong. Fredilia Momodu   

*Your life doesn't have to be perfect (and most times it isn't) but it must be yours. Fredilia Momodu   

Feel free to use any but do not leave out my name, else...  
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really nice. Love it a lot, thanks for sharing such a beautiful thing with me. God Bless!

Rotimi Akinbiyi@TimiFrost (He tweeted two quotes.)
God reveals himself to us everyday in different ways, it takes a discerning spirit to see it. - (It was Retweeted by
 Your life doesn't have to be perfect (and most times it isn't) but it must be yours -
 

and lovely quotes too! Yeah @ all times your life must be YOUR's to live and lead,whether perfect or not! 
thanks freddy! A very lovely piece and a very wow way to start a new month! I'm sure putting it to work.

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