I don’t always reference the Bible in conversations but today, let’s assume I’m a Bible Study teacher. I’m a Bible Study teacher here to talk to you about the quote ‘a prophet has no honour in his own home’.
The real quote is “But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.”
What point am I trying to make? Go ahead. Take a guess. Make an effort!
You know how your friends don’t like your content? You know how the very first person who called you an influencer was your co-worker who you just met a month ago and didn’t even like? You know how the first person who paid you for your services was a random woman you met at the salon while your best friends either made fun of you for the work or wanted free services?
Yeah!
All that stuff is not new. It’s been around for decades, centuries, millennia!
You see, even Jesus who was sent by God was hated by the people God sent him to!
I mean, Allah explained to us how cursed the Jews are for hating on and killing prophets, yeah.
˹They were condemned˺ for breaking their covenant, rejecting Allah’s signs, killing the prophets unjustly, and for saying, “Our hearts are unreceptive!”1—it is Allah Who has sealed their hearts for their disbelief, so they do not believe except for a few—
and for their denial and outrageous accusation against Mary,
~ Quran 4:155 to 4:156
Okay. Back story over.
The point is, you are not Jesus.
You are not Ice Cream.
You are probably a hot headed fellow sef so maybe you are Ata Rodo.
Now, many people don’t like Ata Rodo. They don’t like the spice. They don’t like the burn that comes from it. But when they need something to taste great and have a lil flavour, they go seeking Ata Rodo.
Now, imagine that Ata Rodo decided to quit.
Imagine that Ata Rodo refused to grow.
Worse still, imagine that Ata Rodo kept marketing itself only to those people that need it about once a month when they're making Gizdodo or something.
Imagine how miserable Ata Rodo’s life will be.
You ARE Ata Rodo. You are spicy. You are great. You are made for the best things. You are naturally versatile. YOU have the potential to be memorable. Party Jollof, Ata din din, MoinMoin-elemi-meje, Asaro Eleja, PepperSoup, Suya… That is the destiny of Ata Rodo.
Don’t allow the Jews of your life suck all the juice and joy out of you. Do you. Find your tribe. Find your people. Put yourself out there and give your people a chance to find you.
Love you Lillahi ❣️
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"MoinMoin-elemi-meje" got me😅
Jazaakumullahukhayran ma for the affirmations❤️
I love this! See.
The creativity you put in this is top notch!
Yes, I'm At rodo, spicy, delicious, relevant.
I'll do me and go to places where I'm valued and to people who see me as valuable.
You're creative, I love this.
Barakallahu feeh,sis.