THE ESSENCE!



It is currently family month at my church, and it has been insightful. One of the sessions in the series of teachings on family that particularly stood out for me was the talk show session.

Pastor Phil said, and I quote, "To build a family that lasts, the family has to stay in God." I found this utterly profound and reasoned that it does not apply only to families.

Like he explained, take a fish out of water and watch it die. That is exactly what happens when you try to build anything void of its original design. It will not work, no matter the effort.

God is the design. He has the original template. Therefore, it is useless and worthless to attempt creating according to His design without His design. Abi not?

God is a family man.
And the reason He placed us in families is:

1. Love


2. Identity



But He who did the placing had a plan, right? Now, will the ordeal be successful if its very essence is neglected? Of course not!

So the point is, are you at a roadblock? Are you struggling with something and it feels like a never-ending skit with no way forward? Chill. Go back to the beginning, to the very essence of whatever you are tirelessly working on.

Dearest reader, anything outside its original essence, its reason for being, its root, will continually fall and flop. For it to work, it must remain in the design, the framework it was intended and created for.




@favvy_Okwansđź–¤ 



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