YOU FIT TALK NO! (PIDGIN)

'Wen yu sey, ‘Yes,’ make yu mean am and wen yu sey ‘No,’ make yu mean am too. Any oda tin wey yu tok pass dis, na devil e from kom.” '

 

If God wan make robot, e for do am without sorry or permission. But e no do am; e make man, you and me, in e own image. You no be robot or doormat. You get choice. One of those choices na to talk "No" when you need am.

Plenty people no go fit talk no even when e dey affect them bad because dem dey fear to vex others. Dem go talk yes just to make others happy, or for some, na fake humility. And some people still dey think say e dey against God law to talk no, say na their “Christian duty” to talk yes to everybody and everything, under the wrong belief say e dey please God. No! No be so!

"No" na answer, correct answer to some questions. If we no get control over wetin we agree to, we don give up the free will wey God give us. We get, as God give us, choice and responsibility. The Bible dey encourage us to make choices. For Deuteronomy 30:19, God put "life and death, blessing and curse" before us, dey tell us to "choose life." This one show the importance of personal decision-making for faith and morality—the choice and responsibility to talk yes or no when e dey necessary.

"For my yoke easy, and my burden light," Matthew 11:30 talk. But everyday, people dey carry burden wey no be their own, to make others happy, to no vex people, and to fit in. We don tie ourselves into all kinds of unnecessary wahala because we no fit talk no. We no dey use our Christ-given right of free choice and free will. We dey tire ourselves from trying to please everybody and be the best or most humble Christian we think we suppose be for God sake, but God no dey inside most of the “yeses” we dey talk.

Galatians 6:5 talk say, “For each person go carry e own load.” Na wetin dey happen when we no get boundaries and no fit talk no freely without guilt. Unfortunately, we dey carry the physical tiredness and spiritual drain wey we put for ourselves by always talking yes to things we suppose talk no to.

2 Timothy 1:7 talk say God no give us the spirit of fear. That means we must boldly talk no if we must and no fearfully enter places and things we no get business with. We fit honestly wan talk “no” to some things and people, but na fear dey make us talk yes, we go end up regret am and feel guilt.

To talk "no" fit be act of self-care and integrity, to make sure say we fit fully commit to the things wey really matter. You get any specific situation wey you dey deal with where you need to talk "no"? Then, make you allow Godly wisdom and discernment as Proverbs 4:7 talk to know when to talk "no," knowing say e dey part of living wisely.

Jesus dey encourage us for our text to allow honesty and integrity to lead us in always giving the right and wise answer; either "yes" or "no." This one means say make we dey clear and honest for our commitments and boundaries. Plenty times, we dey do things or respond with yes when we suppose talk no, under the wrong belief say if we no talk yes to that thing, nobody else go. But you ask God? Often, yes dey talk to avoid conflict, and to avoid this, Proverbs 4:23 dey urge us to guard our hearts, because everything we do dey flow from am. This fit mean to protect your time and energy by talking "no" to things wey fit harm you or lead you away from your values.

You fit talk no if you must.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating me in Your image and giving us the gift of free will. Help me to use this gift wisely, knowing when to talk "no" to protect my heart, mind, and spirit. Give me the courage to set boundaries and the wisdom to know Your will in every situation. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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