June 10, 2019 by Jide Ajayi • Issues • Tags: 1 Chronicles •
“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
1 Ch 28:9
May 29, 2019 by Jide Ajayi • Issues • Tags: birthday, celebration, life •
I marked my birthday earlier this week and it was another opportunity to thank God for his grace and mercy and compassion.
It was another opportunity to thank him for my wife and children and how he has granted to us all the knowledge of his grace and person.
When I speak to people who are marking their birthdays, one of the questions I ask them is if they feel older on the day and they usually reply that they don’t feel any different than in the previous days or even months. I agree with them, I do not feel older if the feelings were the indicator of age but I KNOW that I am older and I see it all around me especially when I consider the things have happened in the last 20+ years, I do not need the feeling to acknowledge God’s love.
I have learned a lot in the last year, I am loving my books again and trying to establish a system to clear the backlog of books but it has been wonderful.
I have not published an app to the app store yet or written the book that I know I want to write but I won’t spend time thinking of the things I have not done because I have done so much more maximizing each passing moment in relationships and opportunities.
I bless the name of the Lord for his loving kindness for if he has been my rock and sustenance it would have been impossible to speak of any success.
I look forward to the steadfast love of God in the new year as I know he is in charge of all things and nothing happens without his say so.
January 31, 2019 by Jide Ajayi • Issues, Life, Productive •
Thirty-one days ago we were all excited and thankful that the new year has come and it brought with it some new opportunities. I know there are people who had a different experience and expectation but I want to assume that for the optimistic group around us, it was something to look forward to as we saw it as another opportunity to review the goals and aspirations and apply those things that the previous year taught us to the new events of this year.
I did not make an elaborate new year resolution this year as there was an existing resolution from the previous year. In the last thirty-one days, the plan is definitely in motion at my end. The goals are long term goals with individual projects and tasks with the scope in view long term rather than short term. As the days have gone by in the new year, the tasks have been pursed and they have been completed for as many as has come up.
Tomorrow is February 1 and it shows that 2019 is in motion. If you feel like you have not got your year in motion yet, see it as a journey rather than a quick stop and as with most journeys, there are many aspects that lead to the final destination and the planning phase is a very important one, which if done well can give a very good and smooth journey.
Wishing you great and wonderful planning in the months ahead and a great 2019 with proud achievements.
Happy New Year and New Decade 2020
January 11, 2020 by Jide Ajayi • Issues •
Happy New Year to everyone. After the end of 2019, we have come to see the beginning of 2020. We acquired some knowledge about the world around us last year in addition to what we had prior to 2019 and that assisted us one way or the other to navigate the 365 days in 2019. It follows then that the corrections we made in 2019 and the new information we had which increased and allowed us to review previous decisions and conclusions will help make this new year a bountiful one where we are able to focus on those things that we ultimately need.
Being the beginning of a new decade when we made the tens and zeros the start, it means we also have the opportunity to review the last 10 years of life. That is a substantial period of time. It is long enough a period to have acquired 3 or 4 university degrees, entered college and come out with a Ph.D. in the process, enough time to start a business and grow it into a great business. A lot of the internet services that we have come to rely upon heavily today started in the last 10 years. If you were 20 years old at the beginning of the last decade you are now comfortably 30 years old and a different person from 10 years earlier with the added information and experience. Hopefully, it has been a period of time that you have come to know yourself a bit more and closer to God and more introspective as you continue your sojourn in life.
Of course, many of you already had plans for the new year and it is possible some have fallen off the wagon already. Not to lose hope, the year is still young and it is still possible to be deliberate about things. Those things that you want to achieve can be achieved by first writing them down, writing beside them on the list what is required to achieve them and finally how you intend to follow the requirement to get them done. Establish a realistic timeline and work towards it.
I wish you success in the new year and the joy of looking back at the achievement in the next year.
Happy New Year 2020 once again