YOU ARE NOT HOME YET.

After forty years of faithful service to the Lord as a missionary to Africa, Henry Morrison and his wife were returning to New York.  As the ship neared the guy dock, Henry said to his wife, "Look at that crowd.  They haven't forgotten about us".  However, unknown to Henry, the ship also carried President Teddy Roosevelt, returning from a big game hunting trip in Africa. 

Roosevelt stepped from the boat, with great fanfare, as people were cheering, flags were waving,  bands were playing, and reporters waiting for his comment, Henry and his wife slowly walked away unnoticed.  They hailed a cab, which took them to the one bedroom apartment which had been provided by the mission board. 
 
Over the next few weeks, Henry tried but failed to put the incident behind him.  He was sinking deeper into depression when one evening, he said to his wife, "This is all wrong.  This man comes back from a hunting trip and everybody throws a big party.  We give our lives in faithful service to God for all these many years, but no one seems to care." 
 
His wife cautioned him that he should not feel this way.  Henry replied "I know you're right, but I just can't help it.  It just isn't right."
 
His wife then said, "Henry, you know God doesn't mind if we honestly question Him.  You need to tell this to the Lord and get this settled now.  You'll be useless in His ministry until you do."
 
Henry Morrison then went to his bedroom, got down on his knees and, shades of Habakkuk, began pouring out his heart to the Lord.  "Lord, you know our situation and what's troubling me.  We gladly served you faithfully for years without complaining.  But now God, I just can't get this incident out of my mind..."

After about ten minutes of fervent prayer, Henry returned to the living room with a peaceful look on his face.  His wife said "It looks like you've resolved the matter.  What happened?"
 
Henry replied, "The Lord settled it for me.  I told Him how bitter I was that the President received this tremendous homecoming, but no one even met us as we returned home.  When I finished, it seemed as though the Lord put His hand on my shoulder and simply said, 'But Henry, you are not home yet!
It is not yet time to congratulate ourselves neither is it time for us to tell ourselves that we have done enough. Heaven is the home and as long as we are not yet there, we have to keep pressing on.
God help us!

They Said I am Very Poor

"THEY SAID I AM SO POOR"
They said, "I am so Poor, so Poor I can't lives in a Two Bedrooms flat apartment, so Poor. Yes! I am so Poor but enjoying my Hands, Legs and Body. Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida is so rich, so rich, living in 50Bedrooms ambassador house, he has EVERYTHING, he was well respected among all his counterparts, he has a wrists watch companies in Switzerland, he was so rich, but Paralyzed, his hands are useless, his legs are useless, his body is too heavy for him to carrying it up and down just like me. I am so Poor but enjoying my bones and body.... I am so Poor but Happy and take life easy, I do not have anything but I have Joy.
They said, "I am so Poor, so Poor, Poverty is smelling all over me, I am so Poor, I couldn't buy a Bicycle. Yes! I am so Poor, so Poor, I couldn't afford to buy a Bicycle but your Country President, Muhammad Buhari, is so rich, so rich, he has the economy, he has the treasury of the country in his hands, the whole central bank monies is in his hands. The whole world knows him, he ate and took photographs with the world leaders, he could afford private jets, he has friends around him, when he cough, ten thousand people can attend to him, but has no health, he couldn't move, neither feed his mouth by himself anymore, his body is too weak for him to control but I am so Poor, so Poor, I don't even have a Bicycle, neither friends or anyone to talk to but I have a good health, no diabetes, no mouth smelling, no body odour, no wobbling legs, no blind eyes, no kidney problem, no tuberculosis, no asthma, no sickness, no no no, no nothing, I am so Poor but BLESSED with good health.
You have cars, jeeps, houses, lovely families, good job, friends and loved-ones around you, YES! YES!! Yes!!! You have EVERYTHING. You are living Paradise on the EARTH, eating on a golden table, sleeping on a waterbed, living in a mansion full of air conditioners, using technology toilet, you have EVERYTHING, but let me tell you, you are just PRIVILEGED.
You could be that BEGGAR on your street.
You could be that roadside pure water sellers.
You could be that mad man eating from the dustbin.
You could be that boy from a hopeless background.
You could be that errand girl roaming the streets without slippers.
You could be that driver.
You could be that cleaner.
You could be that dirty girl you are calling USELESS girl.
Time and Opportunities define us.
Be humble.
Whatever you are today is a privilege.
You could be me.
I could have be you.
God knows EVERYTHING.
Chief MKO Abiola was so rich yesterday, he could afford to buy the world yesterday, but today, he is dead and all his memory and comfort has totally gone. He has been buried and forgotten.
Be humble and STOP looking down on People.
I am so Poor, so Poor, so Poor, there is no money to buy food, I have no foods, I eat what I see not what I like, so I am so slim and thin because I have no food, I am so Poor, but you are so rich, you have plenty food to eat and WASTE, you are so rich, you have all manners of foods and meats in your freezers, you are so rich, so you are so fat, so fat, so big and full.
When I die, my Body shall producing six thousand maggots and worms because I am so slim and thin, so tiny because I have no food but when you die, your Body shall producing ten millions of maggots and worms because you are so big, so fat, so full because you have EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!! EVERYTHING!!! for yourself.
God is a good organizer, He organized EVERYTHING very well.
The Poor man will die one day AND the rich also will die one day.
Be humble.
Be generous.
This world does not belong to you.
One day.... You will die and leave EVERYTHING to the hands of the unknown.