Prophecies/ Opinions and your Relationship!

Right from the beginning of times, there have been discrepancies over the issue of suggesting or recommending soul mates.
When Adam fell, instead of taking responsibility for his action, because its man's nature to shift blames, he said to God "the woman you gave me..." you know the rest and since then that phrase has hunted the human race for when a relationship fails, we don't see beyond our noses into the mirror to see that the one at fault is you, yes the other might have greater faults if you say so but it takes two to tangle.
Now among the religious folks, we say things like "I don catch vision." As awesome as that sounds, not all are divinely induced visions, when our parents met, some had accurate visions and they still remember it till tomorrow but in a day where lust and selfishness are the order of the day, we have what i call a lot of "polygamous singles." where one bachelor or spinster sees more than one person. Biko! God is not an author of confusion.
Hmm! To my main point, I respect spiritual authorities and the word of a prophet but i respect the word of God spoken to me personally and if i am forced to choose, i would stick to what God told me.
Now i don't mean to rattle your theology but it bugs me when i see a failed relationship and people say "na man of God say na him wife" or everybody felt they were good to go and so they decided to really go together not because of personal convictions but because somebody you respect said so.
Its not your moral right as a spiritual head to be match making up and down. Teach people how to hear from God by themselves and when it comes to choosing a spouse it will be as great as other aspects of their lives.
For the prophecy mongers, those who are not ready to sit down and work out their salvation in deep word study and devotions, prayer and fasting, building a sweet fellowship with the Lord and you expect sharp sharp word of prophecy claiming you don't want to miss it in marriage. Hmm! If you have not found God, and found who you are (purpose discovery) you have no business finding a wife or following a man. Worst case scenario if both of you are like that, what is gonna be the end of it.
I hate it when people cast blames, the God who said none shall lack her mate still speaks. If there is no witness in your heart and there is no peace about the word of prophecy, please check it so you won't have to put the blame on anybody.
I like to say i am the first priest over my life, whatever word of prophecy i get, does it go in accordance with what God has told me before? Now the problem comes when you are not sure what God is saying.
I will say this, don't allow a third party ruin the beautiful thing God is doing. I am not ruling out prophecies because i love the prophetic. Some men are like Samuel whose words don't fall to the ground so test all spirit,weigh the words and be sure at the end you are in the perfect will of God.
If you have any contribution to this please drop it so we all can learn. Lets build godly relationships that will lead to godly and lasting marriages. God bless you all.
Copyright © Radiant Pheobe 2016.

Did the Teachers deceive us?

As far back as i can recall, going through school, taking different subjects that i would not want to start listing, when we were thought about settlements in geography and what makes urban settlement different is modernization.
Modernization in the sense of having social amenities, industries and all and later on we were told that for states like Kogi that has raw materials, they attract modernization but because all these were taught in theory, i believed, we wrote and passed through school.
But i met reality on my way to Kogi State last weekend. That was my first time and believe me i was shocked.
Shocked to see the so called largest cement factory in Africa, now i did not say that. Na so them talk am. Now i also saw how large Dangote and his lorries are in that state.
I had never seen many lorries at a time like i saw there but guess what? The road was a night mare.
It was the kind of road you say and make all the positive confessions you remember just so by the mercies of God, you pass through safely.
As if that was not enough, seeing block houses were as scarce as seeing gold on mere ground.
Yes i have seen mud houses in the north but common, they are solid and liveable.
There were no social amenities, no dispensary in sight in cases of emergencies, no light and that was the most painful part . You know how it is when you are scared of pressing your phone because no hope of charging it anywhere. Well it wont be fair if i refuse to mention what they have, they have plenty fresh air and also they had trust. People slept not jamming the doors like we do here.
Hmm! I was amazed at the grave silence that greeted the evening, not one person put on a generator except the house we were in and that was because they had plenty visitors...that's us now.
Then i wondered, what in God's name is the meaning of social responsibility? A community is rich in raw material but cant benefit something as useful as tarred road.
I am still wondering what the chairmen and those representing the constituency are doing with all the money.
Now i am not here to cast blames but i wish half of what we were taught in school were real, Nigeria would be better.
Imagine if a wealthy man after profit decides to give back to the society he is benefiting from?
Its no news that the government can't do it alone therefore, when you become big and a profit maker, Remember that the greatest investment you can make is in adding value to people's lives.
Our teachers followed oyinbo curriculum. A lot of things are true in advanced countries but they sound like prophecies in our nation. Therefore let's be the change and ensure we make life better for someone else starting from the person next to you.
Choose to cause a change now, the good you can't do today, what makes you think you can do better tomorrow?
Copyright © Radiant Pheobe 2016.

Overflow

In a world full of dryness
Parched lands and famine are it's kids
pain and agony it's family members
crisis and riots are it's able companion
and the inhabitants sigh in grieve
in a world full of chaos
there seem to be no order
no sense in sense and no wisdom in wisdom
for as far as I know....even the wise are confounded.
in the world full of affliction
where everyday passes like a chore
sweats of hardship creases the brows of men
There is an army rising.
An army still so little but great
still without strength but never will they fail
oh! They are despised and scorned for standing for a reality different from popular opinion
The opinions of men means nothing for they are a different people
A people who in a world full of dryness call their lands Beaulah
And in a world full of Chaos they experience perfect peace that passes human comprehension
They lead in confusion, being the light the world see by.
They are the people with cups in their hand,  a cup that overflows
For they live not just for themselves but that others through them might flow into God's rest.
In a world full of hopelessness, there is hope still and you will declare that, there is an overflow.
Radiant Pheobe 2016