
27/09/2024
David Olaniyi Oyedepo is a spiritual force, a territorial commander, confident and very bold.
He is a meticulous studious man, a voracious reader(if you know me very well, I have a delicious knack for reading), he has one of the biggest private libraries I have seen in my life(I have seen a few though). His level of perseverance is out of his world (when people don't understand what you know, what you have heard and seen and you won't be swayed by their mediocrity, they call you stubborn).
The teachings and personal testimonies of this man will go on to shape my life for close to two decades and I am eternally grateful to what transformation happened in my life.
His sense of time is adorable. His sense of orderliness is commendable. His "Do It Yourself" approach is admirable. His sense of comportment is relatable. His usage of vocabularies is enviable(if you know, you know).
As a Professional Theater Performing Artistee being a Writer, an Actor, A Dancer, A Director, MC and Human Management Personnel, his stage has been the biggest I have been able to display, learn and hone my craft.
I came into his ministry in 1997 as a 17 year old teenager and my life has never been the same. He was so hard on us, a nonsense person, a loving and humorous father but our lives are better for it(if you don't gerrit, forget abourrit)
Some of his words that shaped my life:
1- There is dignity in digging.
2- There is no mountain anywhere, every man's ignorance is his mountain.
3- The outcome of your life is your absolute responsibility.
4- Any faith that makes God totally responsible for you without your involvement is an irresponsible faith.
5- Faith and walking with God is hard work.
6- If you can think through, you will breakthrough.
7- If you think well, what you have is always enough.
8- Life is in phases, men are in sizes.
9- Meditation is logical, analytical, calculative and rational thinking.
10- If you don't have a goal in life, you will live like a goat.
11- Appreciation to God is application for more.
12- The reason you lack is not because you are black, it is because you lack revelation.