22/01/2017
Sermon from my heart to you all..
Aliko Dangote was born into a wealthy home in
Kano. He got his first degree in Cairo, Egypt. He
had always loved trading , and reports say he
hawked sweets even as a primary school child ,
even though his family was wealthy. Dangote is
really a very humble person even by the
confessions of people who have interacted with
him.
But Dangote is not the only hardworking Nigerian.
He is not the only humble person around . He is
probably not the most business savvy in Africa.
But he is certainly the richest Blackman in the
world . His companies employ over 11 , 000
people directly – not to mention , distributors,
contractors and other vendors who depend on his
businesses to thrive . Dangote is a blessing to
humanity.
There is no family in Nigeria today that does not
have a Dangote product in their home. If it is not
sugar, then it is salt or the house you are living in
was built with a Dangote Cement . Everyone has
something to do with his business , so like Job
he earns a little off everyone and that is the way
to get wealthy.
Dangote is the 23 rd richest person in the world
and is said to be the second most powerful
African alive . The question is how did Dangote
attain such a height ? Yes, you can’ t take away
his hard work and business acumen, but that is
only the starting point. The answer will not be
found in the Forbes Magazine or on Wikipedia.
The answer is in the verse of scripture quoted
above : If you are willing and obedient you will
eat the good of the land .
Sometime in the early 90 s Dangote had an
encounter that set his foot on the path of destiny.
Archbishop Benson Idahosa had some guests who
needed to travel back urgently from Benin to
Lagos to catch up their flight to the US .
Unfortunately by the time the Archbishop took his
guests to the airport they were told that the last
flight for the day was overbooked and not a
single seat was available. As a matter of fact ,
the passengers have boarded and were about to
take off. Idahosa asked for the plane to be
delayed a few minutes and walked to the tarmac
where he was allowed to address the passengers.
He pleaded with them about the desperate
situation of his guests and asked that two
persons should donate their seats for his guests
to get to Lagos .
Everyone in that plane was a Christian . Not one
of them batted an eyelid. Some pretended to be
asleep, some pretended to be praying and the
man of God stood waiting . From the back of the
plane , a young man asked the person sitting next
to him to get up and together they vacated their
seat for the American visitors. Idahosa stopped
him in the aisle of the plane and asked , “
Youngman , what is your name and what do you
do ?” “ My name is Dangote , Aliko Dangote and
this is my assistant . I am a trader, a
businessman .”
It was there and then, that Papa Idahosa
prophesied to him that “ the World will get up for
you”. He prayed that God should take his
business beyond Africa and bless him beyond
measure . Today God has answered that prayer .
God destined that blessing for someone seated in
that plane that evening. But there was a condition
attached to it – Isa 1 :19 If you will only let me
help you, if you will only obey , then I will make
you rich! Dangote ’ s wealth today was not meant
for a Christian businessman who was too proud,
too fixated in his mind to offer the “flamboyant
man of God”, the “prosperity preacher” his seat .
My question is, if you were there on that plane ,
would you have taken the blessing?
Enjoy your day.
Nothing in life is worth fighting for. Your best
clothes is someone's rag,your account balance is
someone's donation at a function, your girl friend/
boy friend or fiance/fiancee' is someone's Ex.
Every single pr******te you see in a hotel or on the
street at night was at some point in time a virgin.
So what is the squabble all about? Life is too
small to feel bigger or better than anybody. We're
all naked to death says Steve Jobs. Nothing can
save us from it. I hate to see people who Brag
about wealth, beauty, intelligence, level of
education, fame and material possessions.
There's nothing you've achieved in life that no one
else has never gotten. There's only one thing that
is worth bragging which is "BELIEVE IN GOD
ALMIGHTY". SO BE GOOD TO YOUR FELLOW MAN
AND ALWAYS MAKE FRIENDS. Always remember
that the people you trampled upon on your way
up a ladder will be the same set of people you're
likely to pass on your way down, so cause no
problem for others because if you do, they'll
become your very problem one day. Finally, even
banana stems will one day become dried leaves.
Pls don't be selfish , pass on to friends as we're
all in one way or the other guilty.
