Abiola Olojo's Blog

  Happy weekend my dear friend. When we were children, we could not wait to grow up. We prayed to leave secondary school and get into college, thinking assignments and exams were the biggest battles we would ever face. Then we got there and discovered university came with even greater pressure. Some of us thought about giving up, while others wondered if graduation would ever come. Yet it did. Our prayers changed again, this time to graduating quickly and getting a good job. Looking back today, one thing is certain, it did not end there. After graduation, life introduced us to a different kind of classroom. Some got their dream jobs, some settled for average ones, and some remained unemployed. Bills replaced assignments, responsibilities replaced lectures, and everyone suddenly had different prayer points. Life became more demanding than we imagined, but somehow we kept moving. We worked, we prayed, we fell, we stood up again. Through every season, the testimony remained the same, ...

Happy weekend my dear friend, I’m so glad to write you today, I’ll just delve straight into the topic. God has given every one of us abilities, wisdom, opportunities, and the freedom to make decisions. Yet many people spend their lives waiting for another sign, another prophecy, or another miracle, even after God has already provided the answer. Some refuse to work because someone has seen a vision. Others postpone important decisions because they are waiting to hear an audible voice from heaven. Faith is important, but faith should never become an excuse for inaction. God often answers our prayers by giving us opportunities, ideas, strength, and people to help us. It is our responsibility to recognize them and act. The Bible reminds us in Romans 8:20 that creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but in hope. That hope reveals God's confidence in what He has placed within us. He created us with the capacity to think, create, solve problems, and make choices. Th...