Sesi01 Do you remember Oreofeoluwa Lawal? The four-year-old boy that trended in 2020 for telling his mum to be “calming down”. He became an instant internet sensation, met the Governor of Lagos state, and was given a role to play in a movie. Like many people we were all carried away with the dramatic expression of “Mummy Calm down” and we lost the message. “Be calming down” that came from that boy to the mother was a prophetic counsel and instruction. He was simply telling the mother to relax and take it easy, though in a dramatic way. Three years down the line, we heard that the mother committed suicide. The message of Oreofeoluwa was not properly interpreted by the mother and the rest of us. She had struggles, pressures, and situations that she could not share with the public, but the angel of the boy discerned it and said to her three years before she committed suicide, ‘Calm down.’
‘Calm down’ is the message for everyone today. It means cool down, relax, take it easy, don’t panic, do not be anxious, and do not fret. Don’t lose your inner peace. “Calmness is a state of mind and heart where you are at complete peace and free from agitation and are not bound by any strong emotion.” I once worked with someone that is not calm at all, If he wants to collect something from you, he takes it with force, his words are harsh and loud, he interrupts conversations aggressively, and goes to where he is not invited. Often my words to him are ‘Calm down.’ I learned how to BE CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED many years ago.
*Always calm your mind, when you do, you see life more clearly.* After you have done your best, calm down. Never allow worry and aggression to take a toll on you. Learn not to take yourself too seriously. Learn to dislodge anxiety and worry that is building a castle within your mind. Learn not to be intimidated by people’s actions and opinions. You have just experienced business failure; calm down. Someone you love died, calm down. You couldn’t meet the target having done all within your capacity, calm down. You have the wound of betrayal, calm down. Your economic power has been decimated, calm down. You are wrongly accused, calm down, that debt will be paid when there is life, calm down. You are confused, feel drained, and have gotten to the end of yourself, calm down. There are times when we just have to stop, sit still, and listen.
*You must learn to put things behind you and calm down. “The mind is like water, when it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see, when it’s calm, everything becomes clear.”
Remember, God does not lead in turbulent waters, He leads you in still waters.
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