My Muse

 

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            My Muse

Could feel her heart beat like a drum, her breath, as electrifying as the thought of an increase in one's personal income. 

The thought of you in my head produces headlong harmony, which ravishes the  mind  as lyrics from a musical feast.

The sound that fiddles through your lips consoles my burning heart, and like the noise of many waters to a barren land, it heals and speaks life to my soul, causing my very existence to leap  for joy. 

And each time you walk into the room, I suddenly become as a groom, with excitement bright enough to cause a boom.

Your sweet-smelling fragrance fills the air, and like pheromones, my attention lays bare.

We sway here and there, ringing multiple tones as we play.

We Cha Cha, we Rumba, we Tango, and we Jive, dancing in the rain till our greatest fear is arraigned.

Together we make a piece of art mastered by the creator himself, with our portrait hung upon shelves. 

They call it Love, I say it is music to my ear.

~Obajowo Jimmy Michael

Hope

I had been reunited with an old friend with whom I shared quality time catching up on old times.
Our discussion covered almost every ground and as we chatted on-and-on, i could see peace in her eyes in spite  of her dreams not being fulfilled yet. She was overly confident and hopeful. I'd say that's 'something'.

Well, it's easier to feel hopeful on a beautiful day, but there will be dark days too -days when you feel terrified and without a way out. However, then is when you need hope the most.

I see a new Nigeria, a nation with great institution made out of sheer values and strength. A platform set on togetherness,  ushering in a coordinated society embracing equality.

From me to you, Happy Independence Day.
Stay hopeful, Be hopeful.

Yours,
Obajowo Jimmy Michael, a Musician| Biologist| Social media analyst| and Christian next door.

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Cheers

Dreams (1)

Ed. Note
Dreams will only remain in the confines of the mind except if made a reality.

I guess the saddest loss for any man would be for his dreams to never take off������.
For just as planes were built to live in the skies, so was man born to live out his dreams. So much that you can't possibly get it wrong with the right dream in the right direction������

On your way to the top, you're probably gonna fall������ a couple of times or more, but the reality remains, no one will be counting except you1⃣2⃣3⃣.

Indeed, i guess i can say that you are the greatest enemy of yourself������, and until you win over yourself, there would be less that you can accomplish.

Therefore, there's a need for you to liberate your mind from what it had been wired around - in which case failure it could be failure������- and embrace the chances of maximising opportunities regardless of the obstacles.
Give yourself to learning a new thing per time, whereby you create a new pathway in your mind and have your belief-system structured around it, until you fully gain the power ������������ to bring the ideas birthed into fruition.

Until I see you again, Conquer your fear, Conquer your world. ��������

Cheers

Mar-ri-ness

Mar-ri-ness

The fact that I write about marriage does not mean I have had a first-hand experience of the union in anyway. Instead, it is as a result of several observations made from the little world that revolves around me -from my parent's, to my sibling's, colleagues', and through the knowledge amassed from various authors of best selling books. Not forgetting seminars and endless discussions with friends and mentors across board.

Though the understanding of marriage varies in proportion to varying cultural practices, believes and philosophies, It is still principally an institution of interpersonal relationship between similar entities. It is believed that before such huge step is considered, some level of understanding must have been  established successfully, without any of the two parties involved expressing discomfort or dissatisfaction.

The reason "why one marries is as important as who to marry and the happiness of such person thereafter".
For true happiness is too-often-than-none, dependent on what choices you make and who you make such choices with.
Happiness, love, insurance, and hope, does not come from the outside or by chance, but by a conscious effort to provoke such experience in one's life. One of my mentors once said "when you are consciously 'grateful' for a cause, it will never go wrong. Instead it will be replicated and spread across board" ~ Poju Oyemade.

I am hit with mixed feelings each time I consider the level of moral decadence in our present day society, and I cannot help but fear what the future holds for us all if this persists.
One of my greatest fear is to live in discomfort and dissatisfied for the rest of my life, and since divorce is not an option, and living in what one would call a-hell-of-a-relationship isn't either, I find it paramount to be responsible for every decision I would ever make. Otherwise, the destruction of mind and character would be inevitable.

Success in marriage -just as in every other aspect of life- is not a function of how hard you try, but how smart you work. It lies in every decision you make, and in the choices that you can hardly ever take back.

God's vision for man is that we have life -and that- more abundantly, to subdue the earth and multiply exceedingly. As interesting as it might sound, it will never be achievable if one of the recognizable source of good life -even for the next generation- is dysfunctional and eventually defeated.

Albeit life could be challenging, with the right approach it is most definitely good.
Make the right choices, stand on it, and see it germinate.

Remember, life is everything and your perception. Man can only be limited in understanding by what he dims fit.
Choose right, live right.

Encounter in descent to a particular class of discuss

The new year has been a turn around for me so far, I mean coming from the drama of the year before and its challenges.
Few days ago I turned a year older, and ever since then I have watched carefully the old me succumb gradually to the emergence of a new individual.
It is as an amphibian that's undergone ecdysis, giving rise to an obvious configurational change. This is one growth I'm super excited talking about and would readily share with the rest world.

This week I would love to share from my mentor's table.
Recently, i was under the ministry of Pastor Bolaji Idowu, where he discussed the message "having an encounter with God". The knowledge shared resulted in this article, as it opened my mind to a new light.

"Encounter in descent to a particular class of discuss".

An encounter goes beyond a physical interaction, it includes the spiritual, emotional, psychological, and biological attachment that comes off it. It is in the little things we do, how we inspire courage in ourselves and others. Most importantly, it is in the report we get from the people around us, and what we make of it.

In an instance of confrontation with someone or something (notably face-to-face), where you find yourself being engaged in an unexpected situation that either could be pleasant or otherwise. Here, hope is usually restored or dashed invariably.

As simple or complicated as the above might read, it cannot be compared to having an -immeasurable- intra-relationship with God. Coming into contact with God gives man utmost confidence to achieving greatness and to overcome fierce battles in life back-to-back. " Daniel 11:32b ...but the people who know their God shall be strong and they shall do exploit".
God's word is the primary tool to changing destiny. As every spiritual discovery leads to a supernatural discovery, which eventually is manifested in the physical. Thereby, the word of God is the yardstick to defining good success.

Too often than none, challenges strikes and makes it appear as though there is no way out, but then when life shoots us in the leg and everything else looks out of place, we can be sure to leave it to el-shaddai- God almighty. John 11:39.
This way, your mentality is transformed towards understanding that with God everything is indeed possible - 2Kings 7.
When one believes in the hand of the lord, he will continually receive and be empowered to receive more. John 1; 11:40.
Also, if you believe in God then you need to believe His ambassadors. "Embrace a prophetic instructions and you'd receive a prophetic reward. 2 Kings 13:15".
For when you believe in a cause, it  affects your disposition and changes your mindset invariably. Thereby it helps you to believe in the impossible, that indeed "All izz well".

Note: "If you behold Jesus Christ as a carpenter, you will receive nothing but furniture. But if you see Him as the saviour you will receive life".

Extract absorbed from the teachings of Pastor Bolaji, Senior Pastor Harvesters International Christian Centre HICC.

Me, the journey to 'self'

Every year has been a blessing back-to-back. From birth, through school, defining the borderline between hobby and career, to my first job, falling in, out, and staying in love, and being born-again, what more can one simply ask for.
God has been faithful, and He's taken over a long time ago.

Birth
I find the most intriguing and indescribable part of man's in his or her conception. I mean, how do you explain intra-relationship between the chromosomes, or the stage where both the mother and the child co-exist for a time of say 36-40weeks. That long with no clue of what has really been happening.
My birth, just like every other was indeed beyond science, it is everything and a miracle. A testimony to be precise.

Education
Elementary and high school were the most interesting for me, as I was naive, boisterous, mischievous, yet appeared innocent.
I was one chap with little or no direction, just wanted the good things but was not ready to compromise. Little wonder I was not successful on my first attempt at the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), then the university entrance examination which I wrote for a record of three (3) times, before being finally offered an admission.
At this point, I knew I had to see life from a different angle, and find the charge to do better with life.
Anyway, I am here and working towards my second degree (great shift isn't it?).

Relationship and Heartbreak
I had read quite a number of books on relationship before I finally got into one. I thought that was it, that I understood the terrains, and what could possibly come out of it.
You definitely guessed right, not only did i fail, I lost what was 'most' precious to me at the point.
This left me defenceless for a pretty long while, broken, and  used. I repelled love and its constituent, considering the fact that I offered relational advises and applicable counsels (though from the books).
Note: "Life is far from the books, it is applying the knowledge acquired therein 'Proverbs 13:16'".

My failed relationship didn't hurt me as much as it did those around me (mentors and mentees), there I realised how true the saying "with great power comes greater responsibility".
Anyway, I was able to love again, first by forgiving myself then i asked to be forgiven.
This simple act, led to my award winning article 'I love me' at the Grace Nugget Bible School, and then helped me to love others.
(A blessing-in-disguise you would say!)

(Recommendation: For a better relationship with yourself, friends, spouse, and relative, read ' I Love Me http://jimmymichaelwrites.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-love-me.html by my humble self ' and 'The five love languages by Gary Chapman')

Hobby/Career
I always knew I had flair for life and the science behind it. Little wonder I found myself in one of its disciplines, Genetics.

Defining what my hobbies were was not difficult at all, mom said "i was already singing in the womb" *chuckles*. Plus, i was a lover of the pen and paper as far back as she can remember.

I kind of had this sorted already, though at some point it was pretty confusing to the extent that I was totally clueless as to which to follow. But then, there is nothing a right counsel cannot solve.

"When the sky is not defined, every star would bear a glimpse of the reality. Look carefully, take your time, and seek the right counsel before you take the lead. ~Obajowo Jimmy Michael".

Note: be careful to not mistake your hobby for a career.  

Growing up
I was not different from every other kid who was born into a Christian home.
I got to learn the doctrines along with the church mentality. This continued until I felt I had had enough, I needed to know God for me.
As it was disturbing how one could attend all the services that there is to attend, yet feel so empty. The only time I felt filled was at the place of worship, but I never understood how to remain there. So, I needed to go back service-after-service, alter-call after alter-call, yet no difference.

I had taken my life back as much as I had given it, and at a point I just knew I needed a conformational change, then I met  Jesus.
I cannot say that I am perfect judging by my works, but trust me through His right-standing, i am His righteousness on earth.

You can be the same, the very essence of God on earth, shining His light in the darkest places.

Give Him this time your heart, you know He's been knocking for a long while. And in reality, it pays to have the very one man who can bare all the burden without asking for a thing in response.
Reconcile with Him, He's been around since like forever.

Well, thanks for reading through my birthday article, and for the wishes. God bless, and I love you.

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