THE BLESSINGS OF TRAGEDIES
After a therapy session with a friend yesterday, she was so pleased that she promised to recommend a friend to me who also needs therapy as he was involved in a plethora of extramarital affairs which was affecting his marriage.
She also said she spoke to him about therapy but he shrugged off the idea and I chuckled saying, “he may not need therapy. What he actually needs is an Affliction. That will force him to seek God and then change his ways.”
It’s the same way you discipline kids when they err. The pain is not meant to hurt them but to change them. Likewise, when we live recklessly, only pain can humble us.
The movie, “ENOCH”, filmed to commemorate Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God nails my point.
Amidst the lessons learnt from the movie, one bears mentioning and it’s the fact that what made Pastor Enoch a clergyman wasn’t because he was a devout Christian from inception. Not at all! Pastor Enoch suffering afflictions in his life and in his quest to solve them, he found God and became dedicated.
Little did he know that it was actually a master plan to draw him close to God. Affliction is a magnet that draws us close to God because when we are hurt, we are forced to seek Him.
In refining silver, you have to hold it in the middle of a fire where the flames are hottest to burn away the impurities. Hence, grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives are pressed to release oil. Seeds grow in darkness.
So, if you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed or in darkness, you are in the process of transformation because the wound is where the light enters you.
©️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
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Tosin Imhogiemhe (T.I) is an astute Emotional Intelligence and Wellness Expert popularly known as “Pain Doctor” in the Media after his best-selling book, “PAIN IS A GIFT” sprung him into the limelight. He is also the Leading Consultant at Teehigh-Inspires, a training and development company.
With a forte in Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health and Leadership, Tosin speaks to individuals and organizations on various subjects.
He is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who graduated from the University of Lagos (B.Sc Economics), Daystar Leadership Academy and National Broadcast Academy (Formerly FRCN) where he served as the Governor-General and later, a lecturer. He currently serves as the Vice President of BSN Toastmasters Club and has attained several awards in Public Speaking.
As an acclaimed author of eight books, TI also runs a prison ministry through which he spreads his message of hope, healing and inspiration.
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