There are times we look at those around us, we see their shortcomings and we can't help the feelings that follow.

And those feelings give birth to words like: useless,stupid,foolish, irresponsible, sinner, and other derogatory words.

Because we can't help but feel disgusted, irritated, angry, and many other feelings.

Many times I have fallen into this web. One minute I am on my own minding my business, and the next minute a negative thought about someone passes through my mind and there is instant dislike/hate for that person.

Many times too, I have caught myself and refused to go down that path. So I say it can be helped. You can control your emotions and words.

And because you have probably gone through this, you know how it feels to see the dirtiness of a person and not hate or dislike them.

That is the same way Jesus sees our dirtiness everyday–believers and unbelievers– yet, not one day does He condemn or hate you.

He sees our filthiness– our lust of the heart, pride, malice, arrogance, disobedience, self-hate– and the many others.

He sees them but they don't stop him from loving us. Our flaws don't have that power.

Yes! Jesus loves you and he is willing to walk you out of those flaws.

Jesus loves you.

This is very true.

Before that particular morning when I led prayers in TCLN’s FORGE (second batch), I had read a few books on finance.

I had read The Smart Money Woman and The Smart Money Tribe by Arese Ugwu.

If you’ve read those books, you know your financial life can’t remain the same. Something changes in you—your eyes are opened, and you begin to make progress, no matter how small, in managing and growing your money.

But that wasn’t the case for me. I had learnt many things, but I was still where I was—a money spender.

So, that morning, after leading prayers and as we were rounding up, the Holy Spirit came for me out of nowhere. 😂

I can’t even recall if we prayed about money that day, but suddenly a question dropped into my mind: “How much have you saved so far?”

I was confused for a moment. Like, where is this coming from?

Then, like a replay, everything I had read in those books—and in a few other finance books—flashed through my mind.

I was stunned.

Na that time I get Rhema. 😂

The Holy Spirit was patient, but stern too. He made it clear that no matter how much I get from anywhere, I should always save ten percent—just like the formula given in the book.

And that was how my savings journey started.

Indeed, for some of us, if the Godhead is not involved… it just has to be the Godhead.