It is really hard for me to comprehend that blood cleansing
and spirit filled young people will be afraid of fellow students who are
erroneously members of secret societies on campus. Why? We refuse to occupy our
territories. You know what? When good is absent in a land, evil thrives easily.
Nothing must be left to chance in taking over our campuses;
academically, spiritually, socially and in commerce. Wonderful programmes like,
Catch Them Young must be well planned
and purposefully executed. This is simply a time when fellowships roll out
their drums and move round the campus to catch new intakes that could be
influenced negatively because of their naivety and thus become easy prey for
the hawks and become campus casualties.
One unique thing about Catch
Them Young is that, apart from reaching out to others about the love of
Christ, the programme is also an avenue to help new intakes during their
registration and orientation. A guide is a relief to a stranger who is
wandering in a location because he or she does not know the way. When we strategically position ourselves to
help those in need, occupying that territory becomes easy. We must arise and
take over. We cannot be oppressed in our domain.
Moving to the business world, (which I earnestly desire that
we dominate) I want us to correct this wrong notion. I do not know why some of
us believe that we must be in our 40s or 50s before we start our businesses.
Well, this age is really advancing and it is not the time for us to follow some
trends that we can easily break away from.
You know what? You can be actively involved in petty trading
while you are still a student (even while in secondary school). I once met a
lady who was studying for her PhD programme in one of the Universities in
Nigeria yet she is into fashion designing. In actual fact, I was surprised the
day I got to her house and I saw the numbers of sewing machines she had. She
was really into that business, yet she was studying for her doctorate degree at
the same time.
Instead of raising your voice to always complain because you
feel or think your allowance is too small or it cannot sustain you, why not get
up from your bed of comfort and be actively engaged in a small business which
can bring in extra income and then your parents or guardian can have respite.
For instance, if you are technically minded, you may help to
repair phones, computers, irons etc for some cash. If you are creative, you may
be able to make beads, cakes etc and just sell for a price which will help to
meet some of your needs. With that, you will occupy your territory in the area
of commerce and you never can tell that seemingly insignificant trade may pave
way for a flourishing business in the nearest future.
For some of us, it may be our gifts that will make us to
dominate our territory. Daniel and Joseph were specially gifted when it comes
to interpretation of dreams and with this singular gift; they dominated even in
strange lands. So, have you discovered your gift? Put it into use and be a
force to reckon with in that environment.
However, our attitude has a lot of role to play if we want to
occupy our territories. Are you positive minded? If the answer is yes,
occupying your immediate territory either spiritually, physically, socially,
financially, or academically becomes easy. A positive approach to life will
pave way for dominance. With God on our side, we shall get there.
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