Honour ...a lifestyle Part 3
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My last series on my write up 'Honor, a lifestyle'
Thank you all for reading through and it's not about reading, it's a call to be different, it's about being intentional about living a honorable lifestyle.
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Honor( a lifestyle)
I will like to talk lastly on this topic in this dimension.
Another definition of honor I got is that honor means excellence of character, high moral worth and virtue.
Are you a man and woman of honor? are you excellent in your character? do you have a great virtue?
Permit me to quickly share this experience of mine with you.
When I was seeking admission then, one of my pastor gave me a letter to a relative of his who happened to be a senior staff of the institution I was seeking admission into. On getting to the office, it was unfortunate, the man had retired unknowingly to this pastor of mine, but I met a man, he asked me if I sought the man for admission purpose I said yes, he then told me if the first list of admitted students comes out and my name wasn't on the list I should come back to see him, that he would do what the man I had gone to see would do for me, he said the man was a man of dignity and an honorable man who loved and respected everyone when he was with them.
The first, second and third lists of admitted students eventually came out but my name was not there, I waited for the last list because the person I gave my credentials to kept promising. So after the last list, I had no option than to travel with my dad to meet this man, he happened to be the secretary to the provost of the institution then. On getting to the campus, it had been posted all over the campus that admission processing had closed. This man was so sorry for me but he told me there was a list that was yet to come out and that was the provost list, by the grace of God through the help of this man, my name came out with the provost list. He collected no dime from me. I enjoyed the favor I do not deserve through the honorable lifestyle a man I never met, not even till today, lived.
A honorable lifestyle is to be emulated. I have received favor from many people just because of my dad. The moment they hear Ritaro, the next question would be Pastor Ritaro's daughter?, then the moment I say yes, they don't hesitate to do me the favor.
Mephiboseth enjoyed the favor of his father Jonathan, the land that belonged to his father was restored back to him and he dined with the king on his table, a favor he doesn't deserve, but he got the favor because of the honorable life his father lived(2Sam 9 : 1 - 13). The Israelites enjoyed the favor and mercy of God not because of what they did but because of their forefather, Abraham.
What legacy are you laying down for your children, there are some family names that when mentioned, no good things would be said about them.
I want you to know that the life you are living today is not for you alone, your children and children children will eat out of the fruit of your lifestyle in the future.
We now live in a generation that devalues a decent, moral, valuable and honorable lifestyle.
The fact that everybody is doing what is wrong does not make it the right thing to do and the fact that you have joined them in doing that which is wrong does not mean you can not correct your ways.
This is a call for you and I to DARE to be DIFFERENT.
DARE to live a life worth emulating.
To live a life that speaks good things about us even when we are no more.
It is call to make honor our lifestyle.
©Ritaro Augustina Peace
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