Read up, Act up
Just before we get overly excited about the oncoming year, I’ve come to realize that the difference of one year from another is about the events that transpired during the 365 days.
As expectations for the new year reach a sickening crescendo tonight, it’s important to note that nothing different will happen tomorrow, January 1. The sun will rise on schedule and close at the right time. We’ll eat, drink, make merry, pray, bant and engage in every life activity. Nothing will be different. The business of staying alive will not be suspended.
The error I’ve seen is that after we’ve prayed, confessed the watchword for the new year, and engage in rigorous spiritual activities from 10pm tonight till 12am in the cross-over services, we go home and sleep. When we sleep, it is almost for the whole year. Many won’t wake up from that sleep until the next 31st December. They’ll neglect living through the year.
Nothing grows out of life. If after doing all these crossover night things, you fail to take steps to actualize your prayers, am sorry to tell you that nothing will happen. Life will remain the same.
I think everyday should be treated as the start of a new year. But since our world is fixated on waiting till January one, here is my counsel for the New Year: Read up and act up.
Read up on things you need to know. Update your knowledge base. Do it all the time. Online and offline. Be conversant with what is happening in your field. Then act up. Take action on the information you have. Newton says nothing will move if it’s not pushed (well, he didn’t say it exactly like that, but you got the gist). Push your life yourself to the next level. Of course God’s ready to help, but you gotta do what you gotta do. He won’t do for you what you ought to do yourself. 2016 will end up for you the way you live through it. Be purposeful.
In the meantime, I have more stuff on this on my timeline on twitter. Check it out @thisverySeyi
Ok. It’s almost time to shout the ‘Happy New Year’. Let’s go to church. We’ll see on the other side.
Ciao
As expectations for the new year reach a sickening crescendo tonight, it’s important to note that nothing different will happen tomorrow, January 1. The sun will rise on schedule and close at the right time. We’ll eat, drink, make merry, pray, bant and engage in every life activity. Nothing will be different. The business of staying alive will not be suspended.
The error I’ve seen is that after we’ve prayed, confessed the watchword for the new year, and engage in rigorous spiritual activities from 10pm tonight till 12am in the cross-over services, we go home and sleep. When we sleep, it is almost for the whole year. Many won’t wake up from that sleep until the next 31st December. They’ll neglect living through the year.
Nothing grows out of life. If after doing all these crossover night things, you fail to take steps to actualize your prayers, am sorry to tell you that nothing will happen. Life will remain the same.
I think everyday should be treated as the start of a new year. But since our world is fixated on waiting till January one, here is my counsel for the New Year: Read up and act up.
Read up on things you need to know. Update your knowledge base. Do it all the time. Online and offline. Be conversant with what is happening in your field. Then act up. Take action on the information you have. Newton says nothing will move if it’s not pushed (well, he didn’t say it exactly like that, but you got the gist). Push your life yourself to the next level. Of course God’s ready to help, but you gotta do what you gotta do. He won’t do for you what you ought to do yourself. 2016 will end up for you the way you live through it. Be purposeful.
In the meantime, I have more stuff on this on my timeline on twitter. Check it out @thisverySeyi
Ok. It’s almost time to shout the ‘Happy New Year’. Let’s go to church. We’ll see on the other side.
Ciao
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