Strike when the metal is hot

The speaker explains how they receive messages for their podcast. They wait for the message to drop into their mind, and then they write and record it. They were supposed to do the podcast last week, but they ignored the instruction and now can't remember the message. They admit their mistake and encourage listeners to obey God's instructions and not take Him for granted. They remind listeners to share the podcast and provide feedback. The speaker concludes by reminding everyone that all scripture is inspired by God. Greetings and welcome to the Bishops Radio. I am Esigon, your host. Let's pray. Our Father, our God and maker of all things, we bless your holy name and thank you for donating this podcast to bless, transform, liberate and lift all who come in contact with it. We give you praise because your word is true and you are faithful. Thank you for all the lives that will be touched with this podcast. We are grateful for the testimonies that will abound. Be forever glorified in and through us all. In Jesus name. Amen. I am doing this because I was disobedient. Now the thing is, ever since I got the instruction to start this podcast, every message usually just comes and the way it comes usually amazes me in that I am either doing something or I am just taking a stroll or doing something and then the message drops into my mind and the way it does is it starts from a thought and then leads on to other thoughts and then the next thing is a topic is out and then I have verses of scriptures just coming in, being linked and everything comes together. So at sometimes by the time I sit down and I'm writing it, then other verses come up and the whole thing is formed. Sincerely, I just know that that is not my thought. That is not my initiative. Initially, the instruction was to do it weekly and it got to a point that I usually, because what I do is I usually wait for the message to drop. I mean if I don't get the message then I got nothing to share. So and usually sometimes it will be very late, you know that I just have to record quickly and put it all together, but the message always comes by the time it was weekly. But then I noticed that by the time it changed to fortnightly, that week preceding that change, nothing came. I waited, I searched, I waited, I searched and I don't usually just want to do things on my own initiative, like just bring it up and record it for the sake of recording. I mean, I didn't send myself, it's not my own idea. So I have to wait for the message to come and to come as it usually comes, which is usually clear. Like I know without a doubt that yeah, this is it. You know, it is solid because everything comes together seamlessly and completely. And then it so happened that okay, it now started dropping fortnightly and I was kind of used to fortnightly. So what happened last week was as you know, because this is a fortnight now from the last episode, as the previous week was approaching, a clear message dropped. I mean, the topic, the verses, everything. And I kind of got this inkling that I was to, you know, put it down and do it for last week. But guess what? My normal fortnight mindset was like, okay, now let me write it later. Because sometimes the message comes like maybe today now is Monday. It could drop on Tuesday and it will just be in my mind, you know, percolating there. And by the time I'm ready to record, I just sit down and everything is tied together. Like I don't forget it. I'm always reminded. Even on one or two occasions where maybe after the message came, I forgot it. But I just asked, okay, what was it that we were contemplating? And then it will come as clear as it was, you know, the last time. But this came, I didn't pay mind to it. I just treated it as usual. That okay, when the time comes, I'll just ask and I'll be reminded. Lo and behold, that tiny notch that told me to record it and prepare it for last week, I ignored it. And guess what? I can't remember. I was supposed to do this, like write this yesterday, record it and then send out. But I was waiting. I was praying. I was asking for message to be reminded of the message because I realized that I messed up and I was supposed to do the podcast last week, not this week, as led and directed, but I missed it. And then I can't even remember what it was. And when it dropped, it was so clear. It was so complete as usual. But unusually, I can't even figure it out. And I waited, waited, waited, waited, waited, but it didn't come. And so this is me reporting myself. Perhaps whoever is listening will learn a lesson that when you get an instruction from God, do it when you are told to do it. Don't take it for granted. Following God is not traditional. Like just because he did it this way, the last time does not mean that he will do it the exact same way the next time. You just have to stay in the flow. And that is why this particular week's episode is more or less like a recording of me confessing my misdeed and, you know, encouraging us not to be like me in that regard. Trusting God for his mercy that I will be restored and I will get to receive the messages and be more quick to respond to him. And that message was thick as all the messages are, but I can't remember. But I have done this also in obedience, not because I had to do it to fill in the, you know, the weekly quota, but because I sat yesterday, I knew that this was what I was going to talk about, that I was just going to put on the mic and just go ahead and record this. Plain, just to be on record that, yeah, when you don't do what you ought to do, when you ought to do it, it has repercussions. So God is God, he remains God and he should be obeyed. And don't ever take him for granted. He doesn't pay to do so. That's it for this week. Don't forget to share this with others. Sharing shows that you are blessed and you love for others to be blessed as you were blessed. So you see, love is the motivation here and love is inaction. Also, listen to this podcast again and again to properly benefit from it. And should you be moved to give feedback, do not hesitate as your feedback can inspire the next podcast. And always remember that all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Stay well and blessings always.