Ladies SPECIAL…
…with
Lillian Ogbeche!
*Handling
“PRESSURES” during EXAMS!*
(Week
3 (21-27th Jan 2013)
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I
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had just finished writing an exam and was very
tired to the bones. My entire mind was ministering to me “Eat and Rest”.
Suddenly I felt the vibration of my hand-held. “Who could be calling me now? I’m not so in the mood for receiving any
call”. After the second ring, I decided to check who the caller was. It was
JIDE! “Oh no!” I exclaimed.
I met Jide on a beautiful
Saturday morning when I was reading at the popular BOOB. Since it was the
pre-exam period, I gave him audience and we chatted for a while. Ever since,
we’ve been friends.
“How
do I tell Jide that I’m not so sure I’d be able to see him after so many
postings? …What do I do not to make him feel bad? It wouldn’t be that bad to
just meet up with him for a few hours,” I thought but”
(sighs) “I also need to prepare for
tomorrow’s papers”.
If you’re in this state of
confusion and you don’t know what to do, here’s a little advice on how to
handle the male pressure without hurting too many people.
1.
Setting
BOUNDARIES and PRIORITIES: As we all know, during examination
period, our priority is God and our books. Our priority determines what is more
important to us. So please, chatting can come better but only after we’ve
achieved what is most important for that day. One way to achieve your
priorities is by setting BOUNDARIES, which means letting your yes! be yes! And
your nay! nay! without compromises. Are you in a relationship? You and your
partner can reach an agreement when it comes to spending time with each other
and doing things together. Remember that the success of one is the happiness of
the other. And is it friendship? Come on! Friends go, friends come, but true
friends would do everything they can to see you a success.
2.
WISDOM: The
popular saying that, “Common Sense is not common” is for those who failed to
use their head. Don’t think with your heart! Feel with your heart but THINK
with your head. The guys can wait! Wisdom would tell you “go read your books
and rest” but emotions will tell you, “you can still spend 5 mins with him or
you can still read tomorrow”. Wisdom, the Bible says, is profitable to direct.
3.
HANDLING
UNPLANNED MEETINGS: It can be so normal that after mapping out how
you want your day to look like, concerning time management, one ends up doing
the exact opposite. It is very understandable that an unplanned meeting might
disrupt our plans but it must be attended to IF and ONLY IF it is incidental
and beneficial to your plans.
Well!
Well! Well! I think I’ve said enough for now. The GRACE of God is available to
help us apply wisdom in your dealings with men. So let’s ENGAGE it!
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