Beg No More

If you notice a consistent pattern of 
begging in your life, either on your timeline 
or your life throughout 2021
If you notice that you are either constantly 
in people’s dm or timeline asking for 
giveaways or actively seeking to get your 
hand in their pocket through one emotional 
story or projected need
I am asking you to make sure that pattern 
does not continue into next year
Begging is not a good thing, no matter 
the need or the situation or the circumstances 
because it is the prerogative of the poor
Jesus told the parable of a man who was 
losing his job, this man began to consider 
how to secure his future so that he does 
not lack
There was something Jesus said about 
this man that struck me…
“…And I am ashamed to beg” Luke 16:4
Many believe there is no harm in begging, 
those who hold this belief lack spiritual 
understanding
Beggars are the “decomposers” of human
society
Even if a beggar builds a mansion from 
begging, his or wealth is never real
He or she cannot rise to any station of 
note in life because the soakaway is 
not void, it is just rich in waste!
I am not typing this from a position of 
privilege, I have known poverty and lack
in a very serious way
I know how pressing needs can cause a 
man to cast his pride in the dunghill and 
throw himself or herself at the mercy 
of all
I was never able to beg
Not when I didn’t have my school fees 
or when I didn’t have transport money
to go from one location to the other
I have gone 21 days without food
(Drinking only custard) while I was in 
100 level and never visiting the 
cafeteria because I didn’t have any 
money.
Niyi Jenrola, a roommate of mine 
noticed and insisted that he would buy 
me lunch on the 22nd day
He said “You ought to have asked”, and 
I said “You ought to have offered”
Some people hide behind the “a closed 
mouth is a closed destiny” slogan to beg 
shamelessly all the time
When you are before someone who can 
sort out your destiny, you don’t need to beg! 
You only need to ask.
Jesus said “Ask” he didn’t say “beg”
There is a big difference between both
Beggars develop a mentality that is very 
difficult to change
At a point, they consider the fact that they 
are begging a privilege you “their target” 
ought to consider.
One will say “Look at me, someone like 
me is begging you…”
Once you’re begging, you’re no longer
someone “like anyone”
Whatever parameters you’re using to 
measure your worth is down the drain
I cannot count the number of times 
I walked several kilometers rather than 
beg people to help pay my transport fare 
as a primary school pupil
I saw many of my mates hanging around
bus stops begging conductors and passengers
I know where most of them are in life right now
You develop character and insight into life 
issues when you go through certain 
difficulties without looking for a cheap 
reprieve
I have gained more wading through the 
waters at such times than clinging to others 
to bail me out of tight situations
I remember meeting a very wealthy woman 
once, she wanted to arrange me for her 
daughter in marriage
She knew I was poor and she baited me 
with money
I walked away
A friend of mine took the bait and the 
woman wasted five years of his life
The difference was our mentality
From the moment David was anointed king, 
he started acting like one
Kings don’t beg!
That you don’t have certain things today 
does not mean you have to beg to have 
them
Often we are trained through travails to 
master resources!
Begging is not fun
The worst of them all are the ones 
pinning suicide notes on their timelines 
all in a bid to elicit positive responses 
from their targets
How can you position yourself as a vermin 
and not expect to be swatted!
Being a giver is such a wonderful thing! 
Try that!