"They call it 'rigid' when you won't dissolve in their chaos."

"They call it 'rigid' when you won't dissolve in their chaos."

"They call it 'rigid' when you won't dissolve in their chaos."

I came from a family where I have no advantage to call any uncle or aunty for help.
Life has always been what it is
I just run my **** alone.strive alone

They call you ‘rigid’ because you won’t bend to their insanity."

They call you ‘rigid’ because you won’t bend to their insanity."

They call you ‘rigid’ because you won’t bend to their insanity."

They call you ‘rigid’ because you won’t bend to their insanity."

*REASONS WHY YOU'RE ALWAYS BROKE EVEN THOUGH YOU WORK HARD*


(Hard work alone no be enough. You need sense, strategy, and discipline to win.)

You wake up early every morning, hustle till your body complain, but at the end of the month, your bank balance still looks like an empty pocket thief struck. You ask yourself, “Why are rich like those guys?”

I get news for you:your habits and mindset does not sabotage your grind. Village people are not your problem, your own lifestyle is.

1. YOU WORK HARD, BUT YOU DON’T WORK SMART
You hustle physically, you run errands, you do odd jobs, but you never think about how to multiply that hustle. You run like rat with no cheese.

Meanwhile, other guys are using their brains to invest small small, learn skills, start side hustles, build passive income.

Working hard is good. But working smart is the key to escape a poverty trap.

What to do: Learn skills that pay well. Invest in knowledge, not just sweat.

2. YOUR MONEY HAS NO PLAN, NO TRACKING
When salary enter, you just spend anyhowly—no budget, no savings, no investment.

This is why every month, you are broke before payday.

What to do: Budget your money like a CEO. Know where every coin will go.

3. YOU CARRY TOO MANY PEOPLE ON YOUR BACK
Your salary is not just for you — it’s for mama, uncle, cousin, friend, street people... you are playing Minister of Finance for everybody.

But no one does the same for you.

Reality: You can’t build wealth carrying 10 people. You must build yourself first.

What to do: Help when you fit, but put your future first.

4. YOU’RE ADDICTED TO SPENDING, NOT INVESTING
You spend on luxury, new gadgets, slay queen maintenance, designer labels… but when time to invest come, you suddenly “have no money again.”

This lifestyle is a silent killer. You build others’ businesses, not yours.

What to do: Switch your mindset from consume to invest. Use money to grow assets.

5. YOU LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK WITH NO EMERGENCY FUND
Every little emergency crashes your finances—no backup, no plan B.

So when things go wrong, you borrow, borrow, borrow until you fall into debt trap.

What to do: Save at least 3 months salary as emergency fund. Build cushion.

6. YOU FAIL TO MULTIPLY YOUR INCOME SOURCES
Relying on one salary? That’s like sitting on one leg and expecting to run marathon.

True wealth comes from multiple income streams—business, investments, side hustles.

What to do: Start small side hustles. Learn to create money streams outside salary.

7. YOU WAIT FOR MIRACLE WHILE DOING NOTHING
You pray and wait for miracle money. But no action follows.

Prayers without hustle andl procrastination with spiritual flavour.

What to do: Pray with your legs and hands. Action is the partner of blessing.

FINAL TRUTH:

Hard work is important, but without planning, discipline, and smart decisions, you will remain broke.

Village people are not then cause of your poverty; your habits and choices are.

If you want to escape the poverty cycle:

Hustle smart, not just hard.

Budget and track your money.

Cut unnecessary spending.

Build emergency funds.

Multiply your income sources.

Stop carrying unnecessary financial burdens.

Pair prayer with action.

If this post hit you hard, don’t just scroll. Change your mindset, change your life.

*THE RESTORER'S DAILY GUIDE*

DATE: TUESDAY 3RD JUNE 2025

THEME: *REWRITE YOUR OWN STORY*

MEMORISE
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

READ
Psalms 34:1-6
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
*All things are possible with God.*

MESSAGE
Everyone has a story of how situations and circumstances have affected their lives. But we all can rewrite our own stories. It doesn't have to end up the way it started.

We don't have to allow negative circumstances to determine our fate.

*You can either choose to become a product of your pain or to make a gain from your pain*

Those who allowed themselves to become products of their pains, end up as bitter people who bleed on those who were never part of their pains.

A wise man once said; "Most people do not loose their lives all at once, they lose it gradually to defeats, disappointment, failures, bad times, etc; one day at a time by allowing unpleasant situations and circumstances define and dictate their lives. One bad day turns into two, two days turn into a story. If you do not confront your bad day, the day will construct a version of you that is smaller than your potential and original destiny from God."

A bad day is a visitor not a resident, you are supposed to be in charge of your life and you determine who stays not the bad issue.

Neuroscience has shown that the human brain wires itself on repetition. If you allow one bad moment to linger beyond the moment, your brain will adjust to it and begins to expect its repetition and continuity.

Gradually your brain becomes loyal to your lowest moments, and if unchecked and unhindered, it becomes your biography, unless you disrupt the pattern and create a new one.

So, interrupt the negative spiral, stop the lifespan of the negative situation.

Never allow a bad day become your life.

You can change the rhythm of your life. You can change your story.

The power is in your mind and in your mouth. Choose what stays in your mind and heart and make your mouth confess only what is in alignment with God's word and purpose for your life. (Philipians 4:8)

Jabez, in today's memory verse, decided to rewrite his own story, and that is why we are yet reading his story today.

In today's text, the writer also had a testimony of a changed life. He sought God and was heard. Some looked up to Him, and their faces were changed, and they knew no shame.

You, too, can rewrite your story today by taking some vital steps of faith in prayer and supplication with fasting.

God is faithful and will turn around your situation for good.

All things are possible with God, give Him a chance in your life today, and you will smile again in Jesus' name.

Shalom, maranatha!

ACTION STEPS
1. Surrender your life to Jesus Christ today and be saved.
2. Take a day off to seek God's face with fasting over that issue.
3. Pray until something happens for good.

PRAYERS
Dear heavenly Father, Thank you for today's devotional guide. Oh God of restoration, visit the root of every issue of frustration in my life and make me free in Jesus' name.

REMEMBER
*All things are possible with God.*

AUTHOR: JEDIDIAH DAVID

DAILY READING: Ezekiel 17-18, John 14-15.

HYMN
Blessed assurance — Jesus is mine !
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine !
Heir of salvation, purchase of God ;
Born of His Spirit washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour all the day long ;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour all the day long.

2
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture burst on my sight ;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Saviour am happy and blest ;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

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