By Folake Anina
Today,   I will go a little deeper on certain issues. Life itself is very deep, and you really cannot fully understand it. Just when you begin to think you are getting a grasp of what life is all about, things happen, and you begin to realize that it really is a little bit complicated.
Most of us understand that everyone is not here on earth by accident. I think we are all agreed on that. We all have a life that has been mapped out even before we got here. I am referring to what is called predestination. That what everyone would be, what you would have and do have already been written and assigned you .

If  we all actually knew the mystery of money, we all would not be aggressively pursuing it like we do. There are too many things in life that are more important than money, and if we do align with those things and aggressively pursue those things, even when not pursuing money, what you need at any appointed time would locate you. I believe honour and spirituality are more important to seek after because when you grow in honour and develop spiritually, you have uncommon access to mundane things.

If everyone was wise enough to develop their spirituality and connect with his/her maker, nothing would ever make you anxious or panic. We must learn to accept that in life there would always be challenges, and that when the challenges come, realize that they are to make you better and stronger.

Challenges come in different forms and sizes, and you can handle and overcome them when you know and understand life for what it is.

It  is alright to want anything. When you want something put your best into it. If it works out fine. If it does not, just believe that at the appropriate time, it would come to pass. Everything has an appointed time. Some things come at the wrong time, and many miss their place in destiny. Many have taken things by  force and have had to pay with their lives or the lives of a loved one. Life calls for caution. If you know that what is your would not pass you by, just be happy. There is nothing worth killing yourself or dying for.

Many are so afraid of death. You really cannot go before your time, and when your time does come, you are gone. You have no say. Why don’t you just appreciate the life you have and understand that life has a way of always sorting you out. Every stage of  life has its own provision. Many do not understand this and they try to doctor destiny, and move things forcefully. The repercussions are always not worth the trouble. A gradual and steady rise, makes more sense I believe that a rapid rise that leads to destruction at the end of the day.

You really do not know what some people sacrifice to get to where they are. Many have mortgaged sleep and conscience to get to where they are. They should not be envied but rather you should pity them. Life is not worth losing the best of you to get  in a hurry what would eventually get to you.

Sometimes you are challenged, sometimes it is hard, but life does not stop. Life goes on. Roll with it, fight to win, you will win, because you are destined to win. We all get confused sometimes. We see a lot of people struggle from cradle to grave without achieving much and many are so scared that if they do not take the law of life into their hands, they might not achieve much, so many end up compromising and they miss it in the race of life.

No matter who you saw fail, trust that if you do it right, you cannot fail. Trust that if you sow extremely good seeds, at the appointed time, harvest would come . It is so hard not to try to push things to work by force, but it is the only option that you have. That is the theory

But does that in reality not encourage complacency? How does a person who worked with all the rules and had a gradual rise deal with the fact that all of a sudden in one day, she lost all she had ever worked for. From all she had to nothing. Even I don’t have answers to that. It is hard. Many have been there and just could not handle it, suffered  a heart attack and died.

Many got there persevered, and trusted there maker, and it did pass. Life is complex, don’t you think? But like I always say, we are here. Move with it. Give life your best shot, and have faith. Someone gave me this illustration, and I really should share it with you.

There were two men running the race of life. One was so busy pursuing money with everything he had. The other ran the opposite direction from where money was and sought after the things of God. Somehow, as he dealt with and tackled the things of God, all the things needed to make life worth living just kept pursuing him and overtaking him. When you key into spiritual things, good things locate you.

Well, does that not look and seem like complacency? Well, complacency is not what we are settling for here. You must be the best you can be, knowing that everything will fall into place in its own time.  Understand that there is more to life than money. Money would come when it would, afterall, it is the mode of exchange here, but learn to live life. Learn to relax.