A DICHOTOMY OF RESTLESSNESS

I ended the last issue with David Oyedepo’s quote “Show me a lose youth in the Kingdom, and his star may never rise.” The age of the youth is an age of strength, when restlessness arises in the majority of the population. In a population of one hundred and twenty million (120,000,000) people with young people twenty-five years and below taking seventy percent (70%) you can see we are a nation bursting with energy and that is why Economist forecast India’s economy will be far stronger than China because of the population of their young ones who take over 70% compared to China’s policy of one child per family. So this age of restlessness, as a youth, what you use it to do doesn’t just affect your life but other people, and the Nation and the continent’s economy. Checking the Biblical history of restlessness, from Genesis 27:33-40. In verse 40; “And by the sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck (KJV).” In other versions of the Bible the word ‘dominion’ means ‘Restlessness’. ‘By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother, and it shall come to pass when you become restless that you shall break his yoke from your neck.’

Now, let’s go a bit further in Genesis 33:1, “And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men.” and a bit more in verse 9, “And Esau said, I have enough.” And just one more before we delve into this insightful teaching of restlessness. In Genesis 36:6, “And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.”

All Nigerian youths know the wealth-riches statistic of their country because it is obvious and glaring except those of course who were born rich. This means majority of youths are restless. Looking at the Biblical passage I have often wondered myself how come this guy, Esau was able to break that yoke and become a resounding success just like Jacob who got the blessing of wealth and prosperity when he got only the blessing of restlessness. From inception, Esau was a strong man. He hunts, kills and destroy. He is a muscle man just like Africans since we are a direct descendants (third world nations) of Esau. Jacob was a thinker always conserving what he has. If Esau saw a goat, he hunts it down and kills it, if Jacob saw the same goat he keeps it and nurtures it. Most probably he gets what he keeps from Esau like United States storing away petroleum sold them or exchanged by third world nations.

You must learn to cultivate as a youth, not spend all you make or all you’ve got. Don’t be a squanderer. Be a keeper. That’s the difference between first world nations and third world nations. And always ask question. The right question, the right question always breeds the right answer, insights and revelations. When Esau discovered there was nothing for him. He asked for just one blessing. Just one. And he got it even though it was a blessing-in-reverse, but at the time he doesn’t care less. I’ve met several youths on my life’s journey asking these questions about life. What life has in stock for them? How to become a success? I write the answer in just three simple steps.

1.       Be restless, hungry-filled and always ask question.

2.       Be a keeper. Save like it’s the last time you’d have the opportunity to.

3.       Never ever be satisfied with your achievement because you can always do more.

If you think you need more information, you can get the book “25 THINGS YOU MUST HAVE BEFORE AGE 25.”

Tobi Delly