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Business / Re: How To Make Money Living The Laptop Lifestyle by Maxxy010(m): 8:10pm On Apr 16, 2018
loverboys:
You must be wondering what is the Laptop Lifestyle. The Laptop Lifestyle is a lifestyle career that allows you to work under your own terms and earn an income, using a laptop alongside a decent internet connection.

What does this mean? You are able to work anywhere, anytime you want. There is no boss, no 9-to-5 and no alarm clocks. But you may ask how this is possible? Well because of the Internet! Twenty years ago this wouldn't have been possible, but with the introduction of the internet, things started to change. Now you're able to earn an income online.

There are many different ways you are able to do this; a few include Freelancing, Affiliate Marketing, Paid Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design and much more.

This aspect in itself usually results in you having much more time freedom since you completely eliminate any amount of time lost during transportation to and from the location where your job or business is located. Furthermore, you can now decide for yourself exactly "when" you want to perform the necessary tasks, and you don't have to do it in a single stretch. You can manage which task you'll do at which moment of the day.

On top of it all, most online activities can be automated to a very high degree, meaning your own workload will be dramatically reduced, and instead of working 8-10 hours/day you could very well be working only 2 hours a day!

Most people tend to think this kind of lifestyle is only for the rich, the celebrities or for the technically gifted.

But what if I told you this lifestyle could be obtained by almost anybody? What if I told you, that YOU TOO can create a laptop lifestyle which would enable you to spend most of your time with your family and friends, doing whatever you really like to do?

What if I could show you a way to start making money online within 6 to 12 weeks? And what if I could then show you how to scale that income to a 4, 5 or even 6 figure income within the next 6 to 12 months?

I know, for most people, this will sound too good to be true, especially considering you could run this business from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an internet connection and a laptop or a computer.

What does it take to create a laptop lifestyle?

This is where it gets a little tricky because most people have a wrong idea about what it takes to create such a laptop lifestyle. Many people think you need to be a computer genius or a marketing guru to make this possible. Many people also tend to think it takes loads of money before you can achieve this kind of life.

Nothing could be further from the truth!

What you really need to create a laptop lifestyle, is the will and the ability to "learn by doing", to follow the advice you're given by the masters, and the right mindset.

WHAT DOES THE LAPTOP LIFESTYLE HAVE TO OFFER?

The Freedom and the Flexibility that comes with an Internet Business is Un-believable. Just imagine, you could be travelling to new places around the world, every week! Did I also mention that once you have set up your business, and have put in the time and effort, you can be earning an income even while you are sleeping! How about meeting some amazing people just like you, around the world that is also living this kind of lifestyle? Living the Laptop Lifestyle also means that you are able to base your business on anything that you are passionate about, and provide value to and helping particular people over the internet. Furthermore, as you start to develop your online business, you start to learn key skills and experiences that will stay with you for life, which you can apply to new divisions of your business in the long-term.

And although certain background knowledge and some financial means will definitely help you to progress at a faster pace, these things are not absolutely necessary to succeed!

The main ingredients for success are to realize that you want or need a change, and TAKE ACTION to start creating a laptop lifestyle for yourself! If you are interested to take action, you can then visit the link below;

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Religion / Re: Warning: The Mark Of Antichrist '666' Is Coming by Maxxy010(m): 12:56pm On Apr 15, 2018
fulaniHERDSman:
grin cheesy grin cheesy
But we dread BUHARIN DAJI and APC corrosive government more .... Bring on 666 biko
Wow! You think 666 is something can survived,God will give wisdom

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Romance / Re: Please Help, I Have Not Been Sleeping Well, My Mind Is Not At Rest. by Maxxy010(m): 7:52am On Apr 11, 2018
SirToby:
Good evening friends. It all started with malaria two weeks ago and i used Lonart, i was relieved for some period and i started feeling feverish again. I ran a test and it confirmed Malaria is still positive, and the doctor prescribed P alaxin, i used it but i started feeling restless and uncomfortable since saturday, i have not been Sleeping well, even in my short sleep i have nightmares. i started using Piriton two days ago but i have not been feeling alright, my mind is so heavy and my heart beats so fast, i can't just sleep. I have tried to calm myself down and my friends also have spoken to me but it has not
been working and i just don't know what to do.

IN ADDITION: I'm a pastor's child and similar thing happened to me last year, i was so sick that i could not sleep for days, i remember i prayed and promised God never to have any intercourse with any woman till i marry if i can be healed and start having a good sleep. But the fact remains i'm not a wayward child and the last time I had sex prior to that prayer was 2015.

But two weeks ago, i was tempted and i could not resist the urge and i had sex with a lady but the sickness has already began prior to the sex but it has not Metamorphosized to sleeplessness and restlessness. I have asked God for forgiveness and i sincerely promise him never to do such again and i'm ready to stand by it this time. I knelt on the alter after Sunday service to make the vow.


But i'm scared maybe God is punishing me for breaking my vow with him the first time and he wants me to confess to my parents that are pastors. Please i need reasonable advise, i'm so scared to sleep whenever i wants to, my eyes are so red as i'm typing now due to lack of sleep. And which medicine can i talk or what can i do to put my mind at rest. Thanks Friends.


I don't know who you or where you live,but let me tell you one thing.Do you know it is possible to live a holy life? Bible says " Be ye holy even as your Father which is in heaven is holy" Our God is unchangeable changer,but His programme changes in the ages past there's been programmes in each ages,in the time of Abraham there was programme for the elect of God,In the time of the Apostles there was a programme,Now there's a programme for this age.I'm no matter you keep make promise to God not to go back to your vomit(sin) you will still err. There's must thing you need to know,there a spirit that is born in you,which is controlling you this spirit needs food,each time you commit fornication you re feeding this spirit. There are many mysteries I will tell you if you desire to free of this spirit,because no one can serve God under the bondage of a spirit,so contact this no if you are ready to be free 09065015289.
Romance / Re: Please Help, I Have Not Been Sleeping Well, My Mind Is Not At Rest. by Maxxy010(m): 7:22am On Apr 11, 2018
donstan18:
You didn't sanctify the sex you had with that lady.

You should have prayed before sex, we should always remember to call God in every enjoyment we do, for he is our provider.

Always pray before sex by saying.

Bless us oh Lord, and bless this our gift, which we are about to receive and enjoy, out of your bounty and goodness, throug
h christ our lord. Amen!


Very funny,You want him to pray to God,to bless his sin or what? The Lady he's sleeping with is She his wife
Religion / Stop Blaming Nigerian Pastor by Maxxy010(m): 3:01pm On Dec 17, 2017
The Successful Church Leaders In Nigeria Would Do A Better Job of Governing The Country.
Someone’s response to Charly Boy after he labelled Pastors as conmen,.
Read:
The fact is many Nigerians are loosing it. They can't think beyond going after pastors.
In what way has pastors prevented Nigeria from owning an Airline?
In what way do pastors prevent Nigeria from having industries
Less than 0.0001% of pastors own Jets in Nigeria. But no let us forget the over 70% that earn less than 50k/month and focus on the 0.0001% than own jets.
If you ran your governments the way church leaders are running churches. Nigeria might be a Qatar right now. In all these argument Canaanland has had stable electricity and water supply for its over 15,000 residents since 1999 and is already on the verge of converting waste to electricity. RCCG is producing 25MW of electricity. Yet your ... govt you pay compulsory tax, vat, CIT, Pet Tax has not been able to give you light decades after independence.
Living Faith has more than 25,000 Staff and has never owed any of them salary! Yet your state govt that collects Allocation plus Tax cannot pay full salary.
Living Faith a single Church is schooling 16 thousand of your Citizens in Higher institutions and many more at primary and Secondary levels yet you think you have the capacity to waggle your tongue.
I went for Shiloh all through and stayed in the staff quarters yet it was electricity all through, for one second water did not go off inspite of thousands that were present. On a normal day you won't walk 20 meters before you find a segregated bin to dispose your waste.
The entire area was fully covered by different layers of Security with multiple CCTV and IoT enabled barrier gates. And yet your Abuja, capital of the Nation does not have CCTV yet you open your .... mouth to talk down on pastors!
Between the guy that calls himself Area father and Oyedepo who resigned a federal job and started a Church of 3 people and has widened it to over 6,000 churches globally, over 200 schools, 2 hospitals, Over 1000 hectares farm for livestock and crop, Another farm in Igbesa and CU. With 15,000 housing Estate in progress, Water factories, Zeolite factory, One Research center, a scholarship fund, Beverage factories, 10 million books, Publishing house, Radio Station etc who has had more impact or who will have better capacity to govern the nation...
Canaanland hosts hundreds of thousands of people every week yet no stampede ever. Government gathered people at stadium for recruitment excersise and before it even began many were dead!
Living Faith already has a master plan till 2032 yet govt does not have a plan for 2020!
You know Illogicality is the trademark of most Africans. They fail to think beyond their prejudices and sentiments hence Africa has remained on the ground
Celebrities / Re: Seyi Shay Is Beautiful In New Makeup Photos by Maxxy010(m): 7:04pm On Dec 14, 2017
Jokes Etc / Re: House Of Comedy And Fun by Maxxy010(m): 7:53am On Dec 11, 2017
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Jokes Etc / Re: Latest Jokes & Comedy Skit!!! Join Delight Comedy Whatsapp Group. by Maxxy010(m): 7:28am On Dec 11, 2017
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Crime / Re: Corper Accused Of Stealing Chicken Flogged With Rods & Cutlass (Disturbing Pics) by Maxxy010(m): 7:03pm On Dec 10, 2017
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Federal Civil Service Recruitment 2017: FCSC Denies Online Job Advertisement by Maxxy010(m): 6:46pm On Dec 10, 2017
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode Reacts To Emergence Of Secondus, Atiku’s Speech by Maxxy010(m): 6:40pm On Dec 10, 2017
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Manchester City (1 - 2) On 10th December 2017 by Maxxy010(m): 6:36pm On Dec 10, 2017
Religion / Re: Tithing Controversy: Nigerian Pastors Speak by Maxxy010(m): 6:32pm On Dec 10, 2017
Sports / Re: Libya Slave Trade: Eto Did What Nigerian Pastors, Celebs, Politicians Couldn't by Maxxy010(m): 7:48pm On Nov 28, 2017
Op do you have to blame Nigerian pastor? You stop this before you incur the wrath of God.
Religion / From The Kingdom Of Darkness,into The Kingdom Of Light. by Maxxy010(m): 7:02pm On May 19, 2017
First stage of his life as a Muslim
His name is Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Mansour. He was born in Sohag the Capital of the Province of Girga in Upper Egypt in the Year 1871. As it was the tradition that time, he went to study the Qur’an at a school annexed to a Mosque run by a good teacher, Sheikh Massoud El Azzazi. He studied and learned the Qur’an by heart in a few years. He showed intelligence and diligence. His father sent him over to a nearby town to study since it had an Islamic Center frequented by students from all over Upper Egypt. The center had a famous Sufi teacher: Sheikh Aly Badr El Alaam.
When he started his studies, his teacher was very impressed by his intelligence and dedication and coached him towards more discipline and knowledge.
Mansour spent 10 years devouring the books of learning. He mastered the Arabic Language, Prose, Poetry, Sufi principles, the Qur’an, Hadith, logic, the explanations of Muhammad's Contemporaries’ writings, philosophy, history, Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari and a great number of Sufi books.
Second stage of his life as a Muslim
Mansour finished his education and went back to Sohag around the end of 1891 where he spent his days reading and exploring the Qur’an and Hadith and the Sufi principles and Allah's revelations.
He was a man of few words and spent the evenings contemplating and praying following the ways of the great Sufis.
He then spent time writing poetry and prose to express his devotion to Islam and the Prophet, and gave his opinion on religious issues. That was the time he became popular and changed his life from an introvert to an extrovert and had a lot of friends and acquaintances. He was asked several times to lead the religious prayer (Imam) in the main Sohag Mosque.
He also started an Islamic School with some of his friends. The school was filled with students who came to seek his wisdom and knowledge since its inception.
Exploring Christianity
In 1893 he decided to explore Christianity. He was driven by a desire to strengthen his faith and zeal in Islam and his desire to defend it.
He studied some of the old manuscripts: "Finding the truth" which was written by El Hindi to contest and debate Christianity and Christians.
He asked his spiritual leader Sheikh Ali Bader if he could invite Christians to debate with him on Christianity and Islam. The Sheikh was not in favor of the idea, replying that we are bound by our book which respects the Christians and Jews' beliefs. Mansour explained to his leader that Allah's will is to debate those who are not Muslims. Bringing them to Islam is the duty of every Muslim.
His leader accepted the argument and told Mansour that he was afraid that Mansour would be spending his time debating with Christians and not enough time studying Islam and purifying himself.
This was not accepted by Mansour. It looks like the Holy Spirit touched his heart towards truth and deliverance.
Mansour talked to a Christian by the name of Michael whom he was acquainted with. Michael told him I can't debate or discuss these issues since I am not religious. He suggested talking to a Christian Orthodox priest. The priest debated with him but could not convince him. He suggested a blind religious man who could help him more. The man told him that he should go to the Anglican Church during the service and accompanied him there. Mansour was amazed at the peace and dedication and attention of the congregation. He was impressed by the depth and the spirituality of the prayers, hymns and the reading and study of the Bible. Mansour, like most Muslims thought that Christians were spending their time praying to and idolizing icons and statues of Jesus and the Apostles which he believed is paganism.
After the service, a date and time for a meeting was agreed upon. They met and the discussion proceeded to subjects like the oneness of God and the Trinity.
He spent the time in futile arguments with no end in sight. After the discussion he felt the superiority of Islam over Christianity. The Christian priest told him that we all seek God and suggested that in his prayer to seek the truth. Sheikh Mansour felt offended and answered: "Do you think I doubt my faith? I pray five times a day to Allah because I seek him and believe in him and his Islam".
When he went home the Holy Spirit moved him and he decided to give the advice of the priest a try. He spent a great deal of anguish and turmoil trying to explore the truth and was never sure if he lost his faith or is getting closer to the truth. He had to justify it to himself that all the religions are equal and it is up to man to choose since they all lead to the truth. He started frequenting the Anglican Church more often and was listening one day to a preacher, who came from Alexandria to Sohag. He was very moved by the Bible verses:
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9
Whoso offers praise glorifies me: and to him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. Psalms 50:23
He spent the nights reading the Bible and alternating between doubt and belief. He would lock himself in his room day and night. He looked pale and disoriented. His family and friends were worried and thought that he may have a mental disease. I was the only one who was allowed to see him and he begged me not to disclose what I see.
One day he came out from his room. He was his true self, happy, confident and you can see the peace on his face. He found the truth the way and the life. He discovered the sinful nature of man and the salvation through Christ the Lord. He found out that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
He started to frequent the Christians more often and his library became filled with Christian books.
His Muslim friends did not know how to approach him in this regard since a man with such knowledge of Islam and respect of the community can not possibly have Christian tendencies. They tried to persuade him to stay away from his Christian friends. He succeeded in eluding them. He only went visiting his Christian friends at night and hiding his face. This did not help since they finally accused him of being a Kafir (non believer).
Finally, he thought that he had to face his accusers. He went to the Anglican Church and asked to be baptized. The Anglican Church was afraid of the reaction of the Islamic community in Sohag and procrastinated. He decided to approach the Catholic priest asking for Baptism. The priest replied that he is willing to baptize him and got in touch with the Catholic authorities in Cairo in that respect. The reply came from Cairo asking him to travel there. We saw him suddenly leaving the Muslim school with one of his partners and left all his belongings to go to Cairo.
He joined the Catholic Church in Cairo close to the end of 1894 and was baptized. He chose the name Michael.
No more than one week after he left Sohag that the news was all over the place, not only in Sohag but in all the neighboring cities. We were inundated with visitors at home of those who were seeking the truth. The situation in his home was compared to a loss of a son physically and spiritually. His mother was crying and wailing. His aunts and brothers were accepting condolences and his friends could not believe the loss of such a distinguished Muslim scholar. His father decided to go to Cairo and find out for himself what was happening. He found Mansour in the Catholic Church. He discussed the situation with him. Pleaded with him to change his mind, even threatened him to no avail. He finally asked him to write a letter to the authorities in Sohag denying the allegations. Mansour replied: You are asking me to lie, which in itself is a sin. Furthermore Christ said: "whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father."
The father returned back to Sohag full of sorrow and shame. He remained a recluse for a long time unable to face the neighbors or answer their questions.
His brothers sent him letters trying to persuade him to change his mind. Some of the Sheikhs sent him letters attacking Christianity and the Bible and begging him to return back to Islam.
This Ends the Old chapter of Sheikh Mansour and Begins the New Chapter of Michael.
In August 1895 he went with a delegation to Rome to meet the Pope Leo XIII, wearing his Islamic attire. The Pope asked him to approach and blessed him and prayed that Jesus would strengthen his belief. The Pope also gave him some souvenirs and pictures to take home.
This visit impressed all who saw or heard of him in Rome. Newsmen flocked over to the hotel where he was staying and even followed him and took pictures of him on the way to the Vatican.
When he returned from Rome he looked for more studies in Christianity. When he couldn't find what he was looking for in Catholicism he went back to the Anglican faith in December 1897.
He said: "I learned so much from the character of the Christian prophets that drew me even closer to Jesus to know through the Bible that he is the only redeemer for the world."
The difficulties he faced
I wouldn’t be exaggerating to say I have never seen anyone in my life who glorified the suffering of Jesus in his own life like Michael. He loved his parent, bothers and the rest of his family immensely. He was disturbed to abandon them. He obeyed Christ’s saying:
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
He kept writing to me asking about the family in all details. He wanted to know about every woman man and child in a minute detail, what they did, what schools they went to, what the little ones say etc...
His heart was filled with love for all of them.
Before his death, he sent me a letter telling me to talk to them one by one and tell them I died in the peace of Jesus the Lord. Ask them to come to him to receive salvation.
An incident happened later when an uncle of Michael decided, unknown to the family to travel to Cairo and kill him to rid his family from the shame of his conversion to Christianity. He found out where he lived and watched him for several days. Then one night he hid in a dark corner with a knife in his hand. When Michael approached he swung the knife at him but Michael saw him and hit him on the wrist with his walking stick. The knife fell to the ground. Michael then held him firmly and told him: "I could take you to the authorities to be punished for attempting to murder me, but Jesus whom I believe in asked me to forgive you." I want you to promise me to go back to Sohag tonight. I will take you to the train station, buy you a ticket and send you home. The uncle was grateful and did what Michael requested. On the way to the station Michael talked to him a lot about Christ and his salvation. He also wrote us about the incident. My father was mad at my uncle and disassociated with him for over two years. He told my uncle: "This is my own beloved son, don’t you know that he might change his mind and return back to Islam?"
The people of Sohag continued the insults and the threatening letters sent to Michael. He was attacked physically several times from known and unknown persons in Cairo.
His Faith
He was strong in his belief in Christ and never denied his faith not by word or deed or silence. He was bold in showing his belief.
When I went to visit him for the first time after his baptism, I tried to show what he lost by converting to Christianity. He told me:
"If you think I lost something tell me what it is." I said "You lost everything, Your family, your reputation, your career as a learned Islamic Scholar, your career could have shot all the way to the top." He replied: "All this doesn’t compare to being with Jesus even for one hour."
I remember the first year after his baptism, we asked him to continue sending his letters to the family as Muhammad Mansour, and he refused completely. We suggested that he would use the abbreviation M. M. which should make him happy since it also stands for Michael Mansour. He refused saying that this doesn’t glorify Christ.
At one time the editor of a famous newspaper came to visit me with graduates of Al Azhar Islamic University. One of them asked him: "Aren’t you sorry you became a Christian?" He replied: "I am only sorry for the time I spent away from Christ and his blessings before I became a Christian."
He once told me: "When I was given the Bible for the first time and I started to read it, I finally found things I had never found before, The Creation in such a beautiful and convincing manner, the history of the prophets in detail which was only mentioned briefly in Qur’an.
Nothing equals what is in the Bible regarding Jesus:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
His Character
He was a decent and kind person. He always cheered up those who were sad by his good humor and jokes. He was very popular and well loved by all who knew him. Every time he went to a coffee house he was surrounded by tens of people who loved his congenial company. Any time he walked down the street both Christians and Muslims were greeting him. He commanded love and respect. He was also very generous; he looked after the poor and supported poor orphans and widows despite his limited financial means. He always said I am rich because Christ is in me.
He was also very courageous. I remember the night we had a meeting in Azbakia Church in Cairo and about 700 people mostly thugs and trouble makers were screaming: "We want to kill him. We will not go home before we kill him." The organizers of the meeting asked him to leave by the back door. He refused. He walked to the podium and bared his chest screaming those who want to kill me can advance now. I am not any better than who died for me.
I can’t explain what happened after that. Suddenly they were all quite. Most of them left the meeting. Those thugs who remained escorted him safely to his home.
His Work
Shortly after his baptism, he started teaching in the Catholic Schools. He traveled to the city of Assiout in Upper Egypt and taught there for few months. Then he returned to Cairo where he taught in the Jesuit Schools. He also taught Arabic to some American residents. One day he was teaching a Doctor Hunt and came across Isaiah’s:
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
When he saw the surprise in Dr Hunt’s face he said to him: "I feel responsible to minister to my Muslim brothers
God wants to send me to them.
One day I remember one of the Islamic Scholars approached me and asked me if I am Michael’s brother. I replied in the affirmative. He said: "Your brother is a literary giant.
I almost accused him of being a liar. Every time he had a speech he was quoting impromptu excerpts from enormous Islamic volumes. I didn’t think that he could remember all what he used in his speeches. I decided one day to write down what he was saying and the sources. I went after the meeting to Al Azhar Library and consulted the books he mentioned. I was flabbergasted; he quoted 12 volumes and was accurate in each and every instance."
His Church sermons were so well attended and there were those who wrote and memorized parts of his speech. He did not speak English where he can draw from the Bible studies. His only source was the Bible itself. He spent his time teaching the Bible, writing articles in newspapers and magazines, visiting schools in upper and lower Egypt.
I will never forget the day I asked him for a Bible. I will never forget the smile on his face and the tears that followed. He said to me: "I have been praying to God in tears for you for months. I wanted you to read it and understand it so that you can find in it salvation." I admit at first I was ashamed of his conversion to Christianity and spent time at first talking to other Muslim scholars trying to get them to persuade him to return. I even was thinking of resorting to some thugs to threaten him. I often kept thinking why did he become Christian? The only answer is that he loved Christ so much that nothing else mattered. That is why I asked for the Bible.
His Death
He had elevated blood cholesterol for a long time and was not aware of it. He was a strong man and it looks like his stamina kept him going. One day we had to rush him to the hospital for a kidney failure. Despite the fact that we got him the best Doctor’s in town, it was too late.
Even on his death bed and for two days he kept saying: "By grace we are saved," and "I thank him because he saved me by his Grace."
The priest came to see him and said to him: "Aren’t you afraid to die Sheikh Michael?"
Michael smiled and said: "How could I be afraid when Jesus right hand is sustaining me?"
Then he said three times: "How could I be afraid of death when Jesus preceded me and banished the fear of the grave."
On Wednesday the 29th of May 1918 he passed on. We had hundreds of telegrams of condolences and the funeral took place on Thursday. There were hundreds and hundreds of Muslims, and Christians of different denominations. All came because they loved him and were so sorry to see such a servant of God wither away so soon.
Religion / Jesus Is Lord by Maxxy010(m): 3:13pm On May 18, 2017
I was born into a Yoruba, Western Nigeria, Moslem polygamous family of 16. My dad at the head of this number had four wives with 11 children. He was an average Moslem, having gone to Mecca before I was born in 1966. Given our cultural background, my mom regularly consults what you may call witchdoctors, for one reason or the other. My family has a long lineage of practicing witchdoctors. At the last count I remember numbering the gods in the family to be about 21. Among these are, esu, osun, obatala, sango, ogun, ifa, ailala, ancestral spirits, and communal gods among others.
Although I was not born in Nigeria, I grew up there, as my dad returned to the country in 1970 after over 20 years in different parts of West Africa. The first memory I have of rituals or traditional worship was when my dad died in 1972. I later learnt that he had been warned not to return home at the time he did. He spent 3 agonizing months on his sick bed without being able to move while his flesh disintegrate before his eyes. In fact, family members insisted he would have lived if he had not been stubborn. He was asked to relinquish ownership of some of his landed properties before his (spiritual) attackers could let go of him. He refused.
Many years later I was stunned when my mom was relating the story of how he died to me. What I learnt in my Islamic studies was that Jesus did not die on the cross. But she told me that, my dad asked her not to curse those who were apparently responsible for his death, saying: "after all, Jesus was killed in a similar fashion on the cross, despite the fact that he committed no wrong". I was shocked to hear that from my mum. For one she is not literate. And despite her visits to witchdoctors, she is a fervent Moslem who would not have any of her children enter Ja'anam by becoming Christians. More important too was the circumstance of my father saying what he said.
In my part of Yorubaland, if it is established that some people were responsible for a death, the dead person's spirit could be conjured to avenge his own death. To do this, a person close to him must be around at the time of death. You hold the lifeless head of the person in your hand and say what you have to say. My mom did this immediately after her husband died. To her astonishment, the man opened his eyes and asked her to forget about them and look after her children. He fell back dead in her lap again. Not content with his advise, she repeated the process of asking the dead to take revenge. He woke up again and admonished her to leave everything in the hands of God and fell back dead. She persisted a third time. It was on this third occasion that my dad mentioned the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross.
We are from Ijebu, a part of Yorubaland respected for its witchcraft. It was here that I cut my teeth as a child. I was there from 1970 when we returned from Liberia till 1977 when I completed my primary education and was ready for high school in Lagos. All through my years at Ijebu, I remember that it was one ritual after the other, at least to counter the negative ones that were being directed at us from right left and center. There were relations, of course, who fell along the way, like my dad. And there are others who to this day have had their lives turned upside down that, they are not only useless to themselves but to the society as well. I was almost always in one battle or the other. My mom usually take me round witchdoctors, both in and outside our area.
It was in this state that I enrolled at an Islamic school to learn more about God, so he could defend me instead of all the money and items of sacrifice we have been taking to different places including "churches". There are marks of incision (from covenants) still on my body that some of my friends find scary each time I discuss my past. Our Imams, in their different modes, tried their best for me, but all to no avail. I was advised to intensify personal prayers which I had been doing all along. It did not work. Two more initiations into the occult in late 1993 through early 1994 also failed to solve my crisis. I decided it was time to leave everything that is not purely Islamic. I bought a new copy of 99 Names of Allah which I have been using since my high school days. I supplemented this with pamphlets of Suratul Yasin, its khutbah and 3 other ones I cannot remember now. Sometimes I could be on the praying mat from 11pm till it is time for Subhi [early morning] prayers.
But despite my renewed spiritual vigor, the problems I had been facing persisted. I contemplated suicide twice. You know, it was like, there was no hiding place. I remember one ritual of obatala (a Yoruba god) that I did. It was meant to appease those who were responsible for my problems. The witchdoctor called my mom and told her that I must have done something terribly wrong against some people. This was after 3 hours of fruitless efforts at appeasement! I also observed the same thing with one of my former Islamic Studies teachers at the height of my problems. He said I should on my own intensify efforts at prayers that there is nothing anyone could do for me. This is usually the situation with Yoruba witchdoctors. Whenever they encounter someone more powerful than them, they either hands off you or continue to milk you dry, even though they know there is nothing they can do about you case.
In April 1994, I read a book on how to counter the effects of curses and spells, written by Bill Subritzky. It belonged to a Christian friend of mine. I read it. But, it is the same thing I have been criticizing that was there, "confess Jesus as Lord" and the other usuals, I thought to myself then. Mind you, I have been reading Ahmed Deedat's books since my high school days. It formed one of the reasons why I always kept a Bible at the time - so I could have an easy reference when I engage Christians in argument.
My April 1994 encounter with Subritzky's book was the turning point in my life. I confessed Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. With the Name of Jesus Christ on my lips, things started happening which I never thought could happen. It was a complete surprise. (The Bible says, whoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved).
Members of my family could hardly believe. I no longer need to patronize witchdoctors or their religious counterparts. Jesus Christ did it all. And without any ritual or sacrifice on my part!
Jokes Etc / Finger Print by Maxxy010(m): 11:35am On May 03, 2017
Police inspector:Have u caught the thief. Sub inspector:No,but I found some trace of him. Police inspector:What? Sub inspector:Finger prints. police inspector:Where? Sub inspector:On my cheeks
Jokes Etc / The Old Lady Nd The Cashier by Maxxy010(m): 9:22pm On May 02, 2017
One day an old woman walked into a shop nd got some dog food,she went to pay for it nd the cashier said you can't buy that dog food we need evidence that you have a dog,so she bought in her dog nd she got the dog food. The next day the same old lady went to get some cat food nd the cashier said you can't have that food we need evidence you have a cat,so she went home nd got her cat nd she got the cat food.Next day the same old lady went in again nd she had a box,she told the cashier to put her finger in it,so she did.She said it felt warm nd soft,the little old lady then said now you 're satisfied can i have some toilet paper please!

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Jokes Etc / Examination Malpractise By Maxxy010 by Maxxy010(m): 8:30pm On May 02, 2017
It was an examination and a student was caught spying his colleague's work. They were then asked to face the exam malpractice panel. The dull student asked the brilliant student to go in first and when he gets out,he would tell him the answer to the questions being asked. So when the brilliant student got out,he told the dull student that answer one is Aristotle,two is 1848 and answer three is yes but not scientifically tested.
The dull student went in and the following conversation took place.
The panel; what is ur name?
The dull student; Aristotle
The panel;what year were u born?
The dull student;1848,sir
The panel;what! Are u mad!
The dull student;Yes!But not scientifically tested.
Romance / Re: 7 Ways Shy Guys Stylishly Express Their Feelings To Their Crush by Maxxy010(m): 9:44pm On Jun 27, 2016
Am a shy guy,indeed the op did his research very well,I do 6 a lot
Religion / Dangerous Errors Made By Unbelievers by Maxxy010(m): 9:46am On Mar 16, 2016
Among the most successful agencies of the great deceiver(Satan) are the lying wonders of spiritualism.As men reject the truth they fall a prey to deception
Another error is the doctrine that denies the deity of Christ,claiming that He had no existence before His advert to this world.This theory contradicts the statements of our Saviour concerning His relationship with the Father and His pre-existence. It undermines faith in the Bible as a revelation from God. If men reject the testimony of Scripture concerning the deity of Christ, it is vain to argue with them; no argument,however conclusive,could convince them. None who hold this error can have a true conception of Christ or of the plan of God for man's redemption.
Still another error is the belief that Satan has no existence as a personal being, that the name is used in Scripture merely to represent men's evil thoughts and desires.

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