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On one fateful evening, I got a whatsapp message from one of the coordinators in Church and the

message passed across was that I will be the one to lead a song during our anniversary. The first

thing that came to my mind was, I cannot do this. Why would they have to nominate me of all

people, fine! I love music but I am not a chorister, I do not even know the difference between the

keys, how could they have nominated me, perhaps it was mistakenly sent to me. But another part

of me screamed you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

That was how I accepted to lead the song, and commenced work. I constantly listened to the

song, sang and rehearsed in the bathroom, toilet, kitchen, bedroom and everywhere I went to, in

fact I even bid farewell to my beloved garri and cold water. I also ignored roasted corn and

became fast friends with Banana since I heard that it is good for the voice.

Asides the physical preparation I also prepared spiritually praying to God for his name to be

glorified and for me not to be put to shame and not to flop, because I could only imagine the way

people will so make jest of me, I also prayed that God will calm my nerves that were just

shaking anyhow.

At the rehearsal with the instrumentalists, I expected everything to be flawless…hmmm that was

how I began to go off beat; you need to have seen the way I looked. I was frustrated and tired

and was on the verge of throwing in the towel when some wonderful people encouraged me that

I could do it, I eventually did it at the rehearsal level and I prayed that I won’t flop the next day. I

couldn’t really sleep at night and when I eventually slept I found myself singing the song in my

dreams.

The day of anniversary eventually came and it was wonderful to the glory of God. We can go to

any length to look good and beautify ourselves, we can go to any length to ensure that we

succeed in life, we can go to any length to ensure that our performances are great and other

things are done properly, however the question is to what extent are you preparing for eternity?

It is great to discover purpose, it is wonderful to be rich, it is exciting to see men who impact

lives and it is good to be relevant on earth. As you are becoming relevant on earth and impacting

lives are you also getting ready for eternity?