Good morning friends!
This morning I woke up with a very thankful heart, I don’t really know why but I’m very thankful for everything.
I was listening to Sinachs “Great Are You Lord”...
That song always shows me how great God is, for real. I remember sometime in December, I woke up that morning and I listened to this song and I cried, serious cry that my sister jumped up.. “Sister Damilola, what is it?”, “what happened?”, “talk to me please”...
This was around 6am. I was just frustrated, I planned my book launch in just 3-4 weeks, I didn’t even know where the money was going to come from but I just had faith. I’ve realized that sometimes you just really need to cry to release those heavy burdens from your heart, after that you’d feel so relieved.
I was crying because my book launch was coming and I didn’t even have any place to get money, I was literally waiting on God. My mum will be like “hmmm hmmm, o ba ti nisuru”.. but really I just wanted to do it so I could put out my next book as a graduate regardless of how anything goes. Also, my friends were around, I wanted them to be there at the launching because most of them don’t live or school in Lagos or even Nigeria. But the first decision I made was that I’m cutting cost so I’m cutting things too. If I had invited adults (mummies and daddies) and guys too, I’d need to get a bigger hall etc so I just cut my coat according to my size. That really helps a lot.
That same week, hmm I got a sudden 100,000 from someone that I haven’t even sold anything to. She gave me, she didn’t borrow me o, she gave me. Is God not great? I told him that day, I want you to show me how great you are and he did it.
This thing is not a matter of how people see what you are doing it’s a matter of doing what you really want to do regardless of how people think it is. God can’t just give you a talent for no reason to be very honest. Make use of it, little by little you’ll keep climbing and just one thing will take you to where you want so as for me, I can never give up. As much as people don’t love to read, there are also some people that love to read! Always think like that, this is for people that want to do something but are seriously bothered about how people think.
A week to the book launch, both drink and water I was confused. I didn’t even know what to do, it was too late to cancel. I was legit depressed, I was always thinking but I don’t really know how to show people that side of me so I was always talking normally to my friends just maybe 2 of them knew. I had gone to see my friend in her house, wanted to drop her #PurpleRain top for her. I told my mum to wait for me because she went to hospital around that area but for some reason I was gisting with my friends Mum (I love that woman ehnn), and to be very honest my phone didn’t ring out. 20 minutes later I saw 15 missed calls, I called my mum back and she said she had been calling me because she was leaving. “Mummy, where are you now?” I said. “I’ve gotten home”. I was sad because I didn’t take any money along with me. Asking my friend for money wouldn’t have been a problem either but I didn’t want to because she was always paying for my Uber anytime I go to her house. I was still sad, she asked what happened then I explained, she said don’t worry.
“Come in, my big sister is calling you”.. my friend said.
“Dami, I heard you are doing a book launch, please take this money and help me manage it” her sister said.
1000 naira new note and she just brought it out of her bag without counting.
Haaaaaaaaaa! Imagine how I felt, I almost knelt down to say thank you o.
Imagine if I had gone home? I’d be in my room still thinking of money. Sometimes God delays you or disappoints you for a reason o. Thank God I didn’t follow my mum home o.
Anyway I used the money to round up things I needed to do, and my friend still gave me money for Uber. God is just great!
It wasn’t perfect like what I wanted but I’m sure next time would be much more better.
I’m extremely grateful to God for listening to me and allowing my request to turn into reality. That’s huge. At 22, I can proudly say Ive created two amazing books. Also to all my friends that came, read it, bought more and also the ones that supported me, I don’t take it for granted at all. Thank you very very much. I’m grateful.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING? Challenge God to do it for you and give him something in return. Faith is also very important, I didn’t know where I’d get the money to even give the printer talkless of doing a book launch but see God? I had faith, I was broken at some points but I didn’t let it shatter my heart. God came through. Oluwadamiloun. Jesu Mo dupe o.
Greater things ahead! Have a nice day Fam!!
P.S - Please get my book #PurpleRain on #Okadabooks or just message me directly for a copy. It’d be available in some book shops next week also, I’ll update everyone. Thank you!
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