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Pride and self-loathing, the destruction of man

Good day   I hope you are well. I have been reading the story of Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, and I must say I am enjoying it. I have gained such a wealth of valuable insights from this story that I don’t know w here I should begin. I am so excited to write to you and share a few things that I have learnt particularly from Hagar’s recorded life in the book of Genesis. I have read this story numerous times in the past few months, and I have had quite a distinct experience, as well as understanding of Hagar.   Throughout the story, I could relate to both Hagar and Sarai. I know that we typically see Hagar as the antagonist in the story, but I got to have a different view of her as I read the story this time around. I will most probably write one more blog, if not two, regarding the lessons learnt from Hagar’s life. So, let us start with Genesis 16: 1 - 6   “1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. 2  ...
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Fear, the death of an opportunity

Fear will cause you to withdraw from purpose and miss out on incredible opportunities.   Hi, I hope you are well. Sorry for the long hiatus, hopefully what follows below will provide some context of what has been going on.   I have, over the past few months written four blogs, which are unpublished; this is the fifth blog. I am still contemplating whether to post the others or not, hopefully I will arrive at a decision soon. Anyway, a few weeks ago my pastor offered me an opportunity to share a word on Godly Friendships during our Women’s Wellness Wednesday i.e., our Church’s annual Women’s month initiative. I agreed with immense excitement; it’s obviously something that is dear to my heart i.e., sharing about God, life, etc.   Fast forward to several days later, I went from extremely excited to borderline terrified and anxious about the whole thing. On one hand I was so excited because it is a dream to speak on incredible platforms with people of like minds b...
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