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Gratitude and Giving

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I’m currently in Ilorin, for my younger sister’s wedding, and ultimately for an NNC Launch in Ilorin. It’s been a busy week as always, a little bit busier, but there have been plenty to give God thanks for.

One of the greatest lesssons I have been learning in the last few months is about gratitude. I thought I knew enough about gratitude, just as many of you also think you do, but in the last few months, I have discovered that I know only a little sketch of the power, purpose and priviledge in being able to show gratitude. I don’t know what kind of life you are living today, are you happy? Are you complaining? Are you getting frustrated about something? Are you afraid or scared? Are you confused? Are you losing patience? Are you in trouble? If you are any of these things, you might have gotten into them for many reasons, but there is one sure way out, and understanding the power of gratitude and unleashing that power is one sure way out.

I’ll like to lay a fundamental premise first. That there are two reals of existence, there is one realm that is seen, and there is another realm that is unseen. The Christian or Muslim will tell you that there is a spiritual world and a physical world. The scientist also alludes to this a bit, by acknowledging the possibility of a 4th dimension. The scientist knows by experimentation and research however, that the basic building block of every organism, dead or alive is energy, and this energy is unseen. In other words, either we go via the channels of religion or via the channels of scientific thinking, one thing is sure, there is a seen world (frame of existence) and there is an unseen world.

Secondly, I’ll also like to establish what happens when we desire something and decide to pray about it. The desire is birthed in the thought realm, which is an unseen realm. Your thoughts(unseen) aggregate together to form a desire(unseen), that you offer in prayer to God (unseen). The moment when what you send to God (unseen) is recieved, God immediately credits you with that desire (unseen). This is the reason why in so many instances in the bible, it is stated clearly that whoever asks is given, whoever seeks finds and whoever knocks gets openned doors. In other words, God answers in kind immediately. Interestingly, the bible also alludes that at times, God answers before we ask. In which case the desire is a manifestation or legal tender to secure the existence of what already has been given. In the same way, looking at it scientifically, all physical substance is made of the same raw material called energy. Each atom, element or molecule is made up of energy levels. The birthing place of all that is seen and physical, is unseen and spiritual.

Haven laid this foundations, let us then try to go as quickly as we can into the subject of gratitude. Since we have agreed that there are two worlds, and we have agreed that the all mighty God has not storage space for prayers, but answers them as soon as he hears them (the bible says the confidence we have in approaching God is that he hears when our prayers are in line with his will, and once we are assured that he hears, we are assured that he answers. The bible also says it is He that works in us to “will” and to “do” according to his good pleasure). It means then, that the only challenge we have as humans is not in recieving from God, but it’s is a challenge of bringing that which exists in the spiritual to the physical. What we really need to learn, is how do we make manifest (root word means to bring out with the hand from unseen), how do we convert energy to substance. How do we cause communication between the two worlds. This is where the challenge is!

There is only one way however to convert spiritual reality into physical reality. This one way is called different things by different people who discovered it by practice. It’s the ability to take position in reality as if what you know you have that is unseen is already yours. This is called “make believe” by some and called “faith” by others. It is living as though what we asked for is already ours. In order to live like this, there two key behaviours that are crucial. One is gratitude, and the other is giving.

In order to live like you already have what you have desired, asked for and believe that you have, you need to live a life of gratitude and generosity. You literally need to sing praises, wear a positive demeanor, speak positively, be thankful, share what you have with others, give to worthy causes and sow into the lives of others. Behaving like this, will bring you to a state of mind where you will gravitate naturally to the last activity, meeting or idea that will make it happen. See, everything you desire and have secured currently exists in an unseen form, and is waiting to become reality in a process that will involve a unique meeting, a new idea or an acitivity. This process is refered to also as harvest. It is the process in which that thing you desired comes to you.

What I have tried to do is lay the foundation for the basis for gratitude and giving, I’ll expantiate more on this in future articles as I am graced.

Adeolu Akinyemi

Adeolu Akinyemi

16 thoughts on “Gratitude and Giving”

  1. Royal_Prince
    August 19, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    I must confess that this article is for me!
    My Pastor’s sermon on sunday was on this issue, “having an attitude of gratitude” was the topic.
    I have understood that gratitude is an attitude (or an art) that needs to be cultivated and develpoed ( or practiced).

    Thank you for this reminder!

    Luv U!

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  2. Omooba
    August 19, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    Great piece again.

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  3. Peter Oluokun
    August 19, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Gratitude, an important attribute that one must possess. Giving is a master key to recieving. Thanks Deolu for hammering this truth once again.

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  4. Adekunle Alashi
    August 19, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Thanks, now i know the reasons why i hav’nt gotten all i asked. You opened it all up.
    The launching in ilorin was a huge success and your pressence was a delight.
    God bless you.

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  5. femi
    August 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    Another truth, ‘gratitude’, its very key, infact when I look at myself I can’t help but say thank God, although I know i need to work on being grateful to people too.
    If not 4 in power who I 4 b?
    If not 4 in power where I 4 dey?
    So I just can’t help thanking Baba God.

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  6. JesusFreak
    August 20, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Oh my God…what a word – “… is living as though what we asked for is already ours. In order to live like this, there two key behaviours that are crucial. One is gratitude, and the other is giving.”…thank you sir

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  7. emeka
    August 21, 2008 at 9:38 am

    well said..deolu!

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  8. fmk
    August 21, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    This is amazing, as i was reading your article i started Thanking God,while i was still reading my boss came to my side and gave me a promotion, I had been waiting for this for a month.God is faithful

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  9. Okungbowa
    August 22, 2008 at 6:17 am

    Thanks for this mind opener deolu…sure many of us know this butter we tend to forget the imortant things at times..thanks for bringing us back to realize

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  10. Dolly
    August 22, 2008 at 7:59 am

    You are right Okungbowa,some of us know these things. May God help us!

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  11. Ifeoluwa
    August 23, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Your excellency Sir,

    This is not just a piece but a MASTERPIECE.

    May God replenish you. Amen

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  12. Dlecturer
    August 23, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    Thankyou for sharing this important piece, PAPA D.

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  13. Oderinlo Abidemi
    August 25, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    chai!
    now i have to change the attitude
    my mindset towards giving
    my orienta towards being appreciative
    I thank everyone that as contributed something
    to my life on here or anywhere good or bad…it’s part of the process, i appreciate all and i hope and i pray that i can always Thank God for the life of everyone

    Oga Dee
    Dalu!

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  14. Bukola Ajayi
    September 1, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Inspiring piece. You’ve really revealed the secret to making it big in life – Gratitude and Giving.

    This piece is worth passing on.

    Thanks.

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  15. IKOTUN ADEBISI
    May 22, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Faith, i define as the reality of walking and working in the reality of God’s word. i can’t doubt the reality of what God’s word says about me. i am made for the best and I’m grateful for this, so to show my gratitude, I’ll give to my generation the abundance He has deposited in me.

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  16. OMOZELE
    May 28, 2009 at 11:17 am

    it is gratitude that determines how far one goes in life. if you are not grateful for the little you have today, you many never see a bigger one tommorrow.the isrealites instead of thanking God for bringing them out of Egypt kept murmuring,grumbling. their attitude provoked God who ensured that none of that generation that came of of Egypt made it to the promise land. how sad!

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