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When the power keeps fluctuating
And the lights go on and off
So many times you can barely count
Anger and frustration is felt and expressed
Figuring out whom blame should be accorded to
Angered by the efforts of those in “charge”
So quick to judge but of course what else could be done?
Quickly according blame to each of the accused
There is a name for this recurrent amusement in this country you know
Dumsor! Quite familiar right
It has become a dreaded situation
The birth of this situation is a wonder and its solution a mystery
Offering nothing but disappointments, pain, loss, destruction, stress and oh heat
With no freedom to do what one desires and wants
We feel trapped and pressured
Darkness is crown prince and rules over our lives
We are suddenly placed in a situation where we have eyes but cannot see
Practically vision impaired
Our legs are moved pleasantly into ditches and stricken against wooden and metallic objects
Candles, torchlights and generators are now categorized as “necessary goods”
Considering them as the next best alternative to overcome the darkness
They rather end up burning our homes, stripping us of the little possessions obtained
Loves power to leave us broken hearted is suddenly given away and a thing of the past
When our generators are stolen and our hearts broken for we risked being broke to purchase it
Comfort is a thing of the past
We have food yet cannot eat pleasantly for the meat can no longer be found
Eating insect garnished foods for oh how we wish we could see the content of the food that goes into our mouths
Everything seems out of place
In our quest to survive this we resort to innovative ideas of using a heated frying pan as an iron
God help us we would scream to ourselves in our frustration
This becomes our anthem for God bless our homeland Ghana seems so far off
I know what you are probably thinking
Where is he/she going with this?
Well then, here goes
Your life is no different from this situation you know
"Dumsor" caught up with you long before it caught up with the country
If you would only look at it from God’s perspective
Yet you have barely noticed, let alone appall the situation and yearn for a change
Don’t look so surprised you know this is true
Just think through this with me
You call yourself a Christian
Claiming to believe in Christ who is the light to men
You have received this light yet continue to live in darkness
Did you forget that you are the light of the world?
Complaining about darkness yet secretly in love with it
Easily pointing out lives filled with darkness but completely clueless about our own state of being
Trying to remove a speck in another’s eye with a log in our own eyes?
You claim you are a Christian
Jesus, your Savior is the Light that never losses power
Yet our lights as Christians is always fluctuating, you are your own ECG
Switching the light off and on at our own pace
Living to please God a day and pleasing yourself the next
Obedience and disobedience to God is like a game of hide and seek to you
This is no different from dumsor, this we call ChristoDumsor
You see, your life is a product of living in light or darkness
Your deeds are a prove of your claim as a Christian living in the Light of Christ
For darkness is associated with evil and light with truth, truth no other than the word of God
Picture this, toady you have an ironed shirt, tomorrow a crumpled shirt an evidence of your days in light or darkness
Your life is a direct reflection of your life in light or darkness
Living in darkness is a choice, a choice to live outside the truth in disobedience to the word of God
You have Akosombo yet have decided to sleep in darkness
You call yourself a Christian but your lamp the word of God is always off
You pick your bible once a month, obey absolutely nothing for you barely studied the word let alone meditate on them
Your will is worth pleasing than the Lord’s
Your lamp is available and accessible yet ignored
You walk in darkness but have hardly noticed it
This is what you should be angry about
Darkness has nothing to offer you but a life of frustration, misery, pain and death
You call yourself a Christian yet you live in a life of sin, depression and unfaithfulness
Forgetting how much it hurts God to have His temple which you are constantly out of Light
Sin and darkness have become your middle name yet you have no idea when the naming ceremony took place
You call yourself a Christian with the word of God as your light which you leave under your pillow sleeping its pages away with your lazy, noisy snores
You live a hypocritical and deceptive life, lies, envious and evil thoughts, lust for sex, money and fame are constantly on your breakfast menu.
You rarely give only to receive, immorality is the in thing and condoned, your speech pierce the heart of the hearer for it’s full of criticisms, accusation, insults and never with love. It carries a stench of jealousy, anger, hatred with no kindness.
You live a life of covetousness, living by the rules of the world
You live by the standards of the world and ignore the principles of Christ
Blindly blending into the lies offered by the world, almost imposing
A lie that success depends on individuality, care for yourself alone and no one else, human beings are a staircase to the top, just step on them and crush them on your way up.
A lie that the act of love, kindness and patience is weakness
A lie that the means to success is not important as having it
A lie that money and fame is the source of happiness
A lie that your body is worth more than your soul, working on your outer appearance is of ultimate importance.
A lie that the prefect lady is one with big boobs, heavy and round butt, great skin and legs, almost nude in appearance with fake hair, eyelashes and fingernails, no brains, proud and uncultured.
A lie that the perfect man is one with a six packs figure, sharply dressed, unmannered with no humility and respect, practically aimless and money cautious.
A lie that television, internet and movies are the best ways to relax and have fun, the best use of any spare time
A lie that falling in love goes hand in hand with sex
A lie that fornication and adultery is the thing of the past, and being a virgin is archaic, faithfulness and purity are dragged in the drain
A lie that nothing is done for free and therefore corruption is not wrong
A lie that the rod deters freedom and should be avoided while the child is allowed to foolishly indulge in his/her pleasure
A lie that a man can be with a man and a woman with a woman because they were born that way, its like having blue eyes or black hair they ignorantly explain
A lie that you are your own god, positive thinking and the faith in yourself is the goal to a happy and successful live
A lie that being a Christian is all about being in the choir or the prayer group, attending church services and meetings, whatever happens outside the church is really no one’s business not even God.
A lie that to believe in Christ and to live wholly for him is foolishness.
A lie that theories made by man is truth and the word of God a lie.
This life of darkness leads you on a path that ends into the very pit of hell
All these things taste sweet but with a sour taste at the end
The world entices you with darkness deceiving you that it is light it offers you black coal and tells you its gold
It offers you with nothing and further crowns you with eternal damnation.
You overlook the ultimate light freely granted to you, the life of Christ you are to imitate and purchase for yourself an alternative source of light
A life of individuality, independence, money, fame, excellence at the expense of your life, purpose and soul. Robing yourself of joy, happiness and peace that only comes from Christ
It’s like buying a candle which has no lasting significance when you have Akosombo
You live a lie avoiding reality only offered by Christ
You are supposed to be the light of the world but can barely light up our own life
For your life is no different from that of those in the world
Differentiating between having Christ and walking in Christ is key, just as having access to light and living in light are not the same
Claiming to live for Christ and walking by man-made rules and guidelines though possible is not acceptable
It is either one or the other, both equals a life of darkness; one that strips you of God's plans and blessings
That’s a reason to be angry, be angered by the power outages in your life
To live in darkness is to practice evil (sin) and to live in the Light is to practice that truth; a life sustainable only if powered by the Holyspirit
Make a decision to switch Christ on and walk in His ways, for Heaven depends on it
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