It’s Worship Wednesday!!! 🎈
I have a song I’ve been seriously abusing , Emmanuel by John Fadejola. And to my Nigerian people 🇳🇬 since around May last year, I’ve been stuck on Amb. Chinyere Udoma, especially the song Oke Orimili. Only found out yesterday that I’ve been singing the wrong lyrics (obviously)😭 Will I stop? Most probably not , because reading Igbo is a real struggle for me. But yes, that’s what I’ve been listening to lately. What have you been listening to? Yesterday we discussed the topic , Helping others to occupy.
Moses said, “The Lord your God has given you this land to live in. But all your strong men must cross the Jordan River and help the other Israelites. You must help your brothers until the Lord gives them rest, just as He has given you rest. When they also receive the land the Lord promised them, then you may return to your homes that were given to you.”
Deuteronomy 3:18–20 (Easy to Read Version)
I know many people who love to receive help but will never help anyone else, they ask, demand, and take, yet never think of supporting another person. Those are the ones you must be careful of, even in friendship. Meanwhile, many people are in great spaces today simply because someone once called and said, “I think your skills are needed here,” or “I saw this opportunity and thought of you,” and that single act of thoughtfulness is how they stepped in, occupied, and even took ground for Jesus!
As friends, we share our goals and talk about what we want to do, so when you come across something that may help your friend , tell them. We will not all occupy the same space, we will not all receive the same land, and we will not get the same opportunities, but we can all help each other. We can link one another, we can connect one another. Black people, please , change! If your neighbour cannot pay fees and you know organisations that sponsor, help them apply. It is in every part of life. I later found out who got me on radio, and it was a friend of mine who spoke about me last year; even though the gap only opened this year, my friend helped me to occupy.
One referral can change someone’s life. Tell people you know a singer and point them to the lady in the choir. Tell people you know a writer , tell them about me, obviously lol. Tell people you know a great minister, tell them about someone from MPG, vele. Tell people you know the best designer, tell them about someone from your workplace. Tell people you know someone who does hair and nails, connect them to the sister in church. Help others to occupy! Help them with clients, help them with that open door you see but cannot fit into.
Some doors are not for you, but someone you know can walk through them. You can’t sing, but you know someone who can, text them and send the poster. Moses told the Reubenites and Gadites to help their brothers until they found rest; do you see the weight of that obligation? Help them until they settle, until they occupy. Married women, help the singles occupy , stop gossiping, call them, give good advice, pray for them. Married men, take up a single brother and help him, even through prayer. Life could be far less complex if those who reached the top of the mountain shouted down to those climbing, showing them the way. What many people truly need is help. They are not lazy, not complacent, not stubborn, they just need someone to help them occupy.
The truth is, we all have something we can help someone with, we truly do. Moses taught the two tribes how to love, because help is an act of love. If I can help you, rest assured that I love you and if I refuse to help, then I have either refused to love or denied myself an opportunity to love someone. Many people want to help God, who needs no help, yet they will not help a friend who has no food. One of my life’s commitments is to help people, to be the solution, the answer and then share the gospel.
Some of our neighbours refuse to come to church today because they once asked for salt and were told there was none when you had 20kgs. Where I can help, no one will have to ask me twice, I will cross the Jordan River and stand with my brothers until they occupy. Help begins at home. One of the things my mom taught us early was to help wherever we could: if you have an extra R20, bring a tomato home; if you have R200, pass by Checkers and buy rice to ease the stress; if you have R30, give it to your little brother for school lunch.
You see, help doesn’t have to be in thousands , it’s a mindset of responsibility that gives someone else rest and takes away their worry. That woman in your area struggling with pampers doesn’t need questions about where her man is, she needs help, buy some and give her. Help is not about getting something back; we help because we ourselves are helped by God. Should we not be like Him?
Sometimes we say, “Ah, but they didn’t ask,” yet some people will never ask again because the last time they did, they were rejected and made to feel small. When you see a child’s shoe is torn, discern and give. I promise you, a life of helping and receiving help is a life that reaches heights we never imagined. We can help each other occupy, we can fight together, speak about one another’s services, and recommend each other’s skills and talents. If your workplace needs a keyboard player, don’t rush to hire a stranger when someone in church needs that opportunity.
If a makeup artist is needed for a wedding, of course choose someone who can truly do the work so the bride doesn’t look like a clown on her big day but still recommend others where you can. And lastly, support someone’s business by paying for their services, whether they are family or not, friend or not. I hope we understand that we can occupy through someone else’s help. Don’t be quick to be rude to people; the person next to you may be the one God will use to help you reach that goal. Remember God’s help comes through people and you could be the one He wants to use for that situation. See you on Friday.
Now, if you read my blogs but have never met this Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about, you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.
I love yous.🌹
