contributed by Marie-Therese Belisle Nweke

Saturday, October 21, 2023

The sincerity of a husband is known during the sickness of his wife.

That of a wife is known during the financial difficulty of the husband.

True love of children is known during the old age of the parents.

The true nature of siblings is known during the distribution of inheritance.

The sincerity of friends is known during hard times.

Your true relatives are known when one is far from the country, lonely or sick.

True love is known when there’s no means of benefit and a true believer is known during times of hardship.

In all, life is the teacher itself. May we grow in wisdom, knowledge, understanding, patience and love.

1. Be careful so you don’t hate a lovely person, because of a dirty rumour you heard about them which was created out of jealousy and envy.
2. Try to appreciate those who gossip about you. It’s not easy for someone to leave their problems and carry yours on their head.
3. Forgive betrayals, but be careful with traitors, because next time they may not spare your life.
4. Even if you kill yourself for some people, they will still complain that you didn’t die in a proper way. Do your best and leave the rest; you can’t satisfy human beings.
5. If you are always worried about what others are saying about you, you will never be happy.
6. When your blessings are getting closer, your attacks become greater. Don’t look at the storm. God is the controller of all He created, and He’s by your side. You are a victor.
7. Everyone cannot love you; don’t lose your peace over those who hate you. Those who convince people to hate you, cannot convince God to hate you.
8. Stay connected to God Almighty always. Have confidence in God, for with Him all things are possible. What God cannot do does not exist.