Go beyond borders

After our parents got married, people were eager to know if momma has conceived. Luckily, mum conceived and everybody who saw her with protruded belly was happy. In fact, they soon became very eager to know when she's going to put to bed, because they want to come felicitate with the family. Mum soon put to bed, and dad announced to his in-laws and his own family, church members, family friends were not left out. Soon, everyone gathered together on the 8^th day to witness the christening – they were indeed in high spirits.

Now, months after, they care to know if as a baby, you're sitting very well, if you're crawling if you're walking, and if you've started growing teeth. Hahaha! They want to know if you've started nursery school. They want to know when you're making headway into secondary school; they want to know if you're enrolling for external examinations in senior class 2. They want to know what your SSCE results look like after college. They are keenly interested in knowing if your SSCE & JAMB results are fine enough to get you admitted into a higher institution, preferably, a university.

They want to know when you’re to graduate from higher institution, and definitely they want to know when and where you're serving your fatherland, as a youth corper. They want to know when you're looking for job; as if you're being an economically successful self employed citizen isn't any better.

Few years after you’re fortunate to be a gainful employee, laboring hard in someone else’s vineyard, at that point, they are interested in knowing your relationship status, they want to know if you're engaged and when you've set for introduction between you and your would-be in-laws. They can't wait to have you invite them to your wedding ceremony, they are eagerly waiting to escort you to the altar, and dance to melodious songs as you treat them to sumptuous meals with exotic wines on your wedding day.

Happily, after much anticipation for a phone call from the hospital, waiting to get a phone call breaking the good news of a child birth, they are back after you put to bed to witness the christening of your 1^st child. Months after, they await the child to start sitting, crawling, start formal schooling, as they soon expect a protruding belly, ready to welcome another baby, repeating what they did for your parents years before, ditto to your children. What a life!

But I ask myself, is that what life is about life? Cabbage in cabbage out and that’s all? This is a world where a little deviation from the conventional trend and cycle, make the world soon term you a failed entity. To me, I think I am getting to let no one dictate or define my life. And to you, it’s time your life starts on a brighter note and a clean slate. Let the world know you have your destiny in your hands, perfectly planned and programmed by GOD. No one but the creator has a say over your life and therefore you are not bound to any traditional or conventional expectations.

Fortunately, we as God’s people are mandated to live our lives as summed up in the perfect command, ‘let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence (and) your praiseworthy, noble, (and) good deeds (and) glorify your Father Who is in heaven – Matthew 5:16 (AMP) Anything short of that isn’t any worthwhile, acceptable accomplishment.

We belong to a kingdom that transcends human limited reasoning; our lives should equally transcend human expectations. We’ve received power and grace to do that with ease, so, step out of that limit, enlarge the place of your tent, and stretch forth the place of your habitation, spare not, lengthen your cords and strengthen their stakes. For you shall break forth on the right, and on the left… (Isaiah 54: 2-3)

Friend, break the bounds and go beyond boarders, you have what it takes to do it; you are too loaded to fail.

 I love and value your future.

 See you at the top, doing great.