Rereading my last entry, I want to add a follow up. I hope I didn't convey some kind of subtle negative or pejorative about the big big man I observed. Noting could be further from the truth. He is a fine man, friendly and polite not condescending in any way. He regularly stops to greet me and others and he is dedicated to the Lord. He is taking personal time and using personal money to attend seminary. He knows that the world in which he lives and works can be difficult and that there is a strong pull away from the Lord. Not only that many opportunities arise for him to speak about his faith in Jesus…
--By the way, talking about what one believes here in Nigeria is very comfortable and common place. Whether one agrees or disagrees with the other regarding faith beliefs, each will listen civilly and ask inquisitive questions. The climate to discuss faith is very different here than in the US, where religion is seen to be a personal and private matter. with whom you are sharing faith discussion-- I digress, back to my primary point.
My acquaintance the big big man is at seminary in order to develop his faith so that he can speak well of Jesus when opportunities arise and live well for Jesus in the face of the pressures of his profession.
Being a big big person or a small small person is merely a station in life in which we live. It is neither an indicator of good or ill… how we live in the station to which God has placed us is what matters and my acquaintance is both a big big man and a good good man.
I just wanted to clear this up…
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