02/11/2024
I stepped out to eat in a restaurant while I was waiting for NYSC mobilization, the usual girl who serves us food did her work as usual and I decided to pray for her and thank her for her job . They were paying her, weren't they? Yes they were, but then I still felt the need to celebrate her. When I was done eating, she came closer and asked me about my NYSC mobilization, she then said she knows of someone who can help me get a good place to serve. My personal core values doesn't support lobbying and I wasn't going to do that, but then I decided to call the number one afternoon, and it was the voice of a woman, the moment I mentioned my name, she told me the girl already spoke to her about me. Long story cut short, she asked me to select any state I wanted to serve in the country, she also said she understood that I am a pastor so I should pray about it. I got back to her after two days with the state, and it was settled.
I got to my camp, while I was in camp, our first day on queue to collect food as usual, when I was served my food, I told the woman who served the food "God bless you ma" , and that was it. She stepped aside and called me. She asked me of my name and when I told her she was so excited as her husband and I have the same name. She went on to say that none of my colleagues had ever appreciated them for serving food. She then asked me to see her in her office. While I was still pondering whether to go or not, I discovered that she was a national figure who was only serving food on that day, the moment I saw that, I jumped to her office immediately. Through that singular relationship, I knew where I was to be posted to before the end of camp and I wasn't allowed to eat just anything that others ate. I remembered entering my NYSC camp with just 2500 and by the time I was out I had close to one hundred thousand on me; from one favor to another.
In all these, I have come to learn the following; Favor is not automatic, favor flows in the direction of humility and honor. If you want your journey in life to be less stressful, honor all men, be meek, be humble. Many have driven their helper away just because they can't resist being unnecessarily proud. Pride has never helped anyone get to their destination, pride existed before other sins, it reduced Lucifer and made him become the devil. Pride can make a monster out of anyone.
Apostle Femi Lazarus