Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Here comes the stale mate Sniffs much familiar like stale bread Lacks fruit freshness and spice Sits still with old wage tales  Here comes the sloppy joke Walks about in religious cloke  Scarcely employs faith for output Warms up around cold stove  Here comes the town crier Lip drips with news like honey Knows about everything but duty Clings to gossip like treasure  Here comes the chance passerby Stops by workspace like moving train Can safely be tagged a visitor  Sits through till the cheque arrives  Here comes the stagnant pond Soaks in every rain like a sponge Hosts clues and sundry tools in the yard Stinks around through lack of use  Here comes the unwilling pound Laden with golden talents like trader ships Bereft of fuel for daily voyage Blames the sunny system for its idleness 6  Here comes the entitled kin Seeks applause like a nodding lizard Any new feather fits in the cap Wastes away the common good  Here comes the stumbling block M...

Subjugate an empire And it will surely crumble Build a nation And it will inevitably rise  Install a lazy drone And let the harvest fail Set up a watchtower And get good retuns  Castrate a palace And live among eunuchs Endue a populace And they become fruitful Darken a mind And it will dwindle  Enlighten the heart And it will live  Indulge a servant And nurture entitlement Train a child right And have a noble legacy  Clutch a passing wind And go empty-handed Share a token around And occupy the city Squander a resource And it will abate Save a quarter And it becomes a bank  Conquer a territory And claim the goods Disciple a troop And redeem the treasure  Demonstrate arrogance And spotlight your ignorance Be willing to learn And be crowned with insight Binge a fatty junk And ache your bowels Dine on humble fruit And bloom in health  Cuddle a street fight And end up in prison Seek and pursue peace And set the village at liberty  Despise a marker...

Fatherhood is priesthood Daily interceding for family Before the Father of lights Virtuous fathers pray without ceasing   Fatherhood is responsibility Providing for own household Trusting in the Father of all creation Virtuous fathers are selfless givers  Fatherhood is service Raising the next generation Leaning on eternal truths Virtuous fathers demonstrate faith  Fatherhood is shepherding Guiding own house in the way Following Christ as pattern Virtuous fathers are Godly examples  Fatherhood is leadership Using farsight and foresight well Seeing through the lens of Scripture Virtuous fathers are good stewards  Fatherhood is partnership Diligently doing one's part well Knowing God's part is settled Virtuous fathers are team players  Fatherhood is accountability Living with eternity in mind Working to please the Master Virtuous fathers fear God  Fatherhood is architecture Building with Godly wisdom Taking steps to create the future Virtuous fathers are...

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