The power of words. 1

Death and life are in the power of  the tongue. I bet we've all heard this wise saying of |David like a hundred times and we must have re-echoed it severally in the past.  These words never pierced my heart the way they did sometime ago when something happened in a family in the little town I live in, that re-kindled my consciousness of the words of my lips.

One early morning, a father and his young son had a very intense argument over something I really don't know. I understood that this pair were fond of disturbing the neighborhood with their early morning scuffles.
From the information I gathered, this young boy was a very amiable fellow, always smiling and singing and he went about his affairs, he was dearly loved by his neighbors and all who knew him. I thus wondered, why the frequent fights with his father, some said the man was totally unlovable and controlling.

On that faithful day, the young lad had another heated argument with his dad. In the process, he walked out on his infuriated father towards his bike .As he started the bike, the voice of his furious father echoed behind him  ''you stupid son, you are starting your motorcycle while your father is talking to you, you'll not see the end of today, this motorcycle will kill you today! ''
That afternoon, I was strolling past the accident and emergency unit in a hospital, on my way to my office when I met a wailing crowed. I made enquirers and that was when a  relative of the young lad narrated the above story to me. she said to me with tearful eyes '' Afam is dead, he died on his motorcycle today while trying to avoid a little girl on the road, he was the only victim''
As I peeped through the glass door of the emergency unit in an attempt  to get a glimpse of his badly mangled body, stone dead and already covered with a white cloth, I pondered; Is this a mere coincidence, or really the power of words.

Many lives, friendships, relationships, marriages etc have been ruined by words spoken.Great opportunities in life have equally been lost. |Once wrong words are spoken you cannot take them back, it spreads like wild fire & keeps on causing damage behind you, even long after you have left a scene.
Watch your lips!


Death & Life are in the power of the tongue, ( prov 18: 21)
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble (prov 21:23|)
whoever guards his mouth preserves his life, he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. ( prov 13: 3)
I tell you, on the day of judgement, people will give account for every careless word they speak.( Mathew 12:36 )
by chioma

Forgiveness, An uneasy virtue.

A Lagos based female evangelist (names witheheld), recently kidnapped and gang raped by her abductors around Ogijo area of Ikorodu Lagos, left everyone speechless when she told two of her abductors arrested by the Lagos State Police command that she had forgiven them for their sins.

The traumatized evangelist who is still trying to come to terms with her nine days despicable experience in the hands of nine kidnappers, even went further to lay her hands on the arrested suspects, advising them to turn new leaves in order to make heaven at the end of their sojourn on earth.

The woman, as gathered, was abducted early this month and kept in the kidnaper’s den; an uncompleted building in Ogijo, Ikorodu, alongside other kidnapped victims, among whom was a Briton. It was gathered that her abductors tore her clothes into shreds and left her in her nude throughout her nine days stay,where they had her in turns and at any given time.

While the dehumanizing act was on, one of the kidnappers reportedly put a call through to the evangelist’s husband, demanding for N20 million ransom. But her husband reportedly dropped the sum of N2 million in an undisclosed location the fourth day but did not have his wife released to him as expected.

On the ninth day, eight members of the kidnap gang drove out in two vehicles to collect a ransom of N25 million, for the release of the Briton , at Caterpillar bus-stop, Ojota, leaving one of them,(Emeka) behind, to guard their victims. Moments later, the armed kidnapper was said to had gone to the exhausted evangelist to ease his sexual urge. But he got more than what he bargained for as the exhausted woman, in what could be described as a miracle, flung him away,and he hit his head on the brick wall.

According to the woman evangelist who initially bluntly refused to speak to anyone , other than the arrested kidnappers and Police, “ I do not know where the strength came from. But as he was about penetrating… I pushed him and he hit his head on the wall and passed out. Without caring whether I was naked or not, or whether I would be shot in the process, I rushed out of the uncompleted building shouting for help. To my surprise, I discovered that the building was even located among residential buildings.”

It was learnt that one of the curious sympathizers who gathered round her, gave her a wrapper to cover her nakedness.

Back inside the uncompleted building, the kidnapper,on regaining consciousness, reportedly scaled the fence and fled,abandoning his AK 47 riffle, apparently afraid that his escapee could have blown the lid. An irate mob stormed the building later, where the Briton was rescued and the duo taken to the Area N Command,Ijede.

Meanwhile, the rest members of the gang who had earlier gone to collect the ransom for the release of the Briton at Ojota, met their waterloo at the designated point of receipt.

Unknown to them, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who got wind of their escapades, intercepted them, resulting in a gun duel which forced the kidnappers to abandon their loot and escaped.

One of them identified as Emeka was, however, arrested and he took the operatives to their hideout from where their victims were discovered to have been taken to Area N Command, Ijede. Police sources told Crime Guard that Emeka’s confessional statement led to the arrest of another suspected member of the gang known as Ikechukwu Ibe.

In his confessional statement, Emeka exonerated him self from the gang rape,saying: “ I could not do it because she kept shouting the name Jesus! Besides, when I discovered she was married, I refused to take part. I even told my colleagues to let her be, since her husband had already paid N2 Million. It was Sam, Innocent, Ikechukwu,Ugo and the rest that raped her . She was kept permanently naked to allow them easy access.

Sam is our leader while Ikechukwu is his deputy. Ugo is the messenger and ‘pointer’. What he does is to identify our victim after which we would intercept the vehicle. My job is to alight from our operational vehicle, get the victim inside before zooming off. At times, we kidnap our victims through information from their drivers,” he said.
One AK 47 and one pump action rifle were reportedly recovered by the policemen at the kidnapper's den.
I'll say she has a golden heart, I wonder if I can do such. One thing i'm sure of is that God'll give her total healing & peace.

The story of Bishop Oyedepo & His wife + 20 things you didn't know about their marriage.

1. She met him at a Motor Park.

2. She was a university student – GREAT IFE while he was only a Polytechnic student in Kwara poly (Remember the discrimination) – she could have snubbed him – but she responded.

3. His friends complained that he was carrying Christianity too zealously as if he was the only Christian – she became zealous too.

4. He took her to church in 1976 and made her sign an agreement (SAILING UNDER SEALED ORDERS) to marry and follow him whether he becomes blind, lame or handicapped… she signed.

5. Just before he married her, he told her God had sent him to LIBERATE THE WORLD (while he was still hopping between jobs) and went on to resign his job; his elder brother lambasted him, she stuck to him.

6. He told her God had shown him the key to prosperity – she believed.

7. He told her they would build a 50,000 capacity tent and preach the gospel from private jets-she believed her dreamer lover.

8. He was too ‘buoyant’ to afford a hotel room on his wedding eve, he slept in his rickety Volkswagen Beetle – she married him.

9. During a moment of insane faith, he ordered a mad man to be put in his car alone with her while she was pregnant; she remained.

10. She saw she was dripping blood while pregnant and explained to him that she had a miscarriage, he shouted “It CANNOT Happen, Can I have my food please” – she served him food.

11. She just had their first baby and there was no food or money at home. He refused to borrow or ask or take church money and they were drinking/eating “CERELAC Baby food’ for 3 days – she ate with him.

12. She came to church one day and saw him so excited with few members while waiting for service to start; he explained to her that service was actually over – she laughed.

13. People kept praying for her and her husband as they seemed to be crazy and needed deliverance-she kept faith.
14. He announced a new Bible school and she knew there was no facility; she asked him and he replied “Is it your school”? She kept quiet. IT DOESN’T END THERE!

15. She didn't know they were going to be flying in customized jets round the world.

16. She didn't know he will pastor and she, co-pastor the largest church auditorium in the world.

17. She didn't know he will be a father to millions all over the world.

18. She didn't know he will be hosted by Presidents and Heads of States of nations.

19. She didn't know he will be a Chancellor and Pioneer of one of the best Private-owned Universities in the world…..and six others.

20. She woke up one day on her sick bed in the USA and unexpectedly saw her hubby who had flown in quietly from Nigeria and had refused to wake her up. he was kneeling on the floor by her legs and crying ‘Lord, heal her and prove that you sent me”- She got healed miraculously… …TWICE!. She didn’t know. #All she saw was a Man with A BIG GOD inside him. Her name is “FAITH”!

It is sad to see that many ladies of these days can’t stand by a man with purpose and vision like this today. Most ladies want a man that has ‘arrived’ but forget that most men that walk with God need to grow in Himeven as they (The ladies) grow with him (The husband).
Some of our mothers married our fathers when they had nothing to their names and together they grew to where they got to. Sadly, some of those parents will not accept a spouse that doesn’t have much to his or her name when their child wants to be joined with one.
Who upturned our values? Who said you need to ‘arrive’ before taking a helping hand and obtaining blessings from God?Hey, marriage is not an achievement like one of ur degrees or acquisition like a car or landed property.
Some marriages bring the completeness a man or woman needs. Let’s get our priorities right.
Thanks mama Oyedepo for not forming #Tushgirl now we all see the #TushQueen you have become to that king – Bishop David Oyedepo.
Written by Leke Beecroft

Incredible! That's what praise can do.

A 10-year-old boy managed to escape the clutches of a kidnapper by singing a gospel song until the suspect couldn't stand it anymore and let him free.
Police say Willie Myrick was abducted by a man from his Atlanta, Georgia driveway, on March 3 .The suspect allegedly lured him with cash and then, when he was close enough, grabbed him and pulled him into his car.Saved:

 Willie Myrick, pictured, managed to escape the clutches of a kidnapper by singing a gospel song until the suspect couldn't stand it anymore and let him free They then drove around for three hours before the man dropped Willie off unharmed in East Point.But Willie's actions during that terrifying time probably saved his life.
Willie said he sang the gospel song 'Every Praise' repeatedly until the man told him to get out of the car.Willie said while he was singing, the man kept cursing and telling him to shut up before eventually kicking him out.Sketch: Police have not yet tracked down the man who abducted Willie, but they have released a sketch, pictured, of the suspect and are appealing to the community for leads'He opened the door and threw me out,' Willie told WXIA-TV. 'He told me not to tell anyone.'

On Thursday, community leaders came together to warn other parents and children about the kidnapping and celebrate the little boy's bravery and quick thinking.The man who wrote the song - Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Hezekiah Walker - even traveled from New York to congratulate Willie in person.'It's just emotional to me because you never know who you're going to touch,' Walker told 11Alive.He said after hearing the moving story and how his song had potentially saved a life,  he wanted to meet Willie.'I just wanted to hug him and tell him I love him,' Walker said.Tears streamed down Willie's face as Walker hugged him.
Walker then led the church, and Willie, in singing 'Every Praise.''I really believe that God spoke through me to save that young man's life,' Walker said.Police have not yet tracked down the man who abducted Willie, but they have released a sketch of the suspect and are appealing to the community for leads.

- See more at: http://couplesandco.blogspot.com/2014/04/incrediblekidnapped-boy-10-sings-gospel.html#sthash.oyacyBPb.dpuf